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Martin Smith
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Known For
Under the Rainbow · 1981Under the Rainbow
★ 5.11981
MovieComedy
In World War II era Los Angeles, the manager of the Culver Hotel leaves his nephew in charge for a weekend. The nephew changes the name to the Hotel Rainbow and overbooks with royalty, assassins, secret agents, Japanese tourists, and munchkins. Secret Service agent Bruce Thorpe and casting director Annie Clark find romance amidst the intrigue and confusion.
The Two Deaths of Adolf Hitler · 1975The Two Deaths of Adolf Hitler
★ 9.01975
MovieDocumentary
Compañero: Víctor Jara of Chile · 1975Compañero: Víctor Jara of Chile
★ 9.01975
MovieDocumentary
After the 1973 Chilean military coup, Joan Jara reflects on the life and legacy of her husband, folk singer and activist Víctor Jara, who was tortured and killed by the regime.
Purple Triangles · 1991Purple Triangles
★ 6.31991
MovieDocumentaryHistory
A documentary released on DVD alongside the related documentary "Faithful Under Trials—Jehovah's Witnesses in the Soviet Union"
It's Got to Be Funny, Hasn't It... · 1983It's Got to Be Funny, Hasn't It...
1983
MovieDocumentaryComedy
A documentary examining the life and career of British comedy legend Max Wall.
Death in the West · 1976Death in the West
1976
MovieDocumentary
A documentary filmed by reporter Peter Taylor with interviews both of Phillip Morris executives and of cowboys in the American west. Taylor contrasts the executives' noncommittal answers to the question of cigarettes being harmful with the stories of men who smoked cigarettes and are now dying of lung cancer and emphysema. The film was removed from circulation after a lawsuit from Phillip Morris, but is now available to watch.
The Doors Are Open · 1968The Doors Are Open
★ 7.21968
MovieMusicDocumentary
Sex, death, reptiles, charisma and a unique variant of the electric blues gave the Doors an aura of profundity that has survived the band's demise. In September, 1968, The Doors gave a history making performance at The Roundhouse in London's Chalk Farm. They gave powerful renditions of their best songs. Part of the Pioneer Artist Concert Film Series.
Johnny Cash at San Quentin · 1969Johnny Cash at San Quentin
★ 8.81969
MovieDocumentaryMusic
On February 24th, 1969, two days before he turned 37, Johnny Cash led his traveling troupe behind the foreboding walls of the California State Penitentiary at San Quentin, long known as one of America's toughest prisons.







