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Monte Hellman
Born July 12, 1929 · Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died April 20, 2021 · aged 91
Monte Hellman (born Monte Jay Himmelbaum; July 12, 1929 — April 20, 2021) was an American film director, producer, writer, and editor. He was born in New York City, where his parents were visiting, but he grew up in Los Angeles.Hellman began his career as an editor's apprentice at ABC TV, and made his directorial debut with the horror film "Beast from Haunted Cave" (1959), produced by Roger Corm…
Known For
Reservoir Dogs · 1992Reservoir Dogs
★ 8.11992
MovieCrimeThriller
A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.
The Big Red One · 1980The Big Red One
★ 6.71980
MovieDramaWar
A veteran sergeant of World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the survivor Pvt. Griff, the writer Pvt. Zab, the Sicilian Pvt. Vinci and Pvt. Johnson, in Vichy French Africa, Sicily, D-Day at Omaha Beach, Belgium and France, and ending in a concentration camp in Czechoslovakia where they face the true horror of war.
The Killer Elite · 1975The Killer Elite
★ 5.81975
MovieCrimeAction
Mike Locken is one of the principal members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the CIA, and while on a case for them one of his friends turns on him and shoots him in the elbow and knee. His assignment, to protect someone, goes down in flames. He is nearly crippled, but with braces is able to again become mobile. For revenge as much as anything else, Mike goes after his ex-friend.
The Terror · 1963The Terror
★ 5.21963
MovieHorrorMystery
Lt. Andre Duvalier awakens on a beach to the sight of a strange woman who leads him to the gothic, towering castle that serves as home to an eerie baron.
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre · 1967The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
★ 6.31967
MovieHistoryCrime
Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with machine-guns the key members of Bugs Moran's rival gang. The film traces the history of the incident, and the lives affected and in some cases ended by it.
Two-Lane Blacktop · 1971Two-Lane Blacktop
★ 6.91971
MovieDrama
A driver and mechanic drag racing for money cross paths with a female hitchhiker and a drifter who challenges them to a cross-country race.
Ride in the Whirlwind · 1966Ride in the Whirlwind
★ 6.21966
MovieWesternThriller
Three cowboys, mistaken for members of an outlaw gang, are relentlessly pursued by a posse.
The Shooting · 1966The Shooting
★ 6.21966
MovieWesternMystery
Two miners agree to guide a mysterious woman, who has appeared in their camp from nowhere, to a nearby town; but soon, because of her erratic behavior, they begin to suspect that her true purpose is quite different.
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An Almost Perfect Affair · 1979An Almost Perfect Affair
★ 5.01979
MovieComedyDrama
An idealistic first-time director lives for his art — until he meets a wife of an Italian producer at the Cannes Film Festival. A passionate affair begins, but the couple's romance is tested as they face the temptations of fame and fortune.
Monte Hellman on Filmfestival in Cannes














