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Kenneth Hyman

Born December 11, 1928 · New York, New York, U.S

Died January 29, 2026 · aged 97

Kenneth Hyman (December 11, 1928 – January 29, 2026) was an American film producer, best known for The Dirty Dozen (1967). The son of film executive Eliot Hyman, he was head of UK operations for Seven Arts Productions and head of production for Warner Bros.–Seven Arts. While head of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, among his achievements was hiring Black director Gordon Parks for The Learning Tree (1969).

Known For

The Dirty DozenThe Dirty Dozen · 1967
The Dirty Dozen
★ 7.61967
MovieActionAdventure
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? · 1962
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
★ 7.91962
MovieDramaHorror
A former vaudeville child star viciously torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
The Hound of the BaskervillesThe Hound of the Baskervilles · 1959
The Hound of the Baskervilles
★ 6.81959
MovieMysteryThriller
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
The HillThe Hill · 1965
The Hill
★ 7.51965
MovieDramaWar
North Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to struggle up a brutal incline. It's not a military objective. It's The Hill, a manmade instrument of torture, a tower of sand seared by a white-hot sun. And the troops' tormentors are not the enemy, but their own comrades-at-arms.
Emperor of the NorthEmperor of the North · 1973
Emperor of the North
★ 6.81973
MovieAdventureDrama
Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.
GigotGigot · 1962
Gigot
★ 7.61962
MovieDramaComedy
A poignant comedy about a mute who befriends Nicole, the little daughter of a prostitute. Gleason shows his considerable talents as an actor without uttering a sound as he plays the bumbling, kind-hearted janitor, Gigot. Gleason wrote the original story and music for this film.
The Terror of the TongsThe Terror of the Tongs · 1961
The Terror of the Tongs
★ 5.71961
MovieCrimeMystery
In 1910, Hong Kong, under the rule of the British Empire, is a prosperous and bustling city, but, hidden in the shadows of its many narrow streets, the hideous members of the Red Dragon gang, a branch of the evil Chinese secret society of the Tongs, lurk and murder those who oppose to their tyranny, which thrives on vice, crime and the fear of the weakest.
The Stranglers of BombayThe Stranglers of Bombay · 1959
The Stranglers of Bombay
★ 6.51959
MovieThrillerCrime
In 1826 British-ruled India, the secret Cult of Thugee demonstrates their worship of their goddess, Kali, by the mutilation and mass murder of thousands of Indians while pirating the shipments of the British East-Indian Tea Company. As the British military leaders play down the implications of the piracy and disappearances, a lone captain realizes that they are not just coincidence and sets out to uncover the source of the deviltry, at the risk of his career. Based on history.

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