Directing
Gene Saks
Born November 8, 1921 · New York City, New York, USA
Died March 28, 2015 · aged 93
Gene Saks (born Jean Michael Saks; November 8, 1921 – March 28, 2015) was an American director and actor. As a stage director, he was nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning three for his direction of I Love My Wife, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Biloxi Blues. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Saks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Nobody's Fool · 1994Nobody's Fool
★ 6.91994
MovieDramaComedy
A rascally man nearing retirement juggles a workers' compensation suit while secretly working for his nemesis and flirting with his nemesis' young wife. As his estranged son returns, he faces new family responsibilities, while a banker plots to evict him from his home.
Barefoot in the Park · 1967Barefoot in the Park
★ 7.11967
MovieComedyRomance
In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for mother, Ethel, who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor. Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.
The Prisoner of Second Avenue · 1975The Prisoner of Second Avenue
★ 6.61975
MovieComedy
Mel Edison has just lost his job after many years and now has to cope with being unemployed at middle age during an intense NYC heat wave.
Deconstructing Harry · 1997Deconstructing Harry
★ 7.21997
MovieComedyDrama
Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him as a result.
The Odd Couple · 1968The Odd Couple
★ 7.41968
MovieComedy
In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as different as night and day are, so Felix's ideas about housekeeping soon begin to irritate Oscar.
Cactus Flower · 1969Cactus Flower
★ 7.21969
MovieComedyRomance
A dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he falls for his girlfriend and proposes, he must recruit his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife.
I.Q. · 1994I.Q.
★ 6.01994
MovieComedyDrama
Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist.
Mame · 1974Mame
★ 5.91974
MovieComedy
The madcap life of eccentric Mame Dennis and her bohemian, intellectual arty clique is disrupted when her deceased brother's 10-year-old son Patrick is entrusted to her care. Rather than bow to convention, Mame introduces the boy to her free-wheeling lifestyle, instilling in him her favorite credo, "Life is a banquet, and most poor sons of bitches are starving to death."
Filmography
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Lovesick · 1983Lovesick
★ 5.91983
MovieRomanceComedy
Sigmund Freud's ghost advises a married New York psychiatrist in love with a patient.
Mr. Houseman, Frantic Patient
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams · 1958Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
★ 5.01958
MovieDramaTV Movie
A presentation of Tennessee Williams' three one-act plays: "Moony's Kid Don't Cry," "The Last of My Solid Gold Watches," and "This Property Is Condemned."
Bob Harper (Segment "The Last of My Solid Gold Watches")










