Albert Maltz

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Albert Maltz

Born October 28, 1908 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died April 26, 1985 · aged 76

Albert Maltz (/mɔːlts/; October 28, 1908 – April 26, 1985) was an American playwright, fiction writer and screenwriter. He was one of the Hollywood Ten who were jailed in 1950 for their 1947 refusal to testify before the US Congress about their involvement with the Communist Party USA. They and many other US entertainment industry figures were subsequently blacklisted, which denied Maltz employmen…

Known For

The BeguiledThe Beguiled · 2017
The Beguiled
5.92017
MovieDrama
During the Civil War, at a Southern girls’ boarding school, young women take in an injured enemy soldier. As they provide refuge and tend to his wounds, the house is taken over with sexual tension and dangerous rivalries, and taboos are broken in an unexpected turn of events.
Two Mules for Sister SaraTwo Mules for Sister Sara · 1970
Two Mules for Sister Sara
7.01970
MovieWestern
When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.
The RobeThe Robe · 1953
The Robe
6.81953
MovieDramaHistory
Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of faith like his slave, Demetrius, but when Demetrius escapes with the robe, Marcellus experiences disturbing visions and feels guilty for his actions. Convinced that destroying the robe will cure him, Marcellus sets out to find Demetrius — and discovers his Christian faith along the way.
Broken ArrowBroken Arrow · 1950
Broken Arrow
6.71950
MovieWesternDrama
Indian scout Tom Jeffords is sent out to stem the war between the American settlers and Apaches in the late 1870s Arizona. He learns that the Indians kill only to protect themselves, or out of retaliation for white atrocities.
The Naked CityThe Naked City · 1948
The Naked City
7.21948
MovieCrimeMystery
After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
The BeguiledThe Beguiled · 1971
The Beguiled
7.01971
MovieThrillerDrama
Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women's sexual fantasies. The soldier manipulates the situation for his own gratification, but when he refuses to completely comply with the girls' wishes, they make it very difficult for him to leave.
The CoinThe Coin · 1962
The Coin
6.31962
MovieHistoryDocumentary
The collection of TV series based on Albert Maltsa’s stories. Action happens at the time of the Great depression.
The Red HouseThe Red House · 1947
The Red House
6.31947
MovieMysteryThriller
An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.

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