Bernard L. Kowalski

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Bernard L. Kowalski

Born August 2, 1929 · Brownsville, Texas, USA

Died October 26, 2007 · aged 78

Bernard Louis Kowalski (August 2, 1929 – October 26, 2007) was an American film and television director of Polish descent, nominated for two Primetime Emmys.

Known For

Night of the Blood BeastNight of the Blood Beast · 1958
Night of the Blood Beast
★ 3.81958
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
An astronaut returns to Earth as the no-pulse host of an alien monster's embryos; he is discovered by a loony farmer who find ways to feed his new critter.
SssssssSssssss · 1973
Sssssss
★ 5.11973
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
David, a college student, is looking for a job. He is hired by Dr. Stoner as a lab assistant for his research and experiments on snakes. David also begins to fall for Stoner's young daughter, Kristina. However, the good doctor has secretly brewed up a serum that can transform any man into a King Cobra snake-and he plans to use it on David.
Krakatoa, East of JavaKrakatoa, East of Java · 1969
Krakatoa, East of Java
★ 5.81969
MovieActionAdventure
A team of maritime salvage workers are about to embark on a recovery dive. However the 1883 Krakatoa Volcano eruption provides more pressing problems.
Terror in the SkyTerror in the Sky · 1971
Terror in the Sky
★ 7.11971
MovieDramaTV Movie
On a transcontinental flight, the flight crew suffer from food poisoning and become incapacitated. Now it's up to one of the passengers to safely land the plane.
Attack of the Giant LeechesAttack of the Giant Leeches · 1959
Attack of the Giant Leeches
★ 4.01959
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police don't believe them.
Macho CallahanMacho Callahan · 1971
Macho Callahan
★ 4.51971
MovieWestern
A man tricked into enlisting in the Confederate army is later thrown into a hellish stockade on desertion charges. He eventually breaks out of the prison camp, reunites with his old partner and sets out to kill the man who was responsible for his being in the camp in the first place. However, after accidentally killing a Confederate officer, he finds himself pursued by a gang of vicious bounty hunters intent on collecting the reward put up by the dead officer's widow.
Two for the MoneyTwo for the Money · 1972
Two for the Money
★ 7.51972
MovieCrimeDrama
Two cops, who have quit the police department to become private detectives and bounty hunters, hunt for a killer who has eluded capture for years.
Women in ChainsWomen in Chains · 1972
Women in Chains
★ 7.01972
MovieDramaTV Movie
A parole officer goes undercover to investigate prison brutality but is trapped when the only person on the outside who knows why she's there is killed.

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Mission: ImpossibleMission: Impossible · 1966
Mission: Impossible
★ 7.61966
SeriesAction & AdventureCrime
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.

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