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Bretaigne Windust
Born January 20, 1906 · Paris, France
Died March 18, 1960 · aged 54
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ernest Bretaigne Windust (January 20, 1906 – March 19, 1960) was a US-based French-born theater, film, and television director. Career Planning to become an actor, Windust co-founded with Charles Leatherbee the University Players in 1928 on Cape Cod in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The company lasted five years and included later luminaries Joshua Logan, Henry F…
Known For
The Enforcer · 1951The Enforcer
★ 7.11951
MovieDramaThriller
After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a solid case against an elusive gangster whose top lieutenant is about to testify.
June Bride · 1948June Bride
★ 7.11948
MovieRomanceComedy
A magazine's staff, including bickering ex-lovers Linda and Carey, cover an Indiana wedding, which goes slightly wrong.
Casino Royale · 1954Casino Royale
★ 5.21954
MovieDramaTV Movie
American spy James Bond must outsmart card wiz and crime boss LeChiffre while monitoring his actions.
La femme à abattre · 1993La femme à abattre
★ 9.51993
Movie
A policeman discovers during a case that he is investigating himself. His wife has witnessed a terrorist attack committed by her lover.
Perfect Strangers · 1950Perfect Strangers
★ 6.01950
MovieDramaRomance
Romance at a murder trial with a pair of sequestered jurors who are the only ones who think that the woman in the dock is innocent. Separated from their normal lives, jurors Terry Scott and David Campbell start to fall in love.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin · 1957The Pied Piper of Hamelin
★ 5.71957
MovieMusicFantasy
The singing, rhyming citizens of Hamelin hope to win a competition with rival towns for royal recognition. To this end, the mayor outlaws play (which is a bit hard on the children) and refuses to help a rival town when it's flooded. But rats (seen only as shadows), fleeing the flood, invade Hamelin in droves; a magical piper, whose music only children (and rats) can hear, strikes a bargain...which, once the rats are gone, the Mayor and council renege on, to their subsequent regret.
Face to Face · 1952Face to Face
★ 6.01952
MovieWesternCrime
Two short films released together under a collective title. The first, "Secret Sharer", directed by John Brahm and starring James Mason, is based on a short story by Joseph Conrad. The second tale, "Bride Comes to Yellow Sky", directed by Bretaigne Windust and starring Robert Preston, is adapted from Stephen Crane's short story.
Pretty Baby · 1950Pretty Baby
★ 6.81950
MovieComedy
A young woman living in Manhattan pretends to be the mother of an infant in order to get a seat on the subway.
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