Elia Kazan
September 7, 1909 · 116 years old
Elia Kazan ( September 7 , 1909, Kayseri – September 28, 2003) was a Greek-American director and actor, described as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history". He also produced, and wrote screenplays and novels. Born in the Kayseri, Ottoman Empire to Greek…
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20 titles
On the Waterfront
An ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims.
A Streetcar Named Desire
Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.
East of Eden
Two brothers in 1910s California struggle to maintain the favor of their affectionate but strict, Bible-toting father as an old secret about their long-absent mother comes to light.
Splendor in the Grass
The love of high school sweethearts Deanie and Bud is weighed down by the oppressive expectations of their parents and society in smalltown Kansas in 1928, threatening the future of their relationship.
Gentleman's Agreement
A reporter pretends to be Jewish in order to cover a story on anti-Semitism, and personally discovers the true depths of bigotry and hatred.
A Face in the Crowd
Female radio reporter Marcia Jeffries turns folk-singing drifter Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes into a powerful media star who becomes utterly detestable during his meteoric rise.
Viva Zapata!
The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of President Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century.
The Last Tycoon
F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel is brought to life in this story of a movie producer slowly working himself to death.
Panic in the Streets
A doctor and a policeman in New Orleans have only 48 hours to locate a killer infected with pneumonic plague.
Baby Doll
An immature and naive teenage bride holds her anxious husband at bay while flirting with an amorous Sicilian farmer.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Encouraged by her idealistic if luckless father, a bright and imaginative young woman comes of age in a Brooklyn tenement during the early 1900s.
America America
A young Greek man stops at nothing to secure a passage to America.
Wild River
A TVA bureaucrat comes to the river to do what none of his predecessors have been able to do - evict a stubborn octogenarian from her island before the rising waters engulf her.
Boomerang!
The true story of a prosecutor's fight to prove the innocence of a man accused of a notorious murder.
Pinky
A light-skinned black woman falls in love with a white doctor, though he is unaware of her true race.
The Arrangement
An adman attempts to rebuild his shattered life after suffering a nervous breakdown.
City for Conquest
Danny is a content truck driver, but his girl Peggy shows potential as a dancer and hopes he too can show ambition. Danny acquiesces and pursues boxing to please her, but the two begin to spend more time working than time together.
Man on a Tightrope
A Czech circus owner/clown and his entire troupe employ a daring stratagem in order to escape en masse from behind the iron curtain.
The Visitors
Bill, Martha and their little child Hal are spending a quiet winter Sunday in their house when they get an unexpected visit from Mike Nickerson and Tony Rodriguez.
