Richard Fleischer

Reżyseria, Produkcja, Scenariusz

8 grudnia 1916 — 25 marca 2006 (89 years)
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Richard O. Fleischer (December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American film director.

Fleischer was born in Brooklyn, the son of Essie (née Goldstein) and animator/producer Max Fleischer. After graduating from Brown University, he went to Yale School of Drama, where he met his future wife, Mary Dickson.

His film career began in 1942 at the RKO studio, directing shorts, documentaries, and compilations of forgotten silent features.

Fleischer moved to Los Angeles and was assigned his first feature, Child of Divorce (1946). In 1954, he was chosen by Walt Disney (his father's former rival as a cartoon producer) to direct 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea starring Kirk Douglas. In 1955 Fox signed Fleischer to a long term contract. He would work for that studio for the next fifteen years. His first film under his new contract with Fox was The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955). Kirk Douglas hired Fleischer to make The Vikings (1958), which was another big hit. He then moved to Paris where he directed two stories for Darryl F. Zanuck starring Greco. Fleischer then signed a contract with Dino de Laurentiis to make Barabbas (1962). Back in Hollywood, Richard Zanuck had become head of production at Fox and offered Fleischer Fantastic Voyage (1966). It was a success and resurrected his Hollywood career. Che! (1969), a biopic of Che Guevera that starred Omar Sharif, was an expensive flop, as was an account of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). This was his last film for 20th Century Fox.

Fleischer travelled to England, where he directed an acclaimed thriller, 10 Rillington Place. See No Evil (1971) with Mia Farrow was another thriller. In Hollywood, he made The New Centurions (1972). At MGM, he made a science-fiction film, Soylent Green (1973), with Charlton Heston.

He was reunited with De Laurentiis for the popular, if controversial, Mandingo (1975). The Prince and the Pauper (1977) was a version of the Mark Twain novel that featured Heston, Harrison and Scott in its cast. Fleischer was then hired on Ashanti (1979), starring Michael Caine, which turned out to be a flop. Tough Enough (1983) was about the Toughman Contest starring Dennis Quaid. He made three more for de Laurentiis. His final theatrical feature was Million Dollar Mystery (1987).

Fleischer was chairman of Fleischer Studios, which today handles the licensing of Betty Boop and Koko the Clown. In June 2005, he released his memoirs of his father's career in Out of the Inkwell: Max Fleischer and the Animation Revolution.

Fleischer's 1993 autobiography, Just Tell Me When to Cry, described his many difficulties with actors, writers and producers.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Dom przy Rillington Place 10
    Dom przy Rillington Place 101971
  • The Jazz Singer
    The Jazz Singer1980
  • Porwanie
    Porwanie1979
  • Trapped
    Trapped1949

Known For

  • Conan Niszczyciel
    Conan Niszczyciel1984
  • Zielona Pożywka
    Zielona Pożywka1973
  • Czerwona Sonja
    Czerwona Sonja1985
  • 20 000 mil podmorskiej żeglugi
    20 000 mil podmorskiej żeglugi1954
  • Tora! Tora! Tora!
    Tora! Tora! Tora!1970
  • Fantastyczna podróż
    Fantastyczna podróż1966
  • Wikingowie
    Wikingowie1958
  • Dusiciel z Bostonu
    Dusiciel z Bostonu1968
  • Mr. Majestyk
    Mr. Majestyk1974
  • Doktor Dolittle
    Doktor Dolittle1967
  • Bez emocji
    Bez emocji1959
  • Dom przy Rillington Place 10
    Dom przy Rillington Place 101971
  • O włos
    O włos1952
  • Amityville III: Demon
    Amityville III: Demon1983
  • Barabasz
    Barabasz1961
  • The Jazz Singer
    The Jazz Singer1980
  • Nie widząc zła
    Nie widząc zła1971
  • Mandingo
    Mandingo1975
  • Nowi centurioni
    Nowi centurioni1972
  • Armored Car Robbery
    Armored Car Robbery1950

Filmografia