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Hatari! (1962) -- A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos. Will the arrival of a female wildlife photographer change their ways ?

Rio Bravo (1959) -- A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.

Overview

Date of Birth:

7 December 1915, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Date of Death:

18 March 1978, USA more

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Trivia:

Howard Hawks thought Leigh Brackett was a good writer because according... more

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Awards:

2 nominations more

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(7 articles)

John Kassir + More join the Trinity Of Terrors!
(From Fangoria. 21 October 2009, 6:21 AM, PDT)
Top 5 Films w/ Director Sebastian Gutierrez
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 1 September 2009, 6:00 PM, PDT)

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996) (VG)	(story)	1996	-	8.4 (185)

2.	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)	(screenplay)	1980	$534M	8.8 (251,294)
	AKAs: Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (USA: video box title) The Empire Strikes Back (USA: short title)
3.	"The Rockford Files" (1974)	(1 episode, 1975)	1975	-	8.4 (1,108)
	AKAs: Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title) 1 TV episode: The Four Pound Brick (1975) (writer)
4.	"Archer" (1975)	(1 episode, 1975)	1975	-	-
	1 TV episode: The Body Beautiful (1975) (writer)
5.	The Long Goodbye (1973)	(screenplay)	1973	-	7.7 (5,843)

6.	Rio Lobo (1970)	(screenplay)	1970	-	6.6 (2,929)
	AKAs: San Timoteo
7.	El Dorado (1966)	(screenplay)	1966	-	7.6 (6,463)

8.	"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962)	(2 episodes, 1963)	1963	-	8.6 (319)
	2 TV episodes: Terror at Northfield (1963) (teleplay) Death of a Cop (1963) (teleplay)
9.	Hatari! (1962)	(writer)	1962	-	7.2 (3,835)

10.	13 West Street (1962)	(novel "The Tiger Among Us")	1962	-	6.4 (123)

11.	Gold of the Seven Saints (1961)	(writer)	1961	-	6.0 (70)

12.	"Checkmate" (1960)	(1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	8.3 (58)
	1 TV episode: Face in the Window (1960) (story) (teleplay)
13.	Rio Bravo (1959)	(screenplay)	1959	-	8.0 (17,462)
	AKAs: Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
14.	"Suspicion" (1957)	(1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	8.3 (101)
	1 TV episode: Eye for an Eye (1958) (story)
15.	Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946)	(writer)	1946	-	6.2 (100)

16.	The Big Sleep (1946)	(screenplay)	1946	-	8.3 (26,172)

17.	The Vampire's Ghost (1945)	(screenplay) (story)	1945	-	6.0 (32)

Additional Details

Other Works:

Novel: Silent Partner (1969) more

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 1 Interview | 1 Article more

Genres:

Drama | Crime | Adventure | Thriller more

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Cult Favorite | Murder more

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