Movies starring Rod Steiger
| Biography: Rod Steiger received his first film roles in the early 1950s. His first major one was in "The Teresa (1951)", but his first lead role was in the TV version of "Marty (1953) (TV)". The movie version, however, had Ernest Borgnine in the lead and won him an Academy Award. Steiger's breakthrough role came in 1954, with the classic "On the Waterfront (1954)". Since then he has been a presence on the sc ... show all |
F.I.S.T (1978)Saturday, February 27th, 2010 |
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Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged connections with the Mob. Search keywords |
End of Days (1999)Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 |
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On December 28th, 1999, the citizens of New York City are getting ready for the turn of the millennium. However, the Devil (Byrne) decides to crash the party by coming to the city, inhabiting a man’s body, and searching for his chosen bride, a 20-year-old woman named Christine York (Tunney). If he bears her child between 11:00 PM and midnight on New Year’s Eve, the world will end, and the only hope lies within an atheist ex-cop named Jericho Cane (Schwarzenegger), who no longer believes in God because of the murder of his wife and daughter. |
Poolhall Junkies (2002)Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 |
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Obsessed by the world of pool, Johnny (‘Mars Callahan’ (qv)) could be one of the best. But his mentor and “trainer” Joe (‘Chazz Palminteri’ (qv)), a shady hustler who decides how and who Johnny plays, is holding him back from his dream. When the day finally comes, Johnny breaks from Joe, which leads to only one thing — violence. Joe is beaten up by some of Johnny’s buddies as a sign to leave him alone, and with this final act of freedom, Johnny leaves the world of pool-sharking. After an ultimatum from his girlfriend Tara (‘Alison Eastwood’ (qv)), Johnny finally commits to a “real” job in the construction business, but is soon miserable there. He finds himself spending most of his time with his younger brother Danny (‘Michael Rosenbaum (I)’ (qv)) who it seems is following in his footsteps on the road to a life Johnny left when he broke from Joe. As for Joe, he is bent on revenge for the beating he took, and soon he has a new protégé Brad (‘Rick Schroder’ (qv)) who is just as good if not better then Johnny. And he’s got his eye on Johnny’s brother. The two play a high-stakes game of pool which ends in a huge debt owed to Joe, and soon Johnny finds that his brother is in jail for trying to steal the money he owes. The only way out for Johnny is to play Brad, which results in a “race to nine” showdown that pits two of the greatest players against each other for large sums of money, and Johnny and Danny’s lives. |
Shiloh (1996)Friday, November 20th, 2009 |
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An abused beagle runs away from his owner. On the road, he meets young Marty Preston and follows him home. The boy immediately forms a bond with the dog and names him Shiloh. His stern father won’t let him keep the dog because it belongs to Judd Travers, a local hunter. After Shiloh is mistreated again, he runs away and returns to Marty. Knowing his father will once again make him bring Shiloh back to Judd, he makes a home for the dog in an old shed up the hill from the Prestons’ house and hides him from his family. His secret is soon discovered when a stray attacks the dog one night and he must turn to his father for help. Search keywords |
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999)Friday, November 20th, 2009 |
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After young Marty Peterson rescued Shiloh from his abusive owner, Judd Travers, he thought his troubles were over. But when Judd starts threatening to take “his” dog back, Marty is afraid of losing the best friend he’s ever had. Even after Shiloh’s keen senses help save Judd’s life, the old man refuses to mend his mean-spirited ways, convincing everyone in town he’s just too nasty to change. Now, in a long-short gamble to keep the dog he loves, Marty sets out to prove that just like a mistreated animal, a man filled with hate can be healed by the power of kindness. Search keywords |
The Amityville Horror (1979)Monday, June 15th, 2009 |
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George and Kathy Lutz, a newly married couple with three children, movie into their beautiful new house in Amityville, New York, only to discover the house already has demonic inhabitants. |
On the Waterfront (1954)Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 |
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The Waterfront Crime Commission is about to hold public hearings on union crime and underworld infiltration. As workers are turned against each other, Terry Malloy inadvertently participates in the murder of fellow longshoreman Joey Doyle. Union boss Johnny Friendly orchestrates the murder along with other illegal dockside activities, aided by Terry’s brother Charley. Terry begins to feel pangs of conscience. When Joey’s sister Edie sees more in Terry than he sees in himself and Father Barry urges him on, Terry reassesses his past and begins to regain responsibility for his actions. |
Doctor Zhivago (1965)Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 |
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A Russian epic, the movie traces the life of surgeon-poet Yury Zhivago before and during the Russian Revolution. Married to an upper-class girl who is devoted to him, yet in love with an unfortunate woman who becomes his muse, Zhivago is torn between fidelity and passion. Sympathetic with the revolution but shaken by the wars and purges, he struggles to retain his individualism as a humanist amid the spirit of collectivism. |
The Illustrated Man ()Friday, February 27th, 2009 |
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A man, whose body is almost completely covered in tattoos, is looking for the woman who drew all the intricate designs on him. Each tattoo hides a futuristic story, which you experience when you stare at it. |
Crazy in Alabama ()Monday, January 21st, 2008 |
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Backwoods boy of Alabama called Peejoe – is tanned by me for Peter Joseph – it acquires a quick education in adult matters like freedom in 1965. The catalyst is an unlikely fountain – his fascinating Aunt, strange Lucille (Melanie Griffith), who escapes from his abusive husband and takes off for Hollywood to pursue his dreams of the stardom of television. Um sertão rapaz de Alabama denominado Peejoe – curto para Peter Joseph – adquire uma educação rápida em matérias adultas como liberdade em 1965. O catalisador é uma fonte improvável – sua Tia fascinante, esquisita Lucille (Melanie Griffith), que escapa de seu marido abusivo e decola para Hollywood para perseguir os seus sonhos do estrelato de televisão. |
Mars Attacks! ()Monday, February 12th, 2007 |
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It is a normal day for everybody, up to the president of the United States (Nicholson). They are in the state to come in the contact with the Mars people, and to meet people precautions to a meeting behind them and us. But not everything goes to plan, and the Mars people have other plans for the earth. Are they just misunderstood beings? or do them really want to destroy the whole humanity. Es ist ein normaler Tag für jeden, bis zum Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten (Nicholson). Sie sind im Stande, im Kontakt mit den Marsmenschen zu kommen, und für eine Sitzung hinter ihnen und uns Menschen Vorkehrungen zu treffen. Aber nicht alles geht, um zu planen, und die Marsmenschen haben andere Pläne für die Erde. Sind sie gerade missverstandene Wesen? oder tun Sie sie wollen wirklich die ganze Menschheit zerstören. |
The Specialist ()Thursday, February 8th, 2007 |
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The Quick Ray is an expert of bomb of ex-CIA living now as a foreigner of the high-tech somewhere in Miami, Florida. Munro of May heard his knowledge and trials many times to persuade the Ray to bomb the guys who killed his parents once. The ray begins overshadowing the May. He is interested in the case of May, but opinion is still to use its knowledge never once again. Situation changes radically when an ancient friend of CIA of Ray appears on the stage. Le Rayon Rapide est un expert de bombe d’ex-CIA vivant maintenant comme un étranger de la haute technologie quelque part à Miami, Floride. Munro de mai a entendu de ses connaissances et essais maintes fois pour persuader le Rayon de bombarder les gars qui ont tué ses parents une fois. Le rayon commence à ombrager le mai. Il s’intéresse au cas de May, mais est encore de l’avis pour ne jamais utiliser ses connaissances de nouveau. La situation change radicalement quand un ancien camarade de CIA de Rayon apparaît sur la scène. |











