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Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

Actor, Writer, Director

Born August 12, 1912 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Died October 30, 1997

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Carmel
Mubi
Le cascadeur
Amazon Prime Video
The Bohemian Life
Mubi
Street of No Return
Amazon Prime Video
The Big Red One
Filmin
The American Friend
Amazon Prime Video
The Last Movie
Mubi
Tatort
Amazon Prime Video
Pierrot le Fou
U-NEXT

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Samuel Michael Fuller (August 12, 1912 – October 30, 1997) was an American screenwriter, novelist and film director known for low-budget genre movies with controversial themes.

He was born Samuel Michael Fuller in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of Benjamin Rabinovitch, a Jewish immigrant from Russia, and Rebecca Baum, a Jewish immigrant from Poland. After immigrating to America, the family's surname was changed from Rabinovitch to "Fuller" possibly by inspiration of a Doctor who arrived in America on the Mayflower. At the age of 12, he began working in journalism as a newspaper copyboy. He became a crime reporter in New York City at age 17, working for the New York Evening Graphic. He broke the story of Jeanne Eagels' death. He wrote pulp novels and screenplays from the mid-1930s onwards. Fuller also became a screenplay ghostwriter but would never tell interviewers which screenplays that he ghost-wrote explaining "that's what a ghost writer is for".

During World War II, Fuller joined the United States Army infantry. He was assigned to the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, and saw heavy fighting. He was involved in landings in Africa, Sicily, and Normandy and also saw action in Belgium and Czechoslovakia. In 1945 he was present at the liberation of the German concentration camp at Falkenau and shot 16 mm footage which was used later in the documentary Falkenau: The Impossible. For his service, he was awarded the Bronze Star, the Silver Star, and the Purple Heart. Fuller used his wartime experiences as material in his films, especially in The Big Red One (1980), a nickname of the 1st Infantry Division.

After his controversial film "White Dog" was shelved by Paramount pictures, Fuller moved to France, and never directed another American film. Fuller eventually returned to America. He died of natural causes in his California home. In November 1997, the Directors Guild held a three hour memorial in his honor, hosted by Curtis Hanson, his long time friend and co-writer on White Dog. He was survived by his wife Christa and daughter Samantha.

7 wins and 7 nominations

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TIGRERO: A FILM THAT WAS NEVER MADE Trailer

A Return to Salem's Lot - original Trailer 1987 ( Warner Bros.Archive )

Official Trailer

Filmography

Actor

84

Type

Year

Inèdits TV Series2019

Shoot! Filming the War Poster

Shoot! Filming the War Documentary2016

Mika Kaurismäki, elokuvaohjaaja Poster

Mika Kaurismäki, elokuvaohjaaja Documentary2015

Bande-Annonce Cinématon Documentary2014

A Fuller Life Poster

A Fuller Life Documentary2013

Sodankylä Forever Poster

Sodankylä Forever TV Series2010

Carmel Feature Film2009

Shallow Grave: Digging Your Own Grave Poster

Shallow Grave: Digging Your Own Grave Documentary2009

A Travelling Is a Moral Affair Poster

A Travelling Is a Moral Affair Documentary2008

Edge of Outside Poster

Edge of Outside Documentary2006

Filmmakers in Action Poster

Filmmakers in Action Documentary2005

Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe Poster

Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe TV Special2005

The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'the Big Red One' Poster

The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'the Big Red One' Documentary2005

Play It Around Sam Documentary2003

The Making of 'Street of No Return' Poster

The Making of 'Street of No Return' Documentary2002

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller Poster

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller Documentary2002

2000 Cinématons Poster

2000 Cinématons Documentary2001

Nina Hagen = Punk + Glory Poster

Nina Hagen = Punk + Glory Documentary1999

The 70th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 70th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1998

The End of Violence Poster

The End of Violence Feature Film1997

Metamorphosis of a Melody Poster

Metamorphosis of a Melody Feature Film1996

The 11th IFP/West Annual Independent Spirit Awards TV Special1996

The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera Poster

The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera Documentary1996

Itinéraires Héréditaires (Carnet Filmé: 21 mai 1995 - 8 novembre 1995) Documentary1995

An American in Normandy: D-Day Revisited by Samuel Fuller Documentary1994

Golem, le jardin pétrifié Poster

Golem, le jardin pétrifié Feature Film1994

Le cascadeur Poster

Le cascadeur TV Series1994

Somebody to Love Poster

Somebody to Love Feature Film1994

Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made Poster

Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made Documentary1994

Anything for John Poster

Anything for John Documentary1993

Falstaff on the Moon Short Film1993

Gibellina, Metamorphosis of a Melody Poster

Gibellina, Metamorphosis of a Melody Feature Film1992

Golem, l'esprit de l'exil Poster

Golem, l'esprit de l'exil Feature Film1992

The Bohemian Life Poster

The Bohemian Life Feature Film1992

Días de cine Poster

Días de cine TV Series1991

Il est interdit de jouer dans la cour Short Film1991

Langlois monumental Documentary1991

Where Is Musette? Poster

Where Is Musette? Documentary1991

Hollywood Mavericks Poster

Hollywood Mavericks Documentary1990

Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders Poster

Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders Documentary1990

Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon' Poster

Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon' TV Movie1990

David Lansky Poster

David Lansky TV Series1989

Sons Feature Film1989

Street of No Return Poster

Street of No Return Feature Film1989

Falkenau, the Impossible Poster

Falkenau, the Impossible Documentary1988

Médecins des hommes Poster

Médecins des hommes TV Series1988

A Return to Salem's Lot Poster

A Return to Salem's Lot Feature Film1987

Helsinki-Naples All Night Long Poster

Helsinki-Naples All Night Long Feature Film1987

L'étoile de sang Poster

L'étoile de sang Short Film1987

Le divan Poster

Le divan TV Series1987

Scenes Under the Midnight Sun Poster

Scenes Under the Midnight Sun Documentary1987

Telemundo TV Series1987

Hooray for Holyrood Documentary1986

C'est encore mieux l'après-midi Poster

C'est encore mieux l'après-midi TV Series1985

Nuits Transparentes (Carnet Filmé: 1er janvier 1985 - 31 décembre 1985) Documentary1985

Report from Hollywood Documentary1984

The Blood of Others Poster

The Blood of Others TV Movie1984

Het loon van de angst Documentary1983

Thieves After Dark Poster

Thieves After Dark Feature Film1983

Cinéma cinémas Poster

Cinéma cinémas TV Series1982

Hammett Feature Film1982

Scotch Myths Documentary1982

Slapstick of Another Kind Poster

Slapstick of Another Kind Feature Film1982

The State of Things Poster

The State of Things Feature Film1982

White Dog Poster

White Dog Feature Film1982

Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera Poster

Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera Documentary1981

The Big Red One Poster

The Big Red One Feature Film1980

1941 Feature Film1979

Sam Fuller and the Big Red One Poster

Sam Fuller and the Big Red One Documentary1979

Talking Film Poster

Talking Film TV Series1978

Cinématon Poster

Cinématon TV Series1977

Scott Joplin Poster

Scott Joplin Feature Film1977

The American Friend Poster

The American Friend Feature Film1977

Les rendez-vous du dimanche Poster

Les rendez-vous du dimanche TV Series1975

The Young Nurses Poster

The Young Nurses Feature Film1973

The Last Movie Poster

The Last Movie Feature Film1971

Tatort TV Series1970

Flash 28 Short Film1968

Flash 29 Documentary1968

Brigitte et Brigitte Poster

Brigitte et Brigitte Feature Film1966

Pierrot le Fou Poster

Pierrot le Fou Feature Film1965

Cinéastes de notre temps Poster

Cinéastes de notre temps TV Series1964

House of Bamboo Poster

House of Bamboo Feature Film1955

Markland Mountain Feature Film

Writer

62

Type

Year

A Fuller Life Poster

A Fuller Life Documentary2013

Girls in Prison Poster

Girls in Prison TV Movie1994

Rebel Highway Poster

Rebel Highway TV Series1994

Chillers Poster

Chillers TV Series1990

Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon' Poster

Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon' TV Movie1990

Street of No Return Poster

Street of No Return Feature Film1989

Let's Get Harry Poster

Let's Get Harry Feature Film1986

Thieves After Dark Poster

Thieves After Dark Feature Film1983

White Dog Poster

White Dog Feature Film1982

The Big Red One Poster

The Big Red One Feature Film1980

Bad Men of the West Poster

Bad Men of the West TV Movie1974

The Klansman Poster

The Klansman Feature Film1974

The Deadly Trackers Poster

The Deadly Trackers Feature Film1973

Tatort TV Series1970

Shark Feature Film1969

Targets Feature Film1968

The Cape Town Affair Poster

The Cape Town Affair Feature Film1967

Iron Horse Poster

Iron Horse TV Series1966

The Naked Kiss Poster

The Naked Kiss Feature Film1964

Shock Corridor Poster

Shock Corridor Feature Film1963

Merrill's Marauders Poster

Merrill's Marauders Feature Film1962

The Virginian Poster

The Virginian TV Series1962

Underworld U.S.A. Poster

Underworld U.S.A. Feature Film1961

The Roaring 20's Poster

The Roaring 20's TV Series1960

Dog Face Poster

Dog Face TV Movie1959

The Crimson Kimono Poster

The Crimson Kimono Feature Film1959

Verboten! Poster

Verboten! Feature Film1959

China Gate Poster

China Gate Feature Film1957

Forty Guns Poster

Forty Guns Feature Film1957

Run of the Arrow Poster

Run of the Arrow Feature Film1957

The Story of Esther Costello Poster

The Story of Esther Costello Feature Film1957

El Tigrero Feature Film1955

House of Bamboo Poster

House of Bamboo Feature Film1955

Prince of Players Poster

Prince of Players Feature Film1955

Hell and High Water Poster

Hell and High Water Feature Film1954

The Command Poster

The Command Feature Film1954

Pickup on South Street Poster

Pickup on South Street Feature Film1953

Park Row Poster

Park Row Feature Film1952

Scandal Sheet Poster

Scandal Sheet Feature Film1952

Fixed Bayonets! Poster

Fixed Bayonets! Feature Film1951

The Racket Poster

The Racket Feature Film1951

The Steel Helmet Poster

The Steel Helmet Feature Film1951

The Tanks Are Coming Poster

The Tanks Are Coming Feature Film1951

Gambling House Poster

Gambling House Feature Film1950

The Baron of Arizona Poster

The Baron of Arizona Feature Film1950

Captain Video and His Video Rangers Poster

Captain Video and His Video Rangers TV Series1949

I Shot Jesse James Poster

I Shot Jesse James Feature Film1949

Shockproof Poster

Shockproof Feature Film1949

Gangs of the Waterfront Poster

Gangs of the Waterfront Feature Film1945

Margin for Error Poster

Margin for Error Feature Film1943

Power of the Press Poster

Power of the Press Feature Film1943

Confirm or Deny Poster

Confirm or Deny Feature Film1941

Bowery Boy Poster

Bowery Boy Feature Film1940

Gangs of Chicago Poster

Gangs of Chicago Feature Film1940

She Married a Cop Poster

She Married a Cop Feature Film1939

Adventure in Sahara Poster

Adventure in Sahara Feature Film1938

Federal Man-Hunt Poster

Federal Man-Hunt Feature Film1938

Gangs of New York Poster

Gangs of New York Feature Film1938

Ladies in Distress Poster

Ladies in Distress Feature Film1938

It Happened in Hollywood Poster

It Happened in Hollywood Feature Film1937

Hats Off Poster

Hats Off Feature Film1936

I Give My Love Poster

I Give My Love Feature Film1934

Director

36

Type

Year

The Big Red One: The Reconstruction Poster

The Big Red One: The Reconstruction Documentary2005

Chillers Poster

Chillers TV Series1990

Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon' Poster

Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon' TV Movie1990

Street of No Return Poster

Street of No Return Feature Film1989

Falkenau, the Impossible Poster

Falkenau, the Impossible Documentary1988

Thieves After Dark Poster

Thieves After Dark Feature Film1983

White Dog Poster

White Dog Feature Film1982

The Big Red One Poster

The Big Red One Feature Film1980

Bad Men of the West Poster

Bad Men of the West TV Movie1974

The Deadly Trackers Poster

The Deadly Trackers Feature Film1973

Tatort TV Series1970

Shark Feature Film1969

Iron Horse Poster

Iron Horse TV Series1966

The Naked Kiss Poster

The Naked Kiss Feature Film1964

Shock Corridor Poster

Shock Corridor Feature Film1963

Merrill's Marauders Poster

Merrill's Marauders Feature Film1962

The Virginian Poster

The Virginian TV Series1962

The Dick Powell Theatre Poster

The Dick Powell Theatre TV Series1961

Underworld U.S.A. Poster

Underworld U.S.A. Feature Film1961

Dog Face Poster

Dog Face TV Movie1959

The Crimson Kimono Poster

The Crimson Kimono Feature Film1959

Verboten! Poster

Verboten! Feature Film1959

China Gate Poster

China Gate Feature Film1957

Forty Guns Poster

Forty Guns Feature Film1957

Run of the Arrow Poster

Run of the Arrow Feature Film1957

El Tigrero Feature Film1955

House of Bamboo Poster

House of Bamboo Feature Film1955

Hell and High Water Poster

Hell and High Water Feature Film1954

Pickup on South Street Poster

Pickup on South Street Feature Film1953

Park Row Poster

Park Row Feature Film1952

Bullfighter and the Lady Trailer Short Film1951

Fixed Bayonets! Poster

Fixed Bayonets! Feature Film1951

The Steel Helmet Poster

The Steel Helmet Feature Film1951

The Baron of Arizona Poster

The Baron of Arizona Feature Film1950

I Shot Jesse James Poster

I Shot Jesse James Feature Film1949

V-E +1 Documentary1945

Producer

13

Type

Year

The Naked Kiss Poster

The Naked Kiss Feature Film1964

Shock Corridor Poster

Shock Corridor Feature Film1963

Underworld U.S.A. Poster

Underworld U.S.A. Feature Film1961

Dog Face Poster

Dog Face TV Movie1959

The Crimson Kimono Poster

The Crimson Kimono Feature Film1959

Verboten! Poster

Verboten! Feature Film1959

China Gate Poster

China Gate Feature Film1957

Forty Guns Poster

Forty Guns Feature Film1957

Run of the Arrow Poster

Run of the Arrow Feature Film1957

Park Row Poster

Park Row Feature Film1952

The Steel Helmet Poster

The Steel Helmet Feature Film1951

All Star Revue Poster

All Star Revue TV Series1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour Poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Series1950

Thanks

15

Type

Year

Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk Poster

Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk Feature Film2014

Random Acts of Violence Poster

Random Acts of Violence Feature Film2012

Femme Fatales Poster

Femme Fatales TV Series2011

Horrors of War Poster

Horrors of War Feature Film2006

C'est comme ça Poster

C'est comme ça Short Film2005

Let Sleeping Guns Lie Poster

Let Sleeping Guns Lie Short Film2005

The Dreamers Poster

The Dreamers Feature Film2003

Saint Jude Poster

Saint Jude Feature Film2000

Cradle Will Rock Poster

Cradle Will Rock Feature Film1999

I Stand Alone Poster

I Stand Alone Feature Film1998

L.A. Without a Map Poster

L.A. Without a Map Feature Film1998

Jackie Brown Poster

Jackie Brown Feature Film1997

Blood and Concrete Poster

Blood and Concrete Feature Film1991

The Lovers on the Bridge Poster

The Lovers on the Bridge Feature Film1991

Made in U.S.A Poster

Made in U.S.A Feature Film1966

Production Manager

1

The Colgate Comedy Hour Poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Series1950

Other Crew

4

Type

Year

The Dreamers Poster

The Dreamers Feature Film2003

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller Poster

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller Documentary2002

Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made Poster

Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made Documentary1994

The Colgate Comedy Hour Poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Series1950

Cinematographer

3

Type

Year

Shock Corridor Poster

Shock Corridor Feature Film1963

Bullfighter and the Lady Trailer Short Film1951

V-E +1 Documentary1945

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

Transgression Poster

Transgression Feature Film1931

Editorial Department

1

Street of No Return Poster

Street of No Return Feature Film1989

Music Department

1

Sins of Rachel Poster

Sins of Rachel Feature Film1972

Camera and Electrical Department

1

Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made Poster

Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made Documentary1994

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