Zero Mostel
11 titles
Filmography
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The Producers
(1968)Together with a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer, an accountant plots the perfect crime to take a fail-safe flop all the way to the bank.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
(1966)Zero Mostel, Buster Keaton, Phil Silvers and an all-star cast scam their way through this boisterous romp amidst gorgeous girls, mistaken identities, stunning surprises, cunning disguises and great Sondheim songs.

The Angel Levine
(1970)A tailor experiencing a series of crises must overcome his skepticism when a mysterious man, claiming to be his Jewish guarding angel, appears.

The Great Bank Robbery
(1969)A phony evangelist, a saloon dancer, a bumbling band of Mexican bandidos, a Texas Ranger and his six Chinese-American G-Men converge on a mean little Western town named Friendly to stage The Great Bank Robbery. 1884. Friendly ferociously guards its seemingly impregnable bank, while the town's corrupt mayor caters to outlaws--storing their ill-gotten gains in the bank's vault. But when three separate teams simultaneously attempt a heist--by way of tunnel, subterfuge and frontal assault--a comic melee ensues.

Once Upon a Scoundrel
(1973)When a roguish landowner tries to steal a woman who is betrothed to another, villagers conspire to help the young lovers, with surprising effects.

The Enforcer
(1951)For as long as crime boss Albert Mendoza (Everett Sloane) has been running a notorious ring of hired hit men, District Attorney Martin Ferguson (Humphrey Bogart) has been hunting him down. But Ferguson cuts a deal with Mendoza's henchman Joe Rico (Ted De Corsia), and the mob boss is finally arrested. However, Rico dies mysteriously before he can testify against Mendoza, and Ferguson must reexamine years of potential evidence, desperately searching for something to incriminate the gangster with.

The Front
(1976)When a cashier acts as a front for his friend’s TV scripts, he must face the truth when he is called before an investigative committee to testify.

The Little Drummer Boy: Book II
(1976)The drummer boy struggles to protect great silver bells.

Journey into Fear
(1975)When an American geologist accidentally discovers oil in Turkey, a cadre of assassins is sent to eliminate him as he romances a French singer.

Panic in the Streets
(1950)Filmed entirely on location in New Orleans, Panic in the Streets stars Richard Widmark as Dr. Clinton Reed, a physician from the U.S. Health Service who must race against time to stop a plague. The carrier was an illegal alien, murdered by criminals Jack Palance and Zero Mostel. When local officials note the strange condition of the corpse, they fear that the germs will spread to epidemic proportions, and thus summon Reed to wrest control of the situation. At first facing opposition from rule-bound police captain Paul Douglas, Widmark is finally able to work hand-in-glove with Douglas in tracking down Palance and Mostel, who have themselves become plague carriers.

Sirocco
(1951)A ruthless gun runner (Humphrey Bogart) turns to his rival (Lee J. Cobb) to help him escape from war-torn Syria. A powerhouse of action.