Richard Widmark
21 titles
Filmography
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No Way Out
(1950)A psychotic racist, holding a black intern responsible for his brother's death, incites a group of hoodlums to riot. He stirs up a witchhunt and is determined to spill blood.

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.

Don't Bother to Knock
(1952)Pilot Jed Towers has his eye on the beautiful Nell Forbes, a babysitter, while staying at a hotel in New York City. However, he soon discovers that his new crush is deranged and dangerous.

Pickup on South Street
(1953)A pickpocket unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and soon becomes the target of a communist spy ring.

The Trap
(1959)A lowlife thug, Ralph Anderson (Richard Widmark), returns home in an attempt to hide his mob boss from the law. Ralph’s father, who is the town’s sheriff, is killed by the mob boss’ minions while they await rescue. This galvanizes Ralph who then sets out to bring the mob boss and his men to justice.
The Cobweb
(1955)Step inside "the Castle," a large private psychiatric facility. Here, Dr. Stewart McIver (Richard Widmark) devotes night and day to his profession while neglecting his pining, voluptuous wife (Gloria Grahame). A colleague (Charles Boyer) with a fondness for booze and a pretty face seeks to comfort the wife. Now add Lauren Bacall, Lillian Gish, John Kerr, Susan Strasberg, Oscar Levant and subplots of love, life and derangement and you have the entanglements of The Cobweb. Some critics gleefully skewered the film's labored storyline about patient involvement in the choice of library draperies, but pay no heed. With its top cast and Vincente Minnelli's command of color and melodrama, this film is popcorn for fans of soaps.

Destination Gobi
(1953)A group of navy servicemen sent to the Gobi Desert to take weather measurements during World War II are forced to seek the help of Mongolian nomads when their ship comes under attack from the Japanese. The Mongolian chieftain agrees, but only under the condition the men supply him with enough saddles for his horses, about sixty. With no other options, the group agrees, and the confused Pentagon is forced to deliver a truckload to saddles to the middle of the Gobi desert, to the delight of the native people.

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
(1986)A look at the life of Marilyn Monroe, from orphaned child to Hollywood superstar and icon, despite crushing loneliness, breakdowns, and heartbreak.

To the Devil a Daughter
(1976)Father Michael Rainer, an excommunicated priest who heads a satanic cult called “The Children of the Lord” which hides its dark purpose of rearing innocent children in the ways of Satan, behind a front as a closed Catholic convent.

Judgment at Nuremberg
(1961)During the trial of four German jurists accused of legalizing Nazi atrocities, Judge Dan Haywood must make the most harrowing decision of his career.

The Law and Jake Wade
(1958)Western involving an outlaw who forces his reformed co-hort to lead him to some buried loot.

The Alamo
(1960)Hollywood heavyweights John Wayne and Richard Widmark star in this historically inaccurate tale of how a handful of Texans defended their mission against a 7,000-strong Mexican army. The climactic battle scenes are stunning.

Two Rode Together
(1961)One of the first popular Westerns to recognize the dignity of Indian life, this stirring action drama was directed by John Ford and stars Jimmy Stewart as a cynical and corrupt U.S. Marshal.

Alvarez Kelly
(1966)A Confederate colonel makes a cattleman teach his troops how to herd Union cattle.

Who Dares Wins
(1982)Led by a radical chief, terrorists take over the American Embassy in London and make impossible demands that jeopardize the safety of the hostages.

The Way West
(1967)An epic tale of the brave men and women who left the comfort of the East for the promise of free land in the untamed West.

The Domino Principle
(1977)A Vietnam War veteran, imprisoned for murder, is offered his freedom if he accepts to undertake a contract killing for a shady organization.

The Swarm
(1978)Scientist Dr Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have deadly venom and attack without reason. Disaster movie-meister Irwin Allen's film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm.

Broken Lance
(1954)A maverick yet iron-willed cattle rancher - he married a Comanche woman and fathered a second family - sees his empire begin to shatter. Oscar winner for Best Story, with Richard Widmark.

True Colors
(1991)While Tim dreamed of working in the Justice Department, Peter aspired to be a high-powered political player - at any cost.