Anthony Franciosa
18 titles
Filmography
18 results

Tenebre
(1982)Widely considered the masterpiece of his career, Dario Argento presents this thriller about a writer who gets entangled in a murder mystery.

Period of Adjustment
(1962)After a whirlwind romance that began in a military hospital, a newlywed couple on the way to their honeymoon get waylaid by another’s marital issues.

Web of the Spider
(1971)A journalist makes a bet that he can spend one night at the haunted Blackwood Castle, where he learns that the paranormal rumors are true.

Curse of the Black Widow
(1977)A private detective named Mark Higbie is on the trail of a murderer whose mutilated and predominantly male victims are found encased in silken cocoons. He eventually tracks the killer's path to Los Angeles, where he discovers her true identity: a woman who was bitten by black widow spiders as a child. However, that's only the beginning of the story.

Zombie Death House
(1988)Framed for murder, a decorated Vietnam vet finds a new mission in prison where a rogue FBI agent releases a drug to create an army of super soldiers.

Across 110th Street
(1972)Steal from the mob and they'll return the favor in bullets.

A Face in the Crowd
(1957)A drifter catapults to nationwide fame after being discovered by a radio producer, but darkness looms as he slowly becomes consumed by his power.
A Hatful of Rain
(1957)
The Long, Hot Summer
(1958)A drifter's arrival in a small Mississippi town has an unsettling effect on the members of a wealthy family, who decide that he is a potential suitor for their daughter.

The Drowning Pool
(1975)Academy Award winners Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward star in this thriller about a big-city private detective who travels to the Deep South to help a former girlfriend ... only to be caught in The Drowning Pool. Private eye Lew Harper's (Newman) first surprise comes when he learns the identity of the woman who has hired him--Iris Devereaux (Woodward). And every subsequent twist leads Harper de...

Rio Conchos
(1964)Two Army Officers, An Alcoholic Ex-Confederate Soldier And A Womanizing Mexican Travel To Mexico On A Secret Mission To Prevent A Megalomaniacal Ex-Confederate Colonel From Selling A Cache Of Stolen Rifles To A Band Of Murderous Apaches.
This Could Be the Night
(1957)Jean Simmons, Paul Douglas and Anthony Franciosa star in producer Joe Pasternak's delightful production which was called "the kind of movie audiences hunger for but all too infrequently get". Anne Leeds (Simmons) is a schoolteacher looking for part-time work. She lands a job as a secretary at a nightclub, working for two partners: Rocco (Douglas), a nice, decent type of guy who has Anne's best interests at heart, and Tony (Franciosa), a handsome swinger for whom Anne falls, much to Rocco's chagrin. Adding a bit of spice – and some musical entertainment – to the story are Joan Blondell, Julie Wilson, J. Carrol Naish, ZaSu Pitts and more in supporting roles.

The Ghost of Peter Sellers
(2018)In 1973 Peter Sellers, one of the biggest comedy actors at the time, embarked on a pirate comedy for Columbia Pictures. He lost confidence with the film immediately and tried to sabotage it, first firing the producers before turning on his friend (and the film's young director), Peter Medak.
Earth II
(1971)Orbiting high above earth, a glimmering space station--Earth II--is home to 2,000 inhabitants of an independent nation, an experiment dedicated to science and the peaceful coexistence of man. The community does not permit weapons on the station; however, it is not the peaceful paradise originally envisioned. But now everyone will have to work together to overcome a threat launched from the blue planet below--and decide whether or not to retaliate with violence.

Death Wish II
(1982)A father moves his daughter across the country for a fresh start. When she is brutally murdered by a gang, her father vows to avenge her.

Firepower
(1979)A merc is hired by the FBI to track down a powerful recluse criminal. A woman is also trying to track him down for her own personal vendetta.

Double Threat
(1992)When Monica discovers that her body double, Lisa, is having a torrid affair with her leading man, she vows bitter revenge that ends in murder.

City Hall
(1996)The political ambitions of an NYC mayor and his idealistic deputy start to unravel when an investigation into a police shooting exposes dark secrets.