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Samuel Michael Fuller was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, of Jewish parents, Rebecca (née Baum) and Benjamin Fuller. [4] His father died in 1923 when Samuel was 11. After immigrating to the United States, the family's surname was changed from Rabinovitch to Fuller, a name possibly inspired by Samuel Fuller (Pilgrim), a doctor who arrived in America on the Mayflow
A Return to Salem's Lot is a 1987 American vampire film co-written and directed by Larry Cohen and starring Michael Moriarty, Andrew Duggan, Samuel Fuller, Evelyn Keyes, and June Havoc. A theatrical sequel to the 1979 miniseries Salem's Lot , the film follows an anthropologist and his son who encounter supernatural incidents and vampirism in ...
White Dog is a 1982 American drama horror film directed by Samuel Fuller and written by Fuller and Curtis Hanson, based on Romain Gary's 1970 novel of the same title.The film depicts the struggle of a dog trainer named Keys (Paul Winfield), who is black, trying to retrain a stray dog found by a young actress (Kristy McNichol), that is a "white dog"—a dog trained to make vicious attacks upon ...
Fuller, himself a decorated World War II veteran, forged a lasting bond with Harvey, who again served as technical adviser in the 1958 film Verboten!. Though the film's script is an original screenplay, Darryl F. Zanuck felt that the story of a reluctant corporal's unwillingness to take command was reminiscent of Fox's Immortal Sergeant , so ...
The Baron of Arizona is a 1950 American Western film directed by Samuel Fuller and starring Vincent Price and Ellen Drew. [2]The film concerns a master forger's attempted use of false documents to lay claim to the territory of Arizona late in the 19th century.
Underworld U.S.A. (also known as Underworld USA) is a 1961 American neo-noir [2] crime film produced, written, and directed by Samuel Fuller.It tells the story of a 14-year-old boy who goes to enormous lengths to get revenge against the mobsters who beat his father to death.
Shark! (also known as Caine and Man-Eater) is a 1969 Mexican-American action film directed by Samuel Fuller and starring Burt Reynolds and Silvia Pinal.In the film, a stranded gunrunner is recruited for a treasure hunting expedition in the Red Sea.
Pickup on South Street is a 1953 American spy film noir written and directed by Samuel Fuller, and starring Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, and Thelma Ritter. [5] Widmark plays a pickpocket who unwittingly steals a covert microfilm sought by foreign agents.