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Samuel Fuller(1912-1997)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Samuel Fuller
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Les Enfants de Salem (1987)
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At age 17, Samuel Fuller was the youngest reporter ever to be in charge of the events section of the New York Journal. After having participated in the European battle theater in World War II, he directed some minor action productions for which he mostly wrote the scripts himself and which he also produced (e.g. Le Baron de l'Arizona (1950)). His masterpiece was Le port de la drogue (1953) for 20th Century Fox, but at the end of the 1950s, he regained his independence from the production company and filmed many other movies of note, including the controversial Dressé pour tuer (1982).
BornAugust 12, 1912
DiedOctober 30, 1997(85)
BornAugust 12, 1912
DiedOctober 30, 1997(85)
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  • Awards
    • 8 wins & 6 nominations total

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Known for

Shock Corridor (1963)
Shock Corridor
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1963
Gene Evans in J'ai vécu l'enfer de Corée (1951)
J'ai vécu l'enfer de Corée
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1951
Richard Widmark and Jean Peters in Le port de la drogue (1953)
Le port de la drogue
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1953
Le démon des eaux troubles (1954)
Le démon des eaux troubles
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1954

Credits

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Writer



  • A Fuller Life (2013)
    A Fuller Life
    7.1
    • autobiography A Third Face
    • 2013
  • Salma Hayek and Antonio Sabato Jr. in Rebel Highway (1994)
    Rebel Highway
    5.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1994
  • Anne Heche, Ione Skye, Missy Crider, and Bahni Turpin in Girls in Prison (1994)
    Girls in Prison
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1994
  • Tinikling ou 'La madonne et le dragon' (1990)
    Tinikling ou 'La madonne et le dragon'
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • adaptation and dialogue
    • scenario
    • 1990
  • Anthony Perkins in Les cadavres exquis de Patricia Highsmith (1990)
    Les cadavres exquis de Patricia Highsmith
    6.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1990
  • Sans espoir de retour (1989)
    Sans espoir de retour
    5.6
    • dialogue
    • screenplay
    • 1989
  • Robert Duvall, Gary Busey, Mark Harmon, and Glenn Frey in Six hommes pour sauver Harry (1986)
    Six hommes pour sauver Harry
    5.2
    • story
    • 1986
  • Bobby Di Cicco, Véronique Jannot, and Victor Lanoux in Les Voleurs de la nuit (1983)
    Les Voleurs de la nuit
    5.7
    • adaptation
    • 1983
  • Dressé pour tuer (1982)
    Dressé pour tuer
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 1982
  • Mark Hamill and Lee Marvin in Au-delà de la gloire (1980)
    Au-delà de la gloire
    7.1
    • written by
    • 1980
  • Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin in Il était une fois 2 salopards (1974)
    Il était une fois 2 salopards
    4.2
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1974
  • Lee Marvin in L'homme du clan (1974)
    L'homme du clan
    5.3
    • screenplay
    • 1974
  • Le shérif ne pardonne pas (1973)
    Le shérif ne pardonne pas
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • story "Riata" (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Til Schweiger in Tatort (1970)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1972
  • Burt Reynolds in Shark le mangeur d'homme (1969)
    Shark le mangeur d'homme
    4.5
    • screenplay
    • 1969

Director



  • The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
    7.9
    Video
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Tinikling ou 'La madonne et le dragon' (1990)
    Tinikling ou 'La madonne et le dragon'
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Anthony Perkins in Les cadavres exquis de Patricia Highsmith (1990)
    Les cadavres exquis de Patricia Highsmith
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Sans espoir de retour (1989)
    Sans espoir de retour
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Falkenau, Vision de l'Impossible (1988)
    Falkenau, Vision de l'Impossible
    7.9
    • Director (historical segments)
    • 1988
  • Bobby Di Cicco, Véronique Jannot, and Victor Lanoux in Les Voleurs de la nuit (1983)
    Les Voleurs de la nuit
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Dressé pour tuer (1982)
    Dressé pour tuer
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Mark Hamill and Lee Marvin in Au-delà de la gloire (1980)
    Au-delà de la gloire
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin in Il était une fois 2 salopards (1974)
    Il était une fois 2 salopards
    4.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Le shérif ne pardonne pas (1973)
    Le shérif ne pardonne pas
    5.7
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Til Schweiger in Tatort (1970)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Burt Reynolds in Shark le mangeur d'homme (1969)
    Shark le mangeur d'homme
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Le cheval de fer (1966)
    Le cheval de fer
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966–1967
  • Police spéciale (1964)
    Police spéciale
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Shock Corridor (1963)
    Shock Corridor
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1963

Actor



  • Keren Mor in Carmel (2009)
    Carmel
    5.4
    • (voice)
    • 2009
  • The End of Violence (1997)
    The End of Violence
    5.6
    • Louis Bering (as Sam Fuller)
    • 1997
  • Milim (1996)
    Milim
    4.8
    • Flavius (narrator)
    • 1996
  • Harvey Keitel and Rosie Perez in Somebody to Love (1994)
    Somebody to Love
    5.5
    • Sam Silverman
    • 1994
  • Hanna Schygulla in Golem, le jardin pétrifié (1994)
    Golem, le jardin pétrifié
    5.6
    • Sam
    • 1994
  • Le cascadeur (1994)
    Le cascadeur
    TV Series
    • William Davidson
    • 1994
  • Falstaff on the Moon
    Short
    • 1993
  • Gibellina, Metamorphosis of a Melody (1992)
    Gibellina, Metamorphosis of a Melody
    2.9
    • 1992
  • Golem, l'esprit de l'exil (1992)
    Golem, l'esprit de l'exil
    5.4
    • Elimelek
    • 1992
  • La vie de bohème (1992)
    La vie de bohème
    7.6
    • Gassot
    • 1992
  • Il est interdit de jouer dans la cour
    Short
    • 1991
  • Tinikling ou 'La madonne et le dragon' (1990)
    Tinikling ou 'La madonne et le dragon'
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Chef de bureau Newsweek
    • 1990
  • Johnny Hallyday in David Lansky (1989)
    David Lansky
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Capodagli
    • John Fraser
    • 1989
  • Sons (1989)
    Sons
    6.2
    • Father
    • 1989
  • Sans espoir de retour (1989)
    Sans espoir de retour
    5.6
    • Police Commissioner
    • 1989

Videos1

A Return to Salem's Lot
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A Return to Salem's Lot

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Sam Joe Fuller
  • Height
    • 1.68 m
  • Born
    • August 12, 1912
    • Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • October 30, 1997
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Christa LangJuly 25, 1967 - October 30, 1997 (his death, 1 child)
  • Relatives
    • Samira Fuller(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Burn, Baby, Burn!".
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Biographical Movies
    • 10 Print Biographies
    • 2 Interviews
    • 25 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Martin Scorsese once said of Fuller, "It's been said that if you don't like The Rolling Stones, then you just don't like rock and roll. By the same token, I think that if you don't like the films of Sam Fuller, then you just don't like cinema. Or at least you don't understand it.".
  • Quotes
    Film is a battleground. Love, hate, violence, action, death . . . In a word, emotion.
  • Trademarks
      Rarely employed major stars and often preferred casting obscure or inexperienced actors
  • Nickname
    • Sammy
  • Salaries
      Les Enfants de Salem
      (1987)
      $38,000

FAQ

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  • When did Samuel Fuller die?
    October 30, 1997
  • How did Samuel Fuller die?
    Natural causes
  • How old was Samuel Fuller when he died?
    85 years old
  • Where did Samuel Fuller die?
    Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • When was Samuel Fuller born?
    August 12, 1912

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