Mercedes McCambridge
Also Known As: Carlotta Mercedes Agnes McCambridge
Biography: Carlotta Mercedes McCambridge (March 16, 1916 – March 2, 2004) was an American actress. Orson Welles called her "the world's greatest living radio actress". She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for ¨All the King's Men¨ (1949) and was nominated in the same category for ¨Giant¨ (1956). She also provided the voice of the demon ¨Pazuzu¨ in ¨The Exorcist¨ (1973). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mercedes McCambridge, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia Read more:
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Birthday: March 16, 1916
Deathday: March 02, 2004
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Gender: Female
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Touch of Evil
Overview: When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan. When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan and his shady partner, Menzies, are planting evidence to frame an innocent man, his investigations into their possible corruption quickly put himself and his new bride, Susie, in jeopardy.
Genres: Crime Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-03-30
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Giant
Overview: Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-11-08
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All the King's Men
Overview: A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-11-16
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The Exorcist
Overview: When a charming 12-year-old girl takes on the characteristics and voices of others, doctors say there is nothing they can do. As people begin to die, the girl's mother realizes her daughter has been possessed by the devil - and that her daughter's only possible hope lies with two priests and the ancient rite of demonic exorcism.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-12-26
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Johnny Guitar
Overview: On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Another patron of Vienna's establishment is Johnny Guitar, a former gunslinger and her lover. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a man's death, Emma Small, Vienna's rival, rallies the townsfolk to take revenge on Vienna's saloon – even without proof of her wrongdoing.
Genres: Western Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-05-26
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99 Women
Overview: Female prisoners endure the horrors of drug abuse, prostitution and rampant sadism at an island prison. When an escape attempt goes awry, the fugitives discover that escaping can be as dangerous as remaining in the prison.
Genres: Thriller Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-03-05
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Echoes
Overview: An artist is plagued by nightmares of a love triangle and murder. A psychic says the dream figure is his brother, a "troubled soul" from an ancient past life. Nearly born as his twin but miscarried, this past life rival now breaks through in nightmares in attempt to repeat history.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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The Scarf
Overview: A man who is believed to have murdered a woman, escapes from the insane asylum to find if he was the one to actually kill her using the scarf she was wearing.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-04-06
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Suddenly, Last Summer
Overview: The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.
Genres: Thriller Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-12-22
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Cimarron
Overview: The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-12-01
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A Farewell to Arms
Overview: An English nurse and an American soldier on the Italian front during World War I fall in love, but the horrors surrounding them test their romance to the limit.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-12-14
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Lightning Strikes Twice
Overview: Sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health, a New York actress falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of the murder of his wife.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-04-12
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Angel Baby
Overview: A woman who believes she has been chosen by God to heal people is taken in by a greedy promoter and his shrewish wife to make the rounds of the rural South.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-05-14
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Who Is the Black Dahlia?
Overview: In 1947 Los Angeles, a police detective tries to solve the shocking and grisly murder of 22-year-old aspiring actress Elizabeth Short.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-03-01
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Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Overview: A lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, the last film of Alexandre O. Philippe explores the uncharted depths of William Friedkin’s mind’s eye, the nuances of his filmmaking process, and the mysteries of faith and fate that have shaped his life and filmography.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-10-05
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Inside Straight
Overview: A tycoon rises to the top in 19th-century San Francisco through greed and corruption.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-03-01
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The Girls of Huntington House
Overview: An unmarried teacher in a school for unwed mothers finds herself becoming too emotionally attached to her students and their problems.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-02-15
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Run Home Slow
Overview: Rugged cowgirl, Nell Hagen sets out to retaliate for the hanging of her father Judd, who ruled their valley with an iron fist before the natives revolted. She is accompanied by her brothers, Ritt and Kirby, a hump-backed half-wit, and their sensuous cousin Julie Ann. The family then robs a bank, kills two tellers, enacts their revenge before heading for the border where their own family drama gets really mean and nasty.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-12-15
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Marquis de Sade: Justine
Overview: Without a family, penniless and separated from her sister, a beautiful chaste woman will have to cope with an endless parade of villains, perverts and degenerates who will claim not only her treasured virtue but also her life.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1969-04-03
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The Counterfeit Killer
Overview: A Secret Service agent poses as a waterfront hit man to infiltrate a global ring of counterfeiters.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-05-01
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Lyman H. Howe's High Class Moving Pictures
Overview: A unique documentary that chronicles the amazing career of turn-of-the-century moving picture pioneer Lyman H. Howe of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, whose six touring companies introduced most of rural American to the movies. Special archival footage includes the first successful moving pictures ever taken from an airplane (Lincoln Beachey, Wilkes-Barre, 1911); the historic address delivered by President Theodore Roosevelt to 100,000 (Wilkes-Barre, 1905); Construction of the Panama Canal (1913),and Lyman H. Howe Days at the San Diego and San Francisco World's Fairs (California 1915). Long before talking pictures, Lyman H. Howe entertainments featured the photograph and live sound effects from behind the screen. Included are voiceovers by individuals who were part of the Lyman Howe moving picture shows and who remember, first hand, the impact they made a century ago.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-10-01
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Sixteen
Overview: Hickspoiltation film from the early 1970s ostensibly starring Oscar nominee Mercedes McCambridge, but really more a film looking for an excuse to show off Simone Griffeth's beauty. She plays a daughter of a swamp family. The whole family goes to a carnival where she is seduced by an older male performer, while her teen brother is seduced by an older female performer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-06-03
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Thieves
Overview: Martin and Sally Cramer grew up on the hardscrabble Lower East Side, where Sally still teaches; meanwhile, Martin's the head of a fancy private school. Romantic dalliances with others convince them that they're meant to be together despite their differences, a decision that's cemented, oddly enough, by an over-the-top argument that draws the police.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-02-11
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Killer by Night
Overview: A doctor trying to fight a diphtheria epidemic comes into conflict with a police captain who is using all his resources to track down a cop-killer.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-07
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The Other Side of the Wind
Overview: Surrounded by fans and sceptics, grizzled director J.J. "Jake" Hannaford returns from years abroad in Europe to a changed Hollywood, where he attempts to make his innovative comeback film. This film was started in 1970 but never completed during Welles's lifetime.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-02
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The Concorde... Airport '79
Overview: Aviation disaster-prone Joe Patroni must contend with nuclear missiles, the French Air Force and the threat of the plane splitting in two over the Alps.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-08-17
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The President's Plane Is Missing
Overview: When the President's plane mysteriously disappears with him on board, it is left to the seemingly weak Vice President to try to avert a nuclear exchange with the Chinese.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-10-23
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Two for the Money
Overview: Two cops, who have quit the police department to become private detectives and bounty hunters, hunt for a killer who has eluded capture for years.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-02-26
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