Tag: Abraham Polonsky

Force Of Evil Script

Script by:Abraham Polonsky (Screenplay), Ira Wolfert (Screenplay), Ira Wolfert (Novel)
Directed by:Abraham Polonsky
Year:1948
IMDb:tt0040366

Plot:Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.
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Body And Soul Script

Script by:Abraham Polonsky (Author)
Directed by:Robert Rossen
Year:1947
IMDb:tt0039204

Plot:Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.
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Monsignor Script

Script by:Jack-Alain Léger (Novel), Abraham Polonsky (Screenplay), Wendell Mayes (Screenplay)
Directed by:Frank Perry
Year:1982
IMDb:tt0084351

Plot:The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father John Flaherty get involved with the black market to raise money for the Vatican, he also falls in love with a young French nun.
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Avalanche Express Script

Script by:Colin Forbes (Novel), Abraham Polonsky (Screenplay)
Directed by:Mark Robson, Monte Hellman
Year:1979
IMDb:tt0078812

Plot:CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to aid Gen. Marenkov, a senior Russian official, who is defecting to the west. Wargrave decides they should travel to safety on a train across Europe, the "Atlantic Express". During the journey they must survive attacks by terrorists and an avalanche, all planned by Russian spy-catcher Nikolai Bunin.
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