Tag: Don Siegel

The Shootist Script

Script by:Glendon Swarthout (Novel), Miles Hood Swarthout (Screenplay), Scott Hale (Screenplay)
Directed by:Don Siegel
Year:1976
IMDb:tt0075213

Plot:Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Brooks, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son.However, it is not Brooks' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.
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Charley Varrick Script

Script by:John Reese (Novel), Howard Rodman (Screenplay), Dean Riesner (Screenplay)
Directed by:Don Siegel
Year:1973
IMDb:tt0069865

Plot:Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends, but instead of obtaining a small amount of money, they discover they stole a very large amount of money belonging to the mob. Charley must now come up with a plan to not only evade the police but the mob as well.
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Jinxed! Script

Directed by:Don Siegel
Year:1982
IMDb:tt0084173

Plot:Harold, a professional gambler, and his girlfriend Bonita, a lounge singer, follow Willie, a young blackjack dealer, around the western U.S. Harold has a jinx on Willie and can't lose with him. Bonita and Willie meet and fall for each other and plot to do away with Harold and collect on his life insurance.
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Telefon Script

Script by:Peter Hyams (Screenplay), Stirling Silliphant (Screenplay)
Directed by:Don Siegel
Year:1977
IMDb:tt0076804

Plot:Nicolai Dalchimski, a mad KGB agent steals a notebook full of names of "sleeping" undercover KGB agents sent to the U.S. in the 1950's. These agents got their assignments under hypnosis, so they can't remember their missions until they're told a line of a Robert Frost poem. Dalchimski flees to the U.S. and starts phoning these agents who perform sabotage acts against military targets.
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Rough Cut Script

Script by:Larry Gelbart (Writer), Derek Lambert (Writer)
Directed by:Don Siegel
Year:1980
IMDb:tt0081439

Plot:A romantic comedy with action and suspense. Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels. Despite a continuous exchange of quips they eventually become romantically involved.
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Two Mules for Sister Sara Script

Script by:Albert Maltz (Screenplay)
Directed by:Don Siegel
Year:1970
IMDb:tt0065134

Plot:Hogan, on his way to do some reconnaissance for a future mission to capture a French fort, encounters Sister Sara, a nun in trouble. Before he knows it, Hogan is accompanying Sister Sara in the dangerous frontier while she seeks to achieve a hidden goal.
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Escape from Alcatraz Script

Script by:J. Campbell Bruce (Writer), Richard Tuggle (Writer)
Directed by:Don Siegel
Year:1979
IMDb:tt0079116

Plot:Escape from Alcatraz tells the story of the only three men ever to escape from the infamous maximum security prison at Alcatraz. In 29 years, the seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert Stroud, was only broken once - by three men never heard of again.
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Dirty Harry (1971) Script

Script by:Harry Julian Fink (Screenplay), Rita M. Fink (Screenplay), Dean Riesner (Screenplay)
Directed by:Don Siegel
Year:1971
IMDb:tt0066999

Plot:When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath. Harry eventually collars Scorpio in the process of rescuing a kidnap victim, only to see him walk on technicalities. Now, the maverick detective is determined to nail the maniac himself.
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