Tag: Robert Rossen

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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The Roaring Twenties Script

Script by:Jerry Wald (Screenplay), Richard Macaulay (Screenplay), Robert Rossen (Screenplay), Mark Hellinger (Story)
Directed by:Raoul Walsh
Year:1939
IMDb:tt0031867

Plot:After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.
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A Walk in the Sun Script

Script by:Harry Brown (Writer), Robert Rossen (Screenplay)
Directed by:Lewis Milestone
Year:1945
IMDb:tt0038235

Plot:In the 1943 invasion of Italy, one American platoon lands, digs in, then makes its way inland to attempt to take a fortified farmhouse, as tension and casualties mount. Unusually realistic picture of war as long quiet stretches of talk, punctuated by sharp, random bursts of violent action whose relevance to the big picture is often unknown to the soldiers.
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All the King’s Men (1949) Script

Script by:Robert Rossen (Screenplay), Robert Penn Warren (Novel)
Directed by:Robert Rossen
Year:1949
IMDb:tt0041113

Plot:All The King's Men is the story of the rise of politician Willie Stark from a rural county seat to the governor's mansion.
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Island In The Sun Script

Script by:Alfred Hayes (Writer), Alec Waugh (Novel)
Directed by:Robert Rossen
Year:1957
IMDb:tt0050549

Plot:Set on a fictitious island in the Carribean during colonial British rule. It focuses on the life of a young charismatic and handsome black male with political aspirations. He finds himself confused on returning home when his romantic liaison with a white female tends to conflict with his political views. As rumor has it an interracial screen kiss caused quite a commotion in the U.S. when the film was released. The plot is further strengthened by a look at the lives of a white ex-pat family also living on the island. The family has to deal with problems of infidelity, racism and murder.
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The Hustler Script

Script by:Sidney Carroll (Screenplay), Robert Rossen (Screenplay), Walter Tevis (Screenplay)
Directed by:Robert Rossen
Year:1961
IMDb:tt0054997

Plot:Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
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