Tag: Wendell Mayes

Death Wish (1974) Script

Script by:Brian Garfield (Novel), Wendell Mayes (Screenplay)
Directed by:Michael Winner
Year:1974
IMDb:tt0071402

Plot:After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
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In Harm’s Way Script

Script by:James Bassett (Novel), Wendell Mayes (Screenplay)
Directed by:Otto Preminger
Year:1965
IMDb:tt0059309

Plot:A naval officer reprimanded after Pearl Harbor is later promoted to rear admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.
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Advise And Consent Script

Script by:Wendell Mayes (Screenplay), Allen Drury (Novel)
Directed by:Otto Preminger
Year:1962
IMDb:tt0055728

Plot:A Senate investigation into the President's newly-nominated Secretary of State gives light to a secret from the past, which may not only ruin the candidate, but the President's character as well.
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Go Tell the Spartans Script

Script by:Daniel Ford (Novel), Wendell Mayes (Writer)
Directed by:Ted Post
Year:1978
IMDb:tt0077617

Plot:Go Tell the Spartans is a 1978 American war film based on Daniel Ford's 1967 novel "Incident at Muc Wa." It tells the story about U.S. Army military advisers during the early part of the Vietnam War. Led my Major Asa Barker, these advisers and their South Vietnamese counterparts defend the village of Muc Wa against multiple attacks by Viet-Cong guerrillas.
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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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Death Wish Script

Script by:Brian Garfield (Novel), Joe Carnahan (Screenplay), Richard Bennet (Storyboard), Wendell Mayes (Screenplay)
Directed by:Eli Roth
Year:2018
IMDb:tt1137450

Plot:A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.
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The Poseidon Adventure (1972) Script

Script by:Paul Gallico (Novel), Wendell Mayes (Screenplay), Stirling Silliphant (Screenplay)
Directed by:Ronald Neame
Year:1972
IMDb:tt0069113

Plot:The Poseidon Adventure was one of the first Catastrophe films and began the Disaster Film genre. Director Neame tells the story of a group of people that must fight for their lives aboard a sinking ship. Based on the novel by Paul Gallico.
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The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) Script

Script by:Billy Wilder (Screenplay), Charles A. Lindbergh (Novel), Wendell Mayes (Screenplay), Charles Lederer (Adaptation)
Directed by:Billy Wilder
Year:1957
IMDb:tt0051003

Plot:Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.
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Anatomy of a Murder Script

Script by:Wendell Mayes (Screenplay), John D. Voelker (Author)
Directed by:Otto Preminger
Year:1959
IMDb:tt0052561

Plot:Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.
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