Brando.
One of the greatest film actors of all time - for the most part. Marlon Brando came onto the acting scene at a time when there was a new approach to acting in America. Although there were others who played a significant role in re-inventing film acting, Brando was the forerunner. His raw and unpretentious approach was something no one had witnessed before. The 1950s was the decade which saw him produce his finest work in cinema. Unfortunately, his latter years were marred by poor film choices, an unwillingness to learn his dialogue, greed and an increasing contempt for Hollywood and acting in general. His former greatness only showed itself sporadically. However, he has continued to be an influence upon some fellow actors. Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino, being amongst them. Fortunately, Marlon Brando has still left a legacy that can be enjoyed by new and old fans alike.
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- DirectorElia KazanStarsMarlon BrandoKarl MaldenLee J. CobbAn ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims.One of the greatest films of the decade, bar none.
- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsLouis CalhernMarlon BrandoJames MasonThe growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.An underrated performance from Brando, although his screen time isn't that much.
- DirectorElia KazanStarsVivien LeighMarlon BrandoKim HunterDisturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.Should have won the Oscar for Best Actor.
- DirectorLaslo BenedekStarsMarlon BrandoMary MurphyRobert KeithTwo rival motorcycle gangs terrorize a small town after one of their leaders is thrown in jail.Highly controversial upon its release, the film still entertains.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames CaanThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.An iconic role in a somewhat overrated film.
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsMarlon BrandoTeresa WrightEverett SloaneA paralyzed war vet tries to adjust to the world without the use of his limbs.A very promising film debut.
- DirectorDaniel MannStarsMarlon BrandoGlenn FordMachiko KyôIn post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.Very watchable and great performances from the main cast.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsMarlon BrandoJoanne WoodwardAnna MagnaniValentine "Snakeskin" Xavier, a trouble-prone drifter trying to go straight, wanders into a small Mississippi town looking for a simple and honest life but finds himself embroiled with problem-filled women.A film which is worth repeat viewing.
- DirectorArthur PennStarsMarlon BrandoJane FondaRobert RedfordThe citizens of a Texan town become concerned and panicked when a local bad boy escapes prison and heads for his hometown.Brando is very good but the plot is rather lacklustre and the running time is too long.
- DirectorBernardo BertolucciStarsMarlon BrandoMaria SchneiderMaria MichiA young Parisian woman meets a middle-aged American businessman who demands their clandestine relationship be based only on sex.Not for the squeamish and not much of a plot. Brando holds the interest though. His performance could be described as autobiographical.
- DirectorElia KazanStarsMarlon BrandoJean PetersAnthony QuinnThe story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of President Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century.A pretty good job all round.
- DirectorEdward DmytrykStarsMarlon BrandoMontgomery CliftDean MartinThe lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.Two acting legends in the same film.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsGeorge C. ScottMarlon BrandoMarthe KellerThe synthetic fuel production formula, invented by the Nazis at the end of World War II, is sought after by some who aim to sell it, and by others who wish to destroy it.
- DirectorEuzhan PalcyStarsDonald SutherlandJanet SuzmanZakes MokaeA white middle class South African suburbanite with no interest in politics agrees to help his black gardener find his jailed son. His investigation opens his eyes to the horrors committed by the secret police and turns him into a target.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsChristopher ReeveMargot KidderGene HackmanAn alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.Brando does well during the films opening minutes, in spite of his greed for vast sums of money.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMartin SheenMarlon BrandoRobert DuvallA U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.Lazy in preparation, greedy in salary but still compelling.
- DirectorHenry KosterStarsMarlon BrandoJean SimmonsMerle OberonThe rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France.Dull and plodding. All lavish production values and little else. No wonder Brando didn't like the film!
- DirectorGeorge EnglundStarsMarlon BrandoEiji OkadaSandra ChurchAn ambitious American scholar becomes the ambassador to Sarkan, a southeast Asian country where civil war is brewing.Could have been better, the story had potential.
- DirectorLewis MilestoneCarol ReedGeorge SeatonStarsMarlon BrandoTrevor HowardRichard HarrisIn 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by officer Fletcher Christian.Despite the tension during the production, ths film is pretty good.
- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsMarlon BrandoJean SimmonsFrank SinatraIn New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.The "studio-bound" look really hinders this musical and Brando is no singer!
- DirectorJoshua LoganStarsMarlon BrandoRicardo MontalbanPatricia OwensA US Air Force major in Kobe confronts his own opposition to marriages between American servicemen and Japanese women when he falls for a beautiful performer.Not too bad but nothing exceptional. The acting is very good.
- DirectorMichael WinnerStarsMarlon BrandoStephanie BeachamThora HirdPrequel to Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw", focusing on groundskeeper Peter Quint's slow corruption of the virtuous governess Miss Jessel and the children she looks after.Utterly tasteless and devoid of any creativity.
- DirectorFrank OzStarsRobert De NiroEdward NortonMarlon BrandoAn aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth with his lover when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist that comes with a large payout.
- DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsMarlon BrandoAnjanette ComerJohn SaxonMan tries to recover a horse stolen from him by a Mexican bandit.
- DirectorAndrew BergmanStarsMarlon BrandoMatthew BroderickBruno KirbyAn N.Y.C. film school student accepts a job with a local mobster who resembles a famous cinema godfather and who takes the young man under his wing, after demanding total loyalty.Uninvolving story, although Brando does quite well.
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerRichard StanleyStarsDavid ThewlisMarlon BrandoVal KilmerAfter being rescued and brought to an island, a man discovers that its inhabitants are experimental animals being turned into strange-looking humans, all of it the work of a visionary doctor.Regarded as one of the worst films from Brando's career.
- DirectorChristian MarquandStarsEwa AulinRichard BurtonCharles AznavourCandy Christian, an innocent high-schooler, encounters numerous colorful characters and humorous sexual situations while attempting to find meaning in life.Lord knows why anyone bothered with this atrocity.
- DirectorArthur PennStarsMarlon BrandoJack NicholsonRandy QuaidTom Logan is a horse thief. Rancher David Braxton has horses, and a daughter, worth stealing. But Braxton has just hired Lee Clayton, an infamous "regulator", to hunt down the horse thieves; one at a time.
- DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsMarlon BrandoSophia LorenSydney ChaplinIn Hong Kong, an ambassador returning to America meets a Russian countess, a refugee without a passport, who decides to hide in his cabin.
- DirectorRalph LevyStarsMarlon BrandoDavid NivenShirley JonesTwo scam artists preying on women for their money clash in a Mediterranean hot spot. Will the cultured, high-class con artist come out on top, or will the rough small-change scammer rise to win the wager?
- DirectorHubert CornfieldRichard BooneStarsMarlon BrandoRichard BooneRita MorenoTwo men kidnap a girl off the streets, take her to a beach house owned by a drug-addicted stewardess, and hold her for ransom.The nadir of his whole career.
- DirectorGillo PontecorvoStarsMarlon BrandoEvaristo MárquezRenato SalvatoriIn 1844, a British mercenary helps the revolting slaves of an Antilles island colony gain independence from Portugal, but later returns to hunt down a local rebel leader and former protégé.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsElizabeth TaylorMarlon BrandoBrian KeithBizarre tale of sex, betrayal, and perversion at a military post.Decidedly quirky and offbeat. Some scenes of interest.
- DirectorMarlon BrandoStarsMarlon BrandoKarl MaldenPina PellicerAfter robbing a bank in Mexico, Dad Longworth absconds with the loot leaving his partner Rio to be captured by the Rurales. Rio escapes prison but struggles with his conflicting desires to love Dad's stepdaughter Louise and to get revenge.A nightmare of a movie to make!
- DirectorBernhard WickiStarsMarlon BrandoYul BrynnerJanet MargolinA war pacifist is blackmailed to pose as an SS officer and to disable the scuttling explosives on a freighter carrying rubber cargo to be captured by the Allies.Mundane and a waste of everyone's time.
- DirectorJeremy LevenStarsJohnny DeppMarlon BrandoFaye DunawayA psychiatrist must cure a young patient who presents himself as Don Juan, the world's greatest lover.
- DirectorJohnny DeppStarsJohnny DeppMarlon BrandoMarshall BellA down-on-his-luck American Indian recently released from jail is offered the chance to "star" as the victim of a snuff film, the resulting pay of which could greatly help his poverty stricken family.
- DirectorYves SimoneauStarsMarlon BrandoDonald SutherlandCharlie SheenA prison warden, with a nasty habit of killing escapees, has teen twin daughters claiming to be pregnant. Their boyfriends marry them. The husbands' only way out of hell is to rob the money train.
- DirectorJohn GlenStarsMarlon BrandoTom SelleckGeorges CorrafaceGenoese navigator overcomes intrigue in the court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and gains financing for his expedition to the East Indies.
- DirectorStevan RileyStarsMarlon BrandoStella AdlerBernardo BertolucciA documentary that utilizes hundreds of hours of audio that Marlon Brando recorded over the course of his life to tell the screen legend's story.A rare opportunity to hear the man express his inner thoughts.
- DirectorMimi FreedmanLeslie GreifStarsMarlon BrandoEdward R. MurrowJanet AemiseggerThe life and legacy of Marlon Brando and how he changed acting.
- CreatorErnest KinoyStarsDebbi MorganDorian HarewoodPaul KosloThe dramatization of Alex Haley's family line from post Civil War America to the writer's search for his roots.An exceptionally rare TV appearance from Brando.
- DirectorPhilippe KohlyStarsBenn NorthoverElia KazanRobert DuvallAn intimate portrait of the life, times and struggles of one of the most iconic actors in the history of cinema.
- DirectorPaul JoyceStarsKevin McCarthyAnthony HopkinsDennis HopperAn examination of the craft of Marlon Brando, narrated by professionals of the film industry. The film follows his career from the stage with "A Streetcar Named Desire", through the Actors Studio and professional relationships with Elia Kazan and Stella Adler to Hollywood. An actor who redefined the limits to which a professional may go in becoming the character not only intellectually but emotionally, Brando changed the meaning of film acting. Bedeviled by personal tragedy (a murder charge to his son Christian) and a serious late career weight problem, Brando remains a towering figure in American film history.
- DirectorLaurent Preyale
- StarsAlistair CookeLeonard BernsteinJoseph N. WelchOmnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again.
- StarsMarc ConnellyGeorge KeaneDon HanmerProduced by the ABC as its television network was just getting off the ground, this program was one of the first dramatic series television to attract top-name actors and actresses. Performing plays by such authors as Poe and Thurber, cast members included current well-known performers like Julie Harris and Cloris Leachman, as well as up-and-coming talents like Marlon Brando. The series was renamed "The Play's the Thing" midway through its final season.A very rare appearance on the small screen.
- DirectorLaurent PreyaleStarsMarlon BrandoJames Dean
- CreatorAgnes NixonStarsJack PerkinsPeter GravesHarry SmithThe life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.
- StarsEdward R. MurrowCharles CollingwoodJayne MeadowsInterviews with figures from public life.
- StarsMike DouglasEllie FrankelEllie Frankel SextetMike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.
- StarsDick CavettBobby RosengardenFred FoyThis particular series combines several "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC: ABC This Morning/The Dick Cavett Show ABC Daytime March 1968 - January 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Primetime May 1969 - September 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night December 1969 - January 1975 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night September - December 1986
- DirectorSimon GeorgeStarsPeter BartMarlon BrandoJames Caan
- DirectorMichael ArickStarsA. Scott BergVivian BlaineMarlon Brando
- StarsBarry NormanJonathan RossDavid ThomsonDocumentary series profiling various Hollywood stars of yesteryear and more recent times.
- StarsJohnny CarsonEd McMahonDoc SeverinsenHost Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
- DirectorClaudio MasenzaStarsJocelyn BrandoMarlon BrandoGlenn FordA documentary covering the life and career of actor Marlon Brando.
- DirectorCaroline ThomasStarsDon AmecheRichard AttenboroughDan AykroydThe art of filmmaking, coinciding with cinema's 100th anniversary, containing numerous interviews with some of the most influential film personalities of the 20th century.
- DirectorFax BahrGeorge HickenlooperEleanor CoppolaStarsDennis HopperMartin SheenMarlon BrandoDocumentary that chronicles how Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) was plagued by extraordinary script, shooting, budget, and casting problems--nearly destroying the life and career of the celebrated director.
- DirectorFlorence DaumanDale Ann StieberLance BirdStarsMartin ScorsesePaul SchraderPeter BogdanovichA documentary focusing on seventeen maverick directors who were not afraid to break the rules of filmmaking to advance their art from John Ford to Martin Scorsese.
- DirectorGeorge Stevens Jr.StarsWoody AllenAlan ArkinMartin BalsamA compilation of scenes from 83 films, divided into 5 segments: The Land, The Cities, The Families, The Wars, The Spirit.
- DirectorPeter Mitchell RubinStarsMarlon BrandoRobert DuvallJames CaanSet in New York from 1945-1955, Players will join the Corleone family as "soldiers" and work their way up the ranks through loyalty, fear, and any number of illegal activities. The goal is to become Don of your own mafia family.
- DirectorMarco SpagnoliStarsBrigitte BardotMarlon BrandoClaudia CardinaleItaly, Europe and America during the 'Dolce Vita' years narrated with unseen and rare footage from NBC Archives in New York.
- CreatorSusan LacyStarsMartin ScorsesePeter BogdanovichTony BennettDocumentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
- DirectorRichard DonnerRichard LesterStarsGene HackmanChristopher ReeveMarlon BrandoSuperman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.Footage of Brando has been included.