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The Photographer (1974 Film)
''The Photographer'' is a 1974 American thriller film written and directed by William Byron Hillman. The film stars Michael Callan, Barbara Nichols, Harold J. Stone, Edward Andrews, Jed Allan and Spencer Milligan. The film was released on December 5, 1974, by Embassy Pictures. Plot The film begins with Adrian Wilde (Michael Callan) living his life as a photographer. Everything seems normal until he stumbles upon a dead body, and takes a picture of it. This sparks a dark deep fetish Wilde has had since he saw his first dead body washed up at the local watering hole he used to play around as a child. This leads Wilde to spiral into a murderous rampage to sustain his lust for the two things he loves most: murdering unsuspecting attractive women and photography. This leads to a cat and mouse chase between the police, Lt. Luther Jacoby ( Harold J. Stone) and Sgt. Sid Collins (Edward Andrews). In the end, Wilde is finally caught as he is about to maim and consume his victim. The two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Byron Hillman
William Byron Hillman is a film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor, and author known for his work on such films as '' The Photographer'' (1974), ''Double Exposure'' (1982), and '' Quigley'' (2003). Career According to Hillman, after having attended Oklahoma Military Academy and UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, he became an assistant to Harold Hecht, whom he met while on a casting call at Universal Studios. He was hired as a production assistant on the 1964 film ''Wild and Wonderful'', wherein he was tasked with grooming and dyeing a number of dogs. His first acting role was a part in the 1968 film ''Ice Station Zebra''. He made his directorial debut with the 1974 film ''The Man from Clover Grove'', and went on to write, produce and direct such films as '' The Photographer'' (which he somewhat remade as ''Double Exposure In photography and cinematography, a multiple exposure is the superimposition of two or more exposures to create a single image, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liv Lindeland
Liv Lindeland (born 7 December 1945 in Norway) is a Norwegian model, actress, and talent agent. She was chosen as ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for January 1971 and as the Playmate of the Year for 1972. Her original pictorial was photographed by Alexas Urba. Lindeland is the daughter-in-law of actress-dancer Cyd Charisse. Career When the blonde Lindeland was selected to pose for ''Playboy'' she became the first Playmate of the Month to show clearly visible pubic hair in the magazine. Lindeland went into acting following her ''Playboy'' appearance (often credited as Liv Von Linden), and then segued into a career as a talent agent. She again posed nude for ''Playboy'' in the December 1979 pictorial, "Playmates Forever!" Filmography * ''Evel Knievel'' (1971) * ''Save the Tiger'' (1973) * ''Dirty O'Neil'' (1974) * ''The Photographer'' (1975) * ''Win, Place or Steal'' (1975) * ''Picasso Trigger'' (1988) * ''Guns'' (1990) See also * List of people in Playboy 1970–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embassy Pictures Films
A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually denotes an embassy, which is the main office of a country's diplomatic representatives to another country; it is usually, but not necessarily, based in the receiving state's capital city. Consulates, on the other hand, are smaller diplomatic missions that are normally located in major cities of the receiving state (but can be located in the capital, typically when the sending country has no embassy in the receiving state). As well as being a diplomatic mission to the country in which it is situated, an embassy may also be a nonresident permanent mission to one or more other countries. The term embassy is sometimes used interchangeably with chancery, the physical office or site of a diplomatic mission. Consequently, the terms "embassy residen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Thriller Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Thriller Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Films
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the German national team won the championship title, as well as The Rumble in the Jungle, a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire. Events January–February * January 26 – Bülent Ecevit of CHP forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Sanford
Isabel Sanford (born Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford; August 29, 1917 – July 9, 2004) was an American stage, film, and television actress and comedian best known for her role as Louise "Weezy" Mills Jefferson on the CBS sitcoms ''All in the Family'' (1971–1975) and ''The Jeffersons'' (1975–1985). In 1981, she became the second African-American actress to win a Primetime Emmy Award after Gail Fisher, and so far, the only African-American actress to win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Early life Sanford was born Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford in Harlem, New York City, to Josephine ( née Perry) and James Edward Sanford. She was the youngest of seven children and was the only child to survive beyond infancy. Sanford's mother Josephine was devoutly religious and insisted that her daughter attend church every Sunday, and occasionally made her attend on weeknights. As a teenager, Sanford aspired to be an actress, but her mother discouraged her dream, as she felt that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Leak
Jennifer Mary Leak (born September 28, 1947) is a Canadian film and television actress, best known for her role as Colleen North in the 1968 film '' Yours, Mine and Ours''. Career Leak played the role of Olive Springer Gordon Randolph in the soap opera '' Another World'' (1976–1979), and Blanche Bouvier in ''Guiding Light'' (1981–82). In addition, Leak created the role of Gwen Sherman, who started out as a prostitute who fell in love with Greg Foster and ended up becoming a nun in the mid-1970s on the CBS soap ''The Young and the Restless''. She also played guest spots on various TV shows, including ''McMillan and Wife'' and ''Hawaii Five-O''. In 1973, she played Erica Jordan, Mary's temporary replacement at WJM-TV, in the season four episode "Better Late...That's a Pun...Than Never" in ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''. Personal life Leak was married to Tim Matheson Tim Matheson (born Timothy Lewis Matthieson; December 31, 1947) is an American actor and director. Some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Damante
Susan Damante (born June 17, 1950; formally credited as Susan Damante-Shaw) is an American actress who has starred in various films and television programs. She is the mother of Vinessa Shaw and Natalie Shaw (both actresses). Personal life Damante is a Nichiren Buddhist and a member of Soka Gakkai International. She suffers from Crohn's disease. Partial filmography *''Blood Sabbath'' (1972) *''Emergency!'' TV series 2 episodes (1972) *''The Great American Beauty Contest'' (1973) *''The Student Teachers'' (1973) *''The Photographer'' (1974) *''The Rockford Files'' TV series 1 episode (1974) *''The Adventures of the Wilderness Family'' (1975) *''Columbo: Troubled Waters'' (1975) *'' Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family'' (1978) *''Mountain Family Robinson'' (1979) *''Dallas'' (1982) *''Falcon Crest'' TV series 3 episodes (1986) *''Ladybugs Coccinellidae () is a widespread family of small beetles ranging in size from . They are commonly known as ladybugs in North Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Callan
Michael Callan (born Martin Harris Calinieff; November 22, 1935 – October 10, 2022) was an American actor best known for originating the role of Riff in ''West Side Story'' on Broadway, and for his film roles for Columbia Pictures, notably ''Gidget Goes Hawaiian'', '' The Interns'' and ''Cat Ballou''. Early life Born in Philadelphia to a Jewish family, Callan sang and danced as a teenager. By the age of fifteen, he was dancing in local night clubs. Two years later, Callan moved to New York City and performed under the name of "Mickey Calin". Broadway Callan's first big break came when he was cast in '' The Boy Friend'' (1954) and ''Catch a Star'' (1955). He and his dance partner, Grace Genteel, appeared on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' and '' Chance of a Lifetime''. When he was 21, he auditioned for Jerome Robbins for the role of "Riff" in the original Broadway production of ''West Side Story'' (1957–59). He auditioned several times before getting the role. He scored a great p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriller Film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. Tension is created by delaying what the audience sees as inevitable, and is built through situations that are menacing or where escape seems impossible. The cover-up of important information from the viewer, and fight and chase scenes are common methods. Life is typically threatened in a thriller film, such as when the protagonist does not realize that they are entering a dangerous situation. Thriller films' characters conflict with each other or with an outside force, which can sometimes be abstract. The protagonist is usually set against a problem, such as an escape, a mission, or a mystery. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identifies thriller films as one of eleven super-genres in his screenwriters' taxonomy, claiming that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embassy Pictures
Embassy Pictures Corporation (also and later known as Avco Embassy Pictures as well as Embassy Films Associates) was an American independent film Production company, production and Film distributor, distribution studio responsible for such films as ''The Graduate'', ''The Producers (1967 film), The Producers'', ''The Fog'', ''The Howling (film), The Howling'', ''Escape from New York'', and ''This Is Spinal Tap''. History Founding The company was formed in 1942 by Joseph E. Levine, initially to distribute foreign films in the United States. The company entered film production in 1945, co-producing with Maxwell Finn the documentary ''Gaslight Follies'', a compilation of silent film clips narrated by Ben Grauer. Success Embassy found success in 1956 bringing the Japanese film ''Godzilla (1954 film), Godzilla'' to the American general public (in a re-edited version), acquiring the rights for $12,000 and spending $400,000 promoting it under the title ''Godzilla, King of the Monst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
