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Don Siegel

Director and performer with 6 reviewed and 2 watchlist titles.

8 Results
  1. 1940s
    • director
      The Big Steal 1949B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)

      Aboard an ocean liner just docked in Veracruz, Mexico, William Bendix bursts into Robert Mitchum’s cabin pointing a gun. Bendix wants something he believes Mitchum stole. “You’ve got the wrong man,” Mitchum says.

      Oct 20, 2022
      Crime, Film-Noir, Romance, Thriller
  2. 1950s
    • director
      The Duel at Silver Creek 1952D: 2 stars (out of 5)

      Though Audie Murphy receives top billing in The Duel at Silver Creek, he’s actually a supporting player to Stephen McNally in this inane western.

      Mar 23, 2023
      Drama, Western
    • director
      The Gun Runners 1958
      Because Ben Hecht has a writing credit.
      Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
  3. 1960s
    • director
      Hell Is for Heroes 1962B: 4 stars (out of 5)

      Hell Is for Heroes tells the story of a small squad of American soldiers. It’s 1944 and the group has seen its share of action on the European lines. Now, they’re enjoying a break in a bombed-out village near the Siegfried Line.

      Jul 11, 2015
      Drama, War
    • director
      The Killers 1964
      Because Lee Marvin performed.
      Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  4. 1970s
    • director
      The Shootist 1976B+: 4 stars (out of 5)

      In 1901 Nevada, an old gunfighter (John Wayne) rooms with a widow (Lauren Bacall) after learning he has a terminal cancer.

      Jan 21, 2008
      Drama, Romance, Western
    • performer
      Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978B: 4 stars (out of 5)

      In San Francisco, a health inspector (Donald Sutherland) discovers a horrific alien plan to take over the planet.

      Sep 29, 2007
      Horror, Sci-Fi
    • director
      Escape from Alcatraz 1979B: 4 stars (out of 5)

      Clint Eastwood plays Frank Morris in Don Siegel’s fact-based account of the only unresolved escape from the supposedly “escape-proof” prison.

      Jun 3, 2025
      Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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