Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

Directing

Born August 12, 1912 · Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

33 films as director · Active 1945–2005

Samuel Michael Fuller (August 12, 1912 – October 30, 1997) was an American screenwriter, novelist and film director known for low-budget genre movies with controversial themes. He was born Samuel Mic…

Known for

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

1941

1941

1979

The American Friend

The American Friend

1977

Pierrot le Fou

Pierrot le Fou

1965

Sodankylä Forever

Sodankylä Forever

2010

The Big Red One

The Big Red One

1980

White Dog

White Dog

1982

House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo

1955

Directed(33)

The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
2005The Big Red One: The Reconstruction★ 8.4
The Madonna and the Dragon
1990The Madonna and the Dragon★ 6.7
The Day of Reckoning
1990The Day of Reckoning★ 7.0
Street of No Return
1989Street of No Return★ 5.2
Thieves After Dark
1984Thieves After Dark★ 5.3
White Dog
1982White Dog★ 6.6
The Big Red One
1980The Big Red One★ 6.7
The Meanest Men in the West
1978The Meanest Men in the West★ 4.2
Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street
1972Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street★ 7.0
Shark
1969Shark★ 4.3
The Naked Kiss
1964The Naked Kiss★ 7.0
Shock Corridor
1963Shock Corridor★ 7.0
Merrill's Marauders
1962Merrill's Marauders★ 6.2
Underworld U.S.A.
1961Underworld U.S.A.★ 7.1
The Crimson Kimono
1959The Crimson Kimono★ 6.6
Verboten!
1959Verboten!★ 6.6
Dogface
1959Dogface★ 6.0
Run of the Arrow
1957Run of the Arrow★ 6.1
Forty Guns
1957Forty Guns★ 6.6
China Gate
1957China Gate★ 6.2
House of Bamboo
1955House of Bamboo★ 6.2
Hell and High Water
1954Hell and High Water★ 6.0
Pickup on South Street
1953Pickup on South Street★ 7.4
Park Row
1952Park Row★ 6.7
Fixed Bayonets!
1951Fixed Bayonets!★ 6.5
The Steel Helmet
1951The Steel Helmet★ 7.0
The Baron of Arizona
1950The Baron of Arizona★ 6.7
I Shot Jesse James
1949I Shot Jesse James★ 6.2
V-E +1
1945V-E +1★ 6.7

Acting(56)

2025Films to Die For(archive footage) (uncredited)
Film
2013A Fuller LifeSelf
Film
2012Scene MissingSelf
Film
2011Nuits transparentes
Film
2010Sodankylä ForeverSelf
TV
2009Carmel
Film
2006Filmmakers in ActionSelf (archive footage)
Film
2005The Big Red One: The ReconstructionWar Correspondent (uncredited)
Film
2005The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'The Big Red One'Himself (archive footage)
Film
2003Necro not(to b)eSé stesso
Film
2002The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel FullerSelf
Film
1997The End of ViolenceLouis
Film
1996The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie CameraSelf
Film
1994Somebody to LoveSam Silverman
Film
1994Tigrero: A Film That Was Never MadeSelf
Film
1994Un Américain en NormandieHimself
Film
1993Anything for JohnSelf
Film
1993Golem: The Petrified GardenSam
Film
1992Golem, the Spirit of ExileElimelek
Film
1992La Vie de BohèmeGassot
Film
1992Where Is Musette?Self
Film
1992Shock Corridorhimself
Film
1990The Madonna and the DragonChef de bureau Newsweek
Film
1990Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim WendersSelf
Film
1990SonsFather
Film
1989Street of No ReturnPolice Commissioner
Film
1989David Lansky
TV
1989Tell me Sam - Encounters with Sam FullerHimself
Film
1988Falkenau, the ImpossibleSamuel Fuller
Film
1988Mer de Chine: Le pays pour mémoireLe capitaine américain
Film
1987Helsinki Napoli All Night LongBoss
Film
1987A Return to Salem's LotVan Meer
Film
1987Midnight Sun Film Festival
Film
1987The Bleeding StarThe Man in the Bar
Film
1986Hooray For HolyroodSelf
Film
1986A Travelling is a Moral AffairHimself
Film
1985Report from Hollywood
Film
1984Thieves After DarkZoltan
Film
1984Sam Fuller & the Big Red OneSelf
Film
1982Slapstick of Another KindColonel Sharp
Film
1982White DogCharlie Felton
Film
1982HammettOld Man in Pool Hall
Film
1982The State of ThingsJoe
Film
1981Sam Fuller: Writings with a CameraHimself
Film
1980The Big Red OneWar Correspondent (uncredited)
Film
19791941Interceptor Commander
Film
1978CinématonN°602
Film
1977The American FriendThe American
Film
1977Scott JoplinImpresario
Film
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf
TV
1973The Young NursesDoc Haskell
Film
1971The Last MovieSam
Film
1967Cinéastes de notre temps : Samuel FullerInterviewee
Film
1966Brigitte and BrigitteSelf
Film
1965Pierrot le FouSamuel Fuller (uncredited)
Film
1955House of BambooJapanese policeman (uncredited)
Film