Richard Fleischer
Richard Fleischer is known for Conan the Destroyer (1984), Soylent Green (1973), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954).
Biography
Richard Owen Fleischer (December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American film director.
Fleischer was born in Brooklyn, the son of Essie (née Goldstein) and animator/producer Max Fleischer. After graduating from Brown University, he went to Yale School of Drama, where he met his future wife, Mary Dickson.
His film career began in 1942 at the RKO studio, directing shorts, documentaries, and compilations of forgotten silent features.
Fleischer moved to Los Angeles and was assigned his first feature, Child of Divorce (1946). In 1954, he was chosen by Walt Disney (his father's former rival as a cartoon producer) to direct 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea starring Kirk Douglas. In 1955 Fox signed Fleischer to a long term contract. He would work for that studio for the next fifteen years. His first film under his new contract with Fox was The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955). Kirk Douglas hired Fleischer to make The Vikings (1958), which was another big hit. He then moved to Paris where he directed two stories for Darryl F. Zanuck starring Greco. Fleischer then signed a contract with Dino de Laurentiis to make Barabbas (1962). Back in Hollywood, Richard Zanuck had become head of production at Fox and offered Fleischer Fantastic Voyage (1966). It was a success and resurrected his Hollywood career. Che! (1969), a biopic of Che Guevera that starred Omar Sharif, was an expensive flop, as was an account of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). This was his last film for 20th Century Fox.
Fleischer travelled to England, where he directed an acclaimed thriller, 10 Rillington Place. See No Evil (1971) with Mia Farrow was another thriller. In Hollywood, he made The New Centurions (1972). At MGM, he made a science-fiction film, Soylent Green (1973), with Charlton Heston.
He was reunited with De Laurentiis for the popular, if controversial, Mandingo (1975). The Prince and the Pauper (1977) was a version of the Mark Twain novel that featured Heston, Harrison and Scott in its cast. Fleischer was then hired on Ashanti (1979), starring Michael Caine, which turned out to be a flop. Tough Enough (1983) was about the Toughman Contest starring Dennis Quaid. He made three more for de Laurentiis. His final theatrical feature was Million Dollar Mystery (1987).
Fleischer was chairman of Fleischer Studios, which today handles the licensing of Betty Boop and Koko the Clown. In June 2005, he released his memoirs of his father's career in Out of the Inkwell: Max Fleischer and the Animation Revolution.
Fleischer's 1993 autobiography, Just Tell Me When to Cry, described his many difficulties with actors, writers and producers.
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Questions about Richard Fleischer
How many Richard Fleischer films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 52 films with Richard Fleischer, from 1944 to 2010.
What is the best rated Richard Fleischer film?
The best rated Richard Fleischer film in the catalogue is 10 Rillington Place (1971), rated 7.3.
What was the first Richard Fleischer film?
The first Richard Fleischer film in the catalogue is Armored Car Robbery, from 1950.
Who has Richard Fleischer worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Richard Fleischer shares the most credits with Dino De Laurentiis (5 films), Ernest Borgnine (4 films) and Richard H. Kline (4 films).
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- Awards
- Disney Legends (2003) · Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film (1948)
- Nominations
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director (1981) · Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film (1948)
Known for
Trivia
- Also works as
- film director · screenwriter · director
- Studied at
- Yale School of Drama · Brown University
- Father
- Max Fleischer
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
54 films — 52 in the catalogue
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6.6 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010 · Self – Interviewee
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7.0 Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
2008 · Himself
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6.8 Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
2005 · Self
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9.0 Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
2004 · Self
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7.0 Murder by Numbers
2004 · Self
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7.0 The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
2003 · Self
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8.0 Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995 · Self
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6.5 A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973 · Self
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2.0 Operation Undersea
1954 · Self
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5.0
Make Mine Memories
1945 · Director
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5.4 Red Sonja
1985
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6.1 Conan the Destroyer
1984
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5.6 Tough Enough
1983
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5.9 The Jazz Singer
1980
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5.8 Ashanti
1979
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6.1 The Prince and the Pauper
1977
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6.6 Mandingo
1975
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6.8 Mr. Majestyk
1974
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5.9 The Don Is Dead
1973
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6.9 Soylent Green
1973
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6.6 The New Centurions
1972
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6.5 See No Evil
1971
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6.5 The Last Run
1971
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7.3 10 Rillington Place
1971
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7.2 Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
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4.8 Che!
1969
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6.6 The Boston Strangler
1968
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6.2 Doctor Dolittle
1967
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6.7 Fantastic Voyage
1966
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6.9 Barabbas
1961
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7.1 Compulsion
1959
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7.0 The Vikings
1958
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5.7 Bandido!
1956
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6.7 Violent Saturday
1955
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7.1 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954
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7.3 The Narrow Margin
1952
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6.5 Armored Car Robbery
1950
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8.0 Memo for Joe
1944
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8.5 Call from Space
1989
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4.6 Amityville 3-D
1983
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6.7 The Spikes Gang
1974
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6.5 These Thousand Hills
1959
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6.2 Between Heaven and Hell
1956
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6.0 The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955
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6.5 The Happy Time
1952
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6.0 Trapped
1949
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6.2 Follow Me Quietly
1949
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6.1 Bodyguard
1948
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6.0 The Big Gamble
1961
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5.0 Arena
1953
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7.5 Crack in the Mirror
1960
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5.7 The Clay Pigeon
1949
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6.5 Design for Death
1948
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4.8 Million Dollar Mystery
1987
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