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Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

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Born August 12, 1912 · Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

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 Michael Fuller in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of Benjamin Rabinovitch, a Jewish immigrant  from Russia, and Rebecca Baum, a Jewish immigrant from Poland. After immigrating to America, the family's surname was changed from Rabinovitch to "Fuller" possibly by inspiration of a Doctor who arrived in America on the Mayflower.  At the age of 12, he began working in journalism  as a newspaper  copyboy…

Known For · 40 titles

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975
1941

1941

1979
Filmmakers in Action

Filmmakers in Action

2006
Pierrot le Fou

Pierrot le Fou

1965
The American Friend

The American Friend

1977
Where Is Musette?

Where Is Musette?

1992
Sodankylä Forever

Sodankylä Forever

2010
David Lansky

David Lansky

1989
The Big Red One

The Big Red One

1980
White Dog

White Dog

1982
A Return to Salem's Lot

A Return to Salem's Lot

1987
Somebody to Love

Somebody to Love

1994
The Last Movie

The Last Movie

1971
The End of Violence

The End of Violence

1997
House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo

1955
Scene Missing

Scene Missing

2012
The State of Things

The State of Things

1982
Slapstick of Another Kind

Slapstick of Another Kind

1982
Sam Fuller & the Big Red One

Sam Fuller & the Big Red One

1984
Hammett

Hammett

1982
Thieves After Dark

Thieves After Dark

1984
A Fuller Life

A Fuller Life

2013
Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin

1977
Cinématon

Cinématon

1978
La Vie de Bohème

La Vie de Bohème

1992
Anything for John

Anything for John

1993
Golem: The Petrified Garden

Golem: The Petrified Garden

1993
The Young Nurses

The Young Nurses

1973
Golem, the Spirit of Exile

Golem, the Spirit of Exile

1992
Street of No Return

Street of No Return

1989
Carmel

Carmel

2009
The Bleeding Star

The Bleeding Star

1987
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long

Helsinki Napoli All Night Long

1987
Midnight Sun Film Festival

Midnight Sun Film Festival

1987
A Travelling is a Moral Affair

A Travelling is a Moral Affair

1986
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction

The Big Red One: The Reconstruction

2005
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002
Films to Die For

Films to Die For

2025
The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'The Big Red One'

The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'The Big Red One'

2005
Report from Hollywood

Report from Hollywood

1985