Film director Robert L. Collins: biography, career, and

The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish

Robert L. Collins

Edward Asner, Nicholas Pryor

A dramatization of the events leading up to the 1935 assassination of Huey Long, the flamboyant and controversial governor of Louisiana.

The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish

7.5 ⚠️ 1977

Gideon's Trumpet

Robert L. Collins

Henry Fonda, José Ferrer

True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case led to the Supreme Court's decision which extended this right to all criminal defendants.

Gideon's Trumpet

7.1 ⚠️ 1980

криминал

Dark Horse

Robert L. Collins

Wings Hauser, Randy Brooks

Nick Fox and his friend Mac, a photographer, are contacted by a mother who's son is recruited by a training camp in South America.

Dark Horse

6.1 ⚠️ 1985

США, боевик

The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

Robert L. Collins

Karl Malden, Lee Grant

The story of the hijacking of the Itallian liner Achille Lauro by four militants of the Palestine Liberation Front, in 1985, who demanded the release of several Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisoners. On their hands, lies the fate of several passengers, many Americans included and among them, Jewish American businessman Leon Klinghoffer.

The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

6.0 ⚠️ 1989

боевик

Johnny Ryan

Robert L. Collins

Clancy Brown, Bruce Abbott

An honest, hard-working cop has to go up against the mob in 1949 New York City.

Johnny Ryan

5.9 ⚠️ 1990

США, криминал

Savage Harvest

Robert L. Collins

Tom Skerritt, Michelle Phillips

A family in Africa is besieged by a group of lions, driven to desperation by the drought.

Savage Harvest

5.7 ⚠️ 1981

США, драма

Mafia Princess

Robert L. Collins

Tony Curtis, Susan Lucci

Looks at the life of mafia boss Salvatore Giancana. Especially his troubled relationship with his family.

Mafia Princess

5.6 ⚠️ 1986

США, драма

Money on the Side

Robert L. Collins

Karen Valentine, Jamie Lee Curtis

Three middle-class housewives who are having money problems join a prostitution ring.

Money on the Side

5.5 ⚠️ 1982

США, драма

Walk Proud

Robert L. Collins

Robby Benson, Sarah Holcomb

A young Chicano gang member in Los Angeles comes to realize that the gang life is not what he really wants but doesn't know how to get out.

Walk Proud

5.4 ⚠️ 1979

США, драма

Prime Target

Robert L. Collins

Angie Dickinson, Joseph Bologna

An inspector is researching a number of murders on police officers in New York. During his research he starts suspecting that the serial killer is a police officer as well.

Prime Target

5.3 ⚠️ 1989

США, боевик

In the Arms of a Killer

Robert L. Collins

Jaclyn Smith, Michael Nouri

A young detective falls in love with a witness in a murder case and suddenly becomes a suspect herself.

In the Arms of a Killer

5.0 ⚠️ 1992

США, триллер

J. Edgar Hoover

Robert L. Collins

Treat Williams, Robert Alan Browne

He battled the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, encouraged McCarthy and single-handedly changed the course of history. Hired by F.D.R. to be the director of the FBI, Hoover erected the most sophisticated investigatory agency in the world.

J. Edgar Hoover

1987

США, драма