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Curtis Harrington

Curtis Harrington

Directing
1926-09-17
Los Angeles, California

Biography

Gene Curtis Harrington was an American film and television director whose work included experimental films, horror films, and episodic television. He is considered one of the forerunners of New Queer Cinema.

Known For & Full Filmography17 Titles

#1Gods and Monsters

Movie - 1998, 2h 15m • as Cukor Party Guest (uncredited)

6.9 / 10
Drama

It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, hires a handsome young gardener, the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship, which will change them forever.

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#2The Other Side of the Wind

Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Curtis Harrington

6.7 / 10
Drama

At a media-swamped party to celebrate his seventieth birthday and screen his avant-garde film-in-progress, a legendary but jaded Hollywood director is faced both with voracious fans and unsettling questions about what became of his lead actor.

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#3Cult People

Movie - 1989, 2h 15m • as himself

7.0 / 10
Documentary

In interviews, various actors and directors discuss their careers and their involvement in the making of what has come to be known as "cult" films. Included are such well-known genre figures as Russ Meyer, Curtis Harrington, Cameron Mitchell and James Karen.

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#4Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

Movie - 2000, 2h 15m • as Self

6.4 / 10
Documentary

A documentary from Universal about the movie "The Invisible Man" (1933) directed by James Whale.

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#5Usher

Movie - 2002, 2h 15m • as Roderick Usher/Madeline Usher

5.5 / 10
Horror

Writer Truman Jones travels to the home of old, eccentric poet Roderick Usher in his quest for wisdom from the aging poet.

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#6Universal Horror

Movie - 1998, 2h 15m • as Self - Interviewee

7.1 / 10
DocumentaryTV Movie

A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.

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#7Magick Lantern Cycle

Movie - 1974, 2h 15m • as Cesare / Slave / Sleep-walker

7.9 / 10
FantasyHorrorMusic

Cinematic magician, legendary provocateur, and author of Hollywood Babylon, Kenneth Anger was a unique figure in post-war American culture. His iconic short films are characterised by a mystical-symbolic visual language and phantasmagorical-sensual opulence that underscores the medium’s transgressive potential. Anger’s work fundamentally shaped the aesthetics of 1960s and 1970s subcultures, the visual lexicon of pop and music videos and queer iconography. These nine films form the basis of Anger’s reputation as one of the most influential pioneers of avant-garde film and video art. Fireworks, 1947, 14 min Puce Moment, 1949, 6 min Rabbit's Moon, 1950/1971, 16 min Eaux d'Artifice, 1953, 13 min Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, 1954, 37 min Scorpio Rising, 1964, 28 min Kustom Kar Kommandos, 1965, 3 min Invocation of My Demon Brother, 1969, 11 min Lucifer Rising, 1981, 27 min

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#8The Horror of It All

Movie - 1983, 2h 15m • as Self

8.3 / 10
DocumentaryTV Movie

A collection of film clips from horror movies and interviews with the actors and directors who made them.

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#9House of Harrington

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • as Himself

6.5 / 10
Documentary

Profile of the late iconoclastic director Curtis Harrington, featuring images from many of his poetic and haunting films.

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#10The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale

Movie - 1999, 2h 15m • as Self

6.5 / 10
Documentary

Written, co-produced and co-directed by David J. Skal, THE WORLD OF GODS AND MONSTERS is a behind-the scenes chronicle of the making of the 1998 Academy Award-winning film GODS AND MONSTERS starring Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser and Lynn Redgrave. Narrated by author/ filmmaker Clive Barker, the documentary interweaves the life and career of James Whale, director of the original FRANKENSTEIN, with the making of the acclaimed biopic. Interviewees include writer/director Bill Condon (Oscar winner for best adapted screenplay), Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, and Christopher Bram, author of the novel FATHER OF FRANKENSTEIN, on which the film was based.

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#11Sex, Death & The Hollywood Mystique

Movie - 1999, 2h 15m • as Himself

8.8 / 10
Documentary

Larry Wessel presents darkest Hollywood and explores some of tinsel town's most grisly tragedies, including the murders of Sharon Tate and The Black Dahlia.

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#12The Fall of the House of Usher

Movie - 1942, 2h 15m • as Roderick Usher / Madeline Usher

6.0 / 10
Horror

Curtis Harrington's student film based on the Edgar Allan Poe short story.

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#13Working with Orson Welles

Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • as Himself

5.8 / 10
Documentary

"Working with Orson Welles" is a low-budget production put together by Gary Graver, who worked as a cameraman for Welles in the last 15 years of his life.

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#14The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome

Movie - 1954, 2h 15m • as Cesare / Slave / Sleep-walker

6.3 / 10
FantasyHorror

Lord Shiva wakes. A convocation of magicians in the guise of figures from mythology; a masquerade party at which Pan is the prize. The wine of Hecate is poured: Pan's cup is poisoned by Shiva. Kali blesses the assembly as a bacchic rite ensues.

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#15The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume One

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

10.0 / 10
ActionDramaFantasy

Covering the first half of Anger's career, from his landmark debut FIREWORKS in 1947 to his epic bacchanalia INAGURATION OF THE PLEASURE DOME, Fantoma is very proud to present the long-awaited first volume of films by this revolutionary and groundbreaking maverick, painstakingly restored and presented on DVD for the first time. Contains the films: Fireworks (1947) Puce Moment (1949) Rabbit's Moon (1950, the rarely seen original 16 minute version) Eaux d'Artifice (1953) Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954)

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#16Hollywood Halloween

Movie - 1997, 2h 15m • as Self

8.0 / 10
Documentary

Horror documentary with interviews to William Friedkin, Stan Winston, John McNaughton, Tom Holland and Ridley Scott.

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#17Fragment of Seeking

Movie - 1947, 2h 15m • as Young Man with Glasses (uncredited)

5.7 / 10
Horror

A young man desperately seeks out the fleeting image of a female companion, and though he never quite catches her, he discovers much more through the surreal explorations of his own sexuality. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

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