Nicholas Ray

Nicholas Ray

American film director (1911-1979)

Nicholas Ray was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. Considered one of postwar American's most gifted, and ultimately, tragic filmmakers, he often clashed with the Hollywood studio system of the 1940s and 1950s, but would ultimately, influence future generations of filmmakers.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 15 films (1945–1977) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 14 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1977 The American friend New Yorker 127 mi 16mm Color sound
1977 The American friend. Wim Wenders 121 min 16mm Color sound
1963 Fifty - Five Days At Peking Allied Artists Of America 150 16mm Color sound
1961 KING OF KINGS Eastman Kodak Stores, Inc 112 min 16mm Color Sound
1958 Party Girl Nicholas Ray 99 min Color
1957 The True Story Of Jesse James. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 92 min. 35mm Color sound
1956 Bigger than life. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 95 min. 35mm Color sound
1951 ON DANGEROUS GROUND. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 82 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 Born to Be Bad Nicholas Ray 94 min B&W
1949 A Woman's Secret. Nicholas Ray 85 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Knock on Any Door Santana Pictures Inc 1:40:00 16mm B&W sound
1949 Roseanna Mccoy. Irving Reis, Nicholas Ray 89 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 They live by night / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. ; producer, John Houseman ; writer, Charles Schnee ; adaptated and directed by, Nicholas Ray. 94.9 16mm B&W sound
1948 They Live By Night. Nicholas Ray 95 min. 35mm B&W sound
1945 A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 1583 ft. 16mm Color & B&W sound