The best Joseph Wiseman’s movies

Joseph Wiseman

Joseph Wiseman

15/05/1918- 19/10/2009
We present our ranking of the best Joseph Wiseman’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Joseph Wiseman.
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Dr. No

Dr. No
7.2/10
In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters beautiful Honey Ryder, to confront a megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters.

Viva Zapata!

Viva Zapata!
7.3/10
The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Diaz in the early 20th century.

Lawman

Lawman
7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 11/03/1971
  • Character: Lucas
While passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken cattlemen go overboard with their celebrating and accidentally kill an old man with a stray shot. They return home to Sabbath unaware of his death. Bannock lawman Jered Maddox later arrives there to arrest everyone involved on a charge of murder. Sabbath is run by land baron Vince Bronson, a benevolent despot, who, upon hearing of the death, offers restitution for the incident.

Detective Story

Detective Story
7.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 01/11/1951
  • Character: Charley Gennini
Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their grim daily battle with the city's lowlife. The characters who pass through the precinct over the course of the day include a young petty embezzler, a pair of burglars, and a naive shoplifter.

The Unforgiven

The Unforgiven
6.6/10
The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their adopted daughter was stolen from the local Kiawa tribe.

The Valachi Papers

The Valachi Papers
6.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 06/01/1972
  • Character: Salvatore Maranzano
When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts him over the edge to break the sacred code of silence.

The Prodigal

The Prodigal
5.2/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 06/05/1955
  • Character: Carmish
A wealthy young Hebrew traveling in Damascus renounces his faith after he is seduced by an alluring pagan priestess and cheated of his fortune by the High Priest as well.

The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice
4.6/10
A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to complete the task. Meanwhile, a nefarious interloper is trying to convince the crowds that he is the new Messiah by using nothing more than cheap parlor tricks.

The Garment Jungle

The Garment Jungle
6.6/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 25/04/1957
  • Character: George Kovan
Alan Mitchell returns to New York to work for his father Walter, the owner of a fashion house that designs and manufactures dresses. To stay non-union, Walter has hired Artie Ravidge, a hood who uses strong-arm tactics to keep the employees in line.

Les Miserables

Les Miserables
6.8/10
Jean Valjean, a Frenchman of good character, has nevertheless been convicted for the minor crime of stealing bread. A minor infraction leads to his pursuit by the relentless policeman Javert, a pursuit that consumes both men's lives for many years.

The Night They Raided Minsky's

The Night They Raided Minsky's
6.1/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 22/12/1968
  • Character: Louis Minsky
Rachel arrives in New York from her Amish community intent on becoming a dancer. Unfortunately Billy Minsky's Burlesque is hardly the place for her Dances From The Bible. But the show's comedian Raymond sees a way of wrong-footing the local do-gooders by announcing the new Paris sensation "Mme Fifi" and putting on Rachel's performance as the place is raided. All too complicated, the more so since her father is scouring the town for her and both Raymond and his straight-man Chick are falling for Rachel.

Stiletto

Stiletto
5.1/10
A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he's also a professional Mafia hitman. When he decides it's time to retire from that life, he finds that his former employers don't like the idea that someone who knows so much about them won't be under their control anymore, and decide to send their own hitmen to eliminate him.

The Betsy

The Betsy
5.2/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 02/02/1978
  • Character: Jake Weinstein
Ruthless patriarch Loren hires racecar driver Angelo to build a more efficient vehicle against the wishes of his grandson. But things get even messier when Angelo romances two women in Loren's life -- his great-granddaughter and his mistress.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
6.5/10
Capt. William "Buck" Rogers is a jovial space cowboy who is accidentally time-warped from 1987 to 2491. Earth is engaged in interplanetary war following a global holocaust, and Buck's piloting skills make him an ideal starfighter recruit for the Earth Defense Directorate, where his closest colleagues are Dr. Huer (Tim O'Connor), squadron leader Col. Wilma Deering (former model Erin Gray), the wisecracking robot Twiki (voiced by cartoon legend Mel Blanc), and a portable computer-brain named Dr. Theopolis.

Pursuit

Pursuit
5.7/10
What begins as a routine investigation quickly escalates into a heartstopping race to save millions from certain death in this taut and gripping thriller. Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park, ER) "makes an impressive directorial debut" (The Hollywood Reporter) in this deadly cat-and-mouse game in which the stakes couldn't be higher! When government agent Steven Graves (Ben Gazzara) investigates political extremist James Wright (E.G. Marshall), he uncovers a diabolical plot to blast lethal nerve gas into San Diego during the Republican Convention. What's worse, a computer hacker (Martin Sheen) has provided Wright with a psychological profile to help him outwit Graves. As Wright ingeniously eludes Graves, can Graves find a way to stop him before the ultimate nightmare begins?

Jaguar Lives!

Jaguar Lives!
4.2/10
  • Genre: ActionComedy
  • Release: 09/08/1979
  • Character: Ben Ashir
The world's newest kung fu legend, Joe Lewis, takes on evil gangsters and saves the world.

The Happy Thieves

The Happy Thieves
5.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 20/12/1961
  • Character: Jean Marie Calbert
A suave art thief romances a wealthy duchess, only to enable him to steal a priceless painting from her collection. Complications ensue.

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
6.8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 11/04/1974
  • Character: Uncle Benjy
The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz yearns to make a name for himself in society. This film chronicles his short and dubious rise to power, as well as his changing relationships with family and friends. Along the way the film explores the themes of anti-semitism and the responsibilities which come with adulthood.

The Outsider

The Outsider
7.4/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 21/11/1967
  • Character: Ernest Grimes
Darren McGavin is David Ross, a private investigator playing a game of follow the money. A simple case of embezzling turns bad quickly when bodies start dropping and the savvy P.I. is the primary suspect in an attractive woman's death. This NBC TV movie served as a pilot for the later series.

Seize the Day

Seize the Day
5.8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 09/09/1986
  • Character: Dr. Adler
Tommy Wilhelm (Robin Williams) is a salesman. An honest, hard-working guy who has lost his job, his girlfriend, and left part of his sanity behind as he heads to New York to pick up the pieces of his life. He's always been able to sell, but caught in a downward spiral, he must, in addition, face the father who never really understood him, while trying to balance his newly precarious existence.

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