Zanuck, Richard D.Overview
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Richard D Zanuck
Most widely held works by
Richard D Zanuck
Jaws
by Steven Spielberg
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45 editions published between 1975 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 3,751 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A man-eating shark causes havoc off the Long Island coast and three men join together to hunt and destroy it
Driving Miss Daisy
by Alfred Uhry
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33 editions published between 1989 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 2,823 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In 1948, Miss Daisy Werthan, an elderly, cranky ex-school teacher from Atlanta, crashes her new Packard through a retaining wall into her neighbor's yard. Her concerned son Boolie reasons she no longer is able to drive herself, and over her strenuous objections hires the gentle, tactful, and wily black widower Hoke Colburn to be her chauffeur. As a Jew, Miss Daisy is also the victim of prejudice, and she gradually overcomes her subconscious bigotry to see Hoke as a true friend. Beginning in frostiness, their slow changing relationship mirrors the changing racial climate in the south through the burgeoning of civil rights movement
Road to Perdition
by Sam Mendes
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38 editions published between 2001 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 2,772 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Michael Sullivan works as an enforcer for his adopted father, Irish gangster John Rooney. When Sullivan's son, Mike Jr., witnesses one of his father's killings on Rooney's behalf, the gangster decides that his ward and his family are liabilities that must be removed. Sullivan tries to safeguard his son and get even with the man who betrayed him, while his son focuses on bonding with his emotionally distant father
Alice in Wonderland
by Johnny Depp
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19 editions published in 2010 in English and Italian and held by 2,615 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Alice Kingsleigh is a young woman at a crossroads. Not knowing what she wants from life, she is being pushed, pulled, strong-armed, and confused into doing what everyone expects of her. A marriage proposal in front of friends and family pushes Alice over the edge and down the rabbit hole into a place she hasn't visited since her father died 10 years before. Only problem is, she's now a very different person, has no memories of Underland, and is somehow still expected to be someone she's not. How can she argue with something that's mapped out in full visual splendor in the prophetic Oraculum? With the help of The Mad Hatter, The White Queen, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Absolom, The Cheshire Cat, and the Bandersnatch, can Alice unlock the mystery of her past and light a path to her future?
Big fish
by Tim Burton
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19 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 2,493 WorldCat member libraries worldwide William Bloom, is a young man who never really knew his now dying father, Edward - outside of the tall tales his dad told him about growing up. During Edward's last days William and his wife Josephine hold a bedside vigil next to the old man as he recollects elaborate memories of his youth
Sweeney Todd the demon barber of Fleet street
by Tim Burton
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19 editions published between 2007 and 2011 in English and German and held by 2,273 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Reinventing himself as Sweeney Todd, a man unjustly sent to prison returns to exact revenge on those who ruined his life, especially the evil Judge Turpin who sent the man to prison. Not only does he seek revenge for the cruel punishment he suffered in prison, but also for what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to his home town, he reopens his barber shop, where Mr. Todd becomes the Demon of Fleet Street. Mrs. Lovett is Sweeney's amorous accomplice who creates diabolical meat pies out of the remains of Mr. Todd's victims
Charlie and the chocolate factory
by Tim Burton
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23 editions published between 2005 and 2012 in English and Catalan and held by 1,612 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Charlie and five other children draw golden tickets from Wonka chocolate bars and win a guided tour of the legendary candy factory that no outsider has seen in 15 years. Dazzled by one amazing sight after another, Charlie is drawn into Wonka's fantastic world
The verdict
by Sidney Lumet
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33 editions published between 1982 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,598 WorldCat member libraries worldwide An alcoholic lawyer stumbles upon one last chance to redeem himself by taking on a controversial court case against seemingly insurmountable opposition. Includes original theatrical trailer
Dark shadows
by Tim Burton
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6 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 1,570 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin. The dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better and are in need of his protection
Yes man
by Peyton Reed
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16 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and French and held by 1,558 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Carl Allen signs up for a self-help program based on one simple principle: say yes to everything ... and anything. Unleashing the power of 'yes' transforms Carl's life in amazing and unexpected ways, but he soon discovers that embracing every opportunity might just become too much of a good thing
Clash of the titans
by Louis Leterrier
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 1,536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide When Hades, the god of the underworld, takes his family, Perseus embarks on a mission to defeat him before he can seize ultimate power and unleash hell on earth
The sting
by George Roy Hill
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5 editions published between 1998 and 2012 in English and held by 1,074 WorldCat member libraries worldwide It is 1932 and a money runner is carrying the week's take -- $11,000 -- from an illegal gambling outfit in Joliet, Illinois, to the main office. On the way, three men con him out of the take. Mob boss Doyle Lonnegan discovers who pulled the job, and exacts revenge by having one of the con men, Luther Coleman thrown from a window. Lonnegan also orders a hit on Luther's partner, Johnny Hooker. To escape Lonnegan's wrath, Hooker goes to Chicago, to meet an old friend of Luther's, Henry Gondorff. To avenge Luther's death, they set up an elaborate plan -- a "long con"--To swindle an enormous sum out of Lonnegan so neatly that he won't even realize he's been conned
Cocoon
by Ron Howard
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19 editions published between 1985 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 987 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "When visitors from a distant galaxy return to earth on a secret mission, their other-worldly powers afford a group of senior citizens who had expected nothing more from life than bingo, shuffleboard, aches and pains, the chance to recapture their youth"--Container
Reign of fire
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5 editions published between 2002 and 2007 in English and held by 967 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In present day London dragons awake. Fast forward 20 years, to a world devastated by their destruction. Fire Chief Quinn, is responsible for warding off the beasts and keeping a community alive in what's left of the world. Into their midst comes a hotshot American, Van Zan, who says he has a way to destroy the beasts and save mankind
Planet of the apes
by Franklin J Schaffner
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27 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 871 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In a remake of the original film, after an astronaut crash-lands on an uncharted planet he finds himself at odds with a society in which apes are the rulers - and humans are little more than slaves
Compulsion
by Richard Fleischer
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8 editions published between 1959 and 2010 in English and held by 660 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Chicago, 1924. Two young men, one bossy and intimidating, the other sensitive and introverted, thought their superior intellect would enable them to pull off "The perfect crime." The result is a sensational case with defense attorney Jonathan Wilk putting capital punishment itself on trial
Jaws 2
by Jeannot Szwarc
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6 editions published between 1978 and 2001 in English and held by 578 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Vier jaar nadat een witte haai de kust van Long Island teisterde, wordt een badplaats geconfronteerd met een zo mogelijk nog woestere soortgenoot, die een vloot pleziervaartuigjes aanvalt
True crime
by Clint Eastwood
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6 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in English and held by 501 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A boozing, skirt-chasing and hard-living reporter realizes a death row prisoner scheduled to die at midnight is innocent. He races against time to save the man and perhaps lift his own life out of the trash heap
MacArthur
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 419 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A biographical drama of one of the most controversial public figures of his time, General Douglas MacArthur
Deep impact
by Mimi Leder
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16 editions published between 1998 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 389 WorldCat member libraries worldwide 'Deep Impact' is the story of the world's reaction to a death sentence. As a comet approaches the earth which might not be destroyed or divertedbefore it reaches earth, each individual struggles in the face of extinction to find what most matters to him or her more
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African American men Alice (Fictitious character : Carroll) Apes Assassins Astronauts Barbers Benchley, Peter Bucket, Charlie (Fictitious character) Chauffeurs Children of murder victims Chocolate candy Chocolate factories England--London England--London--Fleet Street Fathers and sons Friendship Gangsters Georgia--Atlanta Gods, Greek Illinois--Chicago Imaginary places Jewish women Man-woman relationships Meat grinders Men--Attitudes Men--Conduct of life Men--Mental health Mothers and sons New England Older people Older women Perseus (Greek mythology) Revenge Self-help techniques Serial murderers Shark attacks Sharks Supernatural Swindlers and swindling Tall tales Terminally ill parents Thrillers (Motion pictures) Todd, Sweeney (Legendary character) Uhry, Alfred United States Vampires Wallace, Daniel, White shark Witches Wonka, Willy (Fictitious character)
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Alternative Names
Zanuck, Richard Darryl.
Zanuck, Richard Darryl 1934-2012
Languages
English
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Spanish (32) French (6) Italian (6) German (4) Multiple languages (2) Chinese (1) Catalan (1) Covers
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