On this day in movie history - Crazy Joe (1974)

 

Crazy Joe

directed by Carlo Lizzani,

written by Lewis John Carlino,

based on articles written by journalist Nicholas Gage,

was released in the United States on February 15, 1974.

Inspired by the true case of Joseph “Crazy Joe” Gallo (1929–1972).

Music by Giancarlo Chiaramello.

Cast:
Peter Boyle, Paula Prentiss, Fred Williamson, Rip Torn, Charles Cioffi, Luther Adler, Carmine Caridi, Henry Winkler, Sam Coppola, Franco Lantieri, Louis Guss, Fausto Tozzi, Guido Leontini, Mario Erpichini, Michael V. Gazzo, Adam Wade, Hervé Villechaize, Gabriele Torrei, Tony Chiaramonte, Peter Savage, Cornelia Sharpe, Henry Ferrentino, Joe Anile, Nino Ruggeri, Eli Wallach, Frank Adonis, John C. Becher, Nella Dina, Jill Elikann, Timothy Holley, Tony Lip, Alexander Orfaly, F. William Parker, Jay Rasumny, Dan Resin, Harrison Ressler, Robert Riesel, David Rosario, Steve Vignari, Ralph Wilcox.

On this day in movie history - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

directed by Sergio Leone,

written by Age & Scarpelli (a.k.a. Agenore Incrocci and Furio Scarpelli), Luciano Vincenzoni and Sergio Leone,

based on a story by Luciano Vincenzoni and Sergio Leone,

was released in Italy on December 23, 1966.

Music by Ennio Morricone.

Cast:

Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Aldo Giuffrè, Luigi Pistilli, Rada Rassimov, Enzo Petito, Claudio Scarchilli, John Bartha, Livio Lorenzon, Antonio Casale, Sandro Scarchilli, Benito Stefanelli, Angelo Novi, Antonio Casas, Aldo Sambrell, Al Mulock, Sergio Mendizábal, Antonio Molino Rojo, Lorenzo Robledo, Mario Brega, Richard Alagich, Chelo Alonso, Fortunato Arena, Román Ariznavarreta, Silvana Bacci, Joseph Bradley, Frank Braña, Amerigo Castrighella, Saturno Cerra, Luigi Ciavarro, William Conroy, Antonio Contreras, Domingo Contreras, Axel Darna, Tony Di Mitri, Gianni Di Segni, Alberigo Donadeo, Attilio Dottesio, Luis Fernández de Eribe, Veriano Ginesi, Jesús Guzmán, Víctor Israel, Nazzareno Natale, Ricardo Palacios, Antonio Palombi, Julio Martínez Piernavieja, Jesús Porras, Romano Puppo, Antoñito Ruiz, Aysanoa Runachagua, Enrique Santiago, José Terrón, Franco Tocci, Alfonso Veady.

Born on this day – Eli Wallach:

Actor

December 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014

On this day in movie history - Night and the City (1992)

Night and the City

directed by Irwin Winkler,

written by Richard Price,

based on the novel by Gerald Kersh,

was released in the United States on October 23, 1992.

Music by James Newton Howard.

Cast:

Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange, Cliff Gorman, Alan King, Jack Warden, Eli Wallach, Barry Primus, Gene Kirkwood, Gerard Murphy, Clem Caserta, Anthony Canarozzi, David W. Butler, Byron Utley, Margo Winkler, Maurice Shrog, Regis Philbin, Joy Philbin, Richard Price, Franklin Dennis Jones, Thomas Mikal Ford, Peter Bucossi, Bert Randolph Sugar, Nathaniel E. Johnson, Brenda Denmark, Barry Squitieri, Lisa Vidal, Carol Woods, Joseph D'Onofrio, Michael Badalucco, Deborah Watkins, Nandan Sage, Harsh Nayyar, Ben Lin, John Polce, Rosalind Malloff, Kennan Scott, Henry Milligan, Victor Machado, Chuck Low, Lou Polo, Louis Cantarini, John Quinn, Philip Carlo, Cameron Lane, Sharrieff Pugh, Mitchell Tex Low, Mick Cunningham, Dave Reilly, Leslie Bart, Ann Devaney, Lorenzo Palminteri, Catherine Russell, Ed Bannister, David Boston, Angel Brown, Alfred Cole, Ronnie Cuber, Dan Gifford, Gary Gold, Jennifer C. Johnson, Diane Kimbrell, Leslie Lawrence, John Maczko, Felicia Peluso, Michael Rispoli, Beverley Sutherland, Michael Tenaglia, Paul Zimmerman.

On this day in movie history - The Magnificent Seven (1960)

The Magnificent Seven

directed by John Sturges,

written by William Roberts,

was released in the United States on October 12, 1960.

Music by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast:

Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Horst Buchholz, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Vladimir Sokoloff, Rosenda Monteros, Rico Alaniz, Pepe Hern, Natividad Vacío, Mario Navarro, Danny Bravo, John A. Alonzo, Enrique Lucero, Alex Montoya, Robert J. 
Wilke, Val Avery, Whit Bissell, Bing Russell, Manuel Alvarado, Henry Amargo, José Chávez, Roberto Contreras, Jim Davis, Valentin de Vargas, Larry Duran, Victor French, Edwin Max, Lalo Rios, Joseph Ruskin.