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John Cassavetes was a Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is considered a pioneer of American independent film, as he often financed his own films. Cassavetes was born in New York City in 1929 to Nicholas John Cassavetes (1893-1979) and his wife, Katherine Demetre (1906-1983).
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Cassavetes became known for directing a string of critically acclaimed independent films including Shadows (1959), Faces (1968), Husbands (1970), Minnie and Moskowitz (1971), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Opening Night (1977), Gloria (1980), and Love Streams (1984).
YearTitleRoleNotes1953Episode: "The Death of Socrates (399 B.C.1954UnknownEpisode: "Diary"1954–1955Various3 episodes1955UnknownEpisode: "Judge Contain's Hotel"See John Cassavetes full list of movies and tv shows from their career. Find where to watch John Cassavetes's latest movies and tv shows.
Cassavetes became known for directing a string of critically acclaimed independent films including Shadows (1959), Faces (1968), Husbands (1970), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Opening Night (1977), Gloria (1980), and Love Streams (1984).
- A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE (1974) Writer/Director: John Cassavetes. Starring Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk. It’s difficult to explain the unexpected impact that Cassavetes’ “A Woman Under the Influence” had in 1974.
- FACES (1968) Writer/Director: John Cassavetes. Starring John Marley, Lynn Carlin, Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel, Val Avery. Cassavetes’ directing reputation soared with this, his second film in which he used a cinéma vérité approach to telling a relatively straightforward story of the disintegration of a marriage between Richard Forst (John Marley) and his wife Maria (Lynn Carlin).
- ROSEMARY’S BABY (1968) Writer/Director: Roman Polanski, based on the novel by Ira Levin. Starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Ralph Bellamy.
- SHADOWS (1959) Director: John Cassavetes. Writers: John Cassavetes, Robert Alan Aurthur. Starring Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Hugh Hurd. Cassavetes made a spectacular feature directorial debut with this 1959 film that was originally shot as an improvised work but was re-shot using a full script.
Shadows. 1958 1h 27m PG. 7.2 (13K) Rate. 86 Metascore. Cassavetes' jazz-scored improvisational film explores interracial friendships and relationships in Beat-Era (1950s) New York City. Director John Cassavetes Stars Ben Carruthers Lelia Goldoni Hugh Hurd. 4.
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John Cassavetes gives a compelling performance as a man confronting a mid-life crisis with extraordinary results for everyone around him. Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon, Vittorio Gassman. Votes: 2,694 | Gross: $5.01M
