Marvin Starkman

Directing

Marvin Starkman

Born — Died

1935-01-03 — 2019-08-10

Place of birth

New York, New York

Known for

Directing

Credits

9 titles

Marvin Starkman is an actor, known for Time's Up! (2001) and Jug Face (2013), as well as his directorial efforts The Box (1969) and The American Way (1962), both of which are in the MoMA's permanent collection. He died on August 10, 2019.

Known for

Law & Order poster
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In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

Law & Order

1990

Nurse Jackie poster
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Every day is a matter of life and death in a hectic New York City hospital, but for Nurse Jackie that's the easiest part. Between chronic back pain that won't quit, and a personal life on the constant edge of collapse, it's going to take a white lie here, a bent rule there, and a handful of secret strategies to relieve the pain, and stay one step ahead of total disaster.

Nurse Jackie

2009

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale poster
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John Cazale was in only five films – The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather: Part II, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter – each was nominated for Best Picture. Yet today most people don't even know his name. I KNEW IT WAS YOU is a fresh tour through movies that defined a generation.

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

2009

Jug Face poster
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When a supernatural pit worshipped by a remote community in the woods demands a new blood sacrifice, a young woman struggles to find a way to survive as the pit lashes out in anger.

Jug Face

2013

The Box poster
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A man buys a television set in Marvin Starkman’s short black-and-white film. Photographed by John Cazale during an overnight shoot in actor Michael Lombard’s apartment, The Box turns a simple domestic purchase into the basis for a compact 16mm study of object, space, and routine.

The Box

1969

The American Way poster
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A comedy short which pokes merry anarchistic fun at such quintessential American institutions as mom, baseball, and apple pie. It features an early appearance from actor John Cazale.

The American Way

1962

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Behind the camera