
Directing
Tony Mordente
Born 1935-12-03 · New York City, New York, USA
Tony Mordente is an American dancer, choreographer, actor, and television director.
Acting credits
7.2In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.
West Side Story
1961
7.6The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
The Longest Day
1962
6.9A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from its origins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, up to the break dance and music videos from the 80s.
That's Dancing!
1985
9.0Documentary attached to the 50th anniversary MGM Blu-ray collection of "West Side Story" (1961). Details how this successful stage production was reared and molded into a beautiful cinematic one. Deep-dives into Jerome Robbins' choreography and Leonard Bernstein's score-making processes.
West Side Memories
2003
Behind the camera
Comedy, adventure and romance abound in the picture postcard paradise of Hawaii.The lush island paradise of Hawaii is the setting for this romantic/comic adventure of four free-spirited teens whose chance encounter at the airport leads to love and lunacy in the tropics.
Just Tell Me You Love Me
1978
NRA young woman's wish that she be able to exchange places with her husband is granted.
The Magic Statue
1982
NRVera Jenkins is a beautiful ex-model, who at the height of her fame, met with tragedy that locked her into seclusion for seventeen years. Now she must face the modeling world again when her daughter decides to follow in her footsteps. Vera tries to protect her daughter from the same heartbreak she suffered, but the tables turn when the daughter helps her mother. A handsome, sensitive man enters their lives, and romance, adventure, and an extraordinary love turn their worlds around. It's a once in a lifetime affair!
Love in the Present Tense
1982