Writing

Steve Shagan

Born — Died

1927-10-25 — 2015-11-30

Known for

Writing

Credits

19 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

Primal Fear poster
7.7

Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.

Primal Fear

1996

Voyage of the Damned poster
6.0

A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.

Voyage of the Damned

1976

The Formula poster
5.5

While investigating the death of a friend and fellow cop, Los Angeles police officer Barney Caine stumbles across evidence that Nazis created a synthetic alternative to gasoline during World War II. This revelation has the potential to end the established global oil industry, making the formula a very valuable and dangerous piece of information. Eventually, Caine must contend with oil tycoon Adam Steiffel, who clearly has his own agenda regarding the formula.

The Formula

1980

The Formula poster
5.5

While investigating the death of a friend and fellow cop, Los Angeles police officer Barney Caine stumbles across evidence that Nazis created a synthetic alternative to gasoline during World War II. This revelation has the potential to end the established global oil industry, making the formula a very valuable and dangerous piece of information. Eventually, Caine must contend with oil tycoon Adam Steiffel, who clearly has his own agenda regarding the formula.

The Formula

1980

The Sicilian poster
5.2

Egocentric bandit Salvatore Giuliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leading a populist movement for Sicilian independence.

The Sicilian

1987

Save the Tiger poster
6.6

A businessman's professional struggles begin to conflict with his personal life over the course of two days.

Save the Tiger

1973

Save the Tiger poster
6.6

A businessman's professional struggles begin to conflict with his personal life over the course of two days.

Save the Tiger

1973

Nightwing poster
4.9

Killer bats plague an Indian reservation in Arizona.

Nightwing

1979

Hustle poster
5.8

The body of teenager Gloria Hollinger is found dead on a Los Angeles beach, and Lt. Phil Gaines is in charge of the investigation. Gaines learns that the girl, a stripper and prostitute, committed suicide, but he ignores the connection between her and a powerful mob lawyer, Leo Sellers. Hollinger's father, however, is not satisfied with Gaines's results, and attempts to investigate the case on his own.

Hustle

1975

The Mountains of the Moon poster
NR

A religious sect, cheated by an adventurer, wants to occupy an African territory not knowing that it is inhabited by a bloodthirsty tribe. Luckily Tarzan intervenes.

The Mountains of the Moon

1967

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion poster
6.3

In this exciting jungle adventure the esteemed archaeologist, Dr Singleton, and his daughter, Mary, travel to mystical Africa in search of an ancient artifact: the fabled Blue Stone of Heaven. Imbued with the unfathomable power to bestow its holder with immense strength, the statuette attracts corrupt Colonel Tatakombi, who, blind with greed, intends to spark an uprising, and turn the natives against Tarzan. Can mighty Tarzan avert the jungle rebellion?

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

1967

Tarzan and the Great River poster
4.7

Tarzan is summoned to Brazil by an old friend to stop an evil tribal cult from destroying native villages and enslaving the survivors. The Lord of the Jungle is accompanied on his quest by a pretty blonde doctor, a boy and a grizzled sea captain.

Tarzan and the Great River

1967

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones poster
9.0

Jai, the orphaned boy adopted by the Monkey Man, helps missionary Charity Jones bring an organ to a friendly tribe, but they are captured by hostile natives.

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

1971

The House on Garibaldi Street poster
6.3

When Israeli officials learn that Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann may be living in Argentina, they send a team of secret agents to apprehend him.

The House on Garibaldi Street

1979

A Step Out of Line poster
8.0

Three financially down-and-out buddies plot to pull a bank robbery to cure their financial woes.

A Step Out of Line

1971

A Step Out of Line poster
8.0

Three financially down-and-out buddies plot to pull a bank robbery to cure their financial woes.

A Step Out of Line

1971

Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army poster
7.0

Tarzan has to deal with slave traders who are making raids into African villages to get slaves.

Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army

1968

The Man Who Died Twice poster
7.0

A painter who surfaces after having disappeared for seven years finds himself contending with art forgeries and a crooked art dealer.

The Man Who Died Twice

1973

River of Mystery poster
9.0

A couple of freelance explosives experts find jungle adventure while being stalked by a revolutionary leader and a diamond hunter.

River of Mystery

1971