Cy Endfield

Directing

Cy Endfield

Born — Died

1914-11-10 — 1995-04-16

Place of birth

Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

42 titles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cyril Raker Endfield (November 10, 1914 – April 16, 1995) was an American screenwriter, film director, theatre director, author, magician and inventor, based in Britain from 1953.

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Mysterious Island poster
6.6

During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to return home. Sequel to '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' .

Mysterious Island

1961

Zulu Dawn poster
6.1

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

Zulu Dawn

1979

Zulu poster
7.4

In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.

Zulu

1964

Zulu poster
7.4

In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.

Zulu

1964

Zulu poster
7.4

In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.

Zulu

1964

Tarzan's Savage Fury poster
5.3

The jungle king's cousin tries to get him to help find a diamond treasure.

Tarzan's Savage Fury

1952

Hell Drivers poster
6.7

An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company owner who encourages competion amongst his drivers.

Hell Drivers

1957

Hell Drivers poster
6.7

An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company owner who encourages competion amongst his drivers.

Hell Drivers

1957

Sands of the Kalahari poster
6.3

A diverse group of individuals struggle to survive in the Kalahari desert after their passenger plane crashes.

Sands of the Kalahari

1965

Sands of the Kalahari poster
6.3

A diverse group of individuals struggle to survive in the Kalahari desert after their passenger plane crashes.

Sands of the Kalahari

1965

De Sade poster
3.4

The 18th-century French marquis recalls his sadomasochistic experiments and goes to jail for lewd behavior.

De Sade

1969

The Sound of Fury poster
6.5

A family man – desperate for a job – latches onto a friend who encourages him into being a criminal.

The Sound of Fury

1950

The Sound of Fury poster
6.5

A family man – desperate for a job – latches onto a friend who encourages him into being a criminal.

The Sound of Fury

1950

The Limping Man poster
5.4

An American veteran returns to England after WWII to learn that his London lover has become involved with a dangerous spy ring and their search for a limping sniper.

The Limping Man

1953

Joe Palooka, Champ poster
8.0

After losing heavyweight contender Al Costa to mob boss Florini fight promoter Knobby Walsh recruits small town boy Joe Palooka to take his place. First in the series.

Joe Palooka, Champ

1946

Gentleman Joe Palooka poster
NR

In the second film of Monogram's Joe Palooka series, Joe is 'used', by two state senators scheming to obtain oil-rich lands, in a publicity campaign to get the land transferred to the state, supposedly for a park. When Joe learns that he has been used as a dupe he becomes disillusioned and leaves the prize=fighting profession. But, his manager, sparring partners, and fiancée manage to expose the land-grab scheme, clear Joe's name and discredit the crooked politicians.

Gentleman Joe Palooka

1946

Gentleman Joe Palooka poster
NR

In the second film of Monogram's Joe Palooka series, Joe is 'used', by two state senators scheming to obtain oil-rich lands, in a publicity campaign to get the land transferred to the state, supposedly for a park. When Joe learns that he has been used as a dupe he becomes disillusioned and leaves the prize=fighting profession. But, his manager, sparring partners, and fiancée manage to expose the land-grab scheme, clear Joe's name and discredit the crooked politicians.

Gentleman Joe Palooka

1946

The Underworld Story poster
6.3

A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.

The Underworld Story

1950

The Argyle Secrets poster
6.2

A framed reporter and the crooks on his trail scramble to locate a book containing the names of American war profiteers and traitors who collaborated with the Nazis during the war.

The Argyle Secrets

1948

The Argyle Secrets poster
6.2

A framed reporter and the crooks on his trail scramble to locate a book containing the names of American war profiteers and traitors who collaborated with the Nazis during the war.

The Argyle Secrets

1948

The Great American Mug poster
7.2

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the typical American barbershop throughout the years.

The Great American Mug

1945

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight poster
6.5

Gangsters frame Joe on a drunk charge and a murder rap so they can put their own fighter into a big event. Joe investigates in an attempt to prove his innocence.

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight

1949

Mr. Hex poster
7.2

Sach is given a post-hypnotic suggestion that turns him into a championship prizefighter.

Mr. Hex

1946

Universal Soldier poster
6.7

A life-long mercenary commander and weapons expert is commissioned to train an army for an exiled African leader. But as his conscience finally catches up to him, he is seen as a threat to the powers behind the operation.

Universal Soldier

1972

Universal Soldier poster
6.7

A life-long mercenary commander and weapons expert is commissioned to train an army for an exiled African leader. But as his conscience finally catches up to him, he is seen as a threat to the powers behind the operation.

Universal Soldier

1972

Jet Storm poster
6.9

Crisis in the air: A passenger aboard a commercial airplane flying from London to New York threatens to detonate a bomb over the Atlantic.

Jet Storm

1959

Jet Storm poster
6.9

Crisis in the air: A passenger aboard a commercial airplane flying from London to New York threatens to detonate a bomb over the Atlantic.

Jet Storm

1959

Colonel March Investigates poster
6.2

This is a feature-length compilation of three short episodes taken from a TV series called 'Colonel March of Scotland Yard' (1954-56, 26 episodes) starring Boris Karloff as Colonel March, head of Scotland Yard's Department D.3, otherwise known as The Bureau of Queer Complaints.

Colonel March Investigates

1953

The Secret poster
5.6

An American loses all his money and finds himself stranded in England. He finds hope when he meets a female smuggler who has brought jewels into the country inside a teddy bear, but unfortunately, things quickly get out of hand.

The Secret

1955

The Secret poster
5.6

An American loses all his money and finds himself stranded in England. He finds hope when he meets a female smuggler who has brought jewels into the country inside a teddy bear, but unfortunately, things quickly get out of hand.

The Secret

1955

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch poster
9.0

Joe heads for South America to fight the Latin champ. Shipboard, he helps federal agents fight counterfeiters. He also spars with love interest Anne Howe.

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

1949

Sea Fury poster
6.1

The captain of a tugboat harboured off a Spanish village is lured into a romantic involvement with a young girl at the behest of her father, in the hope of getting his hands on the vessel. Meanwhile, a handsome English sailor, signs on to the boat and before long he and the girl fall for one another. Meanwhile a sinking freighter carrying explosive cargo has to be salvaged....

Sea Fury

1958

Magic on a Stick poster
8.0

This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.

Magic on a Stick

1946

Tale of a Dog poster
6.5

When Bigshot Jones gives his unnamed dog to the All-For-One Club, Buckwheat quickly names the canine "Smallpox", inadvertently causing a city-wide panic.

Tale of a Dog

1944

Hard Boiled Mahoney poster
6.8

Sach just lost his job as an assistant to a private detective, but he wasn't paid. Slip goes with him down to the detective's office to demand payment, but finds the office empty. A woman enters the office and mistakes Slip for the detective and convinces him to take on a case to find her sister after offering a $50 retainer.

Hard Boiled Mahoney

1947

Impulse poster
4.6

An American realtor living in England is dissatisfied with what he believes to be his humdrum life. One weekend while his wife is out of town, he gives a ride to a woman he sees stranded on the road. One thing leads to another, and he soon finds himself enmeshed in a plot involving a diamond robbery, gangsters and murder.

Impulse

1954

Impulse poster
4.6

An American realtor living in England is dissatisfied with what he believes to be his humdrum life. One weekend while his wife is out of town, he gives a ride to a woman he sees stranded on the road. One thing leads to another, and he soon finds himself enmeshed in a plot involving a diamond robbery, gangsters and murder.

Impulse

1954

Child in the House poster
6.6

A lonely child must stay with her uncaring aunt and uncle after her mother is hospitalized. Her estranged father is a fugitive. For love and companionship, the eleven-year old girl becomes friends with the housemaid. When at long last, she meets her dad, she must vow to never reveal his location to the police.

Child in the House

1956

Child in the House poster
6.6

A lonely child must stay with her uncaring aunt and uncle after her mother is hospitalized. Her estranged father is a fugitive. For love and companionship, the eleven-year old girl becomes friends with the housemaid. When at long last, she meets her dad, she must vow to never reveal his location to the police.

Child in the House

1956

Hide and Seek poster
7.0

A professor of astronomy helping on a missile development program. An old friend of his is a Russian chess champion. The Russian is working with shady businessman Marek and they plan to kidnap the professor and make it look as though he has defected to the Soviet Union.

Hide and Seek

1964