Budd Boetticher

Budd Boetticher

1916-07-29 Chicago, Illinois, United States 58 Credits

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Oscar "Budd" Boetticher, Jr. (July 29, 1916 in Chicago – November 29, 2001 in Ramona, California) was a film director during the classical period in Hollywood. He is best remembered for the series of low-budget Westerns he made in the late 1950s, starring Randolph Scott. Known for their sparse style, dramatic rocky locations near Lone Pine, California, and recurring stories of a lone man seeking vengeance amidst a brutal and abstract landscape, the fil...

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Dead for a Dollar

Dead for a Dollar

2022

In Memory Of

5.8

In 1897, veteran bounty hunter Max Borlund is deep into Mexico where he encounters professional gambler and outlaw Joe Cribbens — a sworn enemy he sen...

Budd Boetticher on the Ranown Cycle

2018

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Budd Boetticher talks about the Ranown Cycle, a collection of low-budget westerns of the late 1950s.

Made in Hollywood: The World of Budd Boetticher

Made in Hollywood: The World of Budd Boetticher

2017

as (archive footage)

Acting

Documentary about the director Budd Boetticher.

Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood

Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood

2009

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Hollywood Gangster

2008

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Documentary about American gangster movies.

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

2007

as Self

7.7
Acting

Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous...

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

2005

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

Documentary about filmmaker Budd Boetticher.

Visiting Budd Boetticher

2000

as Himself

Acting

A documentary about director Budd Boetticher.

Internet Love

Internet Love

1998

as Self

10.0
Acting

Starting out as e-mail pen pals, Daniel and Laura soon fall in love. Only problem is that she lives in Germany and he lives in Los Angeles. When they ...

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997

as Self

Acting

Interviews and film clips re-create the glorious history of the American western.

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

1992

as Self

6.0
Acting

Documentary about the making of the John Wayne film The Alamo (1960). Included are behind-the-scenes photos and footage of the actual production of th...

Budd Boetticher: One on One

1989

Acting

A 1989 documentary regarding filmmaker & maverick man Budd Boetticher. The man who lived and breathed bullfighting, filmmaking, purported madness and,...

Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise

1988

as Judge Nizetitch

6.1
Acting

In a seaside California town, best friends Mac and Nick are on opposite sides of the law. Mac is a former drug dealer trying to clean up his act, whil...

My Kingdom For...

1985

Acting

When Robert and Rosemarie Stack (Robert starred in Boetticher's "The Bullfighter and the Lady") visit Mary and Budd Boetticher to attend the Boettiche...

My Kingdom For...

1985

Director

Directing

When Robert and Rosemarie Stack (Robert starred in Boetticher's "The Bullfighter and the Lady") visit Mary and Budd Boetticher to attend the Boettiche...

Arruza

Arruza

1972

Writer, Director

6.7
Writing Directing

Eight years in the making, Boetticher’s portrait of his longtime friend, the famous bullfighter Carlos Arruza, was a labor of love that the renowned d...

Budd Boetticher: A Study in Self-Determination

1971

Acting

A documentary about American film director Budd Boetticher

Two Mules for Sister Sara

Two Mules for Sister Sara

1970

Story

7.0
Writing

When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has...

A Time for Dying

A Time for Dying

1969

Director, Screenplay

6.2
Directing Writing

Passing through a town, a farm boy aspiring to be a bounty hunter rescues a woman who has been tricked into working in its brothel and the two travel ...

Comanche Station

Comanche Station

1960

Producer, Director

6.6
Producing Directing

A white man trades with the Comanche for the release of a female stranger and the pair cross paths with three outlaws who have their eyes on the hands...

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

1960

Director

6.0
Directing

Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewelry thieves. After a spell in jail, the coldly ambitious Diamond hits on the...

Westbound

Westbound

1959

Director

6.1
Directing

As the Civil War spills our nation’s blood, Capt. John Hayes (Randolph Scott) fights on a vital but little-known battlefront. He aims to ship gold to ...

Ride Lonesome

Ride Lonesome

1959

Director, Producer

6.7
Directing Producing

On the way to pick up the bounty on a wanted murderer, a bounty hunter stops at a staging post where he is forced to continue his journey with two out...

Buchanan Rides Alone

Buchanan Rides Alone

1958

Director

6.5
Directing

Passing through a border town, a man is caught up in a Mexican's murder of a member of the town's most powerful family.

Decision at Sundown

Decision at Sundown

1957

Director

6.3
Directing

A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.

The Tall T

The Tall T

1957

Director

7.0
Directing

An independent former ranch foreman and an heiress are kidnapped by a trio of ruthless outlaws.

Seven Men from Now

Seven Men from Now

1956

Director

6.8
Directing

A former sheriff relentlessly pursuing the 7 men who murdered his wife in Arizona crosses paths with a couple heading to California.

The Killer Is Loose

The Killer Is Loose

1956

Director

6.6
Directing

A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies meek bank teller Leon Poole as the inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam W...

The Magnificent Matador

The Magnificent Matador

1955

Story, Director

5.0
Writing Directing

Karen Harrison is a spoiled, rich, American predator who falls head-over-heels for the brooding, tormented, about-to-retire matador, Luis Santos who h...

Return of the Dead

Return of the Dead

1954

Director

Directing

A teenage girl is charged with the attempted murder of a gangland figure. Her mother has also been shot. To further complicate matters, the girl's fat...

Wings of the Hawk

Wings of the Hawk

1953

Director

5.2
Directing

Gringo miner Gallager is caught up in the Mexican revolution of 1910-11 when corrupt administrator Ruiz appropriates his mine. Gallager saves the life...

East of Sumatra

East of Sumatra

1953

Director

5.2
Directing

Duke Mullane, manager of a Malayan tin mine, goes to a little-known island to open a new mine in the jungle. Initially, the natives there are friendly...

The Man from the Alamo

The Man from the Alamo

1953

Director

6.5
Directing

During the war for Texas independence, one man leaves the Alamo before the end (chosen by lot to help others' families) but is too late to accomplish ...

City Beneath the Sea

City Beneath the Sea

1953

Director

5.0
Directing

Two adventures dive for treasure off the coast of Jamaica.

Seminole

Seminole

1953

Director

5.4
Directing

Lance Caldwell, a cavalry lieutenant, recounts his efforts to make peace with the Seminole Indian tribe, under an evil major.

Horizons West

Horizons West

1952

Director

6.0
Directing

Brothers Dan and Neil Hammond return to Texas after the Civil War. Ambitious Dan turns to rustling and then shady land deals to build an empire. Being...

The Red Ball Express

The Red Ball Express

1952

Director

5.8
Directing

August 1944: proceeding with the invasion of France, Patton's Third Army has advanced so far toward Paris that it cannot be supplied. To keep up the m...

Bronco Buster

Bronco Buster

1952

Director

5.0
Directing

A veteran rodeo rider takes on a young apprentice in order to "teach him the ropes", and winds up competing against him.

The Cimarron Kid

The Cimarron Kid

1952

Director

6.1
Directing

Audie Murphy comes into his own as a Western star in this story. Wrongly accused by crooked railroad officials of aiding a train heist by his old frie...

Bullfighter and the Lady

Bullfighter and the Lady

1951

Director, Story, Associate Producer

6.1
Directing Writing Producing

An American takes up bullfighting to impress the ladies but learns to respect the sport.

Blades of the Musketeers

Blades of the Musketeers

1950

Director

Directing

In 1625 France, D'Artagnan joins the king's musketeers, meets three new friends - Athos, Porthos and Aramis - among them and, together, the four quick...

Killer Shark

Killer Shark

1950

Director

5.8
Directing

A college student takes a break and goes out to sea with his father, the captain of a shark-hunting boat. When his inexperience results in an accident...

The Wolf Hunters

The Wolf Hunters

1949

Director

5.0
Directing

A Canadian Mountie follows a fugitive to a small fur-trapping community. Most of the action is handled by Chinook, a handsome German Shepherd.

Black Midnight

Black Midnight

1949

Director

6.0
Directing

A young man with a love of horses, Scott Jordan (Roddy McDowall) lives on the family ranch with his uncle Bill (Damian O’Flynn). When he buys a wild s...

Behind Locked Doors

Behind Locked Doors

1948

Director

6.2
Directing

Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he pretends to be crazy. To get...

Assigned to Danger

Assigned to Danger

1948

Director

5.0
Directing

A gang of bank robbers is pursued by an insurance investigator.

The Fleet That Came to Stay

The Fleet That Came to Stay

1945

Director

Directing

A propaganda short film produced by the US Navy in 1945 about the naval engagements of the invasion of Okinawa.

Escape in the Fog

Escape in the Fog

1945

Director

5.3
Directing

A military nurse recovering at an inn from a nervous breakdown keeps having dreams where she sees two men trying to murder a third. When she meets a m...

A Guy, a Gal and a Pal

A Guy, a Gal and a Pal

1945

Director

Directing

A young woman devises a clever scheme to secure a train reservation by pretending to be married to a stranger.

Youth on Trial

Youth on Trial

1945

Director

1.0
Directing

A female juvenile court judge learns that her own daughter is one of the town delinquents in this minor low-budget potboiler.

The Missing Juror

The Missing Juror

1944

Director

6.0
Directing

A newsman tracks down a phantom killer of murder-trial jurors.

One Mysterious Night

One Mysterious Night

1944

Director

5.9
Directing

After a rare gem is stolen from an exhibition at a posh hotel, Inspector Farraday decides to recruit former thief Boston Blackie to find the stone. Al...

U-Boat Prisoner

U-Boat Prisoner

1944

Co-Director

6.0
Directing

Merchant seaman Archie Gibbs manages to survive when his ship is torpedoed by a German submarine. Disguising himself in the uniform of a dead Nazi spy...

Cover Girl

Cover Girl

1944

Assistant Director

6.4
Directing

A nightclub dancer makes it big in modeling, leaving her dancer boyfriend behind.

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

1943

as Hocoy McManus

5.8
Acting

A 4F military school teacher's lie about being accepted for active duty causes problems on the home front.

The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier

1943

Assistant Director

6.8
Directing

It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C. where Connie Milligan rents an apartment. Believi...

Submarine Raider

Submarine Raider

1942

Co-Director

5.0
Directing

On December 6, 1941, Captain Yamanada of the Japanese aircraft carrier "Hiranamu", orders full steam ahead for Pearl Harbor. His ship encounters and s...

Blood and Sand

Blood and Sand

1941

Choreographer

6.5

Bullfighter Juan Gallardo falls for socialite Dona Sol, turning from the faithful Carmen who nevertheless stands by her man as he continues to face re...