Cy Endfield
About
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Also Known As
Cyril Raker Endfield,
C Raker Endfield,
Cyril Endfield,
Hugh Raker,
C Raker
Birth Place
Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Born
November 10, 1914
Died
April 16, 1995
Cause of Death
Cerebral Vascular Disease
Biography
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Made several socially aware thrillers such as "The Sound of Fury" (1950) before being blacklisted. Endfield continued to work in the UK, notably on the spectacular African siege drama "Zulu" (1964)....
Filmography
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Universal Soldier
(1971)
Director
De Sade
(1969)
Director
Sands of the Kalahari
(1965)
Director
Hide and Seek
(1964)
Director
Zulu
(1964)
Director
Mysterious Island
(1961)
Director
Notes
Endfield's work as a director can roughly be divided into his Hollywood films (1944-51) in which he is credited as Cyril Endfield, the British-based films from 1953-59 which he directed or served as "supervising director" as C. Raker Endfield or under various pseudonyms, and his post-1960 films for which he is credited as Cy Endfield.
Biography
Made several socially aware thrillers such as "The Sound of Fury" (1950) before being blacklisted. Endfield continued to work in the UK, notably on the spectacular African siege drama "Zulu" (1964).
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Universal Soldier
(1971)
Director
De Sade
(1969)
Director
Sands of the Kalahari
(1965)
Director
Hide and Seek
(1964)
Director
Zulu
(1964)
Director
Mysterious Island
(1961)
Director
Sea Fury
(1958)
Director
HELL DRIVERS
(1957)
Director
Child in the House
(1956)
Director
The Master Plan
(1955)
Director
Impulse
(1955)
Director
The Secret
(1955)
Director
Tarzan's Savage Fury
(1952)
Director
Try and Get Me!
(1951)
Director
The Underworld Story
(1950)
Director
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
(1949)
Director
The Argyle Secrets
(1948)
Director
Stork Bites Man
(1947)
Director
Gentleman Joe Palooka
(1946)
Director
The Great Morgan
(1945)
Director "Our Old Car"
Writer (Feature Film)
Zulu Dawn
(1979)
Story By
Zulu Dawn
(1979)
Screenplay
Sands of the Kalahari
(1965)
Screenwriter
Zulu
(1964)
Screenwriter
Sea Fury
(1958)
Screenplay
HELL DRIVERS
(1957)
Screenwriter
Child in the House
(1956)
Screenwriter
The Master Plan
(1955)
Screenwriter
The Secret
(1955)
Screenwriter
The Underworld Story
(1950)
Adaptation
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
(1949)
Original Story
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
(1949)
Additional Dialogue
The Argyle Secrets
(1948)
Writer
Stork Bites Man
(1947)
Screenwriter
Hard Boiled Mahoney
(1947)
Original Screenplay
Gentleman Joe Palooka
(1946)
Original Screenplay
Joe Palooka, Champ
(1946)
Screenwriter
Mr. Hex
(1946)
Screenwriter
Producer (Feature Film)
Sands of the Kalahari
(1965)
Producer
Zulu
(1964)
Producer
Mr. Hex
(1946)
Associate Producer
Music (Feature Film)
The Limping Man
(1953)
Composer
Production Companies (Feature Film)
Sands of the Kalahari
(1965)
Company
Jet Storm
(1961)
Company
Director (Short)
Magic on a Stick
(1946)
Director
Our Old Car
(1946)
Director
The Great American Mug
(1945)
Director
Nostradamus IV
(1944)
Director
Radio Bugs
(1944)
Director
Tale of a Dog
(1944)
Director
Dancing Romeo
(1944)
Director
INFLATION
(1943)
Director
Life Events
1941
Moved to Hollywood
1945
First short film as director, "Passing Parade"
1946
Feature directorial and screenwriting debut, "Gentleman Joe Palooka"
1950
Wrote and directed, "The Sound of Fury", a controversial examination of post-war america
1951
Blacklisted in Hollywood, he relocated to England rather than name names, where he continued to direct uncredited or under a variety of pseudonymns
1952
Made final Hollywood picture, "Tarzan's Savage Fury"
1953
Credited as Hugh Raker for song lyrics, "I Couldn't Care Less", also co-direced "The Limping Man"
1964
First producing effort, also wrote and directed, "Zulu"; Michael Caine's film acting debut
1971
Directed final feature, "Universal Soldier"
1978
Invented computerized pocket-sized typewriter
1979
Final screenplay credit, "Zulu Dawn"
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Notes
Endfield's work as a director can roughly be divided into his Hollywood films (1944-51) in which he is credited as Cyril Endfield, the British-based films from 1953-59 which he directed or served as "supervising director" as C. Raker Endfield or under various pseudonyms, and his post-1960 films for which he is credited as Cy Endfield.
