Match Cut Directors Consensus - Don Siegel

[StanleyK]

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Filmography (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0796923/#director)

Rules (http://www.match-cut.org/showpost.php?p=229631&postcount=1)

[Boner M]

Escape from Alcatraz (1979) - 7.5
Charley Varrick (1973) - 9.5
Dirty Harry (1971) - 8
The Beguiled (1971) - 8.5
Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) - 5
The Killers (1964) - 7
Hell Is for Heroes (1962) - 6.5
The Lineup (1958) - 9
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) - 8.5
Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) - 7.5
The Big Steal (1949) - 6

So underrated. I probably owe Hell... a repeat, since it's regarded as one of his best. Flaming Star and The Shootist later this week, hopefully.

[Mysterious Dude]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers - 10
The Lineup - 10
Dirty Harry - 7.5

[Boner M]

The Lineup - 10
Awesome. Surely one of the toughest and most brutal crime films of its era; I'm stunned at how Siegel got away with some of the violence in it.

[Raiders]

The Big Steal (1949) 6.5
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) 9.5
The Killers (1964) 7.0
The Beguiled (1971) 8.0
Dirty Harry (1971) 7.0
Charley Varrick (1973) 9.0
Escape from Alcatraz (1979) 6.0

[Ezee E]

The Killers - 6
Dirty Harry - 9
Charley Varrick - 7

Might check out Body Snatchers this week

[hey it's ethan]

Dirty Harry - 7

[Weeping_Guitar]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers - 9
The Shootist - 7.5

[Kurosawa Fan]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers - 8.5
Escape from Alcatraz - 8.0

I've seen Two Mules..., but it's been far too long to rate it.

[Yxklyx]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers - 9
The Lineup - 8
The Killers - 8
Dirty Harry - 7
The Beguiled - 7
Charley Varrick - 5

[dreamdead]

Dirty Harry - 7

Clearly there is much more of his work to get into. The Lineup appears to be where I'll start.

[StanleyK]

Dirty Harry - 8
Escape from Alcatraz - 6.5

[soitgoes...]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) - 7.0
Hell Is for Heroes (1962) - 4.0
Coogan’s Bluff (1968) - 6.0
Dirty Harry (1971) - 5.0
Charley Varrick (1973) - 8.0
The Shootist (1976) - 6.0

[Spinal]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers - 6

[B-side]

Nada for me. Charley Varrick and The Lineup seem to be my best bet. I'll look into him.

[Grouchy]

Awesome.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers - 8
Hell is for Heroes - 8
Dirty Harry - 8
Escape from Alcatraz - 9

Badly need to see: The Killers - Two Mules For Sister Sara

[StanleyK]

Results:

Invasion of the Body Snatchers - 8.389 (9)
Charley Varrick - 7.700 (5)
Escape from Alcatraz - 7.400 (5)
Dirty Harry - 7.350 (10)
The Killers - 7.000 (4)

Average: 7.568

Didn't make it:

The Lineup - 9.000 (3)
The Beguiled - 7.833 (3)
Riot in Cell Block 11 - 7.500 (1)
The Shootist - 6.750 (2)
The Big Steal - 6.250 (2)
Hell is for Heroes - 6.167 (3)
Two Mules for Sister Sara - 5.000 (1)

Most seen: Boner M (saw all of these except for one)

[MadMan]

Shit, I didn't get in a vote. Oh well, I've only seen 5 of his movies anyways.

[soitgoes...]

Results:

Invasion of the Body Snatchers - 8.389 (9)
Charley Varrick - 7.700 (5)
Escape from Alcatraz - 7.400 (5)
Dirty Harry - 7.350 (10)
The Killers - 7.000 (4)

Average: 7.568

Didn't make it:

The Lineup - 9.000 (3)
The Beguiled - 7.833 (3)
Riot in Cell Block 11 - 7.500 (1)
The Shootist - 6.750 (2)
The Big Steal - 6.250 (2)
Hell is for Heroes - 6.167 (3)
Two Mules for Sister Sara - 5.000 (1)

Most seen: Boner M (saw all of these except for one)

I saw Coogan's Bluff. :sad:

[StanleyK]

The Big Steal - 7
Riot in Cell Block 11 - 7
Invasion of the Body Snatchers - 4
The Lineup - 5.5
Flaming Star - 5.5
Hell Is for Heroes - 7
The Killers - 4
Madigan - 8.5
Coogan's Bluff - 4
Two Mules for Sister Sara - 8.5
The Beguiled - 8.5
Dirty Harry - 7
Charley Varrick - 5.5
The Black Windmill - 7
The Shootist - 8.5
Telefon - 4
Escape from Alcatraz - 8.5



Not sure I'd call him an underrated director, but he doesn't get talked about too often and he did make some great films. You can clearly feel the influence he had on Eastwood, particularly The Shootist on Unforgiven, and it's also interesting how The Shawshank Redemption borrowed a lot of elements from Escape from Alcatraz.

[megladon8]

I really like Charley Varrick.