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Crosscurrent (1981)
Anthony Quinn made his screen debut in the 1936 Leo McCarey-directed American comedy film ‘The Milky Way’ where he made an uncredited appearance as a fight spectator. Graham Greene of ‘The Spectator’ wrote a positive review of the film. That same year, he also appeared in the American Western film ‘The Plainsman,’ directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film received a warm response from critics. He went on to star in films like ‘Swing High, Swing Low’ (1937), ‘Waikiki Wedding’ (1937), ‘Partners in Crime’ (1937), ‘The Buccaneer’ (1938), ‘Dangerous to Know’ (1938), ‘Hunted Men’ (1938), ‘King of Chinatown’ (1939), ‘Island of Lost Men’ (1939), ‘Emergency Squad’ (1940), ‘Road to Singapore’ (1940), and ‘Bullets for O'Hara’ (1941). In 1941, he portrayed ‘Crazy Horse’ in the American black-and-white Western film ‘They Died with Their Boots On’ directed by Raoul Walsh. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing over $4 million on a budget of $1.3 million. He next appeared in films like ‘Larceny, Inc.’ (1942), ‘The Black Swan’ (1942), ‘The Ox-Bow Incident’ (1943), ‘Buffalo Bill’ (1944), ‘Ladies of Washington’ (1944), ‘China Sky’ (1945), ‘Sinbad the Sailor’ (1947), ‘The Imperfect Lady’ (1947), and ‘Tycoon’ (1947).
In 1949, Quinn made his television debut in the American television anthology series ‘The Philco Television Playhouse.’ Following his debut, he went on to make brief appearances in television shows like ‘Pulitzer Prize Playhouse’ (1951), ‘Somerset Maugham TV Theatre’ (1951), ‘Lights Out’ (1951), and ‘Danger’ (1951). He next joined the cast of the anthology series ‘Schlitz Playhouse of Stars’ in 1951. Quinn played the role of ‘Prince Ramón’ and remained a part of the show until 1955. He received the ‘Academy Award’ for his portrayal of ‘Eufemio Zapata’ in the 1952 American Western film ‘Viva Zapata!,’ directed by Elia Kazan. The film garnered positive reviews from critics and currently sits on a 61% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. He was next seen in films like ‘Seminole’ (1953), ‘Ride, Vaquero!’ (1953), ‘Blowing Wild’ (1953), ‘The Long Wait’ (1954), ‘Attila’ (1954), ‘Fatal Desire’ (1955), and ‘Seven Cities of Gold’ (1955). In 1956, he played the role of ‘Paul Gauguin’ in the Vincente Minnelli-directed American biographical film, ‘Lust for Life.’ While the film received a somewhat mixed response from critics, Quinn received the ‘Academy Award’ for his performance in the movie.
He continued to star in films like ‘The River's Edge’ (1957), ‘Wild Is the Wind’ (1957), ‘The Black Orchid’ (1958), ‘Warlock’ (1959), ‘Heller in Pink Tights’ (1960), ‘Portrait in Black’ (1960), ‘Barabbas’ (1961), and ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ (1962). He received an Academy Award nomination for his performance as ‘Alexis Zorba’ in the 1964 comedy-drama film ‘Zorba the Greek,’ directed by Michael Cacoyannis. Despite opening to a mixed critical reception, the film was a massive box office success and grossed over $23.5 million on a $783,000 budget. Quinn next starred in films like ‘Marco the Magnificent’ (1965), ‘Lost Command’ (1966), ‘The 25th Hour’ (1967), ‘The Rover’ (1967), ‘The Magus’ (1968), ‘A Dream of Kings’ (1969), ‘A Walk in the Spring Rain’ (1970), ‘Across 110th Street’ (1972), ‘The Don Is Dead’ (1973), ‘The Marseille Contract’ (1974), ‘The Message’ (1976), and ‘Target of an Assassin’ (1976). He grabbed the role of ‘Caiaphas’ in the 1977 television miniseries ‘Jesus of Nazareth.’ The series was praised by critics and achieved remarkable ratings.
Quinn next appeared in films like ‘The Greek Tycoon’ (1978), ‘Caravans’ (1978), ‘The Passage’ (1979), ‘Lion of the Desert’ (1981), ‘Valentina’ (1982), ‘Stradivari’ (1989), ‘Ghosts Can't Do It’ (1990), ‘A Star for Two’ (1991), ‘Mobsters’ (1991), ‘Last Action Hero’ (1993), ‘Somebody to Love’ (1994), ‘A Walk in the Clouds’ (1995), ‘Seven Servants’ (1996), ‘The Mayor’ (1997), ‘Tierra de cañones’ (1999), and ‘Oriundi’ (2000). He was last seen in the 2002 American direct-to-video action romantic comedy crime film ‘Avenging Angelo,’ directed by Martyn Burke. The film was largely panned by critics and scored a 13% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
