the vibe
William Roberts’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe
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Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
William Roberts has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1960s through the 1980s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Magnificent Seven.
Recurring themes
An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.
Dir. John Sturges · With Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen
In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United States, a gift from the Emperor of Japan. On board the same train are two robbers, Link and Gauche, ready to make their move…
Dir. Terence Young · With Charles Bronson, Ursula Andress, Toshirō Mifune
In March of 1945, as the War in Europe is coming to a close, fighting erupts between German and American troops at the last remaining bridgehead across the Rhine.
Dir. John Guillermin · With George Segal, Robert Vaughn, Ben Gazzara
Warren Stacy, an office equipment repairman, begins murdering women after they reject his advances. To minimize the evidence, Stacy always kills while naked, wearing nothing but gloves, and further evades the law with his strong alibis. Veteran detective Leo Kessler is convinced of Stacy's guilt and begins using questionable methods to catch him.
Dir. J. Lee Thompson · With Charles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Andrew Stevens