Donald O'Brien Movies

This stylishly photographed horror movie centers upon a beautiful, good-hearted schoolteacher whose life becomes a living hell after she is chosen to bear the son of Satan. Her horrible ordeal begins when an ancient enigmatic traveller places an ancient, supposedly extinct, insect up her nose. It crawls into her brain. She soon begins having terrifying dreams and more. When she learns the awful truth about her relationship with the Dark Master things get even worse. Still the baby is born and the poor woman faces a terrible and, genre-wise, surprising choice. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

With loads of super-low budget erotic (sans nudity, sex or foul language) sci-fi thrills Panther Squad is the name of a crack team of mini-skirted operatives working for the world-uniting New Organizations of Nations, an international group determined to explore outer space. The trouble begins when a radical bunch of ecology freaks, steal the organization's newest space craft and take it to a small country run by a dictator who wants to control the entire planet. Only the Panther squad can stop him before it is too late. "Exploitation-film queen" Sybil Danning leads them to victory. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Hardened by war, a group of soldiers turned hitmen will betray all loyalties in the name of money in Tough to Kill. Somewhere in the African bush there is a mercenary with a hefty price on his head, and of the four men intending to collect, not one of them could say with certainty that the others wouldn't kill him for his share. A hunt for the bounty could become a hunt for each other as each man strives to walk away with the cash. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide

Half-breed Keoma (Franco Nero) returns to his border hometown after service in the Civil War and finds it under the control of Caldwell (Donald O'Brien), an ex-Confederate raider, and his vicious gang of thugs. To make matters worse, Keoma's three half-brothers have joined forces with Caldwell, and make it painfully clear that his return is an unwelcome one. Determined to break Caldwell and his brothers' grip on the town, Keoma partners with his father's former ranch hand (Woody Strode) to exact violent revenge. ~ Paul Gaita, All Movie Guide

Two opposite brothers are the focus of this western where one brother heads to a whorehouse and the other brother goes to a Mormon church. ~ All Movie Guide

It is only with some reluctance that big-time hood Alphonse (Lino Ventura) allows himself to be persuaded that a major painting-theft planned by some formerly small-time gangsters is a good idea. He gives the idea his backing and support and winds up holding the bag for the crime as the others escape. On emerging from prison, he wreaks havoc on his betrayers, until a pretty girl stops him in his tracks. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Characteristically breaking with tradition, director Robert Bresson presents a realistic, unique view of the life and death of Joan of Arc. Using a script based on the actual transcript notes taken during her trial, Bresson focuses on the psychological and physical torture that Joan had to endure, showing how these techniques were used to break her resolve and cause her to eventually recant her faith. With impeccable historical accuracy Bresson re-creates the story of the peasant girl who, after leading an unsuccessful revolt against the government, was brought to trial, convicted of heresy, and burned as a witch. However, Bresson shows Joan (Florence Carrez) as a woman more sophisticated and calculating and less naive than she has normally been represented. His Joan, while more real, is no less heroic than the traditional Joan. This unusual approach is characteristic of this unique director who defies classification as either a traditional or "new wave" filmmaker while being highly respected for pursuing his own individual style and vision. Robert Bresson has been called a poet and philosopher with a camera, preoccupied with the idea of predestination and spiritual grace. In Proces de Jeanne d'Arc, as with all of his films, Bresson imprints his own personal signature. The film is tightly constructed and stripped to the bare essence of the material. Bresson has made only a handful of feature films, yet he is one of the most discussed and revered figures in cinema, creative, original and unique. ~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide