George Axelrod, born in 1922, was a key figure in American cinema known for his incisive writing and direction. He wrote the screenplay for How to Murder Your Wife (1965), blending dark humor with a satirical take on marriage. As a director, he helmed Lord Love a Duck (1966), a film that encapsulates the era's countercultural spirit. Axelrod also contributed to the screenplay of The Lady Vanishes (1979), showcasing his versatility in adapting narratives for the screen, solidifying his place in the realm of cult and exploitation cinema.
The Lady Vanishes
Remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1938 classic. On the eve of the Second World War, a train carrying an assortment of passengers, pulls out of a small town in Bavaria. When one of the passengers, a kindly old lady, mysteriously disappears the other passengers are led into confrontation with the Nazis and a desperate race for freedom.
