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Patrimonio Nacional

Patrimonio nacional (National Heritage) is a 1981 Spanish comedy by Luis García Berlanga and Rafael Azcona, the second Leguineche-family film, in which the marquis returns from exile to Franco-era Madrid; it competed at Cannes 1981.

Patriot (film)

Patriot (2026) is a Malayalam spy thriller directed by Mahesh Narayanan, reuniting Mammootty and Mohanlal after Twenty:20 (2008), with Fahadh Faasil, Kunchacko Boban, and Nayanthara; released theatrically May 1, 2026 and on ZEE5 June 5, 2026, about a surveillance conspiracy.

Patriot Games (film)

Patriot Games (1992) is a Phillip Noyce action thriller starring Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan, the second Jack Ryan film after The Hunt for Red October, with Sean Bean as IRA-splinter terrorist Sean Miller; it grossed $178 million worldwide.

Patriots Day (film)

Patriots Day (2016) is Peter Berg's docudrama of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and manhunt, starring Mark Wahlberg as fictional composite officer Tommy Saunders; released January 13, 2017, grossing $31.8 million in the US.

Patsy Kelly

Patsy Kelly (Bridget Sarah Veronica Rose Kelly, 1910-1981), American comedienne of vaudeville, Broadway, and Hollywood; Hal Roach shorts with Thelma Todd, Tony winner for No, No, Nanette.

Pattas

Pattas (பட்டாஸ்) is a 2020 Tamil action drama directed by R. S. Durai Senthilkumar, starring Dhanush in a dual role as Adimurai master Thiraviyam Perumal and his thief son Sakthi, with Sneha and Mehreen Pirzada; released 15 January 2020 for Pongal.

Patterson–Gimlin film

Patterson–Gimlin film: 16mm footage shot by Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin at Bluff Creek, California, on October 20, 1967, showing the figure 'Patty'; the most famous disputed Bigfoot evidence, argued to be either an unknown primate or a costumed hoax, revisited by the 2026 documentary Capturing Bigfoot.

Patthar Ke Phool (पत्थर के फूल)

Patthar Ke Phool (पत्थर के फूल) is a 1991 Hindi action romance directed by Anant Balani, produced by G. P. Sippy, written by Salim Khan, starring Salman Khan and debutante Raveena Tandon, a Filmfare Best Female Debut winner.

Patton (film)

Patton (1970), also released as Patton, Blood and Guts, is a Franklin J. Schaffner biographical war film starring George C. Scott as General George S. Patton Jr., written by Coppola and North, filmed in Spain, and winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture.

Patty Duke

Patty Duke (Anna Marie Duke, 1946-2016), American actress and mental health advocate; Oscar winner at 16 for Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker, star of The Patty Duke Show, three Emmys, and SAG president.

Patty Jenkins

Patty Jenkins (Patricia Lea Jenkins), born 1971 in California, is an American film director known for Monster (2003) and Wonder Woman (2017), which grossed over $822.1 million worldwide.

Patty McCormack

Patty McCormack, born Patricia Ellen Russo in 1945, is an American actress famous as Rhoda Penmark in The Bad Seed on Broadway (1954) and film (1956), earning an Oscar nomination, with a seven-decade career in film and television.

Paul Bern

Paul Bern (born Paul Levy, 1889–1932), German-born MGM producer and screenwriter, Irving Thalberg's assistant, co-producer of Grand Hotel. Married Jean Harlow in July 1932; found shot dead in September 1932, ruled suicide though murder theories persist.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Paul Blart: Mall Cop is a 2009 American comedy starring Kevin James as a mall security guard who must rescue hostages when thieves seize his New Jersey mall.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015) is an American action comedy sequel directed by Andy Fickman, starring Kevin James as mall guard Paul Blart at a Las Vegas security convention, filmed at Wynn Las Vegas; it scored 6% on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed $71.0 million in the US.

Paul Brinegar

Paul Brinegar (Paul Alden Brinegar Jr., 1917-1995) was an American Western character actor, best known as chuck wagon cook Wishbone on Rawhide (1959-1965), also Jim 'Dog' Kelley on Wyatt Earp and Jelly Hoskins on Lancer.

Paul Feig

Paul Feig (born 1962, Royal Oak, Michigan) is an American director, producer, and writer, creator of Freaks and Geeks and director of Bridesmaids, Spy, A Simple Favor, and The Housemaid.

Paul Fix

Paul Fix, born Peter Paul Fix, was an American film and television character actor known for Westerns and for playing Marshal Micah Torrance on The Rifleman from 1958 to 1963.

Paul Frees

Paul Frees (Solomon Hersh Frees, 1920–1986), American voice actor called "The Man of a Thousand Voices"; Boris Badenov, Ludwig Von Drake, Disney's Haunted Mansion Ghost Host, Disney Legend 2006.

Paul Greengrass

Paul Greengrass (born 1955) is a British director of Bloody Sunday, United 93, the Bourne sequels, Captain Phillips, 22 July, The Lost Bus, and The Uprising, known for handheld docudrama style.

Paul Haggis

Paul Edward Haggis, Canadian screenwriter and director born 1953 in London, Ontario; creator of Due South, writer of Million Dollar Baby and Casino Royale, Oscar-winning director of Crash.

Paul Mazursky

Paul Mazursky (Irwin Mazursky, 1930-2014), American writer-director-actor of Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, An Unmarried Woman, and Enemies, A Love Story; five Oscar nominations, two WGA Awards, Brooklyn College graduate.

Paul Petersen

Paul Petersen (William Paul Petersen, born 1945, Glendale, California) is an American actor, singer, novelist, and child-actor advocate, known as Jeff Stone on The Donna Reed Show and founder of A Minor Consideration.

Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson (born 1970, Studio City, California) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer of Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood, Phantom Thread, Licorice Pizza, and the Oscar-winning One Battle After Another.

Paul Thomas Anderson filmography

Paul Thomas Anderson filmography: ten features from Hard Eight (1996) and Boogie Nights to One Battle After Another (2025), plus Junun, Anima, and 25 music videos. His Oscar wins came with One Battle After Another.

Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven (born 18 July 1938, Amsterdam) is a Dutch director and Leiden-trained physicist, not the German namesake actor-director. Known for Turkish Delight, RoboCop, Basic Instinct, Starship Troopers, Black Book, Elle, and Benedetta.

Paul Weitz (filmmaker)

Paul Weitz (Paul John Weitz, born 1965, New York City) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actor; with brother Chris Weitz he wrote Antz and co-directed American Pie and About a Boy, later directing In Good Company, Grandma, and Moving On.

Paul Wernick

Paul Wernick (born 1972) is a Canadian screenwriter-producer, partner of Rhett Reese since 2001; co-writer of Zombieland, the Deadpool trilogy, Life, and Twisted Metal.

Paul Wesley filmography

Paul Wesley filmography: screen credits of Paul Thomas Wasilewski (born 1982), actor known as Stefan Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries (2009-17) and James T. Kirk in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, plus film roles and directing credits.

Paul, Apostle of Christ

Paul, Apostle of Christ is a 2018 American biblical drama film directed by Andrew Hyatt, depicting Paul's final days in a Roman prison under Emperor Nero.