Derek Winnert

"The Review's Better Than The Film"

La Belle Equipe [They Were Five] ***** (1936, Jean Gabin, Charles Vanel, Viviane Romance) – Classic Movie Review 12,593

Director Julien Duvivier’s superb 1936 French black and white drama film La Belle Equipe [They Were Five] stars Jean Gabin, Charles Vanel, and Viviane Romance. Jean Gabin, Charles Vanel, Raphaël Médina, Charles Dorat and Raymond […]

Jul, 26 · in Reviews

Panique [Panic] **** (1946, Viviane Romance, Michel Simon, Paul Bernard) – Classic Movie Review 12,592

Julien Duvivier’s 1946 French crime drama film Panique [Panic] stars Viviane Romance and Michel Simon. Atmospheric shots and hints of sex and violence add extra flavour and spice to this tense, moody and compelling adaptation […]

Jul, 26 · in Reviews

The Man Without a Body * (1957, Robert Hutton, George Coulouris, Julia Arnall, Nadja Regin, Michael Golden) – Classic Movie Review 12,591

‘A diabolical dream come true! Who is his next victim?’ screamed the posters about the ridiculous 1957 low budget British horror film The Man Without a Body, starring George Coulouris and Robert Hutton.  ‘A diabolical […]

Jul, 25

Diabolik ***½ (2021, Luca Marinelli, Miriam Leone, Valerio Mastandrea) – Classic Movie Review 12,590

Manetti Bros’ 2021 Italian film Diabolik is an engaging, likeable and entertaining reworking of Mario Bava’s 1968 film Danger: Diabolik. Against the odds, it is a success, reworking the original comic book material as a […]

Jul, 25

Quelli Dell’antirapina 4 Minuti Per 4 Miliardi [Four Billion in Four Minutes] ** (1976, Antonio Sabato, John Richardson, Vassili Karis) – Classic Movie Review 12,589

Two crooks carry out a heist on a Genoese bank, masterminded from jail by smooth criminal the Lawyer (John Richardson). He is sprung from jail by the crooks, but a cellmate (Antonio Sabato) insists on […]

Jul, 24

Squadron Leader X (1942, Eric Portman, Ann Dvorak) – Classic Movie Review 12,588

Lance Comfort’s 1942 British RKO film Squadron Leader X stars Eric Portman and Ann Dvorak, and is the companion piece to the trio’s 1943 Escape to Danger. Alas, Squadron Leader X is on the BFI’s […]

Jul, 23

Escape to Danger (1943, Eric Portman, Ann Dvorak, Karel Stepanek) – Classic Movie Review 12,587

The 1943 black and white World War Two espionage thriller film Escape to Danger stars Eric Portman and Ann Dvorak. Unfortunately, it is thought to be a lost film that disappeared at some point since […]

Jul, 23

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