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¡Ay, Carmela! *** (1990, Carmen Maura, Andrés Pajares, Gabino Diego) – Classic Movie Review 9837

Director Carlos Saura’s 1990 Spanish film ¡Ay, Carmela! stars Carmen Maura, who gives a vibrant performance as fiery, patriotic Republican Carmela, who, with her troubadour husband Paulino (Andrés Pajares) and a mute, entertain the Republican […]

May, 28

Behold a Pale Horse *** (1964, Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif) – Classic Movie Review 9427

Director Fred Zinnemann’s 1964 Behold a Pale Horse is a high-class, but low-involvement post-Spanish Civil War drama, afflicted by much miscasting, but with dignified acting none the less. Zinnemann was probably most interested in the […]

Feb, 25

Confidential Agent ** (1945, Charles Boyer, Lauren Bacall, Katina Paxinou, Peter Lorre, Victor Francen, George Coulouris, Wanda Hendrix, George Zucco, Miles Mander) – Classic Movie Review 6,308

Warner Bros’ 1945 American spy film Confidential Agent stars Charles Boyer and Lauren Bacall, and is based on the novel by Graham Greene, who strongly defended both the film and Bacall against widespread attack. Director Herman Shumlin’s […]

Nov, 25

Land and Freedom **** (1995, Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Icíar Bollaín) – Classic Movie Review 6154

Director Ken Loach’s British 1995 Spanish Civil War wartime drama stars Ian Hart as David Carr, an unemployed Liverpool communist-supporter who leaves to join the anti-Fascist fight in Spain in the spring of 1936. He […]

Oct, 30

For Whom the Bell Tolls **** (1943, Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff, Arturo de Cordova, Katina Paxinou) – Classic Movie Review 4807

Gary Cooper is ideally cast as Robert Jordan, Ernest Hemingway’s American soldier fighting in Spain in the 1930s, in producer-director Sam Wood’s lavish 1943 Hollywood golden years epic of the Spanish Civil War. However, Ingrid […]

Dec, 23

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