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Morituri [The Saboteur, Code Name Morituri] ** (1965, Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Trevor Howard, Janet Margolin) – Classic Movie Review 7,276

The double Oscar-nominated 1965 action war thriller film Morituri stars Marlon Brando, reprising his tormented German character as a World War Two spy called Robert Crain helping the British grab a German freighter helmed by […]

Jul, 10

Mourning Becomes Electra ** (1947, Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave, Raymond Massey, Katina Paxinou, Kirk Douglas, Nancy Coleman, Leo Genn, Henry Hull) – Classic Movie Review 7263

Ah, yes, ‘Mother and Daughter Loving the Same Man!’ That idea could make an American romcom or it could be a Greek tragedy. Certainly here we don’t see the funny side of it. Writer/ producer/ […]

Jul, 07

The Young Philadelphians *** (1959, Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Alexis Smith, Brian Keith, Billie Burke, John Williams, Otto Kruger, Robert Vaughn) – Classic Movie Review 4637

Director Vincent Sherman’s soapy 1959 novel-to-film transfer The Young Philadelphians is trashy but very polished and compulsive, with a lot of plot to fill the long 136 minute running time. It was nominated for three […]

Nov, 12

Catch Me If You Can ***** (2002, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken) – Classic Movie Review 175

Steven Spielberg’s 2002 spellbinder proved one of his best films in years. It is an ultra-delicious, super-vibrant entertainment with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks perfectly cast and on fire as a real-life con artist and […]

Aug, 19

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