Derek Winnert

Reviews

Follow Me Quietly ** (1949, William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick, Jeff Corey) – Classic Movie Review 11,203

Director Richard Fleischer’s 1949 American police procedural film noir Follow Me Quietly stars William Lundigan as an obsessive police detective who trails an elusive serial killer strangler called The Judge. ‘Police baffled by the FACELESS […]

May, 13

Consuming Passions (1988, Vanessa Redgrave, Freddie Jones, Jonathan Pryce, Tyler Butterworth) – Classic Movie Review 11,202

‘A tale of greed, lust and death by chocolate.’ Director Giles Foster’s 1988 British comedy Consuming Passions is taken from the play Secrets by Michael Palin and Terry Jones, and stars Vanessa Redgrave, Freddie Jones […]

May, 13

Follow the Boys *** (1944, George Raft, Vera Zorina, Grace McDonald) – Classic Movie Review 11,199

Director Edward Sutherland’s 1944 Universal Pictures black and white film Follow the Boys tries hard to deliver its advertised promise of ‘Hollywood’s Biggest Stars Come Together For A Great Cause!’ with an all-star line-up in […]

May, 12

Follow the Boys ** (1963, Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss, Janis Paige, Dany Robin) – Classic Movie Review 11,194

Connie Francis was the first woman to reach Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 and the first woman to have three Number Ones on the chart, out of 53 hits. ‘America’s No. 1 recording […]

May, 11

Cop’s Honour [Parole de Flic] *** (1985, Alain Delon, Jacques Perrin, Fiona Gélin) – Classic Movie Review 11,193

The tense and robust 1985 French action crime thriller film Cop’s Honour [Parole de Flic] is produced by and stars Alain Delon in his welcome return to crime films after more personal dramatic films. French […]

May, 11

A Song for Tomorrow ** (1948, Evelyn McCabe, Shaun Noble, Ralph Michael) – Classic Movie Review 11,186

Terence Fisher makes his directorial debut with the overwrought and over-acted but under-written 1948 second-feature black and white romantic drama film A Song for Tomorrow starring Evelyn McCabe, Shaun Noble and Ralph Michael. The story […]

May, 09

The Last Wave **** (1977, Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, David Gulpilil) – Classic Movie Review 11,185

Peter Weir’s 1977 Australian apocalyptic thriller The Last Wave is intriguing, disturbing and beautifully done. Richard Chamberlain gives one of his finest performances as a lawyer wondering why the weather been strange. ‘The dream that […]

May, 09

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