Derek Winnert

Reviews

Blackout *** (1950, Maxwell Reed, Dinah Sheridan, Patric Doonan) – Classic Movie Review 11,081

Robert S Baker and Monty Berman’s twisty 1950 British noir crime drama mystery thriller Blackout stars Dinah Sheridan and Maxwell Reed. This effective short 1950 British black and white support feature from the producer-director Robert S Baker […]

Apr, 08

The Last Page [Man Bait] *** (1952, George Brent, Marguerite Chapman, Diana Dors, Raymond Huntley, Peter Reynolds) – Classic Movie Review 11,080

Terence Fisher’s 1952 black and white noir crime thriller The Last Page [Man Bait] is an odd but very watchable Hammer Films mystery with a friendly cast, including sensational sexpot Diana Dors. Director Terence Fisher’s […]

Apr, 08

It Happened in Athens ** (1962, Jayne Mansfield, Trax Colton, Nico Minardos) – Classic Movie Review 11,079

‘When Jayne Mansfield Becomes the Olympic Prize… It’s An Outdoor Variation on an Inside Sport!’ Director Andrew Marton’s 1962 CinemaScope and DeLuxe color film It Happened in Athens stars Jayne Mansfield as Greece’s most glamorous […]

Apr, 07

Boy on a Dolphin ** (1957, Alan Ladd, Clifton Webb, Sophia Loren) – Classic Movie Review 11,078

Sophia Loren makes her American film début as a poor sponge diver on the Greek island of Hydra in Boy on a Dolphin (1957). Director Jean Negulesco’s 1957 CinemaScope and DeLuxe color romantic adventure drama […]

Apr, 07

Woman of Rome *** (1954, Gina Lollobrigida, Daniel Gélin, Franco Fabrizi) – Classic Movie Review 11,077

‘Love was her profession… men were her career! ‘ Director Luigi Zampa’s classy 1954 black and white Italian romantic drama film Woman of Rome [La romana] stars Gina Lollobrigida in her glorious prime as the […]

Apr, 07

The 300 Spartans *** (1962, Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker, David Farrar, Barry Coe, Donald Houston, Kieron Moore, John Crawford) – Classic Movie Review 11,076

It’s Greece against Persia in 480BC, but with only 300 brave Spartans to defend the border from the immense Persian army – a little like Mike Tyson versus Norman Wisdom – though the inspirational fighting […]

Apr, 06

Three Brothers [Tre Fratelli] **** (1981, Philippe Noiret, Michele Placido, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Andréa Ferréol, Charles Vanel) – Classic Movie Review 11,074

Director Francesco Rosi’s 1981 Italian/ French film Three Brothers [Tre Fratelli] stars Philippe Noiret, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Michele Placido, Charles Vanel and Andréa Ferréol. Vanel is remarkable as the elderly father, comforted by his three grown-up […]

Apr, 05

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