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Stolen Life *** (1939, Elisabeth Bergner, Michael Redgrave, Wilfrid Lawson) – Classic Movie Review 13,595

Elisabeth Bergner impresses in a dual role in this tale of an unhappy wife who swaps places with her deceased identical twin sister, in the 1939 British drama film Stolen Life. ‘CALL ME LIAR -CALL […]

Jun, 27

Madame Spy ** (1934, Fay Wray, Nils Asther, Edward Arnold, John Miljan, David Torrence) – Classic Movie Review 13,594

The 1934 spy thriller film Madame Spy stars Fay Wray as a Russian agent assigned to spy on her husband, Captain Franck of German Intelligence (Nils Asther). Director Karl Freund’s 1934 Universal Pictures American adventure spy […]

Jun, 26

Intersection ** (1994, Richard Gere, Sharon Stone, Lolita Davidovich, Martin Landau, David Selby) – Classic Movie Review 13,593

Mark Rydell’s 1994 romantic drama film Intersection remakes the 1969 French film Les Choses de la Vie, and stars Richard Gere, Sharon Stone and Lolita Davidovich. Director Mark Rydell’s 1994 romantic drama film Intersection is […]

Jun, 26

Part-Time Wife * (1961, Anton Rodgers, Kenneth J Warren and Nyree Dawn Porter) – Classic Movie Review 13,592

The Danzigers’ 1961 British comedy film Part-Time Wife stars Anton Rodgers as struggling insurance salesman Tom and Nyree Dawn Porter as married Jenny who agrees to pose as Tom’s wife.  Director Max Varnel’s 1961 black and white […]

Jun, 26

Les Choses de la Vie [The Things of Life] **** (1969, Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider, Lea Massari) – Classic Movie Review 13,591

Claude Sautet’s 1969 French romantic drama film Les Choses de la Vie [The Things of Life] stars Michel Piccoli as a car crash victim, Romy Schneider as his lover and Lea Massari as his estranged wife.  Director Claude Sautet’s 1969 […]

Jun, 26

La Sfida [The Challenge] **** (1958, Rosanna Schiaffino, José Suárez, Nino Vingelli) – Classic Movie Review 11,075

World cinema director Francesco Rosi’s highly promising first feature is the realist 1958 Italian black and white crime film La Sfida [The Challenge], a real-life mobster story set in Naples. The realist 1958 Italian black and […]

Jun, 25

No Resting Place *** (1951, Michael Gough, Noel Purcell, Jack MacGowran, Eithne Dunne, Brian O’Higgins, Diana Campbell) – Classic Movie Review 13,590

Michael Gough stars as an Irish Traveller relentlessly pursued by a policeman (Noel Purcell) after accidentally killing a gamekeeper, in the 1951 crime drama film No Resting Place. ‘NEVER out of sight…NEVER out of mind…NEVER free of […]

Jun, 25

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