Derek Winnert

Undercover [Underground Guerrillas] ** (1943, John Clements, Mary Morris, Stephen Murray, Tom Walls, Michael Wilding, Godfrey Tearle, Stanley Baker) – Classic Movie Review 12,449

Ealing Studios’ 1943 British war film Undercover [Underground Guerrillas] stars John Clements, Mary Morris, Stephen Murray, Tom Walls, Michael Wilding, and a 15-year-old Stanley Baker. Its story is about a guerrilla movement in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia.  […]

Mar, 18 · in Uncategorized

The Beggar’s Opera *** (1952, Laurence Olivier, Stanley Holloway, Dorothy Tutin, Hugh Griffith, George Devine, Athene Seyler) – Classic Movie Review 12,448

The 1953 British historical musical film The Beggar’s Opera is a big-screen adaptation in Technicolor of John Gay’s 1728 ballad opera. Directed by Peter Brook in his feature film debut, its stars Laurence Olivier in his sole musical. Laurence Olivier cuts a […]

Mar, 13 · in Reviews

Before Winter Comes ** (1968, David Niven, Topol, Anna Karina, John Hurt, Anthony Quayle) – Classic Movie Review 12,447

The intimate 1968 British comedy-drama war film Before Winter Comes stars David Niven, Topol, Anna Karina, and John Hurt. Topol gets a well-deserved star vehicle – and his charm is the film’s main asset.  Director […]

Mar, 10

King Dinosaur * (1955, William Bryant, Wanda Curtis) – Classic Movie Review 12,446

The quickly shot, low-budget 1955 sci-fi adventure film King Dinosaur is directed by Bert I Gordon in just seven days, in his directorial debut. It stars William Bryant and Wanda Curtis. It is shot with […]

Mar, 09

The Magic Sword *** (1962, Basil Rathbone, Estelle Winwood, Gary Lockwood, Anne Helm) – Classic Movie Review 12,445

Producer/ director Bert I Gordon’s enjoyable enough 1962 American adventure fantasy film The Magic Sword is loosely based on the medieval legend of Saint George and the Dragon, and stars Basil Rathbone, Estelle Winwood, Gary […]

Mar, 09

Concerned Citizen [Ezrah Mudag] *** (2022, Shlomi Bertonov, Ariel Wolf, Lena Fraifeld) – Classic Movie Review 12,444

The thoughtful and intelligent 2022 Israeli drama film Concerned Citizen stars Shlomi Bertonov and Ariel Wolf as a South Tel Aviv gay couple, whose contented, comfortable lives are thrown into meltdown and chaos by one […]

Mar, 08

Arrowsmith *** (1931, Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Richard Bennett, Myrna Loy) – Classic Movie Review 12,443

John Ford’s 1931 drama film Arrowsmith is based on Sinclair Lewis’s Nobel Prize novel, and stars Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Richard Bennett, and Myrna Loy. Allegedly, John Ford sped up filming at the expense of […]

Mar, 07

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