Derek Winnert

The Big Man [Crossing the Wire] *** (1990, Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Billy Connolly, Ian Bannen) – Classic Movie Review 12,248

The1990 British film The Big Man is an accomplished thriller, starring Liam Neeson as an unemployed Scottish miner forced to accept a Glasgow gangster’s offer of an illegal bare-knuckle boxing match. Director David Leland’s 1990 […]

Jul, 24 · in Reviews

All the Young Men ** (1960, Alan Ladd, Sidney Poitier) – Classic Movie Review 12,247

Writer/ producer/ director Hall Bartlett’s 1960 Korean War feature film All the Young Men stars Alan Ladd and Sidney Poitier, and explores the racial integration of the American military. Poitier plays rookie African-American Sergeant Eddie […]

Jul, 24 · in Reviews

The Big Land [Stampeded] ** (1957, Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O’Brien) – Classic Movie Review 12,246

‘The Big Land (1957) was the big gamble… They staked their gold, their women, and their lives!’ Director Gordon Douglas’s 1957 Western film The Big Land [Stampeded] stars Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo and Edmond O’Brien. […]

Jul, 23

Big Leaguer ** (1953, Edward G Robinson, Vera-Ellen, Jeff Richards, William Campbell, Richard Jaeckel, Carl Hubbell, Bill Crandall) – Classic Movie Review 12,245

The 1953 American fictional sports drama film Big Leaguer is a rare dull film from director Robert Aldrich, making his first movie. It stars Edward G Robinson, Vera-Ellen, Jeff Richards, William Campbell, Richard Jaeckel, Carl Hubbell […]

Jul, 23

King of Alcatraz *** (1938, Gail Patrick, J Carrol Naish, Lloyd Nolan, Harry Carey Sr, Robert Preston, Anthony Quinn, Dennis Morgan, Porter Hall, Richard Denning) – Classic Movie Review 12,244

Captain Glennan (Harry Carey Sr): ‘Man and boy, I’ve sailed the seas for 30 years… and I’ve never lost a ship.’  Director Robert Florey’s 1938 American crime drama film King of Alcatraz stars Gail Patrick, […]

Jul, 23

World for Ransom *** (1954, Dan Duryea, Gene Lockhart, Patric Knowles, Reginald Denny, Nigel Bruce, Marian Carr) – Classic Movie Review 12,243

Director Robert Aldrich’s 1954 American film noir thriller World for Ransom stars Dan Duryea, Gene Lockhart, Patric Knowles, Reginald Denny, Nigel Bruce, Marian Carr, Douglass Dumbrille and Keye Luke. World for Ransom is a big-screen cousin […]

Jul, 22

Le Meurtrier [Enough Rope] **** (1963, Gert Fröbe, Maurice Ronet, Yvonne Furneaux, Marina Vlady, Robert Hossein) – Classic Movie Review 12,242

Gert Fröbe and Maurice Ronet star in the stylish 1963 French thriller film Le Meurtrier [Enough Rope], based on Patricia Highsmith’s 1954 novel The Blunderer. Its director Claude Autant-Lara said: ‘If a film does not […]

Jul, 21

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