Derek Winnert

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 · in Reviews

Lucky Luciano ***** (1973, Gian Maria Volontè, Vincent Gardenia, Silverio Blasi, Edmond O’Brien, Rod Steiger, Charles Cioffi, Larry Gates) – Classic Movie Review 11,073

Gian Maria Volontè stars brilliantly as Sicilian-American Mafia boss gangster Charles ‘Lucky’ Luciano, in Francesco Rosi’s superb 1973 Technicolor biopic Lucky Luciano. The detailed screenplay covers the mobster’s life from 1946, when the Americans gave […]

Apr, 04 · in Reviews

Hands Over the City [Le mani sulla città] **** (1963, Rod Steiger, Salvo Randone, Guido Alberti) – Classic Movie Review 11,072

Rod Steiger goes to Italy like so many other American actors in search of work and finds a prestige film by top director Francesco Rosi for the award-winning 1963  political and social drama film Hands […]

Apr, 04

Volcano *** (1997, Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann) – Classic Movie Review 11,071

Director Mick Jackson’s 1997 American disaster film Volcano stars Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle and Keith David, and is inspired by the 1943 formation of the 1,500-foot volcano that emerged between […]

Apr, 03

Dear Octopus **** (1943, Margaret Lockwood, Michael Wilding, Celia Johnson, Roland Culver, Athene Seyler, Helen Haye, Frederick Leister) – Classic Movie Review 11,070

Director Harold French’s 1943 Gainsborough Pictures British black and white comedy drama film Dear Octopus [The Randolph Family] stars Margaret Lockwood and Michael Wilding, along with Celia Johnson, Roland Culver, Athene Seyler, Helen Haye and Frederick Leister. […]

Apr, 03

Deadly Blessing *** (1981, Maren Jensen, Sharon Stone, Susan Buckner, Ernest Borgnine, Jeff East, Lisa Hartman, Lois Nettleton) – Classic Movie Review 11,068

‘Pray you’re not blessed.’ The 1981 horror Deadly Blessing is goremeister director Wes Craven’s outdoors chiller about three women who are seemingly terrorised by a strict religious group led by Isaiah Schmidt (Ernest Borgnine). After […]

Apr, 02

Deadly Friend *** (1986, Matthew Labyorteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett) – Classic Movie Review 11,069

‘There’s no one alive who’ll play with the girl next door!’ The 1986 horror Deadly Friend is Wes Craven’s fair sci-fi horror revenge film, in which Matthew Labyorteaux plays Paul Conway, an ultra-clever robotics genius […]

Apr, 02

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