Derek Winnert

The 34 feature films of Michael Winner (30 October 1935 – 21 January 2013)

The flamboyant, outspoken and sometimes controversial showman director Michael Winner directed 34 movies over a period of 40 years, all of them interesting, a handful of them good. He worked a lot with Charles Bronson […]

Jan, 24 · in Reviews

Chato’s Land *** (1972, Charles Bronson, Jack Palance, James Whitmore) – Classic Movie Review 9,299

Michael Winner’s brutal and cynical 1972 revenge Western film Chato’s Land is worth while for the fine cast (Charles Bronson, Jack Palance, James Whitmore), painstaking film-making and impressive sequences. Director Michael Winner delivers a tough, […]

Jan, 24 · in Reviews

La Gloire de Mon Père [My Father’s Glory] ***** (1990, Philippe Caubère, Nathalie Roussel, Didier Pain, Julien Ciamaca, Joris Molinas) – Classic Movie Review 9298

In a film of the greatest warmth and humanity, director Yves Robert’s 1990 French triumph La Gloire de Mon Père [My Father’s Glory] brings vividly to life on the screen Marcel (Jean de Florette) Pagnol’s […]

Jan, 24

Le Château de Ma Mère [My Mother’s Castle] ***** (1990, Julien Ciamaca, Philippe Caubère, Nathalie Roussel) – Classic Movie Review 9297

Director Yves Robert’s 1990 Le Château de Ma Mère [My Mother’s Castle] is the glorious sequel to La Gloire de Mon Père [My Father’s Glory]. Julien Ciamaca is superb as the teenager Marcel Pagnol, who […]

Jan, 24

Charley’s Aunt *** (1930, Charles Ruggles, June Collyer, Doris Lloyd) – Classic Movie Review 9296

Director Al Christie’s 1930 Charley’s Aunt is the first sound version of the venerable Brandon Thomas cross dressing comedy farcical play, with an engaging, very entertaining star performance by Charles Ruggles. But it is a […]

Jan, 24

The Amazing Transparent Man ** (1960, Marguerite Chapman, Douglas Kennedy, James Griffith, Ivan Triesault) – Classic Movie Review 9295

Director Edgar G Ulmer’s 1960 black and white Sci-Fi film The Amazing Transparent Man is cheap and cheerful, and still enjoyable despite – or because of – the rotten effects and cheesy action. To create […]

Jan, 24

Beyond the Time Barrier ** (1960, Robert Clarke, Darlene Tompkins, Arianne Ulmer) – Classic Movie Review 9294

Director Edgar G Ulmer’s 1960 Sci-Fi time-travel film Beyond the Time Barrier stars Robert Clarke as a 1960 military test pilot called Major William Allison, who is caught in a time warp and lands in […]

Jan, 23

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