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The Marseille Contract [The Destructors] *** (1974, Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn, James Mason, Maurice Ronet, Alexandra Stewart, Marcel Bozzuffi) – Classic Movie Review 8,990

The 1974 Euro-thriller movie The Marseille Contract [The Destructors] stars Anthony Quinn as a US narcotics agent hiring an English contract killer (Michael Caine) to kill a French crime boss (James Mason). Director Robert Parrish’s […]

Oct, 17 · in Reviews

La Marseillaise **** (1938, Pierre Renoir, Lise Delamare, Louis Jouvet) – Classic Movie Review 8989

Director Jean Renoir’s 1938 historical drama La Marseillaise is his epic account of the French Revolution, which focuses on human interactions instead of on political events. Financed by trade unions and performed by mostly non-professional […]

Oct, 17 · in Reviews

The Vanishing Corporal [Le Caporal épinglé] [The Elusive Corporal] **** (1962, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claude Brasseur, Claude Rich, Jean Carmet, O E Hasse) – Classic Movie Review 8988

Director Jean Renoir’s 1962 French wartime comedy drama The Vanishing Corporal [Le Caporal épinglé] [The Elusive Corporal] stars Jean-Pierre Cassel as a Parisian corporal, who is captured by the invading Germans and, along with two of […]

Oct, 16

The Golden Falcon [Il Falco d’Oro] ** (1955, Anna Maria Ferrero, Massimo Serato, Nadia Gray, Frank Latimore) – Classic Movie Review 8987

Director Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia’s colourful, lively and fast-paced 1955 dubbed Italian romantic adventure swashbuckler The Golden Falcon [Il Falco d’Oro] is set in Sienna in the 17th century. The story is about two rival families […]

Oct, 16

The Golden Coach [Le Carosse d’Or] [La Carrozza d’Oro] ***** (1952, Anna Magnani, Odoardo Spadaro, Nada Fiorelli, Duncan Lamont, Ricardo Rioli) – Classic Movie Review 8986

The 1952 French romantic comedy drama The Golden Coach [Le Carosse d’Or] [La Carrozza d’Oro] is filmed by the great Jean Renoir in rich, effervescent style, with gorgeous, luminous Technicolor photography by his gifted nephew […]

Oct, 16

Rising Sun *** (1993, Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, Harvey Keitel, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Kevin Anderson, Mako, Ray Wise) – Classic Movie Review 8985

Director Philip Kaufman’s smart 1993 action crime thriller Rising Sun is based on a novel by Michael Crichton and stars Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes, who form an entertaining odd-couple partnership as LA detectives Captain […]

Oct, 15

Le Déjeuner Sur L’Herbe [Lunch on the Grass] [Picnic on the Grass] ***** (1959, Paul Meurisse, Charles Blavette, André Brunot, Paulette Dubost, Régine Blaess, Catherine Rouvel, Fernand Sardou, Ingrid Nordine) – Classic Movie Review 8984

The 1959 French world cinema masterwork classic Le Déjeuner Sur L’Herbe [Lunch on the Grass] [Picnic on the Grass] is a superb film, one of Jean Renoir’s and France’s finest. It is partly made on […]

Oct, 15

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