Derek Winnert

The Thief of Baghdad *** (1978, Roddy McDowall, Kabir Bedi, Peter Ustinov, Terence Stamp, Frank Finlay) – Classic Movie Review 7327

Director Clive Donner’s 1978 fourth movie version of The Thief of Baghdad is good looking and very acceptable, enlivened with some amusing performances, particularly from Peter Ustinov. It is an amiable retelling of the classic […]

Jul, 22 · in Reviews

The Thief of Baghdad [Il Ladro di Bagdad] *** (1961, Steve Reeves, Giorgia Moll, Arturo Dominici, Edy Vessel, Antonio Battistella, Daniele Vargas, Fanfulla, Georges Chamarat) – Classic Movie Review 7326

Director Arthur Lubin and producer Bruno Vailati’s 1961 Italian adventure movie The Thief of Baghdad [Il Ladro di Bagdad] reworks the classic 1001 Nights story as a bright and effective vehicle for popular muscle man Steve […]

Jul, 22 · in Reviews

The Princess and the Pirate *** (1944, Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan) – Classic Movie Review 7325

Director David Butler’s 1944 pirate romantic comedy adventure The Princess and the Pirate stars Bob Hope as the dithering Sylvester, who is caught up among the sinister schemings of buccaneers in this typical, daft star […]

Jul, 22

The Black Swan **** (1942, Tyrone Power, Maureen O’Hara, Laird Cregar, Thomas Mitchell, George Sanders, Anthony Quinn, George Zucco) – Classic Movie Review 7,324

The 1942 high-adventure movie The Black Swan is thrilling pirate malarkey, with the two handsome leads Tyrone Power and Maureen O’Hara giving attractive performances. Director Henry King’s 1942 high-adventure Technicolor swashbuckler movie The Black Swan is […]

Jul, 21

Black Sunday *** (1977, Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe Keller, Bekim Fehmiu, Fritz Weaver) – Classic Movie Review 7323

Director John Frankenheimer’s moderately enjoyable, though sometimes even nail-biting 1977 thriller Black Sunday is based on the novel by Thomas Harris about crazed Black September Arab terrorists (played by Marthe Keller, Bekim Fehmiu and Bruce […]

Jul, 21

The Black Tent ** (1956, Anthony Steel, Donald Sinden, André Morell, Anna Maria Sandri, Terence Sharkey) – Classic Movie Review 7322

Despite an intriguing premise, director Brian Desmond Hurst’s old-style 1956 British adventure yarn The Black Tent becomes a tedious, dated World War Two North Africa-set wartime action romance, remarkable mainly for André Morell’s energetic performance and […]

Jul, 21

Native Son *** (1986, Victor Love, Matt Dillon, Elizabeth McGovern, Geraldine Page, Oprah Winfrey, Carroll Baker) – Classic Movie Review 7321

Director Jerrold Freedman’s earnest and honorable 1986 drama Native Son is the second film version of Richard Wright’s powerful 1940 novel about Bigger Thomas (Victor Love), a poor, African American young man in Thirties Chicago who takes a […]

Jul, 21

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