Derek Winnert

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Guilty by Suspicion *** (1991, Robert De Niro, Annette Bening, Patricia Wettig, George Wendt, Sam Wanamaker, Barry Primus) – Classic Movie Review 3373

Writer-director Irwin Winkler’s 1991 drama is an interesting and sincere but mild drama of the Hollywood blacklist intrigues. It is an intelligently written reminder of some uncomfortable facts of Hollywood’s – and America’s – past, […]

Feb, 17

Bridge of Spies **** (2015, Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda) – Movie Review

Tom Hanks’s sterling performance as Cold War-era American lawyer James B Donovan, who is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court so American justice can be seen to be being done, is in many […]

Nov, 27

The Deadly Affair ***** (1966, James Mason, Maximilian Schell, Simone Signoret, Harry Andrews, Harriet Andersson) – Classic Movie Review 2,113

Sidney Lumet’s 1966 spy thriller film The Deadly Affair, adapted from John le Carré’s Call for the Dead, is chilling and riveting. James Mason plays le Carré’s famous British secret agent George Smiley, here called […]

Jan, 25

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold ***** (1965, Richard Burton, Oskar Werner, Claire Bloom, Sam Wanamaker, Peter Van Eyck) – Classic Movie Review 2,112

Martin Ritt’s scintillating 1965 British spy film The Spy Who Came In from the Cold is based on the 1963 novel by John le Carré, and stars Richard Burton, Claire Bloom and Oskar Werner.  Director Martin Ritt’s scintillating 1965 […]

Jan, 25

The Mouse That Roared **** (1959, Peter Sellers, Leo McKern, David Kossoff) – Classic Movie Review 1,646

Jack Arnold’s delightful, often hilarious British 1959 satirical comedy film The Mouse That Roared showcases three tailor-made roles for Peter Sellers. Director Jack Arnold’s delightful, often hilarious British 1959 satirical comedy film The Mouse That […]

Sep, 07

Spy Game **** (2001, Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Catherine McCormack) – Classic Movie Review 693

The most heroic golden boys of their generations, Robert Redford and Brad Pitt, obviously enjoyed working together when they first teamed when Redford starred Pitt in his 1992 fly-fishing movie, A River Runs Through It. […]

Jan, 17

Invasion of the Body Snatchers ***** (1956, Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan, Carolyn Jones) – Classic Movie Review 676

‘You’re next, you’re next!’ The 1956 American sci-fi horror film Invasion of the Body Snatchers is produced by socially conscious Walter Wanger, and stars Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter. It is shot in black and […]

Jan, 12

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