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Viva Zapata! **** (1952, Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn) – Classic Movie Review 2382

Buried under a big moustache and a big hat, Marlon Brando may be very oddly, indeed uncomfortably, cast as the Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata in director Elia Kazan’s 1952 historical drama biopic. But nevertheless Brando […]

Apr, 12

Panic in the Streets ***** (1950, Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jack Palance) – Classic Movie Review 2070

Director Elia Kazan’s thought-provoking New Orleans 1950 film noir chase thriller is sizzlingly raw and realistic. It stars Richard Widmark as a medical-health-official doctor and Paul Douglas as a world-weary police captain who lead a life-or-death […]

Jan, 11

Baby Doll ***** (1956, Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, Eli Wallach, Mildred Dunnock, Lonny Chapman, Rip Torn) – Classic Movie Review 1369

Co-producer/director Elia Kazan’s 1956 controversial movie version of the Tennessee Williams 1955 Broadway one-act play 27 Wagonloads of Cotton is clever, riveting and entertaining. Gaining notoriety in the title role that she was born for, […]

Jun, 28

East of Eden ***** (1955, James Dean, Julie Harris, Raymond Massey, Richard Davalos, Jo Van Fleet, Burl Ives, Lois Smith) – Classic Movie Review 1079

James Dean became an overnight movie icon as the embodiment of the mid-50s rebellious American teenager in just three films made in a little over a year before his death in a car crash in […]

Apr, 12

On the Waterfront ***** (1954, Marlon Brando, Rod Steiger, Eva Marie Saint, Lee J Cobb, Karl Malden) – Classic Movie Review 351

‘You don’t understand. I could’ve had class. I could’ve been a contender. I could’ve been somebody instead of a bum, which I am.’ – Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando). In a truly great performance, the 30-year-old Marlon […]

Nov, 02

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