Derek Winnert

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Henry VIII and His Six Wives *** (1972, Keith Michell, Charlotte Rampling, Jane Asher, Donald Pleasence, Lynne Frederick) – Classic Movie Review 11,048

Director Waris Hussein’s 1972 British historical film Henry VIII and His Six Wives stars Keith Michell, who repeats his impressive performance as King Henry VIII in this plush, entertaining and attractive film version of the […]

Mar, 26

Rasputin and the Empress *** (1932, John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, Diana Wynyard, Ralph Morgan, C Henry Gordon) – Classic Movie Review 7455

Director Richard Boleslawski’s 1932 MGM drama Rasputin and the Empress is famed in movie history as the only film in which sibling superstars John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore appeared together. But, unfortunately, there are only a couple of […]

Aug, 17

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom *** (1975, Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Umberto Paolo Quintavalle, Franco Merli, Sergio Fascetti) – Classic Movie Review 3199

Director Pier Paolo Pasolini’s infamous, highly controversial, problematic final film, based on the Marquis de Sade’s novel The 120 Days of Sodom, was made shortly before his murder on 2 November 1975, aged 53, and released […]

Dec, 30

Casanova ***½ (2005, Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt, Lena Olin) – Classic Movie Review 2131

Though hardly the most obvious casting, Aussie boy Heath Ledger is sexy, amusing and likeable as vintage Italian lover Giacomo Casanova in director Lasse Hallström’s lightweight but entertaining 2005 American romantic period romp Casanova, loosely based […]

Jan, 29

Casanova ***** (1976, Donald Sutherland, Tina Aumont, Cicely Browne) – Classic Movie Review 2130

Director Federico Fellini’s exuberant 1976 masterwork is an amazing-looking, awesome movie, in which an unexpectedly but perfectly cast Donald Sutherland astonishes as the forehead-shaved, bewigged, foppish 18th-century Venetian rake, Giacomo Casanova. What’s on screen is […]

Jan, 29

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