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Die Nibelungen **** (1924, Paul Richter, Margarete Schön, Hanna Ralph, Theodor Loos, Gertrud Arnold) – Classic Movie Review 8703

Director Fritz Lang’s 1924 German silent classic The Nibelungen [Die Nibelungen] stars Paul Richter as Siegfried, who marries the princess of Burgundy, Kriemhild (Margarete Schön) but Queen Brunhilde (Hanna Ralph) plans his murder. Lang’s beautifully […]

Jul, 13

The Spy in the Green Hat ** (1967, Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G Carroll, Letícia Román, Jack Palance, Janet Leigh) – Classic Movie Review 6,925

Robert Vaughn and David McCallum (as agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuyakin) play solely for laughs in the farcical plot about bad guys Louis Strago (Jack Palance) and Miss Diketon (Janet Leigh) plotting to move […]

Apr, 15

Thunder on the Hill [Bonaventure] *** (1951, Claudette Colbert, Ann Blyth, Robert Douglas, Anne Crawford, Gladys Cooper) – Classic Movie Review 6675

Director Douglas Sirk’s 1951 thriller was his first A-project in the first year of his contract with Universal, following the modest B-movie Mystery Submarine (1950). It stars Claudette Colbert, Ann Blyth, Robert Douglas and Anne […]

Feb, 10

East Side, West Side *** (1949, James Mason, Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Ava Gardner, Gale Sondergaard, Cyd Charisse, William Frawley, Nancy Davis) – Classic Movie Review 5172

MGM’s glossy, operatic 1949 soap-opera movie tale of lust and revenge East Side, West Side is totally saved by its marvellous star cast of James Mason, Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin and Ava Gardner.  Despite its […]

Mar, 17

Une Belle Fille Comme Moi [Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me] ** (1972, Bernadette Lafont, André Dussollier, Claude Brasseur, Charles Denner, Guy Marchand, Philippe Lèotard, Anne Kreis) – Classic Movie Review 3013

Co-writer/director François Truffaut’s 12th film from 1972 is a comfortable and familiar-feeling black comedy but it is not at all compelling or distinguished. It stars Bernadette Lafont, the lead of his very first film, Les Mistons, […]

Oct, 28

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