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Topkapi ***** (1964, Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, Akim Tamiroff) – Classic Movie Review 3,670
Jules Dassin’s splendidly entertaining 1964 heist caper movie Topkapi is based on Eric Ambler’s novel The Light of the Day. It features a lovely cast of Melina Mercouri, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, Akim Tamiroff and […]
The Falcon in San Francisco **½ (1945, Tom Conway, Rita Corday, Edward Brophy, Sharyn Moffett, Fay Helm, Robert Armstrong) – Classic Movie Review 3217
‘The lure of loveliness and the greed for gold lead four to fearful death…as the Falcon grapples with his most merciless foe!’ Michael Arlen’s débonair detective The Falcon (Tom Conway) investigates possible silk smuggling in […]
Pierrot le Fou **** (1965, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Graziella Galvani) – Classic Movie Review 3139
Writer-director Jean-Luc Godard’s deservedly celebrated 1965 French classic borrows its plot from the American thriller genre. Jean-Paul Belmondo, from Godard’s Breathless (À bout de souffle), again stars for the French New Wave maestro as Ferdinand Griffon, ‘Pierrot’ […]
Midnight Express **** (1978, Brad Davis, Randy Quaid, John Hurt, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paul L Smith, Norbert Weisser, Mike Kellin) – Classic Movie Review 2073
Director Alan Parker’s horrific double Oscar-winning 1978 real-life drama of courage and the will to survive stars Brad Davis, who digs deep into his role of a lifetime as the young American college student Billy […]
The French Connection ***** (1971, Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi) – Classic Movie Review 2,040
William Friedkin’s legendary five-Oscar-winning 1971 movie The French Connection is one of the all-time great action thrillers, with a star-making, Oscar-winning star turn by Gene Hackman. Director William Friedkin’s legendary multi-Oscar-winning 1971 movie The French […]
Sylvia Scarlett **** (1935, Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Edmund Gwenn)) – Classic Movie Review 1,260
George Cukor’s 1935 romantic comedy adventure film Sylvia Scarlett stars Katharine Hepburn the title role of a female con artist who disguises herself as a boy to escape the police. Director George Cukor’s 1935 romantic […]
Diamonds Are Forever **** (1971, Sean Connery, Jill St John, Charles Gray, Lana Wood, Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn, Lois Maxwell) – Classic Movie Review 953
Lana Wood: ‘I’m Plenty.’ Sean Connery: ‘I bet you are.’ Wood: ‘Plenty O’Toole.’ Connery: ’Named after your father?’ The 1971 spy thriller Diamonds Are Forever finds Sean Connery enjoying his sixth James Bond movie. Lana […]