Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "spy thriller"

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Spione [Spies] **** (1928, Rudolph Klein-Rogge, Gerda Maurus, Willy Fritsch) – Classic Movie Review 3005

The great Austrian producer-director Fritz Lang’s epic 1928 German silent classic spy thriller yarn is packed full of intrigue, chases, romance, seduction, betrayal, espionage atmosphere and fascinating characters. Rudolph Klein-Rogge stars as crippled banker Haghi, […]

Oct, 23

Funeral in Berlin **** (1966, Michael Caine, Oskar Homolka, Paul Hubschmid, Eva Renzi) – Classic Movie Review 2419

Michael Caine returns for his second spy thriller in the Sixties Harry Palmer film trilogy, with Bond director Guy Hamilton at the helm, in 1966’s Funeral in Berlin.  Michael Caine returns for his second spy […]

Apr, 22

The Spy in Black [U-Boat 29] ***** (1939, Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Hay Petrie, Helen Haye, Sebastian Shaw, Marius Goring, Cyril Raymond, Mary Morris, June Duprez) – Classic Film Review 619

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger were first brought together by producer Alexander Korda to make the vivacious 1939 World War One spy thriller The Spy in Black starring Conrad Veidt and Valerie Hobson.  British film-makers […]

Jan, 03

GoldenEye *** (1995, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco, Famke Janssen) – Classic Movie Review 404

In 1995, Pierce Brosnan steps suavely into 007’s shoes, after a six-year gap in James Bond movies since Licence To Kill. The 17th Bond film GoldenEye is a busy, excitingly entertaining action adventure that proved […]

Nov, 14

Closed Circuit ** (2013, Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall, Jim Broadbent) – Movie Review

Struggling with his English accent, Eric Bana is miscast and glum as Martin Rose, a Brit barrister charged with defending an immigrant accused of masterminding a Borough Market bombing. This promising London-set conspiracy spy thriller […]

Oct, 25

The Bourne Ultimatum ***** (2007, Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Joan Allen, Scott Glenn) – Classic Movie Review 257

Back in 2007, we held our breath. Could they do it a third time? Or were they going to fall at the final hurdle? That’s a resounding yes and no. In the 2007 film The […]

Sep, 24

The Bourne Legacy *** (2012, Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton) – Movie Review

Jeremy Renner inherits the mantle of Matt Damon, although not his character, as the grimly resourceful hero-on-the-run for the 2012 fourth episode in the still-hot Bourne franchise. Building on the success of his breakthrough performances […]

Sep, 21

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