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If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium *** (1969, Suzanne Pleshette, Ian McShane, Mildred Natwick, Murray Hamilton, Michael Constantine, Sandy Baron, Norman Fell, Peggy Cass) – Classic Movie Review 11,772

Director Mel Stuart’s 1969 DeLuxe Color romantic comedy If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium is an affectionate, hard-to-dislike send-up of American tourists on a whirlwind trip round Europe. English amorous tour guide Charlie Cartwright […]

Dec, 07

The Flemish Farm ** (1943, Clive Brook, Clifford Evans, Jane Baxter, Philip Friend) – Classic Movie Review 11,574

Director Jeffrey Dell’s 1943 British film The Flemish Farm is an honourable and conscientious if not particularly distinguished morale-boosting World War Two war drama, apparently based on fact. A well known, respected film in its […]

Sep, 14

Against the Wind *** (1948, Robert Beatty, Simone Signoret, Jack Warner, John Slater, Gordon Jackson, Paul Dupuis) – Classic Movie Review 10,940

Director Charles Crichton’s 1948 intelligent, if downbeat espionage, sabotage and resistance thriller Against the Wind, set in wartime occupied Belgium, comes from Ealing Studios, is produced by Michael Balcon, and is well acted by the […]

Feb, 19

The Safecracker *** (1958, Ray Milland, Barry Jones, Jeanette Sterke) – Classic Movie Review 7918

Ray Milland directs and stars in the 1958 British low-budget film noir thriller The Safecracker, an involving, fact-based story of a locksmith, gone criminal as an antiques robber, freed from a 10-year jail term in […]

Dec, 17

L’étoile du Nord **** (1982, Simone Signoret, Philippe Noiret, Fanny Cottençon) – Classic Movie Review 7054

Director Pierre Granier-Deferre’s 1982 French crime drama film adaptation of Georges Simenon’s thriller novel The Tenant (Le Locataire) is highly agreeable. Simone Signoret stars in L’étoile du Nord as Madame Louise Baron, a Thirties Belgian landlady looking […]

May, 14

Battle of the Bulge **** (1965, Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan, Ty Hardin, Charles Bronson) – Classic Movie Review 6,241

Ken Annakin’s truly epic 1965 World War Two wartime action film Battle of the Bulge is a sweeping, involving, often exciting battle movie. Robert Shaw stars in the real-life story about an ace commanding Panzer […]

Nov, 13

The Music Teacher [Le Maître de Musique] **** (1988, José van Dam, Anne Roussel, Philippe Volter, Sylvie Fennec Patrick Bauchau, Johan Leysen, Marc Schreiber) – Classic Movie Review 4001

Co-writer/ director Gérard Corbiau’s valuable Oscar-nominated Belgian 1988 music drama stars Brussels-born bass-baritone José Van Dam as aging opera singer Joachim Dallayrac, who retires from singing to the countryside to coach two young singers, Sophie Maurier (Anne Roussel) and Jean Nilson (Philippe Volter). […]

Jul, 12

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