Derek Winnert

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Fort Algiers ** (1953, Yvonne De Carlo, Carlos Thompson, Raymond Burr, Leif Erickson, Anthony Caruso, John Dehner) – Classic Movie Review 12,548

Lesley Selander’s 1953 American black and white adventure film Fort Algiers stars Yvonne De Carlo (as a secret agent pretending to be a night club singer), Carlos Thompson, and Raymond Burr.  Director Lesley Selander’s 1953 […]

Jun, 28

The Internecine Project *** (1974, James Coburn, Lee Grant, Harry Andrews, Ian Hendry, Michael Jayston, Christiane Krüger, Keenan Wynn) – Classic Movie Review 9031

Director Ken Hughes’s 1974 The Internecine Project is a clever but heartless British-made thriller, with James Coburn enjoying himself as Professor Robert Elliot, an ambitious business tycoon who tries to erase evidence of his criminal […]

Oct, 30

The Helicopter Spies ** (1968, Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Carol Lynley, Julie London, Lola Albright, John Carradine, Bradford Dillman) – Classic Movie Review 6,924

Robert Vaughn and David McCallum star as U.N.C.L.E. agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, who are whisked across the world in their daring quest to gain control of a deadly weapon being used in a […]

Apr, 15

Call Me Bwana ** (1963, Bob Hope, Anita Ekberg, Edie Adams, Lionel Jeffries) – Classic Movie Review 6550

Bob Hope is pleasantly enough showcased in director Gordon Douglas’s 1962 British-made farcical comedy, which turns out to be adequate though rather low-fun entertainment. It is all a bit slack and silly. Hope stars as […]

Jan, 12

Avalanche Express ** (1979, Robert Shaw, Lee Marvin, Linda Evans, Maximilian Schell, Horst Buchholz, Mike Connors ) – Classic Movie Review 6400

Real-life tragedy occurred during the making of director Mark Robson’s ultra-expensive ($12 million) big-budget 1979 European spy action thriller, when star Robert Shaw and director Robson both died of heart attacks during filming. It was […]

Dec, 13

The Venetian Affair *** (1966, Robert Vaughn, Elke Sommer, Felicia Farr, Boris Karloff, Karl Boehm, Luciana Paluzzi) – Classic Movie Review 6011

The ever-suave Robert Vaughn and smooth Sixties spy intrigue thrillers of course went together perfectly. He was a big star in 1966 – this action espionage thriller was simply advertised as ‘Vaughn! Venice! Vooom!’ It was […]

Sep, 10

Atomic Blonde *** (2017, Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Toby Jones, Bill Skarsgård, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella) – Movie Review

Actor, stuntman, writer, producer, stunt coordinator and film director David Leitch was a stunt double for Brad Pitt five times and twice for Jean-Claude Van Damme. His breakthrough came directing some scenes in John Wick […]

Aug, 09

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