Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "based on novel"

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Hatter’s Castle *** (1942, Robert Newton, Deborah Kerr, James Mason, Emlyn Williams, Beatrice Varley) – Classic Movie Review 10,199

Director Lance Comfort’s 1941 British noir drama Hatter’s Castle has the tasty prospect of starring Robert Newton, Deborah Kerr, James Mason, Emlyn Williams and Beatrice Varley, along with Enid Stamp-Taylor, Henry Oscar, Tony Bateman, June […]

Aug, 19

The Heart of the Matter *** (1953, Trevor Howard, Elizabeth Allan, Maria Schell) – Classic Movie Review 10,196

The 1953 British drama The Heart of the Matter is an interesting film of one of Graham Greene’s best novels. Trevor Howard is effective as the unhappily married British security policeman who has a guilty […]

Aug, 19

Scoop ** (1987, Michael Maloney, Michael Hordern, Robert Eddison, Donald Pleasence, Denholm Elliott, Herbert Lom, Nicola Pagett) – Classic Movie Review 10,177

Director Gavin Millar’s 1987 TV movie Scoop is a much-heralded, £2.5 million London Weekend Television (LWT) production of Evelyn Waugh’s brilliant, mischievous Fleet Street satire, adapted by William Boyd, about nature columnist William Boot (Michael […]

Aug, 14

Blanche **** (1971, Ligia Branice, Michel Simon, Georges Wilson, Lawrence Trimble, Jacques Perrin) – Classic Movie Review 10,151

Writer-director Walerian Borowczyk’s entrancing 1971 French medieval romance Blanche tells the tragic story of a lovely, pure young wife (Ligia Branice) of an old baron (Michel Simon), and the handsome stepson Nicolas (Lawrence Trimble), visiting king […]

Aug, 09

Goodbye, Columbus *** (1969, Richard Benjamin, Ali MacGraw, Jack Klugman) – Classic Movie Review 10,143

Director Larry Peerce’s 1969 comedy drama of class differences Goodbye, Columbus stars Richard Benjamin as librarian Neil Klugman, who romances rich gal Brenda Patimkin (Ali MacGraw) in 1950s New York suburbs, and upsets her parents. […]

Aug, 07

And Now Tomorrow ** (1944, Alan Ladd, Loretta Young, Susan Hayward, Barry Sullivan) – Classic Movie Review 10,137

‘LADD’S BACK! In a Sensational Drama By the Author of All This, And Heaven Too!’ Director Irving Pichel’s 1944 And Now Tomorrow stars Alan Ladd, Loretta Young, Susan Hayward and Barry Sullivan. Rachel Field’s toshy […]

Aug, 06

How Sweet It Is! ** (1968, James Garner, Debbie Reynolds, Maurice Ronet, Terry-Thomas, Paul Lynde, Marcel Dalio, Donald Losby) – Classic Movie Review 10,068

Director Jerry Paris’s 1968 comedy How Sweet It Is! stars James Garner and Debbie Reynolds as Grif and Jenny Henderson, a worried mom and dad who decide to follow their hippie son Davey (Donald Losby), […]

Jul, 21

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