Derek Winnert

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Red Sun [Soleil rouge] *** (1971, Charles Bronson, Toshirô Mifune, Alain Delon, Ursula Andress, Capucine) – Classic Movie Review 7,778

With an alluring star cast of Charles Bronson, Toshirô Mifune, Alain Delon, Ursula Andress and Capucine, the 1971 film Red Sun [Soleil rouge] is a robust and sometimes exciting eastern Western. Even with this alluring, […]

Nov, 12

Outlaw/ King ** (2018, Chris Pine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Florence Pugh) – Movie Review

Chris Pine of Los Angeles, California, USA, channels his inner Scot as the 14th Century Scottish Outlaw/ King Robert the Bruce, who makes a reasonable claim to the Scottish throne and then desperately tries to […]

Oct, 17

The Red Badge of Courage **** (1951, Audie Murphy, Bill Mauldin, Douglas Dick, Royal Dano, John Dierkes, Tim Durant, Andy Devine, Arthur Hunnicutt) – Classic Movie Review 7290

John Huston’s studio-butchered 1951 US Civil War movie The Red Badge of Courage is remarkable for its battle scenes and for Audie Murphy’s career-best performance. Writer-director John Huston’s 1951 film of Stephen Crane’s 1895 US Civil […]

Jul, 14

Cannon for Cordoba ** (1970, George Peppard, Raf Vallone, Giovanna Ralli, Pete Duel, Don Gordon) – Classic Movie Review 6580

Director Paul Wendkos’s 1970 Mexican Revolution action adventure stars George Peppard as Captain Rod Douglas, sent in 1916 by US General John J Pershing (John Russell) along with his buddies to try to destroy six […]

Jan, 19

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates ** (1956, Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Jeff York) – Classic Movie Review 6486

Director Norman Foster’s 1956 cinema feature is the second, less inspiring, of the two Walt Disney films stitched together from hour-long episodes of Fess Parker’s TV series of wholesome children’s outdoor Western adventures. This time […]

Dec, 29

Anzio [Lo sbarco di Anzio] ** (1968, Robert Mitchum, Peter Falk, Robert Ryan, Earl Holliman, Mark Damon) – Classic Movie Review 6448

The exciting star cast of Robert Mitchum, Peter Falk, Arthur Kennedy and Robert Ryan, and a lavish production spearhead director Edward Dmytryk’s 1968 movie attack on the World War Two story of the allied invasion […]

Dec, 21

Springfield Rifle ** (1952, Gary Cooper, Phyllis Thaxter, David Brian, Lon Chaney Jr, Paul Kelly, Philip Carey, Guinn Williams, Fess Parker, Martin Milner) – Classic Movie Review 6,313

André de Toth’s strongly cast 1952 Warner Bros Western film Springfield Rifle stars Gary Cooper as a Union intelligence officer who goes undercover to battle a Confederate rustler spy ring.  ‘The Gun That Made One […]

Nov, 25

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