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The Switch ** (1963, Anthony Steel, Zena Marshall, Conrad Phillips, Susan Shaw, Jerry Desmonde, Dermot Walsh) – Classic Movie Review 12,125

The Switch (1963) is Susan Shaw’s last film. She ended up living alone and broke in Soho. ‘They say she died of cirrhosis of the liver and she lived next door to prostitutes in Soho. […]

May, 18

A Soldier’s Tale ** (1989, Gabriel Byrne, Marianne Basler, Judge Reinhold, Paul Wyett) – Classic Movie Review 11,168

‘For one brief weekend, their love was all that mattered.’ Director Larry Parr’s conscientious, well-acted, low-key, touching little 1989 World War Two romantic drama A Soldier’s Tale is based on the novel by M K […]

May, 05

Across the Bridge **** (1957, Rod Steiger, David Knight, Marla Landi, Bernard Lee, Noel Willman, Eric Pohlmann) – Classic Movie Review 9424

Director Ken Annakin’s 1957 black and white thriller Across the Bridge stars Rod Steiger, who came to Britain to play Carl Schaffner, a scared swindler running from the London law ( Noel Willman as Chief […]

Feb, 24
The Password Is Courage **** (1962, Dirk Bogarde, Maria Perschy, Alfred Lynch, Nigel Stock, Reginald Beckwith) – Classic Movie Review 8,866

The Password Is Courage **** (1962, Dirk Bogarde, Maria Perschy, Alfred Lynch, Nigel Stock, Reginald Beckwith) – Classic Movie Review 8,866

Andrew L Stone’s expert 1962 black and white war drama film The Password Is Courage stars Dirk Bogarde, who is on good form as Sgt Major Charlie Coward, the Brit who kept escaping and being […]

Aug, 25

Khartoum *** (1966, Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Richard Johnson, Ralph Richardson) – Classic Movie Review 8535

‘They say the Nile still runs red from the Battle of Khartoum!’ ‘Khartoum — where the Nile divides, the great Cinerama adventure begins!’ Director Basil Dearden’s 1966 adventure Khartoum is an intriguing, thoughtful and well-acted […]

Jun, 02

Ransom [The Terrorists] ** (1975, Sean Connery, Ian McShane, James Maxwell, Isabel Dean, William Fox, Jeffry Wickham) – Classic Movie Review 8224

Director Caspar Wrede’s offbeat, strained 1975 British thriller Ransom [The Terrorists] is set in Scandinavia and stars Sean Connery as a ruthless Norwegian special military police boss Colonel Tahlvik who is assigned to deal with […]

Mar, 10

How I Won the War *** (1967, Michael Crawford, John Lennon, Roy Kinnear, Jack MacGowran, Michael Hordern) – Classic Movie Review 8220

Director Richard Lester’s iconic 1967 British comedy How I Won the War is a frenzied and frantic send-up of war movies, working from a surreal script by Charles Wood, based on Patrick Ryan’s novel. It […]

Mar, 09

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