Derek Winnert

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Witness for the Prosecution **** (1957, Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, John Williams, Una O’Connor, Henry Daniell, Ian Wolfe) – Classic Movie Review 2576

Co-writer/director Billy Wilder’s excellent 1957 movie version of Agatha Christie’s ingenious if a shade creaky London-set courtroom thriller is witty, suspenseful and hugely entertaining. Christie’s 1952 international stage success is based on her 1925 short story Traitor’s […]

Jun, 09

Compulsion **** (1959, Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman, Orson Welles, E G Marshall) – Classic Movie Review 1,674

Richard Fleischer’s compulsive 1959 real-life thriller film Compulsion provides an engrossing and distinguished version of the deeply disturbing 1924 Chicago Leopold and Loeb murder case. Director Richard Fleischer’s compulsive 1959 real-life thriller film Compulsion provides […]

Sep, 14

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