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The Wind Cannot Read *** (1958, Dirk Bogarde, Yôko Tani, John Fraser, Ronald Lewis) – Classic Movie Review 8200

‘2000 Years of Tradition Said “No!” To Their Love – But Nothing Could Stop It From Happening!’ Director Ralph Thomas’s 1958 British wartime romantic drama The Wind Cannot Read stars Dirk Bogarde at his most […]

Mar, 05

Quartet **** (1948, Dirk Bogarde, Honor Blackman, Susan Shaw, Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne, Jack Watling, Mai Zetterling, Nora Swinburne, Cecil Parker, George Cole) – Classic Movie Review 3180

In this 1948 British black and white compendium movie, Quartet, esteemed author W Somerset Maugham plays host and himself introduces each of four entertaining, superbly cast short films of his own stories, with four different […]

Dec, 22

Doctor in Distress *** (1963, Dirk Bogarde, James Robertson Justice, Mylène Demongeot, Samantha Eggar, Barbara Murray, Leo McKern, Donald Houston, Dennis Price) – Classic Movie Review 3142

‘It’s the incurable ‘Doctor’ team!’ Directed once again by Ralph Thomas, in 1963, the fifth in the successful run of Doctor films reunites Dirk Bogarde and James Robertson Justice for one final time, as Dr […]

Dec, 09

Doctor at Large *** (1957, Dirk Bogarde, James Robertson Justice, Muriel Pavlow, Donald Sinden, Shirley Eaton, Derek Farr, Michael Medwin, Edward Chapman, Barbara Murray) – Classic Movie Review 3140

Director Ralph Thomas’s 1957 British comedy is number three in the incredibly popular Doctor films franchise and writer Richard Gordon’s series is still getting most of its comic gag shots right on target. Nicholas Phipps […]

Dec, 09

Doctor in the House **** (1954, Dirk Bogarde, Kenneth More, Donald Sinden, Kay Kendall, Donald Houston, James Robertson Justice, Muriel Pavlow) – Classic Movie Review 2,691

Ralph Thomas’s 1954 British comedy smash Doctor in the House is the now venerable first film of Richard Gordon’s stories of the medical students of St Swithin’s Hospital in London. It was Britain’s most popular […]

Jul, 11

Doctor at Sea *** (1955, Dirk Bogarde, Brigitte Bardot, James Robertson Justice, Maurice Denham, Joan Sims, Brenda de Banzie, Geoffrey Keen, Michael Medwin) – Classic Movie Review 2690

Director Ralph Thomas’s 1955 British comedy is the welcome second Doctor adventure, more farcical than the first one, Doctor in the House (1954). Dirk Bogarde returns as Dr Simon Sparrow, this time leaving St Swithin’s […]

Jul, 11

King and Country **** (1964, Dirk Bogarde, Tom Courtenay, Leo McKern, Barry Foster) – Classic Movie Review 2532

Director Joseph Losey’s 1964 film stars Tom Courtenay as Private Hamp, a slightly dim, uncomprehending First World War soldier who walks shell shocked away from the rat-infested Passchendaele trenches and is arrested for desertion. [Spoiler […]

May, 28

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