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The Executioner of Venice [Il boia di Venezia] *** (1963, Lex Barker, Guy Madison, Alessandra Panaro, Mario Petri) – Classic Movie Review 9718

American action stars Lex Barker and Guy Madison combine their efforts for director Luigi Capuano’s handsome and enjoyable 1963 Italian swashbuckler film production The Executioner of Venice [Il Boia di Venezia]. The story by producer Ottavio […]

May, 05

The Eagle **** (1925, Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Bánky, Louise Dresser) – Classic Movie Review 9243

For his penultimate film, director Clarence Brown’s 1925 The Eagle, Rudolph Valentino plays Lieutenant Vladimir Dubrovsky, a Russian Cossack officer who disguises himself as an outlaw called The Black Eagle to avenge his father’s murder. […]

Jan, 09

The Hero of Babylon [L’eroe di Babilonia] ** (1963, Gordon Scott, Moira Orfei, Geneviève Grad, Piero Lulli, Andrea Scotti) – Classic Movie Review 9091

‘Slave girls sacrificed at the whim of a ruthless king!’ Director Siro Marcellini’s 1963 sword and sandal (peplum) adventure The Hero of Babylon [L’eroe di Babilonia] [Goliath, King of Slaves] [The Beast of Babylon Against […]

Nov, 23

Revolt of the Praetorians [La rivolta dei pretoriani] **(1964, Richard Harrison, Moira Orfei, Piero Lulli) – Classic Movie Review 7936

Handsome, muscular young American actor Richard Harrison stars as the centurion Valerius Rufus [Velerio Rufo], who commands the Imperial Praetorian Guard, in the 1964 Revolt of the Praetorians [La Rivolta dei Pretoriani], yet another exotic and entertaining […]

Dec, 22

The Dark Knight Rises ***** (2012, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy) – Classic Movie Review 5814

Following 2008’s The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan then made the final chapter of his trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, which was premiered in New York City on 16 July 2012 and released on 20 July […]

Jul, 26

Dungeons and Dragons ** (2000, Jeremy Irons, Thora Birch, Marlon Wayans, Bruce Payne, Justin Whalin) – Classic Movie Review 5694

Jeremy Irons overacts embarrassingly in producer-director Courtney Solomon’s only very moderate 2000 sword-and-sorcery fantasy action adventure, further held back with disappointing cheap-looking effects. Irons plays the tyrannical magician Profion, who plots to overthrow Empress Savina […]

Jul, 02

The Curse of the Werewolf **** (1961, Clifford Evans, Oliver Reed, Catherine Feller, Yvonne Romain) – Classic Movie Review 2680

Director Terence Fisher’s 1961 British movie The Curse of the Werewolf gives the 23-year-old Oliver Reed his first taste of stardom as the furry fellow in this creepy Hammer horror set in a Technicolored, sinister […]

Jul, 08

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