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Director Ronald Neame’s famous 1972 definitive disaster movie launched the Seventies vogue for the genre and still provides a good measure of entertainment. It’s cast strongly with an all-star cast who include five Oscar winners: […]
David Mamet’s 2001 crime thriller film Heist stars Gene Hackman as a crook forced into pulling off one last gold heist by his vicious partner in crime (Danny DeVito). Writer-director David Mamet’s 2001 American crime […]
Director James Foley’s 1996 legal thriller is another lacklustre adaptation from a John Grisham novel, saved by Gene Hackman’s impeccable performance as a racist bigoted bomber, Sam Cayhall, whose rookie lawyer grandson Adam Hall (Chris […]
The 2003 American legal thriller film Runaway Jury stars Gene Hackman as the splendidly slimy jury fixer Rankin Fitch, whose motto is ‘Trials are too important to be left up to juries’. Director Gary Fleder’s […]
Director Arthur Penn’s 1967 classic Bonnie and Clyde is one of the most memorable icons of Sixties cinema and the gangster movie of the era. ‘They’re young. They’re in love. They rob banks.’ Warren Beatty […]
Tony Scott’s sizzling 1995 thriller film Crimson Tide is an old-fashioned full-speed-ahead action adventure, headlining a high-testosterone clash between two of Hollywood’s best 90s star actors: Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington. Director Tony Scott’s sizzling […]
Will Smith and Gene Hackman give outstanding performances in Tony Scott’s 1998 pounding, edge-of-seat conspiracy thriller film Enemy of the State. Will Smith and Gene Hackman are ideally cast and give outstanding star performances in director Tony […]