Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "hard-boiled"

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Le Battant [The Fighter] [Ice] *** (1983, Alain Delon, Anne Parillaud, Pierre Mondy, François Périer, Andréa Ferréol) – Classic Movie Review 5,556

Alain Delon gives an intense star turn as Jacques Darnay, convicted for stealing diamonds, released from jail, but pursued by Inspector Rouxel (Pierre Mondy) and the criminals, in the 1983 French crime thriller film Le […]

Jun, 05

Three Men to Kill [Trois Hommes à Abattre] *** (1980, Alain Delon, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Michel Auclair, Pierre Dux) – Classic Movie Review 5554

Alain Delon stars as a laconic professional gambler, who is relentlessly tracked down by hitmen, in the exciting 1980 French crime thriller Three Men to Kill [Trois Hommes à Abattre]. Working with director Jacques Deray […]

Jun, 05

Pitfall **** (1948, Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Raymond Burr, Jane Wyatt) – Classic Movie Review 2167

Co-writer/director André de Toth’s impressive 1948 film noir crime thriller Pitfall pairs Dick Powell and Lizabeth Scott, both in their prime, along with Jane Wyatt and Raymond Burr. It is based on the novel The Pitfall by Jay Dratler. […]

Feb, 11

Pickup on South Street ***** (1953, Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter) – Classic Movie Review 2069

Writer-director Samuel Fuller’s brutal 1953 hard-boiled Cold War spy film noir thriller is a little masterpiece of its kind, one of the cult film-maker’s great noir classics. Richard Widmark stars at his arrogant, menacing snarling […]

Jan, 11

Sin City A Dame to Kill For **** (2014, Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Eva Green) – Movie Review

Taking hard boiled to the max, the amazing Sin City A Dame to Die For is extremely nasty but very nice. Co-directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller reunite from the 2005 original to bring Miller’s […]

Aug, 20

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