Derek Winnert

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Diamonds *** (1975, Robert Shaw, Richard Roundtree, Barbara Hershey, Shelley Winters) – Classic Movie Review 11,051

‘Diamonds Were Forever.’ Director Menahem Golan’s 1975 US/ Israel heist caper thriller Diamonds stars Robert Shaw, who cherishes a gem of a role – twin parts actually as a diamond merchant industrialist who plans a […]

Mar, 27

The Pursuit of D B Cooper *** (1981, Robert Duvall, Treat Williams, Kathryn Harrold) – Classic Movie Review 10,623

Director Roger Spottiswoode’s 1981 film The Pursuit of D B Cooper is based on the 1980 book Free Fall: A Novel by J D Reed and stars Robert Duvall as relentless insurance sleuth Bill Gruen, […]

Dec, 03

After the Fox [Caccia alla volpe] *** (1966, Peter Sellers, Victor Mature, Britt Ekland, Lydia Brazzi, Paola Stoppa, Akim Tamiroff, Martin Balsam) – Classic Movie Review 10,276

Director Vittorio De Sica’s 1966 comedy After the Fox [Caccia alla volpe] stars Peter Sellers in a jovial, harmless Neil Simon heist farce about a small-time conman criminal called Aldo Vanucci aka The Fox (Sellers) […]

Sep, 08

Grand Slam **** (1967, Janet Leigh, Edward G Robinson, Robert Hoffmann, Klaus Kinski, George Rigaud, Riccardo Cucciolla, Adolfo Celi) – Classic Movie Review 10,206

The 1967 Italian heist thriller film Grand Slam [Ad Ogni Costo] stars Edward G Robinson as a mild-mannered American teacher, who retires and assembles a team of international crooks to pull off a $10 million […]

Aug, 21

Mister Jerico *** (1970, Patrick Macnee, Connie Stevens, Herbert Lom) – Classic Movie Review 10,016

Director Sidney Hayers’s 1970 adventure thriller Mister Jericho stars Patrick Macnee, who is on good form as conman Mister Dudley Jericho, who sets out to Malta to grab a fabled diamond from ultra-rich corrupt millionaire Victor […]

Jul, 08

Any Number Can Win [Mélodie en sous-sol] **** (1963, Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Claude Cerval) – Classic Movie Review 9,595

The 1963 French crime thriller Any Number Can Win [Mélodie en sous-sol] stars Jean Gabin as old career criminal Mister Charles and Alain Delon as his young former cellmate Francis Verlot, who plan to rob […]

Apr, 04

A Man, a Woman and a Bank *** (1979, Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Paul Mazursky) – Classic Movie Review 9535

Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams star as amateur crooks Reese Halperin (Sutherland) and Stacey Bishop (Adams), who find a computerised way to rob a Vancouver bank, in director Noel Black’s generally amusing, often tense Seventies […]

Mar, 20

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