Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "Herman Melville"

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Bartleby *** (1970, Paul Scofield, John McEnery, Thorley Walters) – Classic Movie Review 10,391

Co-writer/ director Anthony Friedman’s 1970 British drama Bartleby offers a rare opportunity to see Paul Scofield on film as The Accountant, the sympathetic boss of a young accounting clerk called Bartleby (John McEnery) who rebels against […]

Oct, 08

In the Heart of the Sea ** (2015, Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Whishaw, Tom Holland, Benjamin Walker) – Movie Review

‘The tragedy of the Essex is the story of men. And a Demon.’ Ben Whishaw plays the author Herman Melville, who in the 1850s turns up at the home of Tom Nickerson (Brendan Gleeson), who […]

Dec, 16

Billy Budd **** (1962, Terence Stamp, Robert Ryan, Peter Ustinov, Melvyn Douglas) – Classic Movie Review 2265

Director Peter Ustinov’s impressive and graceful 1962 film stars an exciting young Terence Stamp (aged 24), who was nominated for an Oscar for arguably his best-ever role and finest performance as the beautiful, blond, innocent seaman […]

Mar, 14

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