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- Hand in Hand *** (1960, Loretta Parry, Philip Needs, Sybil Thorndike, John Gregson, Finlay Currie, Derek Sydney, Miriam Karlin, Kathleen Byron) – Classic Movie Review 13,327
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- A Hitch in Time *** (1978, Patrick Troughton, Michael McVey, Pheona McLellan, Jeff Rawle, Sorcha Cusack) – Classic Movie Review 13,325
- Man at the Carlton Tower *** (1961, Maxine Audley, Lee Montague, Alfred Burke, Allan Cuthbertson) – Classic Movie Review 13,324
- Beyond the Door [Chi Sei?] [The Devil Within Her] * (1974, Juliet Mills, Richard Johnson, Gabriele Lavia, Elizabeth Turner, David Colin Jr) – Classic Movie Review 13,323
- Beyond the Door II [Schock] *** (1979, Daria Nicolodi, John Steiner, David Colin Jr, Ivan Rassimov) – Classic Movie Review 13,322
- Blood Red ** (1989, Eric Roberts, Giancarlo Giannini, Dennis Hopper, Burt Young) – Classic Movie Review 13,321
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Le Dernier Tournant [The Last Turning, The Last Bend] **** (1939, Fernand Gravey, Michel Simon, Corinne Luchaire, Marcel Vallée) – Classic Movie Review 2,451
Pierre Chenal’s riveting 1939 French thriller Le Dernier Tournant is notable as the first film of James M Cain’s sizzling novel The Postman Always Rings Twice. Fernand Gravey and Corinne Luchaire star as lovers who […]
Ossessione [Obsession] ***** (1943, Clara Calamai, Massimo Girotti, Dhia Cristiani, Juan de Landa) – Classic Movie Review 2,449
Debut director Luchino Visconti’s 1943 Italian crime thriller film Ossessione marks the second time James M Cain’s irresistible plot rang at cinema box offices. Visconti failed to get rights to the novel and the film […]
The Postman Always Rings Twice ***** (1981, Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, John Colicos) – Classic Movie Review 745
Bob Rafelson’s 1981 neo-noir erotic thriller film The Postman Always Rings Twice marks David Mamet’s screenwriting debut. Jack Nicholson stars as seedy drifter Frank Chambers and Jessica Lange teams up with him as sultry diner […]
The Postman Always Rings Twice ***** (1946, Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, Audrey Totter) – Classic Movie Review 744
Based on the sizzling thriller novel by James M Cain, the 1946 movie The Postman Always Rings Twice is a beloved film noir classic. Cain thought Lana Turner was the perfect choice for lethal diner […]
Mildred Pierce ***** (1945, Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett)) – Classic Movie Review 375
Director Michael Curtiz’s 1945 classic Mildred Pierce is both a great ‘Woman’s Picture’ melodrama as well as a great film noir thriller. Triumphantly winning what turned out to be her only Best Actress Oscar, Joan Crawford […]
Double Indemnity ***** (1944, Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G Robinson) – Classic Movie Review 164
Co-writer-director Billy Wilder’s 1944 black and white film noir thriller milestone Double Indemnity still plays beautifully whether on late-night TV or on cinema revivals. Hugely admired and much imitated, it is a sizzling movie masterpiece. […]
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