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The Wreck of the Mary Deare *** (1959, Gary Cooper, Charlton Heston, Michael Redgrave, Emlyn Williams, Richard Harris, Cecil Parker, Alexander Knox, Virginia McKenna) – Classic Movie Review 3,846

The 1959 film The Wreck of the Mary Deare is a solid adventure about mysterious nautical doings, mixing sea air with courtroom claustrophobia. Gary Cooper gives a trusty turn as the captain of a seemingly […]

Jun, 11

Mr Arkadin [Confidential Report] **** (1955, Orson Welles, Peter van Eyck, Michael Redgrave) – Classic Movie Review 2450

Writer-director Orson Welles’s Mr Arkadin, retitled Confidential Report in Britain and some parts of Europe, was shot throughout Europe in 1954. Filming took place in several Spanish locations, including the Costa Brava, Segovia, Valladolid and Madrid, as […]

May, 03

The Go-Between ***** (1971, Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Dominic Guard, Margaret Leighton, Michael Redgrave) – Classic Movie Review 2213

Director Joseph Losey and his screenwriter Harold Pinter together fashion this most ravishing and touching 1971 film out of L P Hartley’s marvellous, delicate novel about the divided loyalties of a young boy (Dominic Guard) who, […]

Feb, 25

The Captive Heart **** (1946, Michael Redgrave, Rachel Kempson, Basil Radford, Jack Warner, Mervyn Johns, Jimmy Hanley, Gordon Jackson) – Classic Movie Review 2206

Director Basil Dearden’s touching and amusing 1946 British drama is one of the first and finest films to portray life in a British prisoner-of-war camp in Germany. His film for Ealing Studios is also notable […]

Feb, 23

The Stars Look Down **** (1940, Michael Redgrave, Margaret Lockwood, Edward Rigby) – 2015 Classic Movie Review 2205

Director Carol Reed’s admirable 1940 movie version of A J Cronin’s novel is meticulously crafted, crisply scripted and expertly performed by a fine cast. It stars an ideally cast Michael Redgrave as Davey Fenwick, a […]

Feb, 23

Secret Beyond the Door ***½ (1947, Joan Bennett, Michael Redgrave, Anne Revere) – Classic Movie Review 2177

Fritz Lang’s 1947 American film noir psychological thriller Secret Beyond the Door updates the Bluebeard story about a woman (Joan Bennett) who suspects her new architect husband (Michael Redgrave) plans to kill her. Esteemed director […]

Feb, 14

The Hill **** (1965, Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Ian Hendry, Alfred Lynch, Roy Kinnear, Michael Redgrave, Ossie Davis, Jack Watson) – Classic Movie Review 2114

Director Sidney Lumet’s distinguished, brutal 1965 military drama The Hill is a showcase for tour de force acting from Sean Connery as Joe Roberts, one of the five new prisoners being punished in a British […]

Jan, 25

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