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Posts Tagged "paralysis"

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The Rossiter Case ** (1951, Helen Shingler, Clement McCallin, Sheila Burrell, Frederick Leister, Stanley Baker) – Classic Movie Review 11,860

Francis Searle’s acceptable 1950 British black and white crime thriller film The Rossiter Case stars Clement McCallin as Peter Rossiter, who is charged with the murder of his mistress, his disabled wife’s sister (Sheila Burrell). […]

Jan, 19

Whose Life Is It Anyway? **** (1981, Richard Dreyfuss, John Cassavetes, Christine Lahti) – Classic Movie Review 9581

Playwright Brian Clark’s distinguished London and Broadway hit play about a wisecracking paralysis victim, unable to movie apart from his head after a car accident, and now fighting for his right to die, is filmed […]

Mar, 31

The Waterdance **** (1992, Eric Stoltz, Helen Hunt, Wesley Snipes, William Forsythe) – Classic Movie Review 5133

Three very different men in wheelchairs confront their lives in a rehabilitation centre, in this warm and funny 1992 film, written and co-directed by Neal Jimenez, drawing on his personal experiences. Writer/ author Joel Garcia […]

Mar, 11

The Wings of Eagles *** (1957, John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Dan Dailey, Ward Bond) – Classic Movie Review 3412

This strongly felt, nostalgic 1957 personal project from director John Ford turns out to be an uneven, minor airborne action drama providing an interesting but bumpy ride. But there are lots of incidental real pleasures […]

Feb, 26

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