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Richard III ****½ (1955, Laurence Olivier, Cedric Hardwicke, Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Claire Bloom, Stanley Baker, Alec Clunes, Pamela Brown, Michael Gough) – Classic Movie Review 3646

Laurence Olivier’s 1955 film triumph is his third William Shakespeare adaptation as star and director, following Henry V (1944) and Hamlet (1948). There were three 1956 Bafta wins – for Best British Actor, Best British Film and Best Film […]

May, 02

Tales from the Crypt *** (1972, Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Ralph Richardson, Richard Greene, Nigel Patrick, Barbara Murray, Roy Dotrice, Robin Phillips, Patrick Magee, Geoffrey Bayldon) – Classic Movie Review 3105

Director Freddie Francis’s ghoulish 1972 British portmanteau chiller stars Sir Ralph Richardson as The Crypt Keeper, an evil monk, who shows a vision of the future to five people lost on a tour through some […]

Nov, 28

The Four Feathers ***** (1939, John Clements, C Aubrey Smith, Ralph Richardson, June Duprez) – Classic Movie Review 3059

Director Zoltan Korda’s Technicolor 1939 British version of the much-filmed and well-loved novel The Four Feathers by A E W Mason is the business. This rousing adventure epic movie is the classic rendition of the […]

Nov, 14

Rollerball ***** (1975, James Caan, John Houseman, Ralph Richardson, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn) – Classic Movie Review 2,962

Norman Jewison’s 1975 futuristic sci-fi thriller film Rollerball is a triumph. It stars an outstanding James Caan, John Houseman, Ralph Richardson, Maud Adams, John Beck and Moses Gunn. Producer-director Norman Jewison’s 1975 futuristic sci-fi thriller film […]

Oct, 06

Anna Karenina *** (1948, Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson, Kieron Moore, Sally Ann Howes, Martita Hunt) – Classic Movie Review 2915

Producer Alexander Korda and director Julien Duvivier’s 1948 British remake of the 1935 Greta Garbo Hollywood success based on Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel Anna Karenina is appealing enough but not quite another triumph. Unfortunately, the famous […]

Sep, 19

The Ghoul **** (1933, Boris Karloff, Ernest Thesiger, Ralph Richardson, Kathleen Harrison, Cedric Hardwicke) – Classic Movie Review 2,905

‘From the Depths of the Earth, He Will Rise.’ Boris Karloff returns in triumph to his home country for the great eerie fun 1933 British black and white horror movie The Ghoul. ‘An Ancient Curse […]

Sep, 12

Doctor Zhivago ***** (1965, Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Alec Guinness, Rita Tushingham, Ralph Richardson, Tom Courtenay, Rod Steiger) – Classic Movie Review 2692

Director David Lean’s lovingly made 1965 movie version of Boris Pasternak’s great Russian novel stars Omar Sharif as the Moscow doctor and poet Yuri Zhivago, who is embroiled in the horrors of the Russian revolution and […]

Jul, 12

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