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The Fallen Idol ***** (1948, Ralph Richardson, Bobby Henrey, Michèle Morgan, Sonia Dresdel) – Classic Movie Review 1835

Producer-director Carol Reed’s 1948 British classic is one of his most glittering achievements, made between Odd Man Out and The Third Man. Reed eagerly grabs hold of Graham Greene’s script, about a butler working in the French Embassy […]

Nov, 12

Our Man in Havana **** (1959, Alec Guinness, Noël Coward, Maureen O’Hara, Burl Ives) – Classic Movie Review 1808

Director Carol Reed’s 1959 thriller finds the ideal fit in Alec Guinness, who is perfectly cast as Jim Wormold, the meek vacuum cleaner salesman in Havana, in this delightful film of one of Graham Greene’s […]

Nov, 05

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes **** (1984, Christopher Lambert, Ralph Richardson) – Classic Movie Review 1451

Hugh Hudson makes a lovely job of directing the exhilarating 1984 film Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. It is exciting that Christopher Lambert is an Ape Man hero obviously with a […]

Jul, 19

Long Day’s Journey into Night **** (1962, Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Richardson, Dean Stockwell, Jason Robards Jnr) – Classic Movie Review 1,219

A marvellous cast brings Eugene O’Neill’s classic play about a dysfunctional family in 1912 Connecticut to vibrant life. Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Richardson, Dean Stockwell and Jason Robards Jr are magnificent, making the drama explosive on […]

May, 16

Things to Come **** (1936, Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson, Cedric Hardwicke) – Classic Movie Review 905

In a future 1940, a 30-year-long global war and a black death plague destroys Everytown. Then in 1970, a band of scientists rebuild it into a great futuristic city. And by 2036, the first pair […]

Mar, 12

O Lucky Man! ***** (1973, Malcolm McDowell, Ralph Richardson, Rachel Roberts) – Classic Movie Review 474

Malcolm McDowell, who played the hero of If…, stars in Lindsay Anderson’s superb 1973 satirical life allegory about Mick Travis, now involved in the shady work of big business. The 1973 film O Lucky Man! […]

Dec, 05

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