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- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsEdward G. RobinsonRod SteigerJoan CollinsA motley crew of professional thieves plans the robbery of a Monte Carlo casino vault.Decent hiest film, bit lightweight but OK
- DirectorGeorge PalStarsRod TaylorAlan YoungYvette MimieuxA man's vision for a utopian society is disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark and dangerous society.Bit of a Sunday afternoon classic, fond memories of watching it as a youngster but on re-watching as an adult it's not that great.
- DirectorRobert AsherStarsTerry-ThomasAthene SeylerHattie JacquesA weird mix of social misfits and neighbors becomes a gang of thieves stealing mink coats in order to fund local charities."where's ya ruddy bonnet"? A gang of female mink coat thieves is controlled by Terry Thomas. I thought this was really funny and enjoyed it more than the better known School For Scoundrels that came out the same year.
- DirectorJoseph LoseyStarsStanley BakerSam WanamakerGrégoire AslanIn the UK, after pulling a racetrack robbery, repeat offender Johnny Bannion hides the loot in a farmer's field but the police and the local mob come looking for Johnny and the money.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsRichard ToddPeter SellersElizabeth SellarsA cosmetic salesman sets out to prove to himself and his wife that he is not a failure.Peter Sellers playing against type as a vicious & bad tempered criminal who runs a gang of thieves who steal and launder cars through his garage repair workshops.
Gripping performance maybe a bit OTT . Richard Todd as a wimpish downtrodden salesman trying to prove his manliness to his wife by getting his stolen car back. Both Sellers and Todd's characters start to unravel as the police get involved - DirectorRobert HamerHal E. ChesterCyril FrankelStarsIan CarmichaelTerry-ThomasAlastair SimA young man finds a very special school. It teaches him how to take advantage of people. He begins to put the lessons into operation.classic - should be in 1001 ??? Prefered Make Mine Mink though, Very good
- DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsCharles AznavourMarie DuboisNicole BergerA pianist helps his brother escape from two gangsters, who retaliate by abducting their kid brother.On 1001 - Excellent, film noir with comedic twists.
- DirectorCyril FrankelStarsGwen WatfordPatrick AllenFelix AylmerIn Canada, a British schoolmaster meets official resistance when he learns that his 9-year-old daughter has been the victim of the pedophile patriarch of the town's most powerful family.Interesting anti-nonce film, filmed in uk set in canada with a mix of actors.
- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsBurt LancasterJean SimmonsArthur KennedyA fast-talking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause.I find some of Burt Lancasters performances a bit OTT for me and here is an example. plus the 2.5 hr running time meant this wasn't quite for me no matter the subject. I'm sure this was quite controversial at the time hence the warning that kids shouldn't watch it at the beginning.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceMark DamonMyrna FaheyUpon entering his fiancée's family mansion, a man discovers a savage family curse and fears that his future brother-in-law has entombed his bride-to-be prematurely.The House Of Usher - Roger Cormans version of the gothic Edgar Allan Poe story, starring Vincent Price. Great fun, Price on good form, great gothic horror visuals. 7.3/10 think this should be 1001 is got all the ingredients for a cult classic.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsAldo RayElizabeth SellarsPeter O'TooleIn 1901, a group of IRA members decides to rob the Bank of England in order to finance their movement and to embarrass the British government.Good heist film about the IRA robbing the BOE but the era it was set in didn't really match the contempory acting and musical score. Plenty of Brit actors in there to enjoy too. 6.7/10
- DirectorKim Ki-youngStarsKim Jin-kyuJeung-nyeo JuEun-shim LeeA composer and his wife are thrown into turmoil when a housemaid becomes more than they bargained for.Japanese Luis Brunel is a good description. Quite a hard watch but it is quite remarkably odd
- DirectorNicholas RayStarsAnthony QuinnYôko TaniPeter O'TooleAn Eskimo who has had little contact with white men goes to a trading post where he accidentally kills a missionary and finds himself being pursued by the police.horrible. started off with an unforgivable scene of a lovely polar bear being killed, yeah so natives might of eaten them in the 60s still but this is a close up shot not some distant documentary style footage. The plot is boring rubbish, they spend half the film carrying or eating dead seals. Quinn mugs it up terribly, such a good actor deduced to this nonsense. 4.5/10
- DirectorMario BavaStarsBarbara SteeleJohn RichardsonAndrea ChecchiA vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant.Mask of Satan [La Maschera del Demonio / Black Sunday] - fab gothic Italian horror - watched dubbed english version which is done really well. Barbara Steele - wow, hypnotic face and eyes. Probably would of enjoyed it more if I wasn't so tired so missed some of the finer plot details as nodded off a couple of times (my fault not the films). - not sure i enjoyed this as much as house of usher though - just because of Vincent Price's performance in that one. This is in the 1001 book.
- DirectorTony RichardsonStarsLaurence OlivierBrenda de BanzieRoger LiveseyArchie Rice, an old-time British music hall performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.Brit kitchen sink drama about an old school stage performer / comedian and his family. great acxting from the cast and especially good performance from LL no surprise there then. A bit too "actory" for a sunday afternoon film. Good but not captivating enough for me to love it.
- DirectorRobert DayStarsPeter SellersDavid LodgeBernard CribbinsWhile in prison, Dodger plots the perfect heist: break out, steal diamonds, get back before noticed. With days left on sentence and a solid alibi, he's confident nothing can go wrong.comedy heist starring sellers - pretty good fun.
- DirectorDavid MillerStarsDoris DayRex HarrisonJohn GavinIn London, a recently-wed American woman's sanity comes into question after she claims to be the victim of a threatening stalker.doris Day thinks she's being stalked by a crazy phone call abuser. pretty poor, best thing was the colour pictures of london
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsMarilyn MonroeYves MontandTony RandallWhen billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.Marilyn Monroe not her best role. Yves Montand OK, best bits were the Bing Crosby & Gene Kelly cameos, shame they didnt hang around. otherwise a bit dull. An alleged affair between the leads means theres some chemistry between the two -- ooh and wilfrid hyde-white is entertaining as always
- DirectorRitwik GhatakStarsSupriya ChoudhuryAnil ChatterjeeGyanesh MukherjeeA selfless young woman (Supriya Choudhury) sacrifices her own happiness for her unappreciative family.this is on the 1001 book list. i'm sure its great but i couldn't pay any attention to it when i watched it. wasn't in the mood, it seemed a bit too light hearted compared to say the Apu trilogy (which I loved). Will try to re-watch this when I'm more in the mood but the fact I wasn't drawn to any of it suggests its not my cup of tea and while I might like it I'll doubt I'll learn to love (and why waste time watching films you know you wont love when there are so many out there that you might be missing).
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsZachary ScottBernie HamiltonKey MeersmanA jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.la joven, dark but also mildly amusing in places, covers some touchy subjects. very good but not-outstanding
- DirectorAndrzej MunkStarsBogumil KobielaMaria CiesielskaHelena DabrowskaThe story is an odyssey of a little man through Poland of 1930 to 1950. It shows his attempts to cope with a changing world which seems to have no place for him. He has no consciousness of any kind but is always on the verge of turning into a more coherent human being, only to be slapped down. It begins with the hero's childhood. Then comes the first love marred by his unwilling involvement in fascict politics, him being taken for a Jew because of his nose. Later he decides to join the army to charm the girl, but arrives too late for any fighting. He is arrested by entering German troops while he dresses in officer's uniform and mistakenly sent to POW camp as an officer.Zezowate szczęście - oPolish comedy sort of norman wisdom type,sort of foreign ealing comedy but not very funny one
- DirectorBudd BoetticherStarsRandolph ScottNancy GatesClaude AkinsA man saves a woman who had been kidnapped by Comanches, then struggles to get both of them home alive.Solid Sunday afternoon western, good but not remarkable. Randolph Scott rescues a woman kidnapped by the Comanche Indians and tries to get her back to her husband for the reward but a man he testified over at a court-martial bumps into him along the way.Best bits were Claude Atkins performance as the baddie, the scenery and the hinted at gay romance between the two younger cowboys. Randolph Scott & Nancy Gates characters could done with a bit more developing.
- DirectorOtto PremingerStarsPaul NewmanEva Marie SaintRalph RichardsonThe State of Israel is created in 1948, resulting in war with its Arab neighbors.Zionist epic is certainly a good film but I can't forgive the terrorist glamorization.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsJeffrey HunterWoody StrodeConstance TowersRespected Black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.Above average western from John Ford but what stops it from being great is that what should be a (and in most posts is) a gritty tale with political hints at racial history of US army ends up losing its edge due to the A: - the lite-weight jovial opening theme (I thought I was about to be treated to a comedy musical) and B: - the comedy touches in the court house with the "water" and the judges wife. Monument Valley looks spectacular in the background though.
- DirectorFrank LaunderStarsCecil ParkerGeorge ColeJoyce GrenfellThe hellions of St. Trinians are recruited to a sheik's harem. Little does he know what he's letting himself in for.Not nearly as funny as the first two, without Alistair Sims or Joan Rutherford it's missing a large piece and George Cole (as much as I love him) can't quite fill the gap.