Monthly Archives: April 2022

GOD’S LITTLE ACRE (1958)

Posted on April 27, 2022 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Anthony Mann SCREENWRITER: Philip Yordan (a front for blacklisted writer Ben Maddow who was uncredited) FILM STARS: Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray, Tina Louise, Buddy Hackett, Jack Lord, Fay Spain, Vic Morrow, Lance Fuller, Rex Ingram, Michael … Continue reading →

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FOOLS’ PARADE (1971 )

Posted on April 24, 2022 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Andrew V. McLaglen SCREENWRITER: James Lee Barrett FILM STARS: James Stewart, George Kennedy, Anne Baxter, Strother Martin, Kurt Russell, William Windom, Mike Kellin, David Huddleston COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Davis Grubb TYPE: Novel PUBLISHER: Signet … Continue reading →

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CAST A GIANT SHADOW (1966)

Posted on April 20, 2022 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Melville Shavelson SCREENWRITER: Melville Shavelson FILM STARS: Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Yul Brynner, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Angie Dickinson, Gordon Jackson, Topol, Rod Dana, Michael Douglas. COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Ted Berkman TYPE: Biography PUBLISHER: … Continue reading →

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NORTH TO ALASKA (1960)

Posted on April 17, 2022 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Henry Hathaway SCREENWRITER: John Lee Mahin, Martin Rackin, Claude Binyon, Wendell Mayes uncredited), Ben Hecht (uncredited) FILM STARS: John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Ernie Kovacs, Fabian, Capucine, Mickey Shaughnessy, Karl Swenson, Kathleen Freeman, John Qualen COUNTRY: USA … Continue reading →

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THE TALL STRANGER (1957)

Posted on April 13, 2022 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Thomas Carr SCREENWRITER: Christopher Knopf FILM STARS: Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Michael Pate, Michael Ansara, Leo Gordon, Whit Bissell COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK  AUTHOR: Louis L’Amour TYPE: Novel PUBLISHER: Gold Medal Book THIS EDITION PUBLISHED: 1963 … Continue reading →

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ROLLERBALL (1975)

Posted on April 10, 2022 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Norman Jewison SCREENWRITER: William Harrison FILM STARS: James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn, Ralph Richardson, Burt Kwouk. COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: William Harrison TYPE: Short Story PUBLISHER: Orbit THIS EDITION PUBLISHED: … Continue reading →

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A FINE MADNESS (1966)

Posted on April 6, 2022 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Irvin Kershner SCREENWRITER: Elliott Baker FILM STARS: Sean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg, Patrick O’Neal, Colleen Dewhurst, Clive Revel, Jackie Coogan, Sue Ane Langdon COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Elliott Baker TYPE: Novel PUBLISHER: Penguin THIS … Continue reading →

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THE WAY WEST (1967)

Posted on April 3, 2022 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Andrew V. McLaglen SCREENWRITER: Ben Maddow, Mitch Lindemann FILM STARS: Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Richard Widmark, Lola Albright, Jack Elam, Sally Field, Stubby Kaye, Harry Carey Jr, Sam Elliott (uncredited) COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: A.B. … Continue reading →

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