Author Archives: velebit2

DARKER THAN AMBER (1970)

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Robert Clouse SCREENWRITER: John D. MacDonald, Ed Waters FILM STARS: Rod Taylor, Theodore Bikel, Suzy Kendall, Jane Russell, William Smith COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: John D. MacDonald TYPE: Novel PUBLISHER: Pan THIS EDITION PUBLISHED: 1970 … Continue reading

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THIEVES LIKE US (1974)

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Robert Altman SCREENWRITER: Calder Willingham, Joan Tewkesbury, Robert Altman FILM STARS: Keith Carradine, Shelley Duvall, Bert Remsen, Louise Fletcher, Tom Skerritt COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Edward Anderson TYPE: Novel PUBLISHER: Avon THIS EDITION PUBLISHED: 1974 … Continue reading

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IN HARM’S WAY (1965)

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Otto Preminger SCREENWRITER: Wendell Mayes FILM STARS: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, Henry Fonda, Tom Tryon, Paula Prentiss, Stanley Holloway, Burgess Meredith, Brandon deWilde, Jill Haworth, Dana Andrews, Franchot Tone, Patrick O’Neal, Carroll O’Connor, Slim … Continue reading

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THE OUTSIDERS (1983)

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Francis Ford Coppola SCREENWRITER: Kathleen Rowell FILM STARS: C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Diane Lane, Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise, Leif Garrett COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: S.E. Hinton TYPE: Novel … Continue reading

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WILD IN THE COUNTRY (1961)

 THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Philip Dunne SCREENWRITER: Clifford Odets, J.R. Salamanca FILM STARS: Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, Millie Perkins, Rafer Johnson, John Ireland, Gary Lockwood, Christina Crawford COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: J.R. Salamanca TYPE: Abridged Novel PUBLISHER: … Continue reading

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THE WARRIORS (1979)

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Walter Hill SCREENWRITER: David Shaber, Walter Hill FILM STARS: Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Marcelino Sánchez, David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Brian Tyler COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Sol Yurick TYPE: Novel PUBLISHER: Star THIS … Continue reading

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RIO BRAVO (1959)

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Howard Hawks SCREENWRITER: Jules Furthman, Leigh Brackett, B.H. McCampbell FILM STARS: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Walter Brennan, Angie Dickinson, Ward Bond, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, John Russell, Claude Akins COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Brackett, … Continue reading

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THE CROOKED ROAD (1965)

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Don Chaffey SCREENWRITER: Don Chaffey, Jay Garrison FILM STARS: Robert Ryan, Stewart Granger, Nadia Gray, Katherine Woodville, Marius Goring, Robert Rietty COUNTRY: Great Britain – Yugoslavia THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Morris West TYPE: Novel PUBLISHER: Pan THIS … Continue reading

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ESCAPE FROM ZAHRAIN (1962)

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Ronald Neame SCREENWRITER: Robin Estridge, Dudley Nichols (whoa, what is Dudley Nichols doing here) FILM STARS: Yul Brynner, Sal Mineo, Jack Warden, Madlyn Rhue, Anthony Caruso, James Mason (uncredited) COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Michael Barrett … Continue reading

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THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX (1965)

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Robert Aldrich SCREENWRITER: Lukas Heller FILM STARS: James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Krüger, Ernest Borgnine, Ian Bannen, Ronald Fraser, Christian Marquand, Dan Duryea, George Kennedy, Gabriele Tinti COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Elleston Trevor … Continue reading

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