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Category Archives: Book Type
THE 4 HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE (1962)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Vincente Minnelli SCREENWRITER: Robert Ardrey, John Gay FILM STARS: Glenn Ford, Ingrid Thulin, Charles Boyer, Lee J. Cobb, Paul Lukas, Yvette Mimieux, Karl Boehm, Paul Henreid, Paul Lukas, Nestor Paiva, George Dolenz COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK … Continue reading
THE TRAIN ROBBERS (1973)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Burt Kennedy SCREENWRITER: Burt Kennedy FILM STARS: John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Rod Taylor, Ben Johnson, Christopher George, Bobby Vinton, Jerry Gatlin, Ricardo Montalban COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Sam Bowie (Todhunter Ballard) TYPE: Novelization PUBLISHER: Ace THIS … Continue reading
HELLER IN PINK TIGHTS (1960)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: George Cukor SCREENWRITER: Dudley Nichols, Walter Bernstein FILM STARS: Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Margaret O’Brien, Steve Forrest, Eileen Heckart, Ramon Novarro, Edmund Lowe, Frank Silvera COUNTRY: Great Britain THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Louis L’Amour TYPE: Novel PUBLISHER: … Continue reading
THE WILD GEESE (1978)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Andrew V. McLaglen SCREENWRITER: Reginald Rose FILM STARS: Richard Burton. Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Hardy Kruger, Stewart Granger, Winston Ntshona, John Kani, Jack Watson, Frank Finlay, Barry Foster, Ronald Fraser, David Ladd, Jeff Corey COUNTRY: Great … Continue reading
ENGLAND MADE ME (1973)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Peter Duffell SCREENWRITER: Desmond Cory, Peter Duffell FILM STARS: Peter Finch, Michael York, Hildegarde Neil, Joss Ackland, Michael Hordern, Tessa Wyatt COUNTRY: Great Britain THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Graham Greene TYPE: Novel PUBLISHER: Penguin THIS EDITION PUBLISHED: … Continue reading
ROOSTER COGBURN (1975)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Stuart Millar SCREENWRITER: Martin Julien (Martha Hyer) FILM STARS: John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Zerbe, Richard Jordan, John McIntire, Richard Romancito, Paul Koslo, Strother Martin, Tommy Lee, Jack Colvin, Jon Lormer, Lane Smith, Jerry Gatlin, Chuck … Continue reading
SHALAKO (1968)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Edward Dmytryk SCREENWRITER: James Griffith (as J.J. Griffith), Hal Hopper, Scot Finch, Clarke Reynolds FILM STARS: Sean Connery, Brigitte Bardot, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Peter van Eyck, Honor Blackman, Woody Strode, Eric Sykes, Alexander Knox, Valerie … Continue reading
THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE (1973)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Peter Yates SCREENWRITER: Paul Monash FILM STARS: Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats, Alex Rocco, Joe Santos COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: George V. Higgins TYPE: Novel PUBLISHER: Pan THIS EDITION PUBLISHED: 1973 COUNTRY: … Continue reading
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (1999)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Anthony Minghella SCREENWRITER: Anthony Minghella FILM STARS: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Baker Hall COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Patricia Highsmith TYPE: Novel PUBLISHER: Vintage THIS EDITION PUBLISHED: 1999 … Continue reading
THE SHOOTIST (1976)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Don Siegel SCREENWRITER: Miles Hood Swarthout, Scott Hale FILM STARS: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart, Richard Boone, Hugh O’Brian, Bill McKinney, Harry Morgan, John Carradine, Sheree North, Rick Lenz, Scatman Crothers, Melody Thomas … Continue reading
I'm a fan of Kubrick and no, you're not being harsh. I think those enthralled by it back then are…