Category Archives: Drama

THE 4 HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE (1962)

Posted on June 8, 2022 by velebit2

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 →

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ENGLAND MADE ME (1973)

Posted on May 25, 2022 by velebit2

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 →

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THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (1999)

Posted on May 11, 2022 by velebit2

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 →

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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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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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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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AMERICA AMERICA (1963)

Posted on March 27, 2022 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Elia Kazan SCREENWRITER: Elia Kazan FILM STARS: Stathis Giallelis, Frank Wolff, Harry Davis, Elena Karam, Estelle Hemsley, Gregory Rozakis, Lou Antonio, Salem Ludwig, John Marley COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Elia Kazan TYPE: Novel PUBLISHER: Fontana … Continue reading →

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THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS (1970)

Posted on March 23, 2022 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Vittorio De Sica SCREENWRITER: Ugo Pirro, Vittorio Bonicelli and uncredited (in typical Italian fashion) … Vittorio De Sica, Franco Brusati, Alain Katz, Tullio Pinelli, Cesare Zavattini, Valerio Zurlini FILM STARS: Dominique Sanda, Fabio Testi, Lino Capolicchio, … Continue reading →

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THE BACHELOR PARTY (1957)

Posted on March 6, 2022 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Delbert Mann SCREENWRITER: Paddy Chayefsky FILM STARS: Don Murray, E. G. Marshall, Jack Warden, Philip Abbott, Larry Blyden, Patricia Smith, Carolyn Jones, Nancy Marchand COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Paddy Chayefsky TYPE: Play PUBLISHER: Signet THIS … Continue reading →

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IN HARM’S WAY (1965)

Posted on February 20, 2022 by velebit2

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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