Category Archives: Historical

THE CRUCIBLE (1996)

Posted on August 31, 2025 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Nicholas Hytner SCREENWRITER: Arthur Miller FILM STARS: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen, Bruce Davison, Rob Campbell, Jeffrey Jones COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Arthur Miller TYPE: Play PUBLISHER: Methuen THIS EDITION PUBLISHED: 1996 … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Historical, Play | Tagged | 2 Comments

CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR (2007)

Posted on June 29, 2025 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Mike Nichols SCREENWRITER: Aaron Sorkin FILM STARS: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams,, Emily Blunt, Ned Beatty, Denis O’Hare, John Slattery. COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: George Crile TYPE: Non Fiction PUBLISHER: Grove … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical, Non Fiction | Tagged | 2 Comments

THE KING’S SPEECH (2010)

Posted on November 24, 2024 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Tom Hooper SCREENWRITER: David Seidler FILM STARS: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Gambon, Claire Bloom, Anthony Andrews COUNTRY: England THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Mark Logue, Peter … Continue reading →

Posted in Biography, Drama, Historical, Non Fiction | Tagged | 3 Comments

MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1962)

Posted on December 3, 2023 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Lewis Milestone SCREENWRITER: Charles Lederer FILM STARS: Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris, Hugh Griffith, Richard Haydn, Tarita Teriipaia, Matahiarii Tama, Percy Herbert, Duncan Lamont, Gordon Jackson, Chips Rafferty, Noel Purcell, Ashley Cowan, Eddie Byrne, Tim … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Historical, Novel | Tagged | Leave a comment

THE HORSE SOLDIERS (1959)

Posted on October 22, 2023 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: John Ford SCREENWRITER: John Lee Mahin, Martin Rackin FILM STARS: John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers, Judson Pratt, Hoot Gibson, Ken Curtis, Althea Gibson, Willis Bouchey, Bing Russell, O.Z. Whitehead, Hank Worden, Chuck Hayward, Denver Pyle, … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical, Novel, Western, WITH MUSIC | Tagged | 8 Comments

SPARTACUS (1960)

Posted on January 15, 2023 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Stanley Kubrick SCREENWRITER: Dalton Trumbo FILM STARS: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin, John Dall, Nina Foch, John Ireland, Herbert Lom, Charles McGraw, Joanna Barnes, Harold J. Stone, … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical, Novel | Tagged | 2 Comments

BARABBAS (1961)

Posted on October 20, 2022 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Richard Fleischer SCREENWRITER: Christopher Fry, Nigel Balchin (uncredited), Diego Fabbri (uncredited), Ivo Perilli (uncredited), Salvatore Quasimodo (Italian dialogue) (uncredited) FILM STARS: Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano, Jack Palance, Ernest Borgnine, Arthur Kennedy, Katy Jurado, Harry Andrews, Vittorio … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical, Novel | Tagged | 2 Comments