Category Archives: Films by Genre

RAIN MAN (1988)

Posted on August 6, 2023 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Barry Levinson SCREENWRITER: Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow FILM STARS: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Jerry Molen, Ralph Seymour, Michael D. Roberts, Bonnie Hunt, Beth Grant, Lucinda Jenney, Barry Levinson, Bob Heckel COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK … Continue reading →

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THE ENEMY BELOW (1957)

Posted on July 30, 2023 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Dick Powell SCREENWRITER: Wendell Mayes FILM STARS: Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, Theodore Bikel, David Hedison, Russell Collins, Kurt Kreuger, Frank Albertson, Biff Elliot, Ralph Manza, Doug McClure, Darryl F. Zanuck COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: D.A. … Continue reading →

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THE DEVIL’S BRIGADE (1968)

Posted on July 23, 2023 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Andrew V. McLaglen SCREENWRITER: William Roberts FILM STARS: William Holden, Cliff Robertson, Vince Edwards, Andrew Prine, Jeremy Slate, Claude Akins, Jack Watson, Richard Jaeckel, Bill Fletcher, Richard Dawson, Tom Troupe, Luke Askew, Jean-Paul Vignon, Tom Stern, … Continue reading →

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THE BIG SHORT (2015)

Posted on July 16, 2023 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Adam McKay SCREENWRITER: Charles Randolph, Adam McKay FILM STARS: Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt, Marisa Tomei, Rafe Spall, Melissa Leo. COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Michael Lewis TYPE: Non Fiction PUBLISHER: Penguin THIS … Continue reading →

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BOBBY DEERFIELD (1977)

Posted on July 9, 2023 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Sydney Pollack SCREENWRITER: Alvin Sargent FILM STARS: Al Pacino, Marthe Keller, Anny Duperey, Walter McGinn, Romolo Valli, Stephan Meldegg, Jaime Sánchez, Norm Nielsen, Mickey Knox, Dorothy James, Guido Alberti COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Erich Maria … Continue reading →

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TOM JONES (1963)

Posted on June 25, 2023 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Tony Richardson SCREENWRITER: John Osborne FILM STARS: Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Diane Cilento, George Devine, David Tomlinson, Rosalind Atkinson, Wilfrid Lawson, Jack MacGowran, David Warner, Lynn Redgrave, Julian Glover COUNTRY: … Continue reading →

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ZORBA THE GREEK (1964)

Posted on June 11, 2023 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Michael Cacoyannis SCREENWRITER: Michael Cacoyannis FILM STARS: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas, Lila Kedrova, Giorgos Foundas, Sotiris Moustakas, Anna Kyriakou, Eleni Anousaki, Yorgo Voyagis, Takis Emmanuel, George P. Cosmatos, Nikos Papadakis COUNTRY: Greece THIS BOOK … Continue reading →

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AGE OF CONSENT (1969)

Posted on June 4, 2023 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Michael Powell SCREENWRITER: Peter Yeldham FILM STARS: James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran, Neva Carr Glyn, Andonia Katsaros, Michael Boddy, Harold Hopkins, Slim De Grey, Max Meldrum, Frank Thring, Tommy Hanlon Jr., Clarissa Kaye, Judith McGrath … Continue reading →

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FIGHT CLUB (1999)

Posted on May 28, 2023 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: David Fincher SCREENWRITER: Jim Uhls FILM STARS: Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Jared Leto, Holt McCallany, Zach Grenier, Eion Bailey, Peter Iacangelo, Thom Gossom Jr. COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Chuck Palahniuk … Continue reading →

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KING SOLOMON’S MINES (1950)

Posted on May 21, 2023 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton SCREENWRITER: Helen Deutsch FILM STARS: Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, Richard Carlson, Hugo Haas, Lowell Gilmore, Kimursi, Siriaque, Sekaryongo, Baziga, Munto Anampio, John Banner COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Jean Francis Webb … Continue reading →

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