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- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsEdward G. RobinsonRod SteigerJoan CollinsA motley crew of professional thieves plans the robbery of a Monte Carlo casino vault.Decent hiest film, bit lightweight but OK
- DirectorGeorge PalStarsRod TaylorAlan YoungYvette MimieuxA man's vision for a utopian society is disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark and dangerous society.Bit of a Sunday afternoon classic, fond memories of watching it as a youngster but on re-watching as an adult it's not that great.
- DirectorRobert AsherStarsTerry-ThomasAthene SeylerHattie JacquesA weird mix of social misfits and neighbors becomes a gang of thieves stealing mink coats in order to fund local charities."where's ya ruddy bonnet"? A gang of female mink coat thieves is controlled by Terry Thomas. I thought this was really funny and enjoyed it more than the better known School For Scoundrels that came out the same year.
- DirectorJoseph LoseyStarsStanley BakerSam WanamakerGrégoire AslanIn the UK, after pulling a racetrack robbery, repeat offender Johnny Bannion hides the loot in a farmer's field but the police and the local mob come looking for Johnny and the money.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsRichard ToddPeter SellersElizabeth SellarsA cosmetic salesman sets out to prove to himself and his wife that he is not a failure.Peter Sellers playing against type as a vicious & bad tempered criminal who runs a gang of thieves who steal and launder cars through his garage repair workshops.
Gripping performance maybe a bit OTT . Richard Todd as a wimpish downtrodden salesman trying to prove his manliness to his wife by getting his stolen car back. Both Sellers and Todd's characters start to unravel as the police get involved - DirectorRobert HamerHal E. ChesterCyril FrankelStarsIan CarmichaelTerry-ThomasAlastair SimA young man finds a very special school. It teaches him how to take advantage of people. He begins to put the lessons into operation.classic - should be in 1001 ??? Prefered Make Mine Mink though, Very good
- DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsCharles AznavourMarie DuboisNicole BergerA pianist helps his brother escape from two gangsters, who retaliate by abducting their kid brother.On 1001 - Excellent, film noir with comedic twists.
- DirectorCyril FrankelStarsGwen WatfordPatrick AllenFelix AylmerIn Canada, a British schoolmaster meets official resistance when he learns that his 9-year-old daughter has been the victim of the pedophile patriarch of the town's most powerful family.Interesting anti-nonce film, filmed in uk set in canada with a mix of actors.
- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsBurt LancasterJean SimmonsArthur KennedyA fast-talking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause.I find some of Burt Lancasters performances a bit OTT for me and here is an example. plus the 2.5 hr running time meant this wasn't quite for me no matter the subject. I'm sure this was quite controversial at the time hence the warning that kids shouldn't watch it at the beginning.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceMark DamonMyrna FaheyUpon entering his fiancée's family mansion, a man discovers a savage family curse and fears that his future brother-in-law has entombed his bride-to-be prematurely.The House Of Usher - Roger Cormans version of the gothic Edgar Allan Poe story, starring Vincent Price. Great fun, Price on good form, great gothic horror visuals. 7.3/10 think this should be 1001 is got all the ingredients for a cult classic.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsAldo RayElizabeth SellarsPeter O'TooleIn 1901, a group of IRA members decides to rob the Bank of England in order to finance their movement and to embarrass the British government.Good heist film about the IRA robbing the BOE but the era it was set in didn't really match the contempory acting and musical score. Plenty of Brit actors in there to enjoy too. 6.7/10
- DirectorKim Ki-youngStarsKim Jin-kyuJeung-nyeo JuEun-shim LeeA composer and his wife are thrown into turmoil when a housemaid becomes more than they bargained for.Japanese Luis Brunel is a good description. Quite a hard watch but it is quite remarkably odd
- DirectorNicholas RayStarsAnthony QuinnYôko TaniPeter O'TooleAn Eskimo who has had little contact with white men goes to a trading post where he accidentally kills a missionary and finds himself being pursued by the police.horrible. started off with an unforgivable scene of a lovely polar bear being killed, yeah so natives might of eaten them in the 60s still but this is a close up shot not some distant documentary style footage. The plot is boring rubbish, they spend half the film carrying or eating dead seals. Quinn mugs it up terribly, such a good actor deduced to this nonsense. 4.5/10
- DirectorMario BavaStarsBarbara SteeleJohn RichardsonAndrea ChecchiA vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant.Mask of Satan [La Maschera del Demonio / Black Sunday] - fab gothic Italian horror - watched dubbed english version which is done really well. Barbara Steele - wow, hypnotic face and eyes. Probably would of enjoyed it more if I wasn't so tired so missed some of the finer plot details as nodded off a couple of times (my fault not the films). - not sure i enjoyed this as much as house of usher though - just because of Vincent Price's performance in that one. This is in the 1001 book.
- DirectorTony RichardsonStarsLaurence OlivierBrenda de BanzieRoger LiveseyArchie Rice, an old-time British music hall performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.Brit kitchen sink drama about an old school stage performer / comedian and his family. great acxting from the cast and especially good performance from LL no surprise there then. A bit too "actory" for a sunday afternoon film. Good but not captivating enough for me to love it.
- DirectorRobert DayStarsPeter SellersDavid LodgeBernard CribbinsWhile in prison, Dodger plots the perfect heist: break out, steal diamonds, get back before noticed. With days left on sentence and a solid alibi, he's confident nothing can go wrong.comedy heist starring sellers - pretty good fun.
- DirectorDavid MillerStarsDoris DayRex HarrisonJohn GavinIn London, a recently-wed American woman's sanity comes into question after she claims to be the victim of a threatening stalker.doris Day thinks she's being stalked by a crazy phone call abuser. pretty poor, best thing was the colour pictures of london
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsMarilyn MonroeYves MontandTony RandallWhen billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.Marilyn Monroe not her best role. Yves Montand OK, best bits were the Bing Crosby & Gene Kelly cameos, shame they didnt hang around. otherwise a bit dull. An alleged affair between the leads means theres some chemistry between the two -- ooh and wilfrid hyde-white is entertaining as always
- DirectorRitwik GhatakStarsSupriya ChoudhuryAnil ChatterjeeGyanesh MukherjeeA selfless young woman (Supriya Choudhury) sacrifices her own happiness for her unappreciative family.this is on the 1001 book list. i'm sure its great but i couldn't pay any attention to it when i watched it. wasn't in the mood, it seemed a bit too light hearted compared to say the Apu trilogy (which I loved). Will try to re-watch this when I'm more in the mood but the fact I wasn't drawn to any of it suggests its not my cup of tea and while I might like it I'll doubt I'll learn to love (and why waste time watching films you know you wont love when there are so many out there that you might be missing).
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsZachary ScottBernie HamiltonKey MeersmanA jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.la joven, dark but also mildly amusing in places, covers some touchy subjects. very good but not-outstanding
- DirectorAndrzej MunkStarsBogumil KobielaMaria CiesielskaHelena DabrowskaThe story is an odyssey of a little man through Poland of 1930 to 1950. It shows his attempts to cope with a changing world which seems to have no place for him. He has no consciousness of any kind but is always on the verge of turning into a more coherent human being, only to be slapped down. It begins with the hero's childhood. Then comes the first love marred by his unwilling involvement in fascict politics, him being taken for a Jew because of his nose. Later he decides to join the army to charm the girl, but arrives too late for any fighting. He is arrested by entering German troops while he dresses in officer's uniform and mistakenly sent to POW camp as an officer.Zezowate szczęście - oPolish comedy sort of norman wisdom type,sort of foreign ealing comedy but not very funny one
- DirectorBudd BoetticherStarsRandolph ScottNancy GatesClaude AkinsA man saves a woman who had been kidnapped by Comanches, then struggles to get both of them home alive.Solid Sunday afternoon western, good but not remarkable. Randolph Scott rescues a woman kidnapped by the Comanche Indians and tries to get her back to her husband for the reward but a man he testified over at a court-martial bumps into him along the way.Best bits were Claude Atkins performance as the baddie, the scenery and the hinted at gay romance between the two younger cowboys. Randolph Scott & Nancy Gates characters could done with a bit more developing.
- DirectorOtto PremingerStarsPaul NewmanEva Marie SaintRalph RichardsonThe State of Israel is created in 1948, resulting in war with its Arab neighbors.Zionist epic is certainly a good film but I can't forgive the terrorist glamorization.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsJeffrey HunterWoody StrodeConstance TowersRespected Black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.Above average western from John Ford but what stops it from being great is that what should be a (and in most posts is) a gritty tale with political hints at racial history of US army ends up losing its edge due to the A: - the lite-weight jovial opening theme (I thought I was about to be treated to a comedy musical) and B: - the comedy touches in the court house with the "water" and the judges wife. Monument Valley looks spectacular in the background though.
- DirectorFrank LaunderStarsCecil ParkerGeorge ColeJoyce GrenfellThe hellions of St. Trinians are recruited to a sheik's harem. Little does he know what he's letting himself in for.Not nearly as funny as the first two, without Alistair Sims or Joan Rutherford it's missing a large piece and George Cole (as much as I love him) can't quite fill the gap.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsJonathan HazeJackie JosephMel WellesA clumsy young man working at an impoverished flower shop discovers that the strange plant he has been nurturing has an insatiable appetite for blood, forcing him to kill to feed it.I think i prefer the remake though I should probably rewatch it to make sure (its been a few decades since I saw it). Thisd low budget B-movie from Roger Corman is good fun and and has a similar plot to A Bucket Of Blood (a person turns killer), I think I prefered ABOB. The best thing here was young Jack Nicholson in a film stealing scene as a masochistic dentist patient.
- DirectorHenri-Georges ClouzotStarsBrigitte BardotPaul MeurisseCharles VanelA liberated small-town girl and the family's black sheep moves to Paris with her sister, only to find herself standing trial for the shocking murder of her young lover. Was his killing premeditated or was this a crime of passion?La Verite - Henri-Georges Clouzot penultimate film and the one he he made before the failure of The Inferno. This one covers similar themes to that about love and obssession indeed Clouzots obsession with Romy Schneider. The two leads are great including an enjoyable performace from Bridget Bardot (especially her dancing bum), the story of a woman killing her lover had been done before by Diana Dors and ??? The cutting between the court room and the flash backs meant i've felt it kept losing its momentum of the two leads performances. In a caser of life initating art (or was it the other way round) Bargot had an affair with Sami Frey resulting in her break up from her husband, in Sept 1960 after an arguement with the ex-husband she attempted suicide by cutting her wrists. Clouzot also had aheart -attack while making this film. A good film, not Clouzots best but still above average. 1001? - I think this one might grow on me , I really liked the lead performaces and it has resonance for me.
- DirectorElia KazanStarsMontgomery CliftLee RemickJo Van FleetA TVA bureaucrat comes to the river to do what none of his predecessors have been able to do - evict a stubborn octogenarian from her island before the rising waters engulf her.Montgomery cliff & Lee Remick both very good with nice chemistry going on. the plot with trying to get the old lady off the island was good but there was too much ofg a divert to the love story & the racism stuff, Good film but not quite enough to be great.
- DirectorLuigi ComenciniStarsAlberto SordiSerge ReggianiCarla GravinaWhen Italy surrenders to the Allies, part of the Italian army is disbanded and soldiers begin to return to their homes.Excellent balance of gritty historical was drama and comedic road movie set in 1943 after Italy effectively changed sides in WWII after the armicstice. Part culinary doc too - the polenta scene. 1001 - hell yeah.
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMasayuki MoriKyôko KagawaA vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide.Akira Kurosawa - a man tries to get revenge for his faters suicide by marrying the bosses daughter of the company that he suspects forced his dad to jump out a window. Very good but i@m not sure it's a worth 8.1 hmmm will have to think about this one
- DirectorLouis MalleStarsCatherine DemongeotPhilippe NoiretHubert DeschampsWith her mother away for the weekend, a brash and precocious ten-year-old country girl sets out to explore Paris during a Métro strike under her uncle's not-so-watchful eye. But can a little girl cause so much chaos in the city centre?gosh this is an odd one , I'm not sure what to think of this. a surrealist tour of Paris, Benny Hill meets The Red Balloon, Man With A Movie Camera meets Monsieur Houlot. the colour footage of Paris is great especially the vertigo inducing section on the Eiffel Tower. Bit too long, got bored in places. Certainly memorable but a bit too silly for me. ETA - I keep thinking about this film think I liked it more than I thought, it was so wacky and unusual.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowBirgitta ValbergGunnel LindblomIn 14th-century Sweden, an innocent yet pampered teenage girl and her family's pregnant and jealous servant set out from their farm to deliver candles to church, but only one returns from events that transpire in the woods along the way.Bergman does Rape & revenge - powerful stuff, could of done with being 30 mins longer, would of liked more development of Max von Sydow's character. 1001 should be
- DirectorJack SherStarsKerwin MathewsJo MorrowJune ThorburnAfter being shipwrecked, a man finds himself on an island inhabited by tiny people, who soon make plans for him.Some early colour Ray Harryhausen but not much. A bit dull, remember quite liking it as a child. sentimental value only.
- DirectorKoreyoshi KuraharaStarsTamio KawajiYuko ChiyoEiji GôA juvenile delinquent gets out of the pen and causes reckless mayhem, mostly directed at the girlfriend of the journalist who helped send him up.Bit too OTT for me, camera jumping about, eeven the subtitles on mine were bouncing around the screen. Interesting Japanese New wave so far from Yasujiro Ozu's style. The characters are all obnoxious so its hard to care about them. An interesting and possibly influential example of Japanese New Wave film making though and another nation doing "angry young men".
- DirectorYasujirô OzuStarsSetsuko HaraYôko TsukasaMariko OkadaA widow tries to marry off her daughter with the help of her late husband's three friends.Late Autumn - a remake of his earlier A Late Spring. Its Yasujiru so of course it's excellent but a little more light hearted (as much of his later work was), i think i preffered the earlier version. Still an 8/10 film though. Not sure if 1001 - If I'm not careful I could end up putting all his films in.
- DirectorKen HughesStarsPeter FinchYvonne MitchellJames MasonA chronicle of Oscar Wilde's libel suit against the Marquis of Queensberry and the tragic turn his life takes because of it.interesting film dealing with Wilde's homosexuality but without ever directly mentioning or showing it. Peter Finch was pretty good in the title role.
- DirectorMatti KassilaStarsJoel RinneElina PohjanpääMatti RaninA closed room mystery begins when an infamous tycoon is found dead in his bath tub. The famous police lieutenant Palmu is summoned to investigate.It's no Death On The Nile or Dial M For Murder, when the murder is resolved it's not some cunning method that would catch you out. Acting and pacing with alright so OK though but not great. i can understand if Finland natives have a fondness for it, hence the high score.
- DirectorClaude SautetStarsLino VenturaSandra MiloJean-Paul BelmondoA ruthless criminal flees from the pursuit, involving more and more casualties.The Big Risk - another great french gangster flick from the 50s / 60s. Here Lino Ventura has the lead role that Jean Gabin usually takes but he is more than able to fill his shoes. The story of a robber on the lam with his two young sons after a post-heist escape from Italy to France goes tragically wrong. 1001 - although very good maybe not the best of this type of film, bit slow in places.
- DirectorKaneto ShindôStarsNobuko OtowaTaiji TonoyamaShinji TanakaA family of four are the sole inhabitants of a small island where they struggle each day to irrigate their crops.A hour and half long film with no dialogue about people carrying buckets of water up a hill to water their crops on a small island could be boring as hell but this film from director Kaneto Shindo [a tribute to his parents, portraying their way of life] is beautifully done. Is it a metaphor for life, including the domestic violence induced when the wife drops her water? 1001 - yes
- DirectorMarco FerreriStarsJosé IsbertPedro PorcelJosé Luis López VázquezSeventy-something Don Anselmo, a retired minister, becomes obsessed with owning a motorized wheelchair and fakes infirmity to get it.Spanish dark comedy about an old man [cracking performance from Jose Isbert] who gets jealous of all his friends having motorized wheelchair [what we would call mobility scooters these days] and tries to fake invalidity to get his family to buy him one, when they refuse he has a tantrum and tries more sinister methods. This was ace but I'm not sure what happened at the end with the stew? [according to wikipedia - The film had troubles with Spanish censorship (Franco´s regime), that forced to change and cut the original ending.]
Did they base Tony Sopranos mum on him? 1001 - maybe http://spanish_cinema.enacademic.com/57/El_Cochecito - DirectorVittorio De SicaStarsSophia LorenJean-Paul BelmondoRaf ValloneIn WWII Italy, a widow and her lonely daughter seek distance between themselves and the horrors of war.A mother tries to protect her daughter from the ravages of war in 1940s Italy. Sophia loren is great as the mum, reminded be a bit of Bellisima with Anna Magni. Very good but not as good as Everybody Go Home which has similar themes. 1001 possibly
- DirectorGeorgiy DaneliyaIgor TalankinStarsBoris BarkhatovSergey BondarchukIrina SkobtsevaThe mother of a 5 years old Seryozha remarries. This man becomes a friend and a confident, an adult who see Seryozha not as a child, but as a person.Heart-warming Russian film about a mother who remarries, to the new manager of the local collective farm, and her young sons relationship with his new step-father. Not much of a plot but very charming with some nice cinematography. 1001 possibly - a bit too simple.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsMarlon BrandoJoanne WoodwardAnna MagnaniValentine "Snakeskin" Xavier, a trouble-prone drifter trying to go straight, wanders into a small Mississippi town looking for a simple and honest life but finds himself embroiled with problem-filled women.can't remember much about this apart from it had a broody Brando interacting with some female characters
- DirectorAndrzej WajdaStarsTadeusz LomnickiKrystyna StypulkowskaWanda KoczeskaA young doctor and jazz drummer, is also a womanizer who meets one night another yet finally interesting girl, who all but forces herself into his apartment where they play the game of appearances, both unable to confess their love to each other.A man who works as a sports doctor at a boxing ring and plays drums in jazz band, he flirts with a girl and they spend the night together talking and letting their romance blossom. Polish new wave, the bohemian stuff is all here attractive young men & women, listening to jazz in night clubs in Warsaw, riding scooters, boxing matches but's not as effortlessly cool as french new-wave, a little too try-hard. The dialogue and acting between the two leads is good. OK but I didn't love it, interesting as an example of Polish new-wave. 1001 - not for me but seems highly regarded by others.
- DirectorGiorgio FerroniStarsPierre BriceScilla GabelWolfgang PreissIn 19th century Holland, a professor of fine arts and an unlicensed surgeon run a secret lab where the professor's ill daughter receives blood-transfusions from kidnapped female victims who posthumously become macabre art.The bit at the end with the burning carousel figures [corpses] was quite creepy otherwise it was a bit boring. Needed a Vincent Price or such to make the acting more engaging (being dubbed in Eng didn't help].
- DirectorCy EndfieldStarsMichael CraigJoan GreenwoodMichael CallanDuring the Civil War a group of Union soldiers, a Confederate and a civilian escape the stockade using a hot-air balloon and end up on a strange Pacific island.Good adventure romp with Herbert Lom as Captain Nemo, some decent Ray Harryhausen effects with the crab scene on the beach being the highlight, could of done with a more spectacular ending with a Harryhausen gem. Not quite up to Adventures Of Sinbad standards but still a good Sunday afternoon film.
- DirectorMikio NaruseStarsHideko TakamineTatsuya NakadaiMasayuki MoriA middle-aged bar hostess, constantly in debt, is faced with numerous social constraints and challenges posed to her by her family, customers and friends.Story of an ageing bar hostess girl trying to manage friends, family, business rivals & clients. Not my fav Mikio Naruse film that I've seen but still very good. - It seems this is his most famous film so I guess it should be 1001
- DirectorK. AsifStarsPrithviraj KapoorMadhubalaDilip KumarA 16th century prince falls in love with a court dancer and battles with his emperor father.One of the most popular Bollywood films, an historical tale of the powerful emperor of Hindustan who goes to war with his son when the heir to the throne refuses to stop his romance with a court singer. Massively expensive at the time and many years in the making, the director did 3 scenes in colour but was refused the money when he decided to remake the rest of the film in colour. in 2004 a company decided to fulfill his wish by carefully recolouring the rest of the original film. I would usually avoid colourized versions of B&W films but this done really well and has her did the 3 colour sequences in the original you have a template to see how he intended it and know he wished it all to look like that. the colours, sets, costumes music are all stunning. Sure the acting, script, special effects are a bit dodge but this is still epic stuff. Spectacular sets but most of the first two thirds are set in them and it gets a bit claustrophobic, luckily in the last third we get a massive battle outside for some fresh air. 1001 - yes - I don't know much about Bollywood but this seems a good place to start
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsDeborah KerrRobert MitchumPeter UstinovIn Australia's Outback during the early twentieth century, the impoverished Carmody family lives a nomadic life out of their wagon, but the mom and son want to settle, while the dad is against it.meat pie western / romance drama - Ustinov & Kerr - very watchable, Robert Mitchum with an Aussie accent OK, bit subdued for him. Pleasant film for a sunday afternoon but nothing special.
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsSharmila TagoreSoumitra ChatterjeeChhabi BiswasA young woman is deemed a goddess when her father-in-law, a rich feudal land-lord, has a dream envisioning her as an avatar of Kali.Decent movie from Satyajit Ray but not in same league as The Music Box or Apu trilogy. A rich man thinks his daughter in law is an avatar of Kali to the dismay of his son / her husband.
- DirectorFrantisek VlácilStarsKaterina IrmanovováKarel SmyczekVjaceslav IrmanovA poetic film about a dove getting lost on its way to Prague getting shot down by a paralyzed boy. An artist who finds the dove becomes friends with the boy. Together they take care of it bringing it back to recovery.Arty abstract-ish plot about a girl waiting for her pigeon racing white dove to arrive , unknown to her its got lost and is being nursed back to health by a boy and his artist father in the city. Bit too arty for me, some nice photography. Probably would appreciate this more if I was in the mood for such a plotless but pretty film.
- DirectorRogelio A. GonzálezStarsArturo de CórdovaAmparo RivellesElda PeraltaA taxidermist decides to murder his wife after having to put up with her after fifteen years of hellish marriage.kind of Mexican hammer horror. felt more like a 1940s or early 50s film rather than 1960. OK but not great, I think the 8.2 on imdb is nationalistic voting from Mexicans.
- DirectorJules DassinStarsMelina MercouriJules DassinGiorgos FoundasAn American scholar in Greece sets about improving the prostitute with whom he is infatuated.A pygmalion tale of a US tourist that tries to educate a lively Greek prostitute about the true meaning of Greek culture. One of those annoying films that can't make up its mind what language it wants to be in , fliting between english & greek, this was made even harder by the fact the version I watched had subs off synch and once I got them inline they needed contsant adjusting. So despite that I enjoyed this, a great performance from Melina Mercouri as the prostitute, Ilya. Director Jules Dassin plays the american but I think he lets the film down a little, a strong male lead needed. 1001 ?? this seems well known is it considered a classic? " find version with in synch subs.
- DirectorJirí KrejcíkStarsFrantisek SmolíkJana BrejchováIvan MistríkThe story of High school in Czechia (then Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia) during occupation by Nazi Germany, where three students are arrested by Gestapo.After the assassination of a German general [Heydrich] in 1942, Prague, the Nazis order retaliation executions of the local population. 3 Pupils of the local school are grassed up for drawing a cartoon and arrested and sentenced to be shot. Their teacher tries to free them. Very good but not quite excellent but maybe worth having on 1001 as good to have a Czech film for early 60s on there. 1001???? mmmmmmmmm
- DirectorAnthony MannCharles WaltersStarsGlenn FordMaria SchellAnne BaxterThe Oklahoma Land Run of April 1889 sets the stage for an epic saga of a frontier adventurer, his wife and family and their friends.The horse / wagon race for the land scene is pretty spectacular but aprt from that a bit dull. More about the female characters than Glen Ford's
- DirectorJohn WayneStarsJohn WayneRichard WidmarkLaurence HarveyIn 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.John Wayne directed and starred so expect gung-ho Americanism aplenty. watchable but nothing essential.
- DirectorAntonio PietrangeliStarsSimone SignoretMarcello MastroianniSandra MiloWhen a brothel closes because of new laws, four of the prostitutes decide to go into business running a restaurant. They discover they cannot escape their past.When local brothel closes three of the women decide to open a countryside restaurant. When money becomes a problem, the man who lent them the funds tries to get them back to their old profession. Simone Signoret & Marcello Mastroianni are always watchable and the former is very good here. 7.5/10 Good but not a classic
- DirectorRoberto RosselliniStarsLeo GennGiovanna RalliSergey BondarchukDuring the Second World War three allied prisoners: a Soviet, an American, and an Englishman, attempt to escape Rome with the help of a young couple who are residents of the city.Wait For The Dawn - Italians hide a British, injued American & a Russian soldier from the Nazis and fascists in post Armistice of Cassibile. The mixture of languages and lack of focus on one character rather diluted this ones appeal to me. OK though 7.2 /10
- DirectorMartin RittStarsVan HeflinSilvana ManganoJeanne MoreauFive Yugoslav women who consorted with the German occupiers are publicly humiliated and banished by the Yugoslav partisans but they take up arms to fend for themselves.was ok but nothing remarkable or especially memorable. 6.6/10
- DirectorDmitriy BabichenkoIvan Ivanov-VanoMikhail BotovStarsNina GulyaevaEvgeniy VesnikGeorgiy VitsinA colorful fairy tale about a little wooden boy Buratino and his quest for the Golden Key that opens a secret door.
- DirectorTerence FisherStarsPeter CushingMartita HuntYvonne MonlaurVampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing returns to Transylvania to destroy handsome bloodsucker Baron Meinster, who has designs on a beautiful young schoolteacher.good fun dracula hammer horror with Peter Cushing
- DirectorJean CocteauStarsJean CocteauFrançoise ArnoulClaudine AugerThe Poet looks back over his life and work, recalling his inspirations and obsessions.jean cocteau takes a trip through space and time to explore his works. I liked this, it maybe slowed a bit in second half. mmmmmmm i'm not sure 7.4/10
- DirectorIrwin AllenStarsMichael RennieJill St. JohnDavid HedisonProfessor Challenger leads an expedition of scientists and adventurers to a remote plateau deep in the Amazonian jungle to verify his claim that dinosaurs still live there.pretty laughably rubbish with regard to plot, acting & spacial affects but it zips along at an ok pace abd is kind of fun. there are lots of better examples of this adventure in prehistory times type of film from this era. 6.3/10
- DirectorKen AnnakinStarsJohn MillsDorothy McGuireJames MacArthurA Swiss family must survive being shipwrecked on a deserted island.A Disney film so you know this version of the classic story of a family stranded on an island will have good production values. Pretty action packed start, so far we've had a ship wreck, piloting a raft in rough seas, a tiger, sharks and pirates.
If this came out today animal rights people would go banans over some scenes. Mothers rather weedy portrayal might anger some feminists.
The little kid is really annoying.
I guess this must be the quintessential film version of this story. 7.3/10 1001 - DirectorBen MaddowSidney MeyersJoseph StrickStarsBarbara BaxleyGary MerrillHerschel BernardiThis drama takes the form of a story told using documentary material as an intrinsic part of the narrative. In this journey through the dark side of 1950s urban life, the camera follows Judith - a newly divorced woman looking for a fresh start - through the streets of Los Angeles as she encounters the strange denizens of the city, ranging from trendsetters to religious fanatics. All the tawdry and desperate faces of this world become a mirror for Judith's personal failures and struggles to claim her new life.An Angel talks to a woman try to find herr place in the world after a divorce. Narration over footage. Similar to Chris Marker's stuff, although there is a main actress here although you dfont see her speak just here her dialogiue other the footage of her. 7.7/10 78.5 % only --- need to replace with full copy.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsGlenn FordBette DavisHope LangeA New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.Frank Capra's remake (and his last film) of his 30s film "Lady For A Day". Not as good as the original.
- DirectorStanley KramerStarsSpencer TracyBurt LancasterRichard WidmarkIn 1948, an American court in occupied Germany tries four Nazis judged for war crimes.An important film, interesting points put across. the usual concentration camp footage gets rolled out, a bit wordy as most of film is set in court. Good performances, wow Marlene Dietrich still looks stunning. 1001 but can't help feeling it would of been better made in Germany with a German playing the Burt Lancaster role. 7.6/10
- DirectorAnthony MannStarsCharlton HestonSophia LorenRaf ValloneThe fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors.Epic about the Spanish hero, battle at end is pretty spctacular but this is not up to Ben Her standards despite Charlton Heston's lead. still worthy of 1001 list. 7/10
- DirectorSidney HayersStarsMichael CraigFrançoise PrévostBillie WhitelawA gang plans to steal a factory's wages, but an armored van foils them. They rob anyway, killing the driver. His vengeful wife and encroaching police make the gang betray each other.Payroll -
Decent gritty Brit armoured car heist film. I liked the way you thought it would be a standard cops vs robbers film at start with a few female characters as wives of the men on each side added as garnish but as the story progresses the women take over and lead the plot. 1001 possibly 7.2/10 - DirectorBasil DeardenStarsDirk BogardeSylvia SymsDennis PriceA closeted lawyer risks his career to bring a blackmailer to justice.Dirk Bogarde as a secretly gay barrister, with a knowing but accepting wife, who tries to track down the blackmailer who is ransoming him and other gay men. There seemed to be a sea change around this time with gay plot lines now being openly discussed where as before they were hinted at or covered completely from original sources [We Three - Children's Hour], [two Oscar Wilde films in 1960]. An interesting social film but also a good thriller with Bogarde being on good form as some fun side parts. 1001 yes 7.8/10
- DirectorElia KazanStarsNatalie WoodWarren BeattyPat HingleThe love of high school sweethearts Deanie and Bud is weighed down by the oppressive expectations of their parents and society in smalltown Kansas in 1928, threatening the future of their relationship.Warren Beatty's first film and he's great but it's Natalie Wood who really makes this great. A tale of repressed love and people being forced down roads they don't want to go against where their heart wants to take them. Had a tear in my eye at the ending. " you've just gotta take what life throws at you" 8.5/10
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsAudrey HepburnShirley MacLaineJames GarnerA rebellious student at a girls' school accuses two teachers of lesbianism.i enjoyed this but I think I'd seen it before plus the 1936 version [These Three] - Also reminds me of The Bad Seed (1956). Good performances, especially the child actors - wow that one of the girls grew up to be Lambert in Alien. 1001? Room for this and These Three ?
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneEijirô TônoTatsuya NakadaiA crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.Another Akirosawa samurai classic, not as good as Seven Samurai but still great. - Bit fun & with a more modern soundtrack. Would of liked a better fight between the giant & the hero. 1001
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsJames CagneyHorst BuchholzPamela TiffinIn West Berlin during the Cold War, a Coca-Cola executive is given the task of taking care of his boss' socialite daughter.Entertainingly watchable comedy about Cagney's Coca Cola executive in Cold War Berlin trying to undo the marriage his boss's 17 daughter has gotten into before her dad arrives and finds out. Cagney is still a powerhouse with a quickfire whirlwind of delivery but the rest of the cast can't match is screen presence, only the secretary matches him, so it's all a bit of a one man show which means it drags more than it could of if it had a stronger actress playing the daughter. Good advert for Coca Cola too. The music score by Andre Previn of Aram Khachaturian's lively "Sabre Dance" is also a high point. Cagney didn't make another film for 20 years after this, maybe he wanted to go out on a high. 7.4/10 1001
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsBurt LancasterDina MerrillEdward AndrewsA district attorney investigates three white teenagers accused of murdering a blind Puerto Rican kid.Three members of a Harlem white street gang stab to death a blind member of a Puerto-rican gang. Prosecutor Burt Lancaster accompanied occasionally by Tele Savalas] investigates the case to see if it's as clear cut as it first seems. Matters are further complicated by the fact one of the boys arrested for murder is the sons of an ex-flame of Lancaster's character. Pretty good but but not essential. 7./10
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceBarbara SteeleJohn KerrIn the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor.Another Roger Corman directed & Vincent Price led camp Hammer Horror, based on an Edgar Allen Poe story. A man calls on an imposing gothic coastal castle to discover what happened to his sister. Good fun as usual but not my favourite of these.
- DirectorAlain ResnaisStarsDelphine SeyrigGiorgio AlbertazziSacha PitoëffIn a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before.A group of sophisticated men & women mingle in a sumptuously decorated mansion and gardens, they watch plays and concerts, play card games & talk of various abstract subjects, the camera slowly pans among them and they occasionally freeze in place, all the while a sinister organ soundtrack plays. A man (who narrates) & a woman are the main characters, he tries to persuade her that they met there the year before - ghosts of former lovers, in limbo, trying to recall how & where they met or a dream? or is he Death coming to collect her after giving her a years grace after her husband killed her or she committed suicide? Wow loved this, must get DVD. wouldn't be surprised if this was an influence for Kubrick making The Shining [ETA seems I'm correct]. Well worth checking out the 4 main locations in Germany it was shot, would love to visit.
- DirectorJacques DemyStarsAnouk AiméeMarc MichelJacques HardenA bored young man meets with his former girlfriend, now a cabaret dancer and single mother, and soon finds himself falling back in love with her.Jacques Demy first feature length film. Thought it was watchable but not great, the open scene was promising with the cool man in a white cowboy suit driving a convertible Cadillac along Nantes seafront while Allegretto part from Beethoven's 7th Symphony played and then he gets cooler as he slips his sunglasses on. But then I got a bit bored, didn't care for any of the characters, didn't find Anouk Aimée as Lola that appealing. The ending kind of brought it together and and made me feel that I should of been playing more attention. Maybe one to give another chance some day but I'm in no hurry and this director seems to have made films that are held in better regard (the next two in his romantic trilogy), I'll watch this instead for now. 6.8/10
- DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsDonald CrispLaurence NaismithAlex MackenzieThe remarkable veritable story of a terrier named Bobby and the enduring friendship he forges with a tenderhearted shepherd known simply as Old Jock---unbroken even by the kindly old man's death.Soppy Disney Scottish dog tale. Not for me. 5.5/10
- DirectorJohn FordStarsJames StewartRichard WidmarkShirley JonesA corrupt marshal is pressured by his army friend into negotiating the release of white captives of the Comanches, but finds that their reintegration into society has its consequences.John Ford, James Stewart, Richard Widmark - all reliable names but this was unfortunately rather rubbish, poor story with cartoon indians, a better print might of helped but not much. Jimmie Stewart was getting a bit old for action films by 1961? 6.5/10
- DirectorAllen BaronStarsAllen BaronMolly McCarthyLarry TuckerA hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York, but a special girl from his past and a gun dealer with pet rats get in his way.Excellent neo-noir with european feel to it (reminded me of Alphaville with Lionel Stander's gruff voiced narration. Nice and dark. 7.6/10 1001
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsSilvia PinalFrancisco RabalFernando ReyViridiana, a young nun about to take her final vows, pays a visit to her widowed uncle at the request of her Mother Superior.I'm not a massive fan of Luis Buñuel and although I enjoyed the first half with the creepy uncle & the nun the second half with house full of drunks & the son left me a bit cold. 6.5/10
- DirectorJerry LewisStarsJerry LewisHelen TraubelPat StanleyA clueless, recently-single graduate unwittingly takes a job as a servant in a mansion inhabited by dozens of young women.I don't see the appeal in Jerry Lewis films and while this probably the one I've enjoyed most it still wasn't great. The female actresses were enjoyable and the gangster with his hat was a funny scene, also the bit when the camera pulls back showing the whole house as an open fronted film set was impressive. Most of Lewis gags seem old silent era stuff recycled. 6/10
- DirectorKent MackenzieStarsYvonne WilliamsHomer NishTom ReynoldsFollows a family of Native Americans living in the City of Angels.about native americans lives. sorry but this didn't grab me so i can hardly remember what it was about, just seemed tyo be people getting drunk and argueing or dancing. Maybe its a gritty look at how America treats it's native population but I didn't feel any interest or liking for any character shown. 6/10
- DirectorEdgar MorinJean RouchStarsAngeloNadine BallotCatherineA documentary about the everyday lives of ordinary Parisians, done in the style of cinéma vérité.cinema verite, this sort of film might seem quite common now but here it was just beginning and this is great. A load of people just talking or going about their lives could of been boring but this is quite fascinating to watch and you're interested in their stories, it has some interesting "twists" like them showing the finished film to the interviewees and asking them what they think of it. Great and influential but probably not the kind of thing you would want to watch again in a hurry.
- DirectorDaniel PetrieStarsSidney PoitierClaudia McNeilRuby DeeA substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.Story of a poor african american family waiting for an insurance pay out after the (unseen) patriarch of the family dies in a work accident. The acting is great here and it need to be as it's mostly set in one or two rooms of their house and a bar. Sidney Poitier won an award for playing the part on stage before bringing it to screen but it is Claudia McNeil as the family matriarch who holds the centre of the story. Great stuff, essential viewing. 1001
- DirectorPier Paolo PasoliniStarsFranco CittiFranca PasutSilvana CorsiniA pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiraling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.Pier Paolo Pasolini's first feature film is the story of a small time Rome pimp who lives off the measly profits of the woman he exploits. Him and his mates are small time Rome gangsters who sit about all day bantering in the sun, in the stle that would be depicted in most US mafia films/series in the future. Great performance from first time actor Franco Citti, he reminds he of a young Al Pacino in Scarface here.
- DirectorGilbert GunnStarsAdam FaithSidney JamesCarole LesleyA writer attempts to raise some cash by writing a book about the Loch Ness Monster. No publisher will take it because they all think there isn't really a monster. The writer and some of his friends make a fake monster and take photographs and then travel to Scotland to see if they can convince the locals.a group try to fake a loch ness monster sighting to bump their friends book on the subject. very poor bri comedy. only watchable by the fact there are so many familiar faces. adam faith is crap at acting.
- DirectorLuis García BerlangaStarsCassenJosé Luis López VázquezElvira QuintilláIn a small Spanish town, a group of old ladies decides to celebrate Christmas Eve with a "seat a poor man at your table" dinner: each wealthy household of the town will have a homeless person dining with them that night. The celebrations also include a parade, and in its midst is Plácido, the humble owner of a three-wheeler, whose family is forced to live in a public lavatory because they lack the money to pay rent, and who must pay the second bill on his vehicle before midnight or else he will lose it.a man ties to get a bank note paid in on the day of a christmas festival & parade where people are expected to take a poor person into their house for a meal. Wasn't really in the mood for this so might re-watch another time, the subs were slightly shoddy too and the quick fire dialogue didn't help. Spanish satirical comedy - reminded me a bit of Brunel's Viradina from the same year.
- DirectorJerzy KawalerowiczStarsLucyna WinnickaMieczyslaw VoitAnna CiepielewskaA priest is sent to a small parish in the Polish countryside which is believed to be under demonic possession and there he finds his own temptations awaiting.A priest, Father Józef Suryn, turns up at a convent to help other priests to exorcise demons from the nuns living there, especially the mother-superior, Mother Joan who he is personally assigned to. A previous priest had been burnt at the stake for being found guilty of sexually tempting the sisters (Based on same story that Ken Russel's The Devil's was based on). The patrons of a nearby tavern gossip about the goings on at the convent. Good, strong imagery, good acting, ending was cut off slightly - 1001
- DirectorYasujirô OzuStarsGanjirô NakamuraSetsuko HaraYôko TsukasaThe family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.Yasujiro Ozu's penultimate film, covers subjects such as marriage, death, following your heart. Quite a few characters & locations for one of his films, quite hard to understand where it was going with all the characters in the first 20mins or so. But as usual it turns into an excellent film once you're informed how all the characters are related to each other. All his usual fav actor/acr=tresses are here (some with only a couple of lines). Excellent as always but can't say this was a favourite of mine, mainly due to lack of focus on one or two characters so it came across a bit soap opera-ish.
- DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsJohn MillsSylvia SymsBrenda de BanzieDuring the 1960s in Britain, tense race relations between whites and blacks are affecting the workplace, the family, the dating scene, and the society at large.Well meaning UK flick about racism in the workplace and in relationships. Just doesn't have a plot gripping enough of performances engaging enough to make it great.
- DirectorDino RisiStarsAlberto SordiLea MassariFranco FabriziSilvio refuses to fight for the fascists and joins the resistance with Elena. After the war, his vitriolic newspaper articles cause him to be sentenced to imprisonment.The life of Silvio Magnozzi [Alberto Sordi] - a girl saves his life from the Nazis while he is an Italian partisan writing an underground newspaper. after the war he finds her again and she runs away with him to Rome where he is now an underpaid journalist on a newspaper writing libelous articles that end up getting him put in prison [after he refuses to be bribed into cancelling the offending piece]. They have a son but as their relationship breaks down as he has no money he becomes increasingly alcoholic an desperate. A few years later it appears he has got his act together but at the cost of the rebelliousness that she found attractive in him. The film incorporates some of the historical events Italy from 1944 to 1960. This was decent but I didn't love it. 7.6/10 maybe 1001 in a weaker year , one to reassess in a few months.
- DirectorShôhei ImamuraStarsHiroyuki NagatoJitsuko YoshimuraMasao MishimaA young hoodlum decides to work for a criminal organization that is tearing itself apart.Japanese new-wave, in a Japan still full of US soldiers and rife with corruption due to the rationing of food a young man falls in with the local Yakuza gangsters to help with their pig smuggling racket. Reminded me of The Warped Ones style wise. The ending with the gangsters getting overcome by a vast herd of stampeding pigs is great, the rest of it wasn't as good. non of the characters are very likeable.
- DirectorPhilip LeacockStarsLoretta ParryPhilip NeedsJohn GregsonA little Roman Catholic boy and a little Jewish girl become best friends despite the prejudice that surrounds them.Two British children, a Catholic boy & a Jewish girl, become friends, they decide to become "blood brothers" to cement their closeness. Their respective parents tell them not to visit the other one's place of worship or it will anger their gods but they decide to ignore them. Quite charming but there's not enough there to make it great, the kids acting isn't great (no worse than the adults to be fair). Plus it was missing the first 15 mins so I don't know how they met. Nothing great but I would like to watch a complete version.
- DirectorWilliam WitneyStarsVincent PriceCharles BronsonHenry HullIn 1868, an American scientist and his team become hostages of fanatical pacifist Robur who uses his airship Albatross to destroy military targets on Earth.Based on two Jules Verne novels. a group trying to learn more about a volcano by taking a hot air balloon into the crater are taken aboard a far superior flying machine after they crash. The airship is captained by Vincent Price who is out to blackmail the worlds governments into giving up their arms to enable world peace. Lack-lustre special effects, set designs and acting, Price is the only thing worth watching here but it can't save it from being a clunker. 5.5/10
- DirectorRobert S. BakerMonty BermanStarsKeith MichellAdrienne CorriPeter CushingYears after fleeing his ancestral home with his mother, Jason returns home to claim his birthright, only to find his way blocked by his evil cousin Thomas. In order to reclaim his title, Jason must do battle with his cousin, who calls upon the members of the deadly Hellfire Club to stop him.Pretty poor but watchable, I was hoping for some docu-drama type historical stories about the Hellfire Club but it's just used as a backdrop for the plot. Some very attractive redhead actresses, not many familiar faces - Bill Owens. 6.2/10
- DirectorElio PetriStarsMarcello MastroianniMicheline PresleCristina GaioniAlfredo Martelli is picked up by the police at his apartment without justification. In the precinct, he slowly discovers what the investigation is about as we discover details about his life.A man is arrested for killing his rich lover, as he is interrogated in a police station the story of their relationship is told in flashback.
Not the greatest of of Marcello Mastriano's appearances. the cutting back and forth between the police station and the flashback blocks any tension rising. Little empathy with the characters. Ending was unsatisfying too. 6.7/10 - DirectorTony RichardsonStarsRita TushinghamDora BryanRobert StephensA pregnant teenage girl must fend for herself when her mother remarries, leaving the girl with only a new male friend for support.1001 ?
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsClark GableMarilyn MonroeMontgomery CliftA divorcée falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically independent lifestyle.1001