CITY OF FEAR

CITY OF FEAR (director: Irving Lerner; screenwriters: Steven Ritch/Robert Dillon; cinematographer: Lucien Ballard; editor: Robert Lawrence; music: Jerry Goldsmith; cast: Vince Edwards (Vince Ryker), John Archer (Lt. Mark Richards), Steven…

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QUILLS

QUILLS (director: Philip Kaufman; screenwriter: Doug Wright, based upon his play; cinematographer: Rogier Stoffers; editor: Peter Boyle; cast: Geoffrey Rush (Marquis de Sade), Kate Winslet (Madeleine), Joaquin Phoenix (Abbe Coulmier),…

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COCOTE

COCOTE (director/writer: Nelson Carlo de Los Santos; cinematographer: Roman Kasseroller; editor: Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias; cast: Vicente Santos (Alberto), Judith Rodríguez (Karina), Yuberbi de la Rosa (Patria), Pepe…

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RACKETEER, THE

RACKETEER, THE (director: Howard Higgin; screenwriters: Paul Gangelin/A.A. Kline; cinematographer: David Abel; editor: Doane Harrison; music: Josiah Zuro; cast: Robert Armstrong (Mahlon Keane), Carol Lombard (Rhoda Philbrooke), Roland Drew (Tony…

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PRESQUE RIEN

PRESQUE RIEN (COME UNDONE) (director/writer: Sébastien Lifshitz; screenwriter: Stéphane Bouquet; cinematographer: Pascal Poucet; editor: Yann Dedet; music: Perry Blake; cast: Jérémie Elkaïm (Mathieu), Stéphane Rideau (Cédric), Dominique Reymond (Mother), Marie…

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CONTRABAND

BLACKOUT (CONTRABAND) (director/writer: Michael Powell; screenwriters: Emeric Pressburger/Brock Williams; cinematographer: Freddie Young; editor: John Seabourne; cast: Conrad Veidt (Capt. Anderson),Valerie Hobson (Mrs. Sorenson), Joss Ambler (Lieutenant Commander Ashton RNR), Raymond…

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RAN

RAN (director/writer: Akira Kurosawa; screenwriter: based on William Shakespeare's play King Lear; cinematographers: Asakazu Nakai/Takao Saitô/Masaharu Ueda; editor: Akira Kurosawa; music: Tôru Takemitsu; cast: Tatsuya Nakadai (Lord Hidetora Ichimonji), Akira…

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COWARD, THE

THE COWARD (KAPURUSH) (director/writer: Satyajit Ray; screenwriter: story "Janaiko Kapurusher Kahini" by Premendra Mitra; cinematographer: Soumendu Roy; editor: Dulal Dutta; music: Satyajit Ray; cast: Soumitra Chatterjee (Amitabha Roy), Haradhan Bannerjee…

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RATCATCHER

RATCATCHER (director/writer: Lynne Ramsay; cinematographer: Alwin Kuchler; editor: Lucia Zucchetti; cast: William Eadie (James), Tommy Flanagan (Da), Mandy Matthews (Ma), Lynne Ramsay, Jr. (Anne Marie), Michelle Stewart (Ellen), Leanne Mullen…

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