BALL OF FIRE

BALL OF FIRE (director: Howard Hawks; screenwriters: Charles Brackett/Billy Wilder/based on the story "From A to Z" by Mr. Wilder and Thomas Monroe; cinematographer: Gregg Toland; editor: Dan Mandell; music:…

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ON THE BOWERY

ON THE BOWERY (director: Lionel Rogosin/writer; cinematographer: Richard Bagley; editor: Carl Lerner; music: Charles Mills; cast: Ray Salyer, Gorman Hendricks, Frank Matthews; Runtime: 65; MPAA Rating: NR; producer: Lionel Rogosin;…

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BAND WAGON, THE

  BAND WAGON, THE (director: Vincente Minnelli; screenwriters: Betty Comden/Adolph Green; cinematographer: Harry Jackson; editor: Albert Akst; cast: Fred Astaire (Tony Hunter), Nanette Fabray (Lily Marton), Oscar Levant (Lester Marton),…

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OPERA JAWA

OPERA JAWA (aka: REQUIEM FOR JAVA) (director/writer: Garin Nugroho; screenwriters: Armantono/based on “The Abduction of Sita,” from the Hindu epic “The Ramayana; cinematographer: Teoh Gay Hian; editor: Andhy Pulung; music:…

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ORDINARY PEOPLE

ORDINARY PEOPLE (director: Robert Redford; screenwriters: Alvin Sargent/Nancy Dowd/from the novel by Judith Guest; cinematographer: John Bailey; editor: Jeff Kanew; music: Marvin Hamlisch; cast: Donald Sutherland ("Cal" Jarrett), Mary Tyler…

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OSCAR, THE

OSCAR, THE (director/writer: Russell Rouse; screenwriters: from a novel by Richard Sale/Harlan Ellison/Clarence Greene; cinematographer: Joseph Ruttenberg; editor: Chester W. Schaeffer; music: Percy Faith; cast: Stephen Boyd (Frankie Fane), Elke…

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