PAYOFF, THE

PAYOFF, THE (director: Arthur Dreifuss; screenwriters: story by Arthur Hoerl/Edward Dein; cinematographer: Ira Morgan; editor: Charles Henkel Jr.; cast: Lee Tracy (Brad McKay), Tom Brown (Guy Norris), Tina Thayer (Phyllis…

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BIG JAKE

BIG JAKE (director: George Sherman; screenwriter: Harry Julian Fink/Rita M. Fink; cinematographer: William H. Clothier; editor: Harry Gerstad; music: Elmer Bernstein; cast: John Wayne (Jacob McCandles), Patrick Wayne (James McCandles),…

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PEOPLE ON SUNDAY

PEOPLE ON SUNDAY (MENSCHEN AM SONNTAG) (director: Robert Siodmak/Edgar G. Ulmer; screenwriters: Billy Wilder/Robert Siodmak/Curt Siodmak/from a story by Curt Siodmak; cinematographer: Eugen Schüfftan; music: Elena Kats-Chernin (added in 2000);…

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BIG SHORT, THE

THE BIG SHORT (director/writer: Adam McKay; screenwriters: based upon the book by Michael Lewis/Michael Lewis/Charles Randolph; cinematographer: Barry Ackroyd; editor: Hank Corwin; music: Nicholas Britell; cast: Steve Carell (Mark Baum),…

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PERSONA

PERSONA (director/writer: Ingmar Bergman; cinematographer: Sven Nykvist; editor: Ulla Ryghe; music: Lars Johan Werle; cast: Bibi Andersson (Alma, The Nurse), Liv Ullmann (Elisabeth Vogler, The Actress), Margaretha Krook (The Doctor),…

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BIKINI BLOODBATH

BIKINI BLOODBATH (V) (director/writer: Jonathan Gorman/Thomas Edward Seymour; cinematographer: Mike Anderson; editor: Christopher W. Doyle; music: Tim Kulig; cast: Debbie Rochon (Miss Johnson), Thomas Edward Seymour (Phil), Russ Russo (Mike…

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BITE THE BULLET

BITE THE BULLET (director/writer: Richard Brooks; cinematographer: Harry Stradling, Jr.; editor: George Grenville; music: Alex North; cast: Gene Hackman (Sam Clayton), Candice Bergen (Miss Jones), James Coburn (Luke Matthews), Ben…

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PHOENIX

PHOENIX (director: Danny Cannon; screenwriter: Eddie Richey; cinematographer: James L. Carter; editor: Zach Staenberg; cast: Ray Liotta (Harry), Anthony LaPaglia (Henshaw), Jeremy Piven (Fred), Daniel Baldwin (James), Anjelica Huston (Leila),…

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BLACKMAIL

BLACKMAIL (director/writer: Alfred Hitchcock; screenwriters: Charles Bennett/Benn W. Levy/Garnett Weston/based on the play by Charles Bennett; cinematographer: Jack Cox; editor: Emile de Ruelle; music: Campbell and Connelly/arranged by Hubert Bath…

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