BIG HOUSE, THE

BIG HOUSE, THE (director: George W. Hill; screenwriters: Joseph Farnham/Martin Flavin/Frances Marion/Lennox Robinson; cinematographer: Harold Wenstrom; editor: Blanche Sewell; cast: Chester Morris (John Morgan), Wallace Beery (Butch Schmidt), Lewis Stone…

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PERFECT STRANGERS

PERFECT STRANGERS (director/writer: Larry Cohen; cinematographer: Paul Glickman; editor: Armond Lebowitz; music: Dwight Dixon; cast: Anne Carlisle (Sally), Brad Rijn (Johnny), Ann Magnuson (Malda), Stephen Lack (Lieutenant Burns), John Woehrle…

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BIG SHAVE, THE

THE BIG SHAVE (director/writer: Martin Scorsese; cinematographer: Ares Demertzis; cast: Peter Bernuth; Runtime: 7; MPAA Rating: NR; Janus; 1968) "personal statement film." Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz Shot by recent NYU…

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BIG WHEEL, THE

BIG WHEEL, THE (director: Edward Ludwig; screenwriter: Robert Smith; cinematographer: Ernest Laszlo; editor: Walter Thompson; music: Nathaniel W. Finston; cast: Mickey Rooney (Billy Coy), Spring Byington (Mary Coy), Lina Romay…

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PHANTOMS

PHANTOMS (director: Joe Chappelle; screenwriter: from the novel phantoms by Dean R. Koontz/Dean R. Koontz; cinematographer: Richard Clabaugh; editor: Randolph Bricker; music: David Williams; cast: Peter O’Toole (Dr Timothy Flyte),…

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BITCH, THE

THE BITCH (director/writer: Gerry O'Hara; screenwriter: Jackie Collins novel; cinematographer: Dennis Lewiston; editor: Eddy Joseph; music: Biddu; cast: Joan Collins (Fontaine Khaled), Michael Coby (Nico Cantafora/Antonio Cantafora), Ian Hendry (Thrush…

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PIANO, THE

PIANO, THE (director/writer: Jane Campion; cinematographer: Stuart Dryburgh; editor: Veronika Jenet; cast: Holly Hunter (Ada), Harvey Keitel (Baines), Sam Neill (Stewart), Anna Paquin (Flora), Geneviève Lemon (Nessie), Kerry Walker (Aunt…

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BLACK LEGION

BLACK LEGION (director: Archie Mayo; screenwriters: story by Robert Lord, Abem Finkel, William Wister Haines; cinematographer: George Barnes; editor: Owen Marks; music: Bernhard Kaun; cast: Humphrey Bogart (Frank Taylor), Dick…

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