SWARM, THE (1978, USA, 116m, 12) ** Horror, Thriller dist. Warner Bros. (USA), Columbia-Warner Distributors (UK); pr co. Irwin Allen Productions; d. Irwin Allen; w. Stirling Silliphant (based on the novel by Arthur Herzog III); pr. Irwin Allen; ph. Fred J. Koenekamp (Colour | 2.39:1); m. Jerry Goldsmith; ed. Harold F. Kress; pd. Stan Jolley….
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Film Review – BREAKHEART PASS (1975)
BREAKHEART PASS (1975, USA) *** Mystery, Western dist. United Artists; pr co. Gershwin-Kastner Productions; d. Tom Gries; w. Alistair MacLean (based on the novel by Alistair MacLean); exec pr. Elliott Kastner; pr. Jerry Gershwin; ph. Lucien Ballard (DeLuxe. 35mm. Spherical. 1.85:1); m. Jerry Goldsmith; ed. Byron ‘Buzz’ Brandt; ad. Tambi Larsen; set d. Darrell Silvera;…
TV Review – GUNSMOKE: QUAKER GIRL (1966)
GUNSMOKE: QUAKER GIRL (1966, USA) *** Western net. CBS Television Network; pr co. CBS Television Network; d. Bernard L. Kowalski; w. Preston Wood; exec pr. Philip Leacock; pr. John Mantley; ph. Harry Stradling Jr. (Colour. 35mm. Spherical. 1.33:1); m. Leigh Harline; th. Rex Koury (uncredited); ed. Otto Meyer; ad. John B. Goodman; set d. Herman…
Film Review – SHANE (1953)
SHANE (USA, 1953) ***** Distributor: Paramount Pictures (USA), Paramount British Pictures (UK); Production Company: Paramount Pictures Corporation; Release Date: 23 April 1953 (USA), 4 September 1953 (UK); Filming Dates: July 1951 – 16 October 1951; Running Time: 118m; Colour: Technicolor; Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Recording) | 3 Channel Stereo (Western Electric Recording); Film…
Film Review – HANG ‘EM HIGH (1968)
Hang ‘Em High (1968; USA; DeLuxe; 114m) *** d. Ted Post; w. Leonard Freeman, Mel Goldberg; ph. Richard H. Kline, Leonard J. South; m. Dominic Frontiere. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley, Pat Hingle, James MacArthur, Arlene Golonka, Bruce Dern, Dennis Hopper, Ruth White, Ben Johnson, Charles McGraw, Alan Hale Jr., James Westerfield, L.Q….
Film Review – THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971)
Last Picture Show, The (1971; USA; B&W; 118m) ****½ d. Peter Bogdanovich; w. Peter Bogdanovich, Larry McMurtry; ph. Robert Surtees; m. Phil Harris, Johnny Standley, Hank Thompson. Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Eileen Brennan, Clu Gulager, Sam Bottoms, Randy Quaid, Joe Heathcock, Bill Thurman, Jessie Lee Fulton,…
Film Review – THE TRAIN ROBBERS (1973)
Train Robbers, The (1973; USA; Technicolor; 92m) **½ d. Burt Kennedy; w. Burt Kennedy; ph. William H. Clothier; m. Dominic Frontiere. Cast: John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Rod Taylor, Ben Johnson, Christopher George, Bobby Vinton, Jerry Gatlin, Ricardo Montalban. A gunhand is hired by a widow to find gold stolen by her husband so that she may…
Film Review – CHISUM (1970)
CHISUM (1970, USA, 111m, PG) *** Western dist. Warner Bros. (USA), Warner-Pathé Distributors (UK); pr co. Warner Bros. Pictures / Batjac Productions; d. Andrew V. McLaglen; w. Andrew J. Fenady; pr. Andrew J. Fenady; ph. William H. Clothier (Technicolor | 2.39:1); m. Dominic Frontiere; ed. Robert L. Simpson; ad. Carl Anderson. cast: John Wayne (John…
Film Review – THE UNDEFEATED (1969)
Undefeated, The (1969; USA; DeLuxe; 119m) *** d. Andrew V. McLaglen; w. James Lee Barrett, Stanley Hough; ph. William H. Clothier; m. Hugo Montenegro. Cast: John Wayne, Rock Hudson, Bruce Cabot, Ben Johnson, John Agar, Antonio Aguilar, Lee Meriwether, Roman Gabriel, Merlin Olsen, Harry Carey Jr., Royal Dano, Marian McCargo, Melissa Newman, Jan-Michael Vincent, Edward…
Film Review – RIO GRANDE (1950)
Rio Grande (1950; USA; B&W; 105m) ***½ d. John Ford; w. James Kevin McGuinness; ph. Bert Glennon; m. Victor Young. Cast: John Wayne, Claude Jarman Jr., Ben Johnson, Maureen O’Hara, Harry Carey Jr., Chill Wills, J. Carrol Naish, Victor McLaglen, Grant Withers, Patrick Wayne, Steve Pendleton, Alberto Morin, Stan Jones. A Union officer is in…