THE SWISS CONSPIRACY (1976, USA/West Germany, 89m, PG) **½ Action, Crime, Thriller dist. S.J. International Pictures (USA), Warner Brothers (UK); pr co. Durham Productions / Bavaria Atelier; d. Jack Arnold; w. Norman Klenman, Philip Saltzman, Michael Stanley (based on a story by Norman Klenman, Horward Merrill and Norman Sedawie); pr. Maurice Silverstein; ph. W.P. Hassenstein…
Tag: John Ireland
The Restoration of The Swiss Conspiracy
In the break between seasons one and two of his TV series Harry O, David Janssen travelled to Europe to star in Warner Brothers’ action crime thriller The Swiss Conspiracy. The film is an obscure title from 1976, which dropped into obscurity only to resurface in dodgy home video releases having lapsed into the public…
TV Review – RAWHIDE – SEASON 8 (1965)
RAWHIDE – SEASON 8 (USA, 1965) ***½ Distributor/Production Company: CBS Television Network; Broadcast Dates: 14 September – 7 December 1965; Running Time: 13 x 50m; Colour: B&W; Sound Mix: Mono; Film Format: 35mm; Film Process: Spherical; Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1; BBFC Cert: PG. Executive Producer: Ben Brady; Producer: Robert E. Thompson; Associate Producer:…
Film Review – RED RIVER (1948)
Red River (1948; USA; B&W; 133m) ****½ d. Howard Hawks, Arthur Rosson; w. Borden Chase, Charles Schnee; ph. Russell Harlan; m. Dimitri Tiomkin. Cast: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan, Joanne Dru, Coleen Gray, John Ireland, Noah Beery Jr., Harry Carey, Harry Carey Jr., Paul Fix, Chief Yowlachie, Hank Worden, Mickey Kuhn, Hal Taliaferro, Shelley…