POSSE (1975, USA, 92m, PG) *** Western dist. Paramount Pictures (USA), Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (UK); pr co. Bryna Productions; d. Kirk Douglas; w. William Roberts, Christopher Knopf (based on a story by Christopher Knopf); pr. Kirk Douglas; ph. Fred J. Koenekamp (Technicolor | 2.35:1); m. Maurice Jarre; ed. John W. Wheeler; pd. Lyle R….
Tag: Kirk Douglas
Film Review – LONELY ARE THE BRAVE (1962)
LONELY ARE THE BRAVE (1962, USA) **** Drama, Western dist. Universal Pictures (USA), Rank Film Distributors (UK); pr co. Joel Productions; d. David Miller; w. Dalton Trumbo (based on the novel “Brave Cowboy” by Edward Abbey); exec pr. Kirk Douglas (uncredited); pr. Edward Lewis; ph. Philip H. Lathrop (B&W. 35mm. Panavision (anamorphic). 2.39:1); m. Jerry…
Film Review – THE HEROES OF TELEMARK (1965)
HEROES OF TELEMARK, THE (1965, UK) *** Action, History, War dist. Rank Film Distributors (UK), Columbia Pictures (USA); pr co. Benton Film Productions; d. Anthony Mann; w. Ivan Moffat, Ben Barzman (based on the novels “Skis Against the Atom” by Knut Haukelid and “But for These Men” by John Drummond – both uncredited); pr. Benjamin…
Film Review – OUT OF THE PAST (1947)
Out of the Past (1947; USA; B&W; 97m) ***** d. Jacques Tourneur; w. Daniel Mainwaring; ph. Nicholas Musuraca; m. Roy Webb. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Steve Brodie, Richard Webb, Virginia Huston, Dickie Moore, Frank Wilcox, Mary Field, Paul Valentine, Ken Niles, Oliver Blake, James Bush, John Kellogg. A private eye…
Film Review – THE WAR WAGON (1967)
War Wagon, The (1967; USA; Technicolor; 96m) *** d. Burt Kennedy; w. Clair Huffaker; ph. William H. Clothier; m. Dimitri Tiomkin. Cast: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Howard Keel, Robert Walker Jr., Keenan Wynn, Bruce Dern, Gene Evans, Bruce Cabot, Joanna Barnes, Sheb Wooley. A rancher returns from prison having survived being shot, to the ranch…
Film Review – IN HARM’S WAY (1965)
In Harm’s Way (1965; USA; B&W; 165m) **½ d. Otto Preminger; w. Wendell Mayes; ph. Loyal Griggs; m. Jerry Goldsmith. Cast: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, Patricia Neal, Tom Tryon, Paula Prentiss, Burgess Meredith, Slim Pickens, Dana Andrews, Brandon DeWilde, Jill Haworth, Stanley Holloway, Franchot Tone, Carroll O’Connor, Larry Hagman, Barbara Bouchet….