ROBIN AND MARIAN (1976, USA, 106m, PG) ***½ Adventure, Drama, Romance dist. Columbia Pictures (USA), Columbia-Warner Distributors (UK); pr co. Columbia Pictures / Rastar Pictures; d. Richard Lester; w. James Goldman; pr. Denis O’Dell; ph. David Watkin (Technicolor | 1.85:1); m. John Barry; ed. John Victor Smith; pd. Michael Stringer; ad. Gil Parrondo. cast: Sean…
Tag: Richard Lester
Richard Lester’s Musketeers saga gets a 50th Anniversary 4K restoration
Richard Lester’s epic adaptation of Alexander Dumas’ classic novel ‘The Three Musketeers’, split over two films THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1973) and THE FOUR MUSKETEERS (1974), has been restored in 4K and will be released in three formats by Studio Canal on April 24th. Here is the Studio Canal announcement: To celebrate the 50th anniversary of…
Film Review – BUTCH AND SUNDANCE: THE EARLY DAYS (1979)
BUTCH AND SUNDANCE: THE EARLY DAYS (1979, USA, 115m, PG) *** Comedy, Western dist. Twentieth Century Fox; pr co. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation / William Goldman Productions; d. Richard Lester; w. Allan Burns; pr. Steven Bach, William Goldman, Gabriel Katzka; ph. László Kovács (DeLuxe | 1.85:1); m. Patrick Williams; ed. George Trirogoff; pd. Brian…
Film Review – THE RETURN OF THE MUSKETEERS (1989)
THE RETURN OF THE MUSKETEERS (UK/France/Spain, 1989) *** Distributor: Entertainment Film Distributors; Production Company: Fildebroc / Ciné 5 / Sofica / Timothy Burrill Productions / Iberoamericana Films Producción; Release Date: 25 August 1989 (UK), 3 April 1991 (USA) (TV); Filming Dates: 22 August 1988 – October 1988; Running Time: 102m; Colour: Rankcolor; Sound Mix:…
Film Review – THE FOUR MUSKETEERS (THE REVENGE OF MILADY) (1974)
THE FOUR MUSKETEERS (THE REVENGE OF MILADY) (Spain/Panama/USA/UK, 1974) ****½ Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox (USA), Fox-Rank (UK); Production Company: Alexander, Michael and Ilya Salkind Productions / Film Trust S.A. / Este Films; Release Date: 26 February 1975 (USA), 25 March 1975 (UK); Filming Dates: May-September 1973; Running Time: 108m; Colour: Technicolor; Sound Mix:…
Film Review – THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1973)
THE THREE MUSKETEERS (THE QUEEN’S DIAMONDS) (Spain/USA/Panama/UK, 1973) ****½ Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures; Production Company: Alexander, Michael and Ilya Salkind Productions / Film Trust S.A. / Este Films; Release Date: 25 March 1974 (UK), 28 March 1974 (USA); Filming Dates: May-September 1973; Running Time: 105m; Colour: Technicolor; Sound Mix: Mono; Film Format: 35mm…
Film Review – JUGGERNAUT (1974)
JUGGERNAUT (1974, David V. Picker Productions/Two Roads Productions, 109 mins, Colour, 1.66:1, Mono, Cert: PG, Action Thriller) ∗∗∗½ Starring: Richard Harris (Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Fallon), Omar Sharif (Captain Alex Brunel), David Hemmings (Charlie Braddock), Anthony Hopkins (Supt. John McLeod), Shirley Knight (Barbara Bannister), Ian Holm (Nicholas Porter), Clifton James (Corrigan), Roy Kinnear (Social…