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October 22nd, 2014: Rebecca (1940)

Oct22 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Romance, The Original, Thriller Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Best Actor Nominee, Best Actress Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Art Direction Nominee, Best Cinematography, Best Director Nominee, Best Effects-Best Special Effects Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Original Score Nominee, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, C. Aubrey Smith, Daphne du Maurier, David O. Selznick, George Sanders, Gothic, Joan Fontaine, Judith Anderson, Laurence Olivier, Leo G. Carroll, Nigel Bruce, Reginald Denny, Selznick International Pictures, United Artists

May 22nd, 2014: Sleuth (1972)

May22 by Professor Mortis

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3 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Play, Crime, Drama, Heist, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Thriller Tagged battle of wits, Best Actor Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Original Score Nominee, Britain, class issues, clowns, co-production, country estate, double cross, double nominee, gimmick, hairdresser, it's not over, jilted lover, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, mystery writer, Palomar Pictures, prejudice, thief, twist, writer

February 7th, 2014: The Boys from Brazil (1978)

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1 Comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Drama, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller Tagged 20th Century Fox, Anne Meara, before they were famous, Best Actor Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Original Score Nominee, Brazil, Britain, Bruno Ganz, clones, Denholm Elliot, dogs, Franklin J. Schaffner, Gregory Peck, Ira Levin, ITC, James Mason, Jerry Goldsmith, John Dehner, Joseph Mengele, Laurence Olivier, Lilli Palmer, mad scientist, mad surgeon, Michael Gough, Nazi hunter, Nazi Scientist, Nazis, Neo-Nazis, Rosemary Harris, scientists, Steve Gutenberg, Walter Gotell

September 26th, 2013: A Bridge Too Far (1977)

Sep26 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Airborne Operations, Based on a Book, Campaign History, Epic, Event Film, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Special Operations, War Movies Tagged "A Galaxy of Stars", "Cast of Thousands", Anthony Hopkins, Arnhem, Ben Cross, Cornelius Ryan, Denholm Elliott, Dirk Bogarde, Edward Fox, Elliott Gould, Gene Hackman, Hardy Kruger, James Caan, John Ratzenberger, Laurence Olivier, Liv Ullmann, Maximilian Schell, Michael Caine, Nazis, Operation Market Garden, paratroopers, Richard Attenborough, Robert Redford, Ryan O'Neal, Sean Connery, United Artists, William Goldman, World War Two

September 15th, 2013: The Battle of Britain (1969)

Sep15 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Air Operations, Based on a Book, Campaign History, Drama, Epic, Event Film, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film, War Movies Tagged "A Galaxy of Stars", "Cast of Thousands", "David and Goliath", Battle of Britain, Bf109, Britain, Christopher Plummer, Curd Jurgens, Germany, Guy Hamilton, Harry Andrews, Harry Saltzman, He111, Hurricane, Ian MacShane, Jack Gwillim, Laurence Olivier, Michael Bates, Michael Caine, Michael Redgrave, Nigel Patrick, pilots, Ron Goodwin, Spitfire, Susannah York, Trevor Howard, United Artists, World War Two

August 12th, 2011: Clash of the Titans (1981)

Aug12 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on Myths, Event Film, Fantasy, Kaiju, Monster, Movie of the Day, Stop Motion Animation, Sword and Sandals, The Original Tagged Athena, Britain, Burgess Meredith, Classical Mythology, gods, Greece, Harry Hamlin, Hephaestus, Kraken, Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Medusa, MGM, oracles, Pegasus, Perseus, prophecy, Ray Harryhausen, Thetis, Ursula Andress, virgin sacrifice, wrath of the gods, Zeus

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