In 1844, the Wells family lives in a small farm of their own in Greenwich Read More »
Tag Archives: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
The Barefoot Contessa (1954) Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, Edmond O’Brien
At Maria Vargas’ funeral, several people recall who she was and the impact she had on them. Read More »
No Way Out (1950) Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Stephen McNally
The Biddle brothers, shot while robbing a gas station, are taken to the prison ward of the County Hospital Read More »
There Was a Crooked Man… (1970) Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Hume Cronyn
Charm, intelligence and success in criminal career doesn’t prevent Paris Pitman Jr. to start doing ten years in prison Read More »
All About Eve (1950) Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders
Eve is waiting backstage to meet her “idol” aging Broadway Star, Margo Channing. Read More »
Guys and Dolls (1955) Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra
All the hot gamblers are in town, and they’re all depending on Nathan Detroit Read More »
King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis (1970) Sidney Lumet, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Ruby Dee
Follows Martin Luther King’s life and decades long civil rights activism. Read More »
The Quiet American (1958) Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Audie Murphy, Michael Redgrave, Claude Dauphin
In this adaptation of Graham Greene’s prophetic novel about U.S. foreign policy failure Read More »
Julius Caesar (1953) Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Louis Calhern, Marlon Brando, James Mason
Brutus, Cassius, and other high-ranking Romans murder Caesar, because they believe his ambition will lead to tyranny. Read More »
5 Fingers (1952) Joseph L. Mankiewicz, James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Michael Rennie
Based on a true story. In neutral Turkey during WWII, the ambitious and extremely efficient valet for the British ambassador Read More »