Longing for freedom, a lowly, hapless Outer Circle bureaucrat of the Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith Read More »
Tag Archives: Richard Burton
The Night of the Iguana AKA De nacht van de leguaan (1964) John Huston, Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr
The Rev. T. Lawrence Shannon has been living in Mexico for two years Read More »
Ice Palace (1960) Vincent Sherman, Richard Burton, Robert Ryan, Martha Hyer
At the end of World War I, Zeb Kennedy, a canner, and Thor Storm, a fishing boat captain Read More »
Wagner (1983) Tony Palmer, Richard Burton, Vanessa Redgrave, Miguel Herz-Kestranek
A huge panorama of Richard Wagner’s life and work, from before the 1848 revolution Read More »
The Taming of the Shrew (1967) Franco Zeffirelli, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack
Baptista (Sir Michael Hordern), a rich Paduan merchant, announces that his fair young daughter Read More »
The Sandpiper (1965) Vincente Minnelli, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Eva Marie Saint
Twenty-something Laura Reynolds (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) is a free spirit who questions social conventions, laws, and regulations. Read More »
Prince of Players (1955) Philip Dunne, Richard Burton, Maggie McNamara, John Derek
A tragic and sentimental story that depicts the early career of the 19th century American actor Read More »
The Assassination of Trotsky (1972) Joseph Losey, Richard Burton, Alain Delon, Romy Schneider
After having been forced to leave the Soviet Union 1929 Trotsky has ended up in Mexico 1940. Read More »
The Battle of Sutjeska AKA Sutjeska (1973) Stipe Delic, Richard Burton, Ljuba Tadic, Velimir ‘Bata’ Zivojinovic
The Battle of Sutjeska known as ”Fifth offensive” is the hardest, most tragic Read More »
Breakthrough AKA Steiner – Das Eiserne Kreuz, 2. Teil (1979) Andrew V. McLaglen, Richard Burton, Rod Steiger, Helmut Griem
In 1944 German sergeant Rolf Steiner is on the Russian Front where out of frustration he hits an officer. Read More »
The Wild Geese (1978) Andrew V. McLaglen, Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris
A British multinational seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. Read More »
Hammersmith Is Out (1972) Peter Ustinov, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton
The Faust legend retold (loosely) and applied to a mentally disturbed patient in a hospital run by a doctor (Sir Peter Ustinov) of dubious sanity. Read More »
Massacre in Rome AKA Rappresaglia (1973) George P. Cosmatos, Richard Burton, Marcello Mastroianni, Leo McKern
In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship. Read More »
The Desert Rats (1953) Robert Wise, Richard Burton, James Mason, Robert Newton
Rommel has the British in retreat on his way to the Suez Canal. All that stands in his way is Tobruk Read More »
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) Charles Jarrott, Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold, Irene Papas
Henry VIII of England discards one wife Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of a young and beautiful woman Read More »