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Author Archives: rarefilm
The Dam on the Yellow River AKA Apocalisse sul fiume giallo (1960) Renzo Merusi, Anita Ekberg, Georges Marchal, Franca Bettoia
Anti-Communist propaganda flick, in which the victory of Mao Tse-Tung’s People’s Liberation Army Read More »
The Kentuckian (1955) Burt Lancaster, Diana Lynn, Dianne Foster
A frontiersman in 1820s Kentucky finds the area too civilized for his tastes Read More »
Parole Girl (1933) Edward F. Cline, Mae Clarke, Ralph Bellamy, Marie Prevost
In this Romantic Drama, “Parole Girl”, a woman inadvertently assists a con artist in his scheme to rob a store manager and ends up in prison. 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 »
White Cargo (1942) Richard Thorpe, Hedy Lamarr, Walter Pidgeon, Frank Morgan
The once-notorious theatrical chestnut White Cargo was toned down for public consumption Read More »
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) Richard Brooks
Charles returns to Paris to reminisce about the life he led in Paris after it was liberated. Read More »
The Phantom AKA Widziadlo (1984) Marek Nowicki, Roman Wilhelmi, Marzena Trybala, Hanna Mikuc
Set in the early years of the century. A story of a country gentleman haunted by the memory of his first wife. Read More »
Barfly (1987) Barbet Schroeder, Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, Alice Krige
Henry Chinaski never cared for the American dream, the thought of needing to become ‘something’ and fit into the system disgusts him. Read More »
The Assam Garden (1985) Mary McMurray, Deborah Kerr, Ronald Russell, Daisy Bell
An insecure, aggressive widow of a tea garden manager reluctantly develops an affectionate relationship with an Indian housewife and her family. Read More »