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Author Archives: rarefilm
Torn Curtain (1966) Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila Kedrova
Professor Michael Armstrong is heading to Stockholm to attend a physics conference accompanied by his assistant-fiancée Sarah Sherman. Read More »
The Face Behind the Mask (1941) Robert Florey, Peter Lorre, Evelyn Keyes, Don Beddoe
Janos Szaby is a kind, innocent immigrant to America. Just after he arrives though, he is caught in a fire and his face is horribly burned and disfigured. Read More »
The Domino Principle (1977) Stanley Kramer, Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, Richard Widmark
Tucker is a chronic underachiever and a loser. A Vietnam war veteran who just can’t seem to keep out of trouble, in the years since his discharge. Read More »
The Old Maid (1939) Edmund Goulding, Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, George Brent
After a two-year absence, Clem Spender returns home on the very day that his former fiancée, Delia, is marrying another man. Read More »
Cleópatra (2007) Júlio Bressane, Alessandra Negrini, Miguel Falabella, Bruno Garcia
Julio Bressane turns his sensual, color-filled set pieces to “Cleopatra,” Read More »
Outlaw: The Saga of Gisli (1981) Ágúst Guðmundsson, Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir, Arnar Jónsson, Kristján Jóhann Jónsson
From an authentic Viking saga, Outlaw tells the story of a family blood feud, set in 10th century Iceland. Read More »
Treasure of the Four Crowns (1983) Ferdinando Baldi, Tony Anthony, Ana Obregón, Gene Quintano
A group of adventurers are gathered together to retrieve some mystical gems which are in the possession of a deadly cult. Read More »
Devil’s Doorway (1950) Anthony Mann, Robert Taylor, Louis Calhern, Paula Raymond
Lance Poole, an Indian who won a Medal of Honor fighting at Gettysburg, returns to his tribal lands intent on peaceful cattle ranching. Read More »
The Glass Jungle (1988) Joseph Merhi, Laura Albert, Blair Archer, Dorthee Archer
In LA, a madman is violently murdering the ladies of the night. Read More »