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Tag Archives: Richard Brooks
Deadline – U.S.A. (1952) Richard Brooks, Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barrymore, Kim Hunter

Ed Hutcheson, tough editor of the New York ‘Day’, finds that the late owner’s heirs Read More »
Take the High Ground! (1953) Richard Brooks, Richard Widmark, Karl Malden, Elaine Stewart

Sgt. Thorne Ryan, who once fought bravely in Korea, now serves as a hard-nosed drill instructor Read More »
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) Richard Brooks, Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, Tuesday Weld

Theresa is a successful teacher of deaf children during the day but after a short unhappy Read More »
The Brothers Karamazov (1958) Richard Brooks, Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire Bloom

Ryevsk, Russia, 1870. Tensions abound in the Karamazov family. Fyodor is a wealthy libertine Read More »
The Professionals (1966) Richard Brooks, Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan

An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue Read More »
The Catered Affair (1956) Richard Brooks, Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds

At breakfast, Jane announces that she and Ralph are getting married the next week. Read More »
Flame and the Flesh (1954) Richard Brooks, Lana Turner, Pier Angeli, Carlos Thompson

American Madeline, a no-better-than-she-has-to-be (and then only when pushed) traveler arrives in Naples. Read More »
Something of Value (1957) Richard Brooks, Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter, Wendy Hiller

Even though Peter and Kimani grow up together, Kimani soon finds that different races are treated differently. Read More »
Battle Circus (1953) Richard Brooks, Humphrey Bogart, June Allyson, Keenan Wynn

Nurse Lt. Ruth McGara is assigned to a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) unit near the front lines of the Korean War. Read More »