A Roman noble, Cethegus, attempts to begin a war, putting the Ostrogoths and their Queen, Amalasuntha, contrary to the Byzantine Emperor Justinian Read More »
Tag Archives: Robert Siodmak
The Killers (1946) Robert Siodmak, Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O’Brien, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
Two professional killers invade a small town and kill a gas station attendant, “the Swede,” who’s expecting them. Read More »
Deported (1950) Robert Siodmak, Märta Torén, Jeff Chandler, Claude Dauphin, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
The real-life deportation of gangster Lucky Luciano was the inspiration for this romanticized and slightly crackbrained crime drama. Read More »
Der Schatz der Azteken / Treasure of the Aztecs (1965) Robert Siodmak, Lex Barker, Gérard Barray, Rik Battaglia, Adventure, Western
Dr. Karl Sternau, the personal physician of the count Bismarck, who spent much of his youth in Mexico Read More »
Die Pyramide des Sonnengottes / Pyramid of the Sun God (1965) Robert Siodmak, Lex Barker, Gérard Barray, Rik Battaglia, Western, Adventure
Mexico, 1864. The country is divided by the struggle against the French occupation and emperor Maximilian. Read More »
Phantom Lady (1944) Robert Siodmak, Franchot Tone, Ella Raines, Alan Curtis, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
Unhappily married Scott Henderson spends the evening on a no-name basis with a hat-wearing woman he picked up in a bar. Read More »
Time Out of Mind (1947) Robert Siodmak, Phyllis Calvert, Robert Hutton, Ella Raines, Drama
The son of a wealthy Maine shipping magnate causes a crisis in the family when he announces that he wants a career in music rather than in the family business. Read More »
The Suspect (1944) Robert Siodmak, Charles Laughton, Ella Raines, Dean Harens, Drama, Thriller
In 1902 London, unhappily married Philip Marshall meets young Mary Gray, who is unemployed and depressed. Read More »
Escape from East Berlin (1962) Robert Siodmak, Don Murray, Christine Kaufmann, Werner Klemperer, Drama
In January of 1962, 29 East Berliners escaped to West Berlin via a tunnel they had dug beneath the Berlin Wall, led by Erwin Becker Read More »
Abschied / Farewell (1930) Robert Siodmak, Brigitte Horney, Aribert Mog, Emilia Unda, Comedy, Drama
Peter Winkler’s new job offer is about to take him away from his lover Hella, but he has been keeping it a secret from her. Mutual lack of trust and vicious gossip threatens their relationship as they plan to make their farewells.
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