Directed by Don Siegel • 1964 • United States
Starring Lee Marvin, John Cassavetes, Angie Dickinson
Ernest Hemingway’s gripping short story “The Killers” has fascinated readers and filmmakers for generations. In 1964, Don Siegel—initially slated to direct the 1946 version—took it on, creating the first-ever made-for-TV feature, which would prove too violent for American audiences in the wake of JFK's assassination.
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Red River
Directed by Howard Hawks • 1948 • United States
Starring John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Walter BrennanNo matter what genre he worked in, Howard Hawks played by his own rules, and never was this more evident than in his first western, the rowdy and whip-smart RED RIVER. In it, John Wayne found on...
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The Boys from Brazil
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner • 1978 • United Kingdom, United States
Starring Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James MasonHistory has shown how one man with a dream can turn the world into a nightmare—can history repeat itself? Elderly Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier) has made a...
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Angel Face
Directed by Otto Preminger • 1953 • United States
Starring Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Mona FreemanClosing out the landmark cycle of noirs he began with LAURA, Otto Preminger directs this tale of a passion gone haywire. Frank Jessup (Robert Mitchum) is a regular guy with a steady girl and a d...
