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The Abdication   1974     1 and a half stars    PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Harvey  
Cast: Peter Finch, Liv Ullmann, Cyril Cusack, Michael Dunn, Paul Rogers, Kathleen Byron, Graham Crowden, James Faulkner, Harold Goldblatt, Noel Trevarthen, Lewis Fiander, Tony Steedman, Richard Cornish, Edward Underdown, Suzanne Huddart

  Set in the 17th century, Sweden's Queen Christina converts to Roman Catholicism and abdicates her throne. Love with a Cardinal follows in this so-so historical drama.



Cast
Peter Finch Cardinal Azzolino
Liv Ullmann Queen Kristina
Cyril Cusack Oxenstierna
Michael Dunn The Dwarf
Paul Rogers Altieri
Kathleen Byron Queen Mother
Graham Crowden Cardinal Barberini
James Faulkner Magnus de la Gardie
Harold Goldblatt Pinamonti
Noel Trevarthen Ginetti
Lewis Fiander Father Dominic
Tony Steedman Carranza
Richard Cornish Charles
Edward Underdown Gustaf II Adolf
Suzanne Huddart Young Kristina
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Beat the Devil   1953     3 stars    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Huston  
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre, Edward Underdown, Ivor Barnard, Marco Tulli, Aldo Silvani, Bernard Lee, Mario Perrone, Giulio Donnini, Saro Urzi, Juan de Landa, Manuel Serano

  A strange assortment of cohorts (Humphrey Bogart, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre, Edward Underdown, and Jennifer Jones) are plotting a swindle involving rights to uranium-rich land with plans to strike it rich. They board a steamer that breaks down and sinks on their way to Africa, and they are taken hostage by Arabian gunrunners. Now, as a result of their misadventure, their lives rest in the hands of the gunrunners.



Cast
Humphrey Bogart Billy Dannreuther
Jennifer Jones Mrs. Gwendolen Chelm
Gina Lollobrigida Maria Dannreuther
Robert Morley Peterson
Peter Lorre Julius O'Hara
Edward Underdown Harry Chelm
Ivor Barnard Maj. Jack Ross
Marco Tulli Ravello
Aldo Silvani Charles, Restaurant Manager
Bernard Lee Insp. Jack Clayton
Mario Perrone Purser on SS Nyanga
Giulio Donnini Administrator
Saro Urzi Capt. of SS Nyanga
Juan de Landa Hispano-Suiza Driver
Manuel Serano Ahmed
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The Day the Earth Caught Fire   1961     3 stars    N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Romance
Director: Val Guest  
Cast: Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden, Reginald Beckwith, Gene Anderson, Arthur Christiansen, Austin Trevor, Renee Asherson, Edward Underdown, Ian Ellis, Michael Caine, Marianne Stone, Geoffrey Chater

  The worst fears of the Cold War are realized when both the U.S. and the Soviet Union detonate nuclear devices at the same time. The U.S. is testing a nuclear weapon at the North Pole, and the Soviet Union is testing its nuclear weapon at the South Pole. This causes the Earth to get knocked out of orbit, and floods and fires erupt as Earth starts a spiral toward the Sun. What's a person to do? Will another nuclear explosion balance the Earth and put it back in orbit?



Cast
Janet Munro Jeannie Craig
Leo McKern Bill Maguire
Edward Judd Peter Stenning
Michael Goodliffe "Jacko"
Bernard Braden News Editor
Reginald Beckwith Harry
Gene Anderson May
Arthur Christiansen Editor
Austin Trevor Sir John Kelly
Renee Asherson Angela
Edward Underdown Sanderson
Ian Ellis Michael Stenning
Michael Caine Policeman
Marianne Stone Miss Evans
Geoffrey Chater Pat Holroyd
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Khartoum   1966     2 and a half stars    N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon  
Cast: Charlton Heston, Richard Johnson, Ralph Richardson, Alexander Knox, Laurence Olivier, Hugh Williams, Nigel Green, Johnny Sekka, Michael Hordern, Ralph Michael, Zia Mohyeddin, Marne Maitlan, Peter Arne, Douglas Wilmer, Edward Underdown

  After Colonel Hicks (Edward Underdown) and the 8,000 Egyptian troops he commands are ambushed and massacred by the Mahdi (Laurence Olivier) and his Sudanese warriors, the British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone (Ralph Richardson) sends General Gordon (Charlton Heston) to make peace. But, Gordon soon realizes that war is inevitable, and this drama recreates the 19th-century defeat of the British in the Sudan.



Cast
Charlton Heston Gen. Charles "Chinese" Gordon
Richard Johnson Col. J.D.H. Stewart
Ralph Richardson William Gladstone
Alexander Knox Sir Evelyn Baring
Laurence Olivier The Mahdi
Hugh Williams Lord Hartington
Nigel Green Gen. Wolseley
Johnny Sekka Khaleel
Michael Hordern Lord Granville
Ralph Michael Sir Charles Dilke
Zia Mohyeddin Zobeir Pasha
Marne Maitlan Sheikh Osman
Peter Arne Maj. Kitchener
Douglas Wilmer Khalifa Abdullah
Edward Underdown Col. William Hicks
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Woman of Straw   1964     2 stars    N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Basil Dearden  
Cast: Gina Lollobrigida, Sean Connery, Ralph Richardson, Johnny Sekka, Peter Madden, Alexander Knox, Michael Goodliffe, Andre Morell, Edward Underdown, Douglas Wilmer

  A wheel-chair-bound millionaire (Ralph Richardson) is murdered, and more than one person has a motive for the killing.

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Movie Quick Pick
1. The Abdication (1974)
2. Beat the Devil (1953)
3. The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
4. Khartoum (1966)
5. Woman of Straw (1964)


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