Blood Tide 1982  R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
aka: The Red Tide
Bloodtide
Demon Lake
Director: Richard Jeffries
Cast: James Earl Jones, Jose Ferrer, Lila Kedrova, Mary Louise Weller, Martin Kove, Deborah Shelton, Lydia Cornell, Sofia Seirli, Despina Tomazani, Annabel Schofield, Rania Photiou, Spyros Papafrantzis, Irini Tripkou
While treasure hunting on a Greek island, Frye (James Earl Jones) unleashes a sea monster that terrorizes the residents, killing all in its path. Nereus (Jose Ferrer) has been studying the monster and knows of one way the natives can deal with it: sacrifice a virgin. Will the enticing Madeline Grice (Deborah Shelton) fill that role? Nice photography, good cast, not-so-good movie.
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A High Wind in Jamaica 1965  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Cast: Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Dennis Price, Gert Frobe, Lila Kedrova, Kenneth J. Warren, Nigel Davenport, Isabel Dean
This entertaining film is about the dilemma faced by a Spanish pirate, Chavez (Anthony Quinn), when he discovers seven children aboard his ship.
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Le Locataire 1976 R, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: The Tenant
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas, Jo Van Fleet, Shelley Winters, Bernard Fresson, Lila Kedrova, Claude Dauphin, Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc
Trelkovsky (Roman Polanski) is a mild-mannered young Pole who rents an apartment in Paris and begins to suffer delusions of being persecuted by the other tenants. Not for all tastes.
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Soft Beds and Hard Battles 1975  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Undercovers Hero
Director: Roy Boulting
Cast: Peter Sellers, Lila Kedrova, Curt Jurgens, Beatrice Romand, Rex Stallings, Jenny Hanley, Gabriella Licudi, Francoise Pascal, Rula Lenska, Daphne Lawson, Hylette Adolphe, Vernon Dobtcheff, Douglas Sheldon, Thorley Walters, Timothy West
You cannot win them all as Peter Sellers exemplifies in this bomb of a comedy about World War II as he takes on several roles.
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Some Girls 1988  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Hoffman
Cast: Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Dempsey, Lila Kedrova, Florinda Bolkan, Sheila Kelley, Andre Gregory, Lance Edwards, Ashley Greenfield, Jean-Louis Millette, Sanna Vraa, Cedric Noel, John Cuthbert
Robert Redford was the executive producer of this unusual comedy about a young man, Michael (Patrick Dempsey), who spends Christmas vacation with the family of his girlfriend Gabby (Jennifer Connelly). As soon as they begin the vacation, Gabby breaks up with him, and separate bedrooms are provided. Michael is sad, but Gabby's sisters Irenka (Sheila Kelley) and Simone (Ashley Greenfield) are eager to fill in for Gabby. Meanwhile, Gabby's father (Andre Gregory) walks around in the nude, and her grandmother (Lila Kedrova) mistakes Michael for her deceased husband. A bizarre holiday, for sure.
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Sword of the Valiant 1982  PG, 101 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Stephen Weeks
Cast: Miles O'Keeffe, Cyrielle Claire, Leigh Lawson, Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Peter Cushing, Ronald Lacey, Lila Kedrova, John Rhys-Davies, Wilfrid Bramwell
The old English tale of Sir Gawain (Miles O'Keeffe)–who must solve the riddle posed by the Green Knight (Sean Connery) or die at the Green Knight's hand–is recreated in this film. He has one year to solve it, and the adventures are many as he goes about the land in search of the answer. Not particularly good, but Connery's role is a highlight. Previously made in 1973 as "Gawain and the Green Knight."
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Tell Me a Riddle 1980 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lee Grant
Cast: Melvyn Douglas, Lila Kedrova, Brooke Adams, Dolores Dorn, Bob Elross, Zalman King, Lili Valenty, Peter Coyote, Winfred Mann, Jon Harris, Peter Owens, Deborah Sussel
After years of turmoil in their marriage, an elderly couple, David (Melvyn Douglas) and Eva (Lila Kedrova), learn that Eva is dying. They reconcile their differences during a cross-country trip in this sensitive and well-acted offering.
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Torn Curtain 1966 N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila Kedrova, Hahsjorg Felmy, Tamara Toumanova, Ludwig Donath, David Opatoshu, Mort Mills, Arthur Gould-Porter, Erik Holland
American scientist Michael Armstrong (Paul Newman) is actually a double agent posing as a defector to keep working on a missile project that will prevent nuclear war.
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Zorba the Greek 1964  N/R, 142 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Cacoyannis
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas, Lila Kedrova, George Foundas, Yorgo Voyagis, Eleni Anousaki, Takis Emmanuel, Anna Kyriakou
Zorba (Anthony Quinn) is a high-spirited Greek who teaches a young British writer (Alan Bates) how to find contentment. Zorba: "I like you too much to not say it: you've got everything, except one thing–madness. A man needs a little madness, or else...he never dares cut the rope and be free." Lila Kedrova won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress and nominations included Best Picture, Actor (Quinn), and Director.
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| Oscar: Best Supporting Actress for Zorba the Greek (1964) |
1. Blood Tide (1982)
aka: The Red Tide
aka: Bloodtide
aka: Demon Lake
2. A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
3. Le Locataire (1976)
aka: The Tenant
4. Soft Beds and Hard Battles (1975)
aka: Undercovers Hero
5. Some Girls (1988)
6. Sword of the Valiant (1982)
7. Tell Me a Riddle (1980)
8. Torn Curtain (1966)
9. Zorba the Greek (1964)
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