Gaily, Gaily 1969  PG, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Chicago, Chicago
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Beau Bridges, Melina Mercouri, Brian Keith, George Kennedy, Hume Cronyn, Margot Kidder, Wilfrid Hyde-White, John Randolph, Melodie Johnson, Roy Poole, Charles Tyner, Joan Huntington
Based on Chicago journalist Ben Hecht's reminiscences, this story is about Ben Harvey (Beau Bridges) who is a young cub reporter under the wing of an older reporter. The setting is Chicago during the early 1900s.
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Nasty Habits 1977 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Cast: Glenda Jackson, Melina Mercouri, Geraldine Page, Sandy Dennis, Anne Jackson, Edith Evans, Anne Meara, Susan Penhaligon, Rip Torn, Eli Wallach
Satirizing the 1974 Watergate "burglary," this comedy is set in a Philadelphia convent where the conniving Sister Alexandra (Glenda Jackson) rules the roost (ala Nixon). Sandy Dennis, as Sister Winifred, plays the "John Dean" character to a tee. Good idea, but doesn't quite make the grade despite the good cast.
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Never on Sunday 1960  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jules Dassin
Cast: Melina Mercouri, Jules Dassin, George Foundas, Titos Vandis, Mitsos Liguisos, Despo Diamantidou, Dimos Starenios, Dimitris Papamichael, Alexis Solomos, Nikos Fermas, Faidon Georgitsis
American tourist Homer (Jules Dassin) visits Athens and falls in love with fun loving, popular prostitute Ilya (Melina Mercouri). He tries to change her, but is unsuccessful as Ilya is too much of a free spirit. The title song won an Academy Award, and there were four other nominations, including Best Actress (Mercouri) and Director.
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Once Is Not Enough 1975  R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough
Director: Guy Green
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Alexis Smith, David Janssen, George Hamilton, Deborah Raffin, Melina Mercouri, Brenda Vaccaro, Gary Conway, Lillian Randolph, Renata Vanni, Mark Roberts, John Roper, Leonard Sachs, Jim Boles, Ann Marie Moelders
Mike Wayne (Kirk Douglas) is a has-been movie producer whose biggest desire is to please his daughter, January (Deborah Raffin). To keep January living her high lifestyle, Mike marries wealthy Deidre Granger (Alexis Smith) despite the fact that she will not give up her lesbian lover, Karla (Melina Mercouri). Meanwhile, although January is being romanced by playboy David Milford (George Hamilton), she is very attracted to middle-aged alcoholic Tom Colt (David Janssen) who, like her father, has seen better days. Brenda Vaccaro received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her role of Linda Riggs, the editor of a fashion magazine.
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Topkapi 1964  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Jules Dassin
Cast: Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, Akim Tamiroff, Jess Hahn, Titos Vandis, Amy Dalby, Despo Diamantidou, Gilles Segal, Ege Emart, Senih Orkan, Ahmet Danyal Topatan, Joseph Dassin, Jules Dassin
Elizabeth Lipp (Melina Mercouri) and Walter Harper (Maximilian Schell), with help from inventor Cedric Page (Robert Morley) and tourist guide Arthur Simon Simpson (Peter Ustinov), plot to relieve the Topkapi Museum of its priceless dagger. When Arthur crosses the Greek-Turkish border, the Turkish police find arms in his car and suspect him of arms smuggling for terrorists and arrest him. Arthur is released after he agrees to act as a spy for them. Now, Arthur has the dilemma of saving himself or remaining loyal to Elizabeth and the plans for the robbery. Ustinov received his second Oscar as Best Supporting Actor.
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The Victors 1963 N/R, 153 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Carl Foreman
Cast: George Hamilton, George Peppard, Vince Edwards, Eli Wallach, Melina Mercouri, Romy Schneider, Jeanne Moreau, Peter Fonda, Elke Sommer, Albert Finney
Set during World War II, this is an interesting story of U.S. infantrymen fighting their way through the European theater. Perhaps too long, but shorter (by about 20 minutes) than the original version.
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| 1. Gaily, Gaily (1969)
aka: Chicago, Chicago
2. Nasty Habits (1977)
3. Never on Sunday (1960)
4. Once Is Not Enough (1975)
aka: Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough
5. Topkapi (1964)
6. The Victors (1963)
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