55 Days at Peking 1963   N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson, John Ireland, Harry Andrews, Paul Lukas, Leo Genn, Robert Helpmann, Kurt Kasznar
At the beginning of the 20th century, a secret society of Boxer rebels fought imperialistic forces that had divided China into commercial spheres. This is the story of the siege of Peking and all the brutalities it entailed. 1 User Review
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| | The Embassies have to get out and fast | Tar Heel 02/18/2007 | | There should have been more romantic scenes between Charleston Heston and Ava Gardner, which would have created a more entertaining movie. So, as one continues to watch the movie, it has a lovely break in the scenes between Heston and Gardner, who still had the famous beautiful, graceful form. When they are dancing together, you wish it could go on for a longer time and in many more scenes. The acting by the various actors was strong and the script was well written. I thought Paul Lukas gave us a very sensitive performance. When he was in the scenes with Ms. G., she was fantastic. Just another example of her acting abilities no matter what the role demanded. She delivered her part with absolute 4 Star talent. |
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 The American Friend 1977  N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
aka: Der Amerikanische Freund
Director: Wim Wenders
Cast: Bruno Ganz, Dennis Hopper, Lisa Kreuzer, Gerard Blain, Nicholas Ray, Samuel Fuller, Jean Eustache, Peter Lilienthal, Daniel Schmid, Rudolf Schundler, Sandy Whitelaw, Lou Castel, Heinz Joachim Klein, David Blue, Rosemarie Heinikel
This psychological thriller stars Dennis Hopper as Tom Ripley who sells forged paintings. Jonathan Zimmerman (Bruno Ganz) suffers from a fatal illness, and Ripley persuades him to become the paid killer of a French Mafioso. Zimmerman plans to use the money to support his family after his death. But, one murder leads to another.
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Bigger Than Life 1956 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: James Mason, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau, Christopher Olsen, Roland Winters, Robert F. Simon, Rusty Lane, Rachel Stephens, Lee Aaker, Virginia Carroll
Teacher Ed Avery (James Mason) begins cortisone therapy and then becomes addicted to the drug. He turns against his family but is eventually helped by his friend, Wally (Walter Matthau).
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Bitter Victory 1957  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Richard Burton, Curt Jurgens, Ruth Roman, Raymond Pellegrin, Anthony Bushell, Alfred Burke, Christopher Lee, Sean Kelly, Ramon de Larrocha, Nigel Green, Harry Landis, Andrew Crawford
Captain Leith (Richard Burton) and Major Brand (Curt Jurgens) lead a commando squad in the African Campaign during World War II. There is one hitch: Leith has been having an affair with Brand's wife, Jane (Ruth Roman). While on the campaign, Brand kills Leith and earns a medal for his bravery during the campaign. But, Jane figures out what really happened, and Brand must now pay the price.
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Born to Be Bad 1950 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan, Mel Ferrer, Joan Leslie, Zachary Scott, Harold Vermilyea, Virginia Farmer, Kathleen Howard, Irving Bacon, Bess Flowers
A woman (Joan Fontaine) tricks a millionaire into marrying her and then runs off with another man.
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Flying Leathernecks 1951 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Don Taylor, Janis Carter, Jay C. Flippen, William Harrigan, Carleton Young, Harry Lauter, Adam Williams, Barry Kelley
This story about United States Marine Corps pilots stationed in the Pacific during World War II focuses on the interplay between the commanding officer (John Wayne) and his executive officer (Robert Ryan) who often do not see eye-to-eye.
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 Hair 1979 PG, 121 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Milos Forman
Cast: John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo, Annie Golden, Richard Bright, Nicholas Ray, Charlotte Rae, Miles Chapin, Antonia Rey, Michael Jeter
In this rock musical, a draft inductee (John Savage) visits NYC where he is befriended by a group of hippies...just before he must leave for Vietnam. The impact of this film is not the same today, but it does reflect the unrest in the country during the turbulent 1960s and 1970s.
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Hot Blood 1956 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Jane Russell, Cornel Wilde, Luther Adler, Joseph Calleia, Mikhail Rasumny, Nina Koshetz, Helen Westcott, James H. Russell, Wally Russell, Nick Dennis, Richard Deacon, Robert Foulk, John Raven, Peter Brocco, Ross Bagdasarian
In this story, set in a gypsy community in Los Angeles, aspiring dancer Stephen Torino (Cornel Wilde) enters into an arranged marriage with Annie (Jane Russell). At first, Stephen shows little interest in Annie, but when he gets to know her, he changes his attitude, and romance is on his mind.
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 In a Lonely Place 1950 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Art Smith, Carl Benton Reid, Jeff Donnell, Robert Warwick, Morris Ankrum, Martha Stewart, William Ching
Dixon Steele (Humphrey Bogart) is a hot-tempered Hollywood screenwriter who is accused of murder until Laurie Gray (Gloria Grahame) provides an alibi. Subsequent pressure from the police brings out Steele's violent nature.
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 Johnny Guitar 1954 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, Paul Fix, Scott Brady, Ward Bond, John Carradine, Ben Cooper, Ernest Borgnine, Dennis Hopper
This psychologically based Western pits saloon owner Vienna (Joan Crawford) against Emma (Mercedes McCambridge), the head of a vigilante group. While critics did not care for this film when it was released, it has since developed a cult following, and through the added perspective developed with time, its value has been reconsidered.
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King of Kings 1961 N/R, 168 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan McKenna, Robert Ryan, Hurd Hatfield, Harry Guardino, Rip Torn, Viveca Lindfors, Rita Gam, Royal Dano, George Coulouris, Orson Welles, Ron Randell, Carmen Sevilla, Brigid Bazlen, Frank Thring
Jeffrey Hunter plays the role of Jesus of Nazareth in this excellent and beautifully filmed story that is narrated by Orson Welles. Mary (Siobhan McKenna), Pontius Pilate (Hurd Hatfield), Judas (Rip Torn), and John the Baptist (Robert Ryan) are all there in this re-telling of Bible stories. One of the highlights is the Sermon on the Mount.
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Knock on Any Door 1949  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, John Derek, George Macready, Allene Roberts, Dooley Wilson, Mickey Knox, Barry Kelley, Cara Williams, Jimmy Conlin, Sid Melton
A lawyer, Andrew Morton (Humphrey Bogart), works hard to defend Nick Romano (John Derek) on a murder charge. Sequel: "Let No Man Write My Epitaph."
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The Lusty Men 1952 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Susan Hayward, Robert Mitchum, Arthur Kennedy, Arthur Hunnicutt, Frank Faylen, Walter Coy, Carol Nugent, Maria Hart, Sheb Wooley, Lorna Thayer
This fine example of classical narrative cinema revolves around the rodeo world as two riders compete in the ring as well as in their personal lives.
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On Dangerous Ground 1952 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Ward Bond, Charles Kemper, Anthony Ross, Ed Begley, Ian Wolfe, Sumner Williams, Gus Schilling, Frank Ferguson, Olive Carey, Richard Irving
Tough New York City cop Jim Wilson (Robert Ryan) is sent upstate to investigate a young girl's murder. While working on the case, Jim meets and falls in love with blind Mary Malden (Ida Lupino). There is one large hitch: Mary's brother Danny (Sumner Williams) is the prime suspect in the case. Mary begs Jim to bring Danny in alive, but problems lie ahead.
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Party Girl 1958 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Robert Taylor, Cyd Charisse, Lee J. Cobb, John Ireland, Kent Smith, Claire Kelly, Patrick McVey, David Opatoshu, Corey Allen, Jack Lambert
Thomas Farrell (Robert Taylor) defends crooks and has been "bought" by the mob. Then he meets a showgirl (Cyd Charisse) and she stimulates him to clean up his act, but it's not easy to free himself of mob boss Rico Angelo (Lee J. Cobb). Cyd performs a couple of great dance numbers.
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 Rebel Without a Cause 1955  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Dennis Hopper, Jim Backus, Ann Doran, Nick Adams, Corey Allen, William Hopper, Rochelle Hudson, Virginia Brissac, Marietta Canty, Jack Grinnage, Ian Wolfe, Edward Platt
A new kid in town, troubled teenager Jim (James Dean), cannot reconcile himself to his parents' middle-class lifestyle and is befriended by two high-school classmates Judy and Plato (Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo). However, as the friendship develops, and they get involved in a "chicken" race of cars speeding toward a cliff, tragedy ensues. Mineo and Wood received Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress.
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Run for Cover 1955 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Colorado
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: James Cagney, Viveca Lindfors, John Derek, Jean Hersholt, Grant Withers, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Lambert, Ray Teal, Irving Bacon, Trevor Bardette
In this "Western with a twist," ex-convict Matt Dow (James Cagney) is appointed sheriff by town citizens who want to make up for his wrongful imprisonment in a case of mistaken identity.
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The Savage Innocents 1959  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Yoko Tani, Carlo Giustini, Peter O'Toole, Marie Yang, Anna May Wong, Lee Montague, Francis De Wolff, Marco Guglielmi, Kaida Horiuchi, Andy Ho
Canadian Eskimo Inuk (Anthony Quinn) hunts in the frozen tundra, and this is the life he understands. Eskimo hunting rituals extend to Eskimo customs when Inuk offers his wife Asiak's (Yoko Tani) sexual favors to a priest. But, when the offer is refused, Inuk kills the priest–an act that results in the pursuit of Inuk by two Mounties (Peter O'Toole and Carlo Giustini), his capture, and defying severe weather on the return.
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They Live by Night 1948  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva, Jay C. Flippen, Helen Craig, Will Wright, William Phipps, Ian Wolfe, Harry Harvey, Charles Meredith
Set during the Great Depression, this story centers on three Mississippi prisoners who escape. One of them, Bowie (Farley Granger), wants only to live peacefully with his newfound love, Keechie (Cathy O'Donnell). But a life of crime beckons to reverse the new course of Bowie's plans.
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The True Story of Jesse James 1957 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
aka: The James Brothers
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Hope Lange, Agnes Moorehead, Alan Hale Jr., Alan Baxter, John Carradine, Rachel Stephens, Barney Phillips, Biff Elliot
Embittered by the changes taking place after the Civil War, the James brothers (Robert Wagner and Jeffrey Hunter) turn to a life of crime to "make a living." Before long, they are in too deep and cannot escape their lifestyle.
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A Woman's Secret 1949 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Maureen O'Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame, Bill Williams, Victor Jory, Mary Philips, Jay C. Flippen, Robert Warwick, Curt Conway, Ann Shoemaker
Susan (Gloria Grahame) lies in a coma with a gunshot wound. Marian (Maureen O'Hara) confesses that she did it, and the story of their relationship is then told in flashbacks. Marian, an up-and-coming singer, had lost her voice, and took scatterbrained Susan under her wing to make Susan the star Marian had hoped to become. But, did Marian really shoot Susan?
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| 1. 55 Days at Peking (1963)
2. The American Friend (1977)
aka: Der Amerikanische Freund
3. Bigger Than Life (1956)
4. Bitter Victory (1957)
5. Born to Be Bad (1950)
6. Flying Leathernecks (1951)
7. Hair (1979)
8. Hot Blood (1956)
9. In a Lonely Place (1950)
10. Johnny Guitar (1954)
11. King of Kings (1961)
12. Knock on Any Door (1949)
13. The Lusty Men (1952)
14. On Dangerous Ground (1952)
15. Party Girl (1958)
16. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
17. Run for Cover (1955)
aka: Colorado
18. The Savage Innocents (1959)
19. They Live by Night (1948)
20. The True Story of Jesse James (1957)
aka: The James Brothers
21. A Woman's Secret (1949)
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