Secret Ceremony United Kingdom, 1967 Director: Joseph Losey Screenplay: George Tabori (based on the novel Secret Ceremony by Marco Denevi) Genre: Thriller, psychological horror Soundtrack composer: Richard Rodney Bennett Editing: Reginald Beck Production: John Heyman and Norman Priggen Main cast: Elizabeth Taylor (Leonora) Mia Farrow (Cenci) Robert Mitchum (Albert) Peggy …
Dirty Harry USA, 1971 Director: Don Siegel Screenplay: Harry Julian Fink, R.M. Fink, and Dean Riesner Genre: Action/crime Soundtrack composer: Lalo Schifrin Editing: Carl Pingitore Production: Don Siegel Main cast: Clint Eastwood (Harry Callahan) Andrew Robinson (Scorpio) Harry Guardino (Lieutenant Al Bressler) Reni Santoni (Inspector Chico Gonzalez) Plot A psychopathic …
Dog Day Afternoon EEUU, 1975 Director: Sidney Lumet Screenplay: Frank Pierson Genre: Crime/drama Soundtrack composer: David Shire Editing: Dede Allen Production: Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand Main cast: Al Pacino (Sonny Wortzik) John Cazale (Sal Naturile) Charles Durning (Sergeant Moretti) James Broderick (Commissioner Sheldon) Chris Sarandon (Leon Shermer) Sully Boyar …
Gilda USA, 1946 Director: Charles Vidor Screenplay: Marion Parsonnet (with uncredited collaboration from Ben Hecht) Genre: Film noir/drama Soundtrack composer: Hugo Friedhofer Editing: Charles Nelson Production: Virginia Van Upp Main cast: Rita Hayworth (Gilda) Glenn Ford (Johnny Farrell) George Macready (Ballin Mundson) Joseph Calleia (Det. Maurice Obregón) Steven Geray (Uncle …
Rashomon Japan, 1950 Director: Akira Kurosawa Screenplay: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto (based on stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa) Genre: Drama / chambara Soundtrack composer: Fumio Hayasaka Editing: Akira Kurosawa Production: Daiei Film Main cast: Toshirô Mifune (Tajômaru, the bandit) Machiko Kyô (Masako Kanazawa, the wife) Masayuki Mori (Takehiro Kanazawa, the samurai) …
Cape Fear USA, 1962 Director: J. Lee Thompson Screenplay: James R. Webb (based on the novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald) Genre: Thriller Soundtrack composer: Bernard Herrmann Editing: George Tomasini Production: Sy Bartlett Main cast: Gregory Peck (Sam Bowden) Robert Mitchum (Max Cady) Polly Bergen (Peggy Bowden) Lori Martin …
Strangers on a Train Director: Alfred Hitchcock USA, 1951 Screenplay: Raymond Chandler, Czenzi Ormonde, and Whitfield Cook (based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith). Genre: Psychological thriller. Soundtrack composer: Dimitri Tiomkin. Editing: William H. Ziegler. Production: Alfred Hitchcock. Main cast Farley Granger (Guy Haines) Robert Walker (Bruno Antony) Ruth Roman …
The Killing USA, 1956 Director: Stanley Kubrick Screenplay: Stanley Kubrick and Jim Thompson (based on the novel Clean Break by Lionel White). Genre: Noir Soundtrack composer: Gerald Fried. Editing: Betty Steinberg. Production: James B. Harris (Harris-Kubrick Productions). Main Cast Sterling Hayden (Johnny Clay) Coleen Gray (Fay) Elisha Cook Jr. (George …
The Public Enemy USA, 1931 Director: William A. Wellman Screenplay: Harvey F. Thew (based on the novel by Kubec Glasmon and John Bright) Genre: Film noir Soundtrack composer: David Mendoza Editing: Edward M. McDermott Production: Darryl F. Zanuck, Warner Bros. Pictures Main cast: James Cagney (Tom Powers) Jean Harlow (Gwen …
High Sierra USA, 1941 Director: Raoul Walsh Screenplay: John Huston and W.R. Burnett (based on the novel by Burnett) Genre: Film noir / drama Soundtrack composer: Adolph Deutsch Editing: Jack Killifer Production: Warner Bros. Main cast: Humphrey Bogart (Roy Earle) Ida Lupino (Marie Garson) Alan Curtis (Babe Kozak) Arthur Kennedy …
