Vertigo USA, 1958 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Screenwriter: Arthur Laurents (adaptation of the play by Patrick Hamilton), with the collaboration of Hume CronynGenre: Psychological thriller, suspenseSoundtrack composer: Leo ForbsteinEditor: William H. ZieglerProduction company: Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Bernstein (Transatlantic Pictures) Cast: James Stewart (Rupert Cadell) John Dall (Brandon Shaw) Farley Granger (Phillip …
Rope USA, 1948 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Screenwriter: Arthur Laurents (adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s play), with the collaboration of Hume Cronyn Genre: Psychological thriller, suspense Soundtrack composer: Leo Forbstein Editing: William H. Ziegler Production company: Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Bernstein (Transatlantic Pictures) Cast: Dick Hogan (David Kentley) James Stewart (Rupert Cadell) John …
Katarsis (Sfida al diavolo) Italy, 1963 Director: Giuseppe Veggezzi Script: Giuseppe Veggezzi Soundtrack: Berto Pisano Starring: Christopher Lee (Lord of the Castle) Giorgio Ardisson / George Ardisson (Gugo) Vittoria Centroni / Lilly Parker (Maga) Anita Cacciolata / Anita Deyer (Jenny) Alice Paneque / Bella Cortez (Frie) Mario Polletin / Mario …
Scarface USA, 1932 Director: Howard Hawks Script: Ben Hecht (based on a novel by Armitage Trail) Cast: Paul Muni (Tony Camonte), Ann Dvorak (Cesca Camonte), Karen Morley (Poppy), Osgood Perkins (Johnny Lovo), C. Henry Gordon (Inspector Guarino), George Raft (Guino Rinaldo), Vince Barnett (Angelo), Boris Karloff (Tom Gaffney) Music: Adolf …
White Heat USA, 1949 Director: Raoul Walsh Screenwriters: Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts, based on a story by Virginia Kellogg Soundtrack composer: Max Steiner Editing: Owen Marks Production: Louis F. Edelman Main actors: James Cagney (Arthur “Cody” Jarrett) Virginia Mayo (Verna Jarrett) Edmond O’Brien (Hank Fallon / Vic Pardo) Margaret Wycherly …
Rear Window USA, 1955 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Screenwriter: John Michael Hayes Genre: Suspense, thriller, mystery Soundtrack composer: Franz Waxman Editor: George Tomasini Production company: Alfred Hitchcock (producer), Paramount Pictures (studio) Main actors: James Stewart (L. B. “Jeff” Jefferies) Grace Kelly (Lisa Carol Fremont) Thelma Ritter (Stella) Wendell Corey (Detective Doyle) …
Seven Samurai Japan, 1954 Director: Akira Kurosawa Screenwriters: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo OguniGenre: ChambaraSoundtrack composer: Fumio HayasakaEditing: Akira KurosawaProduction company: Toho Main actors: Toshirō Mifune (Kikuchiyo) Takashi Shimura (Kambei Shimada) Yoshio Inaba (Shichiroji) Seiji Miyaguchi (Kyuzo) Minoru Chiaki (Heihachi) Daisuke Katō (Shimada) Kamatari Fujiwara (Manzo) Keiko Tsushima (Shino) Yoshio …
Yojimbo Japan, 1961 Director: Akira Kurosawa Screenwriters: Akira Kurosawa, Ryuzo Kikushima, Hideo OguniGenre: ChambaraSoundtrack composer: Masaru SatôEditing: Akira KurosawaProduction company: Tomoyuki Tanaka (producer)Main actors: Toshirō Mifune (Kuwabatake Sanjuro) Tatsuya Nakadai (Unosuke) Eijirō Tōno (Gonji) Seizaburō Kawazu (Seibei) Isuzu Yamada (Orin) Daisuke Katō (Inokichi) Takashi Shimura (Tokuemon) Hiroshi Tachikawa (Yoichiro) Yosuke …
Il Boss Italy, 1973 Director: Fernando Di Leo Script: Fernando Di Leo (based on a novel by Peter McCurtin) Cast: Henry Silva (Lanzetta), Richard Conte (Don Corrasco), Gianni Garko (Commissar Torri), Antonia Santilli (Rina D’Aniello), Corrado Gaipa (Rizzo), Marino Masé (Pignataro), Claudio Nicastro (Giuseppe D’Aniello), Vittorio Caprioli (Police Chief), Pier …
The Italian Connection a.k.a. Manhunt in Milan (O.V. La mala ordina) Italy, 1972 Director: Fernando Di Leo Script: Fernando Di Leo, Augusto Finocchi, Ingo Hermes (based on the story by Giorgio Scerbanenco) Cast: Mario Adorf (Luca Canali), Henry Silva (David Catania), Woody Strode (Frank Webster), Adolfo Celi (Don Vito Tressoldi), …
