Introduction King of the Khyber Rifles is a 1953 adventure film directed by Henry King and starring Tyrone Power and Terry Moore. The film shares its title but little else with the novel King of the Khyber Rifles (1916) by Talbot Mundy. This novel was also the basis for John Ford’s The Black Watch (1929).… Read More
Introduction The Black Watch is a 1929 American Pre-Code adventure epic film directed by John Ford and starring Victor McLaglen, Myrna Loy, and David Torrence. Written by James Kevin McGuinness based on the 1916 novel King of the Khyber Rifles by Talbot Mundy, the film is about a captain in the British Army’s Black Watch… Read More
Introduction Whisky Romeo Zulu is a 2004 Argentine drama film directed by Enrique Piñeyro and written by Piñeyro and Emiliano Torres. Verónica Cura was the executive producer and Enrique Piñeyro was the producer. The drama is based on the experiences of Enrique Piñeyro, former airline pilot turned whistle-blower, who became a film actor-director, and of… Read More
Introduction In an isolated farming town, a contamination occurs after a meteorite explosion that threatens life as we know it. Outline Disaster unfolds when a meteor strikes a small town, turning the environment uninhabitable and killing everything in the surrounding area. Cast Trivia Production & Filming Details Video Link(s)
Introduction Red Psalm (Hungarian: Még kér a nép) is a 1972 Hungarian film by Miklós Jancsó. The literal translation of the title is “And the People Still Ask”, a quote from a poem by Sándor Petőfi. Outline Red Psalm centres around a small peasants’ revolt in 1890. It draws inspiration from the Hungarian revolutionary movements… Read More
Introduction La Vache et le Prisonnier (English: “The Cow and I”) is a French-Italian tragicomedy film from 1959, starring Fernandel and directed by Henri Verneuil, that is based on Jacques Antoine’s 1945 novel, Une histoire vraie (A True Story). It tells the story of a French prisoner of war in World War II forced to… Read More
Introduction The Lobster’s Cry is a 2012 short film by director Nicolas Guiot. Original title Le cri du Homard. Outline A Russian soldier returns from war service in Chechnya. Though greeted warmly by his family, he seems unable to adjust. Cast Production & Filming Details Video Link(s)
Introduction Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic historical fiction drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan. It stars Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Ghassan Massoud, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson, Edward Norton, Marton Csokas, Liam Neeson, Michael Sheen, Velibor Topić, and Alexander Siddig. The story is set during… Read More
Introduction Operation Cicero is a 2019 action, crime film set during World War II by director Serdar Akar. Also stylised Cicero. Outline Ilyas Bazna works as a butler in the British Embassy in Turkey during WW2. After Bazna starts to work as a German spy he is going to experience a series of unexpected events.… Read More
Introduction Red Blood, Yellow Gold (Italian: Professionisti per un massacro, Spanish: Los profesionales de la muerte, also known as Professionals for a Massacre), is a 1967 Italian-Spanish Spaghetti Western film directed by Nando Cicero. Outline Confederate Major Lloyd and some accomplices desert with a Gatling gun and a shipment of gold. General Sibley sends Lieutenant… Read More
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