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Touch of Evil

Uncategorized by Scott Brown on January 26, 2018

Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

Poster for the movie "Touch of Evil"

Release Date 23 April 1958 (1 h 35 min)

Directed by Orson Welles

Starring Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles

Writer —

Composer Henry Mancini

Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime

Country United States of America

Rating

Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in Mexican border town.

Year of production 1958
Release Date 23 April 1958
Local Release Date 23 April 1958

Revenue $2,247,465
Budget $829,000
Language English, Spanish

Casting

Charlton Heston

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Overview

THE STRANGEST VENGEANCE EVER PLANNED!

Stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in Mexican border town.

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TMDb ID 1480
Original Title Touch of Evil
Release Date 23 April 1958
Local Release Date 23 April 1958
Runtime 1 h 35 min
Production Universal International Pictures (UI)
Country United States of America
Languages English, Spanish
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Director Orson Welles
Producer Albert Zugsmith
Director of Photography Russell Metty
Original Music Composer Henry Mancini
Author —
Writer —
Certification PG-13
Budget $829,000
Revenue $2,247,465
IMDb Id tt0052311
Adult —
Homepage —

Directors

Actors and Actresses

Charlton Heston

Valentin de Vargas

Michael Sargent

Marlene Dietrich

Mercedes McCambridge

Scénario

Soundtrack

Henry Mancini

Production

Albert Zugsmith

Companies

Universal International Pictures (UI)

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Strangers on a Train

Uncategorized by Scott Brown on January 26, 2018

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

Poster for the movie "Strangers on a Train"

Release Date 18 June 1951 (1 h 41 min)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Starring Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman

Writer —

Composer Dimitri Tiomkin

Genres Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country United States of America

Rating

Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder...a theory that he plans to implement.

Year of production 1951
Release Date 18 June 1951
Local Release Date 30 June 1951

Revenue $7,000,000
Budget $1,200,000
Language French, English

Casting

Patricia Hitchcock

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Overview

It starts with a shriek of a train whistle...and ends with shrieking excitement.

A psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder...a theory that he plans to implement.

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TMDb ID 845
Original Title Strangers on a Train
Release Date 18 June 1951
Local Release Date 30 June 1951
Runtime 1 h 41 min
Production Warner Bros.
Country United States of America
Languages French, English
Genres Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director Alfred Hitchcock
Producer Alfred Hitchcock, Barbara Keon
Director of Photography Robert Burks
Original Music Composer Dimitri Tiomkin
Author —
Writer —
Certification PG
Budget $1,200,000
Revenue $7,000,000
IMDb Id tt0044079
Adult —
Homepage https://wbclassics.warnerbros.com/fetchClassicExhibitor?resourceKey=MjAwMDU1MQ==

Directors

Alfred Hitchcock

Actors and Actresses

Patricia Hitchcock

Howard St. John

Brooks Benedict

Alfred Hitchcock

Scénario

Soundtrack

Dimitri Tiomkin

Production

Alfred Hitchcock

Barbara Keon

Companies

Warner Bros.

Posters

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The Silence of the Lambs

Uncategorized by Scott Brown on January 26, 2018

The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs

Poster for the movie "The Silence of the Lambs"

Release Date 1 February 1991 (1 h 59 min)

Directed by Jonathan Demme

Starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn

Writer —

Composer Howard Shore

Genres Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country United States of America

Rating

Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

FBI trainee, Clarice Starling ventures into a maximum-security asylum to pick the diseased brain of Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist turned homicidal cannibal. Starling needs clues to help her capture a serial killer. But her Faustian relationship with Lecter soon leads to his escape, and now two deranged killers are on the loose.

Year of production 1991
Release Date 1 February 1991
Local Release Date 14 February 1991

Revenue $272,742,922
Budget $19,000,000
Language English

Casting

Anthony Hopkins

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Overview

To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a madman.

FBI trainee, Clarice Starling ventures into a maximum-security asylum to pick the diseased brain of Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist turned homicidal cannibal. Starling needs clues to help her capture a serial killer. But her Faustian relationship with Lecter soon leads to his escape, and now two deranged killers are on the loose.

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TMDb ID 274
Original Title The Silence of the Lambs
Release Date 1 February 1991
Local Release Date 14 February 1991
Runtime 1 h 59 min
Production Orion Pictures, Strong Heart/Demme Production
Country United States of America
Languages English
Genres Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director Jonathan Demme
Producer Kenneth Utt, Edward Saxon, Ronald M. Bozman
Director of Photography Tak Fujimoto
Original Music Composer Howard Shore
Author —
Writer —
Certification R
Budget $19,000,000
Revenue $272,742,922
IMDb Id tt0102926
Adult —
Homepage —

Directors

Actors and Actresses

Anthony Hopkins

Lawrence A. Bonney

Lawrence T. Wrentz

Frank Seals Jr.

Masha Skorobogatov

George 'Red' Schwartz

James B. Howard

Obba Babatundé

Stanton-Miranda

Cynthia Ettinger

Daniel von Bargen

Maria Skorobogatov

George A. Romero

John W. Iwanonkiw

Philip Ettington

Scénario

Soundtrack

Howard Shore

Production

Kenneth Utt

Edward Saxon

Ronald M. Bozman

Companies

Orion Pictures

Strong Heart/Demme Production

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Rope

Uncategorized by Scott Brown on January 26, 2018

Rope

Rope

Poster for the movie "Rope"

Release Date 23 August 1948 (1 h 20 min)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Starring James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger

Writer —

Composer —

Genres Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Country United States of America

Rating

Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime.

Year of production 1948
Release Date 23 August 1948
Local Release Date 23 August 1948

Revenue $2,200,000
Budget $1,500,000
Language English

Casting

Constance Collier

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Overview

Two young men strangle their "inferior" classmate, hide his body in their apartment, and invite his friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the "perfection" of their crime.

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TMDb ID 1580
Original Title Rope
Release Date 23 August 1948
Local Release Date 23 August 1948
Runtime 1 h 20 min
Production Transatlantic Pictures, Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Country United States of America
Languages English
Genres Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director Alfred Hitchcock
Producer Sidney Bernstein, Alfred Hitchcock
Director of Photography William V. Skall, Joseph A. Valentine, Richard Emmons, Eddie Fitzgerald, Paul Hill, Morris Rosen
Original Music Composer —
Author —
Writer —
Certification —
Budget $1,500,000
Revenue $2,200,000
IMDb Id tt0040746
Adult —
Homepage —

Directors

Alfred Hitchcock

Actors and Actresses

Constance Collier

Cedric Hardwicke

Scénario

Soundtrack

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Production

Sidney Bernstein

Alfred Hitchcock

Companies

Transatlantic Pictures

Warner Bros.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Posters

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Rear Window

Uncategorized by Scott Brown on January 26, 2018

Rear Window

Rear Window

Poster for the movie "Rear Window"

Release Date 1 August 1954 (1 h 52 min)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey

Writer —

Composer Franz Waxman

Genres Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Country United States of America

Rating

Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Professional photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbors. He begins to suspect that a man across the courtyard may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his high society fashion-consultant girlfriend Lisa Freemont and his visiting nurse Stella to investigate.

Year of production 1954
Release Date 1 August 1954
Local Release Date 20 January 2000

Revenue $36,764,313
Budget $1,000,000
Language English

Casting

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Overview

It only takes one witness to spoil the perfect crime.

Professional photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbors. He begins to suspect that a man across the courtyard may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his high society fashion-consultant girlfriend Lisa Freemont and his visiting nurse Stella to investigate.

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TMDb ID 567
Original Title Rear Window
Release Date 1 August 1954
Local Release Date 20 January 2000
Runtime 1 h 52 min
Production Paramount Pictures
Country United States of America
Languages English
Genres Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director Alfred Hitchcock
Producer Alfred Hitchcock, James C. Katz
Director of Photography Robert Burks
Original Music Composer Franz Waxman
Author Cornell Woolrich
Writer —
Certification —
Budget $1,000,000
Revenue $36,764,313
IMDb Id tt0047396
Adult —
Homepage —

Directors

Alfred Hitchcock

Actors and Actresses

Ross Bagdasarian

Havis Davenport

Alfred Hitchcock

Scénario

Soundtrack

Franz Waxman

Production

Alfred Hitchcock

James C. Katz

Companies

Paramount Pictures

Posters

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Picnic at Hanging Rock

Uncategorized by Scott Brown on January 26, 2018

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Poster for the movie "Picnic at Hanging Rock"

Release Date 2 September 1975 (1 h 55 min)

Directed by Peter Weir

Starring Rachel Roberts, Dominic Guard, Helen Morse

Writer —

Composer —

Genres Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Country Australia

Rating

Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock. Despite rules against it, Miranda and several other girls venture off. It's not until the end of the day that the faculty realizes the girls and one of the teachers have disappeared mysteriously.

Year of production 1975
Release Date 2 September 1975
Local Release Date 2 September 1975

Revenue 0
Budget 0
Language English, French

Casting

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Overview

On St. Valentine's Day in 1900 a party of schoolgirls set out to picnic at Hanging Rock ... Some were never to return.

In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock. Despite rules against it, Miranda and several other girls venture off. It's not until the end of the day that the faculty realizes the girls and one of the teachers have disappeared mysteriously.

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TMDb ID 11020
Original Title Picnic at Hanging Rock
Release Date 2 September 1975
Local Release Date 2 September 1975
Runtime 1 h 55 min
Production The Australian Film Commission, McElroy & McElroy, Picnic Productions Pty. Ltd., British Empire Films Australia
Country Australia
Languages English, French
Genres Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director Peter Weir
Producer Hal McElroy, Jim McElroy
Director of Photography Russell Boyd
Original Music Composer —
Author —
Writer —
Certification PG
Budget 0
Revenue 0
IMDb Id tt0073540
Adult —
Homepage —

Directors

Actors and Actresses

Anne-Louise Lambert

Tony Llewellyn-Jones

Christine Schuler

Margaret Nelson

Scénario

Soundtrack

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Production

Hal McElroy

Jim McElroy

Companies

The Australian Film Commission

McElroy & McElroy

Picnic Productions Pty. Ltd.

British Empire Films Australia

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Jaws

Uncategorized by Scott Brown on January 26, 2018

Jaws

Jaws

Poster for the movie "Jaws"

Release Date 18 June 1975 (2 h 04 min)

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss

Writer —

Composer John Williams

Genres Horror, Thriller, Adventure

Country United States of America

Rating

Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

An insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, The police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the bloodthirsty beast.

Year of production 1975
Release Date 18 June 1975
Local Release Date 19 June 1975

Revenue $470,700,000
Budget $7,000,000
Language English

Casting

Richard Dreyfuss

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Overview

Don't go in the water.

An insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, The police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the bloodthirsty beast.

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TMDb ID 578
Original Title Jaws
Release Date 18 June 1975
Local Release Date 19 June 1975
Runtime 2 h 04 min
Production Universal Pictures, Zanuck/Brown Productions
Country United States of America
Languages English
Genres Horror, Thriller, Adventure
Director Steven Spielberg
Producer David Brown, Richard D. Zanuck
Director of Photography Bill Butler
Original Music Composer John Williams
Author —
Writer —
Certification PG
Budget $7,000,000
Revenue $470,700,000
IMDb Id tt0073195
Adult —
Homepage http://www.jaws25.com/

Directors

Steven Spielberg

Actors and Actresses

Richard Dreyfuss

Murray Hamilton

Susan Backlinie

Jonathan Filley

Jeffrey Voorhees

Craig Kingsbury

Dorothy Fielding

Steven Spielberg

Denise Cheshire

Fritzi Jane Courtney

David Engelbach

Joseph Oliveira

Christopher Sands

Philip Ettington

Scénario

Soundtrack

John Williams

Production

David Brown

Richard D. Zanuck

Companies

Universal Pictures

Zanuck/Brown Productions

Posters

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Godzilla

Uncategorized by Scott Brown on January 26, 2018

Godzilla

Godzilla

Poster for the movie "Godzilla"

Release Date 3 November 1954 (1 h 36 min)

Directed by Ishirô Honda

Starring Akira Takarada, Momoko Kôchi, Akihiko Hirata

Writer —

Composer Akira Ifukube

Genres Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction

Country Japan

Rating

Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships explode and are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by paleontologist Professor Kyohei Yemani soon discover something more devastating than imagined in the form of a 164 foot tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.

Year of production 1954
Release Date 3 November 1954
Local Release Date —

Revenue 0
Budget $1,000,000
Language Japanese

Casting

Takashi Shimura

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Overview

It's Alive!

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships explode and are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by paleontologist Professor Kyohei Yemani soon discover something more devastating than imagined in the form of a 164 foot tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.

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TMDb ID 1678
Original Title ゴジラ
Release Date 3 November 1954
Local Release Date —
Runtime 1 h 36 min
Production Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.
Country Japan
Languages Japanese
Genres Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction
Director Ishirô Honda
Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka
Director of Photography Masao Tamai
Original Music Composer Akira Ifukube
Author Ishirô Honda
Writer —
Certification —
Budget $1,000,000
Revenue 0
IMDb Id tt0047034
Adult —
Homepage —

Directors

Actors and Actresses

Takashi Shimura

Fuyuki Murakami

Toranosuke Ogawa

Hiroshi Hayashi

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Saburô Iketani

Shizuko Higashi

Scénario

Soundtrack

Akira Ifukube

Production

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Companies

Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.

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Brighton Rock

Uncategorized by Scott Brown on January 26, 2018

Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock

Poster for the movie "Brighton Rock"

Release Date 12 December 1947 (1 h 32 min)

Directed by John Boulting

Starring Richard Attenborough, Carol Marsh, Hermione Baddeley

Writer Terence Rattigan

Composer Hans May

Genres Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country United Kingdom

Rating

Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.

Year of production 1947
Release Date 12 December 1947
Local Release Date 7 November 1951

Revenue 0
Budget 0
Language English

Casting

Richard Attenborough

Hermione Baddeley

William Hartnell

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Overview

Grahma Greene's Shocking Thriller of the RAZOR GANGS!

Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.

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TMDb ID 13385
Original Title Brighton Rock
Release Date 12 December 1947
Local Release Date 7 November 1951
Runtime 1 h 32 min
Production Charter Film Productions, Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)
Country United Kingdom
Languages English
Genres Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director John Boulting
Producer Roy Boulting
Director of Photography Harry Waxman
Original Music Composer Hans May
Author —
Writer Terence Rattigan
Certification —
Budget 0
Revenue 0
IMDb Id tt0039220
Adult —
Homepage —

Directors

Actors and Actresses

Richard Attenborough

Hermione Baddeley

William Hartnell

Harcourt Williams

Charles Goldner

Joan Sterndale-Bennett

Scénario

Terence Rattigan

Soundtrack

Hans May

Production

Roy Boulting

Companies

Charter Film Productions

Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)

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After Hours

Uncategorized by Scott Brown on January 26, 2018

After Hours

After Hours

Poster for the movie "After Hours"

Release Date 13 September 1985 (1 h 37 min)

Directed by Martin Scorsese

Starring Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom

Writer Joseph Minion

Composer Howard Shore

Genres Comedy, Thriller, Drama

Country United States of America

Rating

Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho whom he met that evening at a coffee shop.

Year of production 1985
Release Date 13 September 1985
Local Release Date 13 September 1985

Revenue $10,609,321
Budget $4,500,000
Language English

Casting

Rosanna Arquette

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Overview

When it's after midnight in New York City, you don't have to look for love, laughter and trouble. They'll all find you!

An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho whom he met that evening at a coffee shop.

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TMDb ID 10843
Original Title After Hours
Release Date 13 September 1985
Local Release Date 13 September 1985
Runtime 1 h 37 min
Production Double Play, Geffen Company, The, Warner Bros.
Country United States of America
Languages English
Genres Comedy, Thriller, Drama
Director Martin Scorsese
Producer Robert F. Colesberry, Griffin Dunne, Amy Robinson
Director of Photography Michael Ballhaus
Original Music Composer Howard Shore
Author —
Writer Joseph Minion
Certification R
Budget $4,500,000
Revenue $10,609,321
IMDb Id tt0088680
Adult —
Homepage —

Directors

Martin Scorsese

Actors and Actresses

Rosanna Arquette

Linda Fiorentino

Catherine O'Hara

Bronson Pinchot

Scénario

Joseph Minion

Soundtrack

Howard Shore

Production

Robert F. Colesberry

Griffin Dunne

Amy Robinson

Companies

Double Play

Geffen Company

The

Warner Bros.

Posters

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