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blogging by Andrew Wickliffe
Category: 1966
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Mildly charming caper movie about one of art forger Hugh Griffith’s fakes ending up in a museum and daughter Audrey Hepburn needing to rob the museum so no one finds out the piece is a fake. To pull off the heist, she needs the help of cat burglar Peter O’Toole. Hepburn’s fine, O’Toole makes little…
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Rather bad comedy about Italian immigrant Walter Chiari moving to Australia. The acting is actually fine, it’s the script (by director Powell’s long-time partner Emeric Pressburger–under a pseudonym). May have been responsible for kicking off the Australian film industry? But otherwise, a big stinker. DVD (R4).Continue reading →
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WWII espionage thriller has English thief Christopher Plummer convincing German captors wants to spy for them so he can go back to the UK and become a double agent for the British. Good performances compensate for a shallow script and mediocre direction from Young. DVD, Streaming.Continue reading →
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