Chimes at Midnight (1965)
91%RT Audience Score: 85%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
3 wins & 2 nominations total
A classic story adapted by a filmmaker near his creative peak, Chimes at Midnight unites Welles and Shakespeare – and powerfully distills the best of both.
If you’re looking for a movie that’s more fun than homework, Chimes at Midnight might not be your cup of tea. But if you’re willing to put in the effort, you’ll be rewarded with a Shakespearean masterpiece that showcases Orson Welles’ unmatched vision and imagination. The use of light in the forbidding castle is a wonder, and the tragedy is embodied in a passionately vigorous repertory of images. Plus, thanks to an astonishingly crisp restoration, you can appreciate it all on the big screen. So grab some popcorn and settle in for a glorious, flawed, and ultimately unforgettable experience.
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
Peppercorn-Wormser
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Pedraza, Segovia, Castilla y León, Spain
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
Year of Release
1967
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.66 : 1
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Runtime:1h 55m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 17, 1967 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 14, 2004
Genre(s)
History/Drama
Keyword(s)
Chimes at Midnight, History, Drama, Orson Welles, William Shakespeare, Raphael Holinshed, John Gielgud, Keith Baxter, Jeanne Moreau, Margaret Rutherford, Marina Vlady, directed by Orson Welles, produced by Ángel Escolano, Emiliano Piedra, Harry Saltzman, written by Orson Welles, box office gross $123.4K, reviewed by James Berardinelli, Richard Brody, Bill Goodykoontz, Chris Nashawaty, Peter Rainer, Joe Morgenstern, Matthew Rozsa, Eve Tushnet, Ann Birstein, Lauren Humphries-Brooks, Linda and Al Lerner, Mattie Lucas, starring Orson Welles as Falstaff, John Gielgud as Henry IV, Keith Baxter as Prince Hal, Jeanne Moreau as Doll Tearsheet, Margaret Rutherford as Mistress Quickly, Marina Vlady as Kate Percy, MPAA rating not specified, Peppercorn-Wormser, Mono sound mix, rebellion, War of the Roses, ne’er-do-well, carouser, low-class friends, loyalty, redemption, usurpation, tragedy, restoration, Shakespearean masterpiece, stunning images, inspired direction, uniformly strong performances
Worldwide gross: $126,724
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,275,064
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,539
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 139,047
US/Canada gross: $126,724
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,275,064
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,128
US/Canada opening weekend: $13,630
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $137,142
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,820
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $800,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $8,049,392
Production budget ranking: 1,749
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $4,334,598
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$11,108,926
ROI to date (est.): -90%
ROI ranking: 1,960
Jeanne Moreau – Doll Tearsheet
John Gielgud – Henry IV
Margaret Rutherford – Mistress Quickly
Marina Vlady – Kate Percy
Keith Baxter – Prince Hal
Director(s)
Orson Welles
Writer(s)
William Shakespeare, Raphael Holinshed, Orson Welles
Producer(s)
Ángel Escolano, Emiliano Piedra, Harry Saltzman
Film Festivals
Venice
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
3 wins & 2 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (51) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (49) | Rotten (2)
Most are advised that watching the movie feels more like homework than entertainment.
August 30, 2021 | Rating: 2.5/4
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
TOP CRITIC
…multiple dimensions of tragedy and devises a passionately vigorous repertory of images to embody it…
November 21, 2020
Richard Brody
New Yorker
TOP CRITIC
Welles’ vision and imagination is unmatched in film. His use of light in a forbidding, dark castle is a wonder.
January 28, 2016 | Rating: 5/5
Bill Goodykoontz
Arizona Republic
TOP CRITIC
Thanks to an astonishingly crisp restoration, Orson Welles’ 1965 Shakespearean masterpiece can now be appreciated by anyone who thought his best days behind the camera ended with Touch of Evil.
January 15, 2016 | Rating: A
Chris Nashawaty
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
Quite likely the greatest Shakespearean film ever.
January 8, 2016
Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor
TOP CRITIC
See it on the big screen if you can; for all of its flaws it’s a glory.
January 7, 2016
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
TOP CRITIC
Welles may be best known for his 1941 film “Citizen Kane,” but as far as I’m concerned, “Chimes at Midnight” is his magnum opus.
December 18, 2020 | Rating: 4/4
Matthew Rozsa
matthewrozsa.com
…aside from that small tug on Superman’s cape I have only grateful praise for this thing.
August 14, 2020
Eve Tushnet
Patheos
[Chimes at Midnight] is a curiously mixed bag of a film in which defects often become virtues and difficult attempts succeed while easy ones fail.
May 6, 2020
Ann Birstein
Vogue
Chimes at Midnight is a unique achievement that few filmmakers have ever equaled.
November 2, 2019
Lauren Humphries-Brooks
Suddenly A Shot Rang Out
In this film, [Orson] Welles is bigger than life, literally and figuratively.
October 16, 2019
Linda and Al Lerner
Movies and Shakers
One can feel Welles’ energy and passion, but there is a sense of regret that hangs over Chimes at Midnight that is impossible to ignore, as if Falstaff has become a metaphor for Welles himself.
June 4, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4
Mattie Lucas
From the Front Row…
Plot
Sir John Falstaff (Orson Welles) is the hero in this compilation of extracts from Shakespeare’s “Henry IV” and other plays, made into a connected story of Falstaff’s career as young Prince Hal’s (Keith Baxter’s) drinking companion. The massive Knight roisters with and without the Prince, philosophizes comically, goes to war (in his own fashion), and meets his final disappointment, set in a real-looking late medieval England.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Orson Welles not only directed Chimes at Midnight, but also starred in the film as John Falstaff.
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Blow-Up
Blow-Up (1966)
85%RT Audience Score: 84%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 2 Oscars
8 wins & 11 nominations total
Exquisitely shot and simmering with unease, Michelangelo Antonio’s Blow-Up is an enigma that invites audiences to luxuriate in the sensual atmosphere of 1960s London chic
Blow-Up is like a fancy cheese board – it’s not for everyone, but those who appreciate it will savor every bite. Antonioni’s exploration of art and life in Swinging London is visually stunning and intellectually stimulating. It’s a movie that demands your attention and rewards you with a sense of immersion and wonder. Plus, it’s got some killer fashion and a groovy soundtrack. So, if you’re in the mood for something a little different and a lot thought-provoking, give Blow-Up a shot. Just don’t expect any explosions.
Production Company(ies)
Charles Chaplin Productions,
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Maryon Park, Woolwich Road, Charlton, London, England, UK
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
Year of Release
1967
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 51m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 18, 1966 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 17, 2004
Genre(s)
Crime/Drama
Keyword(s)
Blow-Up, Crime, Drama, Michelangelo Antonioni, Carlo Ponti, Júlio Cortázar, Tonino Guerra, Edward Bond, David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, Jane Birkin, Gillian Hills, Peter Bowles, Mono, Flat, Swinging London, Fashion Photography, Murder, Ambiguity, Sensual Atmosphere, Enigma, Critically Acclaimed, Box Office Success, Budget, Reviewed by Richard Roud, Chuck Bowen, J Hoberman, Pauline Kael, Kim Newman, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Matt Brunson, Robert Hatch, Nicholas Bell, Anton Bitel, Wendy Michener, Dustin Putman, Crime Thriller, Artistic Inquiry, Passivity, Voyeurism, Philosophy, Reality, Perception, Ambiguity
Worldwide gross: $35,329
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $355,471
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,819
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 38,765
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Vanessa Redgrave – Jane
Sarah Miles – Patricia
Jane Birkin – The Blonde
Gillian Hills – The Brunette
Peter Bowles – Ron
Director – Michelangelo Antonioni
Producer – Carlo Ponti
Writers – Júlio Cortázar, Michelangelo Antonioni, Tonino Guerra, Edward Bond
Director(s)
Michelangelo Antonioni
Writer(s)
Júlio Cortázar, Michelangelo Antonioni, Michelangelo Antonioni, Tonino Guerra, Edward Bond
Producer(s)
Carlo Ponti
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 2 Oscars
8 wins & 11 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (51) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (45) | Rotten (6)
I always liked to think that even the worst film by Antonioni would be better than the best by almost any other director. Now I know that this is so, because I’ve just seen his worst film, and I was right: Blow-up is still an absolute must.
March 21, 2018
Richard Roud
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
Michelangelo Antonioni’s film is an inquiry into the modernist concern of what art is and how it affects life.
July 6, 2017 | Rating: 4/4
Chuck Bowen
Slant Magazine
TOP CRITIC
A prize ’60s artifact, Michelangelo Antonioni’s what-is-truth? meditation on Swinging London is a movie to appreciate — if not ponder.
February 4, 2013
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
TOP CRITIC
In Blow-Up [Antonioni] smothers this conflict in the kind of pompous platitudes the press loves to designate as proper to “mature,” “adult,” “sober” art.
February 4, 2013
Pauline Kael
The New Republic
TOP CRITIC
Despite its thriller hook, Blow-Up is less a mystery than a portrait of swinging alienation.
February 4, 2013 | Rating: 5/5
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
This is so ravishing to look at (the colors all seem newly minted) and pleasurable to follow (the enigmas are usually more teasing than worrying) that you’re likely to excuse the metaphysical pretensions.
July 31, 2007
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Intoxicating in its ambiguity.
April 10, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
Blow-Up is a work of wit and caustic intelligence, superbly disciplined, elegantly styled, visually astonishing and, for all that, turned out with the decep- tive simplicity of perfect craftsmanship.
November 23, 2020
Robert Hatch
The Nation
Blow-Up demands and succeeds by immersing us truly into an ambience where nothing is what it seems, including our own ability to comprehend, define, and explain.
September 11, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Nicholas Bell
IONCINEMA.com
a quest for hidden meaning amid all the artifice and emptiness of Swinging London.
April 28, 2020
Anton Bitel
Projected Figures
As usual, Antonioni’s images have a seductive loveliness. No fashion photographer ever took more glamorous shots, or made London look more inviting.
March 26, 2019
Wendy Michener
Maclean’s Magazine
At once provocative and mystifying, dazzlingly immersive and utterly remarkable.
April 10, 2017 | Rating: 4/4
Dustin Putman
TheFilmFile.com…
Plot
A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. Then he meets a mysterious beauty, and also notices something frightfully suspicious on one of his photographs of her taken in a park. The fact that he may have photographed a murder does not occur to him until he studies and then blows up his negatives, uncovering facts, blowing up smaller and smaller elements, and finally putting the puzzle together.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Nothing to add here about Blow-Up.
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Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
98%RT Audience Score: 95%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
4 wins & 10 nominations total
Though hampered by Stuart Rosenberg’s direction, Cool Hand Luke is held aloft by a stellar script and one of Paul Newman’s most indelible performances.
Cool Hand Luke is one of those movies that’ll make you wanna break outta prison and start a rebellion. Sure, the director, Stuart Rosenberg, might’ve been a bit of a buzzkill, but the script is top-notch and Paul Newman is on fire. Seriously, his performance is so good, it’ll make you wanna wear shades indoors just to look as cool as he does. Overall, this movie is a must-see for anyone who loves a good underdog story and wants to feel like a rebel without a cause.
Production Company(ies)
Jalem Productions,
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Home Vídeo
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
MPAA / Certificate
GP
Year of Release
1967
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:2h 9m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 1967 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 24, 1997
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D Cannon, Lou Antonio, Robert Drivas, Strother Martin, Jo Van Fleet, Morgan Woodward, directed by Stuart Rosenberg, written by Frank Pierson, Donn Pearce, produced by Gordon Carroll, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by John Mahoney, Jake Wilson, Dave Kehr, Bill Weber, Kim Newman, PG rating, rebel hero, prison life, nonconformity, Florida prison farm, sadistic warden, unbreakable will, solitary confinement, antihero, allegory, counterculture, human spirit, immolation, ensemble cast, charismatic, psychological revelation, black comedy, anti-establishment, iconic performance, taut script, slow-moving pace, resonant message, strong performances
Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
George Kennedy – Dragline
J.D. Cannon – Society Red
Lou Antonio – Koko
Robert Drivas – Loudmouth Steve
Strother Martin – Captain
Director(s)
Stuart Rosenberg
Writer(s)
Frank Pierson, Donn Pearce, Donn Pearce
Producer(s)
Gordon Carroll
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
4 wins & 10 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (52) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (52)
Well written by Pearce and Pierson and acted by a most talented ensemble of performers, Luke succeeds as both a highly humorous and deeply dramatic study of the immolation of human spirit in captivity and as an allegory.
December 15, 2020
John Mahoney
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
The whole thing depends on Newman’s blue eyes, easy grin, and ability to appear charismatic but never cocky.
September 27, 2018
Jake Wilson
The Age (Australia)
TOP CRITIC
Stuart Rosenberg’s direction is a horror, but the cast teems with so many familiar faces that this 1967 film can’t help but entertain.
April 23, 2009
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Newman remains watchable and glamorous throughout, bloody, muddy or coated in torso-flattering sweat, but the film’s efforts to sentimentally “humanize” him by psychological revelation are clumsy.
September 9, 2008 | Rating: 3/4
Bill Weber
Slant Magazine
TOP CRITIC
One of those movies you remember Great Moments from.
August 22, 2008 | Rating: 5/5
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Newman gives an excellent performance, assisted by a terriffic supporting cast, including George Kennedy, outstanding as the unofficial leader of the cons who yields first place to Newman.
July 22, 2008
Variety Staff
Variety
TOP CRITIC
In my mind, the most defining role of Paul Newman’s long, illustrious career, and one of the great antihero films told with cruel wit – a black comedy if ever there was one.
January 23, 2021 | Rating: 4/4
Tom Meek
Cambridge Day
An archetype of ’60s counterculture in cinema, particularly with its nuanced messages of discontent, conspicuous humor, and the unforgettable performance by Paul Newman.
August 24, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
The movie cheats slightly by hinting Newman’s death is a triumph – as if all crucifixions were alike. But this is a very small carp at a very fine movie.
February 6, 2020
Wilfrid Sheed
Esquire Magazine
As this ‘Southern’ turns up the heat, the sense of sadistic oppression, of being looked down on by ‘the man,’ swelters and burns. The glowering sun eclipses the convict in its hellfire glow. Newman/Luke’s knowing smile, though, burns on.
June 26, 2015
Brian Gibson
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)
An incredible film…
February 16, 2014
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed
…a gulag melodrama, if such a thing is possible.
July 8, 2010 | Rating: 4/4
Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm…
Plot
Luke Jackson is a cool, gutsy prisoner in a Southern chain gang, who, while refusing to buckle under to authority, keeps escaping and being recaptured. The prisoners admire Luke because, as Dragline explains it, “You’re an original, that’s what you are!” Nevertheless, the camp staff actively works to crush Luke until he finally breaks.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
George Kennedy won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dragline in Cool Hand Luke.
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A Fistful of Dollars
A Fistful of Dollars (Per un Pugno di Dollari) (1964)
95%RT Audience Score: 91%
Awards & Nominations: 1 win & 4 nominations
With Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo as his template, Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars helped define a new era for the Western and usher in its most iconic star, Clint Eastwood.
If you’re looking for a classic western with a punk rock edge, A Fistful of Dollars is the movie for you. With Clint Eastwood’s magnetic presence and Ennio Morricone’s unforgettable soundtrack, this film is a groundbreaking and impeccable addition to the genre. And let’s not forget the climactic bloodbath that will leave you reeling. So grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the ride. Yeehaw!
Production Company(ies)
Jolly Film Constantin Film Ocean Films,
Distributor
Tobis Filmkunst, Unidis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp., MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., Ízaro Films S.A., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists.
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Cabo de Gata, Almería, Andalucía, Spain
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for violence
Year of Release
1967
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 36m
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Language(s):Italian, Spanish
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 18, 1964 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2006
Genre(s)
Western
Keyword(s)
starring Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Joseph Egger, Wolfgang Lukschy, Gian Maria Volonté, Bruno Carotenuto, Antonio Prieto, Benny Reeves, Sieghardt Rupp, directed by Sergio Leone, written by Adriano Bolzoni, produced by Arrigo Colombo, Giorgio Papi, Western, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Simon Abrams, Chuck Bowen, Tara Brady, Peter Bradshaw, TIME Staff, Variety Staff, Peter Canavese, Matt Brunson, Mike Massie, Tom Meek, Nathanael Hood, Clint Eastwood as Joe, Marianne Koch as Marisol, Joseph Egger as Piripero, Wolfgang Lukschy as John Baxter, Gian Maria Volonté as Ramón Rojo, Bruno Carotenuto as Antonio Baxter, R-rated, Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo, Ennio Morricone’s score, Tobis Filmkunst, Unidis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp., MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., Ízaro Films S.A., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists, Mono sound mix
Worldwide gross: $14,516,248
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $146,058,720
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 845
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 15,927,887
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $200,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $2,012,348
Production budget ranking: 2,028
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $1,083,649
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $142,962,723
ROI to date (est.): 4,618%
ROI ranking: 22
Marianne Koch – Marisol
Joseph Egger – Piripero
Wolfgang Lukschy – John Baxter
Gian Maria Volonté – Ramón Rojo
Bruno Carotenuto – Antonio Baxter
Director(s)
Sergio Leone
Writer(s)
Adriano Bolzoni
Producer(s)
Arrigo Colombo, Giorgio Papi
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
1 win & 4 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (53) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (51) | Rotten (2)
Every genre-loving moviegoer should see at least once projected on a theater screen.
May 23, 2018
Simon Abrams
Village Voice
TOP CRITIC
The climatic bloodbath of A Fistful of Dollars still stings because the film’s swaggering braggadocio deliberately fails to prepare us for it.
May 21, 2018 | Rating: 4/4
Chuck Bowen
Slant Magazine
TOP CRITIC
[Clint] Eastwood may not have been technically gifted, but he had plenty of star quality.
April 13, 2018 | Rating: 5/5
Tara Brady
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
A Fistful of Dollars has a cult, comic-book intensity. It is the punk rock of westerns.
April 13, 2018 | Rating: 5/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
Once in a great while a western comes along that breaks new ground and becomes a classic of the genre.
May 23, 2011
TIME Staff
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
This is a hard-hitting item, ably directed, splendidly lensed, neatly acted, which has all the ingredients wanted by action fans and then some.
March 26, 2009
Variety Staff
Variety
TOP CRITIC
Iconic Sergio Leone western (with Clint Eastwood really understanding the power of stillness and restraint to convey status) in an amazing Extensive Special Edition 4K upgrade from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
June 27, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
Peter Canavese
Celluloid Dreams
A solid effort that establishes some constants.
June 4, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
Ennio Morricone’s legendary, highly unique score essentially becomes a character of its own – with some scenes lingering overlong as if to allow the melodies to finish.
August 24, 2020 | Rating: 9/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Groundbreaking and impeccable.
April 6, 2020 | Rating: 4/4
Tom Meek
Cambridge Day
Eastwood’s magnetic presence and Ennio Morricone’s unforgettable soundtrack blending flamenco guitar with haunting whistling elevates the film above its pilfered story.
January 9, 2020 | Rating: 6/10
Nathanael Hood
The Retro Set
… this was a new kind of western: cynical, violent, stylish, and austere, playing out in a landscape of endless deserts and clapboard towns infested with gunmen.
May 12, 2017
Sean Axmaker
Stream on Demand…
Plot
Drifter gunman Joe (Clint Eastwood) arrives in the Mexican village of San Miguel at the border of the United States of America, and befriends the owner of the local bar, Silvanito. Joe discovers that the town is dominated by two gangster lords: John Baxter (Wolfgang Lukschy) and the cruel Ramón Rojo (Gian Maria Volontè). When Joe kills four men of Baxter’s gang, he is hired by Ramón’s brother Esteban Rojo (Sieghardt Rupp) to join their gang. However, Joe decides to work for both sides, playing one side against the other.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Clint Eastwood’s performance in A Fistful of Dollars helped establish him as an iconic star in the Western genre.
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Fahrenheit 451 1966
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
78%RT Audience Score: 72%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Francois Truffaut’s adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is a film that has divided critics since its release in 1966. Some have praised Truffaut’s artistic approach to the material, while others have criticized the film’s meandering narrative and lack of emotional impact. However, one thing that cannot be denied is Truffaut’s skill as a filmmaker. Even in the film’s weaker moments, Truffaut’s cinematic acumen shines through, and his minute-long sequence of a book burning is a masterclass in visual storytelling. While the film may not be perfect, it is a thought-provoking and visually stunning work that deserves to be seen by fans of both science fiction and cinema.
Fahrenheit 451 is a movie that has received mixed reviews from critics. Some say that Truffaut’s artistic approach to the material is what makes it fail, while others praise his cinematic acumen. Personally, I think the movie is like a book that you have to read twice to fully appreciate. At first, you might get lost in the meandering narrative, but if you stick with it, you’ll find that it has a powerful emotional impact. Plus, who doesn’t love a good sci-fi fairy-tale? Just don’t expect any vulgar exploitation or pretentious pedantry.
Production Company(ies)
Brace Cove Productions, Outlier Society
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Release Type
Streaming
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Year of Release
1966
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 52m
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Language(s):English
ALL CAST, AUSPICES, AND BELOW THE LINE -
Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 1, 1967 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 27, 2009
Genre(s)
Sci-fi
Keyword(s)
starring Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring, Jeremy Spenser, Bee Duffell, directed by François Truffaut, written by Ray Bradbury, Jean-Louis Richard, François Truffaut, sci-fi, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Penelope Houston, Pauline Kael, Dave Kehr, Bosley Crowther, Marjorie Baumgarten, Richard Schickel, A.S Hamrah, Glenn Dunks, Josh Larsen, Fernando F Croce, Cole Smithey, Jeffrey M Anderson, MPAA rating, Lewis M Allen, Anglo Enterprises, Vineyard, Universal Pictures, Truffaut’s first color film, based on Ray Bradbury’s novel, banned reading material, firemen, book-loving girl, future society, paper burns at 451 degrees, Fahrenheit 451
Worldwide gross: $222,446,882
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: $119,194,771
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Julie Christie – Linda, Clarisse
Cyril Cusack – The Captain
Anton Diffring – Fabian
Jeremy Spenser – Man with the Apple
Bee Duffell – Book Lady
Director – François Truffaut
Producer – Lewis M. Allen
Writers – Ray Bradbury, Jean-Louis Richard, François Truffaut
Production Company – Anglo Enterprises, Vineyard
Distributor – Universal Pictures
Sound Mix – Mono
Aspect Ratio – Flat (1.85:1)
Director(s)
François Truffaut
Writer(s)
Ray Bradbury, Jean-Louis Richard, François Truffaut
Producer(s)
Lewis M. Allen
Film Festivals
Cannes, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (36) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (7)
It is as though Truffaut has drawn on everything he knows about cinema to express unshakable loyalty to the written word.
July 6, 2018
Penelope Houston
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
Even at the science-fiction horror-story level, the movie fails — partly, I think, because Truffaut is too much of an artist to exploit the vulgar possibilities in the material.
August 30, 2012
Pauline Kael
The New Republic
TOP CRITIC
This 1966 film often looks good (it was Truffaut’s first in color, photographed by Nicolas Roeg), but the ideas, such as they are, get lost in the meandering narrative.
June 5, 2007
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Holy smoke! What a pretentious and pedantic production he has made.
May 20, 2003 | Rating: 2/5
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
TOP CRITIC
The movie is filmed in a rather low-key, dispassionate manner.
March 12, 2003
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Ultimately, the film has a powerful emotional impact, but it is achieved the hard way — through the mind rather than the viscera — and only in Its own good time.
August 30, 2019
Richard Schickel
LIFE
Truffaut brought more cinematic acumen to this minute-long sequence than many filmmakers deploy in an entire feature.
November 29, 2018
A.S. Hamrah
n+1
Truffaut’s movie clearly suffered from a troubled shoot – Truffaut didn’t actually know English – so his oddball take on the material succeeds in only fits and bursts.
September 16, 2014 | Rating: B-
Glenn Dunks
Quickflix
Bradbury’s 1954 vision of a totalitarian society where technology is worshiped and books are burned has been neutered and consigned to camp.
October 29, 2010 | Rating: 2/4
Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm
Truffaut faces Bradbury’s abstractions head on, not as science-fiction but as humanistic fairy-tale
October 26, 2009
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion
April 6, 2008 | Rating: 4/5
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
On the downside, it doesn’t particularly feel like a Truffaut film, but on the upside, it’s a decent entry in the sci-fi genre.
January 31, 2008
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid…
Plot
In a future society where all reading material is banned, a fireman begins to question his job when he meets a book-loving girl in the sci-fi film adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features Julie Christie in a dual role as both Linda and Clarisse.
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Cookies Fortune
Cookie’s Fortune (1999)
78%RT Audience Score: 65%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
3 wins & 5 nominations total
Cookie’s Fortune is a delightful and whimsical portrayal of a small Southern town that is shaken by a sudden death. Altman’s direction is masterful, as he weaves together a tapestry of eccentric characters and their idiosyncrasies. The film’s black comedy is both gentle and touching, and the performances are top-notch, particularly Glenn Close’s portrayal of the villainous Camille Dixon. While it may not be Altman’s greatest work, Cookie’s Fortune is a charming and enjoyable film that will leave you with a smile on your face.
Cookie’s Fortune is a charming and quirky film that will have you laughing and scratching your head at the same time. While it may not be Robert Altman’s best work, it’s still a fun ride with a great cast of characters. Glenn Close’s villainous Camille Dixon is a standout, and the film’s black comedy light tone is a refreshing change of pace. If you’re looking for a movie that’s equal parts heartwarming and absurd, then Cookie’s Fortune is the perfect choice.
Production Company(ies)
Studio Chizu Book Walker Dentsu
Distributor
Bac Films, Argentina Video Home, Budapest Film Rt., Primer Plano Film Group S.A., Sony Pictures Entertainment
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Passed
Year of Release
1966
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Color:Color
Black and White -
Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 58m
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Language(s):English
-
Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 22, 1999 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2016
Genre(s)
drama
Keyword(s)
starring Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Chris O’Donnell, Charles S Dutton, Patricia Neal, directed by Robert Altman, written by Anne Rapp, Comedy, Drama, PG-13, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Angie Errigo, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Owen Gleiberman, Todd McCarthy, Geoffrey Macnab, Cole Smithey, Emanuel Levy, Film4 Staff, Maitland McDonagh, Mark Halverson, Wesley Lovell, Southern charm, small town, murder mystery, eccentric characters, vanity, greed, deception, postmortem plan, suicide, evidence, victimless crime, local handyman, Tennessee Williams-ish finale, ensemble cast, dark comedy, satire, unique, endearing characters, atmosphere, quirky, charming
Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Julianne Moore – Cora Duvall
Liv Tyler – Emma Duvall
Chris O’Donnell – Jason Brown
Charles S. Dutton – Willis Richland
Patricia Neal – Jewel Mae “Cookie” Orcutt
Director(s)
Robert Altman
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
Ernst Etchie Stroh
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
3 wins & 5 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (58) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (50) | Rotten (8)
This isn’t great Altman but it’s fun Altman.
July 21, 2010 | Rating: 3/5
Angie Errigo
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Most of what transpires is low-key, affectionate comedy and a fair amount of fun.
July 21, 2010
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Cookie’s Fortune is a wittily diagrammed portrait of a small town shaken to its roots by this deceptive calamity. The movie, though, never really becomes more than a diagram.
July 7, 2010 | Rating: B-
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
The deceptively modest Cookie’s Fortune may or not be Robert Altman’s best film in years, but it is certainly his most pleasurable.
January 1, 2009
Todd McCarthy
Variety
TOP CRITIC
What’s so distinctively charming is the easygoing tone, which manages to turn black comedy into a strangely gentle, touching and delicate affair.
February 9, 2006
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
The old energy and bite may be lacking, but at least this lazy, amiable shaggy-dog story was made in the same freewheeling, idiosyncratic way as Altman’s best work.
March 5, 2002
Geoffrey Macnab
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
This is black comedy light, but you’ll catch the undercurrent of ingrained racism in the hands of Glenn Close’s villainess character Camille Dixon.
December 18, 2020 | Rating: A
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
This serio comedy about an eccentric Southern family is a minor work in Altman’s oeuvre, but it’s well acted and enjoyable.
August 10, 2011 | Rating: B-
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Despite several silly twists near the end, the acting is quite charming.
July 21, 2010
Film4 Staff
Film4
Despite some lovely performances (though, sad to say, Patricia Neal’s isn’t one of them) and charming moments, this meandering ensemble piece and its Tennessee Williams-ish finale is oddly out of character.
July 21, 2010 | Rating: 2.5/4
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide
[An] earthy, gently comic tale of death and family dysfunction.
August 7, 2008 | Rating: 4/5
Mark Halverson
Sacramento News & Review
August 18, 2007 | Rating: 3.5/4
Wesley Lovell
Cinema Sight…
Plot
TV cameraman Harry Hinkle is injured while filming a football game. Seeing an opportunity for big, easy money, his unscrupulous ambulance-chasing lawyer brother-in-law, enters the picture. He gets Harry to overstate his injuries and claim $1 million in pain and suffering. Harry’s similarly-minded ex-wife suddenly reappear and tries to rekindle their relationship. Meanwhile, the football player who hit Harry struggles with the outcome of his actions.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Glenn Close delivers an over-the-top performance in Cookie’s Fortune.
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Fargo
Fargo (1996)
95%RT Audience Score: 93%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Violent, quirky, and darkly funny, Fargo delivers an original crime story and a wonderful performance by McDormand.
Fargo is a movie that will make you laugh, cringe, and maybe even feel a little bit sad. The Coen Brothers really know how to balance humor and violence, and Frances McDormand’s performance as Marge Gunderson is truly iconic. Plus, who can forget the scene with Mike Yanagita? It’s a classic. If you haven’t seen Fargo yet, do yourself a favor and give it a watch. Just maybe don’t plan on visiting North Dakota anytime soon.
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
Gramercy Pictures
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
TV-MA
Year of Release
1966
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Color:Color
-
Sound mix:Stereo Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.78 : 1
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Runtime:1h 37m
-
Language(s):
-
Country of origin:United States
-
Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 15, 1996 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2006
Genre(s)
Comedy/Crime
Keyword(s)
starring Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, William H Macy, Harve Presnell, John Carroll Lynch, directed by Joel Coen, written by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, comedy, crime, mystery, thriller, drama, R rating, box office, budget, reviewed by Kevin Maher, Peter Bradshaw, Danny Leigh, Adam Nayman, Derek Malcolm, Frances McDormand as Marge Gunderson, Steve Buscemi as Carl Showalter, William H Macy as Jerry Lundegaard, Peter Stormare as Gaear Grimsrud, Harve Presnell as Wade Gustafson, produced by Ethan Coen, MPAA rating, Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, Stereo, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR, Flat (1.85:1), Gramercy Pictures
Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Steve Buscemi – Carl Showalter
William H. Macy – Jerry Lundegaard
Peter Stormare – Gaear Grimsrud
Harve Presnell – Wade Gustafson
John Carroll Lynch – Norm Gunderson
Director(s)
Joel Coen
Writer(s)
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Producer(s)
Ethan Coen
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (104) | Top Critics (41) | Fresh (98) | Rotten (6)
The North Dakota setting is icily evocative, the supporting characters perfectly pitched (remember Marge’s old flame Mike Yanagita?), while the air of sadness that blankets the film like snow adds genuine profundity.
June 14, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Its brilliance [lies] in making the forces of law and order look as interesting and funny as the bad guys.
June 10, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
McDormand aside, the secret might be the perfect pitch of the black comedy, the two elements in rare harmony.
June 9, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
Danny Leigh
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
The movie stands as a pseudo thesis of the things the Coen Brothers have been interested in all along…
March 9, 2021
Adam Nayman
The Ringer
TOP CRITIC
The Coen Brothers are among the most able practitioners in America and this film is one of their best attempts to turn a familiar genre — the True Crime drama — into something miles away from the ordinary.
March 20, 2018
Derek Malcolm
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
[Frances] McDormand is excellent and has a lot of fun with her tenacious and competent character, who is dedicated to duty and her sweet, supportive husband.
March 19, 2018
David Hunter
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
The spirit of comedy counterbalances the violence of the gangster film and trumps it hands down. Kind ordinariness and the wordy story clash victoriously with the irony of fate that lies in wait for enterprising hearts.
May 3, 2022
Alain Masson
Positif
Though Miller’s Crossing may be the one Coen movie as poetic as it is absurd, Fargo is the brothers’ smartest film and a matter-of-fact masterpiece.
April 19, 2022
Michael Atkinson
Spin
The performances by McDormand (bringing a great screen character to life) and Macy are superb.
November 1, 2021 | Rating: 4/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
…where the Coens’ craft fully matured.
April 30, 2021 | Rating: 4/4
Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm
The Coens’ dialogue is snappy and fun and they know how to ride the line between serious and funny. Their tendency towards moments of horrific violence doesn’t always work for me but that is one of their signatures and I can usually get past it.
March 24, 2021
Sarah Brinks
Battleship Pretension
A riveting drama of death, dismemberment, small town criminality, and exaggerated accents.
September 11, 2020 | Rating: 10/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins…
Plot
The all new “true crime” case of Fargo’s new chapter travels back to 1979 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Luverne, Minnesota, where a young State Police Officer Lou Solverson, recently back from Vietnam, investigates a case involving a local crime gang and a major Mob syndicate. Helping him piece things together is his father-in-law, Sheriff Hank Larsson. The investigation will lead them to a colorful cast of characters that includes Karl Weathers, the town lawyer of Luverne, Minnesota. A Korean War vet, Karl is a flowery drunk blessed with the gift of gab and the eloquence of a true con artist. Joe Bulo, the front man for the northern expansion of a Kansas City crime syndicate. The new face of corporate crime, Joe’s bringing a Walmart mentality to small town America. His number two is Mike Milligan. Part enforcer, part detective, Mike is always smiling – but the joke is usually on you. Bulo and his crew have their sights set on the Gerhardt crime family in Fargo, currently led by matriarch Floyd Gerhardt. With her husband at death’s door, Floyd takes over the family business, frustrating her eldest son, Dodd Gerhardt. An impatient hothead with a cruel streak to match his ambitions, Dodd can’t wait for both his parents to die so he can take over and expand their business from kingdom to empire. Bear Gerhardt is the middle son, an intimidatingly large man who, although inarticulate, is the most decent of his clan. Rye Gerhardt, the youngest of the Gerhardt clan, views himself as a big shot, but in reality he’s just a small dog who barks big.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Frances McDormand’s performance as Marge Gunderson is widely praised by critics as one of the highlights of Fargo.
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Nothing But a Man
Nothing But a Man (1963)
93%RT Audience Score: 88%
Awards & Nominations: 4 wins & 1 nomination
Nothing But a Man is a cinematic masterpiece that transcends time and space, transporting the viewer to a world of raw emotion and unbridled humanity. Director Michael Roemer and co-writer Robert Young have crafted a film that is both universal in its themes and deeply personal in its execution. The performances by Ivan Dixon and Abbey Lincoln are nothing short of extraordinary, capturing the essence of their characters with a rare authenticity. The film’s use of popular music from Berry Gordy’s Motown artists adds an extra layer of depth and resonance to an already powerful story. This is a film that should be seen by all, not only for its artistic merit but also for its ability to increase understanding and diminish hatred where it exists. In short, Nothing But a Man is a triumph of cinema that will leave a lasting impression on all who experience it.
Nothing But a Man is a movie that will make you feel all the feels. It’s got a great story that anyone can relate to, and the acting is top-notch. Plus, it’s refreshing to see a film that sticks to its point of view and doesn’t try to be everything to everyone. And let’s not forget the Motown soundtrack – it’s the cherry on top of this cinematic sundae. Overall, Nothing But a Man is a must-see for anyone who loves a good drama with heart.
Production Company(ies)
Du Art Film and Video Nothing But a Man Company,
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
Year of Release
1966
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Color:Color
Black and White -
Sound mix:Mono
-
Aspect ratio:1.37 : 1
-
Runtime:NA
-
Language(s):English
-
Country of origin:United States
-
Release date:Release Date (Streaming): Sep 28, 2004
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Gloria Foster, Julius Harris, Martin Priest, Leonard Parker, directed by Michael Roemer, written by Michael Roemer, Robert M Young, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Joseph Gelmis, Margo Miller, Kevin Thomas, David Hinckley, John Anderson, Patrick Kampert, C&P Staff, Whitelaw MacBride, Rev Malcolm Boyd, Sandra Saunders, Tom Luddy, Byron Pumphrey, produced by Michael Roemer, Robert Rubin, Robert M Young, MPAA rating, African-American, rail worker, schoolteacher, preacher’s daughter, racism, 1960s America, naturalistic approach, calm confidence, powerful story, Black American lives, minor masterpiece, important American movies, superbly acted, universal story, dialogue, essence, phrase, camera, timelessness, small-town life, unhurried air, popular music, Berry Gordy’s Motown artists, flesh-and-blood people, moving story, work of art
Worldwide gross: $13,063
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $135,188
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,991
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 14,742
US/Canada gross: $13,063
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $135,188
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,617
US/Canada opening weekend: $3,466
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $35,869
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,308
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $300,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $3,104,677
Production budget ranking: 1,973
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $1,671,869
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$4,641,357
ROI to date (est.): -97%
ROI ranking: 2,004
Abbey Lincoln – Josie
Gloria Foster – Lee
Julius Harris – Will Anderson
Martin Priest – Driver
Leonard Parker – Frankie
Director(s)
Michael Roemer
Writer(s)
Michael Roemer, Robert M. Young
Producer(s)
Michael Roemer, Robert Rubin, Robert M. Young
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
4 wins & 1 nomination
Academy Awards
All Critics (45) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (44) | Rotten (1)
It is precisely this feeling of calm that makes it such a totally credible, fine and true picture.
January 31, 2022
Joseph Gelmis
Newsday
TOP CRITIC
Nothing But a Man is a great movie. It has a universal story. It is superbly acted. It keeps to a point of view, something rare in American film making.
January 31, 2022
Margo Miller
Boston Globe
TOP CRITIC
Nothing But a Man is a minor masterpiece and one of the most important American movies in recent years.
January 31, 2022
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
Director Michael Roemer and his co-writer, Robert Young, strip down even the dialogue to its essence, rarely using a sentence when a phrase will do.
January 31, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
David Hinckley
New York Daily News
TOP CRITIC
Nothing But a Man moves slowly and quietly toward its climax with a rare grace. But then, it’s a rare film, and a vitally important chapter in the maturing of American film.
January 31, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
John Anderson
Newsday
TOP CRITIC
Young’s camera lingers on each scene, evoking the timelessness that used to be characteristic of small-town life, and director Roemer uses fadeouts to add to the unhurried air, avoiding quick cuts from scene to scene.
January 31, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
Patrick Kampert
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
Nothing But a Man should be seen by all… It may increase understanding and diminish hatred where it exists.
March 29, 2022
C&P Staff
Call and Post (Cleveland)
Ivan Dixon and Abbey Lincoln star in the moving story… What is more, it’s enhanced by popular music of Berry Gordy’s Motown artists.
January 31, 2022
Whitelaw MacBride
Pittsburgh Courier
Nothing But a Man is an important film.
January 31, 2022
Rev. Malcolm Boyd
Pittsburgh Courier
The film never strikes a false note in word or deed. The dialogue is laconic and true. The characters are flesh-and-blood people who touch the heart. The drama unfolds naturally, giving the viewer the feeling he is observing events in real life.
January 31, 2022
Sandra Saunders
Philadelphia Daily News
It is a powerful and moving film, despite one or two dramatic flaws.
January 31, 2022
Tom Luddy
Berkeley Barb
It is a work of art.
January 31, 2022
Byron Pumphrey
Los Angeles Free Press…
Plot
Born in Birmingham, Duff Anderson, the father of a male toddler, who lives with a nanny, re-locates to a small town to work on the railroad. He meets with and is attracted to Josie much to the chagrin of her preacher father. The marriage does take place nevertheless, both re-locate to live in their own house and he gets a job in a mill. He decides not to bring his son to live with them. Challenges arise when the Mill Foreman finds out that Duff is attempting to unionize the workers, forcing Duff to quit, and look for work elsewhere. Unable to reconcile himself to working on a daily wage of $2.50 picking cotton nor even as a waiter, he gets a job at a garage. He is enraged at a customer for belittling him and Josie, and is let go. Unemployed, unable to support his wife and son, he gets abusive and leaves – perhaps never to return.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Ivan Dixon and Abbey Lincoln star in the moving story of Nothing But a Man.
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Persona
Persona (1966)
94%RT Audience Score: 94%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Arguably Bergman’s finest film, Persona explores the human condition with intense curiosity, immense technical skill, and beguiling warmth.
If you’re looking for a movie that will make you question everything you know about film, Persona is the one for you. It’s like a movie within a movie, but then the inner movie gets thrown away and you’re left wondering what the heck just happened. But don’t worry, it’s worth seeing – even twice, according to some critics. And let’s be real, who doesn’t love a good mind-bending, surreal experience? Just be prepared to feel confused, intrigued, fascinated, and maybe a little sad for the women in the story.
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
Lopert Pictures Corp., United Artists, Video Yesteryear, Reel Media International [us], MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
TV-MA
Year of Release
1966
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Stereo
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Aspect ratio:16:9 HD
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Runtime:1h 21m
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Language(s):
-
Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 6, 1967 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 10, 2004
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
Persona, drama, Swedish, Ingmar Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Margareta Krook, Jörgen Lindström, directed by Ingmar Bergman, written by Ingmar Bergman, produced by Ingmar Bergman, reviewed by David Jenkins, Geoffrey Macnab, Pauline Kael, Derek Malcolm, Scott Tobias, Michael Wilmington, Barbara Grier, Sarah Brinks, Tom Milne, Robert Kotlowitz, CJ Sheu, genre, box office performance, budget, MPAA rating, Elisabeth Vogler, Anna, The Nurse, Mr Vogler, The Doctor, The Boy, The Actress, drama, psychological, surrealism, identity, perception, deception, existential crisis, emotional breakdown, mute patient, emotional convergence, intense curiosity, immense technical skill, beguiling warmth
Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Liv Ullmann – Elisabeth Vogler, The Actress
Gunnar Björnstrand – Mr. Vogler
Margareta Krook – The Doctor
Jörgen Lindström – The Boy, Elisabeth’s Son (uncredited)
Ingmar Bergman – Director
Director(s)
Ingmar Bergman
Writer(s)
Ingmar Bergman
Producer(s)
Ingmar Bergman
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (54) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (49) | Rotten (5)
Hardcore surrealism is rarely this enjoyable.
January 2, 2018 | Rating: 5/5
David Jenkins
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
It remains as mysterious and troubling now as it ever was.
December 27, 2017 | Rating: 5/5
Geoffrey Macnab
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
[Bergman] gives us a movie within a movie, but he seems hardly to have made the enclosing movie, and then he throws away the inner one.
April 7, 2016
Pauline Kael
New Yorker
TOP CRITIC
One of the most complicated and radical films even Bergman ever made.
April 23, 2014
Derek Malcolm
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
[…]Persona marks a radical break for Bergman, an acknowledgment up front of the illusion and fundamental artifice of making movies.
April 7, 2014 | Rating: 4.5/5
Scott Tobias
The Dissolve
TOP CRITIC
One of the screen’s supreme works and perhaps Ingmar Bergman’s finest film.
July 23, 2013 | Rating: 4/4
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
The movie is weird, as are all of [Bergman’s], but it is worth seeing — even twice.
June 30, 2021
Barbara Grier
The Ladder
Persona was a challenging film to watch, but I really responded to it. I was confused, intrigued, fascinated, and sad for both the women in the story.
March 29, 2021
Sarah Brinks
Battleship Pretension
There are so many threads… in this extraordinary, tantalising film that it ts impossible to give precise directions: more perhaps than any other film in the history of the cinema, it is a treasure trove in which each must seek his own jewels.
November 20, 2020
Tom Milne
Observer (UK)
This original and individual work acts upon us in its own way; what is finally impossible to escape are the faces of Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullmann, agonized objects of Bergman’s worship.
August 4, 2020
Robert Kotlowitz
Harper’s Magazine
[T]hose affecting scenes linger still in the mind. Though products of manipulation, the emotions are real. Cinema speaks in spite of itself-and in spite of Bergman.
July 1, 2020
CJ Sheu
Review Film Review
Completely exhausted the medium’s potential in one staggering blaze of monochromatic glory.
July 25, 2019 | Rating: 5/5
Tim Brayton
Alternate Ending…
Plot
A famous stage actress suffers a breakdown and goes to a beach house with only a nurse as company, leading to a strange emotional convergence between the two women in Ingmar Bergman’s acclaimed drama, Persona.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features Liv Ullmann and Bibi Andersson giving towering, absolutely perfect performances.
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A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
89%RT Audience Score: 87%
Awards & Nominations: Won 6 Oscars
33 wins & 9 nominations total
Solid cinematography and enjoyable performances from Paul Scofield and Robert Shaw add a spark to this deliberately paced adaptation of the Robert Bolt play
A Man For All Seasons is a movie that will make you feel like you’re back in school, but in a good way. The story of Sir Thomas More’s stand against Henry VIII is brought to life by an excellent cast and beautiful filmmaking. It’s a religious movie that’s actually intelligent, and it’s incredibly relevant today. Plus, Paul Scofield’s performance as More is momentous, menacing, and severe, all at the same time. If you’re looking for a movie that’s both engaging and intellectually satisfying, this is the one for you.
Production Company(ies)
Selznick International Pictures,, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Studley Priory, Horton Hill, Horton-cum-Studley, Oxfordshire, England, UK
MPAA / Certificate
G
Year of Release
1966
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.66 : 1
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Runtime:2h 0m
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Language(s):English, Latin, Spanish, French
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 12, 1966 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 20, 2007
Genre(s)
History/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Susannah York, directed by Fred Zinnemann, written by Robert Bolt, History, Drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Brenda Davies, Kate Cameron, Pauline Kael, Nell Minow, TIME Staff, A.D Murphy, Matthew Pejkovic, James Wegg, Mike Massie, Tim Brayton, Wendy Michener, producer Fred Zinnemann, Columbia Pictures, G MPAA rating, Sir Thomas More, King Henry VIII, Cardinal Wolsey, Alice More, Thomas Cromwell, Margaret More, Tudor England, religious principles, moral conflict, personal victory, Catholicism, annulment, treason, nobility, cinematography, minimalist, theatrical, legal, spiritual, political, human, nuanced, sophisticated, witty, audacious, tragic, hero, faith, respectability, underwhelming
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Robert Shaw – King Henry VIII
Orson Welles – Cardinal Wolsey
Wendy Hiller – Alice More
Leo McKern – Thomas Cromwell
Susannah York – Margaret More
Director(s)
Fred Zinnemann
Writer(s)
Robert Bolt
Producer(s)
Fred Zinnemann
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 6 Oscars
33 wins & 9 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Picture Winners, Oscar Winners
All Critics (44) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (37) | Rotten (7)
Like all Zinnemann’s best films this is a story of moral conflict and personal victory; his respect for his material and his players allows that victory real nobility.
January 28, 2020
Brenda Davies
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
It is profoundly stirring in its dramatic conception, appealing as it does to the mind, heart, eye and ear.
February 18, 2015
Kate Cameron
New York Daily News
TOP CRITIC
There’s more than a little of the school pageant in the rhythm of the movie: Though it’s all neater than our school drama coaches could make it, the figures group and say their assigned lines and move on.
August 30, 2012
Pauline Kael
The New Republic
TOP CRITIC
Superb movie of More’s stand against Henry VIII.
December 21, 2010 | Rating: 5/5
Nell Minow
Common Sense Media
TOP CRITIC
One of the most intelligent religious movies ever made.
February 20, 2009
TIME Staff
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Producer-director Fred Zinnemann has blended all filmmaking elements into an excellent, handsome and stirring film version of A Man For All Seasons.
January 29, 2008
A.D. Murphy
Variety
TOP CRITIC
A robust portrayal of one mans stand for virtue against a corrupt tyranny, with the story of Sir Thomas Moore incredibly relevant today.
February 13, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Matthew Pejkovic
Matt’s Movie Reviews
In silence is my safety.
January 17, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
James Wegg
JWR
Scofield’s screen presence is alternately momentous, menacing, and severe, with speeches and mannerisms that perfectly exude the confidence appropriate for the role.
August 27, 2020 | Rating: 6/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
More lively and biting than typical English history Oscarbait, a genuinely engaging story of political intrigue made palatable through its sharp cast and dialogue.
April 27, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5
Tim Brayton
Alternate Ending
Bolt’s somewhat abstract arguments of honor are brought to life by Paul Scofield’s warm voice and presence.
January 28, 2020
Wendy Michener
Maclean’s Magazine
There is something deeply, intellectually satisfying in hearing someone, even someone semi-fictional, articulate one’s own ideas more eloquently and forcefully than one could oneself.
February 14, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
Kenneth R. Morefield
1More Film Blog…
Plot
The story takes place in sixteenth century England. But men like Sir Thomas More, who love life yet have the moral fiber to lay down their lives for their principles, are found in every century. Concentrating on the last seven years of the English Chancellor’s life, the struggle between More and King Henry VIII hinges on Henry’s determination to break with Rome so he can divorce his current wife and wed again, and good Catholic More’s inability to go along with such heresy. More resigns as Chancellor, hoping to be able to live out his life as a private citizen. But Henry will settle for nothing less than that the much respected More give public approval to his headstrong course.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Robert Shaw’s portrayal of King Henry VIII is described as “flamboyant and problematic” in the audience review section.
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