It was, however, championed by french film critics, awarded honors at the 1955 venice film festival, and has since amassed a cult audience due to its highly stylized nature and the. This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. The film was a japaneseamerican coproduction, with the original footage produced by toho, and the new footage produced by jewell enterprises. Story set in the film industry of hollywood and the people who live there, and the terrible effect that it has on them. With jack palance, lee marvin, eddie albert, robert strauss. A place in the sun 1951, from here to eternity 1953 the big knife 1955. The big knife 1955 cast and crew movie star charlie castle jack palance draws the ire of hollywood producer stanley hoff rod steiger when he refuses to sign a new sevenyear contract. Uk 1 jun 1956 22 weeks, flanders 1 dec 1956 6 months, radio luxembourg sheet music 1 for 5 weeks sep 1956, record mirror 1 for 6 weeks aug 1956, australia 1 for 8 weeks sep 1956, france 1 for 1 week jan 1957, oscar in 1956 film the man who knew too much, grammy hall of fame. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Ground 1952, the big knife 1955 and while the city sleeps 1956. Charles castle is a big film star who wants nothing to do with the major studio run by the wicked stanley hoff, despite the offer of a bigmoney contract. Baby doll 1956 and somebody up there likes me 1956. He is one of hollywoods biggest stars, so successful. Classic movies from 1950s that are not already in one of my other playlist categories. The big knife has had one revival on broadway, in 20. A cynical and grim account of war, the film is set in the latter stages of world war ii and tells the story of a frontline combat unit. It is a heavily reedited american adaptation, commonly referred to as an americanization, of the 1954 japanese film godzilla. Jack palance stars as charlie castle, a major film star who has refused to sign a longterm contract for big money with a studio run by the tyrannical stanley hoff rod steiger. The big knife addresses themes of the individuals struggle to maintain personal integrity. Download a sample list of available titles and additional research resources at ucla. A present day subsidiary of metrogoldwynmayer studio subcategories. Based upon the play of the same name by clifford odets, the big knife is a scathing look at hollywood politics set within the noirish world of the 1950s.
Had he still been in charge at mgm, im willing to bet the big knife might never have been made even as an independent film with a. Winner of the silver lion at the 1955 venice film festival, the big knife also boasts a remarkable cast list including jack palance shane as castle and rod steiger on the waterfront as hoff, plus shelley winters the night of the hunter, ida lupino on dangerous ground, jean hagen singin in the rain and everett sloane citizen kane. This has led to the return of his wife, marion ida lupino, who had left him due to his womanizing and a willingness to kowtow to hoff in doing bad movies only for. It usually gets filed in the film noir genre that was growing in strength at the time, but this is straight melodrama at.
Hollywood actor charles castle is pressured by his studio boss into a criminal coverup to protect his valuable career. Zoek je ome te sodom and gomorrah film in streamen online bekijken downloaden en film gekomen met faciliteiten. My favorites list became too large and unmanageable so i needed another way to list movies in smaller settings. The film stars jack palance, ida lupino, wendell corey, jean hagen, rod steiger, shelley winters, ilka chase, and everett sloane. Watch fulllength feature films, classic shorts, world culture documentaries, world war ii propaganda, movie trailers, and films created in just ten hours. The big knife is a dramatic film about a big time movie star that refuses to sign a long term studio contract. Two great movies, billy wilders sunset boulevard and george cukors a star is born, had already wickedly dissected the less glamorous side of life in the movie industry, but the big knife not only presents a far gloomier view of hollywood, but makes the backstage intrigues of the motion picture capital into a metaphor for the rampant political. Autumn leaves is a 1956 american film noir drama film directed by robert aldrich and starring joan crawford in an older womanyounger man tale of mental illness. The big knife 1955 starring jack palance, ida lupino. The big knife subtitles download movie and tv series. The big knife, bluray, with dvd, suspensefilm noir, 7607035787. The big knife is the sort of film that plainly reveals its origins as a theatrical production. Actor charles castle jack palance is a star in the purest sense of the word. A glossy, beautifully produced 40page booklet featuring an essay on the film, a reprinted article on writer clifford odets, cast and crew listing, transfer notes, and several blackandwhite scene stills is tucked inside the front cover.
Hollywood actor charles castle is pressured by his studio boss into a. Directed by robert aldrich, from a screenplay james poe adapted from the play by clifford odets, the big knife sounds a lot more watchable than it actually is. With almost unbearable tension and dynamite performances, particularly. The course will use film clips to illustrate the careers of montgomery clift, shelley. Its likely that producerdirector robert aldrich targeted the film in behalf of blacklisted mentor abraham polonsky with whom he had. A journey to the dark heart of hollywood an unscrupulous movie producer blackmails an unhappy star who opted for boxoffice success over art into signing a new contract. This cut was produced by castle films and distributed on 8mm silent film with scenes interspersed with interstitial text, with frequent use the word magic or magical in an attempt to more. The entire picturewith the brief exceptions of a beach scene, a 60second party sequence at a neighbors house, and a short conversation at the studiotranspires in and around charlies bel air home, most especially in his sumptuous living room. Jack palance and ida lupino in the big knife 1955 jack palance and rod steiger in the. The big knife 1955 stream and watch online moviefone. Charlie castle, a very successful hollywood actor, lives in a huge. Many of these videos are available for free download. Based on a play by clifford odets, this scathing look at the moviemaking industry offers a memorable group of loathsome producers, egomaniacal actors, spineless agents, betrayed wives, and amoral starlets as embodied by rod steiger, jack palance, ida lupino.
In 1945, an american infantry company sets up an artillery observation post, but tensions between captain cooney and lieutenant costa run high. The play was made into a 1955 film directed by robert aldrich. While the big knife was never positioned as a commercial film for the masses, it still failed to find an appreciative audience at the time of its release in the u. The arrow edition is missing a brief sequence featured on the mgm dvd edition. United artists films produced andor whose main distributor was the renowned united artists studio. The big knife by robert aldrich jack palance, ida lupino. A journey to the dark heart of hollywood an unscrupulous movie producer blackmails an unhappy star who opted for boxoffice success over art into signing a. The big knife 1955 stream and watch online movie star charlie castle jack palance draws the ire of hollywood producer stanley hoff rod steiger when he refuses to sign a new sevenyear contract. One response to big knife, the 1955 david csontos, on august 18th, 2008 at 8.
Yet the big knife contiues to fascinate at the same time it annoys. An educational film from 1956 about jerry and his gang of juvenile delinquents and a group worker who helps them. The original trailer in high definition of the big knife directed by robert aldrich and starring jack palance, ida lupino, wendell corey, jean hagen and rod steiger. These options are all featured in this diverse library. Director robert aldrich, who was fresh off of the mickey spillane thriller kiss me deadly, won the silver lion award at the venice film festival for his work on the film. We have now confirmed that we will be running a disc replacement programme. With jack palance, ida lupino, wendell corey, jean hagen. Hoge speed download, hoge kwaliteit, single klik op downloaden, sodom and gomorrah full hd download. We have indeed had a variety of the big knife correspondence and our production team have been investigating the situation for a while. The big knife 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Harlem globetrotters 1956 promotional reel 8mm film. The big knife arrives on bluray packaged in a standard clear case.
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