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Robert Aldrich

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Vera CruzVera Cruz (1954) Recommended
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster
Humour and suspense reflect the uneasy alliance of Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster who collaborate to depose a corrupt Emperor in 1860s Mexico.
ApacheApache (1954)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Jean Peters, John McIntire
Although now dated in it's treatment of the subject – like casting the blue–eyed Lancaster as an Apache Indian – at the time this…
Kiss Me DeadlyKiss Me Deadly (1955) Recommended
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart
Ralph Meeker is Mike Hammer in this high–octane film noir, shamelessly blood–soaked in B–movie / pulp novel tradition. The…
Big Knife, TheBig Knife, The (1955) Recommended
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Rod Steiger
Lurid expose of the Hollywood 'studio system' from the melodramatic pen of playwright Clifford Odets. Palance shows a rare vulnerability as a…
Attack!Attack! (1956) Recommended
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Jack Palance, Lee Marvin, Eddie Albert
Departing from the glory–day stories of WW2, Aldrich offers a hard–edged realism to the nightmare of war. Jack Palance, Lee Marvin and…
Last Sunset, TheLast Sunset, The (1961)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Rock Hudson, Dorothy Malone
Melodramatic Western set against the backdrop of the Texas/Mexico border stars Kirk Douglas as a fugitive hounded by Rock Hudson's sheriff, only to…
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) Aro Favourite
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono
Joan Crawford and Bette Davis scheme and brood in this memorable gothic melodrama about an aged child star and her embittered and jealous sister who…
4 For Texas4 For Texas (Four for Texas) (1963)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Ursula Andress
Frivolous comedy–western in which "Rat Pack–ers" Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin play friendly rivals who each make a bid for a waterfront…
Hush, Hush, Sweet CharlotteHush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1965) Recommended
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten
Macabre shocks and bitter twists spike this outrageous gothic melodrama about an ageing, lonely Bette Davis disturbed by pressure from council…
Flight of the Phoenix, TheFlight of the Phoenix, The (1965) Recommended
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch
One of the great survival–adventure films has an all–star cast crash landing their cargo plane deep in the Sahara, with no obvious means…
Dirty Dozen, TheDirty Dozen, The (1967) Recommended
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson
A group of hardened criminals redeem themselves when recruited for a suicide mission during World War 2. An exciting adventure classic.
Killing of Sister GeorgeKilling of Sister George (1968)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Beryl Reid
While lesbian soap–opera actress Beryl Reid attempts to stop her character being 'killed–off', a tangled game of sexual politics is…
Too Late The HeroToo Late The Hero (Suicide Run) (1970)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Ian Bannen
An impressive WW2 actioner from one of the experts, dir. Aldrich (ATTACK) investing a dangerous mission in the Pacific with a certain moral…
Grissom Gang, TheGrissom Gang, The (1971)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Kim Darby, Scott Wilson, Tony Musante
Crime noir set in Missouri during the Depression, following the kidnapping of a priviledged meat heiress by notorious amateur hoodlums the Grissom…
Ulzana's RaidUlzana's Raid (1972)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Bruce Davison
Burt Lancaster saddles up to hunt a band of Apache Indians who have escaped their impoverished reservation and have gone on the warpath. One of…
Emperor of the NorthEmperor of the North (1973)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Keith Carradine
Depression set actioner with Borgnine as a violent train conductor determined to prevent hobo Marvin bumming a ride.
Longest Yard, The (1974)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert
Long on black comedy and exciting action scenes, this prison–yard drama organises an American Football playoff between the prisoners (led by…
HustleHustle (1975)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Catherine Deneuve, Eddie Albert
A case–hardened Los Angeles detective finds himself drawn into a dark, complex puzzle involving the death of a teenage girl, but his…
Twilight's Last GleamingTwilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Charles Durning
A powerful political thriller following an American Air Force pilot (Burt Lancaster) who goes renegade, escaping from military prison and taking…
Frisco Kid, TheFrisco Kid, The (1979)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Harrison Ford, Gene Wilder
Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder cross joke–strewn terrain in this comedy Western.

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