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John Huston

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ChinatownChinatown (1974) Aro Favourite
Dir. Roman Polanski
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Roman Polanski, John Huston
Classic detective thriller in the Hammett–Chandler tradition, with Jack Nicholson as P.I. Jake Gittes, whose simple case leads to murder and…
Man Who Would Be King, TheMan Who Would Be King, The (1975)
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Sean Connery, Michael Caine
Conmen Sean Connery and Michael Caine have grand old–fashioned adventures in remote India.
Sherlock Holmes in New YorkSherlock Holmes in New York (1976)
Dir. Boris Sagal
Feat. Roger Moore, Patrick Macnee, John Huston
Fun addition to the Holmes canon with the great detective pursuing his arch rival Moriarty through New York after his nemesis pulls off a daring bank…
Hobbit, TheHobbit, The (1977)
Dir. Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jnr
Feat. Orson Bean, Richard Boone, John Huston
A homebody demi–human in Middle Earth gets talked into joining a quest with a group of dwarves to recover their treasure from a dragon.…
Wise BloodWise Blood (1978) Recommended
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Brad Dourif
Brad Dourif plays the obsessed leader of the 'Church Without Christ' in this marvellous satire on contemporary evangelism in the American South. From…
Winter KillsWinter Kills (1979)
Dir. William Richert
Feat. Jeff Bridges, John Huston, Anthony Perkins
Low–key but satisfying 'redux' of the Kennedy assassination posits a parallel scenario where the half–brother of an assassinated…
Jaguar Lives!Jaguar Lives! (1979)
Dir. Ernest Pintoff
Feat. Joe Lewis, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence
A Spanish–American actioner featuring "three Bond villains" and "one Bond beauty" in the cast but who, in true exploitation fashion, barely…
Visitor, TheVisitor, The (Stridulum) (1979)
Dir. Giulio Paradisi
Feat. Joanne Nail, Lance Henriksen, Paige Conner
A young girl cursed with an inhuman, malevolent power is central to a cosmic battle between forces of good and evil in this ambitious and at times…
VictoryVictory (Escape to Victory) (1981) Recommended
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow
Implausible yet jolly entertaining WWII story has a soccer team of assorted POWs attempting to escape a Paris stadium during a match against the Nazi…
AnnieAnnie (1982) Recommended
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Tim Curry
Rumbunctious Broadway musical, set in the Depression–era, follows the young moptop's orphanage experiences, and fateful encounter with…
LovesickLovesick (1983)
Dir. Marshall Brickman
Feat. Dudley Moore, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Guinness
A psychiatrist who falls in love with a patient is visited by the spirit of Sigmund Freud, who gives him advice on how to handle it.
Under the VolcanoUnder the Volcano (1984)
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews
Solid dramatisation of Malcolm Lowry's 'unfilmable' novel about the sordid death of an alcoholic diplomat in 30s Mexico. Distinguished by intense,…
Prizzi's HonorPrizzi's Honor (1985)
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Anjelica Huston
Jack Nicholson plays a Mafia hitman, embroiled in some ripely comic and sexy intrigues.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents… (1985)
Dir. Various
Feat. Ned Beatty, John Huston, Steven Bauer
Four episodes from the TV–series, posthumously endorsed by Hitch, which replicate his blend of suspense, macabre humour and brutal…
Dead, TheDead, The (1987) Recommended
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Anjelica Huston
James Joyce's novella adapted as personal, fascinating vignettes of family life in Ireland, 1904. Anjelica Huston stars in her father's final film.

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