"Der Teufelshauptmann ist der zweite Teil von John Fords berühmter Trilogie über die amerikanische Kavallerie, die auch die Filme Bis zum letzten Mann und Rio Grande umfasst. Dieser nachdenkliche Western zeigt erneut die Faszination, die das Verlöschen der Vergangenheit in der Geschichtsschreibung auf den Regisseur ausübt. Hier bietet John Wayne (Alamo, Rio Bravo) eine seiner sensibleren Schauspielleistungen in der Rolle des Hauptmanns N ..."
"Blarney and bliss, mixed in equal proportions. John Wayne plays an American boxer who returns to the Emerald Isle, his native land. What he finds there is a fiery prospective spouse (Maureen O'Hara) and a country greener than any Ireland seen before or since--it's no surprise The Quiet Man won an Oscar for cinematography. It also won an Oscar for John Ford's direction, his fourth such award. The film was a deeply personal project for Fo ..."
"Four years before he revived and elevated the Western in Stagecoach, director John Ford guided this atmospheric melodrama to multiple Academy Awards, proving that his underlying skills as a storyteller, visual designer, and dramatic guide didn't need epic scale, sweeping action, or favorite star John Wayne to achieve dramatic impact. Based on Liam O'Flaherty's novel set during the Sinn Fein rebellion in 1922, Dudley Nichols's script off ..."
"Blarney and bliss, mixed in equal proportions. John Wayne plays an American boxer who returns to the Emerald Isle, his native land. What he finds there is a fiery prospective spouse (Maureen O'Hara) and a country greener than any Ireland seen before or since--it's no surprise The Quiet Man won an Oscar for cinematography. It also won an Oscar for John Ford's direction, his fourth such award. The film was a deeply personal project for Fo ..."
"Mae West stars as beautiful Rose Carlton, a kept woman who escapes to Alaska and the Gold Rush of the 1890s after commiting a murder in self-defense. There, she is redeemed by becoming a missionary, saving souls in her own risque style."
"Yes, this is meant to be a "faithful" historical account of the events leading to Lady Godiva's naked horse-ride through the streets of Coventry, but, strange enough, it seems to more closely resemble a broad comedy remake of Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew". Maureen O'Hara, the undisputed Queen of Technicolor, rides to glory in the title role of LADY GODIVA OF COVENTRY (1955); with George Nader as her husband, Lord Leofric, the Earl ..."
"Marlene Dietrich delivers a subtle and witty performance as a Viennese prostitute who offers her services as a spy during WWI. As "Agent X-27" our heroine proves invaluable to her superiors, seducing and betraying enemy officers with the greatest of ease. But when she falls in love with Russian spy Lt. Kranau (Victor McLaglen), she permits him to escape her clutches, and as a consequence is sentenced to be executed. Ever the mistress of ..."
"George Stevens' classic action-comedy stars Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Victor McLaglen as a trio of carousing British army officers in 1890s colonial India. When the telegraph wires to one of the British outposts are found to have been cut, the three friends, Sergeants Cutter (Grant), Ballantine (Fairbanks), and McChesney (McLaglen), are sent to investigate. They encounter the Thugges, a cult of religious extremists intent o ..."
"Blarney and bliss, mixed in equal proportions. John Wayne plays an American boxer who returns to the Emerald Isle, his native land. What he finds there is a fiery prospective spouse (Maureen O'Hara) and a country greener than any Ireland seen before or since--it's no surprise The Quiet Man won an Oscar for cinematography. It also won an Oscar for John Ford's direction, his fourth such award. The film was a deeply personal project for Fo ..."