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4K Blu-ray Review: “A Bridge Too Far” (1977)

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“A Bridge Too Far” (1977) War Drama Running Time: 176 minutes Written by: William Goldman based on A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan Directed by: Richard Attenborough Featuring: Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Edward Fox, Elliott Gould, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Hardy Krüger, Laurence Olivier, Ryan O'Neal, Robert Redford, Maximilian Schell and Liv Ullmann Lt. Colonel J.O.E. Vandeleur: “Remember what the general said; we're the cavalry. It would be bad form to arrive in …

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Blu-ray review: “The Bounty” (1984)

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“The Bounty” (1984) Drama Running Time: 132 minutes Written by: Robert Bolt Directed by: Roger Donaldson Featuring: Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Edward Fox and Laurence Olivier Admiral Hood: “This court finds that the seizure of His Majesty's Armed Vessel Bounty was an act of mutiny by Fletcher Christian and others of her crew, and that her captain Lieutenant William Bligh is, in the …

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Blu-ray review: “Carrie” (1952)

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“Carrie” (1952) Drama Running Time: 106 minutes Written by: Theodore Dreiser, Ruth Goetz and Augustus Goetz Directed by: William Wyler Featuring: Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones and Edward Albert Julie Hurstwood: “Will you give her up?” George Hurstwood: “I'm not like you, Julia. I don't make threats, and I don't make promises.” Julie Hurstwood: “Well, I make them. And I keep them.” William Wyler’s 1952 melodrama Carrie, …

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