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review by Lionheart from SHEFFIELD
Simply Brilliant!!! 12 November 2007
review by Donensian from Doncaster
Fun with ghosties and ghouls 15 October 2010
review by A customer from Whitley Bay
Classic Western 18 August 2005
Anthony Quinn - filmography
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A Walk In The Clouds
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Anthony Quinn, Giancarlo Giannini
Director: Alfonso Arau
Certificate: 
In this atmospheric romantic drama, Keanu Reeves plays Paul Sutton, who has just returned home from a stretch in the Army during World War II. Still reeling from the horrors of war, Paul wants to settle down and start a farm, but his wife Betty (Debra Messing), whom he met and impulsively married ..read more »
 
62%
from 3,016 members
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Last Action Hero
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney
Director: John McTiernan
Certificate: 
A Schwarzenegger double-bill.THE 6TH DAY: In the not-too-distant future, when pets can be cloned after they die and "virtual girlfriends" can be installed and programmed, Adam Gibson (Arnold Schwarzenegger) works as a helicopter tour pilot. On his birthday he comes home to discover an identical ..read more »
56%
from 11,054 members
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Mobsters
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Richard Grieco
Director: Michael Karbelnikoff
Certificate: 
Four young men from humble backgrounds rise to the top through organised crime in 1920s New York. They find that their expanding crime empire brings with it its own problems, both between themselves and among other gangsters.
63%
from 672 members
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Revenge
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn, Madeleine Stowe
Director: Tony Scott
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Costner stars as Michael J. Cochran, a former fighter pilot who finds himself irresistibly drawn to the beautiful wife of an old friend. Anthony Quinn , in a powerful performance, co-stars as the husband who reacts with uncontrollable rage to the double betrayal. His brutal attack on the adulterous ..read more »
63%
from 874 members
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The Old Man and the Sea
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Anthony Quinn, Alexis Cruz
Director: Jud Taylor
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Santiago is an old Cuban fisherman who has caught no fish for eighty-four days. In desperation he takes to the sea and travels into the depths of the Gulf Stream. His courage and faith in himself when all else seems bleak is an inspiration to all...
65%
from 96 members
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Seminole
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Rock Hudson, Barbara Hale, Anthony Quinn
Director: Budd Boetticher
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Relocated to Fort King, Officer Lance Caldwell must chose between his loyalty to the local maniacal mayor and his life-long friendship with the chief of an Indian tribe.
55%
from 38 members
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High Risk
on DVD
(1981)
Starring: James Brolin, Anthony Quinn, Lindsay Wagner
Director: Stewart Raffill
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Four American friends, badly needing money, decide to make a commando-like raid into a South American country and steal $5 million from the hacienda of an American-born drug dealer who lives there. The four Americans then succeed rather easily in stealing the money, but soon run into trouble trying ..read more »
53%
from 82 members
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The Lion Of The Desert - Blu-ray
(1981)
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Rod Steiger
Director: Moustapha Akkad
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Libyan leader Moummar Quaddafi financed this desert epic about a Libyan hero who helped his nation fend off an Italian invasion in 1929. Anthony Quinn stars as Omar Mukhtar, who organizes Libyan forces to hold off the encroaching Italian troops under General Rodolfo Graziana (Oliver Reed), who are ..read more »
20%
from 1 member
Due for release on 2nd July 2012
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Lion Of The Desert
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Rod Steiger
Director: Moustapha Akkad
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The year is 1929 and dictator Mussolini, infuriated by the 20 year war waged by Bedouin patriots to combat Italian colonisation, orders his new military Governor to crush the Bedouins and capture their leader, Mukhtar. But Mukhtar has other plans and leads his men on a fearless battle to rid Africa ..read more »
70%
from 461 members
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The Passage
(1979)
Starring: Anthony Quinn, James Mason, Malcolm McDowell
Director: J. Lee Thompson
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Director J. Lee Thompson directed this World War II adventure drama from a script by author Bruce Nicolaysen who adapted the screenplay from his novel The Perilous Passage. Anthony Quinn stars as a brave Basque mountaineer who is hired by the American military to guide Professor Bergsson (James ..read more »
30%
from 4 members
Currently unavailable
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Target Of An Assassin
(1978)
Starring: Anthony Quinn, John Phillip Law, Simon Sabela
Director: Peter Collinson
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Top-billed Anthony Quinn plays a male nurse, assigned to care for a powerful tribal leader (Simon Sabela). With many threats against his well-being, the leader is heavily guarded around the clock. But Quinn manages to kidnap his patient, leading to a series of curious and occasionally confusing ..read more »
10%
from 1 member
Not available for rental
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The Message
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1977)
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara
Director: Moustapha Akkad
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This handsomely-mounted historical epic concerns the birth of the Islamic faith and the story of the prophet Mohammed -- who, in accordance with the tenants of Islam, is never seen or heard (any physical depiction of the prophet is considered a heinous sin within the faith). In Mecca in the 7th ..read more »
72%
from 1,153 member
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The Message - Blu-ray
(1976)
Starring: Damien Thomas, Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas
Director: Moustapha Akkad
Certificate:
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This handsomely-mounted historical epic concerns the birth of the Islamic faith and the story of the prophet Mohammed -- who, in accordance with the tenants of Islam, is never seen or heard (any physical depiction of the prophet is considered a heinous sin within the faith). In Mecca in the 7th ..read more »
20%
from 1 member
Due for release on 2nd July 2012
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The Secret of Santa Vittoria
on DVD
(1969)
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Virna Lisi
Director: Stanley Kramer
Certificate: 
Bombolini is a fairly worthless drunk in the small Italian town of Santa Vittoria in the closing days of World War II. When word comes that the Fascist government has surrendered, he climbs a water tower to tear down the flag. He can't get down and someone gets the crowd to chant his name to give ..read more »
74%
from 118 members
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The Shoes of the Fisherman
(1968)
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier
Director: Michael Anderson
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All eyes are focused on the Vatican, hoping to see the traditional puffs of white smoke that signal the selection of the next Pope. But this time, much more is at stake. The new pontiff may be the only person who can bring peace to a world hovering on the edge of nuclear nightmare.
60%
from 15 members
Currently unavailable
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The 25th Hour
(1967)
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Virna Lisi, Grégoire Aslan
Director: Henri Verneuil
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Adapted from the novel by C. Virgil Gheorghiu, this satirical concentration-camp drama from Turkish-born French director Henri Verneuil stars Anthony Quinn as Johann Moritz, a Romanian peasant who experiences the horrors of World War II when the Nazis invade his country. Because local police chief ..read more »
55%
from 7 members
Currently unavailable
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Lost Command
on DVD
(1966)
Starring: Jacques Marin, Gregoire Aslan, Jean Servais
Director: Mark Robson
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This action-packed war film follows the adventures of a group of paratroopers in the French army. Leading the soldiers is Pierre Raspeguy (Anthony Quinn), a tough peasant who has risen through the ranks to become a lieutenant colonel. The troop first heads off to Indochina, where French forces ..read more »
57%
from 409 members
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A High Wind In Jamaica
on DVD
(1965)
Starring: James Coburn, Nigel Davenport, Anthony Quinn
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
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Set on the high seas, this exciting and often hilarious adventure story concerns a group of children who are being sent to England by their parents, who are worried that their children are missing out on a civilized upbringing. But while floating across the ocean, a band of pirates hijacks the ship,..read more »
64%
from 116 members
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Zorba The Greek
on DVD
(1964)
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas
Director: Michael Cacoyannis
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Michael Cacoyannis's powerful film starring Anthony Quinn garnered seven Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. On the Greek isle of Crete, Basil (Alan Bates), a shy, inhibited writer from England is befriended by Zorba, a boisterous, gregarious peasant with ..read more »
70%
from 1,044 member
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Lawrence Of Arabia
on DVD
(1962)
Starring: Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins
Director: David Lean
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This sweeping, highly literate historical epic covers the Allies' mideastern campaign during World War I as seen through the eyes of the enigmatic T. E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole, in the role that made him a star). After a prologue showing us Lawrence's ultimate fate, we flash back to Cairo in 1917. ..read more »
74%
from 22,385 members
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Requiem For Heavyweight
on DVD
(1962)
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney
Director: Ralph Nelson
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This big-screen adaptation of Rod Serling's landmark television drama is about an aging boxer whose controlling manager leads him to consider throwing fights instead of retiring. Packing a wallop, primarily as an in-depth character study, this drama is packed with real-life boxers and star power. ..read more »
69%
from 83 members
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Barabbas
on DVD
(1961)
Starring: Arthur Kennedy, Valentina Cortese, Harry Andrews
Director: Richard Fleischer
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When thief and murderer Barabbas (Anthony Quinn) is freed by the people of Judea rather than Jesus of Nazareth, the criminal struggles to understand why he was chosen to live. Rachel (Silvanno Mangano), the woman he loves, becomes a follower of Jesus, whom she believes has risen from the tomb. ..read more »
59%
from 308 members
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The Guns Of Navarone
on DVD
(1961)
Starring: Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn
Director: J. Lee Thompson
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The guns of Navarone are huge Nazi cannons, installed on an Aegean island behind enemy lines. Anthony Quayle is the officer assigned by the British to lead a task force to put the guns out of commission. When Quayle is injured, the mission winds up in the relatively inexperienced hands of Gregory ..read more »
70%
from 5,364 members
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Heller In Pink Tights
on DVD
(1960)
Starring: Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn
Director: George Cukor
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The only Western director George Cukor ever made, HELLER IN PINK TIGHTS is a comedy about show business with satirical commentary on the Western genre. The film, based on a novel by Louis L�Amour and full of witty exchanges and a striking visual style, concerns a vaudeville troupe that stays one ..read more »
46%
from 61 members
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Portrait in Black
(1960)
Starring: Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart
Director: Michael Gordon
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Wanting to be free of her crippled husband but not his enormous fortune, a glamorous wife talks her lover, who is also her spouse's personal physician, into injecting poison into the ailing industrialist. This crime melodrama chronicles the chain of events that leads to the murderous lovers' ..read more »
16%
from 3 members
Currently unavailable
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Warlock
(1959)
Starring: Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Certificate: 
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The town of Warlock is plagued by a gang of thugs, leading the inhabitants to hire Clay Blaisdell, a famous gunman, to act as Marshal. Various townspeople, concerned by the illegality of Blaisdell's position, induce one of the thugs, who has reformed, to accept the post of Sheriff in rivalry to the ..read more »
66%
from 293 members
Currently unavailable
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The Black Orchid
(1958)
Starring: Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Peter Mark Richman
Director: Martin Ritt, Martin Ritt
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After mobsters murder her husband, Rose Bianco works long hours making artificial flowers, to support herself and her son. Some suspect that Rose's demand for a lavish lifestyle, pushed her husband to a life of crime, and they blame her for his death. Widower Frank Valente is attracted to Rose, and ..read more »
68%
from 11 members
Currently unavailable
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Lust For Life
on DVD
(1956)
Starring: Kirk Douglas, James Donald, Anthony Quinn
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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This filmed biography of Vincent Van Gogh was adapted by Norman Corwin from the best-selling novel by Irving Stone, which was in turn inspired by the written correspondence between Van Gogh and his brother Theo. Kirk Douglas plays the tormented genius, whose obsessive devotion to his art engulfs, ..read more »
68%
from 399 members
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Viva Zapata
on DVD
(1952)
Starring: Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn
Director: Elia Kazan
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Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and directed by Elia Kazan, this film follows the life of Mexican revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (Marlon Brando) from his peasant upbringing, through his rise to power in the early 1900s, to his death. The film presents an interesting but fictionalized picture of ..read more »
61%
from 452 members
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Tycoon
on DVD
(1947)
Starring: John Wayne, Laraine Day, Cedric Hardwicke
Director: Richard Wallace
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Tycoon stars John Wayne as Johnny Monroe, a contractor who becomes embroiled in a personal and professional battle with a powerful millionaire Frederick Alexander who plans to build a railroad in South America. The battle heightens when Monroe falls in love with Maura, Alexander's beautiful, ..read more »
58%
from 110 members
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Sinbad The Sailor
on DVD
(1947)
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak
Director: Richard Wallace
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In the RKO swashbuckler SINBAD THE SAILOR, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. nostalgically emulates his famous father. The first seven voyages of Sinbad have come and gone: now he is on an eighth mission, in search of the island where Alexander the Great allegedly hid his treasure. Participants in the ..read more »
66%
from 42 members
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Guadalcanal Diary
on DVD
(1943)
Starring: Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix
Director: Lewis Seiler
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Wartime account of the Marine invasion of the Solomon Islands during WWII. Clearly intended to bolster home-front morale, but the better-than-average cast of tough guys and the proximity of the release to the events themselves give the action an added urgency.
56%
from 87 members
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The Ox-Bow Incident
on DVD
(1943)
Starring: Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Mary Beth Hughes
Director: William A. Wellman
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Two drifters are passing through a Western town, when news comes in that a local farmer has been murdered and his cattle stolen. The townspeople, joined by the drifters, form a posse to catch the perpetrators. They find three men in possession of the cattle, and are determined to see justice done ..read more »
72%
from 349 members
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Blood and Sand
(1941)
Starring: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Rita Hayworth
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
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Swashbuckling film hero Tyrone Power stars in this remake of the 1922 film that made the heartthrob Rudolph Valentino into a household name. Juan, a poor boy from Seville, dreams of becoming a world-famous matador. He also dreams of marrying the beauteous Carmen Espinosa. Both wishes eventually ..read more »
47%
from 9 members
Currently unavailable
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Ghost Breakers
on DVD
(1940)
Starring: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Richard Carlson
Director: George Marshall
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Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard's comic timing is excellent, and the works on which they are teamed together contain some of the funniest moments filmed by either actor. Hope plays Larry Lawrence, a New York City detective who becomes involved in a gangster-related hotel shoot-out. Believing he has ..read more »
64%
from 662 members
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...m, with great acting and directorial skill. A must see 'film before you die'. Anthony Quinn & Irene Papas are brilliant throughout. Wholeheartedly recommended. ...
