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George Stevens
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George Stevens - what members say
review by from Hastings,East Sussex
Classic 26 October 2004
review by A customer from London, England
The DVD Commentary is Outstanding Too 24 December 2004
George Stevens - filmography
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D-Day To Berlin
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: George Stevens Jr.
Director: George Stevens
Certificate: 
George Steven's colour documentary charting WWII from the Normandy invasion through to the fall of Berlin. Narrated by his son George Stevens Jr.
 
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from 94 members
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
on DVD
(1965)
Starring: Charlton Heston, Pat Boone, John Wayne
Director: George Stevens
Certificate: 
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George Stevens presents his monumental adaptation of the story of Jesus Christ starring Max von Sydow. The film concentrates on the most familiar episodes of the biblical story, including the birth of Christ in Bethlehem, Herod's (Jose Ferrer) decree of the execution of all male children in Judea, ..read more »
64%
from 674 members
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Giant
on DVD
(1956)
Starring: James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson
Director: George Stevens
Certificate: 
Edna Ferber's best-selling family saga was the source of Stevens' sprawling epic, which stars Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean, in his last film appearance. When Texas cattleman Bick Benedict (Hudson) goes to Virginia in the early 1920s to buy a prize stallion, he falls in love with ..read more »
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from 2,545 members
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Shane
on DVD
(1953)
Starring: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin
Director: George Stevens
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The simple story of a Wyoming range war is elevated to near-mythical status in producer/director George Stevens' Western classic Shane. Alan Ladd plays the title character, a mysterious drifter who rides into a tiny homesteading community and accepts the hospitality of a farming family. Patriarch ..read more »
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from 2,961 members
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A Place In The Sun
on DVD
(1951)
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Shelley Winters
Director: George Stevens
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Previously filmed in 1931 under its original title, Theodore Dreiser's bulky but brilliant novel An American Tragedy was remade in 1951 by George Stevens as A Place in the Sun. Montgomery Clift stars as George Eastman, a handsome and charming but basically aimless young man who goes to work in a ..read more »
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from 1,509 member
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I Remember Mama
(1948)
Starring: Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oskar Homolka
Director: George Stevens
Certificate: 
Irene Dunne stars in this nostalgic picture directed by George Stevens as the mother anyone would love. Chronicled by her aspiring-writer daughter (Barbara Bel Geddes), Mama is the matriarch of an immigrant Norwegian family in 1910 San Francisco. She and her husband bring up their four children ..read more »
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from 11 members
Currently unavailable
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The More the Merrier
(1943)
Starring: Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn
Director: George Stevens
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A sparkling little comedy set in overcrowded, wartime Washington D.C., Arthur shares her small, one-bedroom apartment with McCrea and Coburn; the latter playing matchmaker.
Coburn deservedly won a Best Supporting Oscar as the lovable Mr. Dingle.
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from 16 members
Currently unavailable
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The Talk Of The Town
on DVD
(1942)
Starring: Emma Dunn, Rex Ingram, Leonid Kinskey
Director: George Stevens
Certificate:
George Stevens' last film with Cary Grant represents yet another hit in his string of classic comedies. Grant stars as Leopold Dilg, a political activist who is wrongly indicted for arson and murder when a factory worker dies in a mill fire in the town of Sweetbrook. Believing that he'll be ..read more »
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from 733 members
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Penny Serenade
on DVD
(1941)
Starring: Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Beulah Bondi
Director: George Stevens
Certificate:
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When a newspaper man falls for a record store sales girl, their whirlwind courtship does not prepare him for a life of laughter, romance and tragedy. He must learn the value of true love, or face failure like he's never known. Academy Award Nominations: Best Actor--Cary Grant.
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from 611 members
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Vivacious Lady
on DVD
(1938)
Starring: Ginger Rogers, James Stewart, James Ellison
Director: George Stevens
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James Stewart and Ginger Rogers were an item when Vivacious Lady was filmed, and their obvious real-life affection for one another pours over onto the screen. Stewart plays Peter Morgan, a young botany professor who while on a visit to New York impulsively marries free-spirited nightclub singer ..read more »
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from 33 members
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Quality Street
on DVD
(1937)
Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Franchot Tone, Eric Blore
Director: George Stevens
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At the beginning of the Napoleonic wars; Phoebe Throssel waits patiently for Dr Valentine Brown (Franchot Tone, Phantom Lady) to propose marriage. She's devastated when he chooses to fight for king and country instead.Ten long years later, he returns to find Phoebe is - apparently - an old maid. ..read more »
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from 20 members
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A Damsel In Distress
on DVD
(1937)
Starring: Joan Fontaine, Fred Astaire, George Burns
Director: George Stevens
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Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose, with young Albert wagering on "Mr. X." After Alyce goes to London to meet a beau (bumping into dancer Jerry Halliday, instead), she is restricted to the castle to curb her scandalous ..read more »
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from 29 members
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Swing Time
(1935)
Starring: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore
Director: George Stevens
Certificate:
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The fifth sublime teaming of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, SWING TIME is regarded by many as their finest film. The tenuous plot, which mainly serves to connect the brilliant dance numbers, concerns John Lucky Garnett (Astaire), a gambler and professional dancer. When Garnett arrives late to his ..read more »
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from 1,074 member
Not currently released
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Annie Oakley
on DVD
(1935)
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, Melvyn Douglas
Director: George Stevens
Certificate:
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Barbara Stanwyk stars in this rip-roaring biopic of the sharpest shooter in the Old West. Annie Oakley is just a gal from the Ohio backwoods but her skill with the six-shooters wins her a place in Buffalo Bills legendary Wild West show.
Shes shown the ropes by fellow gunslinger Toby Walker (..read more »
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from 15 members
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George Stevens facts
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... of Deans.This film is a must for me.An epic story superbly directed by veteran George Stevens.
The film was unreleased at the time of Deans death ,and show what a powerhous...
