Pandro S. Berman
Jailhouse Rock
En film som virkelig får frem en «indre Elvis» i enhver fan er Jailhouse Rock, kinosuksessen fra 1957 som ifølge Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide er «Elvis' beste film». Her spiller Kongen av Rock 'n' Roll Vince Everett, som sitter i fengsel for drap etter et barslagsmål. I fengselet lærer Vince å lage låter istedet for å banke opp bartendere, og når han så endelig slipper ut på prøve, legger han ut på en humpete vei mot en karriere innen musikk og film. Historien sprites opp av seks Presley-låter av Jerry Lieber og Mike Stoller, inkludert Treat Me Nice, I Wanna Be Free og den fengende tittellåten, som var Presleys egen favoritt blant alle filmlåtene han gjorde. «Det er dyret i meg som kommer frem», sier Elvis etter å ha kysset Peggy (Judy Tyler). Kanskje det, men i denne filmen kommer det beste i ham frem også!
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Sweet Bird of Youth
Oscar-winning adaptation of Tennessee Williams' acclaimed play stars Academy Award-winner Paul Newman ("Nobody's Fool," "The Sting," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid") as a womanizing drifter who returns to his Florida home town with an aging movie actress only to run into trouble with his former girlfriend's corrupt father. Ed Begley ("12 Angry Men") took home an Oscar for his portrayal of the brutal mayor who seeks revenge on Newman for seducing his daughter. Oscar-winner Geraldine Page ("The Trip to Bountiful") scored an Oscar nomination as the fading movie queen, as did Shirley Knight (TV's "The Billionaire Boys Club") as Newman's girlfriend. With Oscar-nominee and Emmy-winner Rip Torn (TV's "The Larry Sanders Show"). Written and directed by Academy Award-winner Richard Brooks ("Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"). Produced by Academy Award-recipient Pandro S. Berman ("Ivanhoe," "Top Hat," "Father of the Bride").
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The Blackboard Jungle
Glenn Ford and Sidney Poitier star in a gritty urban drama about a high school teacher who will not allow himself to be defeated by his tough inner city students ... even when he is assaulted and his pregnant wife is threatened.
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Butterfield 8
Academy Award-winner Elizabeth Taylor ("National Velvet," "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?") won an Oscar for her portrayal of a prostitute who wants to go straight and settle down with the right man. Co-starring Oscar-nominee Laurence Harvey ("The Manchurian Candidate"), singer Eddie Fisher, Dina Merrill ("Operation Petticoat") and Oscar-nominee Mildred Dunnock ("Death of a Salesman"). Produced by Academy Award-recipient Pandro S. Berman ("Ivanhoe," "Top Hat," "Father of the Bride").
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Brudens far (Father of the Bride)
Advokaten Stanley T. Banks er ikke forberedt når datteren, Kay, kunngjør at hun er forlovet med Buckley Dunstan, mens kona Ellie og sønnen Tommy gleder seg over Kays bryllup. For Stanley er det ingen trøst at han får en "sønn" når han mister sin lille jente, som har blitt voksen og lever sitt eget liv. Kanskje vil alt ordne seg—dersom Stanley kan akseptere Buckley og overleve bryllupet. Og hvem betaler for det? Naturligvis er det Father of the Bride.
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