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Knife in the Water (1962, aka Nóż w wodzie)

March 31, 2020by Eric Binford 4 Comments

Synopsis: An upper-class couple (Leon Niemczyk and Jolanta Umecka) invites a young hitchhiker (Zygmunt Malanowicz) to go boating with them and… Reaction & Thoughts: “If two men are on board, […]

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1962

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

December 1, 2018by Eric Binford 19 Comments

Synopsis: Wheelchair-bound ex-movie star Blanche Hudson (Joan Crawford, A Woman’s Face) is at the mercy of her mentally disturbed sister and ex-vaudeville child star “Baby” Jane Hudson (Bette Davis) in […]

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1962

Big Red (1962)

June 29, 2018by Eric Binford 2 Comments

Synopsis: In Canada, a wealthy landowner (Walter Pidgeon, Mrs. Miniver) hires an orphan (Gilles Payant) to take care of his prized dog, an Irish Setter named “Red.” The child and […]

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1962

Term of Trial (1962)

March 13, 2018by Eric Binford 6 Comments

Synopsis: A kindhearted middle-aged teacher, played by Sir Laurence Olivier (Wuthering Heights), is falsely accused of raping one of his students. The teacher’s working-class town quickly turns against the dedicated […]

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1962

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)

December 13, 2017by Eric Binford 4 Comments

Synopsis: The true story of the Grimm Brothers, Wilhelm (Laurence Harvey, Room at the Top) and Jacob (Carl Boehm, Peeping Tom), who together wrote some of the best-known fairy tales. […]

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1962

Mamma Roma (1962)

March 20, 2017by Eric Binford 4 Comments

Synopsis: A prostitute nick-named “Mama Roma” (Anna Magnani, The Rose Tattoo) decides to call it quits. She buys a fruit stand and moves to a respectable neighborhood with her estranged […]

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1962

The Miracle Worker (1962)

January 25, 2016by Eric Binford 10 Comments

Synopsis: Anne Bancroft (The Graduate) plays teacher Anne Sullivan, who is hired by a wealthy Southern family to teach their deaf, blind, and mute daughter, Helen Keller (Patty Duke, Valley […]

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1962

Dr. No (1962)

June 30, 2015by Eric Binford 4 Comments

Synopsis: A British spy, James Bond (Sean Connery, Outland), travels to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of another agent and his secretary. During the course of his investigation, Bond encounters […]

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1962

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

June 23, 2015by Eric Binford 6 Comments

Synopsis: Gregory Peck (The Yearling and Roman Holiday) is southern lawyer Atticus Finch who, during the depression era, defends a black man (Brock Peters, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country) […]

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1962

Lawrence of Arabia (1962, Director’s Cut)

March 23, 2015by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: The true story of enigmatic British military figure Colonel T. E. Lawrence (Peter O’Toole, The Lion in Winter), who in 1916 was sent to the Arabian Peninsula to evaluate […]

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