9/11/23 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: The Count Of Monte Cristo (1975)

The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1975 film produced by ITC Entertainment  and based upon the 1844 novel The Count Of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.It was directed by David Greene and starred Richard Chamberlain as Edmond Dantès, Kate Nelligan as Mercedes, Tony Curtis as Fernand Mondego, Louis Jourdan who played Edmond Dantès in the  1961 til adaptation of the novel as De Villefort, Donald Pleasence as Danglars,  Trevor Howard as Abbé Faria  and Isabelle de Valvert as Haydee.  Continue reading

11/17/14 O&A Hollywood Monday: Some Like it Hot

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Some Like It Hot (1959) film comedy directed by Billy Wilder; and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. The supporting cast includes George Raft, Pat O’Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee and Nehemiah Persoff. In 2000 the American Film Institute listed Some Like It Hot as the greatest American comedy film of all time.
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