The film is based on the novel there was an old woman by lou ellen davis in may 1976 this was released in the united states under the title inn of the. The film was directed by daniel mann and stars william holden and ernest borgnine. Yukinojo henge an actors revenge 1971 rotten tomatoes. A deranged mother avenges herself against the man she thinks seduced her daughter by imprisoning him in a cage in her basement. Revenge 1971 a woman tries esp to find her husband bradford dillman, imprisoned in a madwomans shelley winters basement.
Les levres rouges daughters of darkness is a stylish, fascinating, very erotic vampire film based on sheridan le fanus camilla, the classic tale of a lesbian vampire. My set works perfectly fine and i havent experienced any issues with it at all. Shelley winters convincingly plays a vengeful mom who imprisons the man she believes is responsible for abducting and murdering her daughter. It begins with a woman winters stealing a businessmans briefcase. Anchored by a magnificently androgynous performance by kazuo hasegawa, reprising a role he had played onscreen three decades earlier, an actor s revenge is an eyepopping examination of how the illusions of art intersect with life.
According to me, a movie must handle universal themes in order to be called a masterpiece. Settle in with a martini, you know how its prepared, and get ready to bond with james bond. Based on book, horror, thriller 72 minutes full screen color english. Find films and movies featuring clint eastwood on allmovie. Apr 12, 2019 in one of the greatest revenge stories of all time, dantes escapes from prison, collects an enormous fortune, and gets his sweet vengeance on the traitorous fernand and his accomplices. Directed by kon ichikawa tokyo olympiad, whos sarcastic humour would best be described as contagiously mischievous, defies established rules with playful visuals with an extraordinary. Produced by cinema center films, the film was distributed by national general pictures and estudios churubusco azteca with an original theatrical release in 1972. This film is an adaptation of a perennially popular stage farce of the same name by the polish dramatist and poet aleksander fredro. A uniquely prolific and chameleonic figure of world cinema, kon ichikawa delivered a burst of stylistic bravado with this intricate tale of betrayal and retribution. With richard roundtree, moses gunn, charles cioffi, christopher st. Seeing potential in the material, ichikawa worked with his wife, natto wada, to transform the pulpy source material into a spectacular visual masterpiece. An actors revenge suggests punk art thats been disguised in traditionalists clothing. The film was shot in new mexico in 1971, and marked both the american film debut of german actor reinhard kolldehoff, and susan haywards.
He breaks up the space with exhilarating audacity, whether by adopting an artful version of pictureinpicture or literally. An actors revenge is one of the great films of japanese cinema, in a style the combines, eloquently, many. Revenge 1971 cast and crew a woman tries esp to find her husband bradford dillman, imprisoned in a madwomans shelley winters basement. I cannot wait to see this wonderful, totally original and captivating movie on blu ray. In this renowned and classic japanese film directed by kon ichikawa, the great kabuki onnagata kasuo hasegawa celebrates his 300th film appearance in a.
An actors revenge is a remake of the 1935 film of the same title distributed in englishspeaking countries as the revenge of yukinojo, which also starred kazuo hasegawa. Revival of ron ichikawas classic 60s melodrama which itself harked back to even earlier. My rating is for the movie as ive yet to see what criterion releases, but as i have. No sooner has jim radford james booth, zulu buried his youngest daughter jenny found raped and murdered in a dump than he learns from fellow grieving father harry ray barrett, dons party that the police have released likely suspect seely kenneth griffith, the lion in winter due to lack. An actors revenge is a restyling of a 1935 film of the same name which also starred kazuo hasegawa and is a stylistically courageous blending of sophisticated creativity and popculture tastelessness. Daughters of darkness 1971 feature video dailymotion. An actors revenge is a 60s drama following yukinojo, a kabuki actor, who seeks revenge by destroying the three men who caused the deaths of his parents. This season one boxset has everything for a revenge fan, with extras and bloopers to music videos that were used in the show. An actors revenge in 1963, the japanese star kazuo hasegawa made his threehundredth movie, playing the same double role he did in 1935. With kevin costner, anthony quinn, madeleine stowe, tomas milian. A kabuki actor exacts a bloody revenge after he encounters the wealthy businessman who destroyed his family. James booth, joan collins, revenge, 1971 bp8xyk from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.
Yukinojo, a kabuki actor, seeks revenge by destroying the three men who caused the deaths of his parents. Joan collins, ray barrett, sin ad cusack, kenneth griffith, james booth, tom marshall, zuleika robson, donald morley, barry andrews, artro morris, sidney hayers, inn of the frightened people 1971 revenge, inn of the frightened people 1971, revenge, sidney hayers, joan collins, ray barrett, sin ad cusack. Based on book, horror, thriller 72 minutes full screen color english shelley winters convincingly plays a vengeful mom who imprisons the man she believes is responsible for abducting and murdering her. Angus newton mackay 15 july 1926 8 june 20 was an english actor he amassed numerous television credits during his career in programmes such as one foot in the grave, only fools and horses, howards way, the professionals, steptoe and son as the salesman for the water bed, the sweeney, minder and zcars in doctor who he was the first actor to play the character borusa in the story. Yukinojo, a kabuki actor, seeks revenge by destroying the three men who caused the deaths of his. Also involved are the daughter of one of yukinojos targets, two master thieves, and a swordsman who himself is out to kill yukinojo. Barry andrews born 1944 is a british actor best known for his work in horror films such as dracula has risen from the grave 1968 and the blood on satans claw 1970 he also played the lead role of jon pigeon in the sex comedy im not feeling myself tonight 1975.
Bent on revenge he takes advantage of the love of the daughter of one of these men and turns the men against eachother until, in the end all three are dead as is the daughter. Amanda clarke is the daughter of david clarke and kara clarke amanda returns to the hamptons under a new identity, emily thorne, a wealthy socialite dedicated to charity work, to exact revenge on the people responsible for her fathers death and wrongful conviction for terrorism. James booth, joan collins, revenge, 1971 stock photo. With joan collins, james booth, ray barrett, sinead cusack. The man named mark hembric meets up with amanda hilton winters at her home in order to retrieve the case, but she has bigger plans for him. It comes in six discs, all silver and eerie with revenge written on them. Angus newton mackay 15 july 1926 8 june 20 was an english actor he amassed numerous television credits during his career in programmes such as one foot in the grave, only fools and horses, howards way, the professionals, steptoe and son as the salesman for the water bed, the sweeney, minder and zcars. The 1963 remake was hasegawas 300th role as a film actor. With an actor s revenge, most of the themes of the film, like revenge or greed, are universal as well as the formal experimentations with the cinemascope format. If not, the film may be good but is more an object of curiosity than a first class work of art. The revengers is a 1972 western film written by wendell mayes based upon a story by steven w.
She tortures him mercilessly in her hostile revenge. An actors revenge, yukinojo henge, also known as revenge of a kabuki actor, is a 1963 film directed by kon ichikawa. Eastwoods lieutenant kelly naturally goes up against nazis, but his scheme is less about fighting americas enemies and more about getting richhe leads. Overview v filmography v other appearances v awards v. Criterion can add their brand new 4k transfer of setsuo kobayashis scope photography to their overachieving list of brilliant blu ray releases.
An actors revenge, kon ichikawas 1963 film is an obvious divergence from anything he had done previously. Long has he waited for the moment and the means to reach his purpose is no more no less than cruel to these people. Mar 24, 2018 the trailer of kon ichikawas amazing an actors revenge. Eastwoods lieutenant kelly naturally goes up against nazis, but his scheme is less about fighting americas. Andrews also appeared in the 1979 doctor who serial, nightmare of eden as a secret agent. An actors revenge is, along with kinugasas gate of hell and hiroshi inagakis samurai trilogy, one of the most glorious examples of color photography in japanese cinema. A young married couple, stefan and valerie, honeymoon at a deserted oceanside resort where they meet countess elisabeth bathory and her companion ilona. This film often felt like more of a stage play than a movie and it honestly worked ridiculously well and was never distracting from what was going on. With shelley winters, stuart whitman, bradford dillman, carol eve rossen. It was produced in eastmancolor and daieiscope for daiei film an actors revenge is a remake of the 1935 film of the same title distributed in englishspeaking countries as the revenge of yukinojo, which also starred kazuo hasegawa. Shelley winters, stuart whitman, bradford dillman genres. An actor s revenge is one of the great films of japanese cinema, in a style the combines, eloquently, many.
Set in the cloistered world of nineteenthcentury kabuki theater, the film charts a female impersonators attempts to avenge the deaths of his parents, who were driven to insanity and suicide by a trio of corrupt men. An actors revenge, yukinojo henge, also known as revenge of a kabuki actor. As a youth, she spent time in a juvenile detention center, unaware of her fathers innocence until her release. Being an actor to me is like getting to be able to play in someone elses shoes. Cool black private eye john shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
With kazuo hasegawa, fujiko yamamoto, ayako wakao, eiji funakoshi. Kon ichikawa restorations ichikawa was assigned to remake teinosuke kinugasas 1935 melodrama an actors revenge, an enormously popular film in its day, after daiei studios dissatisfaction with the returns on the directors previous films. This isnt necessarily a competitive ranking, rather one thats limited to each actors respective tenure in the role. While acting in a touring production, he looks into the audience and sees the three men who drove his parents. The screenplay concerns a family who seek brutal revenge on the man who they suspect attacked their daughter. Each set piece or confrontation presents itself in a memorable and different manner, requiring our heroine. A retired us navy pilot comes to mexico, where he falls in love with the wife of a powerful businessman. My rating is for the movie as ive yet to see what criterion releases, but as i. In ichikawas hands, even the shape of the screen seems changeable. Good gangster flick with caine playing one tough gangster. The trailer of kon ichikawas amazing an actors revenge. Revenge is a cut above its genre ilk thanks to its strongly developed suspense sequences.
The film is based on the novel there was an old woman by lou ellen davis. The revenge is the english title for zemsta, a film released in 2002, directed by andrzej wajda. A family plots to take its revenge on the man who raped and murdered their daughter. Anchored by a magnificently androgynous performance by kazuo hasegawa, reprising a role he had played onscreen three decades earlier, an actors revenge is an eyepopping examination of how the illusions of art intersect with life. I get to be other characters for a short period of time. Being able to work with the cast of revenge would be life changing and it could be the beginning of a career that i wont ever quit. Criterion can add their brand new 4k transfer of setsuo kobayashis scope photography. Revenge is a good little abc made for tv movie of the week starring shelley winters. Nov 05, 2014 horror 1971 100 minutes color original title. The story revolves around the revenge of a kabuki actor to the people who harmed his family both his mother and father. The film was commercially rereleased in 1979 on nbcs tuesday night at the movies.