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Top Favorite WILLIAM WYLER Movies



Below is a list of my favorite movies directed by Hollywood legend, William Wyler: Collapse )

"HOW THE WEST WAS WON" (1962) Review

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"HOW THE WEST WAS WON" (1962) Review

This 1962 movie was among the last of the old-fashioned "epic" films that was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Filmed using the Cinerama widescreen process, it featured an all-star cast directed by at least three directors. Collapse )

"HOW THE WEST WAS WON" (1962) Photo Gallery

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Below is a gallery of photos from the 1962 epic Western that won three (3) Academy Awards, "HOW THE WEST WAS WON": Collapse )

Top Ten Favorite Movies Set in the 1870s

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Below is my current list of favorite movies set in the 1870s: Collapse )

Ten Favorite Movies Set in TEXAS

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Below is a list of my favorite movies set in Texas aka "the Lone Star State": Collapse )

"WESTWARD HO!": Part One - "HOW THE WEST WAS WON" (1962)

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Below is Part One to my article about Hollywood's depiction about the westward migration via wagon trains in 19th century United States. It focuses upon the 1962 movie, "HOW THE WEST WAS WON": Collapse )

"GIANT" (1956) Review




"GIANT" (1956) Review

I have always been partial to family sagas. This has been the case since I was in my mid teens. Whether the story manifested in a novel, a television series or miniseries, or even a movie; I would eagerly delve into that particular story if I found it interesting. Collapse )

"THE BIG COUNTRY" (1958) Review

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"THE BIG COUNTRY" (1958) Review

William Wyler and Gregory Peck first worked together in the 1953 comedy classic, "ROMAN HOLIDAY". The director and the actor became close friends and spent a few years trying to find the right property for which they could co-produce and work on together. Peck finally came across a magazine story, which eventually transformed to the movie screen as 1958's "THE BIG COUNTRY". Collapse )

"THE BIG COUNTRY" (1958) Photo Gallery

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Below are images from "THE BIG COUNTRY", William Wyler's 1958 adaptation of Donald Hamilton's 1958 serialized magazine novel called "Ambush at Blanco Canyon". The movie starred Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker and Charlton Heston: Collapse )