The pacifist attitude of a Quaker family is tested as a result of the American Civil War.

	
Friendly.Persuasion.1956.BDRIP.576P.X264.AC3.AFKI.mkv

General
Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	2 h 17 min
Size: 	3.62 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	1024x552 
Aspect ratio:  	1.85:1
Frame rate: 	23.976 fps
Bit rate: 	3 536 kb/s
BPP: 	0.261
Audio
#1:  	English 2.0ch AC-3 @ 224 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/5AC16692421B5F2/Friendly.Persuasion.1956.BDRIP.576P.X264.AC3.AFKI.mkv

Language(s):English
Subtitles: English

The post William Wyler – Friendly Persuasion (1956) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Synopsis:
The two lovers are living together and are not married as they hesitantly explain to her brother. They had made a promise as children to get married when they grew up, but they “didn’t wait.” It’s an important plot point as it drives Cooper’s actions when he discovers that Crawford and Young are living in sin.

Today We Live (1933) -- Howard Hawks, Richard Rosson.mkv

General
Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1h 53mn
Size: 	1.85 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	720x480 ~> 720x540
Aspect ratio:  	4:3
Frame rate: 	23.976 fps
Bit rate: 	2 150 Kbps
BPP: 	0.259
Audio
#1:  	2.0ch AC-3 @ 192 Kbps

https://nitro.download/view/1C6A47BC49FA73F/Today_We_Live_(1933)_–_Howard_Hawks,_Richard_Rosson.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/DA231C15D084DB8/Today_We_Live_(1933)_–_Howard_Hawks,_Richard_Rosson.srt

Language(s):English
Subtitles:English

The post Howard Hawks, Richard Rosson – Today We Live (1933) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Quote:
Two years after Jimmy Stewart chased a very special firearm, 1952 brought a flick that followed a similar concept. Springfield Rifle features Gary Cooper in a Western that involves another amazing weapon.

Set during the Civil War, Union Major Lex Kearny (Cooper) gets a dishonorable discharge related to cowardice in battle. This disrupts his life in a mix of ways, especially when his family feels shame.

However, it turns out Lex did all this as a ruse so he could go undercover among Confederate forces to reveal rustlers. When this pretense becomes unveiled, Lex needs to use the experimental and extremely powerful “Springfield rifle” to survive.

Although I implied Rifle followed in the footsteps of Winchester, they don’t really share plot similarities. While both involve special firearms, they diverge in pretty much all other ways.

Ignoring story domains, I think Rifle offers a downgrade from Winchester due to its choice of lead actor. Put bluntly, Cooper simply never approached Stewart in terms of talent.

Although I can see Cooper’s appeal as a screen presence, his acting often seemed stiff and unnatural. Sure, he still could do well at times, but in general, I think he became a negative more than a positive in many of his films.

Cooper’s iffy chops turn into a problem during Rifle, as he simply lacks the range to pull off the role’s demands. Given the ways Lex must balance his real life and his subterfuge, the part needs an actor with layers and nuance.

That’s not Cooper. He plays Lex as The Gary Cooper Character and never produces anything more resonant.

As such, Cooper does fine in the tough guy scenes but he falters when the movie asks for more range from Lex. I can’t call Cooper’s performance a disappointment, but his work nonetheless acts as a liability for this complex character.

It doesn’t help that Rifle comes with a fairly scattered and less than focused plot. The story doesn’t evolve in a particularly coherent manner.

Instead, Rifle tends to feel like a collection of semi-related scenes that exist mainly to reveal the title weapon. Eventually.

Rifle takes its own sweet time to involve the powerful firearm. A lot of this comes across like dawdling and the film doesn’t tend to use that space terribly well.

At 93 minutes, Rifle seems short enough that it doesn’t wear out its welcome, and it brings the occasional effective action scene. The whole package doesn’t connect well, unfortunately, so this lands as a scattershot Western.

Springfield Rifle.1952.576p.BDRip-AVC.ZONE.mkv

General
Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 32 min
Size: 	1.78 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	790x576 
Aspect ratio:  	1.372
Frame rate: 	23.976 fps
Bit rate: 	2 500 kb/s
BPP: 	0.229
Audio
#1:  	English 2.0ch AC-3 @ 224 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/EE4F84F7F7FE5F2/Springfield_Rifle.1952.576p.BDRip-AVC.ZONE.mkv

Language(s):English
Subtitles:English

The post André De Toth – Springfield Rifle (1952) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

In 1873, on the Gold Trail, Montana, the mysterious and controlling Dr. Joseph Frail arrives in the small town of Skull Creek with miners in a gold rush. Dr. Frail buys a cabin on the top of a hill and he sees the smalltime thief Rune wounded and chased by a mob that wants to hang him. Dr. Frail helps and heals Rune; but in return, he demands that the young man becomes his bond servant. The alcoholic healer and preacher George Grubb tells to the locals that Dr. Frail, who is an excellent gambler and gunfighter, is a devil and has a mysterious past but nobody gives attention to his words. Soon the stagecoach is robbed by thieves that kill the passengers but the coachman survives and three days later he reaches Skull Creek. He tells that the horses had speed down the hill with a young woman inside the stagecoach. The men organize a pursuit and the rude Frenchy Plante finds the Swedish Elizabeth Mahler burnt and blind. Dr. Frail and Rune take care of her and they learn that Elizabeth and… Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Hanging Tree.1959.576p.BDRip-AVC.ZONE.mkv

General
Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 47 min
Size: 	2.45 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	1024x576 
Aspect ratio:  	16:9
Frame rate: 	23.976 fps
Bit rate: 	3 000 kb/s
BPP: 	0.212
Audio
#1:  	English 2.0ch AC-3 @ 224 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/38165818DCD6864/The_Hanging_Tree.1959.576p.BDRip-AVC.ZONE.mkv

Language(s):English
Subtitles:English

The post Delmer Daves & Karl Malden & Vincent Sherman – The Hanging Tree (1959) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

PLOT: A middle-aged playboy becomes fascinated by the daughter of a private detective who has been hired to entrap him with the wife of a client.

Love.in.the.Afternoon.1957.576p.BluRay.AAC.x264-HANDJOB.mkv

General
Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	2 h 9 min
Size: 	3.51 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	1024x576 
Aspect ratio:  	16:9
Frame rate: 	23.976 fps
Bit rate: 	3 638 kb/s
BPP: 	0.257
Audio
#1:  	English 2.0ch AAC LC @ 224 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/5FC001B59DE585D/Love.in.the.Afternoon.1957.576p.BluRay.AAC.x264-HANDJOB.mkv

Language(s):English
Subtitles:English, Portuguese

The post Billy Wilder – Love in the Afternoon (1957) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Synopsis:
After a man is murdered and a large sum of money disappears from an office, Donald Heath (Ray McAnally) is convicted of the crime based on the testimony of his colleague, George Radcliffe (Gary Cooper). George’s wife, Martha (Deborah Kerr), starts to become suspicious of her husband when, after the crime, he invests money in a business venture and begins to act strangely. When a blackmailing letter arrives from Jeremy Gray (Eric Portman), Martha risks her life to find out the truth.

The Naked Edge (1961) -- Michael Anderson.mkv

General
Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1h 40mn
Size: 	1.51 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	672x576 ~> 956x576
Aspect ratio:  	1.660
Frame rate: 	24.000 fps
Bit rate: 	1 950 Kbps
BPP: 	0.210
Audio
#1:  	English 2.0ch AC-3 @ 192 Kbps

https://nitro.download/view/B4DED1281D38D8E/The_Naked_Edge_(1961)_–_Michael_Anderson.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/FA6F00A05C6C3DD/The_Naked_Edge_(1961)_–_Michael_Anderson.srt

Language(s):English
Subtitles:English (srt)

The post Michael Anderson – The Naked Edge (1961) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Synopsis
When his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter (Gary Cooper) is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project with the Duke (John Halliday) and Duchess of Towers (Ann Harding). When Peter and the duchess become great friends, she reveals that she is Mary — but the duke soon suspects his wife of infidelity and challenges Peter to a duel, threatening the pair’s second chance.

2.46GB | 1h 25m | 786×576 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/404B6FE0BEAAD61/Peter.Ibbetson.1935.576p.BluRay.AAC.x264-HANDJOB.mkv

Language(s):English
Subtitles:English

The post Henry Hathaway – Peter Ibbetson [+Commentary] (1935) first appeared on Cinema of the World.