Jack Betts

  • Julian Roffman – The Bloody Brood (1959) 

    1951-1960CanadaCrimeDramaJulian Roffman

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    “This movie is good. The beatnik scene, with its pseudo-intellectualism, is played to the hilt. The atmosphere brought to life via a knowledgeable use of black and white, with good sets and staging, helps a lot. Peter Falk ( and I’d never seen him play a role quit like THIS one before ) comes across as wonderful talent. Frankly, his portrayal of Nico has Oscar nominee written all over it. I’ve said it before and I say it here again … Low budget doesn’t mean no quality. This movie is good quality. Its a credit to the crime drama genre. And there is a sound psychology to both the plot line and the character development that I liked very much. Think: Peer pressure. The part I thought both funny and prophetic … Heres the future Colombo with a detective on his tail. The name of the detective? McLeod.”Read More »

  • Demofilo Fidani – Per una bara piena di dollari aka Coffin Full of Dollars (1971)

    1971-1980Demofilo FidaniEuro WesternsItalyWestern

    A frontier feud breaks out on the border of Mexico when Gangster Hagan’s brothers are wiped out whilst conducting a raid on the Nevada Kid’s family. Hagen (Kinski) orders his henchmen to destroy the Hamiltons, but doesn’t reckon with the ‘Kid’ (Cameron), who on returning from war teams up with a bounty hunter to hunt down the bandit gang.Read More »

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