A-Z Of Films With Names In The Title

[herringthorpe]

Following on from Sixpence's songs with names - not sure how far we will get with it!

A ANNIE Hall - Diane Keaton, Paul Simon and Woody Hall star in this 1970's film

 

[Lindum]

B - Barabbas. 1961 religious epic starring Anthony Quinn, Katy Jurado, Arthur Kennedy, Jack Palance and Ernest Borgnine. Must have seen it but can't remember anything about it.

 

[sixpence]

C - CARRIE - adaptation of a Stephen King book and starring Sissy Spacek.

 

[Lindum]

D - King David. Another Biblical film, 1985 with Richard Gere in the title role.

 

[herringthorpe]

E EDDIE - Basketball film starring Whoopi Goldberg

 

[Lindum]

F - Fletch. 1985 comedy thriller starring Chevy Chase as undercover reporter Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher.

 

[herringthorpe]

G GREGORY's Girl - football/romance film starring John Gordon Sinclair and Altered Images singer Clare Grogan

 

[mikemiller]

Alternative "F" - FITZCARRALDO - nickname of the main character (played by Klaus Kinski) in the epic adventure film of same name (1982). The film was set in Peru. Directed by Werner Herzog and won several awards. Seen it on tv.
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H HOUDINI - Film (1953) based on the life of American stage magician and escapologist, Harry Houdini. Starring Tony Curtis in the title role, and Janet Leigh. Seen it on tv.

 

[Lindum]

Alternative "F" - FITZCARRALDO - nickname of the main character (played by Klaus Kinski) in the epic adventure film of same name (1982). The film was set in Peru. Directed by Werner Herzog and won several awards. Seen it on tv.
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H HOUDINI - Film (1953) based on the life of American stage magician and escapologist, Harry Houdini. Starring Tony Curtis in the title role, and Janet Leigh.

Mike, the relationship of Kinski and Herzog was so stormy that guns were drawn durin Aguirre Wrath of God and during Fitzcarraldo the director discussed having the actor killed by a local tribal chief!

 

[Lindum]

I - Isadora. 1968 biopic about dancer Isadora Duncan starring Vanessa Redgrave.

 

[herringthorpe]

J Calamity JANE - Doris Day playing the title part - one of my feel good films

 

[Lindum]

K - We Need To Talk About Kevin. 2011 psychological thriller starring Tilda Swinton.

 

[sixpence]

L - LADY - a beautiful cocker spaniel in the Disney film Lady and the tramp.
( well it didn’t say it had to be a person!)

 

[herringthorpe]

M MARY Poppins - starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke with the awful cockney accent! Loved this as a child as did my children and now my granddaughter.

 

[sixpence]

N - Finding NEMO - a clownfish whose father loses him!

 

[Lindum]

O - Odette. 1950 film based on the true story of a female British agent in WW2. Anna Neagle and Trevor Howard star.

 

[herringthorpe]

P PAUL - comic science fiction film starring Simon Pegg.

 

[Lindum]

Q - Quigley Down Under. 1990 film about an American cowboy in Australia starring Tom Selleck and Alan Rickman. Watched it a few times.

 

[herringthorpe]

R REBECCA - Alfred Hitchcock made the film from the Daphne du Maurier book of the same name. Laurence Olivier was in the original, Lily James in the last adaptation I saw.

 

[Lindum]

R REBECCA - Alfred Hitchcock made the film from the Daphne du Maurier book of the same name. Laurence Olivier was in the original, Lily James in the last adaptation I saw.

I've only seen the 1940 version with LO and Joan Fontaine which I really like. The housekeeper Mrs Danvers is a right horror.