Lewis Milestone (1895–1980)
Auteur van All Quiet on the Western Front [1930 film]
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Werken van Lewis Milestone
The Marlon Brando Collection (Julius Caesar / Mutiny on the Bounty 1962 / Reflections in a Golden Eye / The Teahouse of… — Director — 6 exemplaren
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers [and] Lady of Burlesque (Double Feature Video) (2004) — Director — 4 exemplaren
Streets of Fear : 20 Movie Collection [4 Discs] — Director — 2 exemplaren
The Strange Loves of Martha Ivers [and] The Big Trees (Double Feature Video) — Director — 2 exemplaren
Un paseo bajo el sol 2 exemplaren
Les Misérables [1952 film] — Director — 2 exemplaren
The General Died at Dawn [1936 film] — Director — 2 exemplaren
Cyrano de Bergerac [and] The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (Double Feature Video) — Director — 1 exemplaar
My Dear Secretary / Big Trees / The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (Triple Feature Video) — Director — 1 exemplaar
Classic Film Noir, Vol. 2 — Director — 1 exemplaar
Anna Karenina [1948 film] includes 4 Bonus Movies — Director — 1 exemplaar
They Who Dare [and] The True Glory (Double Feature Video) — Director — 1 exemplaar
Heroes of War: A Walk in the Sun / Go For Broke! — Director — 1 exemplaar
The Front Page | His Girl Friday — Director — 1 exemplaar
They Who Dare (Vintage Classics) [DVD] 1 exemplaar
Mutiny on the Bounty (Blu-ray) Import - Lewis Milestone with Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard . 1 exemplaar
The Front Page 1931 1 exemplaar
The Purple Heart 1 exemplaar
Okinawa 1 exemplaar
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20th Century Fox Studio Classics Collection: Volume 3 (Anna Karenina / A Farewell to Arms / The Sun Also Rises / Les… (2010) — Director — 7 exemplaren
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- Gangbare naam
- Milestone, Lewis
- Officiële naam
- Milstein, Lev
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- 1895-09-30
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1980-09-25
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- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Kishinev, Bessarabia, Russian Empire (now Moldova)
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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- California, USA
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- #31,034
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- 3.7
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This is a strange noir in many respects, mostly due to Milestone allowing the moviegoer to see the story unfold in chronological order, rather than using flashbacks. It creates sympathy for the twisted Martha Ivers, because the audience understands how one selfish moment in her youth set her on a coarse she can never change. It has been raining inside her soul ever since. At the same time however, we are rooting for the vulnerable Scott to be the victor in a battle she's not sure she can win.
Nearly two decades have passed since the film’s opening when Sam Masterson (Van Heflin) has an accident just outside of Iverstown. It brings back memories of when he was a brash kid, and the girl who now controls both Walter (Kirk Douglas) and the town. He meets the lovely Toni Marachek (Lizabeth Scott) on his first night there and lends her a hand. Fresh from jail and hoping to start over, Toni falls for Sam, but fate may slam the door in her face when his ties to Iverstown come to light.
Barbara Stanwyck is the adult Martha, married to the weaker of the boys from her youth, Walter. She flaunts her feelings for Sam in front of Walter, thinking she has it over on him because he loves her. He may have more courage than she does, however, as their twisted relationship becomes strained further by Sam's return.
Heflin is solid as always and this is one of the great neglected noir films of the 1940s; mostly because it fell into public domain, and for many years good prints were nearly impossible to find. Douglas is very good in his very first screen role, and Stanwyck's portrayal of the sick and twisted Martha Ivers can stand proudly alongside any character she played in the 1940's. Though her screen time is less by comparison, it is Scott, however, who manages to steal this film. Her Toni is easily the most memorable character in the film despite all the star-power around her. Even when she isn't around, we are thinking about Toni’s plight, wondering what will become of her.
A terrific and memorable noir melodrama.… (meer)