Soundtrack Famed composer Elmer Bernstein’s iconic score is one for the ages His majestic, traditionally-inflected music has stood the test of time Much-reissued over the years but there’s just one …
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Cecil B. DeMille
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One of the most reissued films ever made, both theatrically and on home video But its original, Oscar-nominated sound design hasn’t been heard since the 1970s Audio that helped make …
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Risen again: über producer-director first dramatised Bible’s Book of Exodus in 1923 His own remake succeeded in topping the spectacular silent version in every respect God is in the detail: …
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Timeless biblical epic that cemented Charlton Heston’s iconic status Co-starred Yul Brynner, hot off his Oscar-winning turn in The King and I One of its seven Academy Award nominations was …
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1932–1934 Shooting star: By his late 20s, Robert Donat had assumed leading man status Sadly, his first two films are lost and the third is a shadow of its former …
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The Big Production The other magnum opus of William Wyler, director of Ben-Hur and The Best Years of Our Lives An array of top Hollywood talent is headed by prime-era …
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The Master of Suspense’s first international success His own big budget US remake followed two decades later Contrary to popular belief, he actually preferred the original It helped make an …
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Two big-budget dramatic versions of Carmen hit cinemas in 1915, inspiring Chaplin’s brilliant spoof But immediately on completion Chaplin’s original version disappeared and was destroyed for decades Only mangled reissue …