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The Hitter is a 1979 American blaxploitation action film directed by Christopher Leitch and written by Christopher Leitch and Ben Harris. The film stars Ron O'Neal, Sheila Frazier, Adolph Caesar, Bill Cobbs, Dorothi Fox and Alfie Brown. The film was released in February 1979, by Peppercorn-Wormser Film Enterprises. [1] [2] Plot.
Apr 15, 2023 · A Creative Slant on Shakespeare. Peppercorn-Wormser Film Enterprises. Chimes at Midnight isn’t the first time that Welles looked to Shakespeare for inspiration; much of Citizen Kane ’s...
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- Heart of Darkness. What it was about: This film was supposed to adapt Joseph Conrad's novella of the same name, with Welles playing the starring role of Charles Marlow.
- The Way to Santiago. What it was about: Based on Arthur Calder-Marshall's book of the same name, this movie would have been partly a love story and partly a World War II espionage thriller.
- The Life of Christ. What it was about: The title might seem like it says it all, but Welles was looking to do something different for this biblical movie.
- Moby Dick – Rehearsed. What it was about: This movie was not slated to be your traditional film, as it was actually a recorded stage production of Welles' take on "Moby Dick."
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- Jane Eyre (1943) – 100% Finally, Welles’ most highly-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes is the 1943 adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre. Released just a few years after Citizen Kane, Welles stars as Edward Rochester in the film, with the eponymous character played by Joan Fontaine.
- Compulsion (1959) – 100% The 1959 film Compulsion was directed by Richard Fleischer, who had previously (and famously) directed the 1954 film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and would go on to direct outstanding films like 1966’s Fantastic Voyage, 1967’s Doctor Dolittle, and 1970’s Tora!
- The New Deal for Artists (1979) – 100% The three films that are above Citizen Kane on this list feel as if they only earned those top three spots on a technicality, as they have significantly fewer reviews counted, which in turn, makes it easier to maintain a perfect 100% rating.
- Citizen Kane (1941) – 99% It’s no surprise that Citizen Kane is on this list, though it may be a shock to not see it at the #1 spot. Well, a couple of years ago, it did hold that #1 spot, though an unearthed negative review from when it was released resulted in the film losing its 100% rating.
19781h 30mR. 5.5 (126) Rate. An ex-professional boxer (O'Neal) tries to make a new start when teaming up with a fast talking but ageing hoodlum (Ceaser) and an ex-call girl (Frazier) but soon get more than they bargained for when crossing an adversary from their past.
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May 3, 2022 · Peppercorn-Wormser Film Enterprises. The second half of Orson Welles' career is filled with fascinating experiments, from the essay documentary "F for Fake" to the meta Hollywood satire "The...
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