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Ten Tall Men is a 1951 American adventure film starring Burt Lancaster about the French Foreign Legion during the Rif War in Morocco. Though co-written and directed by Willis Goldbeck, Goldbeck walked off the film due to disputes with Lancaster (whose own company, Norma Productions, produced the film) with the movie being completed by Robert Parrish. [2]
Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto (May 30, 1892 – April 24, 1972) was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. Nicknamed the "Grand Old Man of Philippine Art," [ 2 ] he was the first-ever to be recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines . [ 3 ]
Go For Broke! is a 1951 black-and-white war film directed by Robert Pirosh, [2] produced by Dore Schary and starring Van Johnson and six veterans of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. The film co-stars Henry Nakamura, Warner Anderson, and Don Haggerty in its large cast.
Don Fabián de la Rosa y Cueto (May 5, 1869 – December 14, 1937) was a Filipino painter. He was the uncle and mentor to the Philippines' national artist in painting, Fernando Amorsolo, and to his brother Pablo. [1]
Susana (Susana, demonio y carne or The Devil and the Flesh) is a 1951 film directed by Luis Buñuel. It is the story of a girl of questionable mental stability who escapes from incarceration and ends up at a plantation where she disrupts a working family's daily routines and chemistry. Susana is full of the unique touches of Buñuel's surrealism.
Upon the release of the film, a minor criticism launched at it was that the actors who are supposed to age do not look like they aged a day. [5] Most notably, Amalia Fuentes refused to show age in the film despite portraying the mother of FPJ's character, Daniel. [7] [8] FPJ choreographed the fight and war scenes. [5]
Levi Celerio was born on April 30, 1910 in Tondo, Philippines to Cornelio Cruz and Juliana Celerio and was born to a poor family.Celerio's affinity for music was a result of influence from his mother who is a harpist and a member of a church choir. [2]
Appointment with Venus is a 1951 British war drama film, a film adaptation of the 1951 Jerrard Tickell novel of the same name. It was directed by Ralph Thomas, produced by Betty E. Box and its screenplay was written by the novelist Nicholas Phipps. The film was based on the evacuation of Alderney cattle from the Channel Island during World War ...