Movies for Sunday March 18th, 2018

On March 18 1926 Peter Graves was born; well known for his television role in "Mission Impossible", he also acted in a number of notable films. With this in mind, the theme for today will be films with Peter Graves... enjoy!

1 Night of the Hunter (1955) Director Charles Laughton
Eerie film about religious fanatic (Robert Mitchum) who terrorizes his step children to find a hidden family fortune-Mitchum is chilling in his portrayal...

2 Stalag 17 (1953) Director Billy Wilder
Based on Broadway Play of WWII prisoners of war, and their attempts to escape the POW Camp they are in-William Holden won an Academy Award as POW prisoner...

3 The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) Director Otto Preminger
Film based on the true story of an American General (Gary Cooper) and his court martial after openly complaining about the military...

4 Airplane (1980) Director Jim Abrahams & David Zucker
Lighthearted spoof of disaster movies-first one of its kind, which set the bar for other spoof films to follow-only for those who enjoy films of this genre...

As I have seen all but one film from the above list (The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell) I look forward to your feedback-enjoy!
Dianezy
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