Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Directed By: Frank Lloyd
Starring: Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone
Rated: NR
Run Time: 2h 12m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
Strengths: Production Design, Acting, Story
Weakness: None
A ship’s crew, under the fierce cruelty of their captain, leads a mutiny which became famous and changed British attitudes toward nautical law.
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The Old Dark House (1932)
Directed by: James Whale
Starring: Boris Karloff, Ernest Thesiger, Melvyn Douglas
Rated: G
Running Time: 1 h 12 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Cinematography, Atmosphere, Story
WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Character Motivation
A torrential storm washes out the road, causing five travelers to take shelter at a strange old home.
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Spartacus (1960)
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Jean Simmons, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov
Rated: PG13
Running Time: 3hrs 17min
TMM Score: 5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Epic Scale, Themes
WEAKNESSES: None
A slave, Spartacus, leads a rebellion of thousands of slaves across Italy, threatening the power of the Roman Empire.
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