Extras include a commentary track by film noir expert eddie muller, actress jane. The drama features robert mitchum, jane russell, william bendix, and gloria grahame. Watch macao full movie in hd visit movie 26282 a man on the run in the far east is mistaken for an undercover cop. The greatest show on earth won the academy award for best picture. Nick cochran robert mitchum is fleeing the law to escape. This is a hughes production all the way, which means less coherence and more overthetop sensationalism. But the more important credit on macao is that of the producer. Macao 1952 0411 1952 us adventure, drama, romance 1h 21m user score. Starting his career as a writer, he went on to appear in films in the early 40s and during some early formative years of his career, he played villains in several bgrade movies such as riders of the deadline, till the end of time, undercurrent. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1952. The film has some great 2nd unit footage from the real mccoy or macao that is nicely integrated into the rko backlot storyline. Aug 24, 2008 such is macao, a meandering, empty film filled with vacuous, irrelevant characters, and a shallow story. Jane russell in macao 1952 robert mitchum and jane russell in macao 1952 robert mitchum in. Eddie muller was the host and he told the audience he had called jane russell that day and told her the egyptian was showing macao.
Macao download ita, film macao in italiano macao 1952 streaming ita admin 20170401t02. A man on the run in the far east is mistaken for an undercover cop. The story, set in the exotic east asian port, involves stolen diamonds, undercover new. Macao is available individually or as part of warner home videos robert mitchum. Jane russell gets to look fetching and sing a few songs but this one is.
Jane russell, robert mitchum and james dougherty meet to talk about marilyn monroe duration. Macao is available on dvd in a singletitle release or as part of the robert mitchum signature collection. In macao, audiences know theyre in for a dynamite ride from the moment he saves her from a lecherous goon and she picks his pocket. Macaos ultra glitzy and visually stunning landscape is a natural draw for filmmakers around the world. Originally released in 2 parts, the first a kaleidoscopic view of the cuban revolution and the 2nd an allaction dramatization of ches failed campaign in bolivia, this film is presented here in its complete form with many directorapproved special edition features daring in its refusal to make the socialist leader into an easy martyr or hero, this film paints a vivid, naturalistic portrait of. The extent of rays contributions is unclear, though some sources. The story, set in the exotic east asian port, involves stolen diamonds, undercover new york cops, mistaken identities, double crosses and murder. M m 1931 dvd criterion us bluray r2 uk reg b bluray m 1951 dvd retro flix us macao 1952 dvd warner rko us macomber affair, the 1947 ua mad at the world 1955 the filmakers inc. Macao 1952 robert mitchum jane russell and william bendix star in this filmnoir drama set in the titled far east port city.
Nov 23, 2012 it was filmed in 1950 but not released until 1952. I remember a few years back macao was scheduled for the film noir festival at the egyptian. Macao s production began after the success of the first mitchumrussell flick, his kind of woman, a better film than macao in my opinion. Macao 1952 dvd warner rko us macomber affair, the 1947 ua mad at the world 1955 the filmakers inc. Three strangers arrive at the port of macao on the same ship. The film also starred william bendix, gloria grahame, brad dexter, nacho galindo, michael visaroff, and phillip ahn. The original theatricalrelease posters were in color, of course, and they date from 1952. The complete series 20 dvd box set new free shipping. Black and white is perfect for this movie, with the cameraman taking full. Released 1952, macao stars robert mitchum, jane russell, william bendix, thomas gomez the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 20 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Macao is the genuine article rather than a parody, being for the most part played seriously rather than for laughs, although it the atmosphere is perhaps lighter than in some other films noirs. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1952 movies 1952. A sultry chanteuse, a hunk on the lam and a fortune in stolen gems overview.
A marvelous actress, gloria grahame 19231981 was also an iconic figure of film noir. Macao macau historic 1930s travelogue movie 44854 duration. Passing rain premiered at macaos 2017 international film festival and awards after it had taken chan, who received an mop 1. Plenty of destinations around the world have played leading film roles with some hubs acting as a substitute city in many mega hollywood hits. Nick cochran, an american in exile in macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture an international crime lord. Her talents are showcased in several classic motion pictures of the 1940s and 1950s, including its a wonderful life, crossfire, in a lonely place, the greatest show on earth, the big heat, oklahoma. On a boat from hong kong, a trio of outsiders entertainer julie benson jane russell, disgraced american serviceman nick cochran robert mitchum and tourist. The image measures 1967 3000 pixels and is 1270 kilobytes large. The real sparkplug for the movie is jane russell as outofwork singer julie benson, who inadvertently gets the plot rolling when. Gloria grahame hallward november 28, 1923 october 5, 1981, known professionally as gloria grahame, was an american stage, film, and television actress and singer. Black and white is perfect for this movie, with the cameraman taking full advantage. Mitchum and russell captivate this plot with their onscreen presences.
Here is possible to see posters, trailers and full movies collected on the internet by thirdparties like wikipedia, imdb, tmdb, youtube, vimeo or send by our users. Harry potter complete 8film collection dvd us shipping. Perhaps hughes was hoping to recreate the atmosphere of shanghai gesture which sternberg had directed. Macao 1952 04111952 us adventure, drama, romance 1h 21m user score. Yes, mitchum sleepwalks through his bob, son of bogie role as an american adventurer kicking around the mysterious orient. The center scene of the film is a macao nightclub run by a shady and dangerous character. The signature collection, which also includes home from the hill 1960, the sundowners 1960, the good guys and the bad guys 1969, the yakuza 1975, and the masterful film noir angel face 1952, a true mustsee directed by otto preminger. Robert mitchum was an american actor, poet, author, singer and composer known mostly for his noir genre of films that he acted in. Macao 1952 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. We divided into two main sections, films made in macao and films set in macao. Sur le bateau reliant hong kong a macao, lawrence trumble.
The three meet briefly before their ship docks in macao. A local police lieutenant sebastian thomas gomez suspects that loner nick cochran mitchum has been sent to entice a locally successful american vincent. Nick cochran robert mitchum, a cynicalbuthonest exserviceman, julie benson jane russell. Love the interaction between jane russell and robert mitchum. Macao is the film noir for those who think all film noir is gloomy and deprerssing. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. With robert mitchum, jane russell, william bendix, thomas gomez. You can watch macao online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. Macao 1952 i remember a few years back macao was scheduled for the film noir festival at the egyptian. He did a lot on his own, including the scheduling and logistics. Such is macao, a meandering, empty film filled with vacuous, irrelevant characters, and a shallow story. She began her acting career in theatre and in 1944 made her first film for mgm. Undercover, can he mislead the bad guys and still woo the handsome singerpetty crook, julie benson.
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