Shout At The Devil is a 1976 action adventure movie set in East Africa at the time of the First World War. It was the second movie in two years directed by Peter Hunt and starring Roger Moore (after Gold). Lee Marvin co-stars as his hard-drinking (naturally) father in-law. I remember going to see this…
The KIllers
Ernest Hemingway’s 1927 short story has been filmed several times, including a 1946 version with Burt Lancaster. Don Siegel’s 1964 version stars Lee Marvin as one of the titular killers, and also features Ronald Reagan (as a baddie) in his final acting role before turning to politics. It was originally shot to be a made-for-tv…
Point Blank / Payback
These two hard-boiled thrillers make for an interesting movie pairing. Point Blank was released in 1967, starring Lee Marvin, directed by John Boorman, and is held up as something of a ‘noir’ classic. It is basically a revenge story. In it, a double-crossed career criminal, shot and left for dead, works his way up through…