Alexander Mackendrick
出生 : 1912-09-08, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
死亡 : 1993-12-22
略歴
Alexander Mackendrick was a Scottish-American director and teacher.
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2029年、この25年間で新たなミュータントは生まれておらず、彼らの存在は絶滅の危機に瀕している。かつて「ウルヴァリン」の名で知られていたローガンことジェームズ・ハウレットはテキサス州で運転手として働き、メキシコ国境の向かい側に位置する放棄された製錬工場でキャリバンやチャールズ・エグゼビアと共に暮らしていた。ある日、ローガンはガブリエラ・ロペスから、ローラという名の11歳の少女をノースダコタ州にある「エデン」まで送り届けて欲しいという依頼を受ける。
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牧場主ダンは、家族を養うため借金を抱え、苦しい生活を送っていた。ある日彼は荒野へ出ると、ウェイド率いる強盗団が駅馬車を襲った現場に遭遇。生存者を救出し町へ向かうと、ちょうどそのウェイドが保安官に逮捕されるところだった。3日後の午後3時10分発ユマ行きの列車でウェイドを刑務所に送ることになり、その警護役には報酬が支払われるとのことで、ダンは志願する。だが、ウェイドには多くの手下がいた。 強盗団のリーダーにラッセル・クロウ、彼を護送する平凡な市民にクリスチャン・ベイルという適役で、名作西部劇『決断の3時10分』をリメイク。相容れない2人が駆け引きを通じて絆を結ぶ様を、熱く骨太に描く。
Stephen Frears and a quartet of film industry notables - representing different cinematic periods - drink tea and discuss ups and downs of British cinema.
Interviewee
Documentary about the British film studio. First appeared on the BBC television programme Omnibus.
Self
This 1986 documentary features interviews with director Alexander Mackendrick, actor Burt Lancaster, producer James Hill, and others.
Director
New Yorker Carlo Cofield goes on a vacation to Southern California, where he quickly becomes immersed in the easy-going local culture while getting entangled in two beachside romances.
Director
A woman brings her son and husband to a tropical vacation spot for a little rest and relaxation. The only problem is that the husband has been dead for quite some time, and his wife had him stuffed and carries him everywhere with her. Complications ensue.
Director
In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling, but their ship is taken over by pirates, who become fond of the kids.
Director
After he is orphaned by an air raid on Port Said during the Suez Crisis, a young boy attempts to go by himself from the Suez Canal to Durban in South Africa where his nearest relative, Aunt Jane, lives. On the way he meets a variety of different people who help or hinder his journey - including an ageing diamond smuggler.
Director
New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.
Director
アレック・ギネス、ピーター・セラーズほか、キャラクター豊かな役者陣の名演が光る傑作ブラック・コメディー。
舞台はロンドン。キングスクロス駅近くに住むウィルバーフォース夫人の家に、ある日5人の奇妙な男たちが部屋を借りた。彼らは楽団員で、ここで練習をさせてほしいと言うが、じつは現金輸送車を狙う強盗団だった。ありがた迷惑なおせっかいやきの夫人に悩まされながら、5人は計画を練り、ついに行動を開始するが…。
Story
The poor, elderly—and the wily, when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their money—Scottish skipper of a broken-down old 'puffer' boat tricks an American tycoon into paying him to transport his personal cargo. When the tycoon learns of the trick, he attempts to track down the boat and remove his possessions.
Director
The poor, elderly—and the wily, when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their money—Scottish skipper of a broken-down old 'puffer' boat tricks an American tycoon into paying him to transport his personal cargo. When the tycoon learns of the trick, he attempts to track down the boat and remove his possessions.
Director
London, the early 1950s. Born deaf, Mandy is mute for most of her childhood. As she reaches school age her family itself is in danger of breaking up. Christine, Mandy's mother, has heard of a residential school for the oral education of the deaf.
Screenplay
The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his suits they won't ever have to fix them or buy another one, and the clothing industry will collapse overnight. Nevertheless, Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures...
Director
The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his suits they won't ever have to fix them or buy another one, and the clothing industry will collapse overnight. Nevertheless, Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures...
Screenplay
Episodic tale of four factory girls and their various romances at the local dance hall in Chiswick, London. Unusual at the time, the film tells its story from a feminine perspective. Today, it is mainly recognised for its post-war London atmosphere, with bomb sites, trolleybuses and rationing.
Director
Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, that sunk Feb 5 1941 - during WWII - was S/S Politician. Having left Liverpool two days earlier, heading for Jamaica, it sank outside Eriskay, The Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in bad weather, containing 250,000 bottles of whisky. The locals gathered as many bottles as they could, before the proper authorities arrived, and even today, bottles are found in the sand or in the sea every other year.
Writer
Sophie Dorothea is a young woman forced into a loveless marriage with Prince George Louis of Hanover. George Louis is later crowned King George I of England. Despairing of ever experiencing true love, the depressed queen finds life at court no solace. Sophie then falls for a dashing Swedish soldier of fortune, Count Konigsmark.
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Writer
Animated cinema advertisement produced for Horlick's by George Pal.
Writer
Animated cinema advertisement produced for Horlick's by George Pal.
Story
When a reporter is killed under mysterious circumstances, the political cartoonist on his paper begins to investigate on his own. He finds that a vengeful industrialist may be trying to manipulate an international peace conference to stage a bombing attack on London.