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The Captive City may refer to: The Captive City (1952 film), a 1952 film noir directed by Robert Wise. The Captive City (1962 film), a 1962 Italian English-language war film directed by Joseph Anthony. The Captive City, a novel by John Appleby. Category:
The Captive City (Italian: La città prigioniera) is a 1962 Italian English-language war film directed by Joseph Anthony and starring David Niven, Lea Massari and Ben Gazzara. It is based on the 1955 novel The Captive City by John Appleby. Cast. David Niven as Major Peter Whitfield; Lea Massari as Lelia Mendores; Ben Gazzara as Captain George ...
Based on the true story of a crusading local journalist, the film stars John Forsythe as Jim Austin, a reporter for the local newspaper in the town of Kennington (pop. 36,000), who encounters a private investigator who’s looking into a local bookmaking racket. When the private eye ends up crushed to death in a hit and run (a brilliantly shot scene), Austin races to investigate the town’s ...
Box office. $2,090,612 [2] The Captive is a 2014 Canadian thriller film directed by Atom Egoyan with a script he co-wrote with David Fraser. The film stars Ryan Reynolds, Bruce Greenwood, Scott Speedman, Rosario Dawson, Mireille Enos, Kevin Durand, and Alexia Fast. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at ...
5. Jan. 2016 · And it doesn’t help The Captive City is staunchly dated and drained of efficacy by the appearance of Estes Kefauver himself, who speaks to the audience at the end of the film to assure of all the good accomplished by his investigative committee. Disc Review: Kino Lorber’s transfer is presented in 1.33:1, and the picture quality is ...
A private investigator informs small-town newspaper editor Jim Austin (John Forsythe) of corrupt local activity. When the investigator is killed, Austin believes it's an act of revenge, and his ...
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One of several early-1950s films to capitalize on the Kefauver Committee's investigation of organized crime, The Captive City stars John Forsythe as crusading editor Jim Austin. While Austin prepares his testimony before the Committee, the film flashes back to the events which led to this courageous act. Victor Sutherland plays mob boss Murray Sirak, who has the entire police force of Austin's ...
