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Casualties of War | 1989 | International | US One Sheet

19Apr2017

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Casualties of War | 1989 | International | US One Sheet

Casualties of War is a 1989 film directed by Brian De Palma. It was produced by Art Linson with the screenplay being written by David Rabe. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, Don Harvey, John C. Reilly, John Leguizamo and Thuy Thu Le. The film is based on the actual events of an incident on Hill 192 during the Vietnam War in 1966. The incident refers to the kidnap, gang rape, and murder of Phan Thi Mao, a young Vietnamese woman on November 19th, 1966 by a group of American soldiers. The primary sources for the screenplay was an article written by Daniel Lang for The New Yorker in 1969 and a subsequent book he wrote. However, all the names and some details of the story were altered for the film. In 1979, David Rabe pitched the idea of the film to Brian De Palma, who was interes...

20Jan2017

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Carrie | 1976 | Style C | German A1

Carrie is a 1976 film directed by Brian De Palma. It was produced by Paul Monash and the screenplay was written by Lawrence D. Cohen. The film is based on Stephen King’s 1974 novel, Carrie. It stars Sissy Spacek, John Travolta and Piper Laurie in the lead roles. Carrie was the first novel by Stephen King to be adapted into a feature film. At the time when the film was made Stephen King was 26 years old and he was paid just $2,500 for the film rights however he said “I was fortunate to have that happen to my first book”. It became one of many film or television adaptions of his books and since Carrie more than 100 have been made. In the final scene which Sue reaches towards Carrie’s grave, was filmed backwards in order to give it a dreamlike feel. The scene was inspired by the final s...

Carrie | 1976 | Split Photo Style | German A1

19Jan2017

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Carrie | 1976 | Split Photo Style | German A1

Carrie is a 1976 film directed by Brian De Palma. It was produced by Paul Monash and the screenplay was written by Lawrence D. Cohen. The film is based on Stephen King’s 1974 novel, Carrie. It stars Sissy Spacek, John Travolta and Piper Laurie in the lead roles. Carrie was the first novel by Stephen King to be adapted into a feature film. At the time when the film was made Stephen King was 26 years old and he was paid just $2,500 for the film rights however he said “I was fortunate to have that happen to my first book”. It became one of many film or television adaptions of his books and since Carrie more than 100 have been made. In the final scene which Sue reaches towards Carrie’s grave, was filmed backwards in order to give it a dreamlike feel. The scene was inspired by the final s...

18Jan2017

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Carrie | 1976 | 1st Release | German A1

Carrie is a 1976 film directed by Brian De Palma. It was produced by Paul Monash and the screenplay was written by Lawrence D. Cohen. The film is based on Stephen King’s 1974 novel, Carrie. It stars Sissy Spacek, John Travolta and Piper Laurie in the lead roles. Carrie was the first novel by Stephen King to be adapted into a feature film. At the time when the film was made Stephen King was 26 years old and he was paid just $2,500 for the film rights however he said “I was fortunate to have that happen to my first book”. It became one of many film or television adaptions of his books and since Carrie more than 100 have been made. In the final scene which Sue reaches towards Carrie’s grave, was filmed backwards in order to give it a dreamlike feel. The scene was inspired by the final s...

25Nov2016

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Carrie | 1976 | US One Sheet

Carrie is a 1976 film directed by Brian De Palma. It was produced by Paul Monash and the screenplay was written by Lawrence D. Cohen. The film is based on Stephen King’s 1974 novel, Carrie. It stars Sissy Spacek, John Travolta and Piper Laurie in the lead roles. Carrie was the first novel by Stephen King to be adapted into a feature film. At the time when the film was made Stephen King was 26 years old and he was paid just $2,500 for the film rights however he said “I was fortunate to have that happen to my first book”. It became one of many film or television adaptions of his books and since Carrie more than 100 have been made. In the final scene which Sue reaches towards Carrie’s grave, was filmed backwards in order to give it a dreamlike feel. The scene was inspired by the final s...

The Untouchables | 1987 | Final | UK One Sheet

19Sep2016

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The Untouchables | 1987 | Final | UK One Sheet

The Untouchables is a 1987 gangster film directed by Brian De Palma. It was produced by Art Linson with David Mamet writing the screenplay based on the autobiographical memoirs in the book of the same name by Eliot Ness (co-written with Oscar Fraley) and originally published in 1957. The film stars Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy García, Robert De Niro and Sean Connery. The storyline follows Eliot Ness, a government agent played by Kevin Costner who is chasing notorious gang leader Al Capone played by Robert De Niro. Sean Connery plays Irish-American officer Jimmy Malone who is based on the real life Irish-American agent and "Untouchables" member Marty Lahart. The film reflects the autobiographical account of Eliot Ness and the efforts of his Untouchables team to bring Capone ...

19Sep2016

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Carrie | 1976 | UK Quad

Carrie is a 1976 film directed by Brian De Palma. It was produced by Paul Monash and the screenplay was written by Lawrence D. Cohen. The film is based on Stephen King’s 1974 novel, Carrie. It stars Sissy Spacek, John Travolta and Piper Laurie in the lead roles. Carrie was the first novel by Stephen King to be adapted into a feature film. At the time when the film was made Stephen King was 26 years old and he was paid just $2,500 for the film rights however he said “I was fortunate to have that happen to my first book”. It became one of many film or television adaptions of his books and since Carrie more than 100 have been made. In the final scene which Sue reaches towards Carrie’s grave, was filmed backwards in order to give it a dreamlike feel. The scene was inspired by the final s...