Friday, March 29, 2024

On this day in movie history - Ghost in the Shell (1995):


Ghost in the Shell,
directed by Mamoru Oshii,
based on the Manga comic book series by Masamune Shirow,
was released in the United States on March 29, 1996.
The DVD of the updated Ghost in the Shell 2.0 version was released in the United States on January 12, 2010.


Voice cast:
Atsuko Tanaka, Maaya Sakamoto, Akio Ōtsuka, Iemasa Kayumi, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Kōichi Yamadera, Tamio Ōki, Yutaka Nakano, Tesshō Genda, Mitsuru Miyamoto, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Shigeru Chiba.

On this day in movie history - Long Weekend (1978):


Long Weekend,
directed by Colin Eggleston,
written by Everett De Roche,
was released in Australia on March 29, 1979.
Music by Michael Carlos.


Cast:
John Hargreaves, Briony Behets, Mike McEwen, Roy Day, Michael Aitkens, Sue Kiss von Soly, Colin Eggleston.

On this day in movie history - The Set-Up (1949):


The Set-Up,
directed by Robert Wise,
written by Art Cohn,
based on the book-length narrative poem by Joseph Moncure March,
was released in the United States on March 29, 1949.
Music by C. Bakaleinikof and Roy Webb.


Cast:
Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, George Tobias, Alan Baxter, Wallace Ford, Percy Helton, Hal Fieberling, Darryl Hickman, Kenny O'Morrison, James Edwards, David Clarke, Phillip Pine, Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig.

On this day in movie history - Night Editor (1946):


Night Editor,
directed by Henry Levin,
written by Hal Smith,
was released in the United States on March 29, 1946.
Based on the Night Editor radio program,
episode titled Inside Story, by Scott Littleton.
Music by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.


Cast:
William Gargan, Janis Carter, Jeff Donnell, Coulter Irwin, Roy Gordon, Charles D. Brown, Paul E. Burns, Harry Shamnon, Frank Wilcox, Robert Kellard.