Wednesday, April 10, 2024

On this day in movie history - Excalibur (1981):


Excalibur,
directed by John Boorman,
written by Rospo Pallenberg and John Boorman,
based on the prose The Death of Arthur by Thomas Malory,
was released in the United States on April 10, 1981.
Music by Trevor Jones.


Cast:
Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey, Nicol Williamson, Robert Addie, Gabriel Byrne, Keith Buckley, Katrine Boorman, Liam Neeson, Corin Redgrave, Niall O'Brien, Patrick Stewart, Clive Swift, CiarĂ¡n Hinds, Liam O'Callaghan, Michael Muldoon, Charley Boorman, Gerard Mannix, Garrett Keogh, Emmet Bergin, Barbara Byrne, Brid Brennan, Kay McLaren, Eamon Kelly, Hilary Joyalle, Conor Lambert, Prudence Wright Holmes.

On this day in movie history - 12 Angry Men (1957):


12 Angry Men,
directed by Sidney Lumet,
written by Reginald Rose,
based on the 1954 teleplay Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose,
was released in the United States on April 10, 1957.
Music by Kenyon Hopkins.


Cast:
Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, Edward Binns, Jack Warden, Henry Fonda, Joseph Sweeney, Ed Begley, George Voskovec, Robert Webber, Rudy Bond, Tom Gorman, James Kelly, Billy Nelson, John Savoca, Walter Stocker.

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


Fear in the Night,
directed and written by Maxwell Shane,
based on the story Nightmare by Cornell Woolrich,
was released in the United States on April 10, 1947.
Music by Rudy Schrager.


Cast:
Paul Kelly, Kay Scott, DeForest Kelley, Ann Doran, Charles Victor, Robert Emmett Keane, Jeff York, Joey Ray, Loyette Thomson, Gladys Blake, Jack Collins, Leander De Cordova, Christian Drake, Stanley Farrar, Julia Faye, John Harmon, Michael Harvey, Stuart Holmes, Richard Keene, Janet Warren.