Monday, June 24, 2024

On this day in movie history - Sorcerer (1977):


Sorcerer

directed by William Friedkin,
written by Walon Green,
based on the novel Le Salaire de la peur (The Salary of Fear) by Georges Arnaud,
was released in the United States on June 24, 1977.
Music by Tangerine Dream.


Cast:
Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou, Ramon Bieri, Peter Capell, Karl John, Friedrich von Ledebur, Chico Martínez, Joe Spinell, Rosario Almontes, Richard Holley, Anne-Marie Deschodt, Jean-Luc Bideau, Jacques François, André Falcon, Gerard Murphy, Desmond Crofton, Henry Diamond, Ray Dittrich, Frank Gio, Randy Jurgensen, Cosmo Allegretti, Nick Discenza, Frank Pesce, Tom Signorelli.

On this day in movie history - Catch-22 (1970):


Catch-22,
directed by Mike Nichols,
written by Buck Henry,
based on the novel by Joseph Heller,
was released in the United States on June 24, 1970.
Music by Richard Strauss.


Cast:
Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel, Jack Gilford, Buck Henry, Bob Newhart, Anthony Perkins, Paula Prentiss, Martin Sheen, Jon Voight, Orson Welles, Bob Balaban, Susanne Benton, Norman Fell, Charles Grodin, Austin Pendleton, Peter Bonerz, Jon Korkes, John Brent, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Philip Roth, Bruce Kirby, Jack Riley, Felice Orlandi, Marcel Dalio, Evi Maltagliati, Elizabeth Wilson, Richard Libertini, Liam Dunn, Olimpia Carlisi, Wendy D'Olive, Gina Rovere, Fernanda Vitobello, Seth Allen, Steve 'Bunker' de France.

On this day in movie history - The Sons of Katie Elder (1965):


The Sons of Katie Elder,
directed by Henry Hathaway,
written by William H. Wright, Allan Weiss and Harry Essex,
based on a story by Talbot Jennings,
was released in the United States on June 24, 1965.
Music by Elmer Bernstein.


Cast:
John Wayne, Dean Martin, Martha Hyer, Michael Anderson Jr., Earl Holliman, Jeremy Slate, James Gregory, Paul Fix, George Kennedy, Dennis Hopper, Sheldon Allman, John Litel, John Doucette, James Westerfield, Rhys Williams, John Qualen, Rodolfo Acosta, Strother Martin, Percy
Helton, Karl Swenson.