Directed by Henry King
Screenplay by George Seaton, based upon the novel of the same name by Franz Werfel
Starring Jennifer Jones, William Eythe, Gladys Cooper, Vincent Price, Lee J. Cobb, and Charles Bickford
In cinema circles as of late, you hear a lot of complaining about how Hollywood doesn’t make films like they used to anymore. These days it’s mostly in relation to how movies have become nothing but overhyped theme park rides – specifically, Marvel theme park rides. And that movies for thinking adults just aren’t in Hollywood’s wheelhouse any longer. If we’re honest, this is probably a complaint that’s been going on for the entire life of cinema, as one generation is always intent on sneering at the generations that follow it, arguing they are somehow doing things ‘wrong’. But I digress. Continue reading