Valerie (film)
Valerie is a 1957 American Western film directed by Gerd Oswald and starring Sterling Hayden, Anita Ekberg and Anthony Steel.[1][2]
| Valerie | |
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| Directed by | Gerd Oswald |
| Produced by | Hal R. Makelim |
| Screenplay by | Leonard Heideman Emmett Murphy |
| Starring | Sterling Hayden Anita Ekberg Anthony Steel |
| Music by | Albert Glasser |
| Cinematography | Ernest Laszlo |
| Edited by | David Bretherton |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Hal R. Makelim Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Rancher John Garth is arrested for critically wounding his wife Valerie and killing her parents. During the trial, we flashback to the lead up to the incident. Inferior western version of the 1950 Japanese classic Rasho-Mon directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Cast
- Sterling Hayden as John Garth
- Anita Ekberg as Valerie Horvat
- Anthony Steel as Reverend Steven Blake
- Peter Walker as Herb Garth
- Jerry Barclay as Jim Mingo
- Iphigenie Castiglioni as Mrs. Horvat
- John Wengraf as Mr. Louis Horvat
- Gage Clarke as Jonathan Griggs
- Tom McKee as Dave Carlin
- Sydney Smith as Judge Frisbee
- Bob Adler as Lundy
- Stanley Adams as Dr. Jackson
- Malcolm Atterbury as Sheriff
- Juney Ellis as Nurse Linsey
- John Dierkes as Bartender
- Norman Leavitt as Linsey
- Darryl Duran as Earl Davis
Production
Filming started in December 1956.[3]
Reception
Variety called it "a challenging experiment".[4]
DVD
Valerie was released to DVD by MGM Home Video on September 26, 2011 vie MGM's MOD (manufacture-on-demand) program available through Amazon.
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See also
References
- http://www.allmovie.com/movie/valerie-v130103
- VALERIE Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 24, Iss. 276, (Jan 1, 1957): 91.
- Paris Night-Club Singer Signed; Wengraff Acts Anita Ekberg's Father Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 4 Dec 1956: A11.
- Review of film at Variety
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