Burt Lancaster and Gary Cooper are American mercenaries selling their services to the highest bidder in Robert Aldrich’s energetically cynical south of the border western
Tag: 1954
‘Riot in Cell Block 11’ on Criterion Channel
It may not have been obvious at the time but Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) was a perfect match of film and filmmaker. Don Siegel later made a name for himself with his gritty Clint Eastwood collaborations (not to mention his brilliant Invasion of the Body Snatchers) but was just a promising journeyman director […]