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Old 02-23-2007, 08:35 PM   #1 of 9
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Director Checklist - BRYAN FORBES


BRYAN FORBES

The Endless Game (1990) (TV)
The Naked Face (1984)
Better Late Than Never (1982)
... aka Whose Little Girl Are You?
Sunday Lovers (1980) (segment "An Englishman's Home")
... aka Séducteurs, Les (France)
... aka Seduttori della domenica, I (Italy)
International Velvet (1978)
The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
... aka Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella, the (UK: complete title)
The Stepford Wives (1975)
The Raging Moon (1971)
... aka Long Ago, Tomorrow (USA)
The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
Deadfall (1968)
The Whisperers (1967)
The Wrong Box (1966)
King Rat (1965)
Of Human Bondage (1964) (one week) (uncredited)
Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
... aka Séance on a Wet Afternoon
The L-Shaped Room (1962)
Whistle Down the Wind (1961)


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Old 02-23-2007, 08:41 PM   #2 of 9
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Re: Director Checklist - BRYAN FORBES


Ratings on a scale of * to *****:

1: Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) ****½
2: The Stepford Wives (1975) ***½
3: Deadfall (1968) ***½
4: King Rat (1965) ***
5: Better Late Than Never (1982) **

Own 2



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Old 02-23-2007, 11:48 PM   #3 of 9
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Re: Director Checklist - BRYAN FORBES


Rated from to
Titles in RED are theatrical screenings

Bryan Forbes
Jul 22, 1926 -

The Endless Game (1990) (TV)
The Naked Face (1984)
Better Late Than Never (1982)
Sunday Lovers (1980) (segment "An Englishman's Home")
International Velvet (1978)
The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)
The Stepford Wives (1975)
The Raging Moon (1971)
The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
Deadfall (1968)
The Whisperers (1967)
The Wrong Box (1966)
King Rat (1965)
Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) (Own the DVD)
The L-Shaped Room (1962)
Whistle Down the Wind (1961)

Seen 13
Own 1




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Old 02-24-2007, 07:48 AM   #4 of 9
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Re: Director Checklist - BRYAN FORBES


Seen 6
Own 0

The Endless Game (1990) (TV)
The Naked Face (1984)
Better Late Than Never (1982)
Sunday Lovers (1980) (segment "An Englishman's Home")
International Velvet (1978)
The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)
The Stepford Wives (1975)
The Raging Moon (1971)
The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
Deadfall (1968)
The Whisperers (1967)
The Wrong Box (1966)
King Rat (1965)
Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
The L-Shaped Room (1962)
Whistle Down the Wind (1961)



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Old 02-24-2007, 03:35 PM   #5 of 9
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Re: Director Checklist - BRYAN FORBES


Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) - 8/10
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Old 02-25-2007, 06:20 AM   #6 of 9
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Re: Director Checklist - BRYAN FORBES


In order of merit:


1.Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) ***1/2
2.King Rat (1965) ***
3.Whistle Down the Wind (1961) ***
4.The Wrong Box (1966) ***
5.The Whisperers (1967) **1/2



I still need to pick up Nos. 1 and 3 on R2 DVD (both Special Editions) and would be interested in catching several of his other directorial efforts, most notably THE L-SHAPED ROOM (1962), DEADFALL (1968), the all-star THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT (1969), THE RAGING MOON (1970), the original THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975) and the musicalized Cinderella version, THE SLIPPER AND THE ROSE (1976).


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Old 02-25-2007, 08:32 AM   #7 of 9
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Re: Director Checklist - BRYAN FORBES


International Velvet -
The Stepford Wives ***
King Rat ***
Seance on a Wet Afternoon ***
Whistle Down the Wind ***


Don't recall enough about IV to rate it.



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Old 02-09-2008, 07:55 AM   #8 of 9
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