Sam Fuller's HOUSE OF BAMBOO (1955) airing in WS twice tonight (9/26) (1 Viewer)

[Peter M Fitzgerald]

Just a heads-up that this gritty Japan-set thriller is supposed to be shown in it's Cinemascope ratio on AMC (American Movie Classics) tonight (Wednesday, 9/26) at 10:15 PM (Eastern), and again at 4:15 AM (Eastern). It was directed by the great Samuel Fuller (THE BIG RED ONE, SHOCK CORRIDOR, THE NAKED KISS, PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET, STEEL HELMET, etc) on location in Japan, and stars Robert Stack & Robert Ryan.
I've never seen it myself, but have been wanting to for several years, and have heard good things about it.

 

[SteveGon]

Sounds good - I'll have to catch that late showing...
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