The film is about divorce but with flashbacks as to why divorce occurs. Phone call from a stranger 1952 trailers and clips. There is also one very beautiful moment in the film that makes me tear up even though i know its coming. Phone call from a stranger reminded me of jeff bridges fearless. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Phone call from a stranger letterboxd your life in film. Phone call from a strangerbette davis by billie sue mosiman. Get a firsttime screenwriter, an inexperienced director, a few tv actors looking for their bigscreen break and see what they can do. Four strangers board a plane and become fast friends, but a catastrophic crash leaves only one survivor. Phone call from a stranger 1952, the old maid 1939.
When a stranger calls is a 1979 american psychological horror film. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. This movie is worth it just to see bette davis in a particularly compromising position. Phone call from a stranger full movie bette davis youtube. In this sudsy drama, a man survives a terrible plane crash and afterward decides. When a stranger calls is a 2006 american horror film directed by simon west and written by jake wade wall. The story is slick, in the first place, it being an i. It is loaded with lots of known actors in supporting roles. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Slasher film about a young babysitter being terrorized by phone calls from a deadly psychopath. A nice movie with good actors and an interesting story about life, love, and friendship.
A remake of the 1979 columbia pictures cult horror film, which starred carol kane as a high school student traumatized while babysitting by a caller who repeatedly. A solidly based dramatic story idea has been brought off with a reasonable amount of success in phone call from a stranger. A man running away from his own life, befriends three people on a plane and learns about their lives. Phone call from a stranger, nunnally johnson movie. Its worth watching if youre interested in seeing bette davis slumming it before turning to utter camp with her 1960s output.
Belle plays a babysitter who starts to receive threatening phone calls from an unidentified stranger, played by both tommy flanagan and lance henriksen. The catered affair 1956 drama, komedija, ljubavni at breakfast, jane announces that she and ralph are getting married the next week. Phone call from a stranger is a film directed by jean negulesco with shelley winters, bette davis, gary merrill, michael rennie, year. Phone call from a stranger 1952 film complet en francais a 20170826t03. After discovering that his wife has been unfaithful, attorney david trask gary merrill decides. She begins to receive strange phone calls, threatening her and the children. David trask, the sole survivor of an airplane crash, takes it upon himself to contact the families of the various victims. During a babysitting gig, a highschool student is harassed by an increasingly threatening prank caller. When a stranger calls takes its title and basic premise from the original, which for its first 15 minutes or so featured carol kane as a frazzled babysitter plagued by creepy, invasive phone calls.
Phone call from a stranger by jean negulesco jean negulesco. Checking availability for buy online, pick up in store. Phone call from a stranger 1952 directed by jean negulesco. Phone call from a stranger is a 1952 american drama film directed by jean negulesco, who was nominated for the. When a stranger calls 2006 regarder par camilla belle, tommy flanagan, katie cassidy, tessa thompson. Rent phone call from a stranger 1952 starring bette davis and gary merrill on dvd and bluray.
A lawyer, told that his wife is having an affair, sets out on a journey and becomes involved in the lives of fellow plane passengers. Phone call from a stranger is the kind of studio product that hollywood. Subscribe to watch the best free full length movies. Phone call from a stranger 1952 is a drama, filmnoir movie starring gary merrill and shelley winters. While it might be novel to chat up a stranger, attempts in the. Watch when a stranger calls starring camilla belle in this horror on directv.
Phone call from a stranger 1952 film complet en francais. Phone call from a stranger on dvd 024543507284 from 20th century fox. Phone call from a stranger 1952 is a drama, film noir movie starring gary merrill and shelley winters. The story employs flashbacks to relive the three characters pasts. Staring gary merrill, shelley winters, bette davis and michael rennie. Phone call from a stranger 1952 journeys in classic film. Released on february 1st 1952, phone call from a stranger is the story of a group of 4 travelers who are forced into companionship after their flight is downed due to storms on a cross country flight. Eccentric conspiracy theorist murray bauman brett gelman also helped nancy wheeler natalia dyer and jonathan byers charlie heaton. He then sets off on a journey to discover who these people were, but ultimately. The film stars camilla belle, brian geraghty, katie cassidy, and clark gregg. Bette davis, michael rennie, gary merrill, shelley winters. This wellmade episodic film sustains viewer interest with excellent.
Gary merrill in phone call from a stranger 1952 michael rennie and beatrice straight in phone call from a stranger 1952 phone call from. Each film, pulled from my dvd shelf or recorded on the home dvr i heart tcm will be one i havent seen. A teenage girl becomes a demented serial killers prey in this bigbudget remake of the 1979 thriller that became a tv lateshow favorite. Phone call from a stranger photos view all photos 2 movie info. Phone call from a stranger full movie bette davis joey lee. After a plane crash one of the survivors contacts the familys of those that died. Phone call from a stranger 1952 youve heard of success stories. It only loses a star because bette davis doesnt come into the film. Phone call from a stranger is directed by jean negulesco and adapted to screenplay by nunnally johnson from a story by i. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. It is about a babysitter jill johnson, who was all alone in the house to babysit a very rich family. It stars shelley winters, gary merrill, michael rennie, keenan wynn, evelyn varden, warren stevens, beatrice straight, ted donaldson, craig stevens, helen westcott and bette davis. Merrill spends the first half of movie getting to know his fellow passengers and the second half of the movie talking to the victims families.
When a stranger calls is a little better than most such recent offerings, but is still completely bythebook. Phone call from a stranger 1952 1h 45min drama, filmnoir 15 february 1952 usa while waiting on a delayed flight, david trask, who has left his unfaithful wife, meets three of his fellow passengers. Watch when a stranger calls online stream full movie. When the aircraft crashes, he is one of few survivors, and sets out to resolve their unfinished business. Wylie, which received the award for best scenario at the same festival, centers on the survivor of an aircraft crash who contacts the relatives of three of the victims he came. Phone call from a stranger 1952 the movie database tmdb. Phone call from a stranger is a 1952 american film noir drama directed by jean negulesco, who was nominated for the golden lion at the venice film festival. Robert fortness, played by michael rennie, eddie hoke. Wylie, which received the award for best scenario at the same festival, centers on the survivor of an aircraft crash who contacts the relatives of three of the victims he came to know on board the flight. It only loses a star because bette davis doesnt come into the film earlier.