Silver Screen Streak List #18: Robert Mitchum's Filmography
Written by dorrk |
Robert Mitchum is commanding, a riveting presence on-screen, and I've seen far too few of his movies. I've only got eight on Letterboxd, including classics like THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955), OUT OF THE PAST (1947), THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE (1973) and CAPE FEAR (1962). Flickcharter Rob Tabor is doing his part to correct this, by assigning me Mitchum's highest rated movies on Letterboxd as his list in my Silver Screen Streak movie challenge.
What surprises me most about this list is what's not near the top. Familiar titles like FAREWELL, MY LOVELY (1975), THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON (1982) and THE SUNDOWNERS (1960) didn't even make the Top 20. And neither did several cultier Mitchum movies that I've had on my watchlist, like SECRET CEREMONY (1968), THUNDER ROAD (1958) and the Elmore Leonard adapation THE AMBASSADOR (1984). Instead, the list starts with two movies I've never heard of, before hitting some well-known titles that I've avoided out of laziness. I've never seen a Mitchum performance I didn't like — he's even striking against type in the unusual RYAN'S DAUGHTER (1970) — so I'm hopeful, if not exactly tantalized by what's on-deck.
THE FIRST TWO
THE LUSTY MEN (1952)
DIR.: NICHOLAS RAY
HOME FROM THE HILL (1960)
DIR.: VINCENTE MINNELLI
THE NEXT EIGHT
DEAD MAN (1995)
DIR.: JIM JARMUSCH
THE LONGEST DAY (1962)
DIR.: KEN ANNAKIN, ANDREW MARTON, BERNHARD WICKI
EL DORADO (1966)
DIR.: HOWARD HAWKS
PURSUED (1947)
DIR.: RAOUL WALSH
ANGEL FACE (1952)
DIR.: OTTO PREMINGER
THE YAKUZA (1974)
DIR.: SYDNEY POLLACK
WHAT A WAY TO GO! (1964)
DIR.: J. LEE THOMPSON
