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Richard Brooks - Unsung Hero of the Cinema
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	Brute Force Buy used from: $17.06 Brooks scripted this terrific film about sadistic prison warden Hume Cronyn getting just what he deserves from jailed con Burt Lancaster. Don't miss this one!!
	Key Largo (Snap Case) Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $3.64 Brooks coscripted this classic Bogart & Bacall film with director John Huston. Potentially cliched & stereotypical situations becomes compelling in the hands of two artists at work in their medium.
	Blackboard Jungle [VHS] Buy used from: $5.11 Brooks both scripted and directed this justifiably famous film, the first to use rock music. Terrific cast of then virtually unknowns combines with veterans to create a truly memorable film.
	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Buy used from: $4.64 The definitive film version of Tennessee Williams play. Brooks cowrote this adaptation and directed as well; film received multiple Academy Awards and nominations. A genuine film classic.
	Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) [VHS] Buy used from: $1.20 Another Tennessee Williams adaptation scripted and directed by Brooks. Brilliant and spirited, complete with star performances by top cast of Hollywood veterans.
	The Brothers Karamazov (1958) [VHS] Buy used from: $32.98 Daunting task of bringing Dostoyevsky's epic, mammoth novel to the screen is brought off masterfully by writer & director Brooks. Superior cast helps immensely; William Shatner's film debut.
	Elmer Gantry Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $3.28 Brooks adapted a Sinclair Lewis book for what is probably his most accomplished work on film. Another multiple Academy Award winning and nominated movie by writer and director Brooks.
	Lord Jim [VHS] Buy used from: $5.47 Peter O'Toole is excellent as the title character branded a coward who proves himself otherwise; unbelievable & superb supporting cast! Brooks adapted Joseph Conrad's book and also directed.
	The Professionals Buy used from: $2.08 Incredible action, brilliant and memorable dialogue, magnificent color photography and star turns by a cast full of veterans in this perennial cult Western favorite scripted & directed by Brooks.
	In Cold Blood [VHS] Buy used from: $2.60 Truman Capote's penultimate book is brought to the screen vividly by Brooks who wrote the screenplay and directed. Haunting, unsettling, unforgettable; in a class by itself.
	Dollars [VHS] Buy used from: $0.86 One of the very best caper films hardly takes a breath and also features the cinema's most unique car chase. Once again scripted and directed by Brooks.
	Bite the Bullet Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $1.25 Writer/director Brooks breaks the Western genre Top 20 again with this film. Based on the historic account of a grueling horse race, this epic adventure is virtually unknown and awaiting rediscovery.