Search: Starring Maximilian Schell

The Brothers Bloom (2008)

Review preview for The Brothers Bloom

For some viewers the build up of devious plot twists may be a little overwrought but it is nevertheless an effective way of skewering the cynical viewer.

Adam Micklethwaite · 4 out of 5

Swindling siblings lure an eccentric heiress into their elaborate scheme.
Cross Of Iron (1977)

Review preview for Cross Of Iron

First rate acting from Coburn and Schell is complemented by fine performances from the supporting actors.

Donald Munro · 5 out of 5

As the Wehrmacht retreat on the Eastern Front, two German soldiers are locked in a futile personal conflict.
Deep Impact (1998)

Review preview for Deep Impact

The writers, Michael (The Player) Tolkin and Bruce Joel (Ghost) Rubin are award winners. Why have they churned out a run-of-the-mildew script that makes Volcano read like a tight human interest item?

Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5

We're all doomed (again).
Krakatoa: East Of Java (1969)

Review preview for Krakatoa: East Of Java

The weirdness of it is genuinely disturbing, building a sense of fear and impending danger.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5

A ship looking for a wreck with a cargo of pearls finds itself dangerously close to a volcano on the brink of eruption.
Left Luggage (1998)

Review preview for Left Luggage

I don’t know what irritated me more: the film’s cosy predictability and thematic conservatism or its insufferably mawkish tone.

Themroc · 1 out of 5

A young secular Jewish girl takes a job as a nanny in a strict Hasidic household.