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Vertigo reflects a landmark achievement in direction and cinematography.Besides being an excellent film it provides you with a free tour of San Fransisco 's sight seeing. Scenes have been shot with great camera angles and the credit of tailoring the entire plot with some great views must go to Mr Hitchcock. The story is John "Scottie" Freguson( James Stewart )is hired by his friend to trail his wife Madeliene(Kim Novak)whose suicidal tendencies are foiled by Scottie and he falls in love with her.The rest is for the viewer s to watch .The thin line separating suspense and romance is very well maintained and till the very end a complete thrill and a great story of romance is assured. A gripping plot along with great direction makes it one of the greatest films ever made .So go ahead and watch it it is worth every single penny.

Director Billy Wilder brilliant portrayal of the tragic destiny of NormaDesmond(Gloria Swanson ),an aging silent film queen remains a classic masterpiece and one the best movies ever made. Celebrated masterful performances by William Holden(Joe Gills) ,Erich Von Stroihem(Max)and Nancy Olson(Betty) makes Sunset Boulevard a timeless classic.

Norma Desmond is an aging silent film queen who is neglected for over two decades by the directors and forgotten by her fans. Joe Gills is a struggling script writer and accidentally stumbles across Norma's palatial mansion. His fortunes change for good though he hates his new life and wants to get back to his work.This unfolds a tragic destiny .

William Holden's performance is truly commendable and together with Norma Desmond ,Joe Gills make up the screen's greatest characters ever. Erich Von Stroihem as Norma's discoverer,ex-husband turned her butler is a very important character who shows his faithfulness till the very end and will go to any extreme to ease Norma's pain.Betty(Nancy Olson) reader and a prospective script writer comes up with a poignant performance.Truly a timeless masterpiece indeed.

Judgement at Nuremberg is one of the best ,and my favorite, courtroom movies ever made.The courtroom scenes were electrifying.The all star cast have teamed up very well to put a powerful performance.Hats off for Maxmillan Schell !!He was amazing and was duly rewarded with an Academy Award.I felt Schell was at his best when he prosecutes Mr Peterson(Montgomery Clift) justifying the judgment to sterilize him.Hans Rolfe(Schell) is the leading defense attorney with great respect for Dr. Ernst Janning(Burt Lancaster) whom he considered to be his role model,defends and upholds the judgments made by the judges.These judgments were according to the laws of the land during Nazi rule and hence the judges were innocent.Burt Lancaster who spoke very little except for a patriotic harangue was at his best and i felt he deserved at least an Oscar nomination.

Spencer Tracy( Judge Dan Haywood)had a very important and tough role to play though he makes it look very simple.Marlene Dietrich(Mrs. Bertholt) and Montgomery Clift(Rudolf Peterson)pitch in with short but important and brilliant performances.Overall great acting,great dialogs,great script,great direction combine to provide the right ingredients for a prefect movie.