Gigi (1958 film) most French. The winner is Chevalier, in a performance that makes one feel as if you're gagging on pastry… Perhaps if the sweetness of "Gigi" was contrasted with elements of honest vulgarity, the picture could balance itself out… Ten minutes into the movie, you've resolved the plot and are left to wallow in lovely frou-frou. [The film] makes wonderful use of the usual Parisian landmarks, and benefits from extraordinary period costumes and sets." "Gigi" won a record-breaking nine Academy Awards (at the 1959 Oscars ceremony); however, this record only lasted for one year, as "Ben-Hur" broke this record the following
The Devil's Disciple (1959 film) The Devil's Disciple (1959 film) The Devil's Disciple is a 1959 British-American film adaptation of the 1897 George Bernard Shaw play "The Devil's Disciple". The Anglo-American film was directed by Guy Hamilton, who replaced Alexander Mackendrick, and starred Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier. Mary Grant designed the film's costumes. Lancaster and Douglas made several films together over the decades, including "I Walk Alone" (1948), "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" (1957), "Seven Days in May" (1964) and "Tough Guys" (1986), which fixed the notion of the pair as something of a team in the public's imagination. Douglas was always