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Happy 89thBirthday to 🇺🇸American actress, director, producer, screenwriter and editor #DyanCannon born #OnThisDay in Tacoma, Washington
January 4, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Remembering the late 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish born actor #IainCuthbertson (4 January 1930 – 4 September 2009) born #OnThisDay in Glasgow, seen here in the iconic Bobbie reunites with her father scene in Lionel Jeffries' family drama film "THE RAILWAY CHILDREN" (1970)

🎬 #EMI Elstree Studios 🎞
January 4, 2026 at 9:40 AM
"SWEENEY 2" (1978) dir. Tom Clegg

John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Denholm Elliott, Ken Hutchison, Lewis Fiander, Anna Gaël, Brian Gwaspari, Brian Hall, Georgina Hale

🎬 Euston Films
🎞 EMI
January 3, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Klaus Kinski, Lee Van Cleef, Clint Eastwood “FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE” (1965) dir. Sergio Leone

🎬 Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA) 🇮🇹
🎞 United Artists
January 3, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Ennio Morricone & Sergio Leone, a unique film-making partnership, two school friends who grew up in the working-class district of Trastevere in Rome, together revitalised the American Western genre and created some of the most powerful and recognisable moments in post-war cinema

#filmsky #moviesky
January 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Sergio Leone, Rod Steiger and James Coburn on location in Spain on the set of “DUCK, YOU SUCKER!” (1971)

🎬 United Artists
January 3, 2026 at 8:48 PM
“ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA” (1984) dir. Sergio Leone

Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci, Burt Young, Tuesday Weld, Treat Williams

🎬 Warner Bros.
January 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Sergio Leone's epic spaghetti Western film "THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY" known for his iconic use of close-ups and sweeping widescreen cinematography received mix reviews upon release, but is now widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential Westerns of all time

🎬 United Artists
January 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Film director Sergio Leone pictured on the set of “ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST” (1968) on location with cast members Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Charles Bronson and Jason Robards
January 3, 2026 at 8:30 PM
#SergioLeone #BOTD seen here on the set of his Western drama "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968) with his leads American actor Charles Bronson and Italian actress Claudia Cardinale
January 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, Anthony Dawson and John Williams “DIAL M FOR MURDER” (1954) dir. Alfred Hitchcock

🎬 Warner Bros.
January 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, Lynne Overman “REAP THE WILD WIND” (1942) dir. Cecil B. DeMille

🎥 Paramount Pictures
January 3, 2026 at 11:52 AM
“THE THIEF” (1952) dir. Russell Rouse

Ray Milland, Martin Gabel, Rita Gam, Harry Bronson, Rita Vale, Rex O'Malley

🎬 United Artists
🎞 #FilmNoir
January 3, 2026 at 11:51 AM
John Sturges captured in a behind-the-scenes photograph alongside his American contingent James Coburn, Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson during the filming of "THE GREAT ESCAPE" (1963), taken on location in Bavaria, Germany

🎬 United Artists
January 3, 2026 at 11:51 AM
“MYSTERY STREET” (1950) dir. John Sturges

Ricardo Montalbán, Sally Forrest, Bruce Bennett, Elsa Lanchester, Marshall Thompson

🎬 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
🎞 #FilmNoir
January 3, 2026 at 11:35 AM
“THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN” (1960) dir. John Sturges

Charles Bronson, Yul Brynner, James Coburn, Steve McQueen
Eli Wallach, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, Horst Buchholz

🎬 United Artists
🎥 The Mirisch Company
January 3, 2026 at 9:47 AM
"My mother was an actress. My father was an actor and a director. I am the son of filmmakers. I was born with this bow tie made of celluloid on my collar."

🎬 #SergioLeone 🎞
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Ray Milland and Jane Wyman star in Billy Wilder’s multi Academy Award winning drama film “THE LOST WEEKEND” (1945)

🎬 Paramount Pictures
🎞 #FilmNoir
January 3, 2026 at 9:40 AM
"ICE STATION ZEBRA" (1968) dir. John Sturges

Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Ernest Borgnine, Jim Brown

🎬 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
January 3, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Remembering today the late 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh-born American actor #RayMilland (3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) born #OnThisDay in Neath, Glamorgan
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Remembering today the late 🇺🇸 American-born film director #JohnSturges born #OnThisDay in 1910 in Oak Park, Illinois, photographed here with Steve McQueen on location in Füssen, Germany for the filming of "THE GREAT ESCAPE" (1963) 🏍
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Remembering the late 🇬🇧 British actor, screenwriter, director and animal rights activist #BillTravers MBE #BOTD in 1922 seen here with co-star and wife Virginia McKenna in "BORN FREE" (1966) directed by James Hill, accompanied by John Barry's Academy Award winning score sung by Matt Monroe
January 3, 2026 at 9:31 AM
"SWEENEY!" (1977) dir. David Wickes

John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Barry Foster, Ian Bannen, Colin Welland, Diane Keen, Michael Coles

🎬 Euston Films
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Remembering the late 🇬🇧British theatre, film and television actor #JohnThaw CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) born #OnThisDay in Manchester, England
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 AM
John Sturges directed the American epic historical war adventure film "THE GREAT ESCAPE" (1963) starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, Angus Lennie, David McCallum, Gordon Jackson and John Leyton

🎬 United Artists
January 3, 2026 at 9:17 AM