A Guide to the Acerbic Works of Robert Aldrich

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There may be no great American director who gets written off more hastily than Robert Aldrich.

Vera Cruz(1954)

Theres no such thing as an innocent man.

And while you sleep, your subconscious will provide the answer.

And you will cry out what it is that you must remember.

Its a fever dream of male anxiety and the horrors of the nuclear age.

Whats happened to your mind, your spirit, your soul?

(1962)

You werent ugly then.

I made you that way.

Youve seen a general inspecting troops before, havent you?

Just walk slow, act dumb, and look stupid.

But shaving points off of a football game, man, thats un-American.

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