James Hayter’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

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James Hayter has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1970s.
Recurring themes

Ben-Hur
1959
History · Drama

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956
Drama · Horror

The Ten Commandments
1956
Drama · History

The Robe
1953
Drama · History

Beat the Devil
1953
Adventure · Comedy

Alexander the Great
1956
Adventure · History

Cabiria
1914
Drama · History

Julius Caesar
1953
Drama · History

Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings on of a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A light hearted adventure involving prison breaks, an oddball scientist, sailing ships, naval fights and tons of swordplay.
Dir. Robert Siodmak · With Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, Eva Bartok

After a landsman in 18th century England discovers a corpse covered in fur buried in a field, the town becomes infected by "the devil's skin," leading the local children to engage in demonic rituals and criminal behavior.
Dir. Piers Haggard · With Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden, Barry Andrews

A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.
Dir. Howard Hawks · With Jack Hawkins, Joan Collins, Dewey Martin