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Hotel
Through the doors of the St. Gregory, a posh, aging luxury hotel in the lusty New Orleans French Quarter, pass the powerful, the proud and the predatory. Only so many secrets can be swept under the plush carpet of the St. Gregory.
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Genre:   Drama
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Director:   Richard Quine
Cast:   Rod Taylor, Catherine Spaak, Karl Malden, Melvyn Douglas, Richard Conte, Michael Rennie, Kevin Mccarthy, Merle Oberon
Theatrical Release Date:   03/24/1967
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Hotel
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Hotel (DVD)
 
4.5

(based on 15 reviews)

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100%

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Pros

  • Engaging characters (14)
  • Entertaining (10)
  • Great cinematography (7)
  • High production value (5)
  • Original (4)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • At home (12)
    • Adult viewers (7)
    • Perfect gift (4)
      • Reviewer Profile:
      • Movie buff (12)

    Most Liked Positive Review

     

    Entertaining drama

    Hotel is based on the best-selling novel by Arthur Hailey. In the 1960's, 70's and 80's Hailey was king of the potboiler melodrama. He would carefully research an industry and than...Read complete review

    Hotel is based on the best-selling novel by Arthur Hailey. In the 1960's, 70's and 80's Hailey was king of the potboiler melodrama. He would carefully research an industry and than write a fictional tale with intriguing characters and interweaving plots. His most famous work was Airport, which was made into the Oscar nominated picture. But before Airport, there was Hotel.Hotel is the story of a grand, but aging hotel in New Orleans(based on The Roosevelt Hotel). The jet age has passed by the type of southern hospitality the St. Gregory has to offer. The young energetic general manager Peter McDermott (Rod Taylor) has been successful in turning business around, but his success comes too late. The note on the loan is due and the financial picture is bleak. The hotel owner Warren Trent (Melvyn Douglas) has been offered a lucrative real estate deal that will result in the building being torn down. Curtis O'Keefe (Kevin McCarthy), a hotel magnate is eager to purchase the hotel for himself and add it to his roster of modern hotels.While the hotel management tries to resolve the financial issues, some of the hotel guest have issues of their own. Burglar "keycase" Milne (Karl Malden) is systematically robbing guest. And the hotel's royal guests, the Duke and Dutchess of Croydon (Micheal Rennie & Merle Oberon), have a secret of their own.All these stories intertwine and eventually come crashing down in a sudden conclusion.Movies like this are popcorn melodrama and are only as entertaining as the script and the cast make them. Here the cast works hard to capture the essence of running a big hotel. Rod Taylor manages to rise above the material and Karl Malden is especially fun to watch as he plans his nightly capers and attempts to elude the hotel detectives.From the "B-girls" on Bourbon Street to the "escorts" in the lobby there is a lot that goes on under the roof of the St. Gregory. It's all highly entertaining, but also highly forgettable.

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    The instructions on the packaging are open and honest about the fact that the disc may not play in "DVD Recorder" equipment. I have four DVD players and was able to pla...Read complete review

    The instructions on the packaging are open and honest about the fact that the disc may not play in "DVD Recorder" equipment. I have four DVD players and was able to play the disc in only one of them. In the others, it freezes and pixelates. I'd really like to have a disc which will play in whatever machine I choose. I'd also like to have one with chapter stops, like most professionally made discs. But this disc is a great improvement over the tape of the movie which it replaces, and because I am unlikely to run into a situation where I cannot play it at all, I find it satisfactory. Customers who have only one DVD player might run into a problem, but people with several players should be able to find one which works.

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    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Classy Movie

    By remaster lover

    from Los Angeles

    About Me Movie Buff

    Pros

    • Broad Appeal
    • Emotionally Engaging
    • Engaging Characters
    • Great Cinematography
    • Original Story
    • Talented Cast

    Cons

      Best Uses

        Comments about Hotel (DVD):

        Based on an engrossing novel,great adaption, classy production values and cast, and brilliant jazz score, this transfer looks sterling also presented in widescreen, it was a joy to see this film from the 60's looking so good and rediscovering it.

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        I have been wanting this on DVD

        By none

        from Santa Rosa, Ca

        About Me Movie Buff

        Pros

        • Engaging Characters

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • At Home

          Comments about Hotel (DVD):

          I have been wanting this on DVD for a very long time. thank you

           
          5.0

          GREAT FILM OF ARTHUR HAILEY NOVEL

          By Jesse Cinema

          from Kauai, Hawaii

          About Me Movie Buff

          Pros

          • Broad Appeal
          • Emotionally Engaging
          • Engaging Characters
          • Great Cinematography
          • Original Story
          • Talented Cast

          Cons

            Best Uses

              Comments about Hotel (DVD):

              Nice quality presentation.

              (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

               
              5.0

              Great "Studio" Movie!

              By Walter

              from Orlando, Florida

              About Me Movie Buff

              Pros

              • Engaging Characters
              • Great Cinematography
              • Talented Cast

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Adult Viewers
                • At Home

                Comments about Hotel (DVD):

                I like this movie for the same reason I like "My Fair Lady" - it is a "Studio" movie. Most of the scenes take place on sets built on soundstages. The hotel lobby set must have been fantastic when the actors first saw it. Rod Taylor, Roy Roberts and others in the cast are great.

                (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                3.0

                Take a Chance

                By Technophobe

                from El Paso, TX

                About Me Casual Viewer

                Verified Reviewer

                Pros

                • Engaging Characters
                • Entertaining

                Cons

                • Disc may not play
                • No chapter stops

                Best Uses

                • At Home

                Comments about Hotel (DVD):

                The instructions on the packaging are open and honest about the fact that the disc may not play in "DVD Recorder" equipment. I have four DVD players and was able to play the disc in only one of them. In the others, it freezes and pixelates. I'd really like to have a disc which will play in whatever machine I choose. I'd also like to have one with chapter stops, like most professionally made discs. But this disc is a great improvement over the tape of the movie which it replaces, and because I am unlikely to run into a situation where I cannot play it at all, I find it satisfactory. Customers who have only one DVD player might run into a problem, but people with several players should be able to find one which works.

                (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                5.0

                Excellent Reproduction- Quality Video

                By Peter

                from Houston, TX

                About Me Movie Buff

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                    Comments about Hotel (DVD):

                    I have been waiting a long time for this movie to come out in DVD --- it is excellent quality and worth the wait !

                     
                    4.0

                    Classic stuff

                    By Steve in Jax

                    from Jacksonville FL

                    About Me Movie Buff

                    Verified Reviewer

                    Pros

                    • Engaging Characters
                    • Entertaining
                    • Original

                    Cons

                      Best Uses

                      • Adult Viewers
                      • At Home

                      Comments about Hotel (DVD):

                      Been waiting for years for Hotel to come out on DVD - excellent!

                       
                      4.0

                      Loved it!

                      By rsmbrian

                      from RSM, CA

                      About Me Avid Moviegoer

                      Pros

                      • Engaging Characters
                      • Entertaining

                      Cons

                      • Would love remastered

                      Best Uses

                        Comments about Hotel (DVD):

                        We've been waiting for this one...

                        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                         
                        4.0

                        Great soap opera

                        By Actorman

                        from Kansas City

                        About Me Movie Buff

                        Pros

                        • Engaging Characters
                        • Entertaining

                        Cons

                          Best Uses

                          • Adult Viewers
                          • At Home
                          • Perfect Gift

                          Comments about Hotel (DVD):

                          I love that the Archive has updated the art on the cover inserts to have the poster art rather than the nondescript boring blue background with a photo. The DVD quality on this one is exceptional. The sound was even, no scratches on the film. I watched it on my plasma tv and the quality was stricking actually. I was more than pleasantly surprised.

                          (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

                           
                          5.0

                          Everyman's "Hotel"

                          By Bodacious-Brad

                          from Trabuco Canyon, CA.

                          About Me Movie Buff

                          Pros

                          • Engaging Characters
                          • Entertaining
                          • Great Cinematography
                          • High Production Value
                          • Informative
                          • Original

                          Cons

                            Best Uses

                            • Adult Viewers
                            • At Home
                            • Perfect Gift
                            • Younger Viewers

                            Comments about Hotel (DVD):

                            Top flight casting, direction and lush cinematography headline this man's "Hotel" from the novel by Arthur Hailey ("Airport"). Rod Taylor (who, for some inexplicable reason just never QUITE made the "big time")gets top-billing as the Hotel manager Pete, who has to contend with the old-school owner and various characters from shady would-be buyers of the St. Gregory Hotel (which is going to be foreclosed on)Kevin McCarthy; to happy-go-lucky crook "Keycase", Karl Malden. With an excellent script and a wonderful blusey music score by underused Johnny Keating, this is one "Hotel" worth checking into.

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