Movies about Masons
(Freemasonry), Illuminati or Knights Templar
Across the Pacific (1942)
In a shipboard scene, ju-jitsu exercises performed by Chinese sailors are compared to the
initiatory nature of Freemasonry. Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet. Directed by
John Huston. USA, English. *
The Affair of the Diamond Necklace (2001)
Christopher Walken plays Cagliostro, self-styled "the Grand Master of the Illuminati", while Jonathan Pryce, as Bishop Rohen, hides his personal
correspondence behind a panel in a desk decorated
with masonic symbols. Hilary Swank, Jonathan Pryce, Adrien Brody, Brian Cox,
Joely Richardson, Christopher Walken. Directed by Charles Shyer, written by
John Sweet. Drama R 117 min., USA, English. Technicolor. *
L'Âge d'or (1930)
To avoid arrest, Gaston Modot, as "the
Man", produces a special delegate certificate, given to him by the
International Goodwill Society. Although not immediately recognizable by the
non-mason, it clearly displays a masonic design with an all-seeing eye in a
radiant glory, two pillars with globes as well as three candlesticks on a
checkerboard flooring. [00:28:10] Directed by Luis Buñuel, written by Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dalí. Gaston
Modot, Lya Lys, Caridad de Laberdesque, Max Ernst, Josep Llorens Artigas,
Lionel Salem, Germaine Noizet, Bonaventura Ibáñez. 60 min. France, French.
Black and White, Mono. *
Aliens (1986)
Sgt. Apone, played by Al Matthews in a strong
sympathetic role, wears a masonic ring. [00:28:07] Directed by James Cameron, written by James Cameron and David Giler.
Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser,
Bill Paxton, William Hope, Jenette Goldstein, Al Matthews, Mark Rolston, Ricco
Ross, Colette Hiller, Daniel Kash, Cynthia Dale Scott, Tip Tipping. 137 min.
USA | UK, English, Eastmancolor, Dolby. *
American Gangster (2007)
Ted Levine, as Det. Lou Toback, wears a masonic
lapel pin [0:13:18]. Directed by Ridley Scott, written by Steven Zaillian and Mark
Jacobson. Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin,
Lymari Nadal, Ted Levine, Roger Guenveur Smith, John Hawkes, RZA, Yul Vazquez,
Malcolm Goodwin, Ruby Dee, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Carla Gugino, Skyler
Fortgang. 157 min. USA, English, Colour, Dolby. (Action) *
Anatomie (2000)
A student member of the
Anti-Hippocratic Society—"a cross between the
Freemasons and a college fraternity with old rituals, a lodge, the whole
thing"—starts a killing spree that ends with the death of the Grand Master
and the exposure of the society. Franka Potente, Benno Fürmann, Anna Loos, Sebastian
Blomberg, Holger Speckhahn, Traugott Buhre. Directed and written by Stefan
Ruzowitzky. AKA: Anatomy. 103 min. Germany, German / Latin. Colour, Dolby.
(Horror) *
El Ángel exterminador "The
Exterminating Angel" (1962)
Perhaps Luis Buñuel's most surreal and allegorical
film, there is one scene where, in a crowded room, two characters give each
other what appears to be the sign of the Fellowcraft degree [00:18:00]. Later
one asks the other for the name of his lodge. The other replies that it is Dawn
Lodge No. 21. At a later point, one of the men lets out a cry that another man
then explains is the masonic call for help. [01:18:00] While these two are
specific masonic references, the story itself can be interpreted as a rebirth
or resurrection story incorporating sacrifice and ritual. Directed by Luis
Buñuel, written by Luis Buñuel. Silvia Pinal, Enrique Rambal, Claudio Brook,
José Baviera, Augusto Benedico, Antonio Bravo, Jacqueline Andere , César del
Campo, Rosa Elena Durgel, Lucy Gallardo, Enrique Garcia Álvarez , Ofelia
Guilmáin, Nadia Haro Oliva, Tito Junco, Xavier Loya. 95 min. Mexico, Spanish,
Black and White, Mono.
The Ant Bully (2006)
Lucas's grandmother, who fears alien abduction,
leaps out of her customized rocking chair to reveal an obviously masonic square
and compasses. Why is it there? Perhaps only to attract the attention of
websites such as this. [00:18:00] Directed by John A. Davis, written by John A. Davis, John Nickle (book).
Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti, Zach Tyler, Regina
King, Bruce Campbell, Lily Tomlin, Cheri Oteri, Larry Miller, Allison Mack,
Austin Majors, Ricardo Montalban, Myles Jeffrey, Jake T. Austin. 88 min. USA,
English. Colour, Dolby. (Animation) *
The Apocalypse Watch
(1997)
In charge of a team of agents tracking down a neo-nazi plot to poison England's
water supply, US Intelligence Officer Wesley Sorenson wears a masonic ring,
prominently displayed in two scenes. [00:27:00] [01:18:00]. Directed by Kevin Connor, written by Robert Ludlum (novel)
John Goldsmith. Patrick Bergin, John Shea, Virginia Madsen, Benedick Blythe,
Malcolm Tierney, Al Matthews, Ted Maynard, Christopher Neame. 240 min. USA,
English, Color, Stereo (Action) *
Arachnophobia (1990)
The opening scene of the small town where the
main story takes place frames a welcome sign incorporating logos for Rotary
International, Freemasonry and the Lions Club. [00:17:44] Note the similarity to the welcome sign in Overboard and others. Directed by Frank Marshall, written by Don Jakoby, Al Williams. Jeff
Daniels, Harley Jane Kozak, John Goodman, Julian Sands, Stuart Pankin, Brian
McNamara, Mark L. Taylor, Henry Jones, Peter Jason, James Handy, Roy
Brocksmith, Kathy Kinney, Mary Carver, Garette Ratliff Henson, Marlene Katz.
103 min, USA, English Colour, Dolby. *
Are You a Mason? (1915)
Based on the play Die Logenbrüder in
which two non-masons attempt to convince others that they are freemasons. Also
produced on Broadway by Leo Ditrichstein. John Barrymore, Helen Freeman, Charles Dixon, Harold Lockwood.
Directed by Thomas N. Heffron, written by Leo Ditrichstein (play) Eve Unsell.
USA, English. Black and White, Silent. (Comedy) .
Are You a Mason? (1934)
Sonnie Hale, Robertson Hare, Davy Burnaby,
Gwyneth Lloyd, Bertha Belmore, Joyce Kirby. Directed by Henry Edwards, written
by Leo Ditrichstein (play) Emanuel Lederer (play). 70 min. UK, English. Black
and White, Mono. (Comedy).
Bad Boys II (2003)
Narcotics officers Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and
Marcus Bennett (Martin Lawrence) use a tile installer’s truck, with a square
and compasses sticker on the back door [00:18:00]. Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Jordi Mollà, Gabrielle Union, Peter
Stormare. Directed by Michael Bay, written by George Gallo, Marianne Wibberley.
150 min. USA, English, Colour (Comedy). *
Directed by Guy Ferland, written by William
Mastrosimone. Tom Cavanagh, Ben Foster, Randy Harrison, Janel Moloney, Jane
McGregor, David Paetkau, Eric Johnson, Kristian Ayre, Brent Glenen, Gillian
Barber, Eric Keenleyside, Glynis Davies, Ryan Mcdonald, Chad Faust, Sabiston.
USA | Canada, English. 87 min. Dolby, Colour. *
Bird (1988)
A biography of jazz musician Charlie
"Yardbird" Parker. In a cemetery scene the camera pans across a row of monuments, one of which displays a square and compasses. Forest Whitaker, Diane
Venora. Produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, written by Joel Oliansky. 160
min., USA, English. Colour. *
Bobby Bumps Starts a lodge (1916)
Young Bobby Bumps plays a trick on his friend
who wants to be initiated into his lodge. When his friend outsmarts him and
saves his life, they both agree to be initiated into the
lodge together. Reference is made to a lodge apron, riding the goat and the
third degree. Bray Productions, Inc. Paramount Pictures. Directed by Earl Hurd
(d. 1940). Produced by J. R. Bray. piano score composed and performed by Philip
Carli. 5:15 min/24 fps. Released September 28, 1916. 1 reel of 1 (ca. 615 ft.)
: silent animation, b&w ; 35 mm. *
Brothers War (2009)
Other than the captain sporting a square and compasses tattoo and the major
once crying out, "Is there no help for the widow's son", there is
little other masonic content, although publicity for the
movie focused on this theme. Directed by Jerry Buteyn, screenplay by Warren
Lewis and Tino Struckmann. Tino Struckmann, Michael Berryman, Olivier Gruner,
Hayley Carr, Hugh Daly, Jack Dimich, Adam Leadbeater, Tye Olson, Steve Holm,
Dylan Kenin, Boris Kievsky, Time Winters, Joshua Minnick, Andreas T. Ramani,
Mark Doerr. USA, English, Colour, Stereo. *
The Celebration.
"Dogme 1, Festen" (1998)
[00:23:49 - 00:24:09] Helge Klingenfeldt to his
youngest son Michael: "I've been asked to inquire whether you are
interested in the lodge. I don't see you as one of the brethren, I must say.
But Christian has told Preben you're doing well. And as Christian is not
interested, you may expect to be invited — to join the Freemasons. Strike while
the iron is hot. There is a long...." The camera pulls back to one of
Helge’s associates: "He could make something of himself." Helge
finishes by saying: "We have to help you get on." Helge (Henning
Moritzen) is revealed to have molested two of his children, driving one to
suicide. Michael (Thomas Bo Larsen), a violent quick-tempered married man with
three children, is revealed to have had an affair with one of his parents'
maids, Michelle. Henning Moritzen, Paprika Steen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Ulrich
Thomsen. Produced by Birgette Hald, written by Thomas Vinterberg. Danish, 106
min. Colour, Mono. 1998 (Drama) *
Chan Is Missing (1982)
During a montage of San Francisco Chinatown
scenes, a square and compasses is briefly seen atop the Bing Kong Tong (秉公堂) Building at 35 Waverly
Place. Calling themselves Chinese Free Masons, the link between Bing Kong Tong
and Hong Men—also styling themselvesChinese Freemasons— is unclear. [00:47:20] Directed by Wayne Wang, written by Isaac Cronin and Wayne Wang. Wood
Moy, Marc Hayashi, Laureen Chew, Peter Wang, Presco Tabios, Frankie Alarcon,
Judi Nihei, Ellen Yeung, George Woo, Emily Woo Yamasaki, Virginia Cerenio, Roy
Chan, Leong Pui Chee. 80 min. USA, English | Cantonese, Black and White, Mono.
*
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Mel Gibson, as programmed assassin
turned cabbie, Jerry Fletcher, says "I mean George Bush
knew what he was saying when he said New World Order, you remember those fatal
words, New World Order? Wellhe was a 33rd
degree mason you know and an ex director of the CIA."
[00:01:40]. Julia Roberts, as justice department lawyer, Alice Sutton, says:
"I suppose they have a secret handshake." [00:38:29]. Other references, if intended as such, are less obvious. Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts,
Patrick Stewart. Directed by Richard Donner, written by Brian Helgeland. Warner
Bros. 129 min., USA, English, Colour (Drama). *
Coup de torchon (1981)
In 1938 French West Africa, Lucien Cordier, as
Philippe Noiret, describes his father: "He’s one of those people who
believes there’s only one answer to every problem and one of those who blames
everything on Jews and Freemasons." [00:59:54] Directed by Bertrand
Tavernier, written by Jean Aurenche Bertrand Tavernier. Philippe Noiret,
Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Stéphane Audran, Eddy Mitchell, Guy
Marchand, Irène Skobline. Also Known As Clean
Up. 128 min. France, French, Colour. *
Cremaster Cycle (1995-2002)
A set of five art films with numerous masonic references. Directed by Matthew Barney, written by Matthew Barney. Cremaster 1
(1995): Marti Domination, Gemma Bourdon Smith, Kathleen Crepeau. 40 min. USA,
English. Colour, Mono. , Cremaster 2 (1999), Cremaster 3 (2002), Cremaster 4
(1994), Cremaster 5 (1997): Ursula Andress, Matthew Barney, Joanne Rha. 55 min.
USA, Hungarian, Colour. *
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Tom Hanks, as Robert Langdon, stands in front of
a display of "religious" symbols, including a masonic square and
compasses in the bottom left corner. [00:03:40] The image can be seen in a promotional still but not in the film.
Langdon makes a passing reference to Freemasonry near the end of the film [02:01:30] when he describes the symbols found in Rosslyn Chapel. Directed by Ron
Howard, written by Akiva Goldsman (screenplay) Dan Brown (novel). Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno, Paul Bettany,
Alfred Molina, Jürgen Prochnow, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Etienne Chicot,
Jean-Pierre Marielle, Marie-Françoise Audollent, Rita Davies, Francesco
Carnelutti, Seth Gabel, Shane Zaza. 149 min. Country: USA, English / French /
Latin. Colour *
Dance of the Dead (2008)
As the zombies rise from the graveyard, a
masonic headstone is seen. [0:20:50] Directed by Gregg Bishop, written by Joe Ballarini. Jared Kusnitz,
Greyson Chadwick, Chandler Darby, Carissa Capobianco, Randy McDowell, Michael
V. Mammoliti, Mark Lynch, Justin Welborn, Mark Oliver, Blair Redford, Lucas
Till, Hunter Pierce, Jonathan Spencer, Stephen Caudill, J. Jacob Adelman. 95
min. USA, English, Colour, Dolby. *
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Delores' bank manager—who is wearing a square and compasses lapel pin— tells her that her
husband has emptied their joint savings account. Kathy Bates as Dolores
Claiborne, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judy Parfitt, Christopher Plummer. Directed by
Taylor Hackford, written by Stephen King (book), screenplay by Tony Gilroy. 132
min., USA, English. Dolby Digital, Technocolour. *
Domino (2005)
Manipulative, high-powered reality television
producer Mark Heiss wears a masonic ring. [00:42:40]. Directed by Tony Scott, written by Richard Kelly, Steve Barancik.
Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Édgar Ramírez, Delroy Lindo, Mo'Nique, Mena
Suvari, Macy Gray, Jacqueline Bisset, Dabney Coleman, Brian Austin Green, Ian
Ziering, Stanley Kamel, Peter Jacobson, T.K. Carter, Kel O'Neill, Shondrella
Avery, Lew Temple, Lucy Liu, Christopher Walken, Riz Abbasi, Joe Nunez, Dale
Dickey, Charles Paraventi, Jerry Springer, Frederick Koehler, Tom Waits.
France | USA | UK, English, 127 min. Dolby, Colour. *
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Edward Andrews as real estate agent, George F. Babbitt,
says, "Do you realize that practically every American president was a
mason and a Protestant?" He later exclaims, "I'm in business! I'm a
thirty-second degree mason!" Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Shirley Jones.
Directed and written by Richard Brooks. Novel by Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951).
Fox, MGM, 146 min. USA, English, Colour. *
The End of Days (1999)
Arnold Schwartzenegger plays a former police
officer who carries an amulet. At one point he says "Now this amulet is
from a masonic order in the former sub-heredom of the Vatican Knights, the
Knights of the Holy See. They await the return of the dark angel to
earth." Also, during the opening titles Elephis Lévi’s baphomet can be
briefly seen. Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Pollak, Rod Steiger. Directed by Peter
Hyams, written by Andrew W. Marlowe. *
Erin Brockovich (2000)
The cornerstone of the
Barstow Courthouse displays a square and compasses. Although there
is a report that in a later scene a friend of Erin tells her that her husband
is out at a lodge meeting, your editor has been unable to find this scene in
the DVD release. Julia Roberts, David Brisbin, Dawn Didawick, Albert Finney.
Directed by Steven Soderbergh, written by Susannah Grant. 130 min. USA,
English, Colour. *
Fargo (1996)
Mean spirited millionaire, Wade Gustafson,
appears to be wearing a square and compasses ring. [00:08:20] Directed by Joel Coen, written by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen. William H.
Macy, Steve Buscemi, Frances McDormand, Peter Stormare, Harve Presnell. 98 min,
USA, English, Colour, Dolby. *
Flushed Away (2006)
The Toad, villain of the film, wears a ring,
seen at [00:16:00] and [00:20:00]. It may represent a masonic square and compasses but
unfortunately it is not shown in sharp enough focus to be sure. Directed by
David Bowers and Sam Fell, weitten by Sam Fell (story) and Peter Lord. Hugh
Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno, Bill Nighy, Andy Serkis, Shane
Richie, Kathy Burke, David Suchet, Miriam Margolyes, Rachel Rawlinson, Susan
Duerden, Miles Richardson, John Motson, Douglas Weston. 84 min. UK / USA,
English. Color, Dolby. *
Forces occultes (1943)
Vichy France anti-masonry propaganda
commissioned by German Nazis in 1942, this short film depicts
the rise of a young French Member of Parliament who joins a masonic lodge only
to realize that the Freemasons, along with the Jews, are plotting to push
France into war against Germany. Directed by Jean Mamy, written by Jean
Marquès-Rivière. Maurice Rémy, Marcel Vibert, Auguste Bovério, Gisèle Parry,
Léonce Corne, Pierre Darteuil, Marcel Raine, Louise Flavie, Simone Arys,
Colette Darfeuil, Henri Valbel. France, French, First release: 10 March 1943.
43 min., Mono, Black and White.
From Hell (2001)
Implicates the Craft as being responsible for
the Whitechapel murders in London. The many masonic images and
references places this movie in the catagory of intentional anti-masonry.
Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm. Directed by Albert Hughes, based on a graphic novelwritten by Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell. USA, English, 121 min., Colour. *
Gattopardo, Il "The Leopard" (1963)
Father Pirrone exclaims: "You nobles will
come to an arrangement with the liberals...and even the masons? At the expense
of the Church? [00:17:00]. Directed by Luchino Visconti. Written by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
(novel), Suso Cecchi d'Amico (screenplay). Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale,
Alain Delon. 205 min. Italy / France. Italian. Technicolor, Mono. (Drama) *
Gettysburg (1993)
When Colonel Chamberlain is knocked to the
ground, several soldiers help him up. The corporal on the left has a
square and compass patch on his uniform. [02:07:00]]. Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, written Michael Shaara
(novel), Ronald F. Maxwell. Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen, Stephen
Lang, Jeff Daniels, Richard Jordan, Andrew Prine, Cooper
Huckabee, Patrick Gorman, Bo Brinkman, James Lancaster
, William Morgan Sheppard, Kieran Mulroney, James Patrick
Stuart, Tim Ruddy, Royce D. Applegate. USA, English, 271
min, Dolby, Colour *
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
In a depiction of a true story, convicted
murderer, Byron "Delay" De La Beckwith (1920/11/09-2001/01/21)—played
by James Wood—is shown driving a car with a Shriners symbol
attached to his rear view mirror and, in several scenes, wearing a Shriners lapel
pin. His victim, NAACP field secretary Medger W. Evers (1925/07/02-1963/06/12),
is shown in his coffin with his Order of Elks fez placed
on his chest. In real life, Byron De La Beckwith received his Master Mason
degree in Greenwood Lodge No. 35, Mississippi, on 30 September, 1954. He was
expelled from the lodge on 2 January, 1978. Directed by Rob Reiner, written by
Leo Colick. Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods. . USA *
The Godfather Part III
(1990)
This fictional film echoes several
events of the 1981 Italian P2 scandal. [00:00:00] Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, written by Mario Puzo, Francis Ford
Coppola. Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach, Joe
Mantegna, George Hamilton, Bridget Fonda, Sofia Coppola. 162 min / USA:169 min
(video version). USA, English / Italian. Technicolor, Dolby. *
Help! (1965)
Ringo Starr asks an Indian restaurant doorman,
"You know what this ring means?" He replies,
"Freemason?" Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George
Harrison, Leo McKern. Directed by Richard Lester, written by Charles Wood, Marc
Behm. *
Hobson's Choice (1954)
Three comments are made regarding Hobson
attending a masonic meeting and his Master Mason's certificate is briefly seen.
[00:21:50] Directed by David Lean, written by Harold Brighouse, David Lean.
Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda De Banzie, Daphne Anderson, Prunella
Scales, Richard Wattis, Derek Blomfield, Helen Haye, Joseph Tomelty, Julien
Mitchell, Gibb McLaughlin, Philip Stainton, Dorothy Gordon, Madge Brindley,
John Laurie. UK, English, 107 min., Mono, Black and White. *
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Keith David as Leon, Detective Joe Gavilan’s
supervising officer, wears a masonic ring [00:55:50], clearly seen on the hand he’s holding the phone with. Harrison Ford,
Josh Hartnett, Lena Olin, Bruce Greenwood, Isaiah Washington, Lolita
Davidovich, Keith David, Master P, Dwight Yoakam, Martin Landau, Lou Diamond
Phillips, Gladys Knight. Directed by Ron Shelton, written by Robert Souza, Ron
Shelton. 116 min. USA, English. Colour, Dolby Digital (Action) *
The Imaginarium of Doctor
Parnassus (2009)
This film will provide further opportunity for
the conspiracy-minded to claim a Hollywood based agenda presenting perceivedilluminati/masonic/luciferian symbols [00:13:13] harbinging the comingendtimes. Oddly enough there actually is a masonic square and compasses emblem,
briefly seen on a painted stage backdrop. Also noteworthy is the number of all-seeing eyes in
triangles or glories [00:22:46] that on two occasions are erroneously described as being satanic
symbols. And what can only be described as a masonic obscurity is Terry
Gilliam's self-described homage to Roberto Calvi(found hanged under Blackfriars Bridge on 18 June 1982), when Heath
Ledger's character Tony is found hanging under the same bridge. [00:25:10]
Directed by Terry Gilliam, written by Terry
Gilliam and Charles McKeown. Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger, Jude Law, Lily Cole,
Colin Farrell, Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits, Andrew Garfield, Peter Stormare,
Verne Troyer, Paloma Faith, Montserrat Lombard, Michael Eklund, Cassandra
Sawtell, Carrie Genzel. 123 min. UK | Canada | France, English | Russian |
French, Colour, Dolby. *
In Cold Blood (1967)
During a police interrogation, accused murderer
Dick Hickock says: "Everybody’s got a tattoo. Only you people call them
clubs. Elks, Masons, Boy Scouts. Salute. High sign. Low sign. Secret this and
secret that." [01:29:00] A different line appears in the original book. Robert Blake, Scott Wilson. Directed and written by Richard Brooks,
Truman Capote (book). 134 minutes. USA, English, B&W. *
Into the Wild (2007)
Both the Elks hall and Masonic Temple in
Fairbanks can be seen in the opening scenes [00:01:42]. Directed by Sean Penn, written by Jon Krakauer, Sean Penn. Emile
Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Brian Dierker, Catherine
Keener. 140 min., USA, English / Danish, Colour, Dolby. *
Jack the Ripper (1988)
Sherlock Holmes is
shown giving a sign of an Entered Apprentice to the Chief of the Metropolitan
Police; other references throughout the movie. Michael Caine as Inspector Frederick
Abberline. [unconfirmed]
Keeping in Shape (1942)
An unidentified lunch companion in this comedy
short is wearing a masonic ring. [00:03:28] Directed by Leslie M. Roush, written by Robert Benchley. Robert
Benchley, Ruth Lee. 10 min. USA, English, Black and White, Mono. *
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
The square and
compasses appear four times: twice in close-ups of an oversize masonic ring worn
by the Phantom, a villain who tries to ignite a world war at the turn of the
last century in order to create a market for his futuristic weapons and once on
the office doors of the founder of the League, "M", who is later
revealed to be the same person. No other reference is made to Freemasonry. A
shot of the square and compasses—four big shiny ones that flash and sparkle in
the light as the door on which they're mounted closes—also appears in the
trailer. Sean Connery. Based on a graphic novel of the
same name by Alan Moore, who also gave us From Hell. *
The Librarian: The Curse
of the Judas Chalice (2008)
A square and compasses pendant, important in the
earlier The Librarian: Quest
for the Spear, reappears as part of the opening credits montage. [00:01:00] Joe Knezevich also plays a minor character named Mason. Directed by
Jonathan Frakes, written by Marco Schnabel. Noah Wyle, Bruce Davison, Stana
Katic, Bob Newhart, Jane Curtin, Dikran Tulaine, Jason Douglas, Beth Burvant,
Joe Knezevich, David Born, Joe Ross, John Curran, Connor Hill, Aimee Spring
Fortier, Todd Voltz. USA, English, 90 min, Dolby, Colour. *
The Librarian : Return to
King Solomon's Mines (2006)
Flynn Carsen discovers that his father was a
member of the Order of the Cryptic Masons [00:34:10], being the lineal
descendant of one of twenty-four masons, hand picked by King Solomon to build
an immense temple to store his wealth [00:22:47]. First seen at [00:08:00], an
unusual amulet depicting a triangle inside a square and compasses is shown
again at [00:19:00] and [00:22:47], and is later used as the key to unlock the treasure
room. Directed by Jonathan Frakes, written by Marco Schnabel. Noah Wyle,
Gabrielle Anwar, Bob Newhart, Jane Curtin, Olympia Dukakis, Erick Avari, Hakeem
Kae-Kazim, Robert Foxworth, Zahn McClarnon, Lisa Brenner, Mehboob Bawa,
Jonathan Frakes. 92 min. USA, English | French | Arabic, Colour, Dolby. *
Like Water for Chocolate [Como
agua para chocolate] (1992)
A masonic funeral is
briefly seen through a window. Later, the young doctor shows the main character
a drawing incorporating the square and compasses and an all-seeing eye [00:37:35] . Marco Leonardi, Tita Regina Torné, Iván Martínez. Directed by
Alfonso Arau, written by Laura Esquivel. Novel by Laura Esquivel. 123 min.
Mexico : Spanish *
Lone Star (1996)
Corrupt sheriff Charley Wade, played by Kris
Kristofferson, is identified as a freemason by his ring as the movie begins.
The ring is clearly seen in a later scene as he accepts a bribe [00:08::38]. Stephen Mendillo, Stephen J. Lang, Chris Cooper. Directed and written
by John Sayles. USA, English, 135 min. (Drama/Mystery). *
Lonely Hearts (2006)
Nassau County Police Detective Elmer C. Robinson
is shown in several scenes wearing what appears to be a masonic ring [00:07:00], [00:49:13], [00:50:10], [01:30:40]. The story is based on the director's grandfather who was responsible
for the apprehension and conviction of two murderers who, between 1947 and
1949, are believed to have killed as many as 20 women. Directed by Todd
Robinson, written by Todd Robinson. John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Jared
Leto, Salma Hayek, Scott Caan, Laura Dern, Michael Gaston, Bruce MacVittie, Dan
Byrd, Andrew Wheeler, Alice Krige, Dagmara Dominczyk, John Doman, Bailee
Madison, Ellen Travolta. 108 min. Germany | USA, English, Colour, Dolby. *
Lost Horizon (1937)
British diplomat Robert Conway and three others
crash land in the Himalayas, and are rescued by the people of the mysterious,
Eden-like valley of Shangri-la. Edward Everett
Horton is interrupted, as he exclaims,
"I've just finished translating one of the most interesting old tablets
you can imagine. It told me all about the origin of the masonic symbols and
science and...." Ronald Colman as Conway, Edward Everett Horton
(1886/03/18 - 1970/09/29) as Alexander P. Lovett. Directed by Frank Capra,
written by James Hilton & Robert Riskin. 132 min., USA, English, b&w. *
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Edwin Hodgeman as Dr. Dealgood, the announcer
introducing the fight between Max and Blaster wears a square and
compasses image on his shirt front. Frank Thring, as the Collector, wears a lapel
jewel that may be from a concordant masonic body. Mel Gibson, Tina Turner,
Bruce Spence. Directed by George Millar. Australia/USA, English, 107 min.
Colour, Dolby (Action/SF). *
Magnolia (1999)
Just before gameshow host Jimmy Gator, played by
Philip Baker Hall, goes on stage, Burt Ramsey, played by Ricky Jay—who is
wearing a masonic ring—asks him, "You with me, Jimmy?" Jimmy says,
"The book says we may be through with the past but the past ain't through
with us." to which Burt replies, "We met upon the level and we're
parting on the square." [00:51:23]
While studying in the public library, gameshow contestant
Stanley Specter, played by Jeremy Blackman, has a stack of books, one of which is Mackey’s History
of Freemasonry.
Almost masonic is the stage backdrop which
includes a number of symbols one of which is a compasses over a laurel.
Of no masonic significance, it is a curious piece
of forshadowing when a stagehand briefly flashes a cue card with "Exodus
8:12" written on it. The movie ends with a rain of frogs.
Jason Robards, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne
Moore, Tom Cruise, Philip Baker Hall, Melora Waters, John C. Reilly, Jeremy
Blackman, William H. Macy. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, written by Paul
Thomas Anderson. 188 min. USA, English. Colour (DeLuxe), Dolby Digital. R.
(Drama) *
The Majestic (2001)
Unrelated to the story, the square and compasses
symbol can be seen once on a mausoleum in the
cemetery scene and once on a building on Main
Street in the later half of the movie. Jim Carrey, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey DeMunn,
Hal Holbrook, Laurie Holden, Martin Landau. Directed by Frank Darabont, written
by Michael Sloane. 152 min. USA, English. Technicolor, Dolby Digital. (Drama /
Romance). *
The Man (2005)
The murderous, gun-dealing villain of the story,
Joey Trent, is shown in two scenes wearing a masonic ring. In the first scene [00:13:32] the ring is unnaturally twisted on his finger so that it directly
faces the camera. In the second scene [01:12:40] the ring is visible in
close-up shots of Joey pointing a pistol during a stand-off with Samuel L.
Jackson's character, Derrick Vann. The positioning is too blatant to be
unintentional but whether the intent was anti-masonic or marketing is
impossible to determine. The motives of any film-maker who includes masonic
references in a movie produced since the launch of the web are suspect.
Directed by Les Mayfield, written by Jim Piddock, Margaret Oberman. Samuel L.
Jackson, Eugene Levy, Luke Goss, Miguel Ferrer, Susie Essman, Anthony Mackie,
Gigi Rice, Rachael Crawford, Philip Akin, Christopher Murray, Joel S. Keller,
John Hemphill, Kathryn Greenwood, Carrie Cain-Sparks, George Ghali. 83 min.
USA, English. Color, Dolby. *
Miami Vice (2006)
Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx are parked in front
of a Scottish Rite hall. [01:53:00]
Directed by Michael Mann, written by Michael
Mann, Anthony Yerkovich. Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Li Gong, Luis Tosar, Naomie
Harris, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Justin Theroux, Ciarán Hinds, Barry Shabaka
Henley, Domenick Lombardozzi, Isaach De Bankolé, John Ortiz, Eddie Marsan, Ana
Cristina De Oliveira, John Hawkes. 134 min. Germany / USA, English / Spanish /
Cree. Colour, Dolby. *
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Willem Dafoe as Agent Alan Ward talks to Gene
Hackman as Agent Rupert Anderson:
"There’s something wrong with him. He’s too
confident."
"What? Did you see the wedding
photograph?"
"No. Why?"
"His three pals are ushers. They had this
way of hooking their thumbs in their belts with the three fingers pointing
down, like that."
"So what is that? Some sort of masonic
thing?"
"No. K K K." [00:46:21]
Directed by Alan Parker, written by Chris
Gerolmo. Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand. 128 min. USA, English.
Colour (DeLuxe), Dolby (Drama) *
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell as Inspector Craddock and
Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple stand in front of a fireplace which displays
a square and compasses horse brass. [00:24:00]
Directed by George Pollock. Agatha Christie
(novel), James P. Cavanagh (screenplay). Margaret Rutherford, Stringer Davis,
Robert Morley, Flora Robson, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Gordon Harris, Robert
Urquhart, Katya Douglas, James Villiers, Noel Howlett, Finlay Currie, Duncan
Lamont, Kevin Stoney. 81 min. UK, English. Black and White, Mono *
National Treasure (2004)
Benjamin Franklin Gates, played by Nicholas
Cage, descends from a family of treasure-seekers who've all hunted for the same
thing: a war chest hidden by the American founding fathers. This movie is yet
another fictional attempt to link the freemasons, the Knights Templar and the
founding of the USA through the use of various symbols, also seen in the film's trailer. Nicolas Cage, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Diane
Kruger, Harvey Keitel, Christopher Plummer, Jon Voight. Directed by Jon
Turteltaub, written by Ted Elliott, E. Max Frye. USA, English. Colour, Stereo.
(Adventure). Movie trailer found at bvim-qt.vitalstream.com. *
National
Treasure Two: Book of Secrets (2007)
Artifact hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates, again
played by Nicholas Cage, returns in this adventure sequel. Masonic references
are limited mainly to citations of a secret correspondence between Queen
Victoria and Confederate General Albert Pike and a
suggestion that French freemason Frederic Bartholdi incorporated
a clue to the treasure in his design of the Statue of Liberty because
"Masons built clues into everything." Nicolas Cage, Justin Bartha, Ed
Harris, Jon Voight, Diane Kruger, Harvey Keitel, Helen Mirren. Directed by Jon
Turteltaub, written by Gregory Poirier, Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley,
Ted Elliott, Terry Russio. USA, English. Colour, Stereo. (Adventure).
Once a Mason (1919)
Sidney Drew, Mrs. Sidney Drew. Directed by Mrs.
Sidney Drew, Sidney Drew, written by Mrs. Sidney Drew, Sidney Drew. USA,
English. Black and White, Silent. (Comedy). [Mrs. Sidney Drew (18/04/1890-
3/11/1925), née: Lucille McVey: AKA: Lucille M. Drew, Lucille McVey, Jane
Morrow), appeared in 54 films, wrote 29, directed 25 and produced one. Sidney
Drew (28/08/1863- 09/04/1919) appeared in 160 films, directed 143, and wrote
53.]
Overboard (1987)
In the beginning of the movie, as Dean (Kurt) is
driving into town, the camera pans past the "Welcome to "Elk
Cove" sign. Attached is a very obvious large blue masonic
emblem. Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Edward Herrmann,
Katherine Helmond, Michael G. Hagerty, Roddy McDowall. Directed by Garry
Marshall, written by Leslie Dixon . 106 min / 112 min (TCM print). USA,
English. Metrocolour, Dolby. *
Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Alan Dexter, as Parson : "Ye godless
jaspers! Who are you? Freemasons? Rosicrucians? Heathen emissaries from the
dens of Babylon? Boozers. Gluttons. Gamblers. Harlots. Fornicators!" [01:33:00] This line dos not appear in the original 1951 Broadway production book
by Alan Jay Lerner. Directed by Joshua Logan, written by Paddy Chayefsky, Alan
Jay Lerner. Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Jean Seberg. *
Paper Moon (1973)
Ryan O'Neal plays a travelling con-artist, Moses
Pray, who sells "deluxe, gold-embossed personalized" Bibles to
recently bereaved widows. His first sale after meeting Tatum O'Neal, as Addie
Loggins, is to a widow whose late husband's services were held at "Masonic
Lodge No. 721" [00:18:00]. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich, writing credits Joe David Brown (novel) Alvin Sargent (screenplay). Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Madeline Kahn,
John Hillerman, P.J. Johnson, Lee Fulton, James N. Harrell, Lila Waters, Noble
Willingham, Bob Young, Jack Saunders, Jody Wilbur, Liz Ross, Yvonne Harrison,
Dorothy Price. 102 min. USA, English. Black and White, Mono. Based on Addie Pray, Joe David Brown.
Boston, G. K. Hall, 1971. 529 p. 25 cm. ISBN: 0816160090. *
Prisoners (2013)
Jake Gyllenhaal, as a police detective, wears a
large masonic ring on his left little finger. It is seen on numerous occasions
throughout the film as well as in the trailer. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, written by Aaron Guzikowski. Hugh
Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard, Melissa
Leo, Paul Dano, Dylan Minnette, Zoe Borde, Erin Gerasimovich, Kyla Drew
Simmons, Wayne Duvall, Len Cariou, David Dastmalchian, Brad James. USA,
English. 153 min., Dolby, Colour.
Revelation (2001)
The Knights Templar are searching for an ancient
relic, the Loculus, so that they can resurrect Christ. Lord Martel tells the
story of a masonic order called the Knights Templars (sic); a Knights
Templar ceremony, several all-seeing eye symbols and pentagrams are depicted. A
TV newscast mentions an illegal masonic order called the P2 CIA; the camera
then pans to the word "Masonic" on a newspaper headline. The overall
theme of the movie is
anti-masonic. Terence Stamp, James D'Arcy, Natasha Wightman,
Liam Cunningham, Heathcote Williams, Derek Jacobi. Directed by Stuart Urban,
written by Frank Falco (idea) Stuart Urban. 111 min. UK, English, Colour
(DeLuxe), Dolby Digital. Romulus Films, Overseas Filmgroup (Drama/Fantasy). *
Rosewood (1997)
Based on an actual incident in 1923, this movie
has played fast and loose with the historical facts but none-the-less presents
a scathing and realistic indictment of the times. While there is evidence of a
masonic angle, the movie gives it far too much prominence. Masonic symbols are
prominently displayed in several scenes. Jon Voight, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle.
Directed by John Singleton, written by Gregory Poirier. 140 min. USA, English.
Technicolor, Dolby Digital. R. (Action/Drama). *
The Searchers (1956)
In a scene where Wayne rides into a Camanche
camp after a battle, one of the dead Camanches is lying sprawled face up, wearing
a blue cloth apron, similar in size to a masonic apron, with
white ribbons sewn in the shape of a square and compasses. John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood. Directed by John
Ford, Script by Frank Nugen. USA. English, 120 min., Colour (Western). *
Secrets (1982)
A group of girls at a boarding school re-enact a
masonic ritual based on one girl’s deceased father’s ritual book. Helen
Lindesey, Anne Campbell-Jones, Daisy Cockburn, Directed by Gavin Millar.
British. *
Shoot 'Em Up (2007)
Returning to the negative depictions of
Freemasonry found in films such as The Man (2005), Giamatti plays a hired
killer who, throughout the
movie, wears a large masonic square and compasses on
his jacket lapel. Directed by Michael Davis, written by Michael Davis. Clive
Owen, Paul Giamatti, Monica Bellucci, Stephen McHattie, Greg Bryk, Daniel
Pilon, Sidney Mende-Gibson, Lucas Mende-Gibson, Kaylyn Yellowlees, Ramona
Pringle, Julian Richings, Tony Munch, Scott McCord, Wiley M. Pickett, Stephen
R. Hart. 86 min. USA, English / Italian, Colour. *
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
In 1943 Czechoslovakia a police officer warns a
nightclub crowd that they will have no mercy on "Jew-Bolshevists,
Freemasons, plutocrats and other riff-raff." [01:43:20] (Obchod na Korze) Idá Kaminská, Josef Kroner. Directed by Ján Kadár
& Elmar Klos, screenplay by L. Grosman, Ján Kadár & Elmar Klos. 1965.
125 min. Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovakian, Filmové Studio Barrandov. B&W,
mono. *
Short Circuit (1986)
Early in the film, shortly after a military demonstration, a computor
programmer is shown working on a keyboard. A close-up of his hands typing on
the keyboard shows what may be a masonic ring on his left hand. [00:00:00] Directed by John Badham, written by Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson. Ally
Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, G.W. Bailey, Brian
McNamara, Tim Blaney, Marvin J. McIntyre, John Garber, Penny Santon, Vernon
Weddle, Barbara Tarbuck, Tom Lawrence, Fred Slyter, Billy Ray Sharkey. 98 min.
USA, English, Color, Dolby. *
Directed by Michael J. Bassett, written by
Michael J. Bassett, Laurent Hadida, Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harington,
Carrie-Anne Moss, Sean Bean, Radha Mitchell, Malcolm McDowell, Martin Donovan,
Deborah Kara Unger, Roberto Campanella, Erin Pitt, Peter Outerbridge, Jefferson
Brown, Milton Barnes, Heather Marks, Rachel Sellan. France | USA | Canada,
English, 94 min., Dolby, Colour.
"The reason these guys are being forgotten
though, is that they're not Freemasons. The masons are the one’s that control
history. Look at it, every... every president but
one: mason. Every man that’s walked on the moon... thirty-third degree mason. I mean, look at the Warren commission, a
Shriner convention without go-carts."
"Exactly. The slate of American history
needs to be wiped clean. We need to start all over again. Let’s put Larry
Fieman in the history books. Let’s put Squeaky Fromme on the one dollar
bill."
"Least we ought to get that masonic pyramid bullshit
off the back." [01:14:40]
Directed and written by Richard Linklater.
'Espresso Czar/Masonic Malcontent' played by Dan Kratochvil. 97 min. USA,
English. Colour, Ultra Stereo *
Spartan (2004)
Curtis (Derek Luke) : "My name’s
Curtis."
Scott (Val Kilmer): "Do I need to know
that? If I want camaraderie, I'll join the Masons." [00:05:30] Writen and directed by
David Mamet. Tia Texada, Derek Luke, Val Kilmer, William H. Macy, David Paymer.
Directed by David Mamet, written by David Mamet. 106 min. USA / Germany,
English / Russian / Swedish. Colour, Dolby Digital. *
State of Play (2009)
A cobalt blue travel mug emblazened with the
masonic square and compasses is visible on Washington
Globe reporter Cal McAffrey's
cluttered kitchen table. [00;15:00] Directed by Kevin Macdonald, written by Matthew Michael Carnahan and
Tony Gilroy. Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Robin
Wright Penn, Jason Bateman, Jeff Daniels, Michael Berresse, Harry Lennix, Josh
Mostel, Michael Weston, Barry Shabaka Henley, Viola Davis, David Harbour, Sarah
Lord. 127 min. USA | UK | France, English, Colour, Dolby. *
Take Me Out To The Ball Game (1948)
The lyrics in the closing number, a reprise of Strictly USA, end with: "Like the annual Elks convention / Like masonic halls
or firemen’s balls / Like honeymooning at Niagara Falls / They're really here
to stay / Cause it’s strictly USA." Directed by Busby Berkeley, produced
by Arthur Freed, written by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen. Frank Sinatra, Esther
Williams, Gene Kelly, Betty Garrett. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew’s Incorporated.
93 min. USA. English, Technicolor. (Musical / Comedy) *
They All Laughed (1981)
Patti Hansen, as Sam (Deborah Wilson), drives a
taxi with a square and compasses pendant hanging from her rear view mirror. [00:00:00] Directed by Peter Bogdanovich, written by Peter Bogdanovich Blaine
Novak. Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, Patti Hansen, John Ritter, Dorothy
Stratten, Blaine Novak, Linda MacEwen, George Morfogen, Colleen Camp, Sean H.
Ferrer, Glenn Scarpelli, Vassili Lambrinos, Antonia Bogdanovich, Sashy
Bogdanovich, Sheila Stodden. 115 min. USA, English. Colour, Mono. *
Things to Come
(1936)
In the year 1936 a global war begins. This war
drags out over many decades ... Raymond Massey as John Cabal/Oswald Cabal makes
a reference to "The brotherhood of efficiency. The freemasonry of
science." [00:36:00] A later reference to "our children’s children" and the
framing of many shots by pillars or arches is not necessarily significant.
Edward Chapman as Pippa Passworthy/Raymond Passworthy, Ralph Richardson as The
Boss, Margaretta Scott as Roxana/Rowena. Directed by William Cameron Menzies,
Writing credits:H.G. Wells (also
novel The Shape of Things to
Come) AKA: The Shape of Things to Come. UK, English, 100 min., b&w, Mono.
(Sci-Fi). *
Tombstone (1993)
A retelling of the gunfight at the OK Corral and
its aftermath. Jon Tenney, as John Behan, Cochise County Sheriff wears a square and
compasses watchfob. Buck Taylor, as Turkey Creek Jack Johnson,
wearing a square and
compasses pendant responds to Val Kilmer’s Doc Holliday saying he
has no friends by saying, "Hell, I've got lots of friends." Kurt
Russell, Val Kilmer. Directed by George P. Cosmatos, written by Kevin Jarre.
USA, English. 130 min. Dolby, Technicolor (Western). *
Tooth Fairy 2 (2012)
Duplicitous mayorial candidate, Beauguard 'Bo'
Billings, wears a large square and compasses emblem ring throughout the film,
clearly visible in several close-ups during a wedding cake tasting scene. [00:56:50] Directed by Alex Zamm, written by Ben Zazove. Larry the Cable Guy
(Daniel Lawrence Whitney), David Mackey, Erin Beute, John Connon, Bob Lipka,
Lucius Baston, Gabriel Suttle, Brady Reiter, Ellie Brannan, Ashton Brown,
Dajalynn Sanchez, Matthew Romeo, Reilly Gentges, Holland Hayes, Kristen
Wharton. 90 min., USA, English, Colour. *
True Grit (1969)
Kim Darby’s character, Matty, on viewing her
recently deceased father in a coffin in a funeral parlour, tells the farm hand,
"When you get home, you put him in a better coffin and you bury him in a
mason’s apron." [00:13:12] This line is based on the 1968 novel by
Charles Portis. John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Robert Duvall. Directed by Henry Hathaway. USA,
English. Colour (Western). *
True Grit (2010)
In an early scene in this version, Mattie,
played by Hailee Steinfeld, looks down at her dead father's belongings and
among the items is a large gold square and compasses emblem [00:13:32]. An ashtray with a masonic square and compasses bordered by two
pillars, is also seen in half-shadow while Mattie is counting money. [00:28:25] Directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, written by Joel Coen and Ethan
Coen. Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper,
Dakin Matthews, Jarlath Conroy, Paul Rae, Domhnall Gleeson, Elizabeth Marvel,
Roy Lee Jones, Ed Corbin, Leon Russom, Bruce Green, Candyce Hinkle. USA,
English, 110 min. Dolby, Colour. *
Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs & a Baby (2008)
In this contemporary re-interpretation of the
tale of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf, the pig who builds his
house with bricks is named Mason. In the scene when they discuss keeping a
foundling, a masonic square and compasses emblem is visible on the archway. [00:18:53] This completely irrelevent introduction of the masonic square and
compasses is similar to an appearance in The Ant Bully (2006).
Directed by Howard E. Baker, Arish Fyzee, written by Craig Bartlett, Joseph
Purdy. Voices: Jon Cryer, Brad Garrett, Steve Zahn, Tom Kenny, Jesse McCartney,
Timothy McCartney, Steve Wilcox, Nolan North, Chris Elwood, Mark Adair-Rios,
Tara Strong, Audrey Wasilewski. Animation. 76 min. USA, English, Colour, Dolby.
*
U-Turn (1997)
A married real estate salesman, Jake McKenna played by Nick Nolte, in Superior
Arizona later married his daughter by his Apache mistress then hires a gambler
on the run to kill her. He wears a masonic ring, seen in a close-up [00:41:05]. Directed by Oliver Stone, written by John Ridley. Sean
Penn, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Lopez, Powers Boothe, Claire Danes, Joaquin Phoenix,
Jon Voight, Billy Bob Thornton. 125 min, France / USA, English. Technicolor,
Dolby Digital. (Drama). *
War and Peace (1968)
Andre : "Have you made your mind at last? The Imperial Guard or
diplomacy?"
Pierre Bezukhov : "I don't know yet. I don't
like to be either. He must be a freemason, anyway. [00:09:40, Part 1]
Countess : "You're flirting with him
too."
Natasha Rostova : "No, he [Pierre] is a
freemason." [00:05:41, Part 2] *
Voyna i mir (1968)
(War and Peace). Directed by Sergei Bondarchuk, written by Sergei Bondarchuk,
Vasili Solovyov . Irina Gubanova, Antonina Shuranova, Sergei Bondarchuk,
Liudmila Savelieva, Sergei Bondarchuk, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Anastasiya
Vertinskaya, Irina Skobtseva, Vassily Lanovoy, Oleg Efremov. 4 parts, 403 min.
Soviet Union, Russian. Sovcolor, Dolby (DVD). *
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
Eli Wallach, in a prominent cameo role, plays Jules Steinhardt, Schwartz's
patriarch and old guard Wall Street tycoon, seen wearing a masonic square and
compasses lapel pin. [01:24:54]
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010).
Directed by Oliver Stone. written by Allan Loeb, Stephen Schiff. Michael
Douglas, Shia LaBeouf, Josh Brolin, Carey Mulligan, Eli Wallach, Susan
Sarandon, Frank Langella, Austin Pendleton, John Bedford Lloyd, Vanessa
Ferlito, John Buffalo Mailer, Jason Clarke, Christian Baha, Maria Bartiromo,
Waltrudis Buck. USA, English, 133 min. Dolby, Color. *
We Own the Night (2007)
Unremarked, Deputy Chief Albert 'Bert' Grusinsky wears a masonic ring. [00:47:00] Directed by James Gray, written by James Gray. Joaquin
Phoenix, Eva Mendes, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall, Alex Veadov, Dominic Colon,
Danny Hoch, Oleg Taktarov, Moni Moshonov, Antoni Corone, Craig Walker, Tony
Musante, Joe D'Onofrio, Yelena Solovey, Maggie Kiley. 117 min. USA, English /
Russian, Colour, Dolby. *
What Planet Are You From? (2000)
Garry Shandling plays Harold Anderson who is an extraterrestrial working as a
loans officer in a bank. His manager, Don Fisk played by Richard Jenkins, wears
a masonic lapel pin. He is also wearing a wedding band and claims to be having
an affair with one of his employees. Directed by Mike Nichols, Written by Garry
Shandling, Michael Leeson. Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, John Goodman, Greg
Kinnear, Ben Kingsley. 104 min. USA, English. Colour (DeLuxe), Dolby Digital /
SDDS. R (Comedy). *
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
A masonic ring is worn by Ken Carver [01:07:06];, a small-town Insurance salesman trying too hard to be
an attentive father. Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis. Directed
by Lasse Hallström, written by Peter Hedges. 118 min. USA, English. Colour,
Dolby. (Drama) *
Z (1969)
When a pacifist and humanitarian speaker, "the Deputy", is attacked
on his way to a peace rally, an unidentified man joins the rally organizers to
help get him to safety and then justifies his presence by saying: "I'm a
mason." [00:24:50].
Directed by Costa-Gavras, written by Vassilis Vassilikos (novel) Jorge Semprún.
Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jacques Perrin, Charles
Denner, François Périer, Pierre Dux, Georges Géret, Bernard Fresson, Marcel
Bozzuffi, Julien Guiomar, Magali Noël, Renato Salvatori, Habib Reda, Clotilde
Joano. 127 min, Algeria / France, French. Eastmancolor, Mono. Visa de Contrôle
Cinámatographique No. 34.695. *
