This film is about the great Georgian painter – primitivist Niko Pirosmanashvili (1862-1918). An unknown, self-taught painter roams the streets of a city, painting his pictures. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1960s
Irwol / The Sun and the Moon (1967) Seong-gu Lee, Park Cheol, Eun-jin Han, Moon Hee, Drama, Romance
An architecture student and a daughter of a bank branch manager are in love with each other. The love cools down as she gets to know his family ancestors were butchers. Read More »
Moonlighting Wives (1966) Joseph W. Sarno, Tammy Latour, Gretchen Rudolph, John Aristedes, Drama
An ambitious suburban housewife, tired of forever being in debt, sets up an independent stenography business. Read More »
The Thrill Killers (1964) Ray Dennis Steckler, Liz Renay, Joseph Bardo, Horror, Action, Crime
Joe Saxon (Brick Bardo) is an unsuccessful actor in Hollywood who refuses to accept defeat. His wife, Liz (Liz Renay), is fed up with his dreaming, not to mention the wild parties he throws to suck up to movie industry bigwigs. Read More »
She Freak (1967) Byron Mabe, Donn Davison, Claire Brennen, Lee Raymond, Lynn Courtney, Horror
Claire Brennen stars as a waitress who leaves the greasy-diner business for the excitement of the carnival. She quickly discovers that she despises freaks and human oddities. Read More »
Janggun-ui suyeom / The General’s Mustache (1968) Seong-gu Lee, Seung-ho Kim, Jung-Hee Yoon, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The movie begins with the mysterious death of a journalistic photographer named Kim Cheol-hun. Veteran police detective Park (Kim Seung-ho) teams up with a young, intellectual detective (Kim Seong-ok) to investigate the people surrounding Kim.
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Il vangelo secondo Matteo / The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964) Pier Paolo Pasolini, Enrique Irazoqui, Margherita Caruso, Susanna Pasolini, Biography, Drama, History
Along a rocky, barren coastline, Jesus begins teaching, primarily using parables. He attracts disciples; he’s stern, brusque, and demanding. Read More »
Esther and the King (1960) Raoul Walsh, Mario Bava, Joan Collins, Richard Egan, Denis O’Dea, Biography, Drama, History
When a modern-day girl faces a big challenge in her life, her mother teaches her about the power of fasting by sharing the story of a heroine from the Bible.
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The Learning Tree (1969) Gordon Parks, Kyle Johnson, Alex Clarke, Estelle Evans, Drama
The story, set in Kansas during the 1920s, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him into sudden manhood.
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Tom Jones (1963) Tony Richardson, Albert Finney, Susannah York, George Devine, Adventure, Comedy, History
In eighteenth century England, “first cousins” Tom Jones and Master Blifil grew up together in privilege in the western countryside, but could not be more different in nature. Read More »
L’ultimo gladiatore / Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules (1964) Umberto Lenzi, Richard Harrison, Marilù Tolo, Philippe Hersent, Adventure, Drama
While fighting in Britain, Roman forces commanded by Caligula capture the noble warrior, Glaucus. Read More »
Deadfall (1968) Bryan Forbes, Michael Caine, Giovanna Ralli, Eric Portman, Crime, Drama
Cat burglar Henry Clarke and his accomplices the Moreaus attempt to steal diamonds from the chateau of millionaire Salinas.
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Big Time Gambling Boss (1968) Kôsaku Yamashita, Sumiko Fuji, Nobuo Kaneko, Shin’ichirô Mikami, Action
The oyabun (yakuza capo) of the clan controlling gambling in the Tokyo district dies suddenly and his followers have to decide who will take his place. The mafiosos choose the honest and loyal Nakai, but he refuses the offer alleging that he’s not a direct disciple of the dead oyabun, and suggesting that they choose the next person in the line of succession, Matsuda, who’s currently doing time in prison.
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None But the Brave (1965) Frank Sinatra, Clint Walker, Tatsuya Mihashi, Drama, War
American and Japanese soldiers, stranded on a tiny Pacific island during World War II, must make a temporary truce and cooperate to survive various tribulations.
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The Battle of the Sexes (1960) Charles Crichton, Peter Sellers, Robert Morley, Constance Cummings, Comedy
Man-eating businesswoman, Angela Barrows is sent by her US company to Edinburgh to investigate export opportunities. She meets businessman Robert MacPherson en route and he persuades her to help bring his company into the 20th century. The staff, lead by Mr. Martin, have other ideas and a battle between the old and new business methods breaks out.
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