George Stevens’ epic production. “My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken Me?” Read More »
Tag Archives: 1960s
Night of the Hunchback AKA Shabe ghuzi (1965) Farokh Ghafari, Farhang Amiri, Paria Hakemi
Adapted from a story in 1001 Nights and set in a popular theatre troupe Read More »
Germany Dada AKA Deutschland Dada (1969) Helmut Herbst, Hans Richter
In post-World War I Zurich, out of the conflict’s sobering aftermath Read More »
Blue Skies AKA Yan yang tian (1967) Chun Hsieh, Peter Chen Ho, Pei-Pei Cheng, Margaret Tu Chuan
Hsiao Yun’s rise to fame all results from a lucky break, as she’s forced to substitute for another singer at the last second. Read More »
Revenge AKA Adauchi (1964) Tadashi Imai, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Tetsurô Tanba, Yoshiko Mita
After killing a high-ranking officer in an illegal duel, a low-ranking samurai Read More »
Compelled (1960) Ramsey Herrington, Beth Rogan, Ronald Howard, John Gabriel
An ex-con-turned-engineer is blackmailed into taking part in a jewel heist. Read More »
The Trip (1967) Roger Corman, Peter Fonda, Susan Strasberg, Bruce Dern
Paul Groves (Peter Fonda), a television commercial director, is in the midst of a personality crisis. Read More »
Sunscorched AKA Tierra de fuego (1965) Jaime Jesús Balcázar, Mark Stevens, Mark Stevens, Mario Adorf, Marianne Koch
When the town sheriff backs down from outlaws, he is branded a coward. Read More »
Legend of a Gunfighter AKA Heiss weht der Wind (1964) Rolf Olsen, Thomas Fritsch, Gustav Knuth, Judith Dornys
During a stagecoach raid Chris’s parents die. He can’t remember anything and is nursed by Spike. Read More »
Love Meetings AKA Comizi d’amore (1964) Pier Paolo Pasolini, Lello Bersani, Alberto Moravia, Cesare Musatti
Director Pasolini traverses Italy in 1963 with camera and microphone interviewing people Read More »
The Scalphunters (1968) Sydney Pollack, Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Telly Savalas
Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave Read More »
Once You Kiss a Stranger… (1969) Robert Sparr, Paul Burke, Carol Lynley, Martha Hyer
Jerry, a Southern California golf pro is the target for Diana a disturbed young woman Read More »
The Seven Deadly Sins AKA Les sept péchés capitaux (1962) Philippe de Broca, Claude Chabrol, Marie-José Nat, Dominique Paturel, Danièle Barraud
Seven directors each dramatize one of the seven deadly sins in a short film. Read More »
Atlas (1961) Roger Corman, Michael Forest, Frank Wolff, Barboura Morris
Evil king Praximedes convinces superhero Atlas to fight for him Read More »
Big Shots Die at Dawn AKA Kaoyaku akatsukini shisu (1961) Kihachi Okamoto, Yûzô Kayama, Jun Tazaki, Yukiko Shimazaki
After a long stint working in Alaska, Jiro returns to his hometown. Read More »