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Tag Archives: 1960s
Castle of Flames AKA Hono-o no shiro (1960) Tai Katô, Hashizô Ôkawa, Denjirô Ôkôchi, Mieko Takamine
In 17th century Japan, Young Lord Masato returns after years abroad to find everything changed Read More »
The Private Lives of Adam and Eve (1960) Mickey Rooney, Albert Zugsmith, Mamie Van Doren, Fay Spain
A group of unhappy married couples are on a bus headed for Reno to get divorces but a flash-flood grounds Read More »
A Pair of Briefs (1962) Ralph Thomas, Michael Craig, Mary Peach, Brenda de Banzie
A recently-qualified barrister is annoyed when he finds his firm is taking on the boss’ niece. Read More »
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) José Quintero, Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty, Coral Browne
Critics and the public say Karen Stone is too old — as she approaches 50 Read More »
The Fugitive Kind (1960) Sidney Lumet, Marlon Brando, Joanne Woodward, Anna Magnani
Having fled New Orleans to avoid arrest, the undeniably alluring Valentine “Snakeskin” Xavier (Val) Read More »
The Big Mouth (1967) Jerry Lewis, Harold J. Stone, Susan Bay
While fishing on a San Diego beach, Gerald Clamson catches … a sea diver! Even more weird, the “fish” resembles him. Read More »
The Cut Ups (1966) Antony Balch, William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin
The savage deconstruction of the relationship between image and reality. Read More »
La grande vadrouille (1966) Gérard Oury, Bourvil, Louis de Funès, Claudio Brook
A RAF Bomber is shot down over Paris by the Germans. Its crew (Terry Thomas as a flight captain) land there by parachute. Read More »
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge AKA La rivière du hibou (1961) Robert Enrico, Roger Jacquet, Anne Cornaly, Anker Larsen
A Civil War civilian is to be executed by hanging, but when the plank is kicked away Read More »
The Sorrow and the Pity AKA Le chagrin et la pitié (1969) Marcel Ophüls, Helmut Tausend, Marcel Verdier, Alexis Grave
From 1940 to 1944, France’s Vichy government collaborated with Nazi Germany. Read More »
Patriotism AKA Yûkoku (1966) Masaki Dômoto, Yukio Mishima, Yoshiko Tsuruoka
Two characters on a Noh stage dramatize the rite of love and death of Lieutenant Shinji Takeyama and his wife Reiko. Read More »
Never a Dull Moment (1968) Jerry Paris, Dick Van Dyke, Edward G. Robinson, Dorothy Provine
When practicing for a role, actor Jack is mistaken for the killer Ace. Read More »
Man of the Cursed Valley AKA L’uomo della valle maledetta (1964) Siro Marcellini, Primo Zeglio, Ty Hardin, Irán Eory, Piero Leri
Gwen, who is married to Torito, an Indian, escapes from a rape attempt Read More »
Suleiman the Conqueror AKA Solimano il conquistatore (1961) Vatroslav Mimica, Mario Tota, Edmund Purdom, Giorgia Moll, Alberto Farnese
Historical film, telling the story of Turkish Sultan Suleiman’s attempts to conquer Vienna. Read More »