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Tag Archives: 1960s
The Hole AKA Le Trou (1960) Jacques Becker, André Bervil, Jean Keraudy, Michel Constantin
Just as four cell-mates are about to launch their elaborate escape from a tiny cell Read More »
Mistress of the World AKA Les mystères d’Angkor (1960) William Dieterle, Richard Angst, Martha Hyer, Micheline Presle, Carlos Thompson
Professor Johansson has made a huge scientific breakthrough Read More »
Woman of Straw (1964) Basil Dearden, Gina Lollobrigida, Sean Connery, Ralph Richardson
Tyrannical but ailing tycoon Charles Richmond becomes very fond of his attractive Italian nurse, Maria. Read More »
Illusion of Blood AKA Yotsuya kaidan (1965) Shirô Toyoda, Tatsuya Nakadai, Mariko Okada, Junko Ikeuchi
Illusion of Blood takes place in the mid-19th century and concerns a masterless samurai named Iuemon Tamiya (Tatsuya Nakadai) Read More »
The Heist AKA Stöten (1961) Hasse Ekman, Gunnar Hellström, Maude Adelson, Tor Isedal
Four young criminals are planning a heist against a racecourse and in order to obtain a seed capital they rob a gambling den. Read More »
Face to Face AKA Faccia a faccia (1967) Sergio Sollima, Gian Maria Volontè, Tomas Milian, William Berger
History Professor Brad Fletcher heads west for his health, but falls in with Soloman Bennett’s outlaw gang. Read More »
Kaleidoscope (1966) Jack Smight, Warren Beatty, Susannah York, Clive Revill
Romantic comedy which has Barney Lincoln and Angel McGinnis as a pair of amorous adventurers Read More »
Black Peter AKA Cerný Petr (1964) Milos Forman, Ladislav Jakim, Pavla Martinkova, Jan Vostrcil
Petr is 17 years old and starts work. Incredibly (for Czechoslovakia in 1963) this is as a security worker against shoplifting in a busy self-service shop. Read More »
The Dead One AKA Blood of the Zombie (1961) Barry Mahon, John McKay, Linda Ormond, Monica Davis
A voodoo priestess sends out zombies to bring back live victims for her sacrificial rituals. Read More »