
The story, based on actual historic events, concerns an invented ruler Ramses XIII (Jerzy Zelnick) Read More »
Tag Archives: 1960s
The Deadly Affair (1966) Sidney Lumet, James Mason, Maximilian Schell, Simone Signoret

After Charles Dobbs, a security officer, has a friendly chat with Samuel Fennan from the Foreign Office, the man commits suicide. Read More »
I cento cavalieri (1964) Vittorio Cottafavi, Mark Damon, Antonella Lualdi, Gastone Moschin

In medieval times, Spain is occupied by the conquering Moors of North Africa. Read More »
Stranger in the House (1967) Pierre Rouve, James Mason, Geraldine Chaplin, Bobby Darin

John Sawyer, once an eminent barrister, has slid into a life of cynicism and drunkenness since his wife left him. Read More »
The Greatest Gamble (1967) Knut Bohwim, Gard Øyen, Carl Henrik Størmer, Sverre Anker Ousdal

A young Norwegian man joins the Nazi-collaborating Quisling movement in order to relay information to the resistance. Read More »
Heartless (1968) Mio Ezaki, Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara, Kôji Wada, Hiroshi Nawa

Known as one of the pioneers to establish the Nikkatsu “mood action” genre, Mio Ezaki incorporates road movie scenes with a new theme song sung by Tetsuya Watari Read More »
Weekend at Dunkirk (1964) Henri Verneuil, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Spaak, Georges Géret

Set during World War II, and stuck on the beaches near Dunkirk, Julien Maillat tries to join England by boat with the English Army, but cannot succeed. Read More »
The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967) Lindsay Shonteff, Frankie Avalon, George Nader, Shirley Eaton

Frankie Avalon and George Nader (that guy from “The Robot Monster”) are a couple of wise-cracking, swingin’ secret agents. Read More »
Five Golden Dragons (1967) Jeremy Summers, Robert Cummings, Margaret Lee, Rupert Davies

Hitchcock hero Robert Cummings stars in this exotic British feature from 1967, adapting one of Edgar Wallace’s celebrated Commissioner Sanders stories. Read More »
The Hand in the Trap (1961) Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Elsa Daniel, Francisco Rabal, Leonardo Favio

A woman uncovers the secret of her aunt’s withdrawal from the world and arranges a confrontation with the man who jilted her. Read More »