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Tag Archives: 1960s
Promises….. Promises! (1963) King Donovan, Jayne Mansfield, Marie McDonald, Tommy Noonan, Comedy, Drama
After a drunken spree on a cruise ship, two women discover that they’re pregnant, and set out to find who the fathers are.
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Robbery (1967) Peter Yates, Stanley Baker, Joanna Pettet, James Booth, Crime, Mystery, Drama

Based on the true story of the 1963 British Royal Mail robbery, this late ’60s British caper film was directed by Peter Yates a year before he made the action classic Bullitt in the States. Read More »
Pendulum (1969) George Schaefer, George Peppard, Jean Seberg, Richard Kiley, Crime, Drama, Thriller

On the evening of his decoration for bringing a murderer to justice, Washington DC Police Captain Frank Matthews’ wife, and her lover are murdered in bed. Read More »
The Bamboo Saucer (1968) Frank Telford, Dan Duryea, John Ericson, Lois Nettleton, Sci-fi

A flying saucer hidden in a Red Chinese peasant village is sought by teams from the United States and U.S.S.R. On finding it, they band together to explore the saucer and take a trip into space.
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Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! (1968) James Neilson, Rosalind Russell, Stella Stevens, Binnie Barnes, Comedy

In this follow-up to “The Trouble with Angels”, the wry but wise Mother Superior of St. Francis Academy For Girls accompanies a group of nuns including modern Read More »
Sweet Charity (1969) Bob Fosse, Shirley MacLaine, John McMartin, Ricardo Montalban, Comedy, Drama, Music

Taxi dancer Charity continues to have Faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and Hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.
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The Ballad of Josie (1967) Andrew V. McLaglen, Doris Day, Peter Graves, George Kennedy, Comedy, Western

Starring Doris Day, The Ballad of Josie is a rousing western-comedy about a feisty widow who is determined to make a better life for herself and her young son. Read More »
Otôto / Her Brother (1960) Kon Ichikawa, Keiko Kishi, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Drama

Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this standard drama looks at the inner workings of a small family, especially the relationship between a sister and brother.
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Shin shikôtei / The Great Wall (1962) Shigeo Tanaka, Shintarô Katsu, Fujiko Yamamoto, Ken Utsui, Adventure

In 221 BC, Qin Shihuang conquered the rest of China. Qin’s great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film. Read More »
