Two criminal gangs are ruthlessly fighting for a 1-million dollar check that, purely by chance Read More »
Tag Archives: 1970s
Practice Makes Perfect AKA Le cavaleur (1979) Philippe de Broca, Jean Rochefort, Nicole Garcia, Jean-Claude Ventura
Pianist deemed Edouard Choiseur continues to run between sentimental and professional contingencies. Read More »
Is This Fate? AKA Von wegen ‘Schicksal’ (1979) Helga Reidemeister
This documentary chronicles the ups and downs of a German family in the 1970s Read More »
The French Detective AKA Adieu poulet (1975) Pierre Granier-Deferre, Lino Ventura, Patrick Dewaere, Victor Lanoux
When political thugs murder an opponent’s volunteer and also kill a cop Read More »
The Most Beautiful Wife AKA La moglie più bella (1970) Damiano Damiani, Alessio Orano, Ornella Muti, Tano Cimarosa
Based on the story of Franca Viola and Filippo Melodia. In Sicily, as a Mafia boss Read More »
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats AKA Wakai kizoku-tachi: 13-kaidan no Maki (1975) Makoto Naitô, Etsuko Shihomi, Misa Ohara, Hiroshi Nawa
Maki is the leader of a female gang that fights for justice Read More »
Cold Sweat AKA De La Part Des Copains (1970) Terence Young, Charles Bronson, James Mason, Liv Ullmann
Joe Martin, a quiet American, lives a quiet life in the South of France renting boats to tourists. Read More »
Halleluja to Vera Cruz AKA Partirono preti tornarono… curati (1973) Bianco Manini, Lionel Stander, Riccardo Salvino, Jean Louis
Two American bandits disguise themselves as priests in order to work undetected in Mexico during the revolution. Read More »
Wendy’s Palace (1970) Kemal Horulu, Kenneth Schwartz, Ray Wells, Linda Boyce, Uta Erickson, Patrick Wright
Small town gal Wendy resorts to prostitution after moving to New York City. Read More »
Song of Norway (1970) Andrew L. Stone, Florence Henderson, Toralv Maurstad, Christina Schollin
Based on the life of Norway’s greatest composer Edvard Grieg Read More »
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979) Milton Katselas, Bette Davis, Gena Rowlands, Ford Rainey
A woman who left home 20 years ago under acrimonious circumstances finds out that she is terminally ill. Read More »
The Rip-Off AKA La bidonata (1977) Luciano Ercoli, Walter Chiari, Maurizio Arena, Ettore Manni
A trio of losers plan to kidnap a man who is already marked to be kidnapped by some mobsters. Read More »
Air crew AKA Ekipazh (1979) Aleksandr Mitta, Georgi Zhzhyonov, Anatoliy Vasilev, Leonid Filatov
This movie is about a crew of a passenger plane and consists of two parts. Read More »
The Twelve Chairs (1970) Mel Brooks, Ron Moody, Frank Langella
A treasure hunt. An aging ex-nobleman of the Czarist regime has finally Read More »
Sometimes a Great Notion (1970) Paul Newman, Henry Fonda, Lee Remick
Hank Stamper and his father, Henry Stamper own and operate the family business by cutting and shipping logs in Oregon. Read More »