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Tag Archives: 1970s
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock (1973) Richard Schickel, Alfred Hitchcock, Cliff Robertson
A look at Alfred Hitchcock’s films. The Master of Suspense himself, who is interviewed extensively here Read More »
Blume in Love (1973) Paul Mazursky, George Segal, Susan Anspach, Kris Kristofferson
Lawyer Stephen Blume, specialized in divorces, lives a paradoxical situation when Read More »
Hoodlum Soldier: Rebel in the Army AKA Shin heitai yakuza: Kasen (1972) Yasuzô Masumura, Shintarô Katsu, Takahiro Tamura, Michiyo Ohkusu
On the Chinese front, Kisaburo, a young soldier, falls in love with a Chinese spy. Read More »
John, the Knife and the River AKA João en het mes (1972) George Sluizer, Joffre Soares, Ana Maria Miranda, Joao-Augusto Azevedo
An older man consumed by jealousy over his much younger wife decides Read More »
The Outfit (1973) John Flynn, Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker
When the small criminal Macklin is released from prison, he learns that his brother was shot by two mob killers. Read More »
Pictures of the Old World AKA Obrazy starého sveta (1972) Dusan Hanák
Pictures of the Old World is an unquestioned masterpiece of European documentary cinema Read More »
Utopia (1976) Raoul Ruiz, Eduardo Barr, Fosi Bendek, Germán Leitzelar
Two traveling salesmen are searching for the pieces of the body of a lost friend. Read More »
The Demise of Father Mouret AKA La faute de l’abbé Mouret (1970) Georges Franju, Francis Huster, Gillian Hills, André Lacombe
Serge Mouret is a frail and devout young priest in a tough country parish. Read More »
Jacob the Liar AKA Jakob, der Lügner [+Extra] (1974) Frank Beyer, Vlastimil Brodský, Erwin Geschonneck, Henry Hübchen
A Jewish ghetto in central Europe, 1944. By coincidence, Jakob Heym eavesdrops Read More »
Universal Soldier (1971) Cy Endfield, George Lazenby, Ben Carruthers, Robin Hunter
A lifelong mercenary commander and weapons expert played by George Lazenby Read More »
Hijack! (1973) Leonard J. Horn, David Janssen, Keenan Wynn, Lee Purcell
Two truck drivers are hired to transport a top-secret cargo from New York to Houston. Read More »
A Shot in the Factory AKA Laukaus tehtaalla (1973) Erkko Kivikoski, Urpo Poikolainen, Aarne Hakulinen, Pentti Viljakainen
In the beginning of this film we see an elderly man cycling to his workplace Read More »
Hotel by the Hour AKA Das Stundenhotel von St. Pauli (1970) Rolf Olsen, Curd Jürgens, Andrea Rau, Corny Collins
Despite the oppressive burden that his son has to survive in the hospital a dangerous operation Read More »
His Master’s Voice AKA La voix de son maître (1978) Gérard Mordillat, Nicolas Philibert
Jacques Lemonnier of IBM France, Francois Dalle of L’Oreal and other ultrapowerful French moguls Read More »