In wake of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895), a group of Japanese warlords Read More »
Tag Archives: 1970s
The Dragon Squad AKA Si da tian wang (1974) Jimmy Wang Yu, Yi Chang, Sing Chen
When a case of gold is stolen in transit, the surviving member of an escort party Read More »
Closed Circuit AKA Circuito chiuso (1978) Giuliano Montaldo, Giovanni Di Benedetto, Umberto Gradi, Elisabetta Virgili
After a man is shot dead in his seat during a matinee showing of a Spaghetti Western Read More »
Mangue Bangue (1971) Neville de Almeida, Sérgio Bandeira, Damião Experiência
The picture draws a parallel between man and animal to illustrate Read More »
The Horse AKA La Horse (1970) Pierre Granier-Deferre, Jean Gabin, Danièle Ajoret, Michel Barbey
Near the Baie de la Seine swamps, opposite the Port of Le Havre, Auguste Maroilleur Read More »
The Men Who Made the Movies: George Cukor (1973) Richard Schickel, George Cukor
In the series of documentaries directed by Richard Schickel following classic film directors Read More »
Perversión (1974) Francisco Lara Polop, Nadiuska, Carlos Estrada, Teresa Gimpera
Marisa Salinas (NADIUSKA) gets her first job at one of the top publishing companies of her country. Read More »
The Engagement AKA Il fidanzamento (1975) Giovanni Grimaldi, Lando Buzzanca, Martine Brochard, Didi Perego
Based on a novel by Goffredo Parise, the story revolves around two lovers Read More »
The Red Pony (1973) Robert Totten, Henry Fonda, Maureen O’Hara, Ben Johnson
A young farm boy who can’t seem to communicate with his father develops an attachment to a young red pony. Read More »
The Incident AKA Jiken (1978) Yoshitarô Nomura, Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinobu Ôtake, Toshiyuki Nagashima
The body of Sakai Hatsuko, a woman of 23 who has been slain with a knife Read More »
Yanks (1979) John Schlesinger, Richard Gere, Lisa Eichhorn, Vanessa Redgrave
During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Read More »
St. Michael Had a Rooster AKA San Michele aveva un gallo (1972) Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, Giulio Brogi, Daniele Dublino, Renato Cestiè
Sentenced to life imprisonment for illegal activities, Italian International member Read More »
Atlantic Wall AKA Le Mur de l’Atlantique (1970) Marcel Camus, Bourvil, Peter McEnery, Sophie Desmarets
In 1944, Léon Duchemin , a restaurant owner living in Normandy, leads a peaceful life. Read More »
The Hussy AKA La drôlesse (1979) Jacques Doillon, Claude Hébert, Madeleine Desdevises, Paulette Lahaye
Twenty-something François collects boxes and bottles and resells them to shopkeepers. Read More »
Foxy Brown (1974) Jack Hill, Pam Grier, Antonio Fargas, Peter Brown
A voluptuous black woman takes a job as a high-class prostitute in order to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend. Read More »