When the small criminal Macklin is released from prison, he learns that his brother was shot by two mob killers. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1970s
Pictures of the Old World / 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 / 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 / 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
Two truck drivers are hired to transport a top-secret cargo from New York to Houston. Read More »
A Shot in the Factory / 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 / 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 / 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 »