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Subgenre Sampler

 
Billion Dollar BrainBillion Dollar Brain (1968)
Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Michael Caine, Karl Malden, Ed Begley
The third 'Harry Palmer' spy caper taken from Len Deighton's series, with the bespectacled Caine this time chasing a meglomaniac Texas…
Champions, The (TV Series)Champions, The (TV Series) (1968-1969)
Feat. Anthony Nicholls
A superior, if earnest, sci–fi thriller series with an Anglo–American cast, created by spy–genre guru Monty Berman (The Baron,…
Dandy in Aspic, ADandy in Aspic, A (1968)
Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. Laurence Harvey, Tom Courtenay, Mia Farrow
A curious failure, Anthony Mann’s final film, completed by star Laurence Harvey after the director died during filming, muddles the deception of a…
Danger DiabolikDanger Diabolik (1968) Aro Favourite
Dir. Mario Bava
Feat. John Phillip Law, Marisa Mell, Michel Piccoli
Cat–burgling cool from the pop–art 1960's, outfitted in futuristic chic and the effortless glamour of John Phillip Law and blonde…
DeadfallDeadfall (1968)
Dir. Bryan Forbes
Feat. Michael Caine, Giovanna Ralli, Eric Portman
Somewhat lumpy thriller with Caine recruited by a husband and wife to pull of a daring diamond heist. The actual robbery is cross–cut with a…
Detective, TheDetective, The (1968)
Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Ralph Meeker
Interestingly dark and unsentimental policier has Frank Sinatra play an embattled cop investigating the murder of a wealthy homosexual while trying…
Ice Station ZebraIce Station Zebra (1968)
Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Ernest Borgnine
Good old–fashioned Cold War intrigue based on the Alistair Maclean novel. An all–bloke ensemble battle against human and natural force,…
It Takes a Thief (TV Series)It Takes a Thief (TV Series) (1968)
Feat. Robert Wagner
A super–cool product of sixties spy style, with Robert Wagner globe–trotting as a world–class cat burglar recruited by the U.S…
Lady in CementLady in Cement (1968)
Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Raquel Welch, Dan Blocker
Second–tier detective flick with Ol' Blue Eyes as a private dick hired to find the murderer of a beautiful young woman found underwater,…
Magus, TheMagus, The (1968)
Dir. Guy Green
Feat. Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn, Candice Bergen
A difficult, if beguiling adaptation of John Fowles’ supposedly unfilmable novel about a troubled schoolteacher (Caine) who arrives on a Greek…

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