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Oliver!Oliver! (1968) Aro Favourite
Dir. Carol Reed
Feat. Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Mark Lester
Perfect screen adaptation of the 1960 stage musical by British writer and composer Lionel Bart, based on Charles Dickens' timeless tale. For a…
One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, TheOne and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, The (1968)
Dir. Michael O'Herlihy
Feat. Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen, Lesley Ann Warren
A rambunctious Disney musical in which the large Bower family band sets off to the 1888 Democrat Party convention in St. Louis to support Grover…
Star!Star! (1968)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig
A commendably lavish biopic of the stage–comedienne Gertude Lawrence, who wooed the British stage in the first half of the 20th…
Sweet CharitySweet Charity (1968) Recommended
Dir. Bob Fosse
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Ricardo Montalban, John McMartin
Neil Simon's Broadway version of Fellini's NIGHTS OF CABIRIA makes a smashing musical film thanks to the director's razzamatazz, late 60's chic, and…
CamelotCamelot (1967)
Dir. Joshua Logan
Feat. Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero
This King Arthur musical was a disastrous, expensive–looking flop. Good performances though.
How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) Recommended
Dir. David Swift
Feat. Robert Morse, Michele Lee, Rudy Vallee
Skillfully treading the line between silliness and satire, this adaptation of the lauded Broadway musical sees Morse play an ambitious young window…
Young Girls of Rochefort, TheYoung Girls of Rochefort, The (Les Demoiselles de Rochefort) (1967) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Catherine Deneuve, Francois Dorleac, Gene Kelly
The carrot of love is dangled in Jacques Demy's positively radiant follow–up to UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG: an unbridled, colour–saturated…
Frankie and JohnnyFrankie and Johnny (1966)
Dir. Frederick de Cordova
Feat. Elvis Presley, Donna Douglas, Harry Morgan
The King and Donna 'Elly May' Douglas (of The Beverly Hillbillies) hitch up in Mississippi, only for a wily seductress (Kovack) to crach their party.…
Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, AFunny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, A (1966)
Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Zero Mostel, Buster Keaton, Jack Gilford
Wild spoof–musical set in Roman times, is somewhat spotty but still generates plenty of comic gas courtesy of some old pros. Mostel plays a…
Paradise, Hawaiian StyleParadise, Hawaiian Style (1966)
Dir. Michael D. Moore
Feat. Elvis Presley, James Shigeta, Suzanna Leigh
A touristy musical that sticks to the Elvis Presley formula of songs and romance with the added bonus of lush tropical scenery.

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