Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1843 Films to Buy & Rent
Golden Voyage of Sinbad, The (1973)
- Dir. Gordon Hessler
Feat. John Phillip Law, Caroline Munro, Tom Baker…
- Arabian Nightish saga with Tom Baker (Dr Who) as Sinbad's adversary. The swordplay of a six–armed statue is but one of the Harryhausen FX…
Oliver Twist (animated) (1973)
- Dir. Hal Sutherland
- Warner Brothers' merry musical feature based on Charles Dicken's classic.
Optimists, The (1973)
- Dir. Anthony Simmons
Feat. Peter Sellers
- Gentle, affirmative tale of a busker (Sellers) who inspires London's poor and neglected children to look on the bright side of life. Hard to dislike.
Robin Hood (1973)
- Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman
- Uncle Walt's animated version of the oft–told tale, with American elements sprinkled among the swordfights and songs. Some nice suprises too.
Sigmund and the Seamonsters (TV Series) (1973-1975)
- Sid and Marty Krofft's low–budget kids sitcom about two brothers, Johnny and Scott, who harbour a friendly sea monster named Sigmund in their…
Tom Sawyer (1973)
- Dir. Don Taylor
Feat. Johnnie Whitaker, Celeste Holm, Warren Oates…
- Award–winning musical version of Mark Twain's classic raggamuffin adventures. A youthful Jodie Foster appears as Tom's girlfriend.
Tomorrow People, The (TV Series) (1973)
- Dir. Paul Bernard
Feat. Nicholas Young
- Fitted out with stun–guns, digital watches and a talking biotronic computer called TIM, a group of highly–evolved youngsters also enjoy…
Wombles, The (TV Series) (1973-1999)
- Tomsk, Wellington and Orinoco are some of the furry creatures of Wimbledon common, whose life's work is to recycle human refuse. This collection…
World's Greatest Athlete, The (1973)
- Dir. Robert Scheerer
Feat. Jan-Michael Vincent
- Fun Disney comedy about the discovery and exploitation of a super–athlete. Gags runs the gamut of Olympic events aided by zany special…
Adventure's of Black Beauty, The (TV Series) (1972-1974)
- Based on the classic children's book, in which a thoroughbred horse is adopted into the household of a local doctor and widower, and befriended by…