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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying MachinesThose Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965) Recommended
Dir. Ken Annakin
Feat. Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox
Great theme tune sets the tone of this large–scale, rip–roaring comedy about a 1910 aeroplane race, rife with international conflicts,…
Famous Five, The: Five Have a Mystery to SolveFamous Five, The: Five Have a Mystery to Solve (1964)
Dir. Ernest Morris
Feat. Darryl Read, Mandy Harper, Paula Boyd
Jolly hockey sticks! The Five are back, and set for even more adventures this time on a mysterious island, with perilous cliffs, and secret treasure.…
Tintin and the Blue OrangesTintin and the Blue Oranges (1964)
Dir. Philippe Condroyer
Feat. Jean-Pierre Talbot, Jean Bouise, Félix Fernández
Second live–action version of Herge’s cult boy journalist, this time in pursuit of some valuable ‘blue oranges’ in Valencia, Spain. As…
Incredible JourneyIncredible Journey (1963) Recommended
Dir. Fletcher Markle
Feat. Emile Genest, John Drainie, Tommy Tweed
Two dogs and a Siamese cat attempt to return to their family by travelling over 200 miles of lush Canadian countryside. The original Disney adventure…
In Search of the CastawaysIn Search of the Castaways (1962) Recommended
Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Hayley Mills, Maurice Chevalier, George Sanders
Excellent Disney adventure has Mills perilously search for her lost father across the far corners of the globe. Based on the Jules Verne novel, this…
Jack the Giant Killer (1962)
Dir. Nathan Juran
Feat. Kerwin Mathews, Judi Meredith, Torin Thatcher
From the same stable as Sinbad, comes another fantasy using wonderful stop–motion animation. Jack, against all odds, fights the evil Pendragon…
Mysterious IslandMysterious Island (1961) Recommended
Dir. Cy Endfield
Feat. Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan
Robust adventure yarn finds a group of Yankee soldiers escaping a Confederate jail using a hot air balloon during the American Civil War. After…
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden FleeceTintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece (1961) Recommended
Dir. Jean-Jacques Vierne
Feat. Jean-Pierre Talbot, Georges Wilson, Georges Loriot
One of two live–action adaptations of Herge’s Tintin adventures, this stars a look–alike Jean–Pierre Talbot as the eponymous boy…
KidnappedKidnapped (1960)
Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Peter Finch, James MacArthur, Bernard Lee
The third screen version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic about a young lad who lands in the middle of the 18th century Scottish uprising. With…
Swiss Family RobinsonSwiss Family Robinson (1960) Recommended
Dir. Ken Annakin
Feat. John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur
The shipwrecked family prove as resourceful as the eponymous army–knife in their fight for survival against Mother Nature and dastardly…

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