Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1840 Films to Buy & Rent
Tintin and the Prisoners of the Sun (1969)
- Dir. Raymond LeBlanc
- Feature–length sequel to TINTIN AND THE CALCULUS AFFAIR, this installment sees Tintin, Professor Haddock et al journey through the Andes in…
World of Sid & Marty Krofft, The (1969-1984)
- Excellent sampler of the children’s television productions made by the Krofft brothers, whose most famous hit was perhaps 'H.R. Pufnstuf', but who…
Banana Splits, The (1968)
- Psychedelia for kids! The first three episodes of the cult kids show featuring the mind–boggling antics of Drooper, Snorky, Bingo and Fleegle.
Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
- Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Peter Ustinov
- Peter Ustinov applies his comic talents to playing the ghost of the notorious pirate, conjured into the present by Disney Studios, to rescue a high…
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
- Dir. Ken Hughes
Feat. Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries…
- Dick Van Dyke stars as eccentric inventor and who gives a run–down race car a magical new lease of life.
This musical comedy masterpiece…
Heidi (1968)
- Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. Maximilian Schell, Jean Simmons, Walter Slezak…
- TV movie adaptation of the 1880 novel about the Swiss orphan who is left in the care of her grumpy grandparents in the alps.
Herbie Box Set (The Love Bug, Herbie Rides Again, Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, Herbie Goes Bananas) (1968-1980)
- Feat. Dean Jones, Don Knotts
Jungle Book, The (1968)
- Walt Disney's truly exceptional animated tale is probably the one that adults enjoy as much as young ones. The songs of Mowgli and his animal friends…
Oliver! (1968)
- 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, 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…