Subgenre Sampler
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Homebodies (1974)
- Dir. Larry Yust
Feat. Douglas Fowley, Ruth McDevitt, Frances Fuller
- A blackly humourous yarn about a group of retired tenants who are willing to go to extremes to prevent eviction. Inventive genre pic belies its low…
It's Alive (1974)
- Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. John Ryan, Sharon Farrell, Andrew Duggan
- A mutant child is born and goes on a murderous rampage while the parents try to come to grips with their 'baby'. With just enough…
Janis: The Way She Was (1974)
- A moving portrait of husky–voiced rock singer Janis Joplin, through interviews and intense live performances.
Macon County Line (1974)
- Dir. Richard Compton
Feat. Alan Vint, Jesse Vint, Cheryl Waters…
- An under–rated, gritty kids vs. rednecks thriller in the EASY RIDER tradition about three youngsters pursued on Georgian byways for a gruesome…
Madama Butterfly (Puccini) (1974)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Feat. Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo
- Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Herbert Von Karajan.
Mr. Majestyk (1974)
- Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Charles Bronson, Lee Purcell
- One of Charles Bronson's better thrillers, starring as a Colorado melon–farmer fighting both a wrongful conviction and the Mob. Contains some…
Stardust (1974)
- Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. David Essex, Adam Faith, Larry Hagman…
- Musical biopic of fictional 60s British popsters The Stray Cats (the name later adopted by 80s rockabillies) and their invasion of America. 70s pop…
A Doll's House (1973)
- Dir. Joseph Losey
Feat. Jane Fonda
- Jane Fonda plays the liberated 19th Century woman of Ibsen's play.
Andy Warhol and His Work (1973)
- Dir. Lana Jokel
- Enigmatic pop artist Warhol's life and art is chronicled through a mixture of film footage and interviews.
Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
- Dir. John Hancock
Feat. Robert De Niro, Michael Moriarty, Vincent Gardenia
- Robert De Niro plays a persecuted, simple–minded baseball player who contracts a terminal illness. The effect that it has on his fellow…