Subgenre Sampler
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Thin Red Line, The (1964)
- Dir. Andrew Marton
Feat. Keir Dullea, Jack Warden
- First version of James Jones' war–novel (later redone by Terrence Malick), chronicles the US invasion of Guadalcanal during WWII in grim B&W,…
Empty Canvas, The (La Noia) (1963)
- Dir. Damiano Damiani
Feat. Bette Davis, Horst Buchholz, Catherine Spaak
- Unsuccessful painter Buccholz falls for a young model who spurns his love and drives him to both ruin and his overbearing mother. Based on the novel…
Flipper (1963)
- Dir. James B. Clark
Feat. Chuck Connors, Luke Halpin, Connie Scott
- Original depiction of dolphin/boy friendship, with the sea–mammal and 60s TV lad Chuck Conners having thrills and splashes in the Florida Keys,…
Fugitive, The (TV Series) (1963-1967)
- Feat. David Janssen
- David Janssen is Dr. Richard Kimble, an innocent man accused of murder who escapes prison to track down his wife's killer. Long–running TV…
Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)
- Dir. Paul Wendkos
Feat. Cindy Carol, James Darren
- Cindy Carol as Gidget #2 strays miles from the beach in this affable enough sequel that doesn’t quite have the spontaneous charm of Sandra Dee and…
Girl with Green Eyes (1963)
- Dir. Desmond Davis
Feat. Peter Finch, Rita Tushingham
- Rewarding 'kitchen sink' drama about an ill–fated attraction between a young girl and a married writer. Peter Finch and Rita Tushingham are the…
Heavens Above (1963)
- Dir. John Boulting
Feat. Peter Sellers
- Frightfully British satire of life in the clergy saved from 'Carry–On' status by Peter Sellers' winning performance.
Lilies of the Field (1963)
- Dir. Ralph Nelson
Feat. Sidney Poitier
- Helping to repair a chapel for a convent of German nuns and rewarded with an Oscar for Best Actor, this sees Sidney Poitier giving one of his quieter…
Live it Up! (Sing and Swing) (1963)
- Dir. Lance Comfort
Feat. David Hemmings
- Low–budget, but historically fascinating musical wraps some great mid–60s pop music around its slender plot.
Hemmings plays a…
Prize, The (1963)
- Dir. Mark Robson
Feat. Paul Newman, Edward G. Robinson, Elke Sommer
- Paul Newman plays an alcoholic writer in Stockholm to collect his Nobel Prize who drunkenly stumbles upon an overly complicated spy plot.