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American Film Theatre - Iceman Cometh, TheAmerican Film Theatre - Iceman Cometh, The (1973) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Fredric March
Masterly filmic adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's late stageplay set among the various seedy denizens of an early 20th century barroom, awaiting the…
Blockhouse, TheBlockhouse, The (1973)
Dir. Clive Rees
Feat. Peter Sellers, Charles Aznavour, Jeremy Kemp
A crafted, though minor serious role for Sellers as one of a number of slave–labourers at work on the Nazi's Normandy defence bunkers. On…
Last American Hero, TheLast American Hero, The (1973)
Dir. Lamont Johnson
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Valerie Perrine, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Jeff Bridges' mix of redneck roughness and choirboy sweetness is just right for this 1973 true story of a country kid running moonshine and making…
Offence, TheOffence, The (1973)
Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant
One of the better Lumet films. Sean Connery – in a rare impressive performance – as a British cop who loses control while interrogating a…
Paper Chase, ThePaper Chase, The (1973) Recommended
Dir. James Bridges
Feat. Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman
Terrified Harvard Law students square off against the magnificent John Houseman (Oscar winner for his role as the professor from hell) in this well…
Picture Of Dorian GrayPicture Of Dorian Gray (1973)
Dir. Glenn Jordan
Feat. Shane Briant, Nigel Davenport
Capable TV version of Oscar Wilde's classic novel in which young Dorian (Shane Briant) cashes in his soul, in a deal whereby his painted portrait…
Save the TigerSave the Tiger (1973)
Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Harvey Jason
Spotty meditation on moral conflict in 1970's America with Lemmon as a troubled business owner longing for the past. Wordy and overstuffed with…
Touki BoukiTouki Bouki (1973) Recommended
Dir. Djibril Diop Mambety
Feat. Magaye Niang, Mareme Niang
A Senegalese drama, recently restored, about a cowherd and a university student try to make money in order to go to Paris and leave their boring past…
A Gorgeous Girl Like MeA Gorgeous Girl Like Me (Une Belle Fille Comme Moi) (1972)
Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Bernadette Lafont, Andre Dussollier
Twisted French black comedy of a licentious, manipulative murderess recounting her sordid past to a green criminology student. Dripping in silly…
Edwardians, TheEdwardians, The (1972) Recommended
Dir. John Howard Davies, James Cellan Jones, Alan Clarke
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Timothy West, Robert Powell
Superb examination of eight famous Edwardians who helped shape the early 20th century. Impeccably presented and directed by some of the BBC's finest…

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