Subgenre Sampler
Musical: 529 Films to Buy & Rent
Funny Lady (1975)
- Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Barbra Streisand
- Barbra Streisand grows up and reprises her role in this sequel to FUNNY GIRL.
Lisztomania (1975)
- Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Roger Daltrey, Ringo Starr, Fiona Lewis
- Ken Russell's erotic send–up of the bawdy life of virtuoso composer Franz Liszt – whose piano performances were attended by hordes of…
Nashville (1975)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Lily Tomlin, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin…
- An American classic, 70s watermark and widely considered Altman's masterpiece. Story of 24 characters gathered for a political rally in the country…
Rocky Horror Picture Show, The (1975)
- Dir. Jim Sharman
Feat. Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick…
- The Godfather of cult movies – a highly original, kinky horror/spoof musical that still maintains a curious brilliance. Written by and starring…
Slipper and the Rose, The (1975)
- Dir. Bryan Forbes
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Gemma Craven, Sir Michael Hordern…
- Middling musical retells the Cinderella story from the prince's point of view. An unlikely Richard Chamberlain plays the all–singin, all dancin…
Tommy (1975)
- Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Eric Clapton…
- The Who's ground–breaking rock opera about the deaf, dumb and blind kid who plays a mean pin–ball. It's a bad taste extravaganza that…
American Film Theatre - Lost in the Stars (1974)
- Dir. Daniel Mann
Feat. Brock Peters, Melba Moore, Raymond St. Jacques…
- The innovative 1930s musical collaboration between Maxwell Anderson and Kurt Weill was ambitiously adapted in this American Film Theatre…
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Paul Williams, William Finley, Jessica Harper…
- A genuine oddity, this musical/horror spans both dir. De Palma’s satirical and horror periods, with the story of the PHANTOM OF THE OPERA updated…
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…
That's Entertainment (1974)
- Dir. Various
- A jolly good compendium of MGM musical highlights that nutshell the magic of the productions and the times they were made, and judiciously cut out…