Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5567 Films to Buy & Rent
Stroszek (1976)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Bruno S., Eva Mattes
- Powerful tragi–comedy follows a simple–minded Bruno S to America with a prostitute trying to escape her unsavoury past. The film's…
Taming of the Shrew, The (1976)
- Dir. Kirk Browning
Feat. Marc Singer
- An acclaimed production of Shakespeare's comedy by the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco.
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, The (1975)
- Dir. Gene Wilder
Feat. Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise…
- Fitfully amusing romp with Wilder as the great detective's resentful brother determined to steal the spotlight. Madeline Kahn steals the show.
Aloha, Bobby and Rose (1975)
- Dir. Floyd Mutrux
Feat. Paul Le Mat, Robert Carradine, Edward James Olmos
- Paul LeMat (AMERICAN GRAFFITI) and Dianne Hull play hapless fugitives from the law in this minor cult item, notable for its pinball visuals and an…
Aussie Rules Collection (Year of the Dogs, The Great MacArthy, The Club) (1975-1997)
- Three Aussie features concerning the unique rough–and–tumble of 'Aussie Rules' football.
Barney Miller (TV Series) (1975)
- Feat. Hal Linden, Barbara Barrie, Abe Vigoda…
- This offbeat '70s sitcom about the drudgery and ordinary absurdity of everyday police work remains a cult favourite among TV aficionados and…
Cousin Cousine (1975)
- Dir. Jean-Charles Tacchella
Feat. Marie-Christine Barrault, Victor Lanoux, Marie-France Pisier…
- Warm, witty and immensely successful comedy in which cousins by marriage take their relationship way beyond the…
Fawlty Towers (TV Series) (1975)
- Dir. John Howard
Feat. John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Connie Booth…
- TV comedy approaches perfection in John Cleese's irreverent, madcap sitcom set in a small West Country hotel.
Vol. 1: Communication Problems, The…
Funny Lady (1975)
- Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Barbra Streisand
- Barbra Streisand grows up and reprises her role in this sequel to FUNNY GIRL.
Golden Years of TV Comedy Vol. 3 (Porridge, Sykes, The Two Ronnies) (1975)
- Dir. Various
Feat. Eric Sykes, Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker
- Three sample episodes from three classic BBC comedies from 1975.