Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 5452 Films to Rent
Mandabi (The Money Order) (1968)
- Dir. Ousmane Sembene
- The first significant film to be made in an African language (Wolof), directed by the 'father of African cinema', Ousmane Sembène.
The title…
Marty Feldman, Best Of (1968-1969)
- Feat. Marty Feldman, Tim Brooke-Taylor
- Compilation culled from the goggle–eyed comic's 1960s British sketch show, in which his zany qualities were shaped by the pens of the Monty…
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1968)
- Dir. Sir Peter Hall
Feat. Helen Mirren, David Warner, Diana Rigg…
- The Royal Shakespeare Company's film production of one of Shakespeare's most hilarious and witty plays, featuring a strong ensemble cast.
Morecambe and Wise (TV Series) (1968)
- Feat. Morecambe and Wise
- Salvaged footage from Britian’s beloved comedic duo in variety show mode, peddling sketches, musical numbers and other television hi–jinks…
Nearest and Dearest (TV Series) (1968-1973)
- Dir. June Howson
Feat. Hylda Baker, Jimmy Jewel
- Likeable Brit comedy series centred on a middle–age brother and sister who inherit their father's derelict pickle factory and must contend with…
Night They Raided Minskey's, The (1968)
- Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Jason Robards Jr., Britt Ekland, Norman Wisdom…
- An exquisite recreation of New York’s lower East Side burlesque domain headlines this 1920s romp, with Britt Ekland as the Amish girl turned saucy…
Odd Couple, The (1968)
- Dir. Gene Saks
Feat. Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau
- Neil Simon's genius was in full force when he wrote this smash Broadway play – a letter–perfect, belly–aching examination of men in…
Party, The (1968)
- Feat. Peter Sellers, Blake Edwards
- Pink Panther cohorts Peter Sellers and Blake Edwards reunite to send up Tinseltown in merciless slapstick fashion. Sellers plays a bungling Indian…
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face (1968)
- Feat. Phyllis Diller
- Comedienne Diller is at her self–depracating best in this series of highlights from her 60s variety show 'THE BEAUTIFUL PHYLLIS DILLER.' All…
Please Sir! (TV Series) (1968-1972)
- Feat. John Alderton
- A window into the British education system of old, this award–winning comedy series sees John Alderton (Upstairs Downstairs) as an optimistic…