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Lord of the FliesLord of the Flies (1963)
Dir. Peter Brook
Feat. Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Roger Elwin
The chilling original screen adaptation of William Golding's novel about a gang of schoolboys stranded on a desert island, whose instinctive…
Martin Scorsese's Short FilmsMartin Scorsese's Short Films (What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?; It’s Not Just You, Murray; The Big Shave; Italianamerican; American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince) (1963-78)
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Four early short films and one documentary from the man widely regarded as the best living filmmaker. Includes: – What’s a Nice Girl Like…
Organizer, TheOrganizer, The (I Compagni) (1963) Recommended
Dir. Mario Monicelli
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot
Engrossing, beautifully filmed Italian drama about working class solidarity, set amidst the rapid expansion of industrial society in 19th Century…
Servant, TheServant, The (1963) Recommended
Dir. Joseph Losey
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, James Fox, Sarah Miles
First collaboration between playwright Harold Pinter and dir. Losey is an elegant diagram of English class cruelties, with man–servant Dirk…
Silence, TheSilence, The (1963)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Ingrid Thulin, Gunnel Lindblom
Final part of Bergman's Faith Trilogy (begun with THROUGH THE GLASS DARKLY and WINTER LIGHT) is set in an anonymous war–torn country where…
Sparrows Can't SingSparrows Can't Sing (1963)
Dir. Joan Littlewood
Feat. James Booth, Barbara Windsor, Roy Kinnear
A sprightly British kitchen sink comedy about a man who returns from two years at sea to find his house demolished and his wife living with a married…
That Kind of GirlThat Kind of Girl (1963) Recommended
Dir. Gerry O'Hara
Feat. Margaret Rose Keil, David Weston, Linda Marlowe
Another gem rescued from obscurity by the BFI's Flipside label, this one deals with the hush–hush topic of venereal disease against a backdrop…
This Sporting LifeThis Sporting Life (Sporting Life, The) (1963) Aro Favourite
Dir. Lindsay Anderson
Feat. Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts
Richard Harris gives a star–making performance as a roguish rugby player with a no less gruelling personal life. Intense melodrama edifies the…
Toys in the AtticToys in the Attic (1963)
Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Dean Martin, Geraldine Page, Yvette Mimieux
Raw melodrama adapted from the acclaimed play with Dean Martin returning home to his two spinster sisters. Chewy dialogue and gives flight to this…
Ugly American, TheUgly American, The (1963)
Dir. George Englund
Feat. Marlon Brando, Arthur Hiller, Sandra Church
Featuring one of Marlon Brando’s more interesting choices of roles, this political thriller dramatises the American–vs–Communist…
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