Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5567 Films to Buy & Rent
Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The (1969)
- Dir. Robert Butler
Feat. Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn…
- One of Kurt Russell's early, family–friendly appearances in a straightforward Disney comedy. He plays a student who is injected with a…
Futtocks End (1969)
- Dir. Bob Kellett
Feat. Ronnie Barker, Sir Michael Hordern, Roger Livesey
- Bonafide comedy classic in the 'wordless' style of Eric Sykes, stars Ronnie Barker as a lecherous befuddled Army General who hosts a weekend…
Gay Deceivers, The (1969)
- Dir. Bruce Kessler
Feat. Kevin Coughlin, Lawrence P Casey
- Two draft–ees hope to dodge the army by pretending to be gay.
Liver Birds, The (1969)
- Feat. Nerys Hughes, Polly James, Mollie Sugden
- Two very different single girls share a flat in the age of glam–rock, the pill and women's lib in this hugely popular BBC sitcom that was the…
Ma Nuit Chez Maud (My Night at Maud's / My Night with Maud) (1969)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Jean-Louis Trintignant, Francoise Fabian, Marie-Christine Barrault
- Rohmer's fourth moral tale again presents the idea of a man's romantic dilemma with more than one woman in his life. The wordy philosophising is…
Magic Christian, The (1969)
- Dir. Joseph McGrath
Feat. Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, Richard Attenborough…
- From Terry Southern's novel, a wildly loopy satire about an eccentric multi–millionaire (Peter Sellers) who adopts a destitute son (Ringo…
MASH (M*A*S*H) (1969)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt…
- Dir. Robert Altman's biggest commercial success came with this irreverant and influential black comedy that spawned the more famous, but less daring…
Me, Natalie (1969)
- Dir. Fred Coe
Feat. Patty Duke, James Farentino, Salome Jens…
- Thoughtful, though occasionally mawkish coming–of–age tale with Patty Duke as a young woman struggling with low self esteem and fighting…
Mister Jerico (1969)
- Dir. Sidney Hayers
Feat. Patrick Macnee, Herbert Lom, Connie Stevens
- Cheesy 60s crime caper stars AVENGERS actor Patrick Macnee as a conman set out to rob a diamond from a millionaire, only to have his plans disrupted…
Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV Series) (1969-1974)
- Dir. John Howard Davies, Terry Gilliam, Ian Macnaughton
Feat. John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle…
- Britain's most infamous comic ensemble present four seasons of inspired madness. Complete seasons 1–4 available over seven discs.