Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama: 7955 Films to Rent
Harry & Tonto (Harry and Tonto) (1974)
- Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn, Rene Enriquez…
- Art Carney won the Oscar for his performance as a retiree embarking on a cross country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.
Helen Mirren at the BBC (1974-1982)
- Dir. Anthony Page, Claude Whatham, Stuart Burge
Feat. Helen Mirren, Sir Stanley Baker, Brian Cox…
- Boxed set featuring nine BBC films starring one of the Grand Dames of the British stage and screen, Helen Mirren.
Disc 1: 'The Changeling' (1974)…
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (TV Mini-Series) (1974)
- Dir. James Cellan Jones
Feat. Lee Remick, Warren Clarke, Barbara Parkins…
- Rightly acclaimed series that reveals the fascinating life of the Lady Randolph Churchill, and mother of Winston. Adroitly scripted and acted –…
King Lear (1974)
- Dir. Edwin Sherin
Feat. James Earl Jones, Raul Julia, Rosalind Cash…
- Filmed version of a outdoors live performance of Lear, featuring a bravura performance by Jones. Part of the Broadway Theatre Archive series.
King Lear (1974)
- Feat. Patrick Magee
- Solid TV version of the Bard's great tragedy with Patrick Magee giving a unique interpretation of the troubled monarch, double–crossed by his…
La Gueule Ouverte (The Mouth Agape) (1974)
- Dir. Maurice Pialat
Feat. Hubert Deschamps, Monique Mélinand, Philippe Leotard…
- Devastating drama from dir. Pialat distills autobiographical material into an edifying portrait of terminal illness, and the emotional state of the…
Lacombe Lucien (1974)
- Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clement
- A subtle, probing study of the psychology of collaboration set in WW2 rural France, sees young peasant lad Pierre Blaise drawn into the local…
Lancelot Du Lac (1974)
- Dir. Robert Bresson
Feat. Luc Simon, Laura Duke Condominas, Humbert Balsan…
- Bresson endows the legend of King Arthur with his unique style and vision, and exposes a density of ideas by stripping the story back to its base…
Lenny (1974)
- Dir. Bob Fosse
Feat. Dustin Hoffman
- Dustin Hoffman exposes the self–destructive life of Lenny Bruce in this stark, explicit biopic of the maverick stand–up comic whose…
Longest Yard, The (1974)
- Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert
- Long on black comedy and exciting action scenes, this prison–yard drama organises an American Football playoff between the prisoners (led by…