Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama: 7936 Films to Rent
Medea (1970)
- Dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini
Feat. Maria Callas
- Pasolini's stylised, passionate rendering of Euripides play blessed with the formidable presence of Maria Callas, in a non–operatic role, as…
Molly Maguires, The (1970)
- Dir. Martin Ritt
Feat. Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Samantha Eggar…
- An ambitious drama set in the squalor of the 1870s Pennsylvania coalmine towns, and the underground group of Irish saboteurs 'The Molly Maguires' who…
Monte Walsh (1970)
- Dir. William A. Fraker
Feat. Lee Marvin, Jack Palance, Jeanne Moreau
- Beautifully contemplative western set during the final days of the Wild West, following an aged cowboy and his friend who spend their days picking up…
Naked Bunyip, The (1970)
- Dir. John B. Murray
Feat. Graeme Blundell, Barry Humphries
- A ground–breaking cult in Australia, this explored the world and taboos of sexuality with unprecendented candour and a generous dose of…
Only Game in Town, The (1970)
- Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Warren Beatty, Elizabeth Taylor
- An aging showgirl stumbles into a clandestine affair with a brash young gambler. Based on a stage play by Pulitzer Prize winner Frank D. Gilroy.
Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, The (1970)
- Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely, Genevieve Page…
- Late period Billy Wilder (THE APARTMENT) applies his ironic sensibility, with less acid than usual, to the mind of Conan Doyle's detecting hero and…
Rabbit Run (1970)
- Dir. Jack Smight
Feat. James Caan, Carrie Snodgrass, Anjanette Comer…
- James Caan stars in this adaptation of John Updike's acclaimed 1960 novel about a has–been basketball star who impulsively abandones his life…
Ryan's Daughter (1970)
- Dir. David Lean
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles
- The love triangle is given a sweeping, old–fashioned spin by David Lean, set on the rugged Irish coast during WW1.
Sin (The Beloved) (1970)
- Dir. George P. Cosmatos
Feat. Raquel Welch
- Raquel Welch looks like dynamite in this otherwise flacid low–key drama about illicit love on a beautiful Greek island in the Mediterranean.
Six Wives of Henry VIII, The (TV Mini-Series) (1970)
- Feat. Keith Michell, Rosalie Crutchley, Jane Seymour
- Accurate BAFTA–winning TV series chronicling the life of the notorious Henry VIII by way of six plays, featuring a notable cast and immaculate…