Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8092 Films to Buy & Rent
Libido (1973)
- Dir. Tim Burstall, Fred Schepisi, David Baker
Feat. Jack Thompson, Robyn Nevin, Judy Morris
- A straight–faced portmanteau film, with each of four tales centring around themes of eroticism and emotional betrayal.
Scripted by four…
Long Goodbye, The (1973)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Elliott Gould, Sterling Hayden, Nina Van Pallandt
- Elliot Gould portrays a '70s Philip Marlowe, a wildly unkempt version of Chandler's legendary detective. Altman's film noir pastiche is equally…
Lost Hearts (1973)
- Dir. Lawrence Gordon Clark
Feat. Simon Gipps-Kent
- A powerful drama based on the ghost story by M. R. James about an elderly and excitable black magician who preys sinisterly upon children.
Mean Streets (1973)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro, David Proval…
- Martin Scorsese made his name with this pungent rendition of NY Italian–Americana set among the teeming lowlife of his old neighbourhood. The…
Offence, The (1973)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant…
- One of the better Lumet films. Sean Connery – in a rare impressive performance – as a British cop who loses control while interrogating a…
Paper Chase, The (1973)
- Dir. James Bridges
Feat. Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman…
- Terrified Harvard Law students square off against the magnificent John Houseman (Oscar winner for his role as the professor from hell) in this well…
Paper Moon (1973)
- Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal
- An inventive and enjoyable pastiche of the films from the golden age. Ryan O'Neal stars as a con–man who befriends a 9–year–old…
Papillon (1973)
- Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman
- Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman escape French prison colony Devil's Island. Memorable drama.
Picture Of Dorian Gray (1973)
- Dir. Glenn Jordan
Feat. Shane Briant, Nigel Davenport
- Capable TV version of Oscar Wilde's classic novel in which young Dorian (Shane Briant) cashes in his soul, in a deal whereby his painted portrait…
Save the Tiger (1973)
- Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Harvey Jason…
- Spotty meditation on moral conflict in 1970's America with Lemmon as a troubled business owner longing for the past.
Wordy and overstuffed with…