Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8102 Films to Buy & Rent
Tchaikovsky (1969)
- Dir. Igor Talankin
- Dramatised biopic of the great Russian composer which uses natural imagery and impressionistic structure in a way reminiscent of Ken Russell's early…
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)
- Dir. Abraham Polonsky
Feat. Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Robert Blake…
- This Western comeback from blacklisted director Polonsky (FORCE OF EVIL) focuses (rather ironically) on the manhunt of Robert Blake, who here plays…
That Cold Day in the Park (1969)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Sandy Dennis
- Containing various embryonic Altman trademarks, this early work portrays a neurotic spinster (Sandy Dennis) who ensnares a young man in her…
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
- Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York…
- Excellent adaptation of a '30s novel considered too grim for depression–weary audiences. Jane Fonda gives a career–best performance as a…
Trouble With Girls, The (1969)
- Dir. Peter Tewksbury
Feat. Elvis Presley, Marlyn Manson, Nicole Jaffe…
- Behind the misleading title, this atypically quirky late Elvis movie sees him running a 1920s travelling circus sideshow, with an excellent…
Virgin Soldiers, The (1969)
- Dir. Norman Cohen
Feat. Lynn Redgrave, Hywel Bennett, Nigel Davenport…
- Comdey–drama following a squad of naive young British soldiers in 1950's Singapore who fall for the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major.
Vortex, The / Hay Fever (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 1) (1969-1984)
- Dir. Philip Dudley
Feat. Margaret Leighton, Richard Warwick, Penelope Keith…
- –The Vortex (69') Dark and disturbing drama centred on a family torn apart by drug abuse and sordid affairs. This deeply shocking play, that…
Winning (1969)
- Dir. James Goldstone
Feat. Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert Wagner…
- Paul Newman challenges for Joanne Woodward on and off the track in this high–speed racing melodrama, shot spectacularly amongst the competitive…
Women in Love (1969)
- Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson
- Ken Russell's esteemed version of D.H. Lawrence's finest novel about a macho entrepreneur, his philosophically and sexually dubious friend and their…
A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
- Dir. David Lowell Rich
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Eli Wallach, Sylva Koscina
- Dramatic suspense in which a retired vigilante NYC cop hired to look after a potential murderess ends up unprofessionally mixing business and…