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Boxcar BerthaBoxcar Bertha (1972)
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Barbara Hershey, David Carradine
Dir. Scorsese's first 'for hire' effort, constructing an atmospheric and reasonably sturdy period gangster film, set in the Depression. Produced by…
Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972) Aro Favourite
Dir. Shunya Ito
Feat. Meiko Kaji, Fumio Watanabe, Kayuko Shiraishi
A classic of Japanese 70s exploitation cinema, this charts the grim road to freedom for a gaggle of women escaped–convicts with a feverish…
Panda Go PandaPanda Go Panda (1972)
Dir. Isao Takahata
An early proto–Studio Ghibli kids flick (made as a 2–part TV special) features Hayao Miyazaki as writer and character designer and…
You'll Like My MotherYou'll Like My Mother (1972) Recommended
Dir. Lamont Johnson
Feat. Patty Duke, Rosemary Murphy, Richard Thomas
Patty Duke plays a heavily pregnant woman who travels to rural Minnesota to meet her late husband's mother–in–law, who turns out to have…
Big Doll House, TheBig Doll House, The (1971) Recommended
Dir. Jack Hill
Feat. Pam Grier, Judy Brown, Roberta Collins
This salacious yet good–natured women–in–prison picture set in a steamy jungle penal colony exploited its premise well, made a…
Countess DraculaCountess Dracula (1971)
Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Ingrid Pitt, Lesley-Anne Down, Nigel Green
A moody late–Hammer Horror concerns the bloodthirsty deeds of Countess Bathory, she who liked to bathe in the blood of virgins to retain her…
Elizabeth R (TV Series)Elizabeth R (TV Series) (1971) Recommended
Dir. Claude Whatham, Herbert Wise, Various.
Feat. Glenda Jackson, Robert Hardy, Robert Ellis
Glenda Jackson makes a banquet of English history, as Elizabeth I, one of Auld England's most influential monarchs. This BBC series is exceptional in…
Hannie CaulderHannie Caulder (1971)
Dir. Burt Kennedy
Feat. Raquel Welch, Robert Culp, Christopher Lee
Raquel Welch dons poncho and six–shooters in this violent quasi–spoof Western, playing the victim of a gang rape who, with the help of a…
What's the Matter With Helen? / Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?What's the Matter With Helen? / Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971-1972)
Dir. Curtis Harrington
Feat. Shelley Winters, Debbie Reynolds, Dennis Weaver
A double feature disc in the "Grande Dame Guignol" genre (directly inspired by WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE), with Shelley Winters hamming/slumming…
Mary Tyler Moore Show, The (TV Series)Mary Tyler Moore Show, The (TV Series) (1970-1974) Recommended
Feat. Mary Tyler Moore, Ted Knight, Edward Asner
A highly polished, somewhat revolutionary sitcom following the career path and domestic life of a determinedly single newsroom journalist, this made…

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