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Subgenre Sampler

 
Train, TheTrain, The (1964)
Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau
Burt Lancaster leads the French Resistance in stopping (or at least diverting) a train used by the Nazis to steal precious French art treasures in…
Dr. StrangeloveDr. Strangelove (or; How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb) (1963) Aro Favourite
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Peter Sellers, George C. Scott
A brilliant black comedy in which the U.S. president and his henchmen await imminent nuclear retaliation from the Russians. A landmark satire with…
From Russia with LoveFrom Russia with Love (1963) Recommended
Dir. Terence Young
Feat. Sean Connery, Pedro Armendariz, Lotte Lenya
Connery deals to the Russians in a race to seize the Soviet Lektor decoding machine. Featuring one of the longest chase scenes of the series, as well…
Hands Over the CityHands Over the City (Le mani sulla città) (1963) Recommended
Dir. Francesco Rosi
Feat. Rod Steiger, Salvo Randone, Guido Alberti
An astute and ever–pertinent story of political corruption in post–World War II Italy starring Rod Steiger as a ruthless developer and…
Leopard, TheLeopard, The (Il Gattopardo) (1963) Aro Favourite
Dir. Luchino Visconti
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale
An Italian classic, concerning the decline of the 19th century Sicilian aristocracy – represented by Burt Lancaster– that fulfils its…
Dr. NoDr. No (1962) Recommended
Dir. Terence Young
Feat. Sean Connery, Joseph Wiseman, Ursula Andress
First James Bond film has a wet behind the ears but dashing Sean Connery investigating strange occurrences in Jamaica, where he encounters…
Follow That DreamFollow That Dream (1962)
Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. Elvis Presley, Arthur O'Connell, Anne Helm
An under–rated and upbeat Elvis Presley vehicle has the King as part of a family of vagabonds who set up a makeshift home on a Florida beach…
HarakiriHarakiri (Seppuku) (1962)
Dir. Masaki Kobayashi
Feat. Tatsuya Nakadai, Shima Iwashita, Akira Ishihama
Japanese jidaigeki (period drama) set at the beginning of the Edo period, following a masterless samurai (ronin) who wishes to commit suicide…
Lawrence of ArabiaLawrence of Arabia (1962) Aro Favourite
Dir. David Lean
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn
Superlative epic biography of enigmatic adventurer T.E. Lawrence played by a charismatic Peter O'Toole in his first leading role. The spectacle is…
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, TheMan Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962) Recommended
Dir. John Ford
Feat. James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles
A dream cast and director deliver the classic that one would expect. Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne compete for Vera Miles but unite against Lee Marvin…

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