1970s

  • Silvio Narizzano – Loot (1970)

    1961-1970ComedyCrimeSilvio NarizzanoUnited Kingdom

    Synopsis:
    This adaptation of Joe Orton’s play focuses on a motley bunch of characters crammed inside a small hotel owned by Mr. McLeavy (Milo O’Shea). While the body of McLeavy’s wife lies freshly dead in a nearby room, her nurse, Fay (Lee Remick), plots to become the next Mrs. McLeavy. Meanwhile, McLeavy’s son and his friend try their best to hide the spoils of a bank heist. As a dim-witted priest and a crooked officer enter the fray, hilarious misplacements, trysts and shocks unfold.Read More »

  • Brian G. Hutton – Kelly’s Heroes (1970)

    1961-1970Brian G. HuttonClassicsUSAWar

    Synopsis:
    During World War II, German Colonel Dankhopf (David Hurst) is captured by the Americans, but before he can be interrogated, an artillery barrage hits the camp. However, Lieutenant Kelly (Clint Eastwood) manages to reach the Colonel, get him drunk, and learn that he is on a secret mission to ship sixteen million dollars of gold to a base in France. Kelly is determined to get the gold, and plans for himself and a few of his fellow soldiers to slip into enemy territory and steal the bullion.Read More »

  • Jonathan Demme – Handle with Care AKA Citizen’s Band (1977)

    1971-1980ComedyDramaJonathan DemmeUSA

    Quote:
    The interlaced stories of several characters in a small town united by their use of CB (citizen’s band) radio.Read More »

  • Richard C. Sarafian – Fragment of Fear (1970)

    1961-1970MysteryRichard C. SarafianThrillerUnited Kingdom

    Synopsis:
    A young author is plunged into a nightmare as he tries to solve his aunt’s murder. When threats of violence, mysterious notes and deadly phone calls shatter his life, the police and his girlfriend doubt the story due to his past as a drug addict – even though his life is in danger.Read More »

  • Elliot Silverstein – A Man Called Horse (1970)

    USA1961-1970ClassicsElliot SilversteinWestern

    Synopsis:
    During the early 1800s, English Lord John Morgan is hunting in the Dakotas but he is captured by a group of Sioux warriors. Morgan’s guides are killed but he is spared by Sioux chief Yellow Hand who marvels at Morgan’s blond hair.Brought to Yellow Hand’s tribal village, Morgan has to endure physical abuse and mockery at the hands of women and children who consider Morgan to be a wild horse.Restrained by a rope around his neck, Morgan is given as a gift to an old squaw, Buffalo Cow Head, to be her slave and help her with daily chores.Read More »

  • José Quintero & Gordon Rigsby – A Moon for the Misbegotten (1975)

    1971-1980ClassicsDramaGordon RigsbyJosé QuinteroUSA

    From All Movie Guide:
    Jason Robards and Colleen Dewhurst star in this made-for-TV adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s final play, featuring the cast and director of the award-winning 1974 Broadway production. James Tyrone Jr. (Robards) is a washed-up former actor whose dreams of stardom on Broadway were washed away by alcoholism and emotional irresponsibility. James makes a meager living renting property; Phil Hogan (Ed Flanders) is an Irish immigrant, who, along side his outwardly gruff daughter, Josie (Dewhurst), works a small farm he’s renting from James.Read More »

  • Juro Kara – Genkai-nada AKA The Sea of Genkai (1976)

    Drama1971-1980JapanJuro Kara

    Two yakuza, one of whom frequently reflects on an uncomfortable past taking advantage of Korean women, meet a stowaway on Japanese soil from across the Genkai Sea.Read More »

  • Andrew V. McLaglen – Chisum (1970)

    1961-1970Andrew V. McLaglenUSAWestern

    Synopsis:
    John Wayne toplines this biography of the cattle owner John Simpson Chisum, a controversial figure who was the most powerful man in New Mexico during the Wild West era. A founder and prominent citizen in the town of Lincoln, Chisum is slow to act when ruthless land baron Lawrence Murphy (Forrest Tucker) moves in on several local businesses and takes them over. By the time Chisum and his ally, fellow rancher Henry Tunstall (Patrick Knowles), decide to go to the law, Murphy’s already bought and paid for influence there, as well. The only recourse left to the cattlemen is to take Murphy on in all-out range war that embroils everyone in the county, including Tunstall’s hand Billy the Kid Bonney (Geoffrey Deuel) and his comrade Pat Garrett (Glenn Corbett). Screenwriter and producer Andrew J. Fenady based the script for Chisum (1970) on his own short story, a very loosely fact-based account of Chisum, Billy the Kid and their involvement in the Lincoln County wars.Read More »

  • Perry Henzell – The Harder They Come [+Extras] (1972)

    1971-1980Caribbean CinemaCrimeCultJamaicaPerry Henzell

    Quote:
    Review (Popeye Pete, The Deuce: Grindhouse Cinema Database)
    Director/Producer Perry Henzell created one of the most popular films to come out of Jamaica. The Harder They Come was a triumph for the Jamaican culture and it gave an honest look at life within the ghettos of that part of the world. It also became a legendary cult film. Ivan (Jimmy Cliff) is a country boy looking for fame and fortune in the big city of Kingston, Jamaica. He has dreams of becoming a star in the new reggae scene. When Ivan gets to town, he finds out things wont be as easy as he expected. When Ivan visits his mother and she explains that even though he has good intentions hes headed for a rough road ahead.Read More »

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