Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Once Before I Die (1965)- Dir. John Derek
Feat. John Derek, Ursula Andress, Richard Jaeckel… - Fairly substandard drama with a good premise set in the Philippines in 1941, where a column of Americans retreats before the advancing Japanese.…
Von Ryan's Express (1965)- Dir. Mark Robson
Feat. Frank Sinatra - Frank Sinatra plays an unpopular US Colonel who leads a train–bound escape from an Italian POW camp. Tension mounts to a smashing finale.
Americanization of Emily, The (1964)- Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas… - Plucky black comedy with James Garner as the scapegoat for a wacky US admiral's grand plan to have a American naval officer be the first killed at…
Back Door to Hell (1964)- Dir. Monte Hellman
Feat. Jimmie Rodgers, Jack Nicholson, John Hackett - Rousing tale of a three–man commando team as they try to knock out a Japanese communication center. Strong performances, ribald banter, and…
Father Goose (1964)- Dir. Ralph Nelson
Feat. Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard - Wartime situational comedy with Cary Grant in his penultimate role as an uncouth South Sea beachcomber who becomes a coast watcher for the Allies,…
Guns of August, The (1964)- Dir. Nathan Kroll
- A World War I documentary based on the writings of Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Barbara Tuchman that traces the origins and actions of the…
King and Country (1964)
- Dir. Joseph Losey
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Tom Courtenay, Leo McKern - Earnest, expertly acted drama in which a detached army lawyer (Dirk Bogarde) attempts to defend a working–class deserter (Tom Courtenay) during…
McHale's Navy (1964)- Dir. Edward Montagne
Feat. Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway, Joe Flynn… - War–time comedy where marines are embroiled in a gambling misadventure, based on the 60's TV sitcom of the same name.
Secret Invasion, The (1964)- Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Stewart Granger, Raf Vallone, Mickey Rooney… - Expedient actioner is a rare, unsensational Roger Corman flick about British intelligence using criminals behind enemy lines in WW2 Yugoslavia.
Thin Red Line, The (1964)- Dir. Andrew Marton
Feat. Keir Dullea, Jack Warden - First version of James Jones' war–novel (later redone by Terrence Malick), chronicles the US invasion of Guadalcanal during WWII in grim B&W,…
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