Subgenre Sampler
Science Fiction: 1580 Films to Buy & Rent
Solaris (1972)
- Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
Feat. Donatas Banionis, Natalya Bondarchuk, Juri Jarvet
- Brilliant imagery permeates this provocative insight into life on an isolated space station, where madness threatens all who work there. Paced to…
State of Siege (1972)
- Dir. Costa-Gavras
Feat. Yves Montand, Renato Salvatori, Maurice Teynac
- Influenced by the rise to power of Uruguay's 1970s dictatorship, Costa–Gavras's gritty drama follows the kidnapping and interrogation of U.S.…
Stone Tape, The (1972)
- Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Jane Asher, Michael Bryant
- Interesting TV ‘one–off’ sees a boisterous electronic research–team set up in a run–down country estate, then become…
Andromeda Strain, The (1971)
- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson…
- Four experts undergo a rigid sterilisation program to identify a deadly virus that has wiped out a small town. Fascinating science parable adapted…
Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
- Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates…
- From Anthony Burgess' novel, Stanley Kubrick flexes his genius with this electrifying satire about an ultra–violent gang of 'droogs' whose…
Dracula vs. Frankenstein (Blood of Frankenstein) (1971)
- Dir. Al Adamson
Feat. J. Carrol Naish, Lon Jr. Chaney, Anthony Eisley
- J. Carrol Naish plays a mad scientist in a wheelchair who conspires with Dracula to resurrect Frankenstein, in this C–grade horror that finds…
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
- Dir. Don Taylor
Feat. Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter
- Second sequel brings the Apes back in time to contemporary LA, where the dominant human race exploit the simians.
The gimmick makes it hard to…
Godzilla Vs. Hedorah (Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster) (1971)
- Dir. Yoshimitsu Banno
- The 11th film in the Godzilla franchise and the 'Showa' series features a microscopic alien life–form that feeds on Earth's pollution and grows…
Octaman (1971)
- Dir. Harry Essex
Feat. Pier Angeli, Kerwin Mathews, Jeff Morrow
- Z–grade sci–fi, made in the 70s but with its heart in the 50s, which concerns a mutant octopus–like creature which descends upon…
Omega Man (1971)
- Dir. Boris Sagal
Feat. Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash
- Charlton Heston is the last man on earth in this passable screen version of Richard Matheson's classic novel 'I am Legend'.