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Subgenre Sampler
Barabbas (1962)- Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Jack Palance, Arthur Kennedy… - Lavish, literate and thrilling by equal measure, this Hollywood Roman speculation follows the wanderings of the legendary thief (Quinn) who was saved…
Beverly Hillbillies, The (TV Series) (1962-1971)- Feat. Buddy Ebson, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas…
- A searing indictment of the American class system disguised as a lame–brain 60's TV show. Great theme tune too.
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)- Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante… - Cracking musical extravaganza based around the real–life Billy Rose stageshow and doctored with brilliant Rodgers and Hart songs, plus dance…
Brain, The (1962)- Dir. Freddie Francis
Feat. Anne Heywood, Peter Van Eyck, Bernard Lee… - A well–meaning doctor keeps alive the brain of a sadistic millionaire who gradually compels him to carry out his evil requests. Well directed…
Cape Fear (1962)
- Dir. J. Lee-Thompson
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck - The original chiller that inspired the recent remake, complete with Bernard Herrmann's bombastic score. Robert Mitchum plays the ex–con…
Carnival of Souls (1962)
- Dir. Herk Harvey
Feat. Candace Hilligoss, Herk Harvey - A woman's vision of the world is not quite the same after surviving a car accident in this vastly under–appreciated spook story that comes…
Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)- Dir. Agnes Varda
Feat. Corrine Marchand - One of the treasures of the French New Wave, dir. Varda’s debut is, Pauline Kael contends “one of the few films directed by a woman where the…
Courtship of Eddie's Father, The (1962)- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Glenn Ford, Ron Howard, Shirley Jones - Wholesome family comedy, wherein widower Glenn Ford is prodded into romance by his six–year son Ron Howard (who went on to become the…
Damn the Defiant! (H.M.S. Defiant) (1962)- Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Anthony Quayle - Naval drama set aboard a British warship during the Napoleonic wars is a defiantly good–quality effort. Script, photography (by Christopher…
Day the Earth Caught Fire, The (1962)- Dir. Val Guest
Feat. Edward Judd, Leo McKern - A solidly old–fashioned 'disaster film' in which H–Bomb test knock the Earth of its axis, leading to terrifying and accelerating climate…
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