Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1838 Films to Buy & Rent
Kes (1969)
- Dir. Ken Loach
Feat. Colin Welland, Brian Glover
- Dreary life in Northern mining town takes on a new lease for a young boy when he discovers and nurtures an injured kestrel. A sensitive, moving film.
Love Bug, The (1969)
- Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Dean Jones, Michele Lee, David Tomlinson…
- The original Disney live–action comedy classic about Herbie, the VW with a mind of it's own. He takes his faithful new owner (Dean Jones) for…
Phantom Tollbooth, The (1969)
- Dir. Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow
- Young lad Butch Patrick gets a ‘magic tollbooth’ which transports him into the crazed animated world of Chuck Jones (Bugs Bunny), whose…
Pippi Goes On Board (Pippi Longstocking II) (1969)
- Dir. Olle Hellbom
Feat. Inger Nilsson, Maria Persson, Pär Sundberg
- Second in the popular series follows on directly from the previous with Pippi abstaining from a voyage with her father and instead setting off for…
Ring Of Bright Water (1969)
- Dir. Jack Couffer
Feat. Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna
- Charming, autobiographical story about a Londoner who moves with his pet otter to a cottage on the coast of Scotland, where they make the…
Scooby Doo's Original Mysteries (1969)
- Feat. Don Messick, Casey Kasem, Frank Welker…
- The first five episodes of the Hanna–Barbera cartoon series featuring the Shaggy, Scoob and the rest.
Secret Service, The (TV Series) (1969)
- Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's (THUNDERBIRDS) final excursion into "supermarionation", this gadget–laden spy series concerns a priest (voiced by…
Sesame Street - Old School (1969-1974)
- A treasure trove of highlights from Jim Henson and co.'s ground–breaking, iconic and totally enchanting educational children's series, as it…
Tintin and the Prisoners of the Sun (1969)
- Dir. Raymond LeBlanc
- Feature–length sequel to TINTIN AND THE CALCULUS AFFAIR, this installment sees Tintin, Professor Haddock et al journey through the Andes in…
World of Sid & Marty Krofft, The (1969-1984)
- Excellent sampler of the children’s television productions made by the Krofft brothers, whose most famous hit was perhaps 'H.R. Pufnstuf', but who…