Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1838 Films to Buy & Rent
Tintin and the Blue Oranges (1964)
- Dir. Philippe Condroyer
Feat. Jean-Pierre Talbot, Jean Bouise, Félix Fernández
- Second live–action version of Herge’s cult boy journalist, this time in pursuit of some valuable ‘blue oranges’ in Valencia, Spain.
As…
Tintin and the Calculus Affair (1964)
- Dir. Raymond LeBlanc
- Full length animated feature sees Tintin, Captain Haddock and the gang go on a rescue mission to save Professor Calculus, who has been kidnapped for…
Whistle Down the Wind (1964)
- Dir. Bryan Forbes
Feat. Alan Bates, Hayley Mills
- Alan Bates plays an escaped convict who Hayley Mills meets and believes to be Jesus himself. Unsentimental yet moving account of childhood faith…
Astro Boy (TV Series) (1963-1980)
- Dir. Noboro Ishiguro
- The Japanese–animated robot boy struts his stuff in this historic series, performing Superman–style heroic deeds and dealing with a bit…
Flipper (1963)
- Dir. James B. Clark
Feat. Chuck Connors, Luke Halpin, Connie Scott
- Original depiction of dolphin/boy friendship, with the sea–mammal and 60s TV lad Chuck Conners having thrills and splashes in the Florida Keys,…
Incredible Journey (1963)
- Dir. Fletcher Markle
Feat. Emile Genest, John Drainie, Tommy Tweed…
- Two dogs and a Siamese cat attempt to return to their family by travelling over 200 miles of lush Canadian countryside. The original Disney adventure…
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
- Dir. Don Chaffey
Feat. Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack
- Masterpiece of fantasy based on Greek mythology features the best stop–motion animation work from Ray Harryhausen. The skeleton…
Peanuts (1963-1993)
- On DVD: 9 episodes over 3 DVDs culled from a 30 year span of TV specials. Each DVD is themed to a particular character.
DVD 1 feats. Charlie Brown,…
Petticoat Junction (TV Series) (1963-1970)
- Feat. Edgar Buchanan, Bea Benaderet
- Charming cornpoke sitcom was a 'sister–show' to both THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES and GREEN ACRES, being also set in the town of Hooterville and…
Son of Flubber (1963)
- Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn…
- A (then) rare Disney sequel in which Fred MacMurray returns as THE ABSENT–MINDED PROFESSOR for another round of visual gags based around the…