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Mururoa 1973 (1973)
- Dir. Alister Barry
- Documentary filmed on the protest boat "The Fri" which visited Mururoa Atoll in 1973 to protest the testing of nuclear weapons by the French…
My Name Is Nobody (1973)
- Dir. Tonino Valerii
Feat. Henry Fonda, Terence Hill
- Leone–influenced western has Henry Fonda as a faded outlaw pestered by adoring fan Terence Hill to learn some new tricks from the old dog.
National Health, The (1973)
- Dir. Jack Gold
Feat. Lynn Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Eleanor Bron…
- Riotous black comedy focusing on the appalling conditions at an under–funded National Health Service hospital, based on the acclaimed 1969 play…
No Sex Please We're British (1973)
- Dir. Cliff Owen
Feat. Ronnie Corbett, Beryl Reid, Arthur Lowe…
- "Riotous" British sex farce based on the long–running stageplay about a swell of "adult literature" that floods a prudish small town by the way…
Nothing But the Night (The Resurrection Syndicate) (1973)
- Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Diana Dors…
- Lee and Cushing are sent by Scotland Yard to investigate a fatal bus crash and how it relates to the going–ons at a creepy orphanage.…
O Lucky Man (1973)
- Dir. Lindsay Anderson
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Ralph Richardson, Rachel Roberts…
- Often surreal account of a young coffee salesman's unconventional rise to power. Malcolm McDowell is in fine form in this unusual yet satisfying…
Offence, The (1973)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant…
- One of the better Lumet films. Sean Connery – in a rare impressive performance – as a British cop who loses control while interrogating a…
Once Upon a Scoundrel (1973)
- Dir. George Schaefer
Feat. Zero Mostel, A Martinez, Katy Jurado
- Obscure Mostel comedy, in which the stone–faced comedian plays a cruel landowner in rural Mexico. Worth a look for fans.
Optimists, The (1973)
- Dir. Anthony Simmons
Feat. Peter Sellers
- Gentle, affirmative tale of a busker (Sellers) who inspires London's poor and neglected children to look on the bright side of life. Hard to dislike.
Painters Painting (1973)
- Dir. Emile de Antonio
- Both a beginner's and connoisseur's guide to "Abstract Expressionism", this excellent 70's documentary provides satiating first hand insights from…