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Subgenre Sampler

 
Catch 22Catch 22 (1970) Recommended
Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Alan Arkin, Jon Voight, Orson Welles
An acerbic anti–war statement based on the much–hailed novel about a WW2 fighter pilot's reluctance to fight, in order to preserve his…
Catweazle (TV Series)Catweazle (TV Series) (1970-1971) Recommended
Feat. Geoffrey Bayldon, Charles Tingwell
An eccentric, disheveled 11th century wizard teleports to the 1970s, spending much of his time in a state of utter bewilderment at the many…
Cercle Rouge, LeCercle Rouge, Le (The Red Circle) (1970)
Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Feat. Alain Delon, Gian Maria Volonte, Yves Montand
A precisely–crafted colour 'noir' from the French master, dir. Melville, which rejigs the usual ingredients into an exemplary heist…
ChisumChisum (1970)
Dir. Andrew V. McLaglen
Feat. John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Christopher George
A western starring John Wayne, very loosely based around events from the Lincoln County War in 1878, when a conflict arose over the control of goods…
Claire's KneeClaire's Knee (1970) Recommended
Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Jean-Claude Brialy
The director's fifth moral tale gained him major international recognition. A curiously droll tale of a middle–aged man's obsession with the…
Cold SweatCold Sweat (De La Part Des Copains) (1970)
Dir. Terence Young
Feat. Charles Bronson, Liv Ullmann, James Mason
Tight Charles Bronson vehicle see the tough guy play a retired convict who lives with his wife and daughter in the idyllic French Rivera, until some…
Colossus - The Forbin ProjectColossus - The Forbin Project (1970) Recommended
Dir. Joseph Sargent
Feat. Eric Braeden, Susan Clark, Gordon Pinsent
Believably unsettling cold war parable concerning a huge electronic brain called Colossus, designed to control the American missile defense system.…
Conformist, TheConformist, The (Conformista, Il) (1970) Aro Favourite
Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
Feat. Jean-Louis Trintignant, Stefania Sandrelli, Gastone Moschin
Dazzling images and a potent brew of sex and politics merge seamlessly in this milestone of cinema about a submissive Italian Fascist recruited to…
Crimes of the FutureCrimes of the Future (1970)
Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Ronald Mlodzik, Jon Lidolt, Tania Zolty
Cronenberg's sophomore feature "Crimes of the Future" takes Stereo's stylings even further into the realms of intentional loopiness. The plot…
CromwellCromwell (1970)
Dir. Ken Hughes
Feat. Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley
Routine, if spectacularly staged rendition of the career of English revolutionary and King–slayer Oliver Cromwell (Harris). Unfortunately, the…

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