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Subgenre Sampler

 
Twelfth NightTwelfth Night (1968)
Dir. John Sichel
Feat. Alec Guinness, Joan Plowright, Ralph Richardson
Shakespeare's farcical tale of mixed up lives and lovers at cross–purposes is brought to life by renowned actors Alec Guinness and Joan…
Up The JunctionUp The Junction (1968) Recommended
Dir. Peter Collinson
Feat. Dennis Waterman, Suzy Kendall, Maureen Lipman
A compelling later example of the British kitchen sink drama that follows a bored rich London girl from Chelsea who decides to "slum it" in depressed…
Up TightUp Tight (1968) Recommended
Dir. Jules Dassin
Feat. Raymond St. Jacques, Ruby Dee, Frank Silvera
In this landmark collaboration between activist and actress Ruby Dee and director Jules Dassin, Black revolutionaries are betrayed by one of their…
Villa RidesVilla Rides (1968)
Dir. Buzz Kulik
Feat. Yul Brynner, Robert Mitchum, Herbert Lom
Violent western set during the Mexican revolution, with Robert Mitchum playing a corrupt Texas gunrunner and pilot who joins Pancho Villa (Yul…
VixenVixen (1968) Aro Favourite
Dir. Russ Meyer
Feat. Erica Gavin, Harrison Page
An A–grade exploitation picture, with Uncle Russ at his most playful, creative and virile. His purely kitsch instinct and virtuoso editing…
Wacky Races (TV Series)Wacky Races (TV Series) (1968-1970) Recommended
Dir. William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Hanna–Barbera cartoon saga of a madcap cross–country car race in which villain Dick Dastardly (and his canine sidekick, Mutley) schemed…
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
Dir. George Seaton
Feat. George Peppard, Mary Tyler Moore, Don Stroud
A hip, literally infectious comedy centred around a cynical former advertising executive living a Beatnik–Bohemian life in a New York loft. The…
Whistle and I'll Come to YouWhistle and I'll Come to You (1968) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. Sir Michael Hordern
Possibly the finest of the BBC's M R James adaptations, this spooky tale concerns a closeted, sceptical professor (Hordern) whose seaside holiday…
Will PennyWill Penny (1968) Recommended
Dir. Tom Gries
Feat. Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett, Donald Pleasence
An impressive, unromanticised view of an aging cowpuncher – played by Charlton Heston in possibly his finest dramatic performance – as he…
Witchfinder GeneralWitchfinder General (The Conqueror Worm) (1968) Aro Favourite
Dir. Michael Reeves
Feat. Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies
An astonishing, darkly uncompromising historical account of hypocrisy, injustice and death in olde England that features an atypically malevolent…

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