Subgenre Sampler
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Projectionist, The (1970)
- Dir. Harry Hurwitz
Feat. Chuck McCann, Rodney Dangerfield
- An experimental, off–beat collage of social commentary, in–jokes and satire, about a projectionist who constantly imagines himself as…
Rabbit Run (1970)
- Dir. Jack Smight
Feat. James Caan, Carrie Snodgrass, Anjanette Comer…
- James Caan stars in this adaptation of John Updike's acclaimed 1960 novel about a has–been basketball star who impulsively abandones his life…
Satan's Sadists (1970)
- Dir. Al Adamson
Feat. Russ Tamblyn, Scott Brady, Robert Dix
- Alarming bikey exploitation flick about a bunch of motor–psychos with a penchant for killin' people.
Spider's Stratagem, The (1970)
- Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
Feat. Giulio Brogi, Alida Valli
- Investigating the death of his anti–fascist father, Giulio Brogi is enveloped in an atmosphere of mystery as he strolls the sleepy town where…
Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
- Dir. Bud Yorkin
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Gene Wilder, Hugh Griffith…
- Cult favourite has Donald Sutherland and Gene Wilder playing identical twins in pre–revolution France.
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970)
- Dir. Hy Averback
Feat. Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Suzanne Pleshette…
- Tensions rise to boiling point between an Army base and a neighbouring redneck town in this off–beat satire.
There Was a Crooked Man (1970)
- Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda
- Prison inmate Kirk Douglas matches wits with warden Henry Fonda in an attempt to escape. Curious mix of black comedy and melodrama.
Venus in Furs (1970)
- Dir. Massimo Dallamano
Feat. Laura Antonelli, Renate Kasche
- Leopold Sacher–Masoch’s ‘infamous’ novel made over as a 70s soft–core excursion that is typically more faithful to (male)…
Walk in the Spring Rain, A (1970)
- Dir. Guy Green
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Hopkins
- Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Hopkins conduct an illicit affair in their middle age. Romantic slush best enjoyed as unintentional comedy.
Wanda (1970)
- Dir. Barbara Loden
Feat. Barbara Loden, Michael Higgins
- The sole writing/directing credit of Barbara Loden, whose command of verite storytelling is matched by her own astonishing performance as a feckless…