Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2193 Films to Buy & Rent
Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! (Se sei vivo spara) (1967)
- Dir. Giulio Questi
Feat. Tomas Milian, Ray Lovelock
- A rather entrancing surrealistic version of the 'spaghetti western' involving a robbery gone wrong and an avenger from beyond the grave... but also…
Flim-Flam Man, The (1967)
- Dir. Irvin Kershner
Feat. George C. Scott, Sue Lyon, Harry Morgan…
- Light–hearted comedy in which a veteran Southern conman attempts to pass on his tricks to a young army deserter, only to discover his novice is…
Hell on Wheels (1967)
- Dir. Will Zens
Feat. Marty Robbins, John Ashley
- While not quite living up to the title, this action–comedy set around two stockcar–obsessed brothers has a certain kitsch 60s appeal…
King Kong Escapes (1967)
- Dir. Ishiro Honda
Feat. Mie Hama, Akira Takarada, Rhodes Reason…
- Kaiji co–production between Japan and the USA which pits a robot version of King Kong (MechaniKong!) against a giant dinosaur Gorosaurus. A…
Night of the Generals, The (1967)
- Dir. Anatole Litvak
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay…
- WWII crime thriller concerning the prolonged investigation of the murder of a Polish prostitute and German agent that implicates three generals, and…
One Armed Swordsman (Dubei dao) (1967)
- Dir. Chang Cheh
Feat. Yu Wang
- Jimmy Wu Yang predates his one–armed boxer classic MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE as a disabled swordsman training in the art of…
St. Valentines Day Massacre (1967)
- Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Jason Robards Jr., George Segal, Ralph Meeker…
- A great, trigger–happy actioner from cult film–maker Corman, based on events that led to the murder of many of Chicago's underworld,…
You Only Live Twice (1967)
- Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Sean Connery, Donald Pleasence, Tetsuro Tamba
- The fifth Bond film starring Sean Connery as the agent supreme. A space flight is hijacked by sinister crime organisation Spectre, bringing the world…
Zatoichi: The Outlaw (Zatoichi 16) (1967)
- Dir. Satsuo Yamamoto
Feat. Shintaro Katsu
- A middle–installment in the longrunning Zatoichi series, sees the wandering masseur become embroiled in a violent plot involving two rival…
Alvarez Kelly (1966)
- Dir. Edward Dmytryk
Feat. William Holden, Richard Widmark
- Set during the American Civil War, this violent western concerns a running feud between the leads over cattle–rustling activities.