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Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody CameSuppose 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.
Taste the Blood of DraculaTaste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Christopher Lee
Fourth Hammer installment of the black–caped Christopher Lee, this time meeting with a genuinely imaginative end.
There Was a Crooked ManThere 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.
There's A Girl In My SoupThere's A Girl In My Soup (1970)
Dir. Roy Boulting
Feat. Peter Sellers, Goldie Hawn, Diana Dors
Romantic comedy set around the unpredictable frission between a ladykilling TV personality (Sellers) and a kooky young thing (Hawn). A bit…
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. Sidney Poitier, Martin Landau, Juano Hernandez
The first sequel to IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT has Sidney Poitier’s detective now settled in San Francisco and investigating a girl’s…
Things of Life, The Things of Life, The (Les Choses De La Vie) (1970)
Dir. Claude Sautet
Feat. Romy Schneider, Michel Piccoli, Jean Bouise
Golden Palm nominated French comedy focusing on the life of a fatally injured man who upon seeing his life flash before his eyes realizes he must…
THX-1138THX-1138 (1970) Recommended
Dir. George Lucas
Feat. Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley
The man behind STAR WARS and, yep, THX digital sound, made his feature debut with this stark sci–fi chamber piece, most remembered for its…
Timeslip (TV Series)Timeslip (TV Series) (1970-1971) Recommended
Feat. Spencer Banks, Cheryl Burfield, Denis Quilley
A smart children’s sci–fi series that tells in four separate stories what happens when two intrepid siblings discover an invisible portal…
Too Late The HeroToo Late The Hero (Suicide Run) (1970)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Ian Bannen
An impressive WW2 actioner from one of the experts, dir. Aldrich (ATTACK) investing a dangerous mission in the Pacific with a certain moral…
Tora! Tora! Tora!Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Martin Balsam, Soh Yamamura, Jason Robards Jr.
Elaborate account of events that led to the bombing of Pearl Harbour, told from both American and Japanese veiwpoints. Explosive finale.

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