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ZachariahZachariah (1970)
Dir. George Englund
Feat. John Rubenstein, Don Johnson
Counter–culture oddity, a surreal 'rock western' worked up by the avant–garde improvisational troupe, The Firesign Theatre, so as to…
Zatoichi Meets YojimboZatoichi Meets Yojimbo (Zatoichi 20) (1970)
Dir. Kihachi Okamoto
Feat. Shintaro Katsu, Toshiro Mifune
An enjoyable spin on the Japanese samurai genre, depicts a comedic rivalry between Katsu and Mifune in a secluded mountain village. Although lacking…
Zatoichi: Festival of FireZatoichi: Festival of Fire (Zatoichi 21) (1970)
Dir. Kenji Misumi
Feat. Shintaro Katsu, Tatsuya Nakadai
One of the strongest of the later films in the 25–strong Zatoichi cycle (this is 21), with the blind masseur with the cane sword getting into…
100 Rifles100 Rifles (1969)
Dir. Tom Gries
Feat. Jim Brown, Raquel Welch, Burt Reynolds
Explosive action–western cliche of the late–70's featuring Burt Reynolds, unfortunately cast as a half–Indian bank–robber,…
Alice's RestaurantAlice's Restaurant (1969) Recommended
Dir. Arthur Penn
Feat. Arlo Guthrie, Patricia Quinn, James Broderick
Loosely built around the adventures of hippie troubadour Arlo Guthrie (son of Woody and star of WOODSTOCK), as he wanders rural America asking…
All the Right NoisesAll the Right Noises (1969) Recommended
Dir. Gerry O'Hara
Feat. Olivia Hussey, Tom Bell, John Standing
The story of a young married man who has an affair with a teenage girl, this forms part of a peculiarly 1960s British wave of films exploring such…
An Ideal Husband / Lady Windermere's FanAn Ideal Husband / Lady Windermere's Fan (1969-1985)
Dir. Rudolph Cartier
Feat. Margaret Leighton, Keith Michell, Jeremy Brett
Two well–mounted BBC television productions from the pen of Oscar Wilde, done with fidelity, grace, cunning and wit: An Ideal Husband (1969) &…
Anne of the Thousand DaysAnne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Dir. Charles Jarrott
Feat. Richard Burton, Genevieve Bujold, Irene Papas
Opulent recounting of the doomed romance between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn with a gallery of fine performances and stunning costume design.
Army of ShadowsArmy of Shadows (L'Armée des Ombres, aka Army in the Shadows) (1969) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Feat. Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel
Melville’s heavyweight masterpiece – by turns sombre, exhilarating, and tension–filled – tackles the clandestine rearguard…
Arrangement, TheArrangement, The (1969)
Dir. Elia Kazan
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Faye Dunaway
Advertising exec Kirk Douglas follows a mid–life suicide attempt with some desperate hi–jinks and a cry of rage at his hollow life.…

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