Subgenre Sampler
Musical: 527 Films to Buy & Rent
Nashville (1975)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Lily Tomlin, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin…
- An American classic, 70s watermark and widely considered Altman's masterpiece. Story of 24 characters gathered for a political rally in the country…
Rocky Horror Picture Show, The (1975)
- Dir. Jim Sharman
Feat. Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick…
- The Godfather of cult movies – a highly original, kinky horror/spoof musical that still maintains a curious brilliance. Written by and starring…
Slipper and the Rose, The (1975)
- Dir. Bryan Forbes
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Gemma Craven, Sir Michael Hordern…
- Middling musical retells the Cinderella story from the prince's point of view. An unlikely Richard Chamberlain plays the all–singin, all dancin…
Tommy (1975)
- Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Eric Clapton…
- The Who's ground–breaking rock opera about the deaf, dumb and blind kid who plays a mean pin–ball. It's a bad taste extravaganza that…
American Film Theatre - Lost in the Stars (1974)
- Dir. Daniel Mann
Feat. Brock Peters, Melba Moore, Raymond St. Jacques…
- The innovative 1930s musical collaboration between Maxwell Anderson and Kurt Weill was ambitiously adapted in this American Film Theatre…
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Paul Williams, William Finley, Jessica Harper…
- A genuine oddity, this musical/horror spans both dir. De Palma’s satirical and horror periods, with the story of the PHANTOM OF THE OPERA updated…
Stardust (1974)
- Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. David Essex, Adam Faith, Larry Hagman…
- Musical biopic of fictional 60s British popsters The Stray Cats (the name later adopted by 80s rockabillies) and their invasion of America. 70s pop…
That's Entertainment (1974)
- Dir. Various
- A jolly good compendium of MGM musical highlights that nutshell the magic of the productions and the times they were made, and judiciously cut out…
Godspell (1973)
- Dir. David Greene
- Musical version of the Gospel of St Matthew, which unlike Andrew Lloyd Webber's version, takes place in the modern world of New York City.
With a…
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
- Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson
- A screen adaptation of Lloyd–Webber's stage musical which retains the original score but adds an extra sheen of kitsch to the much maligned…