Subgenre Sampler
      Classics > Musical: 226 Films to Buy & Rent
	  		 
	        
 Man of La Mancha (1972) Man of La Mancha (1972) 
- Dir. Arthur Hiller
 Feat. Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren, James Coco…
- Peter O’Toole ‘dreams the impossible dream’ as Cervantes’ Don Quixote in this much–maligned adaptation of the popular Broadway musical.…
 Boy Friend, The (1971) Boy Friend, The (1971) 
- Dir. Ken Russell
 Feat.  Twiggy, Christopher Gable, Max Adrian…
- Unavailable on any format until recently, this long lost flight of fancy finds Ken Russell remodeling the golden age of musicals in his own…
 Fiddler On the Roof (1971) Fiddler On the Roof (1971)
- Dir. Norman Jewison
 Feat.  Topol, Molly Picon
- Epic folk tale of community survival is given a vivid musical setting, as a Jewish family travel from pre–revolutionary Ukraine to America in…
 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
 Feat. Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand, Bob Newhart…
- Hi–gloss screen version of the Broadway musical with Barbra Streisand as a kooky chain–smoker who is told by psychiatrist Yves Montand…
 Change of Habit (1969) Change of Habit (1969)
- Dir. William A. Graham
 Feat. Elvis Presley, Mary Tyler Moore, Barbara McNair…
- Elvis Presley's final acting role was this musical drama in which he plays a doctor who falls in love with Mary Tyler Moore, playing one of three…
 Hello Dolly! (Hello, Dolly!) (1969) Hello Dolly! (Hello, Dolly!) (1969)
- Dir. Gene Kelly
 Feat. Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford…
- Barbra Streisand is the attraction of this Gene Kelly musical, as a meddling matchmaker. 
 Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) 
- Dir. Richard Attenborough
 Feat. John Rae, Corin Redgrave, Maurice Roeves…
- Powerful anti–war musical adapted from the play by Charles Chilton, which depicts the mass blunder of WWI through the experiences of the poor…
 Paint Your Wagon (1969) Paint Your Wagon (1969) 
- Dir. Joshua Logan
 Feat. Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Jean Seberg…
- Entertaining musical epic based on the popular Lerner–Loewe play. Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood play gold prospectors who share a wife they…
 Finian's Rainbow (1968) Finian's Rainbow (1968)
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
 Feat. Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Tommy Steele
- Completely whimsical latter–day musical sees Irishman Fred Astaire popped–down in the American South to tackle racial injustice with the…
 Funny Girl (1968) Funny Girl (1968) 
- Dir. William Wyler
 Feat. Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif
- Barbra Streisand's bravura debut, playing real–life showbiz celeb Fanny Brice, won her an Oscar. Rates also as a well–executed musical.