Subgenre Sampler
Adventure: 482 Films to Buy & Rent
Deep, The (1977)
- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Nick Nolte, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Shaw…
- Underwater intrigue from novelist Peter 'Jaws' Benchley, with Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset (in next to nothing) teaming with salty seadog Robert…
Gulliver's Travels (1977)
- Dir. Peter Hunt
Feat. Richard Harris, Catherine Schell
- One of the first films to combine live action and animation, this 1977 version has the gruff old Harris play the shipwrecked sailor who awakens in a…
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
- Dir. Vincent McEveety
Feat. Dean Jones, Don Knotts
- Second sequel to THE LOVE BUG, starring everybody's favourite Volkswagen, adds the extra panache to the Paris–Monte Carlo race.
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
- Dir. Sam Wanamaker
Feat. Patrick Wayne, Jane Seymour, Patrick Troughton
- The last of Ray Harryhausen's 'Sinbad' series and probably the weakest as hero sails to break a spell that has turned a prince into a baboon. Some…
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- Dir. George Lucas
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford…
- George Lucas' epic trilogy of space adventure begins "long ago and far far away", with the life of Luke Skywalker being disturbed by the galactic war…
At the Earth's Core (1976)
- Dir. Kevin Connor
Feat. Peter Cushing, Doug McClure, Caroline Munro
- Eccentric doctor Peter Cushing burrows down into the Earth onboard a huge iron mole to emerge in an underground world ruled by the Mahars:…
Eliza Fraser (The Rollicking Adventures of Eliza Fraser) (1976)
- Dir. Tim Burstall
Feat. Susannah York, Trevor Howard, Noel Ferrier…
- Bawdy historical epic from the pen of David Williamson has York shipwrecked in 1830's Australia and forced to live with the local indigenous people.
Man in the Iron Mask, The (1976)
- Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Patrick McGoohan, Jenny Agutter…
- Polished version of Dumas’ other great swashbuckler that encompasses The Three Musketeers, with Richard Chamberlain leading a great cast.
Off the Edge (1976)
- Dir. Michael Firth
- This breathtaking film captures both the grandeur of the Southern Alps and some spectacular skiing and handgliding feats performed by an American…
Dersu Uzala (1975)
- Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Feat. Maksim Munzuk, Yuri Solomin, Svetlana Danilchenko
- Kurosawa ventured to Russia for this Oscar–winning epic detailing the experiences of a Russian military explorer in Siberia, and his friendship…