Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5561 Films to Buy & Rent
Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe / Return of the Tall Blond Man (1973)
- Dir. Yves Robert
Feat. Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort
- A secret service chief arranges for his assistant to investigate an innocent person chosen at random in order to prove him inept.
A little dated…
Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? (TV Series) (1973)
- Feat. James Bolam
- Popular sequel to "The Likely Lads", a hit British sitcom from the partnership of Dick Clement and Ian La Francis of which only nine of those shows…
World's Greatest Athlete, The (1973)
- Dir. Robert Scheerer
Feat. Jan-Michael Vincent
- Fun Disney comedy about the discovery and exploitation of a super–athlete. Gags runs the gamut of Olympic events aided by zany special…
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (Une Belle Fille Comme Moi) (1972)
- Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Bernadette Lafont, Andre Dussollier
- Twisted French black comedy of a licentious, manipulative murderess recounting her sordid past to a green criminology student. Dripping in silly…
Adventures of Barry McKenzie, The (1972)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Barry Humphries, Barry Crocker, Spike Milligan…
- Ground–breaking Australian comedy from the pens of Barry Humphries and dir. Beresford, that exports Fosters–swigging Barry Crocker into…
Are You Being Served? (TV Series) (1972-1985)
- Feat. Mollie Sugden, John Inman
- The staff at 'Grace Brothers' department store serve out the humourous innuendos in this long–running British sitcom.
Avanti (1972)
- Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills
- Neglected upon release, but now no more, this late Billy Wilder comedy, Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills connect in a Mediterranean resort, where each…
Beware the Blob (Son of the Blob) (1972)
- Dir. Larry Hagman
Feat. Burgess Meredith, Dick Van Patten, Robert Walker Jnr
- A light, spoofish sequel to the 50s sci–fi–er in the best Z–grade traditions. And yes, this was directed by DALLAS–star…
Bless This House (1972)
- Dir. Gerald Thomas
Feat. Sidney James
- Sidney Carry–On James is the long–suffering head of a madcap household, whose constant tomfoolery cause him endless headaches; his…
Cesar & Rosalie (1972)
- Dir. Claude Sautet
Feat. Yves Montand, Romy Schneider, Sami Frey…
- French romantic drama with Yves Montand and Sami Frey playing contrasting romantic rivals to divorced single mum Romy Schneider. Montand is a coarse…