Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 5472 Films to Rent
Gambit (1966)
- Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Michael Caine
- Charming, clever heist flick about a Cockney conman and a kooky showgirl whose brilliantly elaborate plan to steal an invaluable sculpture backfires…
Georgy Girl (1966)
- Dir. Silvio Narizzano
Feat. Lynn Redgrave, Alan Bates, Charlotte Rampling…
- Quaint comedy in which 'ugly duckling' Lynn Redgrave strives for happiness alongside her flamboyant friends. Its casual depiction of abortion made…
Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The (1966)
- Dir. Alan Rafkin
Feat. Don Knotts, Joan Staley, Liam Redmond…
- A pretty darned funny Don Knotts vehicle that has the rubber–faced comedian as a timid typesetter who hasn't a chance of becoming a reporter…
Glass Bottom Boat, The (1966)
- Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Dom DeLuise…
- Completely transparent comedy of the fluffy 60s variety, with Doris Day, pursued by Rod Taylor and mistaken for a Soviet spy.
Golden Years of TV Comedy Vol. 1 (The Likely Lads, Frankie Howerd, Steptoe and Son) (1966)
- Dir. Various
- Three sample episodes from three classic BBC comedies from 1966.
How to Steal a Million (1966)
- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Eli Wallach…
- A top cast lifts this romantically–inclined suspense caper, wherein Hepburn must steal a forged sculpture belonging to her own family before it…
Munster, Go Home (1966)
- Dir. Earl Bellamy
Feat. Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis…
- Feature length outing for the Munsters has the family travelling to London after Herman discovers he's a Lord.
Russians Are Coming, The Russians are Coming! The (1966)
- Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Alan Arkin, Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint…
- A Russian submarine runs aground on the New England coastline, sending locals into paroxysms of humourous paranoia. Fairly well–judged satire…
San Ferry Ann (1966)
- Dir. Jeremy Summers
Feat. Barbara Windsor, David Lodge, Wilfred Brambell…
- Dialogue–free comedy about a group of rag–tag British travellers travelling on the San Ferry Ann from Dover to France and getting up to…
Spinout (1966)
- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares
- Musical comedy starring Elvis as a race car driver and singer in a band, whose carefree single life is threatened by the romantic advances of three…