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Frost/Nixon Watergate InterviewsFrost/Nixon Watergate Interviews (1977)
Dir. Jorn Winther
Feat. David Frost, Richard Nixon
The legendary 28 hour interview between the charismatic David Frost and former President Richard Nixon is touted as the greatest political interview…
Washington: Behind Closed Doors (Mini-Series)Washington: Behind Closed Doors (Mini-Series) (1977)
Feat. Cliff Robertson, Jason Robards Jr., Stefanie Powers
Sharply written mini–series inspired by the Nixon administration tells the story of a power–hungry U.S. President, and the men he…
All the President's MenAll the President's Men (1976) Recommended
Dir. Alan J. Pakula
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford
Chilling account of events that led to the publicising of the Watergate scandal, as uncovered by two reporters. A key film of the 1970s. Bluray…
Absence of MaliceAbsence of Malice (1975)
Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Sally Field, Paul Newman
Reporter Sally Feild smears innocent Paul Newman in this solid examination of ethics, power and corruption in the US media.
Mother Kuesters Goes to HeavenMother Kuesters Goes to Heaven (1975) Recommended
Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Brigitte Mira, Ingrid Caven, Karlheinz Bohm
A furiously witty political black comedy from New German Cinema iconoclast Rainer Werner Fassbinder, heavily inspired by the melodramas of Douglas…
Wilby Conspiracy, TheWilby Conspiracy, The (1975)
Dir. Ralph Nelson
Feat. Sidney Poitier, Michael Caine, Nicol Williamson
Activists Poitier and Caine are stalked by a sadistic policeman in this Apartheid–era suspenser, in which thrills take precedence over politics.
Conversation, TheConversation, The (1974)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield
Absorbing account of a bugging–device expert who develops a conscience and slowly uncovers a political scandal in a seemingly normal…
General Idi Amin DadaGeneral Idi Amin Dada (A Self Portrait) (1974)
Dir. Barbet Schroeder
General Idi Amin Dada’s narcissism is serviced willingly by an intrigued Barbet Schroeder, focusing his camera on the lunatic dictator during his…
Parallax View, TheParallax View, The (1974) Recommended
Dir. Alan J. Pakula
Feat. Warren Beatty, Hume Cronyn, Paula Prentiss
Intelligent, stylish paranoia thriller with Warren Beatty as a renegade reporter investigating an unfolding political conspiracy involving a covert…
Day of the JackalDay of the Jackal (1973) Recommended
Dir. Fred Zinnemann
Feat. Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair
Taut, clinical adaptation of Frederick Forsyth's best–seller with Edward Fox as the icy hit–man who meticulously prepares for the…

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