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Daisy MillerDaisy Miller (1974)
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Cybill Shepherd, Barry Brown, Mildred Natwick
A thoughtful if slightly 'out of tune' version of Henry James' early novel, in which the titular American tours Europe in the late 1800s. Nicely…
Day of the Dolphin, TheDay of the Dolphin, The (1974)
Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Paul Sorvino
An ecological sci–fi thriller, based on a French novel by Robert Merle. George C Scott stars as a scientist who has trained two dolphins to…
F for FakeF for Fake (1974) Recommended
Dir. Orson Welles
Feat. Orson Welles
Ostensibly a documentary, on unrepentant art–forger Elmyr de Hory and 'fake biographer' Clifford Irving, this material is cunningly subverted…
For Pete's SakeFor Pete's Sake (1974)
Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Barbra Streisand, Michael Sarrazin, Estelle Parsons
Middling comedy depicts Barbra Streisand as the wife of depressed NYC taxi–driver Michael Sarrazin – to change their fortunes she pursues…
Freebie and the BeanFreebie and the Bean (1974)
Dir. Richard Rush
Feat. James Caan, Alan Arkin, Valerie Harper
A genre–twisting cop film from the dir. of THE STUNT MAN, that has cops Caan and Arkin in pursuit of a gangster and leaving an immense trail of…
From Beyond the GraveFrom Beyond the Grave (1974)
Dir. Kevin Connor
Feat. Peter Cushing, David Warner, Ian Bannen
Enjoyable anthology film from Amicus adapted from four short stories linked through the classic device of an antique store and its mysterious owner…
Gambler, TheGambler, The (1974) Recommended
Dir. Karel Reisz
Feat. James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton
A typically gritty 70s crime drama, adapted from a story by Dostoevsky, that boasts a fine performance by James Caan as a well–respected…
GoldGold (The Great Gold Conspiracy) (1974)
Dir. Peter Hunt
Feat. Roger Moore, Susannah York, John Gielgud
A surprisingly tight, if strictly old–fashioned, thriller sees a top–form Roger Moore play the newly appointed manager of a South African…
Great McGonagall, TheGreat McGonagall, The (1974)
Dir. Joseph McGrath
Feat. Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Valentine Dyall
Based on the true story of 19th Scottish 'nonsense' poet William McGonagall (Milligan), who courted favour from Queen Victoria (Sellers) amongst…
Groove Tube, TheGroove Tube, The (1974)
Dir. Ken Shapiro
Feat. Chevy Chase, Ken Shapiro, Richard Belzer
An early satire of television broadcasts, which takes news, programmes, childrens' shows and adverts in its subversive stride. Famous now for its…

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