Subgenre Sampler
Fantasy: 809 Films to Buy & Rent
Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
- Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Peter Ustinov
- Peter Ustinov applies his comic talents to playing the ghost of the notorious pirate, conjured into the present by Disney Studios, to rescue a high…
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
- Dir. Ken Hughes
Feat. Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries…
- Dick Van Dyke stars as eccentric inventor and who gives a run–down race car a magical new lease of life.
This musical comedy masterpiece…
Cremator, The (1968)
- Dir. Juraz Herz
Feat. Rudolf Hrusinsky, Vlasta Chramostova
- Widely considered one of the greatest films of the Czech new wave, a blackly humorous fantasy horror following the increasingly deranged impulses of…
Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The (TV Series) (1968)
- Feat. Hope Lange, Edward Mulhare
- Fondly remembered sitcom based on the R. A. Dick novel (itself made into a 1947 film) about a young widow and family who befriend a ghost haunting…
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1968)
- Dir. Sir Peter Hall
Feat. Helen Mirren, David Warner, Diana Rigg…
- The Royal Shakespeare Company's film production of one of Shakespeare's most hilarious and witty plays, featuring a strong ensemble cast.
Swimmer, The (1968)
- Dir. Frank Perry
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Kim Hunter, Janice Rule
- Burt Lancaster decides to swim from pool to pool on his way home on a hot afternoon, each swim evoking different memories and events in this unique…
Yellow Submarine (1968)
- Dir. George Dunning
- 12 classic Beatles tunes and 90 minutes of bright and whimsical imagery are showcased in this surrealist fantasy from the days when all you needed…
Bedazzled (1967)
- Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Raquel Welch…
- A brilliant and enduring satire that updates of the 'Faust' tale to swinging London, with Moore playing a lovelorn chef who is lured into a pact by…
Frank's Greatest Adventure (Fearless Frank) (1967)
- Dir. Philip Kaufman
Feat. Jon Voight, Severn Darden
- Curious superhero spoof in which Jon Voight is topped by gangsters and reincarnated as a crime–fighter extraordinaire. The director's career…
Herculoids, The (TV Series) (1967)
- Dir. Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
- Saturday–morning cartoon from Hanna–Barbera in the late 60's, following a space barbarian family and their giant pets the Herculoids…