Subgenre Sampler
Classics: 3623 Films to Buy & Rent
Simply Sykes (1971-1982)
- Feat. Tommy Cooper, Hattie Jacques
- Comprising two shows made for Thames Television; Sykes – With the Lid Off (1971) has comedy legend Eric Sykes dare to take the lid off the many…
Six Dates with Barker (6 Dates with Barker) (1971)
- Feat. Ronnie Barker
- A six–part showcase for the comedic talents of Ronnie Barker, this one–off series revolved around half–a–dozen situation…
Skin Game (1971)
- Dir. Paul Bogart
Feat. James Garner, Louis Jr. Gossett, Susan Clark…
- Beguiling comedy about a pair of con–artists who pose as master and slave to deceive unsuspecting rednecks in the post–civil war era.
Stork (1971)
- Dir. Tim Burstall
Feat. Bruce Spence, Graeme Blundell, Jackie Weaver
- True blue Aussie classic with the hyper–gangly Bruce Spence whose bawdy misadventures in work, life and love are fueled by booze and a twisted…
Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
- Dir. Burt Kennedy
Feat. James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette
- James Garner again plays a con–man, this time mistaken for a notorious gunfighter. Good natured, entertaining satire.
T.R. Baskin (1971)
- Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Candice Bergen, Peter Boyle, James Caan
- Candice Bergen plays a naive but enthusiastic young woman who runs away to Chicago in the hopes of finding a fulfilling romantic life and career, but…
They Call Me Trinity (1971)
- Dir. Enzo Barboni
Feat. Terence Hill, Bud Spencer
- The film that triggered the careers of B–movie icons Terence Hill and Bud Spencer is an engaging spaghetti–western spoof. Something of a…
They Might Be Giants (1971)
- Dir. Anthony Harvey
Feat. George C. Scott, Joanne Woodward, Jack Gilford…
- A delightfully goofy comic mystery starring George C. Scott as a psychiatric patient who is convinced he is Sherlock Holmes at a Manhattan hospital…
Tom Brown's School Days (TV Mini-Series) (1971)
- Dir. Gareth Davies
Feat. Anthony Murphy, Iain Cuthbertson
- Vivid BBC adaptation of Thomas Hughes' classic novel, following life at a Victorian Boys public school. Five episodes.
Under Milkwood (1971)
- Dir. Andrew Sinclair
Feat. Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter O'Toole…
- Celebrated radio play by Dylan Thomas gets a surprisingly successful visual rendering, though some will always prefer the original format for Thomas'…