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Subgenre Sampler

 
Only Game in Town, TheOnly Game in Town, The (1970)
Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Warren Beatty, Elizabeth Taylor
An aging showgirl stumbles into a clandestine affair with a brash young gambler. Based on a stage play by Pulitzer Prize winner Frank D. Gilroy.
Rabbit RunRabbit Run (1970)
Dir. Jack Smight
Feat. James Caan, Carrie Snodgrass, Anjanette Comer
James Caan stars in this adaptation of John Updike's acclaimed 1960 novel about a has–been basketball star who impulsively abandones his life…
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody CameSuppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970)
Dir. Hy Averback
Feat. Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Suzanne Pleshette
Tensions rise to boiling point between an Army base and a neighbouring redneck town in this off–beat satire.
There Was a Crooked ManThere Was a Crooked Man (1970)
Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda
Prison inmate Kirk Douglas matches wits with warden Henry Fonda in an attempt to escape. Curious mix of black comedy and melodrama.
Walk in the Spring Rain, AWalk in the Spring Rain, A (1970)
Dir. Guy Green
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Hopkins
Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Hopkins conduct an illicit affair in their middle age. Romantic slush best enjoyed as unintentional comedy.
Where's Poppa?Where's Poppa? (Going Ape) (1970) Recommended
Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. George Segal, Ruth Gordon, Ron Leibman
George Segal becomes determined to hurry along the demise of his ultra–demanding, super–senile 87 year–old mom (Ruth Gordon). Few…
Arrangement, TheArrangement, The (1969)
Dir. Elia Kazan
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Faye Dunaway
Advertising exec Kirk Douglas follows a mid–life suicide attempt with some desperate hi–jinks and a cry of rage at his hollow life.…
Cactus FlowerCactus Flower (1969)
Dir. Gene Saks
Feat. Goldie Hawn, Ingrid Bergman, Walter Matthau
Broadway adaptation won a supporting actress Oscar for Goldie Hawn, playing second fiddle to Ingrid Bergman for the love of dentist Walter Matthau.…
CharroCharro (1969)
Dir. Charles M. Warren
Feat. Elvis Presley, Ina Balin, Victor French
An Elvis curiosity which (mis)casts him in a dramatic Western. An unintentional hoot.
Colour of PomegranatesColour of Pomegranates (Color of Pomegranates) (1969)
Dir. Sergei Paradjanov
Feat. Sofiko Chiaurel, Melkon Aleksanyan, Vilen Galstyan
A visually exquisite, at times baffling film from the much–censored Armenian director. Retells the life of 18th century mystic poet Sayat Nova…

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