Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Classics > Musical: 220 Films to Rent
- Oliver! (1968)
- Dir. Carol Reed
Feat. Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Mark Lester
- Perfect screen adaptation of the 1960 stage musical by British writer and composer Lionel Bart, based on Charles Dickens' timeless tale. For a…
- One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, The (1968)
- Dir. Michael O'Herlihy
Feat. Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen, Lesley Ann Warren…
- A rambunctious Disney musical in which the large Bower family band sets off to the 1888 Democrat Party convention in St. Louis to support Grover…
- Star! (1968)
- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig…
- A commendably lavish biopic of the stage–comedienne Gertude Lawrence, who wooed the British stage in the first half of the 20th…
- Sweet Charity (1968)
- Dir. Bob Fosse
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Ricardo Montalban, John McMartin…
- Neil Simon's Broadway version of Fellini's NIGHTS OF CABIRIA makes a smashing musical film thanks to the director's razzamatazz, late 60's chic, and…
- Camelot (1967)
- Dir. Joshua Logan
Feat. Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero…
- This King Arthur musical was a disastrous, expensive–looking flop. Good performances though.
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
- Dir. David Swift
Feat. Robert Morse, Michele Lee, Rudy Vallee
- Skillfully treading the line between silliness and satire, this adaptation of the lauded Broadway musical sees Morse play an ambitious young window…
- Young Girls of Rochefort, The (Les Demoiselles de Rochefort) (1967)
- Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Catherine Deneuve, Francois Dorleac, Gene Kelly
- The carrot of love is dangled in Jacques Demy's positively radiant follow–up to UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG: an unbridled, colour–saturated…
- Frankie and Johnny (1966)
- Dir. Frederick de Cordova
Feat. Elvis Presley, Donna Douglas, Harry Morgan…
- The King and Donna 'Elly May' Douglas (of The Beverly Hillbillies) hitch up in Mississippi, only for a wily seductress (Kovack) to crach their party.…
- Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, A (1966)
- Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Zero Mostel, Buster Keaton, Jack Gilford…
- Wild spoof–musical set in Roman times, is somewhat spotty but still generates plenty of comic gas courtesy of some old pros. Mostel plays a…
- Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966)
- Dir. Michael D. Moore
Feat. Elvis Presley, James Shigeta, Suzanna Leigh…
- A touristy musical that sticks to the Elvis Presley formula of songs and romance with the added bonus of lush tropical scenery.