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Mouse Into Space
Mouse Into Space (1962) on 13 april 1962

Directed by Gene Deitch
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about cats, Mise en scène d'un rongeur, Mise en scène d'une souris, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Rating49% 2.4746352.4746352.4746352.4746352.474635
Jerry, fatigué des tentatives répétées de Tom pour le tuer, quitte la maison pour rejoindre un programme spatial. Tom tente de convaincre Jerry de rester, mais en vain.
Testament of Orpheus
Testament of Orpheus (1960) on 9 april 1962
, 1h21
Directed by Jean Cocteau
Origin France
Genres Drama, Biography, Fantasy
Themes Films about writers, Poésie
Actors Jean Cocteau, Yul Brynner, Jean Marais, Françoise Arnoul, Claudine Auger, Maria Casarès
Rating72% 3.602763.602763.602763.602763.60276
Mort et résurrection du poète. Frappé par une balle, le poète Jean Cocteau rebondit dans un autre temps. Vie et mort, présent et futur, monstres et imagination, angoisses et fantasmes, c'est le testament du poète cinéaste, sa biographie sans aucun souci de chronologie. Jean Cocteau y tient le rôle principal.
Experiment in Terror
Experiment in Terror (1962) on 12 april 1962
, 2h3
Directed by Blake Edwards
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Glenn Ford, Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers, Ross Martin, Ned Glass, Clifton James
Rating72% 3.646593.646593.646593.646593.64659
A psychotic killer, Garland "Red" Lynch, uses a campaign of terror to force San Francisco bank teller Kelly Sherwood to steal $100,000 from the bank for him. Despite his threat to kill her or her teenaged sister Toby if she goes to the police, Sherwood contacts the San Francisco office of the FBI, where agent John Ripley takes charge of the case.
Follow That Dream
Follow That Dream (1962) on 11 april 1962
, 1h49
Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Elvis Presley, Anne Helm, Arthur O'Connell, Joanna Moore, Simon Oakland, Jack Kruschen
Rating64% 3.2463.2463.2463.2463.246
A vagabond family composed of Pop Kwimper (Arthur O'Connell), his son Toby (Elvis Presley), and various "adopted" children, including nineteen-year-old Holly Jones (Anne Helm), is traveling in Florida when Pop drives onto an as-yet-unopened section of highway. When the car runs out of gas, Holly persuades Toby to persuade Pop to take up residence on the land next to the road. A chance encounter with an avid fisherman (Herbert Rudley) gives Holly an idea. They build a thriving business catering to sports fishermen.
Don't Knock the Twist
Don't Knock the Twist (1962) on 13 april 1962
, 1h29
Directed by Oscar Rudolph
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Lang Jeffries, Georgine Darcy, Nydia Westman, Frank Albertson, Mari Blanchard, Bess Flowers
Rating51% 2.570652.570652.570652.570652.57065
Many twist dancers' meet in preparation for the TV variety show called "The Twist." While the special is still in the production stages, jealousies lead to problems - and a whole lot of dancing.
Waltz of the Toreadors
Waltz of the Toreadors (1962) on 12 april 1962
, 1h44
Directed by John Guillermin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Peter Sellers, Dany Robin, Margaret Leighton, John Fraser, Cyril Cusack, Prunella Scales
Rating58% 2.900952.900952.900952.900952.90095
This is the end of a glorious military career: General Leo Fitzjohn retires to his Sussex manor where he will write his memoirs. Unfortunately, his private life is a disaster: a confirmed womanizer, Leo has infuriated his wife Emily, now a shrewish and hypochondriac woman, all the more bitter as she still loves him. The General has two plain-looking daughters he dislikes and an attractive French mistress, Ghislaine, with whom he has had a platonic affair for seventeen years. When Ghislaine resurfaces, determined to complete her love with him and to get rid of Emily, Leo is at a loss what to do...
Ursus
Ursus (1961) on 11 april 1962
, 1h34
Directed by Romolo Guerrieri, Carlo Campogalliani
Origin Espagne
Genres Action, Adventure, Peplum
Themes Films based on mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Dans la Grèce mythologique, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Cristina Gaioni, Moira Orfei, Luis Prendes, Mario Scaccia, Mariangela Giordano, Roberto Camardiel
Rating52% 2.623062.623062.623062.623062.62306
Le colosse Ursus, de retour chez lui après avoir livré bataille, découvre que sa fiancée Attea a été déportée sur une île lointaine par des prêtres païens. Il part à sa recherche avec Doreide, une esclave aveugle qui devine qu'Attea a été enlevée par Setas, un ancien ami d'Ursus. Ce dernier se met en travers de leur chemin et capture Ursus qui arrive à briser ses liens et réussit à s'enfuir avec Doreide. Ils rencontrent la belle courtisane Magali qui se propose de les aider à traverser une zone désertique. Magali essaie de séduire Ursus et, ulcérée par son refus, tente de le piéger avec la complicité de Setas, mais elle meurt dans leur affrontement dont Ursus et Doreide sortent victorieux. Le couple arrive enfin dans l'île et découvre qu'Attea, soumise à l'emprise maléfique de Setas, est devenue la malfaisante prêtresse de l'île. Ursus essaie sans succès de la soustraire au pouvoir occulte de Setas et se retrouve dans une arène pour combattre un monstrueux taureau qu'il finit par tuer. Ursus dresse alors une révolte au cours de laquelle Attea et Setas trouvent la mort tandis que Doreide recouvre la vue à la suite d'une violente commotion. Elle s'embarque avec Ursus sur le chemin du retour.
House of Women
House of Women (1962) on 11 april 1962
, 1h25
Directed by Crane Wilbur, Walter Doniger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Women in prison films
Actors Shirley Knight, Andrew Duggan, Constance Ford, Barbara Nichols, Margaret Hayes, Jeanne Cooper
Rating60% 3.0466053.0466053.0466053.0466053.046605
Erica Hayden (Knight) is a young expectant mother who is wrongly implicated in a crime and sent to prison for five years. Erica learns that she must find a guardian for her daughter or she will become a ward of the state. The prison's warden, Frank Cole (Duggan), becomes infatuated with Erica and effectively blocks her chances for a parole.
Cape Fear
Cape Fear (1962) on 12 april 1962
, 1h41
Directed by J. Lee Thompson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Psychologie
Actors Robert De Niro, Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Nick Nolte, Martin Balsam, Juliette Lewis
Rating76% 3.8472253.8472253.8472253.8472253.847225
After spending eight years in prison for rape, Max Cady (Robert Mitchum) is released. He promptly tracks down Sam Bowden (Gregory Peck), a Georgia lawyer whom he holds personally responsible for his conviction because Sam interrupted his attack and testified against him. Cady begins to stalk and subtly threaten Bowden's family. He kills the Bowden family dog, though Sam cannot prove Cady did it. A friend of Bowden's, police chief Mark Dutton (Martin Balsam), attempts to intervene on Bowden's behalf; but he cannot prove Cady guilty of any crime.
Safe at Home!
Safe at Home! (1962) on 13 april 1962
, 1h24
Directed by Walter Doniger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Sports films, Baseball films
Actors William Frawley, Patricia Barry, Don Collier, Flip Mark
Rating54% 2.709232.709232.709232.709232.70923