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The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers, 1h22
Directed by Edmond Keossaian
Origin Russie
Genres Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Vladimir Ivashov, Armen Djigarkhanian, Svetlana Svetlitchnaïa, Ivan Pereverzev, Savely Kramarov, Sergueï Filippov
Rating71% 3.5904553.5904553.5904553.5904553.590455
The movie continues the story of the Elusive Avengers, a posse of young Red Partisans, including Valerka, a former schoolboy, Yashka, a devil-may-care gypsy, and two orphan siblings, Danka and his sister Ksanka. They join the Red Army and fight Baron Wrangel's White Guards. They intercept an airplane that was carrying a letter to the Baron. The letter reveals that the map of fortifications in Crimea is in possession of the White counter-intelligence officer, Colonel Kudasov. This map is vital for the Red Army assault, and the Avengers are sent on a secret mission to steal the map.
The Gendarme Gets Married
The Gendarme Gets Married (1968) on 11 november 1968
, 1h32
Directed by Jean Girault
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller
Themes French war films, Fiction sur la gendarmerie, La provence, The Troops of St. Tropez
Actors Louis de Funès, Geneviève Grad, Michel Galabru, Jean Lefebvre, Christian Marin, Claude Gensac
Rating67% 3.3908153.3908153.3908153.3908153.390815
The gendarme Cruchot meets the widow Josepha. They quickly fall in love. But Cruchot's daughter doesn't like Josepha and is determined to prevent the wedding by all means necessary.
Zigzag of Success
Zigzag of Success (1968) on 11 november 1968
, 1h28
Directed by Eldar Riazanov
Genres Comedy
Actors Evgueni Leonov, Irina Skobtseva, Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev, Valentina Talyzina, Georgi Burkov, Ekaterina Savinova
Rating71% 3.5792653.5792653.5792653.5792653.579265
Photo studio "Contemporary" in a provincial town lives with its everyday problems. The director is concerned over the failure to fulfill the planned targets, receptionist Alevtina wants to get married, and photographer Vladimir Oreshnikov dreams of becoming a professional photographer.
Innocence Unprotected
Innocence Unprotected (1968) on 12 november 1968
, 1h15
Directed by Dušan Makavejev
Genres Drama, Documentary
Rating70% 3.5385753.5385753.5385753.5385753.538575
« Une réédition d’un bon vieux film, arrangé, embelli et commenté par Dušan Makavejev » dixit le générique. Les images du premier film parlant yougoslave – film autobiographique réalisé en 1942 sous l’occupation – se télescopent, 36 ans plus tard, avec les propos de Dragoljub Aleksić, personnage truculent, serrurier, acrobate et réalisateur de ce film longtemps perdu, d’une partie de son équipe et des images d’actualité.
The Shoes of the Fisherman
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) on 14 november 1968
, 2h42
Directed by Michael Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Politique, Films about religion, Political films
Actors Laurence Olivier, Anthony Quinn, John Gielgud, Oskar Werner, David Janssen, Vittorio De Sica
Rating69% 3.495823.495823.495823.495823.49582
Set during the height of the Cold War, The Shoes of the Fisherman opens as protagonist Kiril Pavlovich Lakota (Anthony Quinn), the Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv (or Lvov as it is spelled in the movie adaptation), is unexpectedly set free after twenty years in a Siberian labour camp by his former jailer, Piotr Ilyich Kamenev (Laurence Olivier), now the premier of the Soviet Union.
Yellow Submarine
Yellow Submarine (1968) on 13 november 1968
, 1h30
Directed by Al Brodax, George Dunning
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Seafaring films, Monde imaginaire, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Submarine films, Musical films, Les Beatles
Actors Paul Angelis, The Beatles, John Clive, John Lennon, Dick Emery, Paul McCartney
Rating73% 3.6971353.6971353.6971353.6971353.697135
At the beginning of the story, Pepperland is introduced by a narrator as a cheerful, music-loving paradise under the sea, protected by Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The titular Yellow Submarine rests on an Aztec-like pyramid on a hill. At the edge of the land is a range of high blue mountains.