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Directed by Sydney PollackOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
Comedy,
Action,
Historical,
RomanceThemes Political filmsActors Burt Lancaster,
Bruce Dern,
Patrick O'Neal,
Jean-Pierre Aumont,
Peter Falk,
Astrid HeerenRating60%
The film opens with long, beautiful shots of ancient European art and sculptures being blown to pieces amidst the sounds of war and dissonant screams; a lone narrator begins his tale of "eight American soldiers" as the scene abruptly flashes back to a few weeks beforehand. Prior to the Battle of the Bulge, a ragtag squad of American soldiers (strongly implied to be some sort of convalescent or disciplinary outfit), led by one-eyed Major Falconer (Burt Lancaster) and including Sgt. Rossi (Peter Falk), art expert Captain Beckman (Patrick O'Neal), and the highly intelligent narrator and sole African- American, Pvt. Allistair Benjamin (Al Freeman, Jr.), takes shelter in an ancient Belgian castle, the Maldorais, containing many priceless and irreplaceable art treasures. Although Falconer begins an affair with the young and beautiful Countess, he is surprised to find the Count (Jean-Pierre Aumont) encouraging him; in fact, the impotent nobleman hopes the Major will impregnate the Countess so that his line may continue. Meanwhile, Beckman begins to butt heads with Falconer over both the value of the art (in the context of either saving or destroying it in the event of a German assault) as well as Beckman's own unrequited attraction to the Countess, who seems to symbolize the beauty and majesty of the European art he studied before the war. The enlisted men seek their own pleasures in the brothel of the nearby town, the psychedelic "Red Queen" run by a mystical madam, whilst Beckman marvels at the castle's artworks, many of which are stored beneath the castle for safekeeping. Sgt. Rossi, a baker before the war, falls in love with a baker's widow and decides to go AWOL, resuming his pre-war life; another soldier falls in love with a Volkswagen Beetle; his affection for the foreign vehicle borders on paraphilia and becomes a long running and anachronistic gag throughout the entire movie., 1h45
Directed by Jean-François Stévenin,
Alain CavalierOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Comedy-drama,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceActors Catherine Deneuve,
Michel Piccoli,
Roger Van Hool,
Irène Tunc,
Jacques Sereys,
AmidouRating63%
A woman and a poor artist begin an affair and eventually move in together, but the woman cannot get used to his life, his working-class existence. She leaves her lover to return to her relationship with a man of means. Ostensibly, she is rejecting her lover because she feels stifled by his position in society. But the class differences are metaphor for the quality of the love, with a woman deciding to be with a man who loves her for who she is rather than as an object of affection, merely the focus of a selfish love. She wants to be with the one who doesn't ask her to change., 1h36
Directed by Ray Harryhausen,
Jim O'ConnollyOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Thriller,
Fantastic,
Fantasy,
Action,
Adventure,
Horror,
WesternThemes Films about animals,
Dinosaur films,
La préhistoire,
Animaux préhistoriquesActors James Franciscus,
Gila Golan,
Richard Carlson,
Laurence Naismith,
Freda Jackson,
Gustavo RojoRating62%
In Mexico at the turn of the 20th century, a beautiful cowgirl named T.J. Breckenridge (Gila Golan) hosts a struggling rodeo. Her former lover Tuck Kirby (James Franciscus), a heroic former stuntman working for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, wants to buy her out. Along the way, he is followed by a Mexican boy named Lope (Curtis Arden), who intends to join the rodeo on a quest for fame and fortune. T.J. is not interested in Tuck because of this, but Tuck is still attracted to T.J., especially when T.J. jumps off a diving board on her horse. T.J. finally accepts Tuck when he saves a matador from a bull and the two kiss on the lips., 1h41
Directed by Nathan JuranOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
WesternActors Telly Savalas,
Arlene Dahl,
George Maharis,
Paul Picerni,
George Coulouris,
Janet LandgardRating53%
Vince Carden's hatred for Indians has caused an estrangement from his brother Paul and disappointment from wife Martha. A wagon train joined by Paul is attacked by braves in retaliation for a raid by Vince, and the only survivor besides Paul is a woman, Kate Mayfield, returning home from her education back East.