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Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter
Directed by Hal Seeger, Jack Zander
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Animation
Themes Space adventure films, Superhero films, Space opera
Actors Bob McFadden, Jack Mercer, Corinne Orr
Rating63% 3.1702653.1702653.1702653.1702653.170265
Professor Morbid Grimsby is an evil genius who has won the prestigious "Meanie" award six years in a row; to guarantee a seventh, he plots to eliminate all laughter by getting rid of the Sunday funnies, with the aid of his henchman Brutus.
Rolling Man
Rolling Man (1972) on 4 october 1972
, 1h13
Directed by Peter Hyams
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Dennis Weaver, Don Stroud, Donna Mills, Agnes Moorehead, Jimmy Dean, Sheree North
Rating60% 3.0478553.0478553.0478553.0478553.047855
Nathalie Granger
Nathalie Granger (1973) on 6 october 1972
, 1h23
Directed by Benoît Jacquot, Marguerite Duras, Rémy Duchemin
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Lucia Bosè, Jeanne Moreau, Gérard Depardieu, Luce Garcia-Ville, Bruno Nuytten, Marguerite Duras
Rating66% 3.335263.335263.335263.335263.33526
Une jolie maison au fond d’un parc, dans les Yvelines. Une fois son mari et ses enfants partis, Isabelle y est seule avec son amie et les heures s’écoulent lentement. Elle s’inquiète de la violence que sa fille Nathalie manifeste à l’école, mais ne supporte pas l’idée de l’envoyer en pension.
Night of the Lepus
Night of the Lepus (1972) on 4 october 1972
, 1h28
Directed by William F. Claxton
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films based on science fiction novels, Natural horror films, Giant monster films, Disaster films
Actors Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun, DeForest Kelley, Paul Fix, Melanie Fullerton
Rating41% 2.055762.055762.055762.055762.05576
Rancher Cole Hillman (Rory Calhoun) seeks the help of college president Elgin Clark (DeForest Kelley) to combat thousands of rabbits that have invaded the area after their natural predators, coyotes, were killed off. Elgin asks for the assistance of researchers Roy (Stuart Whitman) and Gerry Bennett (Janet Leigh) because they respect Cole's wish to avoid using cyanide to poison the rabbits. Roy proposes using hormones to disrupt the rabbits' breeding cycle and takes some rabbits for experimentation. One is injected with a new serum believed to cause birth defects. However, the Bennett's daughter Amanda (Melanie Fullerton) loves the injected rabbit, so she switches it with one from the control group. Amanda is then given the injected rabbit as a pet, but it soon escapes.
The Big Boss
The Big Boss (1971) on 5 october 1972
, 1h36
Directed by Lo Wei
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Bruce Lee, James Tien, Maria Yi, Lee Kwan, Tony Liu, Lam Ching Ying
Rating69% 3.452273.452273.452273.452273.45227
Cheng Chao-an is a Chinese man from mainland China who moves to Thailand to live with his cousins and works in an ice factory. When a block of ice is accidentally broken, a bag of white powder falls out. Two of Cheng's cousins are asked to see the manager. The factory is really a front for a drug smuggling ring led by Hsiao Mi, also known as the Big Boss. When they refuse to cooperate, they are killed and their bodies disposed of.
Heat
Heat (1972) on 6 october 1972
, 1h42
Directed by Paul Morrissey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Joe Dallesandro, Sylvia Miles, Andrea Feldman, Eric Emerson, Lester Persky
Rating60% 3.0494153.0494153.0494153.0494153.049415
Joey Davis (Dallesandro) is an unemployed former child star who supports himself as a hustler in Los Angeles. Joey uses sex to get his landlady to reduce his rent, then seduces Sally Todd (Miles), a former Hollywood starlet. Sally tries to help Joey revive his career but her status as a mediocre ex-actress proves to be quite useless. Sally's psychotic daughter Jessica (Feldman) further complicates the relationship between Sally and the cynical, emotionally numb Joey.
Hickey & Boggs
Hickey & Boggs (1972) on 4 october 1972
, 1h51
Directed by Robert Culp
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime
Actors Bill Cosby, Robert Culp, Rosalind Cash, Bernard Nedell, Michael Moriarty, Ta-Ronce Allen
Rating62% 3.142443.142443.142443.142443.14244
Here, Culp and Cosby play weary, hard-luck private eyes Al Hickey and Frank Boggs: both are hired to find a missing girl. Their search brings death to almost everyone around them, leading to a violent and downbeat conclusion.
Family Life
Family Life (1972) on 3 october 1972
, 1h45
Directed by Ken Loach
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Pregnancy films, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Théâtre, Films about psychiatry, Films based on plays, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Sandy Ratcliff, Malcolm Tierney, Bill Dean, Terry Duggan
Rating74% 3.739693.739693.739693.739693.73969
A young woman, Janice, is living with her restrictive and conservative parents, who lead a dull working-class life, and consider their daughter to be "misbehaving" whenever she's trying to find her own way in life. When she becomes pregnant, they force her into abortion, and hypocritically blame her for "upsetting them" when she is unable to cope with the emotional and mental effect this has on her. Janice is subjected to shockingly self-righteous and ignorant doctors.
Bad Company
Bad Company (1972) on 8 october 1972
, 1h33
Directed by Robert Benton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Barry Brown, Jeff Bridges, Jim Davis, David Huddleston, John Savage, Geoffrey Lewis
Rating68% 3.4443353.4443353.4443353.4443353.444335
A group of soldiers pulls up to a modest white house and goes inside. Moments later, they exit, dragging a boy in a dress who is frantically resisting them. The soldiers throw the boy in a wagon with other boys, one of whom is also dressed as a woman to avoid conscription. At the Dixon home, the soldiers search for Drew (Barry Brown) despite his mother's protest. She explains that she has already lost one son to the war. When the soldiers leave, Drew emerges from his hiding place. His parents give him $100 and urge him to go West, giving him their picture and his brother's watch as mementos.