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Thunder Alley (1967)
, 1h29Directed by Richard Rush
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films
Actors Annette Funicello, Fabian Forte, Diane McBain, Warren Berlinger, Jan Murray, Stanley Adams
Le pilote de stock-car Tommy Callahan est contraint de rejoindre le cirque motorisé de Pete Madsen car il a causé un accident mortel lors d'une course après avoir eu un blackout. Il apprend à Francie, la fille de Pete, et à son copain Eddie Sands tout ce qu'il sait sur la conduite automobile. Eddie apprend vite et il est séduit par Annie Blaine, l'ex-copine de Tommy, après avoir gagné sa première course. Tommy et Eddie deviennent de féroces rivaux lors de la course suivante, au cours de laquelle Tommy fait équipe avec Francie et se remémore la cause de ses blackouts.
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966)
, 1h13Directed by William Beaudine
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Action, Horror, Western
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Dracula films, Vampires in film
Actors John Carradine, Chuck Courtney, Richard Reeves, Virginia Christine, Bing Russell, Olive Carey
The film centers on Dracula's plot to convert Billy the Kid's fiancee, Betty Bentley, into his vampire wife. Dracula impersonates Bentley's uncle and schemes to make her his vampiric bride.
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
, 3h2Directed by Robert Wise
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Children's films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna, Candice Bergen, Mako Iwamatsu, Charles Knox Robinson III
In 1926, Machinist's Mate First Class Jake Holman transfers to the Yangtze River Patrol gunboat USS San Pablo. The ship is nicknamed the "Sand Pebble" and its sailors "Sand Pebbles".
A Man Could Get Killed (1966)
, 1h37Directed by Ronald Neame, Cliff Owen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors James Garner, Melina Mercouri, Sandra Dee, Anthony Franciosa, Robert Coote, Roland Culver
A search is on for stolen diamonds and a government agent has been killed trying to recover them. When an unsuspecting William Beddoes arrives in Lisbon on behalf of an American bank, he is mistaken for the dead agent's replacement.
Le deuxième souffle (1966)
, 2h30Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-François Adam
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes La provence, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Raymond Pellegrin, Christine Fabréga, Pierre Zimmer, Michel Constantin
After escaping from prison Gustave discovers his fiancée is being blackmailed from other criminals. Gustave then plans one last caper to steal enough money in hopes of retiring, but he has to deal with the betrayal of Paul Ricci by his own brother, Jo (played by Marcel Bozzuffi), as well as with the brutal and corrupt police inspector Fardiano.
The Hills Run Red (1966)
, 1h29Directed by Carlo Lizzani
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Action, Horror, Western
Actors Henry Silva, Thomas Hunter, Dan Duryea, Nicoletta Machiavelli, Nando Gazzolo, Geoffrey Copleston
À la fin de la guerre de Sécession, deux hommes fuient avec un important butin. L'un d'eux est capturé. Libéré cinq ans plus tard, il est attaqué par les sbires de son ancien complice, devenu un riche propriétaire. Il apprend que sa femme est morte et que son fils vagabonde. Il mènera sa vengeance à bien.
Grand Prix (1966)
, 2h59Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Toshiro Mifune, Antonio Sabàto, Jr., Jessica Walter
The story follows the fate of four Formula One drivers through a fictionalised version of the 1966 Formula One season:
Funeral in Berlin (1966)
, 1h42Directed by Guy Hamilton, Peter Medak
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Michael Caine, Paul Hubschmid, Oskar Homolka, Marthe Keller, Hugh Burden, Guy Doleman
Berlin in the 1960s is a city divided between Cold War lines with inhabitants of the Communist East trying to escape to the West. Even with the Berlin Wall these escapes are common and successful.
Nevada Smith (1966)
, 2h8Directed by Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Films about animals, Assassinat, Films about snakes, Reptile
Actors Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, John Arthur Kennedy, Suzanne Pleshette, Raf Vallone
In the West of the 1890s, a trio of outlaws, Bill Bowdre (Arthur Kennedy), Jesse Coe (Martin Landau) and Tom Fitch (Karl Malden), robs, tortures and brutally kills the white father and Indian mother of young Max Sand (Steve McQueen). Max sets out to avenge their deaths. Fitch keeps a tobacco pouch made from the breast of Max's mother, that contains a piece of beaded deerskin from her shirt. Max uses this clue to help him find the men.
Wrath of Daimajin (1966)
, 1h19Directed by Kenji Misumi, Kazuo Mori
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors Toru Abe, Tanie Kitabayashi, Shiho Fujimura
Après avoir pris le contrôle d'un village et de ses habitants, un diabolique seigneur de la guerre décide d'en conquérir un second. Il kidnappe leur chef, Katsushige Nakoshi et impose un ultimatum aux villageois, leur livrer leur champion, Lord Juro en échange de Katsuhige. Mais les villageois et son champion décident de se battre. Après avoir perdu leur combat et leurs espérances, ils ne leur restent plus qu'à prier un sauveur. Majin leur apparaît.
El Dorado (1966)
, 2h6Directed by Howard Hawks
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Romance, Western
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Arthur Hunnicutt, Charlene Holt, Paul Fix
Cole Thornton (John Wayne), a gunslinger-for-hire, is hired by wealthy rancher Bart Jason (Ed Asner) to help him in a range war with the McDonald family in the town of El Dorado. The local sheriff, an old friend of Thornton, J. P. Harrah (Robert Mitchum) gives Cole more details that Jason had deliberately left out, including the possibility of having to side against Harrah. Unwilling to fight his friend, Thornton quits, to the relief of saloon owner Maudie (Charlene Holt), who is in love with Thornton (and was for a time a romantic interest of Harrah's).
, 1h46Directed by Sergio Sollima
Origin Italie
Genres Action, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Michel Lemoine, George Ardisson, Frank Wolff, Evi Marandi, Fernando Sancho, Eduardo Fajardo
Un certain Général Siqueiros a capturé le scientifique Karlesten et comme ça il a obtenu le contrôle sur une arme à destruction massive. L'Agent 3S3 doit rendre le gredin inoffensif. Il voyage à l'île caraïbe San Félipe mais son homme de contact Mendozza est déjà remplacé par quelqu'un qui travaille pour un autre service secret. La situation est une menace pour le monde entier.
The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966)
, 1h34Directed by Don Sharp
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Horror, Crime
Themes Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Christopher Lee, Marie Versini, Douglas Wilmer, Roger Hanin, Tsai Chin, Rupert Davies
In 1924, Fu Manchu, his army of henchmen and his vicious daughter Lin Tang are kidnapping the daughters of prominent scientists and taking them to his remote island, where he demands that the fathers help him to build a death ray, which he intends to use to take over the world. He plans to keep (even wed) the girls in question. But Fu's archenemy, Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard, is determined not to let that happen...
Duel at Diablo (1966)
, 1h43Directed by Ralph Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors James Garner, Sidney Poitier, Bibi Andersson, Dennis Weaver, Bill Travers, John Hubbard
While crossing the desert, a frontier scout, Jess Remsberg (James Garner), rescues Ellen Grange (Bibi Andersson) from a pursuing band of Apaches, and returns her to her husband, Willard Grange (Dennis Weaver). The couple have been on the move since two years before, when Ellen Grange had been kidnapped by Apaches and rescued. The townsfolk treated her as an outcast because, in captivity, she had a child by an Indian warrior.
Batman (1966)
, 1h45Directed by Leslie H. Martinson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about children, Batman films, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Children's films
Actors Adam West, Milton Frome, Madge Blake, Burt Ward, Lee Meriwether, Cesar Romero
When Batman (West) and Robin (Ward) get a tip that Commodore Schmidlapp (Reginald Denny) is in danger aboard his yacht, they launch a rescue mission using the batcopter. As Batman descends on the bat-ladder to land on the yacht it suddenly vanishes beneath him. He rises out of the sea with a shark attacking his leg. After Batman dislodges it with bat-shark repellant, the shark explodes. Batman and Robin head back to Commissioner Gordon's office, where they deduce that the tip was a set-up by the United Underworld, a gathering of four of the most powerful villains in Gotham City (Joker, Penguin, Riddler and Catwoman).