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Director: Norman Taurog    More Info
Starring: Elvis Presley, Joan O'Brien, Gary Lockwood, Vicky Tiu, H.M. Wynant, Edith Atwater, Guy Raymond, Dorothy Green, Yvonne Craig, Kurt Russell

 An adorable little girl, Sue-Lin (Vicky Tiu), is the catalyst for love and romance between Mike Edwards (Elvis Presley) and Diane Warren (Joan O'Brien) while they are both attending the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Kurt Russell makes his screen debut in a bit part. Songs include "Take Me to the Fair," Cotton Candy Land," and "Beyond the Bend."

Director: Stanley Kramer    More Info
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Mickey Rooney, Ethel Merman, Phil Silvers, Jim Backus, Carl Reiner, Jerry Lewis

 Buried treasure is the goal of a large group of people who madly race around chasing each other in pursuit of the $350,000 prize. An all-star cast of comedians participates in the chase.

Director: Don Chaffey    More Info
Starring: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond, Laurence Naismith, Niall MacGinnis, Michael Gwynn, Douglas Wilmer, Jack Gwillim, Honor Blackman, John Cairney

 Master stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen really makes this a fantasy to watch. Based on Greek mythology, Jason (Todd Armstrong) is heir to the throne of Thessaly, but it is ordained that he must first return the magical Golden Fleece. Thus, under the protection of the goddess Hera, he and his crew set sail, encountering many obstacles along the way–including a seven-headed reptile, a 100-foot tall live statue, and an army of skeletons.

Director: J. Lee Thompson    More Info
Starring: Yul Brynner, George Chakiris, Shirley Anne Field, Richard Basehart, Brad Dexter, Barry Morse, Leo Gordon, Ford Rainey, Armando Silvestre, Victoria Vetri

 After his father is killed in battle, King Balam (George Chakiris) leads his Mayan tribe out of Mexico for safety reasons. Now they are confronted by Black Eagle (Yul Brynner) and his Native American tribe. Black Eagle is captured, but during his captivity, he becomes friends with King Balam and will lead the Mayans in their flight to Texas in the attempt to keep their civilization alive. Problems do lie ahead when Hunac Ceel (Leo Gordon) and his troops attack, but will Black Eagle and King Balam be able to fight together and save their civilizations?

Director: Cornel Wilde    More Info
Starring: Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Brian Aherne, George Baker, Archie Duncan, Adrienne Corri, Michael Meacham, Iain Gregory, Mark Dignam, Reginald Beckwith

 The Knights of the Round Table gather around King Arthur (Brian Aherne) once again. But, trouble brews when the most gallant knight, Sir Lancelot (Cornel Wilde), falls in love with Guinevere (Jean Wallace) who is the bride of King Arthur.

Director: William Beaudine    More Info
Starring: June Lockhart, Hugh Reilly, Jon Provost, Robert Howard, Will J. White, Richard Kiel, Walter Stocker, Walter Kelley, Patrick Waltz, Leo Needham

 In this three-episode feature film, Timmy Martin (Jon Provost) and his dog Lassie are carried off in a giant balloon that finally lands them in Canada. They are befriended by a deaf-mute Indian, Chinook Pete (Richard Kiel), who wants Timmy to replace his own deceased son. Meanwhile, Timmy's parents Ruth and Paul (June Lockhart and Hugh Reilly) frantically seek help from the Canadian Mounties to track down Timmy and Lassie.

Director: Peter Brook    More Info
Starring: James Aubrey, Hugh Edwards, Tom Chapin, Roger Elwin, Tom Gaman, Roger Allen, David Brunjes, Peter Davy, Kent Fletcher, Nicholas Hammond

 Their plane crashes, and the adults aboard are killed, which leaves English schoolboys marooned on an island. Ralph (James Aubrey) is elected "chief," and Jack (Tom Chapin) leads a group on a hunt for pigs to butcher for food. As the boys struggle to survive, they split into two groups with Jack representing savagery and Ralph representing civilization in a bitter battle for dominance and survival on the island.

Director: Senkichi Taniguchi    More Info
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Makoto Sato, Jun Funato, Ichiro Arishima, Mie Hama, Akiko Wakabayashi, Kumi Mizuno, Tadao Nakamura, Jun Tazaki, Takashi Shimura

 From the people who brought us "Godzilla," this is the story of a man (Toshiro Mifune) who is out to save the country from an evil premier who is trying to take over the kingdom. The English-dubbed version calls the hero Sinbad to help sell the film in the U.S.

Director: C.M. Pennington-Richards    More Info
Starring: Edward Judd, James Robertson Justice, Laurence Payne, Joachim Fuchsberger, Albert Lieven, Arthur O'Sullivan, Robert Flemyng, Richard Carpenter, Robert Brown, Jeremy Hawk

 The best part of this film is the good archival submarine shots. While the plot has potential, the story plods along as British sailors capture a Nazi U-boat, man it, and infiltrate a U-boat wolfpack. After discovery, they get away, but the sub is damaged in the process.

Director: Phil Karlson    More Info
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Elsa Martinelli, Jack Hawkins, Sabu, Stefan Schnabel, Cely Carillo, Emile Genest, David Cadiente, Allyson Ames, John Keaka

 Anna (Elsa Martinelli) and Otto (Jack Hawkins) hire Harry Stanton (Robert Mitchum) as their guide when they set out to trap a jungle cat for a zoo. The deeper into the bush they go, the less Harry keeps his sanity. Good Elmer Bernstein musical score.

Director: Lawrence Huntington    More Info
Starring: Richard Todd, Marianne Koch, Vivi Bach, Albert Lieven, Walter Rilla, Jeremy Lloyd, Robert Arden, Bill Brewer, Simon Sabela

 British police inspector Harry Sanders (Richard Todd) is in Africa where he investigates a hospital murder. While searching for clues in the hospital, the clues lead Sanders to a hidden diamond mine. Based on the novel by Edgar Wallace.

Director: Norman Tokar    More Info
Starring: Brian Keith, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Dewey Martin, Jeff York, Marta Kristen, Rafael Campos, Slim Pickens, Royal Dano, Rodolfo Acosta

 Three children–Travis (Tommy Kirk), Arliss (Kevin Corcoran), and Lisbeth (Marta Kristen)–are kidnapped by Apaches, but the family dog, Savage Sam, comes to the rescue in this Disney sequel to "Old Yeller."

Director: Robert Day    More Info
Starring: Jock Mahoney, Woody Strode, Tsu Kobayashi, Earl Cameron, Ricky Der, Anthony Chinn, Christopher Carlos, Jimmy Jamal, Salah Jamal, Robert Hu

 Filmed on location in India, Tarzan (Jock Mahoney) ensures the safety of a future king on the journey to his coronation.

Director: Tony Richardson    More Info
Starring: Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Diane Cilento, Joyce Redman, David Tomlinson, George A. Cooper, Peter Bull

 Raised as a foundling, Tom Jones (Albert Finney) falls in love with Sophie (Susannah York), but he is sent away so that she may marry another. Tom ends up in London where he engages in sexual merriment and is later reunited with Sophie. A rollicking fun flick. Oscars were won for Best Picture, Director, Writing, and Musical Score; nominations included Best Actor (Finney), Supporting Actor (Hugh Griffith), and three for Supporting Actress (Diane Cilento, Edith Evans, and Joyce Redman).

Director: Carl Foreman    More Info
Starring: George Hamilton, George Peppard, Vince Edwards, Eli Wallach, Melina Mercouri, Romy Schneider, Jeanne Moreau, Peter Fonda, Elke Sommer, Albert Finney

 Set during World War II, this is an interesting story of U.S. infantrymen fighting their way through the European theater. Perhaps too long, but shorter (by about 20 minutes) than the original version.

Director: Lewis Gilbert    More Info
Starring: William Holden, Susannah York, Capucine, Tetsuro Tamba, Michael Goodliffe, Allan Cuthbertson, Maurice Denham, Sydney Tafler, Beulah Quo, Tony Price

 While Communist terrorists, British officials, and the people of Malaya fight for control of the country at the end of World War II, American soldier Major Ferris (William Holden) decides to stay in Malaya and becomes wealthy through a real estate investment. Dhana (Capucine) is Ferris' girlfriend and is living with him, but problems rise to the fore when the British governor's daughter, Candace (Susannah York), falls for him. Meanwhile, Ferris is caught in the middle of a huge dilemma involving politics and loyalty, which rises to the fore when he is asked to trap his old friend Ng (Tetsuro Tamba) who has been working with the Communist-backed terrorists.

Director: Don Sharp    More Info
Starring: Christopher Lee, Duncan Lamont, Barry Warren, Harry Locke, Andrew Keir, Michael Ripper, Suzan Farmer, Charles Houston, Leonard Fenton, John Cairney

 Spanish pirate Captain Robeles (Christopher Lee) has been fighting along with the Spanish Armada. After his ship suffers damage, Robeles pulls into a British port in a small village and convinces the residents that Spain won the battle and that Spain now rules them. Robeles proceeds to run the town–until pirate Manuel (Barry Warren) jumps ship and comes to the aid of the townsfolk.

Director: Sidney Lumet    More Info
Starring: Dan O'Herlihy, Walter Matthau, Frank Overton, Edward Binns, Fritz Weaver, Henry Fonda, Larry Hagman, Dom DeLuise, William Hansen, Sorrell Booke

 The premise for this story is that the United States has accidentally dropped the hydrogen bomb on Russia. The ensuing events evolve as the leaders of both countries work to prevent total world annihilation. Good, tense attention-keeper.

Director: Anthony Mann    More Info
Starring: Alec Guinness, Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, James Mason, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Quayle, John Ireland, Mel Ferrer, Omar Sharif, Eric Porter

 Marcus Aurelius (Alec Guinness) rules the Roman Empire and tells his daughter Lucilla (Sophia Loren) that he has chosen his adopted son Livius (Stephen Boyd) to inherit the throne instead of the legal heir Commodus (Christopher Plummer). After Marcus Aurelius is murdered, Commodus claims the throne. Lucilla wants Livius to claim the throne, but her pleas to him fall on deaf ears. Meanwhile, Commodus is wreaking havoc and murdering anyone who poses a threat to his rule. Now he sees Lucilla as a threat and orders her death. This time, Livius does come to her rescue, slays Commodus, and brings an end to his evil rule.

Director: Ralph Nelson    More Info
Starring: Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard, Jack Good, Verina Greenlaw, Pip Sparke, Simon Scott, John Napier, Ken Swofford, Sharyl Locke

 Love blossoms on a South Pacific island during World War II when French teacher Catherine Freneau (Leslie Caron) and her students are marooned following the crash of their plane. Coming to their aid is coastal spotter Walter Christopher Eckland (Cary Grant) who has been watching for enemy activity in the area.

Director: Nathan Juran    More Info
Starring: Edward Judd, Martha Hyer, Lionel Jeffries, Hugh McDermott, Betty McDowall, Erik Chitty, Miles Malleson, Gladys Henson, Marne Maitland, Norman Bird

 In this entertaining film version of H.G. Wells' novel, Professor Joseph Cavor (Lionel Jeffreis) invents matter that overcomes gravity, thus allowing him to build a spaceship capable of reaching the moon. And off he goes into space with Arnold Bedford (Edward Judd) and Kate Callender (Martha Hyer) and lands on the Moon where they find a bee-like population.

Director: Michael Anderson    More Info
Starring: Yul Brynner, Richard Widmark, George Chakiris, Suzy Parker, Shirley Knight, Joe Di Reda, Mitsuhiro Sugiyama, Andrew Hughes, E.S. Ince, Daniele Gaubert

 As three pilots try to rescue the crew of a sunken ship, the pilots' unsuccessful pasts are shown through flashbacks to earlier rescue attempts.

Director: Leon Benson    More Info
Starring: Luke Halpin, Pamela Franklin, Helen Cherry, Tom Helmore, Francesca Annis, Brian Kelly, Joe Higgins, Lloyd Battista, Gordon Dilworth, Ricou Browning

 Sandy (Luke Halpin) and his dolphin friend, Flipper, avoid separation when plans are made to demolish Sandy's home and send Flipper to a Miami aquarium. Sandy and Flipper escape to an island where all goes well–until hijackers dump a family on the island and then return for their kidnapping. You guessed it, Sandy and Flipper save the day.

Director: Guy Hamilton    More Info
Starring: Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Harold Sakata, Gert Frobe, Shirley Eaton, Tania Mallett, Bernard Lee, Martin Benson, Lois Maxwell, Bill Nagy

 In one of the best of the James Bond movies, Goldfinger (Gert Frobe) is planning to detonate a small nuclear device inside Fort Knox. The purpose is to infest the gold with radiation, thus increasing the value of Goldfinger's gold and making him the world's wealthiest man. James Bond, Agent 007 (Sean Connery) gets involved and, in the process, woos Pussy Galore (Honor Blackman) who happens to be aiding Goldfinger in his plot. Never fear, by story's end, Agent 007 saves the day.

Director: Giacomo Gentilomo    More Info
Starring: Sergio Ciani, Jany Clair, Anna Maria Polani, Nando Tamberlani, Delia D'Alberti, Jean-Pierre Honore, Goffredo Unger, Franco Morici, Attilio Dottesio, Roberto Ceccacci

 When Moon men try to bring their queen, Samara (Jany Clair), back to life by sacrificing Earthlings, Hercules (Sergio Ciani) must fight his way through assorted monsters to stop that nonsense.