Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna 1986  TV, 194 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: Amy Irving, Olivia de Havilland, Elke Sommer, Omar Sharif, Rex Harrison, Edward Fox, Claire Bloom, Jan Niklas, Nicolas Surovy, Susan Lucci, Jennifer Dundas, Christian Bale, Sydney Bromley, Arnold Diamond
Based on Peter Kurth's book, this story was presented as a two-part TV miniseries starring Amy Irving as Anna Anderson the woman who insisted she was Anastasia, the surviving daughter of the Czar and Czarina of Russia. Anna fights to prove her claim that she is part of the royal family and should be recognized by the Romanov family. By story's end, she finally takes her case to the Romanovs now living in New York.
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And Then There Were None 1974  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Ten Little Indians
Director: Peter Collinson
Cast: Oliver Reed, Elke Sommer, Richard Attenborough, Stephane Audran, Charles Aznavour, Gert Frobe, Herbert Lom, Maria Rohm, Adolfo Celi, Alberto de Mendoza
Agatha Christie's great novel does not seem to do well on screen (except for the excellent 1945 version). This one is set in an Iranian desert inn (to save money). The invited guests are killed one-by-one. Slow and boring.
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The Art of Love 1965   N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: James Garner, Dick Van Dyke, Elke Sommer, Angie Dickinson, Ethel Merman, Carl Reiner, Jay Novello, Fifi D'Orsay, Pierre Olaf, Miiko Taka, Roger C. Carmel, Irving Jacobson, Naomi Stevens, Renzo Cesana, Leon Belasco
American ex-patriots–aspiring artist Paul Sloan (Dick Van Dyke) and struggling writer Casey Barnett (James Garner)–live together in Paris. Paul's girlfriend Nikki (Angie Dickinson) lives in America but pays their rent so that Paul can work on his paintings in Paris. When Paul is told by his art dealer that his paintings will be more valuable if he is dead, his solution is to fake his suicide, and he and Casey can live off the higher price tags. But, the plan backfires when Casey is suspected of murdering Paul. 1 User Review
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| | Classic 60s Comedy | Anonymous 03/17/2007 | | This is a great film - truly a 60s comedy classic... the bad part is that it is not available as DvD (or even a VHS)... WHY? |
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Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! 1966  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Bob Hope, Elke Sommer, Phyllis Diller, Cesare Danova, Marjorie Lord, Harry von Zell, Kelly Thordsen, Benny Baker, Terry Burnham, Joyce Jameson, Kevin Burchett, Keith Taylor
Real estate agent Tom Meade (Bob Hope) connects via telephone with a sexy movie star, Didi (Elke Sommer), who is trying to evade her boyfriend. Now, Tom tries to keep his wife (Marjorie Lord) from finding out about his relationship with Didi
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The House of Exorcism 1973 R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
aka: Lisa and the Devil
The Devil in the House of Exorcism
Director: Mario Bava, Alfredo Leone
Cast: Telly Savalas, Elke Sommer, Sylva Koscina, Alessio Orano, Alida Valli, Espartaco Santoni, Gabriele Tinti, Kathy Leone, Eduardo Fajardo, Franz von Treuberg
Lisa (Elke Sommer) gets lost while touring Italy. She ends up in a mansion that is truly weird: corpses, wax dummies (one that looks like her), a depraved family, and a strange housekeeper (Telly Savalas) who is the Devil. A gory, unsettling film.
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The Money Trap 1965  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Glenn Ford, Rita Hayworth, Elke Sommer, Ricardo Montalban, Joseph Cotten, James Mitchum, Argentina Brunetti, Parley Baer, Ted de Corsia, Eugene Iglesias
Joe Baron (Glenn Ford) is a cop who gets in over his head when he steals money while investigating a drug-related murder.
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A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square 1979 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Big Scam
The Mayfair Bank Caper
Director: Ralph Thomas
Cast: Richard Jordan, Gloria Grahame, David Niven, Elke Sommer, Oliver Tobias, Richard Johnson, Michael Angelis, Dicken Ashworth, Derek Deadman, Davy Kaye, Brian Protheroe
Ex-con Pinky (Richard Jordan) gets a job as a bank maintenance man and is then convinced by Ivan the Terrible (David Niven) to pull off a bank heist.
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The Oscar 1966 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Russell Rouse
Cast: Stephen Boyd, Elke Sommer, Milton Berle, Eleanor Parker, Jill St. John, Joseph Cotten, Edie Adams, Ernest Borgnine, Ed Begley, Walter Brennan
In spite of a good cast, this story–about Frank Fane's (Stephen Boyd) climb to the top of Hollywood's success ladder–falls flat. Many guest stars.
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 The Prisoner of Zenda 1979  PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Peter Sellers, Lynne Frederick, Lionel Jeffries, Elke Sommer, Gregory Sierra, Jeremy Kemp, Catherine Schell, Simon Williams, Stuart Wilson, Norman Rossington, John Laurie, Graham Stark, Michael Balfour, Arthur Howard, Ian Abercrombie
In this comedy version of the classic story, Peter Sellers plays a Cockney cabby who gets involved in palace intrigue because of his unique resemblance to Rudolf IV (Peter Sellers). One of Sellers' worst.
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The Prize 1963 N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Paul Newman, Edward G. Robinson, Elke Sommer, Diane Baker, Kevin McCarthy, Leo G. Carroll, Micheline Presle, Gerard Oury, Sergio Fantoni, John Wengraf
This film adaptation of Irving Wallace's novel is the story of a Nobel Prize winner (Paul Newman) who stumbles into a kidnapping plot and a love affair while in Stockholm to pick up his award.
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A Shot in the Dark 1964  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Mystery
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, Herbert Lom, Tracy Reed, George Sanders, Graham Stark, Andre Maranne, Douglas Wilmer, Vanda Godsell, Burt Kwouk, Moira Redmond, Maurice Kaufmann, Ann Lynn, David Lodge, Martin Benson
The Pink Panther series continues as Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers), the inept–but some would say brilliant–detective solves another crime. This story takes place in Benjamin Ballon's (George Sanders) mansion in the outskirts of Paris where parlormaid Maria Gambrelli (Elke Sommer) is accused of murdering her lover. Clouseau believes that Maria is innocent; however, Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) is sure that she is guilty and is dismayed–once again–at Clouseau's handling of the case. The number of murder victims increases, but Clouseau is convinced that Marie is being framed and remains determined to prove her innocence.
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The Swiss Conspiracy 1975 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jack Arnold
Cast: David Janssen, Senta Berger, John Ireland, John Saxon, Elke Sommer, Ray Milland, Anton Diffring, Arthur Brauss, Inigo Gallo, David Hess
Customers having secret accounts in a Swiss bank find their fortunes as well as their lives in jeopardy. American investigator David Christopher (David Janssen) is hired to save the day.
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They Came to Rob Las Vegas 1968 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
Cast: Gary Lockwood, Elke Sommer, Lee J. Cobb, Jack Palance, Jean Servais, Daniel Martin, Maurizio Arena, Georges Geret, Fabrizio Capucci, Gerard Tichy
Tony (Gary Lockwood) is a blackjack dealer bent on revenge after police kill his friend. His plan is to pull off a robbery by intercepting the delivery of Las Vegas gambling money.
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The Victors 1963 N/R, 153 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Carl Foreman
Cast: 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.
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The Wrecking Crew 1969 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action
Director: Phil Karlson
Cast: Dean Martin, Elke Sommer, Sharon Tate, Nancy Kwan, Nigel Green, Tina Louise, John Larch, John Brascia, Ted Jordan, Wilhelm von Homburg, Pepper Martin, Weaver Levy
Secret agent Matt Helm (Dean Martin) gets assistance (?) from bumbling spy Freya Carlson/MI5 (Sharon Tate) in finding a $1 billion gold shipment that had been stolen by Count Massimo Contini (Nigel Green).
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| 1. Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986)
2. And Then There Were None (1974)
aka: Ten Little Indians
3. The Art of Love (1965)
4. Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966)
5. Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
6. The Double McGuffin (1979)
7. The House of Exorcism (1973)
aka: Lisa and the Devil
aka: The Devil in the House of Exorcism
8. The Money Trap (1965)
9. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
aka: The Big Scam
aka: The Mayfair Bank Caper
10. The Oscar (1966)
11. Percy (1971)
12. Percy's Progress (1974)
aka: It's Not the Size That Counts
13. The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
14. The Prize (1963)
15. A Shot in the Dark (1964)
16. The Swiss Conspiracy (1975)
17. They Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968)
18. Venetian Affair (1967)
19. The Victors (1963)
20. The Wrecking Crew (1969)
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