Bedknobs and Broomsticks 1971  G, 117 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Musical / Fantasy
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Angela Lansbury, Roddy McDowall, David Tomlinson, Sam Jaffe, John Ericson, Bruce Forsyth, Reginald Owen, Tessie O'Shea, Arthur Gould-Porter, Cindy O'Callaghan, Roy Snart, Ian Weighill, Cyril Delevanti, Ben Wrigley, Rick Traeger
This Disney film concerns a witch-in-training, Miss Price (Angela Lansbury), who becomes the guardian of three British children (Roy Snart, Ian Weighill and Cindy O'Callaghan) during World War II. With the help of an enchanted bedknob, they have some strange and wonderful adventures in animation and help stop a group of Nazis from invading the countryside.
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The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! 1966  N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Alan Arkin, Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, John Phillip Law, Paul Ford, Tessie O'Shea, Brian Keith, Theodore Bikel, Ben Blue, Jonathan Winters
This story reveals the atmosphere of the Cold War in the 1960s. The plot involves the forced landing of Russian submariners off Nantucket and, in an alien land, the sailors find a mixed greeting from the Americans. Although a good farce, this film gives the viewer insight into a world gone slightly mad during the arms race. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Picture, and Alan Arkin was nominated for Actor.
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1968 TV, 128 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Thriller
aka: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Director: Charles Jarrott
Cast: Jack Palance, Leo Genn, Oskar Homolka, Billie Whitelaw, Denholm Elliott, Tessie O'Shea, Torin Thatcher, Duncan Lamont, Gillie Fenwick, Joe Austin, Rex Sevenoaks, Elizabeth Cole, Paul Harding, Jeanette Landis, Liza Creighton
Jack Palance plays the title roles of both Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The story is about the good Dr. Jekyll who turns himself into the evil Mr. Hyde through his experiments in his lab. Dr. Jekyll becomes addicted to enjoying the life of his long-repressed hedonistic personality of Mr. Hyde. Then, he murders his associate after being blackmailed, and this leads to a brutal confrontation with the police at the medical academy.
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| 1. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
2. The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)
3. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968)
aka: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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