old movies worth watching 60s/ 70s

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Purosangue

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13 months

Thursday 21st March
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was checking through some of my old Movies with Michael Caine in ,

" Play Dirty" is not often shown , great performance from Nigel Davenport and Nigel Greene



"Sleuth 1972"



any other recommendations doesn't have to have Michael Caine in

"The Duellists " director Ridley Scotts first movie 1977



Edited by Purosangue on Thursday 21st March 23:39

Some Gump

12,697 posts

186 months

Thursday 21st March
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The taking of Pelham 123.

Watch this brilliant film, then understand why the remake was so upsetting!

Scotter

384 posts

95 months

Thursday 21st March
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Talking of Pelham 123,Charley Varrick with Walter Matthau also worth a watch.
I was talking about this other film with James Coburn to a colleague today and it’s due another watch,great twist at the end.
Too many great films to mention really and someone better placed will name many more.


Edited by Scotter on Thursday 21st March 23:59

Jader1973

4,000 posts

200 months

Friday 22nd March
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Pulp.

I think it was MC’s next film after Get Carter. He plays a sleazy pulp fiction author who is lured to Malta.

It is slightly odd, but I like it.

vixen1700

22,950 posts

270 months

Friday 22nd March
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A couple of early '70s British oddities:

The Rise & Rise of Michael Rimmer with Peter Cook and a great supporting cast. A satircal view of the faceless spin-doctor years before it was a thing.

O Lucky Man, the second part of the Nick Travis trilogy and my favourite.

From IMDB:

An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures that seem designed to challenge his naive idealism.l

Which is all you need to know really, the rest of it is just a total trip. hehe

AW111

9,674 posts

133 months

Friday 22nd March
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Probably not a great film, but I have fond memory of "Water".

Michael Caine as lazy governor of some out of the way island, Billy Connoly as the local revolutionary.

Muzzer79

10,011 posts

187 months

Friday 22nd March
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Escape from Alcatraz (1979) with Clint Eastwood is one of my favourite films.

SpeedBash

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187 months

Mr.Chips

862 posts

214 months

Friday 22nd March
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Gumshoe with Albert Finney. A brilliant little film with a good cast of British TV stalwarts, Fulton McKay, Wendy Richard’s, Frank Finlay etc.

gregd

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219 months

Friday 22nd March
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A few favourites..

The Eiger Sanction (1975) - Clint goes climbing. Trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWgOoLeQa2Y

Junior Bonner (1972) - Sam Peckinpah directed Steve McQueen movie.. Full movie here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_lGYcsskiA

Slap Shot (1977) - very funny Paul Newman Ice Hockey movie. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUuEWI6F3dQ

QJumper

2,709 posts

26 months

Friday 22nd March
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Some 70's ones:

The Wild Geese

The Warriors

Exorcist

Mad Max

Assault on Precinct 13

Star Wars

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Jaws

The French Connection



fuzzymonkey

407 posts

225 months

Friday 22nd March
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There is a very big difference between a film from 1961, 1966 and 1971. You should narrow the time period and what type of film you want. nerd

gt40steve

666 posts

104 months

Friday 22nd March
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Enter The Dragon.
Gone In 60 Seconds. (original).
Kelly's Heroes.
Zulu.
The Ipcress File, Funeral In Berlin and Billion Dollar Brain.
The Battle of Britain.
The Italian Job. (original).
A Fist Full of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
The Great Escape.
Where Eagles Dare.



Edited by gt40steve on Friday 22 March 14:20

CHLEMCBH

178 posts

17 months

Friday 22nd March
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Jader1973 said:
Pulp.

I think it was MC’s next film after Get Carter. He plays a sleazy pulp fiction author who is lured to Malta.

It is slightly odd, but I like it.
Great for location spotting if you know the islands

CHLEMCBH

178 posts

17 months

Friday 22nd March
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Three Days of the Condor

gregd

1,648 posts

219 months

Friday 22nd March
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CHLEMCBH said:
Three Days of the Condor
Love that film.. I bought a peacoat on the basis of it but my Mrs says I don't look a patch on Robert Redford smile

LARK F1 GTR

3,281 posts

146 months

Friday 22nd March
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Midnight Express. I've only seen it once but I'd watch it again.

ThePrisoner

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208 months

Friday 22nd March
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Play misty for me.

One of my favourite Clint Eastwood films.

Blow Up with David Hemmings .

Just a brilliant mid sixties take on life.

Rough101

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75 months

Friday 22nd March
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Fahrenheit 451 directed by François Truffaut

ThePrisoner

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208 months

Friday 22nd March
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Keeping with the Michael Caine theme.

The Black Windmill.

Excellent film from this era. smile