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Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 21, 2018
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Directed by Byron Haskin
Written by Ib Melchior and John C. Higgins from a novel by Daniel Defoe
1964/USA
Aubrey Schenck Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental Just what you’d expect from the title and pretty fun to boot. Two astronauts and a woolly monkey are orbi read more
Charulata (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 20, 2018
Charulata Directed by Satyajit Ray Written by Satyajit Ray from a story by Rabindranath Tagore 1964/India R.D. Banshal & Co. Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Satyajit Ray had a special understanding of women. Here he makes a film about the loneliness of a gifted one. It is late 19th Cent read more
Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 19, 2018
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Directed by Bryan Forbes
Written by Bryan Forbes from a novel by Mark McShane
1964/UK
Beaver Films/Allied Filmmakers
Repeat viewing/My DVD collection This unsettling gem contains two of the greatest performances you will ever see. Myra (Kim Stanley) and Billy Sava read more
The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 18, 2018
The Tomb of Ligeia
Directed by Roger Corman
Written by Robert Towne from a story by Edgar Allen Poe
1964/UK
Alta Vista Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant Roger Corman’s farewell to his Poe series is sumptuously shot and atmospheric. Verden Fell (Vincent Price) has spent the last sever read more
Topkapi (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 17, 2018
Topkapi
Directed by Jules Dassin
Written by Monja Danischewski from a novel by Eric Ambler
1964/USA
Filmways Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental Walter Harper: It’s your most endearing quality. Despite some excellent performances I was underwhelmed by this heist movie. Master crimi read more
Marriage Italian Style
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 10, 2018
Marriage Italian Style (Matrimonio All’Italiana)
Directed by Vittorio De Sica
Written by Renato Castellani, Tonino Guerra, Leonardo Benvenuti, and Piero De Bernardi from a novel by Eduardo De Filippo
1964/Italy/France
Compagna Cinematografica Champion/Les Films Concordia
First viewing/Netfl read more
The Horror of Party Beach (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 10, 2018
The Horror of Party Beach (1964)
Directed by Del Tenney
Written by Richard Hilliard
1964/USA
Iselin-Tenney Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental Combo of bad beach party movie with minimal, ludicrous monster action. A vessel is disposing of barrels of radioactive waste by throwing them into th read more
The Leather Boys (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 9, 2018
The Leather Boys Directed by Sidney J. Furie Written by Gillian Freeman 1964/UK Raymond Stross Productions First viewing/YouTube Not the biker film the poster would imply. It’s the coming-of-age story of both parties to a teenage marriage. Dot (Rita Tushingham) and Reggie marry much too young read more
The Human Dutch (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 9, 2018
The Human Dutch (Alleman)
Directed by Bert Haanstra
Written by Simon Carmiggelt
1964/Netherlands
Haanstra Filmproductie
First viewing/YouTube This thoroughly charming documentary made me wish the whole world were Dutch. The shots were filmed with a hidden camera and give an intimate, humorous vie read more
The Last Man on Earth (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 8, 2018
The Last Man on Earth
Directed by Ubaldo Ragona (Italian prints) and Sidney Salkow (U.S. prints)
Written by William Leicester and Richard Matheson from Matheson’s novel “I Am Legend”
1964/USA/Italy
Associated Producers/Produzioni La Regina
First viewing/Amazon Instant The zombie read more
The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 7, 2018
The Americanization of Emily Directed by Arthur Hiller Written by Paddy Chayefsky from a novel by William Bradford Hule 1964/USA Filmways Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental One of the very first sardonic takes on WWII was controversial in its time. It seems much tamer now. Lt. Commande read more
Do You Know This Voice? (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 7, 2018
Do You Know This Voice?
Directed by Frank Nesbitt
Written by Neil McCallum from a novel by Evelyn Berckman
1964/UK
British Lion Film Corporation/Columbia Pictures
First viewing/Amazon Instant An OK British thriller gives us the chance to see Dan Duryea after all these years. John Hopta (Duryea) m read more
36 Hours (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 6, 2018
36 Hours
Directed by George Seaton
Written by George Seaton; story by Carl K. Hittleman and Luis H. Vance from a story by Roald Dahl
1964/USA
Prelberg-Seaton Productions/Cherokee Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant This is an OK, if unbelievable, WWII thriller with some excellent performance read more
The Outrage (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 4, 2018
The Outrage
Directed by Martin Ritt
Written by Michael Kanin from the play by Michael and Fay Kanin and the screenplay for “Rashomon” by Akira Kurosawa based on the story by Shinobu Hashimoto
1964/USA
Martin Ritt Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental The story worked so well for Ku read more
Murder Most Foul (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 3, 2018
Murder Most Foul
Directed by George Pollock
Written by David Pursall and Jack Seddon from a novel by Agatha Christie
1964/UK
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Lawrence P. Bachmann Productions
First viewing/Amazon Instant Margaret Rutherford is a jewel! In this one, Miss Marple is the juror who deadlocks a murd read more
Kwaidan (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 1, 2018
Kwaidan (Kaidan)
Directed by Misaki Kobayashi
Written by Yoko Mizuki from a novel by Lafcadio Hearn
1964/Japan
Bungei/Ninjin Club/Toho Company/Toyo Kogyo Kabushiki Kaiga
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Misaki Kobayashi delivers some of the most beautiful and spooky ghost stories ever. The movie is read more
Beyond the Fringe (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 28, 2018
Beyond the Fringe
Directed by Duncan Wood
Written by Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller, and Dudley Moore
1964/UK
British Broadcasting Corporation
First viewing/YouTube Still funny after all these years. This made-for-TV movie captures the final performance of the seminal satirical review read more
Lilith (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 27, 2018
Lilith Directed by Robert Rossen Written by Robert Rossen from a novel by J.R. Salamancca 1964/USA Centaur/Columbia Pictures Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental Here is a well-acted love triangle set in an insane asylum. Vincent Bruce (Warren Beatty) is a troubled returning veteran. read more
Zatoichi’s Flashing Sword (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 26, 2018
Zatoichi’s Flashing Sword (Zatoichi abare tako) Directed by Kazuo Ikehiro Written by Shozaburo Asai and Minoru Inuzuka; story by Kan Shimozawa 1964/Japan Daiei Studios First viewing/FilmStruck Still eating these Zatoichi movies up! Blind Ichi is wounded by gunfire. A gentle girl and her go read more
The Third Secret (1964)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 24, 2018
The Third Secret
Directed by Charles Crichton
Written by Robert L. Joseph
1964/UK
Hubris Productions
First viewing/YouTube Catherine Whitset: That’s therapy. It doesn’t really help. This slightly ponderous and Freudian story has a pretty good mystery at its heart. As the movie begins, read more