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Happy He Who Like Ulysses

For 25 years now, under the Provence sun, Antonin, a farmhand, has shared his work and everyday life with a horse named Ulysse. What a shock when Pascal, the farmer, tells him he has decided to sell Ulysse to a picador for being too old. Not only will he be separated from his faithful companion, but he is well aware too that the arenas of Arles mean death for Ulysse. Being unable to stand such injustice, Antonin runs away from the farm in the company of Ulysse. Together, they go through the ...

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7

1970 Comedy 90 min Play

5.6

El Condor

Luke, an escaped convict, and Jaroo, a loner gold prospector, team up with a band of Apache Indians in 19th century Mexico to capture a large, heavily armed fortress for the millions -- or billions -- of dollars in gold that are rumored to be stored within. Written by Brian C. Madsen

NR

5.6

1970 Action 102 min Play

8

R.P.M.

R.P.M. stands for (political) revolutions per minute. Anthony Quinn plays a liberal college professor at a west coast college during the hedy days of campus activism in the late 1960s. Radical students take over the college, the president resigns, and Quinn's character, who has always been a champion of student activism, is appointed president. As the students continue to push the envelope of revolution, Quinn's character is faced with the challenge of restoring order or abetting the ...

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8

1970 Drama 92 min Play

5.3

Sabata the Killer

After giving a ride to a man who recently ripped-off his thieving business partner, Sabata and his buddy are unaware that a group of men have been hired to kill them and bring back the loot!

NR

5.3

1970 Western 87 min Play

5.3

The Pacifist

Barbara (Monica Vitti) is a journalist investigating the local counterculture who becomes involved, after an unpleasant start of battery and stalking, with Pierre Clémenti's louche all-around dropout.

NR

5.3

1970 Drama 82 min Play

7.7

Pratidwandi

Siddhartha Chowdhury, a brilliant medical student, is forced to leave his studies after his father's sudden demise. He is forced to navigate the high unemployment rate and the communist socio-political climate of 1960s Calcutta in search of a job.

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7.7

1970 Drama 110 min Play

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The Walking Major

U.S. Army Captain Clark Allen gains attention by walking back and forth, the length of Japan, gambling with U.S. servicemen in order to raise funds to rebuild an orphanage. Suspicious of Allen's motives, a Japanese newsman, Hiroshi Kitabayashi, traces the American's background until he discovers the motive behind Allen's long walk.

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0

1970 Drama 0 min Play

4

Rabbit, Run

Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom comes home one day from his dead-end job to find his pregnant wife Janice asleep, splayed in front of the TV, highball glass in hand. After a moment's contemplation, he decides to leave. Taking his coat and car keys, he's off and running on a rambling, aimless journey.

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4

1970 Drama 90 min Play

6.3

The Priest’s Wife

After discovering her boyfriend for the past four years is married, a distraught and depressed young woman turns to a Catholic priest for counseling -- and finds mutual attraction. Now the inseparable couple are thwarted by his holy vow of celibacy, and must rely on the Vatican for a solution to their dilemma.

PG

6.3

1970 Comedy 103 min Play

5.6

The Stud

Veterinary surgeon William Chaminade is having a peaceful holiday in the South of France when he is witness to an event that will change not only his life but the destiny of France! A young woman tries to kill herself by jumping from the upstairs window of the hotel where he is staying. Thanks to the services of a passing athlete, the woman is unharmed, and she reveals that her distress is down to her husband’s apparent lack of interest in her. Immediately, Chaminade has a brainwave. He ...

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5.6

1970 Comedy 90 min Play

5.3

Madron

A nun, the only survivor of an Indian massacre of a wagon train, is taken in by a cantankerous old gunfighter.

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5.3

1970 Western 90 min Play

8.3

The Land

Adapted from Abdel Rahman Al-Sharqawi's well-known novel of the same name, this classic film by Egyptian master Youssef Chahine was eight years in the making. Chronicling a small peasant village's struggles against the careless inroads of the large local landowner, The Land shows why political oppression does not necessarily lead to a sense of solidarity among the disinherited

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8.3

1970 Drama 130 min Play

5

Five Get Into Trouble

The four kids, Julian, Dick, Georgina and Anne plus the dog Tim go on a bike-trip without any grownups around, but they are soon followed by a another boy, Richard, who is pursued by kidnappers.

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5

1970 Crime 90 min Play

6.9

The Twelve Gold Medallions

As a valiant Chinese general and his men battle Tartar invaders, patriot swordsmen attempt to stop the delivery of 12 medallions sent by a traitor that could spell the doom of the Sung Dynasty. When a powerful kung fu master assumes responsibility for the deliveries, his daughter and a former student turn against him in order to save China.

NR

6.9

1970 Action 102 min Play

5.8

Cherry, Harry & Raquel!

Harry (a corrupt sheriff) and his Chicano deputy hunt an Apache who is about to go to the authorities with the news Harry is smuggling marijuana. Harry makes love to Raquel (a prostitute) and Cherry (a nurse). The women also has an erotic encounter between themselves. Harry's boss gets it off with Raquel and Cherry, too. Uschi Digard romps around the desert naked

NR

5.8

1970 Action 71 min Play

7.7

Umka Is Looking for a Friend

It is a continuation of adventures of the bear cub who searches for the friend and finds him on the Polar station during the New year.

NR

7.7

1970 Animation 10 min Play

5.8

Loot

Two bank robbers, Dennis and Hal, are on the run from the police after a successful heist. Needing somewhere to hide the loot, they turn to a funeral parlour where they stash the cash in Hal's recently-deceased mother's coffin. Taking the coffin, they turn to Hal's father and hide it in the bathroom of his hotel. Before long the hotel is host to the eccentric Inspector Truscott.

NR

5.8

1970 Comedy 101 min Play

7.3

Rubí

Rubi steals the fiancé from her millionaire friend Maribel, leaves her city and gets married in New York.

The Body

A psychedelic documentary of the body electric, with music by Pink Floyd. The film was directed and produced by Roy Battersby. The film's narrators, Frank Finlay and Vanessa Redgrave, provide commentary that combines the knowledge of human biologists and anatomical experts. The film's soundtrack, Music from the Body, was composed by Ron Geesin and Roger Waters.

NR

4.3

1970 Documentary 112 min Play

8.1

A Girl Called Jules

After his Western triumphs, Valerii stepped out of the shadow of Sergio Leone with this distinctly Bergmanesque sexual melodrama.Dionisio is perfect in the title role and this remains her best film, Valerii turns up along the way too. Just when the film hits a period of auto pilot John Steiner turns up in the final reel for a climax that is quite unforgettable. A bit difficult to trace but well worth the effort.

NR

8.1

1970 Drama 106 min Play

5.8

Hooray for the Blue Hussars

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NR

5.8

1970 Comedy 100 min Play

6

The Lawyer

Wilma Harrison had it all. A wealthy doctor for a husband. A big playboy for a lover. A beautiful home. And a horrible death.

R

6

1970 Crime 120 min Play

4.9

Flesh Feast

A doctor in Florida conducts shady experiments involving maggots and stolen body parts, which may be in preparation for a larger plot.

R

4.9

1970 Horror 72 min Play

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Rendezvous with Dishonor

In the wake of terrorist bombings, senseless assassinations and widespread destruction in Cyprus, the attempts of local government officials to negotiate peace is thwarted by renegade guerrilla leaders. The World Council steps in and decides that the United Nations Secretary should visit Cyprus and encourage peace. But this is precisely what the fanatic priest Evagoras had hoped for...soon he will have the U.S. government and the Greek government at his mercy - when he unveils his most ...

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0

1970 Drama 100 min Play