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Directed by Woody Allen, Take the Money and Run (1969) is an American mockumentary crime comedy that follows the life of Virgil Starkwell. Parodying the style of prison documentaries, the film uses ‘archival footage’ and ‘interviews’ with people from Virgil’s past. To protect their identities, his parents don Groucho glasses during their interviews, as they are ashamed of their son. As a child, Virgil is constantly targeted by bullies who steal and destroy his glasses. Despite this, he excels on an IQ test in school. However, when he steals a fountain pen, his teacher orders the class to ...

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) is an American Western buddy film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman. Set in 1899 Wyoming, it follows the story of Butch Cassidy, a charming and clever leader of the outlaw group known as the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. His closest companion is his skilled but quiet partner, the ‘Sundance Kid’. When they return to their hideout after a long absence, they find that the rest of their gang has chosen a new leader, Harvey Logan. Logan challenges Cassidy to a knife fight for leadership, but Cassidy ...

The British comedy caper film, The Italian Job (1969), was written by Troy Kennedy Martin and directed by Peter Collinson. As thief Roger Beckerman drove through the Alps, his car collided with a bulldozer parked in a tunnel by the Mafia, resulting in his untimely death. The Mafia then disposed of Beckerman’s car and body by pushing them over a cliff and into the river below. Meanwhile, Beckerman’s friend and fellow thief Charlie Croker was released from prison and reunited with his girlfriend Lorna to celebrate his newfound freedom. However, when Croker went ...

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) is the sixth installment in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions. The film is an adaptation of Ian Fleming’s 1963 novel. While at a beach, Bond intervenes when he sees a woman attempting to drown herself. Later on, he meets her again at a casino. This woman, Contessa Teresa ‘Tracy’ di Vicenzo, expresses her gratitude by inviting Bond to her hotel room. However, upon his arrival, an unknown man attacks him. After overcoming the attacker, Bond returns to his own room where he finds Tracy waiting for him. She claims she was unaware of the ...

The film Where Eagles Dare (1968), directed by Brian G. Hutton, follows a thrilling action-adventure as MI6 officers Colonel Turner and Admiral Rolland assign a team of commandos to rescue U.S. Army Brigadier General George Carnaby from the Germans in the winter of 1943-44. The team, led by Major John Smith and including five members of the Special Operations Executive and U.S. Army Ranger Lieutenant Morris Schaffer, must infiltrate a mountaintop fortress in a Bavarian alpine village called Schloß Adler, where Carnaby is being held captive. Disguised as German troops, they plan to parachute in and rescue Carnaby before ...

Coogan’s Bluff (1968), an American crime thriller film directed and produced by Don Siegel, follows the story of Arizona deputy sheriff Walt Coogan. He is sent to New York City to extradite escaped killer James Ringerman, but Detective Lieutenant McElroy informs him that Ringerman is currently recovering from an LSD overdose and cannot be moved until cleared by doctors. To obtain extradition papers from the New York State Supreme Court, Coogan must first win over probation officer Julie Roth and take her out for lunch. Despite facing resistance at the prison hospital, Coogan manages to trick attendants and reach ...

Hang ‘Em High (1968) is an American revisionist Western film directed by Ted Post. In the Oklahoma Territory of 1889, retired lawman Jed Cooper finds himself surrounded by a posse of nine men: Captain Wilson, Reno, Miller, Jenkins, Stone, Maddow, Tommy, Loomis, and Charlie Blackfoot. They demand proof of purchase for the cattle that Cooper is driving. The seller of the cattle is a notorious robber who is also responsible for killing the rancher. Despite Cooper’s protests that he had no involvement in the murder, only Jenkins expresses skepticism about his guilt. While retrieving a prisoner, Cooper notices ...

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) is an epic spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone, who co-wrote it with Sergio Donati based on a story by Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci and Leone. A train pulls into the Old West town of ‘Flagstone’, and a man wearing a harmonica around his neck disembarks. He swiftly dispatches three gunfighters who were waiting for him. The leader of the outlaws, Frank, is in ...

The Love Bug (1969), an American sports adventure comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson, tells the story of race car driver Jim Douglas. After being reduced to competing in demolition derby races against younger drivers, Jim lives with his friend Tennessee Steinmetz, a mechanic and sculptor who uses old car parts, in an old fire house overlooking San Francisco Bay. One day at a fancy European car showroom, Jim meets Carole Bennett and the dealership’s owner Peter Thorndyke. Thorndyke is seen mistreating a white Volkswagen Beetle that was recently returned. Due to financial reasons, Jim decides not to purchase a ...

2001: A Space Odyssey (1984) is a groundbreaking science fiction film, directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay, co-written by Kubrick and renowned science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke, draws inspiration from Clarke’s 1951 short story The Sentinel as well as other works. The story begins in a prehistoric veld where a tribe of hominins is forced to leave their water source by a rival tribe. The following day, they discover the presence of an alien monolith amongst them. Through this ...

Greetings (1968), an American black comedy film co-written and directed by Brian De Palma. This satirical piece follows the story of three friends: Paul, Lloyd, and Jon. Paul is a shy man looking for love, while Lloyd is a conspiracy enthusiast and Jon dreams of becoming a filmmaker. The movie cleverly mocks topics such as free love, the Kennedy assassination, Vietnam, and amateur filmmaking.

Planet of the Apes (1968), an American science fiction film by Franklin J. Schaffner, is loosely based on Pierre Boulle’s 1963 novel. Astronauts Taylor, Landon and Dodge emerge from an extended hibernation following a space voyage at near-light speed. According to Taylor’s theory attributed to scientist Hasslein, the time dilation effect has caused only 18 months to pass for the astronauts despite 701 years having elapsed on Earth since their journey began in 1972. The clock aboard the ship shows time advancing at a rate of approximately one day per minute, ...

The American musical fantasy film, Finian’s Rainbow (1968), is the creation of Francis Ford Coppola, adapted from E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy’s stage production of the same name. It revolves around the arrival of a sly Irish immigrant, Finian McLonergan, in America with his daughter Sharon and a carpetbag full of hidden gold. Their destination is Rainbow Valley, a fictional location in Missitucky where Finian plans to bury his fortune in hopes of it multiplying due to its proximity to Fort Knox. However, they ...

The American independent horror film, Night of the Living Dead (1968), was directed, photographed, and edited by George A. Romero and written by Romero and John Russo. On a night in rural Pennsylvania, siblings Barbra and Johnny went to visit their father’s grave but were suddenly confronted by a pale man in a tattered suit. After Johnny is killed and Barbra is attacked, she escapes to a nearby farmhouse where she discovers a half-eaten corpse on the stairs. As more ghouls begin to gather outside the house, a stranger ...

The American Western mystery film, 5 Card Stud (1968), directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Dean Martin and Robert Mitchum, tells the story of a gambler in Rincon, a small town located 100 miles from Denver, Colorado. The gambler is caught cheating at a game of five-card stud poker and is later lynched by the other players, led by the volatile Nick Evers. One of the players, Van Morgan, attempts to prevent the act of frontier justice, but is unsuccessful. He ultimately leaves town but returns after learning that several ...

The American heist film, The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), stars Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. Directed and produced by Norman Jewison, it received two Academy Award nominations and won for Best Original Song. The protagonist, Thomas Crown, is a wealthy thrill-seeker who meticulously plans a nearly perfect crime out of boredom. He orchestrates a five-person heist of $2,660,527.62 from a Boston bank with the help of a getaway driver who hides the money in a quiet cemetery trash can. Crown remains elusive throughout the ...

The French-Italian Eurospy film, The Road to Corinth (1967), directed by Claude Chabrol, follows the story of Robert Ford and his wife, Shanny. Set during the Cold War in Greece, NATO radar and missile systems are encountering mysterious issues due to small breakdowns in electronic black boxes. Tragically, Robert is murdered before he can solve the problem. Despite opposition from Mr. Sharps, head of the secret service, Shanny takes on the investigation herself. Knowing Robert and Shanny’s friendship well, intelligence agent Dex is assigned to monitor her actions by Mr. Sharps. Eventually, out of love for Shanny, ...

The Looters (1967) is a French adventure film directed by Jacques Besnard and starring Frederick Stafford and Jean Seberg. Morgan, a former burglar, is abducted aboard a yacht by the alluring Colleen. Upon awakening, he learns that Colleen and her companions have enlisted his help in breaking open the vaults of a Caribbean island, home to a brutal dictator who has stolen treasures from his people. Despite his mistreatment, Morgan agrees to the task. With assistance from local resistance fighters, they successfully storm the ...

The Witches (1967) is an Italian comedy anthology film produced by Dino De Laurentiis in 1965. Directed by Luchino Visconti, Franco Rossi, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Mauro Bolognini and Vittorio De Sica, it features five humorous tales about witches. This was also the final film to be released during Totò’s lifetime.

Le Samouraï (1967) is a neo-noir crime thriller film directed and written by Jean-Pierre Melville, starring Alain Delon. Jef Costello, an impassive hitman who resides in a sparse single-room apartment in Paris, keeps a small caged bird as his companion. Using meticulous techniques, he creates foolproof alibis with the help of his lover, Jane. However, after carrying out his latest contract killing on nightclub owner Martey, Jef is spotted by several witnesses including Valerie, the club’s piano player. Despite being brought in for a lineup by the police, none of the ...