Category Archives: 1971

Vanishing Point

IMDB Rating: 7.20
7566 votes

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Kowalski, works for a car delivery service. He takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to take from Colorado to San Fransisco, California. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours. After a few run-ins with motorcycle cops and highway patrol they start a chase to bring him into custody. Along the way, Kowalski is guided by Supersoul - a blind DJ with a police radio scanner. Throw in lots of chase scenes, gay hitchhikers, a naked woman riding a motorbike, lots of Mopar and you've got a great cult hit from the early 70's.
Actors
KowalskiBarry Newman
Super SoulCleavon Little
ProspectorDean Jagger
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Fright

IMDB Rating: 5.20
226 votes

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Young babysitter Amanda arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after their young son. Soon after the Lloyds leave, a series of frightening occurrences in the gloomy old house have Amanda's nerves on edge. The real terror begins, however, when the child's biological father appears after recently escaping from a nearby mental institution.
Actors
HelenHonor Blackman
AmandaSusan George
BrianIan Bannen
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The Tragedy of Macbeth

IMDB Rating: 7.50
3440 votes

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Roman Polanski's version of Shakespeare's tragedy about a Scottish lord who murders the king and ascends the throne. His wife then begins hallucinating as a result of her guilt complex and the dead king's son conspires to attack MacBeth and expose him for the murderer he is.
Actors
MacbethJon Finch
Lady MacbethFrancesca Annis
BanquoMartin Shaw
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Blood on Satan’s Claw

IMDB Rating: 6.10
796 votes

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Horror thriller set in 17th century England about the children of a village slowly converting into a coven of devil worshipers.
Actors
The JudgePatrick Wymark
Angel BlakeLinda Hayden
Ralph GowerBarry Andrews
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes

IMDB Rating: 6.10
5776 votes

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The third chapter of the Apes saga. Two intelligent simians from the future, Cornelius and Zira travel to present-day Earth. They become instant sensations, wined and dined and treated like celebrities — until a high-level plot forces them to run for their lives!
Actors
CorneliusRoddy McDowall
Dr. ZiraKim Hunter
Dr. Lewis DixonBradford Dillman
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The Anderson Tapes

IMDB Rating: 6.40
1550 votes

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A thief (Duke Anderson) just released from ten years in jail, takes up with his old girlfriend (Ingrid) in her posh apartment. He makes plans to rob the entire building. What he doesn't know is that his every move is recorded on audio and video tape, although he is not the subject of any surveillance.
Actors
John "Duke" AndersonSean Connery
IngridDyan Cannon
Tommy HaskinsMartin Balsam
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Straw Dogs

IMDB Rating: 7.70
13470 votes

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Upon moving to Britain to get away from American violence, astrophysicist David Sumner and his wife Amy are bullied and taken advantage of by the locals hired to do construction. When David finally takes a stand it escalates quickly into a bloody battle as the locals assault his house.
Actors
David SumnerDustin Hoffman
Amy SumnerSusan George
Tom HeddenPeter Vaughan
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Bless the Beasts & Children

IMDB Rating: 6.40
491 votes

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A group of adolescent boys, placed in a summer camp by their otherwise too busy parents, find themselves unable to fit in and are soon branded as bedwetters by their fellow campers and unsympathetic counselor. After their counselor exposes them to what they perceive as a cruel slaughter of corralled bison, these misfits are soon drawn to a common purpose to break free of their camp and free the bison. On their way to free the bison, individual flashbacks reveal the relationships each has with his own family and give insight to their reasons behind wanting to set the bison free. Karen and Richard Carpenter's singing of the title song occurs now and again throughout the movie to underscore the the drama.
Actors
TeftBill Mumy
CottonBarry Robins
SheckerMiles Chapin
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Melody

IMDB Rating: 7.90
773 votes

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Two youngsters declare to their parents that they want to get married. Not sometime in the future but as soon as possible. The story is told from the children's point of view.
Actors
DanielMark Lester
MelodyTracy Hyde
OrnshawJack Wild
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Klute

IMDB Rating: 7.10
5044 votes

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After a businessman disappears the FBI draw a blank except for some unpleasant letters he wrote to a call-girl. His small-town friend John Klute travels to the big city to seek her out. At first their relationship is wary, and she sees him as just another guy to manipulate. But someone may already be stalking her, and as Klute's activities add to the danger a bond of sorts starts to grow.
Actors
Bree DanielsJane Fonda
John KluteDonald Sutherland
Peter CableCharles Cioffi
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