Knife in the Water (1962, aka Nóż w wodzie)
Synopsis: An upper-class couple (Leon Niemczyk and Jolanta Umecka) invites a young hitchhiker (Zygmunt Malanowicz) to go boating with them and… Reaction & Thoughts: “If two men are on board, […]
Category Archives: 1962
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Synopsis: Wheelchair-bound ex-movie star Blanche Hudson (Joan Crawford, A Woman’s Face) is at the mercy of her mentally disturbed sister and ex-vaudeville child star “Baby” Jane Hudson (Bette Davis) in […]
Big Red (1962)
Synopsis: In Canada, a wealthy landowner (Walter Pidgeon, Mrs. Miniver) hires an orphan (Gilles Payant) to take care of his prized dog, an Irish Setter named “Red.” The child and […]
Term of Trial (1962)
Synopsis: A kindhearted middle-aged teacher, played by Sir Laurence Olivier (Wuthering Heights), is falsely accused of raping one of his students. The teacher’s working-class town quickly turns against the dedicated […]
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
Synopsis: The true story of the Grimm Brothers, Wilhelm (Laurence Harvey, Room at the Top) and Jacob (Carl Boehm, Peeping Tom), who together wrote some of the best-known fairy tales. […]
Mamma Roma (1962)
Synopsis: An aging prostitute, nick-named ‘Mama Roma’ (Anna Magnani, The Rose Tattoo), decides to call it quits. She buys a fruit stand and moves to a respectable neighborhood with her […]
The Miracle Worker (1962)
Synopsis: Anne Bancroft (The Graduate) plays teacher Anne Sullivan, who is hired by a wealthy family to teach their deaf, blind, and mute daughter, Helen Keller (Patty Duke, Valley of […]
Dr. No (1962)
Synopsis: A British spy, James Bond (Sean Connery, The Man Who Would Be King), travels to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of another agent and his secretary. During the course […]
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Synopsis: Gregory Peck (The Yearling and Roman Holiday) is southern lawyer Atticus Finch who, during the depression era, defends a black man (Brock Peters, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country) […]
Lawrence of Arabia (1962, Director’s Cut)
Synopsis: The true story of enigmatic British military figure T. E. Lawrence (Peter O’Toole, The Lion in Winter), who in 1916 was sent to the Arabian Peninsula to evaluate Prince […]
