The Naked Prey (1965)
Synopsis: In the late 19th century Africa, after insulting a local tribe, members of a safari are brutally killed by the offended party. The local natives do spare one person, […]
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Life at the Top (1965)
Synopsis: It’s been ten years since unscrupulously ambitious Joe Lampton (Laurence Harvey, The Manchurian Candidate and Darling) entered into a marriage of convenience. Now Joe has everything he wanted in life: a […]
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (1965)
Synopsis: In 1910, a British newspaper mogul, played by the inimitably Robert Morley (The African Queen and Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?), offers a small fortune to the […]
A Patch of Blue (1965)
Synopsis: A black man (Sidney Poitier, To Sir With Love) develops a friendship with a blind white girl (Elizabeth Hartman, The Beguiled) he meets at a park. She doesn’t realize […]
Von Ryan’s Express (1965)
Synopsis: Col. Joseph L. Ryan, played by Frank Sinatra (From Here to Eternity and The Manchurian Candidate), is an American POW in Italy during World War II. Ryan is imprisoned […]
The 007 Series: Thunderball (1965)
Synopsis: The evil organization SPECTRE steals two warheads from NATO and demands 100 million pounds for their return. James Bond (Sean Connery, Marnie) travels to the Bahamas where he suspects […]
Director’s Spotlight: David Lean’s Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Synopsis: During the Russian Revolution, an idealist doctor, Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif, Lawrence of Arabia), falls in love with a beautiful girl, Lara Guishar (Julie Christie, Shampoo). Zhivago decides, however, […]
Director’s Spotlight: George Stevens’s The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Synopsis: Lavish, meticulous retelling of the life of Jesus Christ — from birth to crucifixion to resurrection. Reaction & Thoughts: The Greatest Story Ever Told was a notorious critical and […]
Star Trek (TV Series): “The Cage” (Unaired Pilot)
Synopsis: The Cage begins with the spaceship USS Enterprise, commanded by Captain Pike (Jeffrey Hunter, The Searchers), answering a distress call from the mysterious planet Talos IV. The landing party, which includes a […]
