Cape Fear (1962)
Portraying legal poster boy Atticus Finch might well have been an act of redemption for Gregory Peck…
18th January 2026
1962
2026
A Prize of Arms (1962)
Will easily hook a contemporary audience. Especially stylish in its narrative choices…
11th January 2026
Eegah! (1962)
Eegah, the wild 1962 cult classic where a prehistoric giant crashes modern love in Palm Springs…
8th January 2026
2025
Who’s Got the Action (1962)
Here’s the latest from The Magnificent 60s Complication. The keenest weapon in the screenwriter’s armory. And the most overused and, conversely, not employed to its greatest potential. Generally, it’s the only device for a romance – boy meets girl, (enter complication as…) boy loses girl, boy gets girl. But, just...…
8th December 2025
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Here’s the latest from The Magnificent 60s Tennessee Williams wrote better parts for women than he did for men. You can start with Vivien Leigh, Oscar-winner for A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) – Marlon Brando only nominated – and Anna Magnani Oscar-winner for The Rose Tattoo (1955) with Maria Pavan nominated and star Burt...…
3rd November 2025
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Here’s the latest from The Magnificent 60s It always helps a prison picture if your character has been wrongfully convicted (The Shawshank Redemption, 1994) or is incarcerated through an unfortunately set of circumstances including self-destructive tendencies (Cool Hand Luke, 1967). Whatever the case, the malevolence of the wardens or the...…
20th October 2025
Tomorrow at Ten (1962)
Here’s the latest from The Magnificent 60s Surprisingly hardnosed for a British crime thriller. Surprisingly stylish and when the sting in the tail comes, it’s an emotional one, adding a deeper level to one of the main characters. In most crime picture – wherever they originate, Britain, Hollywood, France, Italy...…
12th October 2025
The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962) Colorized
Alive… without a body… fed by an unspeakable horror from hell! A doctor experimenting with transplant techniques keeps his girlfriend’s head alive when she is decapitated in a car crash, then goes hunting for a new body. Director: Joseph Green Writers: Joseph Green, Rex Carlton Stars: Jason Evers, Virginia Leith,...…
22nd September 2025
The Wild and the Willing (1962)
Here’s the latest from The Magnificent 60s The problem with showcasing new talent is that it’s a pretty difficult sell given that all audiences have to go on is a studio’s faith in these newcomers. You can’t actually justify which of these will succeed until long after their initial forays....…
8th September 2025
Live Now, Pay Later (1962)
Easy credit led to a boom in the standard of living but also…
25th June 2025
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
As much as the censor would permit – would be the subtitle…
14th June 2025
The Finger Man / Le Doulos (1962)
Stunning tour de force combining narrative complexity with technical audacity…
8th June 2025
Tarzan Goes to India (1962)
Helluva fillip for reissue and credibility purposes to be able to point to…
31st May 2025
Satan Never Sleeps (1962)
Of all the misguided sentimental anti-Communist drivel, this is a very poor swansong…
12th May 2025
I Thank a Fool (1962)
The Magnificent 60s One of those bonkers pictures whose nuttiness is initially irritating but ends up…
5th May 2025
A Prize of Arms (1962)
A Prize of Arms is a 1962 British crime film directed by Cliff Owen…
4th May 2025
The Spiral Road (1962)
With HD Retro Trailers, you’ll find videos from all around the world, in the best quality…
27th April 2025
Wild Guitar (1962)
He Was A Country Boy But He Played The Wildest Strings In This Mad-Mad Town…
20th April 2025
Jigsaw (1962)
Unusual crime picture even for the period. Most of these British B-pictures focused…
19th April 2025
The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
Cynical and opportunistic Swedish oil executive Eric Erickson (William Holden) blackmailed into World…
5th April 2025
Panic in Year Zero! (1962)
With HD Retro Trailers, you’ll find videos from all around the world, in the best quality…
20th March 2025
St. George and the Dragon (1962)
The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights…
12th March 2025
Out of the Fog / Fog for a Killer (1962)
Unusual and unusually effective entry into the low-budget British B-film crime category…
1st March 2025
Jessica (1962)
Roman Holiday (1953), Three Coins in a Fountain (1956) and Boy on a Dolphin (1956)…
28th February 2025
Echo of Diana (1962)
Minor British B-picture gem, though more for the exquisite narrative and tsunami of…
15th February 2025
Crooks Anonymous (1962)
Charm was in short supply in the 1960s. Sure, for a period you…
13th February 2025
2024
Panic in the Year Zero! (1962)
While the release of Conclave and Juror #2 augurs well for the future of movies made for…
29th December 2024
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances…
12th December 2024
Dr No (1962)
Minus the gadgets and the more outlandish plots, the James Bond formula in…
11th December 2024
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