The Italian Job (1969)
Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam.
Starring: Michael Caine, Noël Coward, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Tony Beckley, Rossano Brazzi
Director: Peter Collinson
Nevada Smith (1966)
Western
Set in the West of the 1890s, the film opens with the torture and murder of the parents of Max Sand by a trio of gunslingers seemingly motivated by their hostility toward the mixed nature of the marriage, since the wife is a Native American. Swearing revenge, the young cowhand enlists the help of itinerant gunsmith Jonas Cord, who teaches him how to shoot while counseling against revenge. Nonetheless, Sand doggedly scours one town after the other.
Starring: Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Arthur Kennedy, Suzanne Pleshette, Raf Vallone
Director: Henry Hathaway
El Cid (1961)
Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | Romance | War
Anthony Mann masterfully directs this classic tale of the 11th-century hero (Charlton Heston) who fought to unite Spain. Known as history's "compassionate warrior," the film follows El Cid's remarkable journey from peace-broker accused of treason to the King's fighting champion, and later from exiled hero to legendary martyr. Unequaled in scope, grandeur and adventure, EL CID is an essential part of any film lover's collection.
Starring: Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page, John Fraser, Gary Raymond
Director: Anthony Mann
