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1970s Movies

The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)

October 1, 2020January 7, 2023 - by greatmovies

The Possession of Joel Delaney movie storyline. Norah Benson (Shirley MacLaine), an affluent socialite living in the upper east side of New York City, seems to be living the perfect life as a divorced mother of two. After her mother’s suicide, she becomes a mother figure in the close relationship she has with her younger brother Joel Delany (Perry King). However, Joel begins to a act very unusually.

1960s Movies

El Cid (1961)

August 23, 2020January 14, 2023 - by greatmovies

17th century Spain is divided into Christian kingdoms and Moorish strongholds. The young Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar (Charlton Heston), dubbed “El Cid” by his followers, vows to see his country at peace, free from the invaders. Vigorously brave and resourceful, the noble knight hates bloodshed and faces treason charges at court for the clemency shown to some emirs. His accuser, Gormaz (Andrew Cruickshank), father of his fiancée, Jimena (Sophia Loren), dies in the resulting duel.

1960s Movies

Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)

August 21, 2020January 15, 2023 - by greatmovies

Anne of the Thousand Days movie storyline. King Henry VIII (Richard Burton) of England is contemplating what to do about his nearly one thousand day union to his second wife, Anne Boleyn (Geneviève Bujold).

1960s Movies

The Taming of the Shrew (1967)

August 2, 2020January 19, 2023 - by greatmovies

The Taming of the Shrew movie storyline. Baptista (Michael Hordern), a rich Paduan merchant, announces that his fair young daughter, Bianca (Natasha Pyne), will remain unwed until her older sister, Katharina (Elizabeth Taylor), a hellish shrew, has wed.

1970s Movies

Theater of Blood (1973)

July 25, 2020January 22, 2023 - by greatmovies

Theater of Blood movie storyline. Edward Kendal Sheridan Lionheart (Vincent Price) is a matinèe favorite Shakespearean actor of the old school, finding difficulty coping with new theater roles, who wreaks revenge on on the theater critics who give their annual Guild’s “Best Actor” award to a new and upcoming actor rather than him.

1970s Movies

The Medusa Touch (1978)

May 19, 2020July 11, 2023 - by greatmovies

The Medusa Touch movie storyline. John Morlar is watching a British television broadcast when an anchorman states that American astronauts are trapped in orbit around the moon.