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1960s Movies

The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)

June 30, 2020February 8, 2023 - by greatmovies

The Extraordinary Seaman movie storyline. Lt. Commander Finchhaven, a ghostly relic from the First World War, he had fallen down dead drunk on his first assignment and been consigned from the great beyond to sail the seas until a further opportunity arises to redeem his actions.

The Love Bug (1969)

April 7, 2020July 17, 2023 - by greatmovies

The Love Bug movie storyline. In 1968, Jim Douglas is a miserable racing driver, reduced to competing in demolition derby races against drivers half his age.

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

July 27, 2019July 23, 2023 - by greatmovies

Based on Richard Condon’s novel, and adapted by George Axelrod. A complex, realistic depiction of brainwashing in a frightening, satirical psychological thriller. An American platoon fighting in the Korean War is captured and brainwashed by Communist North Koreans in Manchuria. Upon their return to the US, one of the veterans Major Bennett Marco (Sinatra) is haunted by recurring nightmares about their frightening incarceration.