MFB: December 1973

Introduction for newcomers

Monthly Film Bulletin

December 1973

Vol. 40 No. 479

Adult Fun
UK - 1972 - 102m - col
The Other Cinema
D: James Scott

The Big Boss
唐山大兄
(USA: Fists of Fury)
Hong Kong - 1971 - 100m - col / scope
Cathay (X) (cut)
D: Lo Wei

Blues Under the Skin
Les blues entre les dents
France - 1972 - 88m - col
The Other Cinema
D: Roviros Manthoulis [as: Robert Manthoulis]

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
USA - 1973 - 93m - col
CIC (X)
D: Nathan H. Juran

Carry On Girls
UK - 1973 - 88m - col
Fox-Rank (A) (cut)
D: Gerald Thomas
Series: Carry On Sergeant (1958, Sep/1958).

Catch My Soul
USA - 1973 - 95m - col
Fox-Rank (A)
D: Patrick McGoohan

Child's Play
USA - 1972 - 100m - col
CIC (X)
D: Sidney Lumet

Climax
Ich: Das Abenteuer, heute eine Frau zu sein
W.Germany - 1972 - 89m - col
SF (X) (cut)
D: Roswitha vom Bruck

Digby: The Biggest Dog in the World
UK - 1973 - 88m - col
Fox-Rank (U)
D: Joseph McGrath

El Topo
Mexico - 1971 - 124m - col
ABKCO Films (X) (cut)
D: Alejandro Jodorowsky

Father
Fadern
(aka: Dream of a Father)
Sweden - 1969 - 100m - col
Gala (X)
D: Alf Sjöberg

Fury
Il giorno del furore
Italy/UK - 1973 - 118m - col / scope
Fox-Rank (AA) (cut)
D: Antonio Calenda

Give 'Em an Inch
Hausfrauen-Report 3
(USA: The Sensuous Housewife)
W.Germany - 1972 - 98m - col
SF (X) (cut)
D: Eberhard Schröder
Series: On the Side (1971, Aug/1972).

Hellé
France - 1971 - 95m - col
LMG (X) (cut)
D: Roger Vadim

Holiday on the Buses
UK - 1973 - 86m - col
MGM-EMI (A) (cut)
D: Bryan Izzard
Series: On the Buses (1971, Aug/1971).

Honor Thy Father
USA (TV) - 1973 - 92m - col
Fox-Rank (AA) (cut)
D: Paul Wendkos

King, Queen, Knave
Herzbube
(aka: Sex, Love and Murder)
W.Germany/USA - 1972 - 92m - col
LMG (X)
D: Jerzy Skolimowski

Louise
Chère Louise
(USA: Dear Louise)
France/Italy - 1972 - 105m - col
Columbia-Warner (A)
D: Philippe de Broca

Love-Hungry Girls
Les garces
(USA: Dangerous When Aroused)
(aka: Deadly When Aroused)
(aka: Sex Hungry Girls)
France/Italy - 1973 - 100m - col
English Film Company (X) (cut)
D: Eddy Matalon [as: Jack Angel]

The MacKintosh Man
UK - 1973 - 99m - col
Columbia-Warner (AA) (cut)
D: John Huston

Makin' It
UK - 1970 - 106m - col
The Other Cinema
D: Simon Hartog

Malizia
(USA: Malicious)
Italy - 1973 - 97m - col / scope
Columbia-Warner (X)
D: Salvatore Samperi

Man of the East
...e poi lo chiamarono il magnifico
Italy/France - 1972 - 125m - col / scope
United Artists (A) (cut)
D: Enzo Barboni [as: E.B. Clucher]

Mistress Pamela
UK - 1973 - 91m - col
MGM-EMI (X)
D: Jim O'Connolly

Mon oncle Antoine
Canada - 1971 - 110m - col
Contemporary
D: Claude Jutra

The Peasants of the Second Fortress
三里塚 第二砦の人々
(aka: Narita: The Peasants of the Second Fortress)
Japan - 1968 - 143m - bw
The Other Cinema
D: Shinsuke Ogawa

Return of Sabata
È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta
Italy/France/W.Germany - 1971 - 107m - col / scope
United Artists (X)
D: Gianfranco Parolini [as: Frank Kramer]
Series: Sabata (1970, May/1971).

The Serpent
Le serpent
(aka: Night Flight to Moscow)
(aka: Spy War)
France/Italy/W.Germany - 1973 - 121m - col / scope
MGM-EMI (A) (cut)
D: Henri Verneuil

Sex of Their Bodies
La ragazza dalla pelle di muna
(aka: The Sinner)
Italy - 1972 - 83m - col
Emglish Film Company (X)
D: Luigi Scattini

Stork
Australia - 1971 - 90m - col
LMG (X) (cut)
D: Tim Burstall

Succubus
Necronomicon: Geträumte Sünden
W.Germany - 1967 - 84m - col
Border (X) (cut)
D: Jesús Franco [as: Jess Franco]
Initially rejected by the BBFC when submitted by General Film, then passed with cuts. The uncut version was 'approved' for video in 1993.

Time to Run
USA - 1973 - 100m - col
World Wide (A)
D: James F. Collier

Vengeance
Joko invoca Dio... e muori
Italy/W.Germany - 1968 - 100m - col / scope
MGM-EMI (X) (cut)
D: Antonio Margheriti [as: Anthony M. Dawson]