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MFB: May 1974




Monthly Film Bulletin
May 1974
Vol. 41 No. 484



The Affair
USA - 1973 - 92m - col
Scotia-Barber (A)
D: Gilbert Cates

Attica
USA - 1973 - 79m - bw and col
The Other Cinema
D: Cinda Firestone

The Bell From Hell
La campana del infierno
(aka: The Bells)
Spain/France - 1973 - 92m - col
Border (X) (cut)
D: Claudio Guerín Hill

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
USA - 1965 - 89m - col
Avco Embassy (A)
D: William Beaudine

Blume in Love
USA - 1973 - 116m - col
Columbia-Warner (X)
D: Paul Mazursky

La bonne année
(USA: Happy New Year)
France/Italy - 1973 - 115m - col
Avco Embassy (A)
D: Claude Lelouch

Brother of the Wind
Canada/USA - 1972 - 88m - col
GTO (U)
D: Dick Robinson

The Camerons
UK - 1974 - 56m - col
Children's Film Foundation (U)
D: Freddie Wilson

The Con Men
Tedeum
(USA: The Sting of the West)
(aka: Father Jackleg)
Italy/Spain - 1973 - 99m - col / scope
Fox-Rank (A) (cut)
D: Enzo G. Castellari



Dead Cert
UK - 1973 - 99m - col
United Artists (A) (cut)
D: Tony Richardson

Les déchainées
[see: Hot and Naked]

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
UK - 1973 - 91m - col
Fox-Rank (A)
D: Bob Kellett

Dr. Mabuse
Dr. Mabuse der Spieler: Ein Bild der Zeit
(USA: Dr. Mabuse: The Fatal Passions)
(aka: Dr. Mabuse the Gambler)
Germany - 1922 - silent - bw
Grangers' Exclusive (A) (cut)
D: Fritz Lang

Due fratelli in un posto chiamato Trinita
[see: Jesse and Lester: Two Brothers in a Place Called Trinity]

The Godfather of Harlem
Black Caesar
USA - 1973 - 87m - col
Gala (X) (cut)
D: Larry Cohen
Followed by: Hell Up in Harlem (1973).

The Great Gatsby
USA - 1974 - 146m - col
CIC (A)
D: Jack Clayton

Hellfighters of the East
Four Riders
四騎士
(USA: Strike 4 Revenge)
Hong Kong - 1972 - 113m - col / scope
Target (X) (cut)
D: Chang Cheh
Initially rejected by the BBFC, then passed with cuts.

Hit Man
La scoumoune
(USA: Scoumoune)
(aka: Mafia Warfare)
(aka: The Pariah)
France/Italy - 1972 - 105m - col
Miracle (X) (cut)
D: José Giovanni

Hot and Naked
Quand les filles se déchaînent
(aka: Hot on Her Tail)
(aka: Thrill Seekers)
France - 1973 - 88m - col
English Film Company (X) (cut)
D: Guy Maria

Hotel of Free Love
La pension du libre amour
France - 1973 - 84m - col
Miracle (X) (cut)
D: Eddy Matalon [as: Jack Angel]

House of Madness
La mansión de la locura
(USA: Dr. Tarr's Torture Dungeon)
(aka: The Mansion of Madness)
Mexico - 1973 - 88m - col
PanEuropean (X)
D: Juan López Moctezuma

House of Whipcord
(aka: Stag Model Slaughter)
UK - 1974 - 102m - col
Miracle (X) (cut)
D: Pete Walker

I Escaped From Devil's Island
USA - 1973 - 87m - col
United Artists (X) (cut)
D: William Witney

In Love With Sex
Donnez-nous notre amour quotidien
(USA: The Models)
France/Italy/Canada - 1973 - 92m - col
English Film Company (X) (cut)
D: Claude Pierson

Intimate Desires of Women
Van de Velde: Die vollkommene Ehe
(USA: Ideal Marriage)
W.Germany - 1968 - 92m - col
Gemini (X)
D: Franz Josef Gottlieb
Followed by: Every Night of the Week (Aug/1972).

Jesse and Lester: Two Brothers in a Place Called Trinity
Jesse & Lester: Due fratelli in un posto chiamato Trinità
(USA: Two Brothers in Trinity)
Italy - 1972 - 97m - col
Cathay (X)
D: Renzo Genta [as: James London], Richard Harrison




Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
USA - 1965 - 82m - col
Avco Embassy (A)
D: William Beaudine

Joe e Margherito
[see: Run Run Joe]

Kashima Paradise
France - 1973 - 110m - bw
The Other Cinema
D: Yann Le Masson, Bénie Deswarte

The Last Italian Tango
Ultimo tango a Zagarol
(aka: Erotic Bed)
(aka: Last Tango in Zagarola)
Italy - 1973 - 98m - col / scope
Border (X) (cut)
D: Nando Cicero

Mean Streets
USA - 1973 - 110m - col
Columbia-Warner (X)
D: Martin Scorsese
Also reviewed: Apr 1993.

Naked Sex
Le sexe nu
France - 1973 - 79m - col
Cinecenta (X) (cut)
D: José Bénazéraf

The Outside Man
Un homme est mort
France/Italy - 1972 - 104m - col
United Artists (AA)
D: Jacques Deray

Pandora's Box
Die Büchse der Pandora
Germany - 1928 - silent - bw
British International Film (A)
D: G.W. Pabst

Remember Me This Way
UK - 1974 - 57m - col
GTO (U)
D: Ron Inkpen, Bob Foster

Run, Cougar, Run
(aka: Seeta the Mountain Lion)
USA - 1972 - 87m - col
Walt Disney (U)
D: Jerome Courtland

Run Run Joe
Arrivano Joe e Margherito
Italy/France/Spain/W.Germany - 1974 - 120m - col / scope
Ronald A. Lee (A)
D: Giuseppe Colizzi
35mm and 70mm release prints. Some UK prints were also screened in 70mm Cinerama.

Seduction
La seduzione
Italy - 1973 - 105m - col
Gemini (X) (cut)
D: Fernando Di Leo

Sex at the Olympics
Mädchen: Die nach München kommen
(USA: The Swinging Co-Eds)
W.Germany - 1972 - 87m - col
Gemini (X) (cut)
D: Walter Boos


The Sexy Darlings
Robinson und seine wilden Sklavinnen
W.Germany/France/Israel - 1971 - 81m - col
Antony Balch (X) (cut)
D: Jesús Franco [as: Frank Hollman]

The Silent One
Le silencieux
(aka: The Great Manhunt)
(aka: The Man Who Died Twice)
France/Italy - 1973 - 118m - col
Variety (A)
D: Claude Pinoteau

Summertime Killer
Un verano para matar
(aka: Target Removed)
Spain/Italy/France - 1971 - 111m - col
Nationwide (AA) (cut)
D: Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi

The Taste of the Savage
El sabor de la venganza
(aka: Branded X)
(aka: Eye for an Eye)
Mexico - 1970 - 86m - col / scope
PanEuropean (X) (cut)
D: Alberto Mariscal

Techniques of Love
Der Tanzstunden-Report
(USA: School for Swingers)
W.Germany - 1973 - 89m - col
Target (banned)
D: Hans-Joachim Wiedermann [as: John Weeran]

Le territoire des autres
(aka: The Territory of Others)
France - 1970 - 92m - col
Knight Film (U)
D: François Bel, Gérard Vienne, Michel Fano, Jacqueline Lecompte

The Third Part of the Night
Trzecia część nocy
Poland - 1971 - 106m - col
PanEuropean (X) (cut)
D: Andrzej Zulawski

The Three Musketeers: The Queen's Diamonds
UK/Panama/USA/Spain - 1973 - 107m - col
Fox-Rank (U)
D: Richard Lester
35mm and 70mm release prints.
Followed by: The Four Musketeers: The Revenge of Milady (1974, Apr/1975), The Return of the Musketeers (1989, Aug/1989), La Femme Musketeer (2004).

Threesome
USA/Denmark - 1969 - 90m - col / scope
Grand National (X) (cut)
D: Brandon Chase [as: Lee Beale]

Till Sex Us Do Part
Troll
(aka: Sex to the End)
Sweden - 1972 - 99m - col
Eagle (X) (cut)
D: Vilgot Sjöman
Initially rejected by the BBFC, then passed with cuts. The uncut version was passed for video in 1987 under the title Sex to the End.

The Way of the Dragon
猛龍過江
(USA: Return of the Dragon)
Hong Kong - 1972 - 99m - col / scope
Cathay (X) (cut)
D: Bruce Lee

What?
Che?
(aka: Diary of Forbidden Dreams)
Italy/France/W.Germany - 1972 - 113m - col / scope
Gala (X)
D: Roman Polanski

Where's Johnny?
UK - 1974 - 59m - col
Children's Film Foundation (U)
D: David Eady

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