MFB: November 1974

Introduction for newcomers

Basic Training

Monthly Film Bulletin

November 1974

Vol. 41 No. 490

Adventures of Captain Marvel

(aka: Return of Captain Marvel)

USA - 1941 - 216m - 12 chapters - bw

British Lion (U)

D: William Witney, John English
Also reviewed: Jan-Feb 1950.

--And Now the Screaming Starts!

UK - 1973 - 91m - col

Fox-Rank (X)

D: Roy Ward Baker

The Angry Dragon

強龍惡寇

Hong Kong - 1973 - 85m - col / scope

Mark Associates (X) (cut)

D: Cheung Sam

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

(aka: Fight for Freedom)

(aka: The White Peoples Fountain)

USA (TV) - 1973 - 109m - col

Saga (AA)

D: John Korty

Badlands

USA - 1973 - 94m - col

Columbia-Warner (X)

D: Terrence Malick

Bank Shot

USA - 1974 - 83m - col / scope

United Artists (A)

D: Gower Champion

Basic Training

USA - 1971 - 80m - bw

The Other Cinema

D: Frederick Wiseman

Bedlam

USA - 1946 - 79m - bw

Amanda

D: Mark Robson
Long believed to have been banned in the UK, the film wasn't actually submitted to the BBFC until a video release in 1997, at which point it was passed uncut.

The Black Dragon

黑龍

(aka: Great Dragon Boxer)

Hong Kong/Philippines - 1973 - 97m - col / scope

Paladin (X) (cut)

D: Law Chi [as: Lo Gio]

Blood of Frankenstein
Dracula vs. Frankenstein

USA - 1971 - 91m - col
Paladin (X)
D: Al Adamson

Call Harry Crown
99 and 44/100% Dead

USA - 1974 - 98m - col / scope
Fox-Rank (AA)
D: John Frankenheimer

Charley and the Angel

USA - 1974 - 93m - col

Walt Disney (U)

D: Vincent McEveety

Crazy Joe

USA/Italy - 1973 - 99m - col

Columbia-Warner (X) (cut)

D: Carlo Lizzani

Deadly Weapons

USA - 1974 - 75m - col

Variety (X) (cut)

D: Doris Wishman

Dear Mother, I'm All Right

Liebe Mutter, mir geht es gut

W.Germany - 1972 - 87m - col

The Other Cinema

D: Christian Ziewer

Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls

USA - 1973 - 89m - col

Fox-Rank (X) (cut)

D: Eddie Saeta

Fear Eats the Soul

Angst essen Seele auf

(USA: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul)

W.Germany - 1973 - 92m - col

Cinegate (AA)

D: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Frankenstein: The True Story

UK/USA (TV) - 1974 - 185m - 2 episodes - col

CIC (AA)

D: Jack Smight
The UK theatrical print distributed by CIC was a condensed version, running 123 mins.

Golden Needles

USA - 1974 - 92m - col / scope

EMI (AA)

D: Robert Clouse

The Insolent

L’insolent

(USA: Deadly Sting)

(aka: The Killer)

France - 1972 - 92m - col

Golden Era (AA)

D: Jean-Claude Roy

Kazablan

קזבלן

Israel - 1973 - 114m - col / scope

CIC (U)

D: Menahem Golan
4-channel stereo

The Life of Anton Bruckner

Das Leben Anton Bruckners

Austria/W.Germany (TV) - 1974 - 136m - col

Connoisseur (U)

D: Hans Conrad Fischer

The Mad Adventures of 'Rabbi' Jacob

Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob

France/Italy - 1973 - 100m - col

Fox-Rank (U)

D: Gérard Oury

Moments

UK - 1973 - 92m - col

Columbia-Warner (A) (cut)

D: Peter Crane

The Night Porter

Il portiere di notte

Italy - 1973 - 118m - col

Avco Embassy (X) (cut)

D: Liliana Cavani

The Parallax View

USA - 1974 - 102m - col / scope

CIC (AA)

D: Alan J. Pakula

Pill of Death

La peau de torpedo

(USA: Only the Cool)

(aka: The Deathmakers)

France/W.Germany/Italy - 1969 - 110m - col

Golden Era (A)

D: Jean Delannoy

The Romantic Agony

Vaarwel

Netherlands - 1973 - 85m - col

Fugitive Cinema

D: Guido Pieters

The Scarlet Letter

USA - 1926 - silent - bw

Ron Harris

D: Victor Sjöström

The Spirit of the Beehive

El espiritu de la colmena

Spain - 1973 - 98m - col

Contemporary (AA)

D: Victor Erice

Split

UK - 1974 - 55m - col

Cherwell (AA)

D: Roger Lambert

Swedish Love Games

Urlaubsreport: Worüber Reiseleiter nicht sprechen dürfen

(USA: The Resort Girls)

(aka: What Tour Guides Can’t Tell You)

W.Germany - 1971 - 102m - col

Atlantic (X) (cut)

D: Ernst Hofbauer
Initially rejected by the BBFC when submitted by Black Water, then passed with cuts.

Vampira

(USA: Old Dracula)

UK - 1974 - 88m - col

Columbia-Warner (AA)

D: Clive Donner

Vengeance of a Gunfighter
To Hell You Preach

USA - 1972 - 76m - col
Paladin (AA) (cut)
D: Richard Robinson

Virgin Wives

Zum zweiten Frühstück: Heiße Liebe

(USA: Lonely Wives)

W.Germany - 1972 - 79m - col

Atlantic (X) (cut)

D: Hubert Frank

Weekend Swingers
A Weekend With Strangers

USA - 1974 - 74m - col
Variety (X) (cut)
D: Allen Savage