Action
The enduring popularity of the action movie has drenched the genre in cliche yet glorious invention abounds around the globe - fighting is the international language. Fashionable styles of film-making come and go but action movies just change their shoes and remain centre-stage.
Great glittering galaxies of genre from across the Alice universe have been gleaned to assemble a suitably kick-ass selection of ballistic ballet and poetic pugilism to scintillate the delicate senses of our discerning clientele. Are you ready to rumble? Are you feeling lucky, Sir/Madame? Our suggestions for a hearty evening of action are listed below.
Pictured: Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang springs into action. Sean Connery as agent 007 in "Diamonds are Forever" (1971).
The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
6.3/10
Director: James O'Connolly
Starring: James Franciscus, Gila Golan, Richard Carlson
Cowpokes head into a mysterious Mexican valley to head 'em up and move 'em out. But they're not looking for little doggies. They're looking for great... Read more
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
8.1/10
Director: George Roy Hill
Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross
One of the most successful and entertaining Westerns of all time chronicles the hair-raising adventures of outlaws Butch (Paul Newman) and Sundance (R... Read more
Castle Keep (1969)
6.2/10
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Patrick O'Neal, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Peter Falk, Bruce Dern
An unusual WWII story from Sydney Pollack starring Burt Lancaster as a one-eyed U.S. Army major who leads a squad of misfit soldiers to an art-filled... Read more
The Wild Bunch (1969)
8/10
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: William Holden, Warren Oates, Robert Ryan, Ernest Borgnine, Ben Johnson
Peckinpah at his violent best. In the Southwest of 1913, Pike Bishop (William Holden) is leader of 'The Wild Bunch', a gang of outlaws coerced by a Me... Read more
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
6.8/10
Director: Peter R Hunt
Starring: George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas
George Lazenby takes over the role as secret agent 007 in this extravaganza. Diana Rigg plays the courted contessa while Telly Savalas plays the arch-... Read more
Play Dirty (Blu-ray) (1968)
6.7/10
Director: Andre De Toth
Starring: Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Green, Harry Andrews
Assigned to lead a mission to destroy German fuel reserves in the African desert during World War II, inexperienced British Army captain Michael Caine... Read more
The Pink Jungle (1968)
6/10
Director: Delbert Mann
Starring: James Garner, George Kennedy, Eva Renzi
A South American fashion photo shoot turns into a diamond mine seeking adventure for an American photographer and his model. Read more
The Girl From Rio (1968)
Director: Jesus Franco
Starring: George Sanders, Shirley Eaton, Richard Wyler, Maria Rohm
In the tradition of "Barbarella" and "Danger: Diabolik" comes this swinging '60s action orgy as bisexual super-villain Sumitra (Shirley Eaton) launche... Read more
Where Eagles Dare ( Blu-ray ) (1968)
7.7/10
Director: Brian G Hutton
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, Richard Burton
The mission is clear. Get in. Get the general. Get out. Commandos charged with freeing a U.S. general from an Alpine fortress should also be told to t... Read more
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
6.6/10
Director: John Sturges
Starring: Ernest Borgnine, Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Jim Brown
This potent Cold War thriller stars Rock Hudson as a sub commander whose secret mission to the North Pole sets the stage for a showdown with the Russi... Read more