Best Drama Films of 1969
Mississippi Mermaid
A rare mid-career flop ... them down to a house they have rented in Aix en Provence, forcing them to go on the run. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Winning
Successful racecar driver Capua ... his own driving during filming, Paul Newman would develop a lifelong passion for auto racing beginning with this film. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
The Big Bounce
Jack Ryan (Ryan O'Neal) ... described it as "a rancid piece of trash" -- is O'Neal's big-screen debut. Some nudity required an "R" rating. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Women in Love
Women in Love is ... were bestowed upon screenwriter Larry Kramer and cinematographer Billy Williams (who received an uncredited assist from director Ken Russell). [ best drama films - 1969 ]
The Night of the Following Day
A pair of desperate ... way. The feature ends with a hard-to-fathom surprise in this violent story of murder, greed and love of money. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
The Damned
In 1969, The Damned ... betrayal and murder all along the way. The film was originally released in the U.S. with an X rating. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Army of Shadows
In this war drama ... fighter for revenge. The screenplay is based on Joseph Kessel's novel and became filmmaker Jean Pierre Melville's magnum opus. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Play Dirty
Captain Douglas (Michael Caine) ... men he has left must survive the sweltering heat and the enemy gunfire in order to insure their survival. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Based on the novel ... Jean Brodie was due in great part to the popularity of the title song, as recorded by Rod McKuen. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
John and Mary
John and Mary attracted ... considered "beautiful," "progressive" and "significant" in the permissive 1960s; nowadays it's about as controversial as The CBS Morning News. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
The Big Cube
“The Big Cube” of ... to play the lead role. Amazingly, going through this experience cures Adriana – just as Lansdale hoped it would. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Gods of the Plague
Gods of the Plague ... of scheming females. Their dreary life of crime comes to a spectacular head in a shoot-out at a supermarket. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
The Proud and the Damned
Will (Chuck Connors) leads ... in Ramon's death. The mayor considers letting Will and Mila leave town in an effort to avoid further bloodshed. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
De Sade
Keir Dullea dives into ... of that, de Sade continues to seek out various forms of softcore sex. But then the Black Plague hits. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Queimada!
Sir William Walker (Marlon ... leave the island realizing he is just as much a pawn as the men he initially incited to revolt. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Change of Habit
Dr. John Carpenter (Elvis ... screen images as he returned his focus to live performances and recording for the remainder of his illustrious career. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Rascal
Rascal, the Sterling North ... in recent years become a standard weekend TV offering whenever a sports event is rained out or otherwise delayed. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Medium Cool
"I love to shoot ... historical moment marked by incendiary images of political assassinations, the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, and counterculture protests. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
My Side of the Mountain
Thirteen-year old Teddy Eccles ... Theodore Bikel. My Side of the Mountain is a refreshingly non-condescending adaptation of the novel by Jean Craighead George. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Katzelmacher
Jorgos (Rainer Werner Fassbinder) ... prejudice and fascism. This feature took the Prize of International Film Critics at the Mannheim Film Festival in 1969. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Samurai Banners
Furin Kazan (AKA Samurai ... the throne. He thus ensures that the baby will grow up to become the ruler of a unified nation. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
The Mod Squad: Season 02
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Chastity
This road movie features ... (Stephen Whittaker) for a few nights before hitting the road once again in this story written by Sonny Bono. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Submarine X-1
A special group of ... for Norway. Spectacular underwater photography is seen in this World War II adventure story based on an actual mission. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Hell's Angels '69
Chuck (Tom Stern) and ... take other measures when they become separated in this boring biker movie that features real Hell's Angels gang members. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Nest of the Gentry
After suffering artistically at ... Vanya (1970), then spent four inactive years before turning out his biggest pre-Hollywood financial success, The Romance of Lovers. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Amore e Rabbia
This obscure film is ... members of the Establishment. While the stories averages 20 minutes each, this gang-directed effort quickly fell into cinematic oblivion. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Double Suicide
A masterpiece of Japanese ... double suicide. This film won the prestigious Kinema Jumpo "Number One" prize for both Best Picture and Best Actresses. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
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A young man from ... of the hallucinogenic drug. Pink Floyd provides the music for this film that decries the excesses of the counterculture. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Awakenings of the Beast
Brazilian horror icon Jose ... for 20 years; while most of the film is in black-and-white, the concluding hallucination sequences are in vivid color. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Red Lion
In this samurai tale, ... the warrior totally confused as to which side he should be one as neither seems to be very good. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
La Vida Sigue Igual
When a law student ... his friends and unable to pursue his love of soccer, he must struggle to adapt to his new life. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Vuelta Al Paraiso
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Portrait of Hell
In this Japanese historical ... it is a hellish painting. He and the ruler continue to butt heads until both end up committing suicide. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
That Tender Touch
Following a near rape, ... Lonely, the older woman tries to rekindle their affair, but the young wife spurns her. This leads to tragedy. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
The Joke
A man who has ... ends up with the man feeling demoralized and betrayed by the organization he had given his all to support. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
A Touch of Zen
An influential martial arts ... a technical prize, this was the first Chinese language film ever to win a major western film festival award. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Santo Contra los Cazadores de Cabezas
Prolific Mexican filmmaker Rene ... Cardona, who had directed the ghastly La Horripilante Bestia Humana the previous year, also appears in the cast. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
Rosas Blancas Para Mi Hermana Negra
The simmering relationship between ... son in a drama directed by Abel Salazar and inspired by the classic Douglas Sirk melodrama Imitation of Life. [ best drama films - 1969 ]
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