Best Drama Films of 1973
Deux Hommes Dans La Ville
In this French psychological ... an accident. He finds a new wife, but their happiness is marred by the cop who keeps harassing him. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
A Delicate Balance
A Delicate Balance is ... with the austerity of the other American Film Theatre presentations, director Tony Richardson eschews his usual cinematographic pyrotechnics here. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
The Blockhouse
Set during World War ... Italian! The Blockhouse was based on a novel by Jean Paul Ciebert-which, incredibly, was inspired by a true story. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
The Glass Menagerie
Previously filmed in 1950, ... on December 16, 1973, The Glass Menagerie contained only one commercial interruption, thanks to the largess of sponsor IBM. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
The Last American Hero
Lamont Johnson's subtle direction ... the corporate realities of the professional sports world. The real Junior Johnson served as technical advisor on the film. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Carola
Norman Lloyd directed this ... Leslie Caron as Carola, the play also stars Mel Ferrer, Albert Paulsen, Michael Sacks, Carmen Zapata, and Anthony Zerbe. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Scarecrow
An ex-con learns the ... not enough to make it a hit. Even so, their nuanced performances enhance this moody study of contemporary dislocation. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
The Tenderness of the Wolves
This dark horror film ... face of true evil, this overlooked classic has developed a cult following, but is not recommended for sensitive viewers. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Cinderella Liberty
A "Cinderella Liberty" is ... unwillingness to be tied down -- thus forcing John to fight for her. Darryl Ponicsan adapted his own novel. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Bang the Drum Slowly
A guaranteed tear-jerker, Bang ... film debut. The story is based on a novel by screenwriter Mark Harris and was first filmed for television. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
The Paper Chase
This filmization of John ... Chase TV series, which first ran on CBS, then on public television, then on the Showtime pay cable service. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
The Killing Kind
This genuinely perverse horror ... Savage in a crib on the beach surrounded by laughing neighbors. The ubiquitous Gary Graver did 2nd unit photography. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
The Harrad Experiment
In The Harrad Experiment, ... Harry for a group hug. Based upon Robert Rimmer's best-seller, Harrad was followed by a sequel, The Harrad Summer. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Hal Bartlett co-wrote and ... heals a seagull that has died. Then the entire flock greets him as "the Son of the Great Gull." [ best drama films - 1973 ]
The Waltons: Season 02
Season two of The ... (Jon Walmsley) experiencing his first brush with mortality when his best friend, Seth Turner (Ron Howard), becomes terminally ill. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
The Homecoming
In The Homecoming, adapted ... in the air. Though British in origin, The Homecoming was presented as part of the American Film Theatre series. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Breezy
In this Counterculture vs. ... Clint Eastwood directed in which he did not star, something he would not do again until Bird in 1988. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Long Day's Journey into Night
British actors perform Eugene ... his morphine-addicted wife, Mary; Denis Quilley plays his alcoholic son, Jamie; and Ronald Pickup plays the ill writer Edmund. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
The Mack
A box-office success during ... crooked cops and fellow pimps ready to settle a few scores. Richard Pryor makes a small appearance as Slim. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Save the Tiger
Star Jack Lemmon was ... Award. Appearing in supporting roles are Jack Gilford as Lemmon's conscience-stricken partner and Thayer David as a smarmy arsonist. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
St. Francis of Assisi ... before Pope Innocent III (Sir Alec Guinness), to make his case for an independent religious order under new rules. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
A Brief Vacation
Vittorio De Sica's A ... De Sica's final film, A Brief Vacation was the last of the director's work to be released in America. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
The Last Train
At the beginning of ... deception continues, they come to care for each other, but she discreetly disappears when his real wife turns up. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Upstairs, Downstairs: Series 03
The third season of ... by an eligible old bachelor--while outside the relative comfort of the Bellamy home, war clouds are gathering in Europe. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Willie Dynamite
Willie Dynamite (Roscoe Orman) ... was produced by Richard Zanuck and David Brown, who shortly afterward collaborated on a more upbeat project, The Sting. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist is an ... in 1981. At that time, the film's already heavily telescoped continuity was whittled down to an adumbrated 47 minutes. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Jane Eyre
This 1973 production of ... feelings toward Rocheser begin to change into something more serious, she fears what secrets he is keeping from her. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Jeremy
Robby Benson went from ... first of a handful of Benson/O'Connor teamings; the stars reportedly dated each other for a time in real life. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
That'll Be the Day
Long before Grease was ... excellent (and nostalgic) soundtrack, it features acting performances by rockers David Essex, Billy Fury, Keith Moon and Ringo Starr. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse
Love, death, sainthood and ... gets work as a circus performer until he frees the show's animals and Aden is wounded by pursuing police. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Hard Labour
Mrs. Thornley (Liz Smith) ... a major figure in the Manchester pop scene), portrayed by Lennie James in Michael Winterbottom's 24 Hour Party People. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
25, Firemen's Street
Hungarian filmmaker István Szabó's ... revolt. The result is a stirring, memorable portrait of human will and perseverance in the face of incredible obstacles. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Made for British television, ... earth. The Death of Adolf Hitler is underplayed throughout, rendering the sick spectacle of Der Fuhrer's fall disturbingly realistic. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Extreme Close-Up
A TV reporter becomes ... with a story about voyeurism in this film also known as Sex Through a Window. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
Sam Greenlee's cult favorite ... Dixon has an extensive resume of directorial credits, but primarily in episodic television. Spook is his second theatrical release. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
The Wrestler
In this made-for-TV movie, ... must struggle to foil the efforts of some lowlife wrestlers who are attempting to profit from a fixed fight. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Abhimaan
This is an early ... overshadow that of Subeer. The film supplies plenty of the melodrama and music that are popular with Indian audiences. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Martha
Martha is a wealthy ... hand over the other. Martha holds her own in this genuinely sado-masochistic relationship, until a tragic accident paralyzes her. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Storia Di Una Monaca Di Clausura
This international exploitation feature ... out the nunnery is run by a lesbian mother superior who engages in all kinds of graphically-presented taboo behavior. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
U-Turn
In this Canadian romance, ... meantime. They share a romantic assignation and discover that the ideal figure they were each searching for is absent. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
The Traitors
This film by the ... in 1969) is here shown accepting bribes from American-owned companies and otherwise undermining the legitimate activities of his union. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
The Legend of Paul and Paula
A sentimental favorite of ... withdraws, seriously hurt. The ending is a classic example of "You don't know what you have until it's gone." [ best drama films - 1973 ]
The Brontes of Haworth
The Brontes were one ... Charlotte, Ann Penfold portrays Anne, Rosemary McHale appears as Emily, and Michael Kitchen rounds out the cast as Branwell. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Incident at Vichy
Incident at Vichy is ... political alliances. This made-for-TV version from the Broadway Theatre Archives is directed by Stacy Keach and stars René Auberjonois. [ best drama films - 1973 ]
Massacre in Rome
In March of 1944 ... his vows and standing by as 330 innocents are gunned down on the orders of history's most notorious dictator. [ best drama films - 1973 ]Supplemental Navigation
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