That Was the Week That Was
That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, is a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by…
McHale’s Navy
An experienced South Pacific Sea Dog by the name of Quinton McHale, was commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander into the U.S. Navy Reserve at the start of World War II….
The Virginian
The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is the setting for a…
Dr. Finlay’s Casebook
Dr Finlay’s Casebook is a television series that was broadcast on the BBC from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin’s novella ‘Country Doctor’, the storylines centred on a…
University Challenge
Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.
Fireball XL5
Fireball XL5 is a science fiction-themed children’s television show following the missions of spaceship Fireball XL5, commanded by Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol. The show was produced…
The Saint
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
Combat!
Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans…
Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and son played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett who deal in…
The Brainiac
In 1661 Mexico, the Baron Vitelius of Astara is sentenced to be burned alive by the Holy Inquisition of Mexico for witchcraft, necromancy, and other crimes. As he dies, the…
The Lucy Show
On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender…
The Week Starts on Friday
A short documentary about the production of movie marquee art for cinemas in Prague.
King Kong vs. Godzilla
The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture…
Keepers of Order
Chuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal Nakayama and boss Sukegoro Iioka. Chuji is then aided by boss Shigezo Sasagawa, Ishimatsu,…
Rainbow Over Kinmon
Three years had passed since Ichiro Takeo left Japan. He was a young physician with a promising future, until his medical error caused the death of a big-shot politician. He…
The Dismembered
After a daring jewel heist, a trio of thieves hold up in an old dark house inhabited by a motley bunch of restless ghosts that only want to dispatch their…
The Violent and the Damned
When chain gang prisoners attack their guards, some of the hardened criminals escape Brazil’s infamous Anchieta Prison amidst all the pick-ax carnage. The government dispatches a machine-gun squad to round…
Typhoon
A clever and lively girl who gets lost in the world of radio drama believes the woman playing mahjong is not her mother, and runs away from home to search…
Sculptures by Sofu – Vita
A short documentary by Hiroshi Teshigahara about his father, the sculptor Sofu Teshigahara, preparing an exhibition.
The Prince and the Pauper
In the London of 1537, two boys resembling each other exactly meet accidentally and exchange “roles” for a short while. After many adventures, the prince regains his rightful identity and…
Time to Remember
A gang of jewel thieves rob a house which has just become empty following the recent death of it’s rich lady owner. The robbery is not a complete success and…
Solo for Sparrow
A group of crooks accidentally kill an elderly shop assistant while stealing the keys to the jewellery shop where she works. When his superiors think that the case is better…
Antoine and Colette
Now aged 17, Antoine Doinel works in a factory which makes records. At a music concert, he meets a girl his own age, Colette, and falls in love with her….
From Evening Till Morning
During the German occupation of Estonia a young mother finds a Red Army soldier hiding in the hay in her barn.
Men from the Fisherman’s Village
After a stormy night on the sea, a group of Estonian fishermen end up in a small coastal Finnish town. As they await the Soviet authorities to take them back…
Viva Brazil
Chile was the venue for the 1962 finals, where holders Brazil were expected to regain their crown. The host, Chile, took them all the way in an epic semi-final, but…
The Olive Trees of Justice
The son of a French colonialist in Algeria returns to Algeria after learning that his father is ill. Memories from childhood return. He also must deal with some problems involving…
Foundry Town
Set in Kawaguchi in the early 60s, this simple story chronicles the lives of foundry families and one girl’s dreams of higher education.
Bound by Chastity Rule
The widow of a nobleman bears a son after having an affair with her servant. The servant and the baby are driven from the home by the woman’s irate in-laws…
Elegant Beast
A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover there are other, equally conniving players involved.
Don’t Talk to Strange Men
An innocent girl is “groomed” over the telephone, and nearly becomes the victim of an attacker.
Adam and Six Eves
A gold prospector in the desert gets lost and discovers an oasis of comely maidens.
Love Under the Crucifix
The basic story in Love under the Crucifix is about Ogin, daughter of a tea master, who are both Christians in feudal Japan. Ogin falls in love with a feudal…
The Mad Fox
A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appears to be on the horizon after he becomes romantically involved with his…
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.
The Seventh Juror
In a moment of madness a middle-aged, married and respectable pharmacist kills a young woman who is sun-bathing by a lake. Unable to take in what he has done, he…