Movies from 1964

633 Squadron (1964)

102 mins     Drama, War      

It would be easy to say that "633 Squadron" is a flawed movie because frankly it suffers from issues with special effects and some over the top acting being just part of the problem. But then like so many war movies "633 Squa...

A Distant Trumpet (1964)

117 mins     Western      

For a movie which lasts a few minutes short of 2 hours not a lot happens in "A Distant Trumpet" or at least not for the first half which in itself seems almost unrelated to the movies outcome. Because of this "A Distant Trump...

A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

96 mins     Western      

Up until 1964 there really was only one type of western or at least only one type which gained audiences and that was those where we had a hero looking for justice or revenge, embellished with action sequences and a sense of ...

A Hard Day's Night (1964)

84 mins     Comedy, Musical      

If someone asked me to watch a movie featuring a day in the life of say One Direction or Take That or even Guns n Roses I would say no, not because I have anything against the bands but just the thought of spending 90 minutes...

A Shot in the Dark (1964)

102 mins     Comedy, Mystery      

I think when it comes to Inspector Clouseau I am in the minority as I have never found them that funny. Now in fairness up until now I had never watched an entire Clouseau movie, I had started them and watched for half an hou...

Ballad of a Gunfighter (1964)

84 mins     Western      

I guess I am too young to remember Marty Robbins as a singer and to my knowledge I have never come across him in a movie but I would imagine those who were fond of him might enjoy "Ballad of a Gunfighter" which is not to be c...

Bedtime Story (1964)

99 mins     Comedy      

I don't know how many times I have watched "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" loving it because the comedy of both Steve Martin and Michael Caine. Well having finally gotten around to watching "Bedtime Story", the movie which "Dirty R...

The Brass Bottle (1964)

87 mins     Comedy, Fantasy      

"The Brass Bottle" is one of those maybe movies, maybe back in 1964 the story of a genie trying to be helpful but causing chaos was a lot more amusing and maybe original than it seems now. Yes as I watched "The Brass Bottle" ...

Bullet for a Badman (1964)

80 mins     Western      

As westerns go "Bullet for a Badman" has a lot going on we have revenge, greed, jealousy and of course being a western a bit of romance. But "Bullet for a Badman" is also a b-movie one of the many westerns which got churned o...

Carry on Cleo (1964)

92 mins     Comedy      

Occasionally the brains behind the "Carry On" movies liked to have fun with recognizable characters and historical stories rather than just coming up with something new. One of those movies is "Carry on Cleo" which takes the ...

Carry on Spying (1964)

87 mins     Comedy      

"Carry on Spying" is what I would call old school "Carry On", the sort of "Carry On" movie which was made before the name "Carry On" became synonymous with being sex comedies. As such it has a reasonable storyline as it pasti...

Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

154 mins     Drama, Western      

In his career John Ford directed some of the most iconic western's in cinema's history, he set the benchmark very high and very few ever came close to matching his direction in the western genre. And in a way it makes watchin...

Clash by Night (1964)

75 mins     Crime, Drama      

"Clash by Night" is a curious movie as it has a reasonable idea and some good actors but it is a movie which you must not think about too much or else all the entertainment is sucked from it. Now the first time I watched "Cla...

Crooks in Cloisters (1964)

97 mins     Comedy, Crime      

Bernard Cribbins, Melvyn Hayes, Ronald Fraser and Barbara Windsor are all actors who when I see their names appear in a comedy I know what to expect. They each had a very particular character type from Windsor being the bubbl...

East of Sudan (1964)

85 mins     Adventure , Drama, Romance      

Oh dear, within minutes of "East of Sudan" starting I had a sinking feeling as I realised I had seen the opening action footage before yet had never watched this movie. You may be saying what? But here is a movie which uses f...

Ensign Pulver (1964)

104 mins     Comedy, Drama, War      

It's strange as before I sat down to watch "Ensign Pulver" I had a feeling that the name rang a bell but couldn't work out exactly why. But within about 10 minutes it all made sense when there was mention of the Captain's tre...

The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)

84 mins     Horror      

The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) Peter Cushing is back as baron Frankenstein and back at Karlstaad where he mploys a hypnotist to help him with his creature...

Fail-Safe (1964)

112 mins     Drama, Thriller      

Oh to be an uninformed adult back in 1964, I would imagine watching "Fail-Safe" would have been a horrifying experience with this set up of a possible nuclear war about to occur because a fault in the system prevents the abor...

Father Goose (1964)

112 mins     Comedy, Romance      

With so many new movies hitting the big screens every week it is quite easy to forget the movies from yester year, ones which are not known for being classics but are just as good. One of my favourites which fits into this ca...

First Men in the Moon (1964)

103 mins     Adventure , Sci-Fi      

It won't come as a surprise to those who have read some of my other reviews that I have never read H.G. Wells' "The First Men in the Moon" but then you don't need to have read it to enjoy the 1964 big screen adaptation "First...