101
Full movies on YouTube
3156 readers
3 users here now
We've moved to piefed.social now. Come visit us there!
https://piefed.social/c/fullmoviesonyoutube
Visit with other movie buffs in these other communities:
!filmsframes@lemmy.world
!movies@lemm.ee
!showsandmovies@lemm.ee
!animation@lemm.ee
!horrormovies@lemm.ee
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
102
103
Conquest of Space is a 1955 American Technicolor science fiction film from Paramount Pictures, produced by George Pal, directed by Byron Haskin, that stars Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, and Mickey Shaughnessy.
The story concerns the first interplanetary flight to Mars, carrying a crew of five, and launched from Earth orbit near "The Wheel", mankind's first space station. On their long journey they encounter various dangers, both from within and without, that nearly destroy the mission.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conquest_of_Space
104
105
106
107
108
109
Laugh, Clown, Laugh is a 1928 American silent drama film starring Lon Chaney and Loretta Young (her film debut). The movie was directed by Herbert Brenon and produced by Irving G. Thalberg for MGM Pictures. A sound version of this film was released in the second half of 1928 and featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laugh%2C_Clown%2C_Laugh
110
Monkey Business is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film. It is the third of the Marx Brothers' released movies (Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo), and the first with an original screenplay rather than an adaptation of one of their Broadway shows. The film also features Thelma Todd, Harry Woods and Ruth Hall and Rockliffe Fellowes. It is directed by Norman Z. McLeod with screenplay by S. J. Perelman and Will B. Johnstone.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_Business_(1931_film)
111
Archive.org came through with another all-time favorite!
Where Eagles Dare was directed by Brian G. Hutton, and was based on the novel written by Alistair MacLean. The setup is a rescue mission; A brigadier general is being held captive and interrogated in a Bavarian mountaintop castle by the Nazis, and the SOE tasks Major John Smith (Richard Burton) with leading a team of commandos to bust him out.
Where do I even begin with this film? It has everything you'd want in a WWII spy thriller; the slowly building suspense is absolutely masterful, not a single actor was miscast and everyone put in a damn good performance, the locations, the way the plot unfolds, Gah! I can't say enough good about it.
It was filmed on location in Austria and Bavaria, which results in some really lovely authentic shots of snow covered peaks and towns. The cinematography is workmanlike, perfectly capturing the important bits but never lingering for an artistic shot, which serves the movie well.
The first time I saw it, I was surprised how relatively strong the women characters in it are, an uncommon sight for that period.
For the 60's, this is just a god dang masterpiece, right up there with The Great Escape, and IMHO is one of the finest WWII films ever made. A slow burn with an incredibly satisfying finish. Give it a shot, you won't regret it!
112
12
Per Wikipedia:
Killer Force, also known as The Diamond Mercenaries, is a 1976 thriller film directed by Val Guest and starring Telly Savalas, Peter Fonda and Christopher Lee. It was a co-production between the Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, United Kingdom (post production at Twickenham), and the United States and was filmed primarily in Namibia (at the time of filming part of South Africa). Its plot is about a gang of criminals who plan a major robbery of a diamond mine.
Val Guest called it "a very tough picture to make."
This is a pure cheese b-movie with all the drippings of the 70's, and an odd cast to say the least. It was fun to see Christopher Lee in a commando-like role though.
There's nothing remarkable about this film, but if you like low budget movies to chuckle at, it may be worth a try.
113
Galaxina is a 1980 American science fantasy-comedy film written and directed by William Sachs. Shot on a low budget, the film stars 1980 Playboy Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxina
114
The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 1951 American science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. It stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier and Lock Martin. The screenplay was written by Edmund H. North, based on the 1940 science fiction short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates.
Set in the Cold War during the early stages of the nuclear arms race, the storyline involves a humanoid alien visitor who comes to Earth, accompanied by a powerful robot, to deliver an important message that will affect the entire human race.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Earth_Stood_Still
115
116
117
118
39
This was an eerie one to watch due to how accurately it depicts our future over 60 years ago, if for a different reason.
Directed by Val Guest, this is a classic grounded hard sci-fi, like something you'd read out of an Analog Magazine of the era. The dialog is surprisingly snappy and well written, and the special effects are quite well done, if used sparingly. The acting is pretty damn solid as well. It's filmed in a fairly unique style in the way it flows, and while a slow burn with little action, I found the writing and concept compelling.
The story centers around a down-and-out British journalist for the Daily Express, Peter Stenning. Struggling to finish a story and constantly being bailed out by his friend, a new lead on strange happenings by the US and USSR sets him on the path to be able to write the story of a lifetime, certainly front page material, at least.
This was a labor of love by the director, who had to beg and plead to multiple studios before one finally gave him a modest budget to get it made, and I think he did a pretty fantastic job. Rotten Tomatoes seems to agree, as it received a rating of 86% there.
This film covers a pretty broad set of themes, including:
- News Media
- Social Class
- Gender Politics (for the 60's, anyway)
- And a couple other things that would spoil the story :)
If that sounds interesting, I highly recommend it. I came away from it being pretty darn satisfied and impressed.
119
I'm so damn pleased to have found this on archive. Three Days of The Condor is one of my absolute favorite movies ever.
Condor was originally going to be more of a generic spy film to generate some cash for the director, Sydney Pollack. But after the Watergate scandal, the general mood of the country shifted toward mistrust in government, so they tweaked the screenplay to make it a far more serious film with a message, which resulted in one of the finest thrillers of the 70's.
The acting by everyone involved is superb, the casting excellent, and the story excellently told. If I had to compare it to anything, it really feels like a 1970's prequel to the Bourne Conspiracy.
The story focuses on Joe Turner, a bookish CIA analyst codenamed "Condor" who works at the American Literary Historical Society in New York City, which is actually a clandestine CIA office. The staff members examine books, newspapers, and magazines from around the world to compare them to actual operations or to mine ideas, and things take off from there.
This is, in my opinion, the best movie I've yet posted to thus community, so if you're lookin' for something to watch tonight, I highly recommend grabbing some snacks and getting stuck in! :)
120
121
122
123
124
125