Commissioned by the San Francisco Mime Troupe as a short to be screened during intermission for its rather infamous 1965 Minstrel Show (Civil Rights from the Cracker Barrel), which assaulted racial stereotypes by wildly exaggerating them. Scored by Steve Reich. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.
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Robert Nelson Director
United States 13 August 1965
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29 March 1965
In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
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04 September 1992
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10 May 1945
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01 May 1987
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13 March 1972
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01 February 1944
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26 February 1965
The film deals with the problem of choosing a partner for 16 to 20-year-olds. Third part of the "Relationships Between Boys And Girls" series.
07 June 1965
In this crime-thriller, Rome proves to be an unhappy destination for an American couple when the husband is kidnapped and his wife begins a desperate search for him.
22 December 1965
When a boy discovers that both his parents are in prison, he sets out to find them.
01 January 1965
Indian film starring Jaishankar, Manorama and Muthuraman
16 November 1965
The BBC's 1965 adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, screened as part of their Play of the Month strand, adapted by Santha Ramu Rau and John Maynard, and directed by Waris Hussein.
26 January 1965
A military base. An awkward soldier. A statue of Bach. And suddenly all guns in the area change into music instruments.
13 August 1965
An American secret agent is tasked with recovering a nuclear bomb stolen by spies.
29 March 1965
In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
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