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1. The Exorcist (1973)
R | 122 min | Horror
When a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 454,215 | Gross: $232.91M
2. Banacek (1972–1974)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The adventures of proud Polish-American freelance insurance investigator Thomas Banacek.
Stars: George Peppard, Ralph Manza, Murray Matheson, Christine Belford
Votes: 2,221
3. The Shadow of a Gunman (1972 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Donal Davoren is a poet but the folks in his tenement building think he's an IRA gunman laying low. Donal is content to let them think so, Minnie Powell. Donal and his flatmate Seamus end ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Hardy | Stars: Frank Converse, Brendan Dillon, Richard Dreyfuss, William Glover
Votes: 24
4.
Banacek (1972–1974)
Episode:
No Sign of the Cross
(1972)
TV-PG | 72 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A miraculous mystery: a priceless gold crucifix seemingly transforms into worthless iron while en route from a retired gangster in Mexico to a church in LA.
Director: Daryl Duke | Stars: George Peppard, Broderick Crawford, Louise Sorel, Gordon Pinsent
Votes: 208
5.
Omnibus (1967–2003)
Episode:
The Wit & World of George Bernard Shaw
(1972)
Not Rated | Documentary, Biography, Music
Christopher Plummer invites the audience into the world of great playwright, George Bernard Shaw, at his home with fellow actors and an actress playing St. Joan.
Director: Harry Rasky | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Jack MacGowran, Barry Morse, John Colicos
Votes: 9
6.
The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
Episode:
Episode #3.100
(1971)
Talk-Show
Stars: David Frost, Carol Channing, Jack MacGowran, Tony Randall
7. Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
M | 90 min | Comedy, History
Two mismatched sets of identical twins, one aristocrat, one peasant, mistakenly exchange identities on the eve of the French Revolution.
Director: Bud Yorkin | Stars: Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, Hugh Griffith, Jack MacGowran
Votes: 3,119
8. King Lear (1970)
GP | 137 min | Drama
King Lear divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia refuses to idly flatter the old man, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Cyril Cusack, Susan Engel
Votes: 936
9. A Day at the Beach (1970)
GP | 93 min | Drama
Bernie, a self-destructive alcoholic, is given watch over his niece Winnie. He tests the patience of the various people he knows and Winnie is often left on her own.
Director: Simon Hesera | Stars: Mark Burns, Beatie Edney, Fiona Lewis, Maurice Roëves
Votes: 363
10. The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1970)
PG | 89 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Buddha has the power to change the nature of a person into their opposite. He uses this power only when the world is in danger. When a villain obtains plans that could be used for peace or war, Buddha turns him into a good guy. Now what?
Director: Burgess Meredith | Stars: James Mason, Jack MacGowran, Irene Tsu, Jeff Bridges
Votes: 257
11.
My Partner the Ghost (1969–1971)
Episode:
The Ghost Talks
(1970)
Not Rated | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Jeff has fallen from a balcony in the line of duty and is in hospital with a broken leg. He is thus a captive audience when Marty comes to visit and regales him with the details of a big ... See full summary »
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre, Alan MacNaughtan
Votes: 76
12. Age of Consent (1969)
R | 98 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A grizzled Australian painter decides to jolt his stale creativity by moving to a remote island on the Great Barrier Reef, where he takes on an alluring, uninhibited young woman as his muse.
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran, Neva Carr-Glynn
Votes: 3,713
13. My Partner the Ghost (1969–1971)
Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When Hopkirk gets killed, he reappears as a ghost - pretty handy to have around in this line of work.
Stars: Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre, Ivor Dean
Votes: 1,506
14. The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
90 min | Talk-Show
American show featuring the popular British talk show host.
Stars: David Frost, Gerri Granger, Tiny Tim, Dana Valery
Votes: 248
15. Parkin's Patch (1969–1970)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Shown at Saturday teatime, this series centred around a village policeman and the drama that his everyday duties brought him into contact with. A sort of forerunner to "Heartbeat", it was also set in Yorkshire.
Stars: John Flanagan, Heather Page, Gareth Thomas, Robert Urquhart
Votes: 27
16.
Parkin's Patch (1969–1970)
Episode:
The Birmingham Con
(1969)
25 min | Crime, Drama
Is Ron Radley jumping to conclusions when he suspects well-known local villain Danny Shea of fraud?
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: John Flanagan, Heather Page, Gareth Thomas, Jack MacGowran
17. The Champions (1968–1969)
60 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After a plane carrying three UN Agents crashes in the Himalayas, they are rescued by an advanced civilisation secretly living in Tibet who grant them enhanced versions of the ordinary five senses, and intellectual and physical abilities.
Stars: Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo, William Gaunt, Anthony Nicholls
Votes: 1,422
18. Wonderwall (1968)
TV-MA | 92 min | Drama
The eccentric professor Oscar Collins lives completely secluded in his chaotic apartment. When a model (Penny Lane) and her photographer boyfriend move in next to him, he becomes fascinated... See full summary »
Director: Joe Massot | Stars: Jack MacGowran, Jane Birkin, Irene Handl, Richard Wattis
Votes: 912
19. Beginning to End (1968 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
A recital of passages from the works of Samuel Beckett, performed by Jack MacGowran, as a raving old man, dressed in black, alone in the Mojave Desert.
Director: Lewis Freedman | Star: Jack MacGowran
Votes: 8
20. Faithful Departed (1968)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Traces James Joyce's childhood and adolescence, his meeting with Nora Barnacle on June 10th, 1904, and the highways and byways which Leopold Bloom wandered through on June 16th, 1904.
Director: Kieran Hickey | Star: Jack MacGowran
21.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The Tempest
(1968)
Drama
The magician Prospero, once Duke of Milan, now rules a small, enchanted island - but a storm brings visitors from the past.
Director: Basil Coleman | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Keith Michell, Jonathan Dennis, Ronald Pickup
Votes: 14
22.
ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Episode:
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin Delilah
(1968)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Frank Windsor, Jack MacGowran, Harold Innocent, Graham Haberfield
Votes: 12
23.
The Champions (1968–1969)
Episode:
Happening
(1968)
49 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The Champions are Down Under and Richard has infiltrated a terrorist group who have planted a radioactive device in the Simpson Desert. He attempts to arrest them whilst in a helicopter but... See full summary »
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo, William Gaunt, Anthony Nicholls
Votes: 85
24.
Half Hour Story (1967– )
Episode:
The Event
(1968)
Drama
An elderly pensioner finds himself attracted to his new home help Elsie, and sees her return each day as 'The Event'.
Director: Alastair Reid | Stars: Patricia Lawrence, Jack MacGowran, Aubrey Richards
25.
Once More with Felix (1967–1970)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(1968)
Music
Stars: Julie Felix, The Dubliners, Jack MacGowran
26. The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Horror
A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Jack MacGowran, Roman Polanski, Alfie Bass, Jessie Robins
Votes: 33,830
27. How I Won the War (1967)
Approved | 109 min | Comedy, War
An inept British World War II commander leads his troops through a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Michael Crawford, John Lennon, Roy Kinnear, Lee Montague
Votes: 2,542
28. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 293
29. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 87
30. Half Hour Story (1967– )
30 min | Drama
18 short plays written especially for TV, an opportunity for up and coming directors such as floor manager Alan Clarke, who landed up doing 10 of the episodes. Some top ranking performers were attracted to the series.
Stars: Geraldine Moffat, George Cole, David Graham, Angela Baddeley
Votes: 29
31. Once More with Felix (1967–1970)
Music
First ever Saturday night BBC series to be hosted by a folk singer and she had incredible guests on her show like Leonard Cohen and Tom Paxton
Stars: Julie Felix, Roy Kinnear, Tom Paxton, The Incredible String Band
32. Sanctuary (1967– )
60 min | Drama
Drama about the life and work of a convent.
Stars: Fay Compton, Peggy Thorpe-Bates, Joanna Dunham, Tenniel Evans
Votes: 7
33. The Inn Way Out (1967)
30 min | Short, Drama
Director: Anthony Short | Stars: Hugh Burden, John Le Mesurier, Jack MacGowran, Jill Cary
34.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
The Winged Avenger
(1967)
TV-G | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Several businessmen have been killed, the murderer having apparently clawed them to death so that the initial suspect is an author who owns a bird of prey and had a grudge against a victim ... See full summary »
Directors: Peter Duffell, Gordon Flemyng | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Nigel Green, Jack MacGowran
Votes: 366
35.
Sanctuary (1967– )
Episode:
The Voice of His Calling
(1967)
Drama
Director: Peter Moffatt | Stars: Fay Compton, Peggy Thorpe-Bates, Joanna Dunham, Sinéad Cusack
36. Cul-de-sac (1966)
Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
In search of help, two wounded gangsters on the run find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife; however, under the point of a gun, nothing is what it seems.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Françoise Dorléac, Lionel Stander, Jack MacGowran
Votes: 13,955
37. The Stable Door (1966)
35 min | Short
This is a film made as an elaborate advert for the Insurance Industry. A group of criminals conspire to rob a warehouse which has also been spotted as a vulnerable target by an insurance ... See full summary »
Director: Pat Jackson | Stars: Harry Locke, Frank Jarvis, Harry Fowler, Jack MacGowran
Votes: 54
38. Eh, Joe? (1966 TV Short)
20 min | Short, Drama
A lonely man is taunted by the voice of a woman he once knew.
Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: Jack MacGowran, Siân Phillips
Votes: 28
39. Beginning to End (1966 TV Movie)
48 min | Drama
A compilation of Samuel Beckett's novels, stories and plays, presented as a one-man-theatre-performance.
Director: Chloe Gibson | Star: Jack MacGowran
40.
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
Episode:
Four-Way Incident
(1966)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Lee Montague, John Franklyn-Robbins, Bryan Pringle, Jack MacGowran
41.
The Wednesday Play (1964–1970)
Episode:
Silent Song
(1966)
75 min | Drama
Life in a Trappist monastery offers a life of contemplation and hard labour.
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Milo O'Shea, Jack MacGowran, Tony Selby, Leo McCabe
42. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
PG-13 | 197 min | Drama, Romance, War
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger
Votes: 81,989 | Gross: $111.72M
43. Young Cassidy (1965)
Approved | 110 min | Biography, Drama
The misadventures of a young idealist man in Dublin, Ireland in the early twentieth century.
Directors: Jack Cardiff, John Ford | Stars: Rod Taylor, Julie Christie, Maggie Smith, Michael Redgrave
Votes: 1,324
44. Lord Jim (1965)
Not Rated | 154 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Peter O'Toole, James Mason, Curd Jürgens, Eli Wallach
Votes: 4,260
45. BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
120 min | Drama
Monthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.
Stars: Charles Gray, Eric Porter, Jeremy Brett, Lally Bowers
Votes: 178
46. Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television.
Stars: Robin Chadwick, Donald Sinden, Helen Lindsay, Paul Moriarty
Votes: 58
47.
Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
Episode:
Esther's Altar
(1965)
Drama
Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: Pauline Delaney, Jack MacGowran, Betty McDowall, James Caffrey
48.
Secret Agent (1964–1967)
Episode:
Such Men Are Dangerous
(1965)
TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A prisoner is soon to be released and is offered a well-paid job that is obviously crooked. As he wants to go straight, he reports the approach. Drake takes his place in order to find out what the crime is to be, which is murder.
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Lee Montague, Jack MacGowran, Zia Mohyeddin
Votes: 94
49.
Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960–1965)
Episode:
Charlie Never Warned Us-What a Wild Night This Would Be
(1965)
Drama, Mystery
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Ron Moody, Jack MacGowran, Fulton Mackay
50. Secret Agent (1964–1967)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
John Drake is a special operative for M9, specializing in security assignments against any subversive element that threatens world peace.
Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Peter Madden, Frank Maher, Peter Brayham
Votes: 1,537