241. Alfie
Year of Release: 1966
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Actors: Michael Caine, Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin, Denholm Elliott, Julia Foster, Jane Asher
242. Cranes are Flying, The ( Letyat zhuravli )
Year of Release: 1960
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov
Actors: Tatyana Samojlova, Aleksey Batalov, Vasili Merkuryev, Aleksandr Shvorin, Svetlana Kharitonova, Konstantin Nikitin
243. Help!
Year of Release: 1965
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Richard Lester
Actors: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron
Plot: The Fab Four make like James Bond when Ringo falls into the possession of ring making him the target of cultists and some mad scientists.
244. The Misfits
Year of Release: 1961
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Huston
Actors: Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter, Eli Wallach, James Barton
Plot: This is a story of some cowboys, an aging one, an emotionally fragile one and one who thinks he has it all together, plus a scared divorcee. They all come together and try to discover a sense of purpose in the new west, and in their damaged lives.
245. Cleo from 5 to 7 ( Cléo de 5 à 7 )
Year of Release: 1962
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Agnès Varda
Actors: Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller, Dominique Davray, Dorothée Blank, Michel Legrand, José Luis de Villalonga
Plot: Cleo (Corrine Marchand) is afraid she is going to die and spend two suspenseful hours waiting for doctors results (filmed in real time).
246. Anne of the Thousand Days
Year of Release: 1969
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Charles Jarrott
Actors: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold, Irene Papas, Anthony Quayle, John Colicos, Michael Hordern
Plot: the story of Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry the eighth and mother of
Elizabeth the first
247. Battle of the Bulge
Year of Release: 1965
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: War/Action
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ken Annakin
Actors: Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan, Dana Andrews, George Montgomery, Charles Bronson
Plot: In the winter of 1944, the Allied Armies stand ready to invade Germany at the coming of a New Year. To prevent this occurrence, Hitler orders an all out offensive to re-take French territory and capture the major port city of Antwerp. "The Battle of the Bulge" shows this conflict from the perspective of an American intelligence officer as well as from a German Panzer Commander.
248. Ice Cold in Alex ( Desert Attack )
Year of Release: 1961
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Actors: John Mills, Sylvia Syms, Anthony Quayle, Harry Andrews, Diane Clare, Richard Leech
249. Violent Summer ( Estate violenta )
Year of Release: 1961
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Valerio Zurlini
Actors: Eleonora Rossi Drago, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jacqueline Sassard, Cathia Caro, Lilla Brignone, Raf Mattioli
250. The 300 Spartans
Year of Release: 1962
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rudolph Maté
Actors: Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker, Barry Coe, David Farrar, Donald Houston
Plot: In 5th Century B.C. the Persian Empire seeks to conquer Greece, at that time divided in many "Polis" (city). The Greeks form an alliance, at sea and on the land, which is led by Sparta, who was known for their warrior culture. The Battle of Thermopylae is the loyal 300 Spartans heroic sacrifice to save Greek cities from the numerous army of the greatest empire at that time.
