1966, May: Canberra film releases
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- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsRobert VaughnDavid McCallumRip TornU.N.C.L.E. agents Solo and Kuryakin try to stop a megalomaniac who thinks he's like Alexander The Great, commits offenses against the ten commandments and steals chemical weapons from the army in order to achieve world domination.Capitol – 01
Civic – 06–08 - DirectorGodfrey GraysonStarsJune ThorburnPete MurrayNoel TrevarthenUnemployed actor Steve gets a job with Miss Kennedy's agency as an escort-bodyguard, but ends up being framed for murder after a wealthy client, Miss Elizabeth Quinn, is killed.Capitol – 01 (2nd to One Spy)
Civic – 06–08 (2nd to One Spy) - DirectorSerge BourguignonStarsMax von SydowYvette MimieuxEfrem Zimbalist Jr.Bounty hunters capture a wanted fugitive, but on the return trip begin to fight among themselves as to who should get the bigger share of the reward.Civic – 01
Capitol – 08 - DirectorPhil KarlsonStarsDean MartinStella StevensDaliah LaviRetired agent Matt Helm is re-activated in order to stop an evil organization from exploding an atom bomb over the USA and starting WWIII.Star – 02
- DirectorBurt TopperStarsDonato FarrettaRobert BarronMaggie LawrenceA demolition squad searches for how the Germans are getting tanks across a river. An Italian boy leads them to a bridge under the surface of the water.Star – 01 (2nd to Silencers)
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsWilliam HoldenAlec GuinnessJack HawkinsBritish POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.Starlight – 06–10
- DirectorAndrew V. McLaglenStarsJames StewartMaureen O'HaraBrian KeithAn English woman and her daughter enlist the aid of a cowboy to try and get their hardy hornless bull to mate with the longhorns of Texas, but have to overcome greedy criminals and the natural elements.Capitol – 07
- DirectorVirgil W. VogelStarsPeter MannJocelyn LaneFrank McGrathAs the Mongols invade Baghdad in 1258 the Caliph escapes the city and heads to Basra with his young son, Ali. The Mongols catch the Caliph and he is killed but his son evades capture. In the desert Ali finds the hideout of the only resistance force, the forty thieves, and he joins them and grows up as one of them. Meanwhile his betrothed, the fair daughter of Prince Kasim, is taken to Baghdad by her father to be married to the Mongol leader, Hulago Khan. Ali goes to Baghdad and captures her but soon sets her free. She learns that he is her betrothed as well as the leader of the band of thieves. Her wedding to the Khan is set for Ramadan and so Ali Baba and his band of thieves must attend the celebrations and free the princess and Baghdad.Capitol – 07
- DirectorGordon ParryStarsCecil ParkerRonald ShinerLeslie PhillipsFilm version of a popular BBC radio show about the incompetent crew of a Royal Navy ship.Capitol – 07 (2nd to Reward)
Civic – 07 - DirectorJamie UysStarsStanley BakerJuliet ProwseKen GampuA film about an African tribesman seeking revenge against the people who murdered his daughter. His crusade leads him to commit murder himself, and to trial before a court.Capitol – 09–10
- DirectorSamuel FullerStarsConstance TowersAnthony EisleyMichael DanteA former prostitute relocates to a buttoned-down suburb, determined to fit in with mainstream society. But perverse secrets simmer beneath the wholesome surface.Capitol – 09–10 (2nd to Dingaka)
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsTerence StampSamantha EggarMona WashbourneA man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.Civic – 09–12
- DirectorPeter UstinovStarsSophia LorenPaul NewmanDavid NivenL's elegant, elderly lady who recalls her past loves and lusty adventures of her life.Star – 06–07; 09
- DirectorJames AlgarSamuel ArmstrongFord Beebe Jr.StarsLeopold StokowskiDeems TaylorThe Philadelphia OrchestraA series of eight famous pieces of classical music, conducted by Leopold Stokowski and interpreted in animation by Walt Disney's team of artists.Star – 10–12
- DirectorGeorge PalStarsRuss TamblynJune ThorburnPeter SellersA boy (Russ Tamblyn), no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves (Terry-Thomas and Peter Sellers) determined to make a fortune from him.Star – 07
- DirectorWilliam CottrellDavid HandWilfred JacksonStarsAdriana CaselottiHarry StockwellLucille La VerneExiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.Civic – 16–19
Capitol – 23–26 - DirectorStanley KramerStarsSpencer TracyMilton BerleEthel MermanA group of motorists witnesses a car crash in the California desert, and after the driver's dying words indicate the location of a hidden stash of loot, they turn against each other in a race across the state to get to it.Capitol – 13–19
Civic – 20–26
Star – 27–31 - DirectorBoris SagalStarsAnn-MargretLouis JourdanRichard CrennaAn ex model, sales girl and assistant buyer for an NYC dress store lets her hair down when sent to Paris as fashion buyer.Capitol – 11–12
- DirectorJohn FordStarsAnne BancroftSue LyonMargaret LeightonIn 1935 China, seven dedicated missionary women try to protect themselves from the advances of a barbaric Mongolian warlord and his cut-throat gang of warriors.Capitol – 11–12 (2nd to Made in Paris)
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsJames CagneyDon DubbinsStephen McNallyWith no law within 200 miles horse rancher Jeremy Rodak runs his spread with an iron hand and deals with rustlers even more ruthlessly.Starlight – 11 [ranch night]
- DirectorMichael CarrerasStarsRichard BasehartPaquita RicoDon TaylorIn Sonora, in a lonesome valley near the border of Arizona: ex-major Summer tries to forget about the horrors of the war of independence on his farm. He has foresworn to violence. His intention is put to the test when a gang of villains ravages the small town.Starlight – 11 (2nd to Bad Man) [ranch night]
- DirectorJames NeilsonStarsHayley MillsEli WallachPola NegriA teenager encounters romance, intrigue and a search for stolen jewels during her visit to the island of Crete.Starlight – 12
- DirectorNorman TokarStarsBrian KeithVera MilesBrandon De WildeA strong-willed family in a small New England town struggles against tremendous odds to realize their dream of establishing a sanctuary for the great flocks of wild geese that migrate overhead.Star – 17–19
Civic – 27–28 - DirectorAlvin GanzerStarsConnie FrancisHarve PresnellPeter NooneA wealthy college student aids a Nevada ranch girl in saving her father's property from gangsters. He transforms the ranch into a divorce hotel, falling for her while dodging his gold-digging ex, and receiving help his from friends.Starlight – 17
- DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsJoel McCreaRandolph ScottMariette HartleyAn ex-union soldier is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.Starlight – 18 [ranch night]