Michael Sacks

  • Norman Lloyd – Carola (1973)

    Drama1971-1980ClassicsNorman LloydUSA

    SYNOPSIS:
    Originally produced in 1972 as a segment of the television series “Hollywood Television Theatre.”

    Legendary filmmaker Jean Renoir’s suspenseful and romantic tale of a beautiful French actress struggling to avoid the deadly politics and forbidden passions of Nazi-occupied France.

    During World War II, an acting company in occupied Paris is notified that a German officer will be stopping by to see their play. The stage manager–who also happens to be the lover of Carola, the lead actress–asks her to “play up” to the visiting German for the good of the play, but when the officer arrives, it becomes clear to the manager that the German and Carola have had a previous relationship, and that she is still in love with him.Read More »

  • Steven Spielberg – The Sugarland Express (1974)

    1971-1980ActionDramaSteven SpielbergUSA

    Synopsis:
    Lou-Jean, a blonde woman, tells her husband, who is imprisoned, to escape. They plan to kidnap their own child, who was placed with foster parents. The escape is partly successful, they take a hostage, who is a policeman and are pursued through to Texas…Read More »

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