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National General Corporation (NGC) was a theater chain holding company, film distribution and production company and was considered one of the "instant majors".
Its division National General Pictures (NGP) was a production company which was active between 1967 and 1973. NGP produced nine motion pictures in-house. The company was a division of the National General Corporation (NGC) which started as the spun out Fox Theatre chain of movie houses, which were later sold to the Mann Theatres Corporation.
National General had their own record label, National General Records, that operated for at least three years and was distributed by Buddah Records.
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Hail, Hero! (1969)
, 1h40Directed by David Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Michael Douglas, Peter Strauss, John Arthur Kennedy, Teresa Wright, Deborah Winters, Charles Drake
During the Vietnam War, college student Carl Dixon quits school and joins the Army in hopes of using love, not bullets, to combat the Viet Cong.
Me, Natalie (1969)
, 1h51Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Patty Duke, James Farentino, Deborah Winters, Martin Balsam, Elsa Lanchester, Nancy Marchand
From childhood, Brooklyn teenager Natalie Miller, with upper front teeth that are slightly bucked and a nose too large for her face, has considered herself homely and she never has subscribed to her mother's determined belief that she will grow up to be pretty. Her best friend Betty is a knockout gorgeous blonde with boyfriends, which further depresses her. Natalie's father, a druggist who doesn't share his wife's optimistic outlook, bribes myopic optometrist Morris to marry her, hoping his nearsightedness will prevent him from seeing she's no beauty.
The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
, 2h1Directed by Irving Lerner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Robert Shaw, Christopher Plummer, Nigel Davenport, Leonard Whiting, Michael Craig, James Donald
With a small rag-tag band of soldiers, Francisco Pizarro enters the Inca Empire and captures its leader, Atahualpa. Pizarro promises to free him in return for a golden ransom, but later finds himself conflicted between his desire to conquer and his friendship for his captive...
Charro! (1969)
, 1h38Directed by Charles Marquis Warren
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Elvis Presley, Ina Balin, Victor French, Barbara Werle, James Sikking, Paul Brinegar
Jess Wade, a former member of a gang of outlaws led by Vince Hackett, is tricked into believing that an old flame of his and Vince's, Tracy Winters, wanted to meet him in a seedy Mexican saloon. Jess later sees Billy Roy Hackett, Vince's younger brother, summoning Vince and the other members of the gang into the saloon. Jess, realizing he was set up, orders the bar patrons to leave as a shoot out later ensues. After making a break for the door Jess is later stopped by another gang member, Gunner, and is trapped. Forcing Jess to relinquish his gun and to go with them to their hideout in the mountains, Vince later tells him that the gang had stolen a gold-plated cannon that was used by Emperor Maximilian in his ill-fated fight against popular Mexican leader Benito Juarez. After explaining to him about them stealing the cannon, Vince tells Jess that he let the word get out that, although a now-deceased member of the gang named Norm was the one who helped steal the cannon that it was Jess who stole it and had sustained a neck wound as a result of being shot by one of the guards, according to a wanted poster out on him. Ordering his men to subdue Jess on the ground, Vince takes a branding iron and burns a wound to his neck. Taking Jess' horse, Vince and the gang later leave Jess and take off. The gang's motive is to force a ransom from the town they stole the cannon from, but the gang also uses the cannon to hold the townspeople at bay. Only Wade can save the people from his former gang.
The Reivers (1969)
, 1h52Directed by Mark Rydell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Films about horses, Road movies, Horse sports in film
Actors Steve McQueen, Sharon Farrell, Mitch Vogel, Burgess Meredith, Will Geer, Michael Constantine
Set in 1905, the film follows the exploits of the likable but raffish Boon Hoggenbeck (Steve McQueen), who takes an interest in a new car, a new 1905 Winton Flyer that is the property of a man named Boss (Will Geer), the patriarch of the McCaslin family, who live in the Mississippi area where Boon lives. When the taking of the car first by Boon and then by Ned (Rupert Crosse) (they show themselves to be reivers, or thieves, in the film's start, hence the title) leads to a public brawl, the local magistrate lets them off by a bond that Boss pays on the condition both men stay out of trouble and further away from the car while he is away with family to tend to a funeral. That is soon changed by Boon, who takes the car again to go up to Memphis to see his woman Corrie (Sharon Farrell) and talks his young friend Lucius (Mitch Vogel) into going for the ride. Ned stows away as well, but Boon grudgingly allows him to come. Other characters include a horse that loves sardines and races for them, a friendly bordello madam and her amiable employees, and a man with a horse who lives near an impassable sinkhole full of mud for which he charges expensive rates to get both carts and cars through.
How Sweet It Is! (1968)
, 1h39Directed by Jerry Paris
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors James Garner, Debbie Reynolds, Maurice Ronet, Penny Marshall, Terry-Thomas, Paul Lynde
Twisted Nerve (1968)
, 1h58Directed by John Boulting, Roy Boulting
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Hayley Mills, Russell Napier, Hywel Bennett, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay, Phyllis Calvert
The film opens with Martin playing catch with his younger brother Pete, who has learning difficulties and lives in a segregated school in London. Martin is the only remaining figure Pete's family life; their father died years ago and their mother has a new life with a new husband. Martin expresses concern for his brother's well-being to the school's physician, who is comfortable with Pete's progress.
A Fine Pair (1968)
, 1h55Directed by Francesco Maselli
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Themes Heist films
Actors Claudia Cardinale, Rock Hudson, Leon Askin, Ellen Corby, Walter Giller, Tomás Milián
Un détective s'engage dans une relation avec la superbe fille d'un vieil ami. La fille s'avère être une voleuse de bijoux, qui finit par entraîner le détective dans un cambriolage en Autriche.
The Stalking Moon (1968)
, 1h44Directed by Robert Mulligan
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Films about children
Actors Gregory Peck, Eva Marie Saint, Robert Forster, Frank Silvera, Lonny Chapman, Joaquín Martínez
U.S. Army soldiers round up a group of Indians, mostly women and children. Surprisingly, they find among them a white woman and her half-Indian son.
With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
, 1h35Directed by Howard Morris
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about families
Actors Doris Day, Brian Keith, Barbara Hershey, Pat Carroll, George Carlin, Alice Ghostley
Abby McClure (Doris Day) is a widow with three sons who runs the lumberyard her husband owned. Her matchmaking sister Maxine (Pat Carroll) tricks her into calling widower Jake Iverson (Brian Keith) and inviting him to the business dinner party Abby is having later that night. Not interested in the trouble his sexy, adultery-minded neighbor Cleo (Elaine Devry) is trying to get him into, Jake arrives at Abby’s, only to be bored by all of the matchmaking dialogue. Jake makes up an excuse to leave, but later runs into Abby at an all-night supermarket. Embarrassed by being caught in a fib, Jake meets Abby at a local drive-in run by the wise-cracking Herbie (George Carlin) and the two stay out until 2am. A romance develops, much to the chagrin of Jake’s teenage daughter, Stacey (Barbara Hershey); and Abby’s three sons, Flip, Mitch and Jason (John Findlater, Jimmy Bracken, and Richard Steele). The children make certain that neither Jake nor Abby can be comfortable at the other’s home, so the pair wind up more than once at the drive-in, before finally falling in love. Getting fed up with the situation, they elope, not telling their children that they have married until the next day after being discovered in bed together.
Day of Anger (1967)
, 1h51Directed by Tonino Valerii
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Action, Western, Spaghetti Western
Themes Buddy films
Actors Lee Van Cleef, Giuliano Gemma, Yvonne Sanson, Christa Linder, Andrea Bosic, Ennio Balbo
Scott, fils d'une prostituée, est le souffre douleur de la petite ville tranquille de Clifton. Un jour, le pistolero Talby débarque et, en prenant la défense du jeune homme, tue un homme. Il est relâché pour légitime défense et prend sous son aile Scott, qui s'avère être un excellent tireur. Le maître et l'élève décident de se venger des notables de Clifton et prennent peu à peu le contrôle de la ville avant de s'opposer...