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14 11 fSl'jflWt MBi GALA PREMIERE FRIDAY WEEK at 8 p.m. Then Nightly at p.m. Mats. Weds, and 2 p.m. New films reviewed The our 25th GORDON jC 'THHE 25th Hour" is a tragic, compassion--1- ate and sometimes brutally funny film.

ililKlSill! 6 I present! teai-B' Alaichem torfasby pclal permission of Arnold Pari. "Casino Royale" WHATS the old proverb? Too many cooks spoil the broth. This film could well have been a slamming success. A James Bond send-up had unlimited potential. But the overflow of stars and directors must have caused havoc on the set.

Some of the films effects of colour and sound are memorable, but an embarrassing grain of slapstick runs through it and almost tears apart any effect of "way-outness." Peter Sellers is marvellous as usual as a not-so-smart James Bond in hot pursuit of another 007, delicious Ursula Andress. David Niven plays a stuttering Sir James Bond and is bettered only by Joanna Pettet, his beautiful daughter. The film keeps its promise and is chocK-full of beautiful, talented women. The numerous psychedelic sequences are done well and leave you feeling as if you have just woken from a dream. (Barclay.) playing in New York and major United in London, Tel-Aviv, Europe and Critics acclaim this warm, tender impossible to keep from dancing in the Humorous and tender." Nadel, N.Y.

World-Telegram and -Sun. the all-time great musicals of the theatre." Ed Sullivan. laughter and tenderness sentiment An exceptional accomplishment." N.Y. Times. touching, funny and wonderful." Associated Press.

for the first 12 days at Her Majesty's, Royal and all Agencies. Baaed on Sholem (211-0722, I rodav at ffl "THE Currently States cities, South America, musical "Almost aisles. "One of American "Filled with and radiance. Taubman, "Exuberant, Glover, BOOK NOW 211 1 STRICTLY LIMITED SEASON 0472) It's a film to make vou think and to hate, although its theme is a ser mon against hatred, especi ally racial hatred. And nobodv escapes un scathed Jews, Germans.

Russians and Americans alike. The 25th Hour" concerns a simple, ox-like Rumanian peasant named Johann Moritz (Anthony Quinn) who is press-ganged into a labour camp for Jews because the local police captain (Gregoire Asian) lusts after his young wife (Virna Lisi). A group of Jews use the simpleton in an escape and then abandons him to become, in turn, a prisoner of the Germans and the Americans. Quinn plays to vacant-faced perfection the bewildered peasant chosen by the uermans as the archetype of the pure Aryan and tried for this crime" by the Americans after the war. Director Henri Veriteiiil has produced a visually exciting film which ranges irom the beauty of the Yugoslavian countryside to the drab, grim interiors of the prison camps.

The only jarrjng note in the film is the caricature performance of Marius Goring as the S.S. colonel responsible for. choosing Quinn as the "perfect German." The final scene where Quinn is reunited with his family after 10 years of heartbreak and frustration is as touching as any you'll ever see. (St. James.) "The Last Of The Secret Agenls!" THIS show is definitely a showcase for the semi-slapstick humour of Marty Allen and Steve Rossi, the American TV and cabaret comics.

Nancy Sinatra sings at both ends of the film and makes a couple of superfluous appearances in it, dawdling on to the screen to demonstrate how badly she affects a French accent. Presumably she spent the A cm.imq 236 Pitt ft. (Heated.) Bookings: 26-5533. Adults Only. 30 4-30' 7-30 ROD STEIGER.

PAWNBROKER" Academy Award Winning PATCH OF BLUE rr 1.30. 4.30, 7.30. 26-3321. 628 A (A). At George St THE GREATEST BALLET FILM MADE MAGNIFICENTLY COSTUMED AND PRODUCED." AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF FONTEYN arid NUREYEV'S "ROMEO AND JULIET" i performances today at 1.30, 4.30 and 7.30.

Enquiries reservations 29-3936 from 1.00 p.m. today. 357 George St. NOTE: 7.30 SESSION PRACTICALLY BOOKED OUT 4 SHOWS TOMORROW, 11, 2, 5, 8.1S P.M. CHILDREN 7Sc TODAY AND TOMORROW (QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY).

TWO SPECIAL SESSIONS TODAY AT 4.15, 7.30 LAURENCE OLIVIER'S PIUS ROY 5 GUITM ZSr ne Mnufe Pajf f2 METRO KINGS CROSS "DOCTOR ZHIVAGO. Tomorrow 1 and 7.30. (35-1222) ASCOT Theatre 6t-847i "GONE WITH THE WIND" 70mm. Tech. (A).

Tomorrow: 1.30 and 7.30. ST. JAMES 28-1451. "THE 2STH HOUR." (Colour) Tomorrow: 11. 2.

S. 8. LIBERTY 61-6068. Walt Disney's "LT. ROBIN CRUSOE, USN." Tech.

(G). At 11. 2. 8. Also Metro Drive-In, Chullora.

3 METROS: "SPY IN THE GREEN Tomorrow: (2 and 8 p.m EL RAKCHO Hamilton Road. FAIRFIELD 604-SS8S MIDNIGHT TO-NIGHT: "PHANTOM OF THE CIRCUS." Colour, N.S.C. Anton Diffring. "PEEPING TOM," Colour, N.S.C. Carl Boehm.

Molra Shearer. NO SUNDAY SCREENINGS. MAYFAIR 'THE SOUND OF MUSIC" (G). 10.15 a 1.45 and 8 P.m. (28-1374.) PLAZA Comfortably warm.

KHARTOUM" CINERAMA (Colour) (G). Daily at 2.1 5.15 and 8.15 p.m. (61-6107.) PARIS "HAWAII," Panavislon, Colour (A). Dally 10.40 a.m.. 2 and 8 p.m.

Sats. and TOMORROW at 1.20, 4.40 and 8 p.m. (61-9193.) REGENT Ccmf0 "HOMBRE," Colour (A). Daily at 10.45 a.m.. 1.50.

4.55 and 8 p.m. (26-2487.) CENTURY Com'2. "THE BIBLE In the beginning," D-150 Colour (G). Tues. to Thurs.

at 10.40 a.m., 1.50 and 8.10 p.m. TOMORROW, Fris. and Sats. at 1.50, 5 and 8.10 p.m. (26-2241.) TOWN ComU "WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?" (SOA).

Dally 10.35 a.m., 1.40, 4.45 and 8 p.m. (61-6708.) EMBASSY "GE0RGX GIRL" (A). Featur-Daily at 11 a.m., 2. 5 and 8 p.m. (28-1863 PALACE Com'wlaarbmv "THE GREAT RACE." Pana; vision.

Colour (G). Dally 1 1 IT Anthony Quinn and Virna Lisa in "The 25th Hour." rest of the movie somewhere in conference with her bootmaker. The story is a pick-up of the old spy versus spy for- mula acted out at fast, crackine nad-e hv Allen and Rossi against a Parisian backdrop. (Rapallo.) "The Swinger" THE Swinger" is a pre-digested, spun sugar confection about a frustrated writer (Ann-Margret), who desperately wants her work published in a rudey-nudey Los Angeles magazine. The magazine is owned by a lecherous old British knight (Robert Coote) and its editor is slick, suntanned Tony Franciosa.

Franciosa tells an insistent Ann-Margret that her stories are too goodie-goodie so she produces an instant literary smorgasbord of sex, horror and depravity which she finally unloads as her life story. Tony Franciosa belongs in much better movies than this. In fact, the entire cast seemed pretty bored and embarrassed about the whole thing. So were we. (Rapallo.) 7fififlN7flP.PDF.

KENSINGTON Directed by WILLIAM ORR SALTER 8.30 pjii. Wed. and Sats. S.30V Shows. i so o.

i.5" mm 1 1,1 a i mm mm 3T i 4 i i OTffiUJ Bookings from 1.30.' Technicolor' General Exhibition! rrn KWrllfinflin 1 "VFm THIS one for the horror-film fans is smoothly-enough produced, but there's nothing very subtle about the way the thrills are served up. Bodies galore burnt, strangled, car-battered, poisoned and stabbed litter the set (in Technicolor) as a mad killer sets out to avenge the death of a German industrialist falsely accused of war crimes by wiping out his accusers. Beside each, for no apparent reason, the killer leaves a doll likeness of the victim as a sort of trademark. Paramount's terror-moyie-makers Rosenberg and Sub-otsky make skilful use of light and shade in a bizarre house of dolls to string out the suspense until the bloodbath mercifully comes to a close. (Capitol.) BARCLAY Air-cond.

"CASINO ROYALE," (A) Peter SELLERS, Uula ANDRESS, David NIVEN. Woody ALLEN. 70mm Technicolor and Panavislon. Associate show. Daily at 10 45, 1.50.

5.00. 8.10 (211-5388) FORUM Air-cond. "SOUTH PACIFIC" (G). Rossann BRAZZI. Mltzl GAYNOR.

John KERR-France NUYEN. 70 mm Technicolor and Panavislon. 5 track Stereophonic Sound. Associate Show. Sessions: Sat: 2.

5. 8.05 Monday (Hoi.) t. 2, 5. 8.05 Tues. and Thurs.

2and 8.05 Weds 11. 2. 8.05 (211-1955). STATE Air-cond. "THE QUILLER MEMORANDUM" (A) George SEGAL, Senta BERGER.

Alec GUINNESS, Robert HELP-MANN. Technicolor and Panavislon. Associate Show. Dally at 11. 2.

5. 8 (26-2431). LYCEUM Air-cond. "A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS" (G) Paul SCOFIELD. Susannah YORK, Robert SHAW, Leo McKERN.

Orson WELLES, Wendy HILLER. Directed by FRED ZINNE-. MANN. (Colour) Associate Show. Daily Monday to Thurs.

at 10.30. 1.45 and 8. Fridays and Sats. 1.45 4 50 and 8. Monday 4 Big Sessions: 10.30.

1.45. 4.50 and 8. (61-4857). RAPALLO And Suburbs. "THE SWINGER" (A) ANN-MARGRET, Tony FRANCIOSA.

Technicolor. Plus "THE LAST OF THE SECRET AGENTS" (A). Nancy SINATRA, Marty ALLEN, Steve ROSSI. Daily at 10.15. 1.30.

4.45. 7.50; (61-6866). PARAMOUNT Alr-cond. Last 4 Days. "ALFIE," Michael CAINE, Jane ASHER.

Shelley WINTERS (SOA). Technicolor and Tech-niscope. Big associate show. Dally at 10.35. 1.45.

4.50 and 8 (26-2858). A CHANCE ENCOUNTER THAT REACHED A CRESCENDO OF PASSION AND VIOLENCE! "THE NAKED HOURS" (AO) Starring Rossana Podesta and Kelr Dullea (1st Release). 2nd Hit: "GO GO GO WORLD." In colour. Today at 1.45, 4.45 and 7.43 p.m. 29-3526.

Theatre heated. mrnm.l... i 7 SPECTACULAR DINNER ENTERTAIHMEM ffw IXf mwMjitJ Wq P. fill CHARITY PREVIEW WEDNESDAY, list JUNE. GEORGE -F.

MILLER INVITES YOU TO WITNESS "BLACK PANTHER OF (A) Plus. TEENAGE WOLf-PACK" (A). DARK EYES OF LONDON' CAT, Plus: "MONSTER ON THE CAMPUS" (A). 'DEADLY MANTIS" (A). Plus: SHRINKING "INCREDIBLK MAN" (A).

"MAD MAGICIAN" (SOA) Plus: "SON OF DR. JEKYLL" (A). "PANIC IN THE YEAR ZERO" (A) Plus: "TWO FACES OF OR JEKYLL" (A). 'HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL" SOA) Plus: "PARANOIC (A). "CURUCU BEAST OF THE AMAZON" (AX' Plus: "THE LEECH 1 SPECIAL 5,30 P.M.

SHOW TOMORROW. fHEATRE Ilk. iAliHi WINE AND DINE FROM 6 P.M. CURTAIN RISES 8.20. MUSIC HALL RESTAURANT AT THE 166 MILITARY NEUTRAL i 'THEATRE PARTY CONCESSIONS 908222 ANewLdJLLLX intimate Revue.

GLORIA STARRING rh JUNE Nlahtlv o.m. 8.30 i nnnHnm 2.15 and 8.30. -T RON RANDELL In "THERE'S A GIRL IN MY SOUP" Introducing AMANDA REISS Royal and all Agencies. Tomorrow at Hurry! Last 4 (Theatre dates allocated Bookings: at ineaire anu weeks! Book now! to Luisillo Spanish Dancers.) PART LONttbilUNs: rnone Keep Sydney CLEAN. 73 THE SUN-HERALD, JUNE 11, 1967 73.