A great movie from the early 1970s era (though it was 1969)

Rating: 9/10 (31 August 2016)

For something different from a normal review, I went through a "William Goldman" phase in the early 1970s. He wrote a lot of great novels and (sometimes related) screenplays. Most of them were compelling page-turners.
Anyway, as to this movie, I think I saw it in around 1970-71, a year or two later after it appeared in theaters. (I saw very few current releases in theaters at that time. $$$) I had just entered college and a lot of movies I had missed in the late 60s were suddenly available. (And around that time I saw the c. 1940 classic "Citizen Kane." Before cable or satellite or Netflix, this is how many of us saw these classics. Often in rooms with projectors set up and us sitting on the floor.)
In the era of MASH, a great film. I agree with many that the 1970s was a golden era of movies. Too many to start name and 2001, a great film.
However, sometimes things were weird. I think one of the first independent films I saw when I arrived in college in 1970 was "The End of the Road," with Stacy Keach. Wow. was this a trip on the dark side!
--Tim May, California