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American cinema: 1950s
Quentin Durward (1955)
Richard Thorpe
In 1465, the impecunious Scottish knight Quentin Durward travels to France to determine whether the Countess Isabelle of Marcroy will make a suitable bride for his aged uncle...
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Richard Thorpe
Rear Window (1954)
Alfred Hitchcock
Injured on one of his assignments, magazine photographer L. B. Jefferies - known to his friends as Jeff - finds himself confined to his New York apartment with his leg in plaster and only his nurse Stella and girlfriend Lisa to keep him company...
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Alfred Hitchcock
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Nicholas Ray
17-year-old Jim Stark is at war - with the world, with his parents, with himself. Whenever he gets into trouble, he and his parents move to a new neighbourhood...
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Nicholas Ray
Rio Grande (1950)
John Ford
Lieutenant Colonel Kirby York commands a remote cavalry post on the border between the United States and Mexico. Knowing he is understrength against the mounting threat from the Apaches, he puts in a request for more recruits...
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John Ford
The River (1951)
Jean Renoir
On the banks of a great river in India, an English family enjoys an idyllic existence. Father is the owner of a jute mill which employs hundreds of local people...
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Jean Renoir
Rogue Cop (1954)
Roy Rowland
After honest cop Eddie Kelvaney witnesses a stabbing in a penny arcade, gangster bosses Beaumonte and Ackerman put pressure on his brother Chris, another cop, to ensure the murderer is not brought to justice... [More...]
Roy Rowland
After honest cop Eddie Kelvaney witnesses a stabbing in a penny arcade, gangster bosses Beaumonte and Ackerman put pressure on his brother Chris, another cop, to ensure the murderer is not brought to justice... [More...]
Roman Holiday (1953)
William Wyler
Princess Ann, the heiress to the throne of an unnamed country, is making a tour of the major European capitals. During her visit to Rome, she becomes tired of her endless round of public engagements and, late one evening, she slips away from her state apartments to see how ordinary people live... [More...]
William Wyler
Princess Ann, the heiress to the throne of an unnamed country, is making a tour of the major European capitals. During her visit to Rome, she becomes tired of her endless round of public engagements and, late one evening, she slips away from her state apartments to see how ordinary people live... [More...]
The Searchers (1956)
John Ford
In 1868, Ethan Edwards returns to his brother, Aaron, who lives on a frontier farmstead in northern Texas with his wife Martha and their three young children: Ben, Lucy and Debbie... [More...]
John Ford
In 1868, Ethan Edwards returns to his brother, Aaron, who lives on a frontier farmstead in northern Texas with his wife Martha and their three young children: Ben, Lucy and Debbie... [More...]
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Stanley Donen
Adam Pontipee is a woodsman who lives a rough life in the Oregon hills with his six equally rough brothers: Benjamin, Caleb, Daniel, Ephraim, Frank and Gideon... [More...]
Stanley Donen
Adam Pontipee is a woodsman who lives a rough life in the Oregon hills with his six equally rough brothers: Benjamin, Caleb, Daniel, Ephraim, Frank and Gideon... [More...]
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Billy Wilder
Richard Sherman is a paperback publisher living in the Manhattan district of New York. During the hot summer months, he stays alone at home whilst his wife and young son take a holiday in Maine... [More...]
Billy Wilder
Richard Sherman is a paperback publisher living in the Manhattan district of New York. During the hot summer months, he stays alone at home whilst his wife and young son take a holiday in Maine... [More...]
Shane (1953)
George Stevens
Joe Starrett, his wife Marian and their little boy Joey are one of a number of families who intend to settle in the Wyoming valley... [More...]
George Stevens
Joe Starrett, his wife Marian and their little boy Joey are one of a number of families who intend to settle in the Wyoming valley... [More...]
Show Boat (1951)
George Sidney
In 1890, the Show Boat is a paddleboat which transports a troupe of talented performers from town to town along the Mississippi River... [More...]
George Sidney
In 1890, the Show Boat is a paddleboat which transports a troupe of talented performers from town to town along the Mississippi River... [More...]
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Stanley Donen
In 1927, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are the toast of Hollywood. Their numerous films together have made them a national phenomenon and rumour has it that they are engaged to be married... [More...]
Stanley Donen
In 1927, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are the toast of Hollywood. Their numerous films together have made them a national phenomenon and rumour has it that they are engaged to be married... [More...]
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Billy Wilder
Chicago, 1929. Joe and Jerry are two unemployed musicians who are looking for work when they witness a gangland massacre... [More...]
Billy Wilder
Chicago, 1929. Joe and Jerry are two unemployed musicians who are looking for work when they witness a gangland massacre... [More...]
South Pacific (1958)
Joshua Logan
During WWII, Emile de Becque, a Frenchman in exile, runs a plantation on a South Pacific island. The island is currently occupied by the US navy, who intend recruiting Emile for an important mission which involves spying on Japanese manoeuvres from a nearby island... [More...]
Joshua Logan
During WWII, Emile de Becque, a Frenchman in exile, runs a plantation on a South Pacific island. The island is currently occupied by the US navy, who intend recruiting Emile for an important mission which involves spying on Japanese manoeuvres from a nearby island... [More...]
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Billy Wilder
One night in May 1927, an unknown airmail pilot named Charles Lindbergh tries in vain to get some sleep on the eve of what would be an historic transatlantic crossing... [More...]
Billy Wilder
One night in May 1927, an unknown airmail pilot named Charles Lindbergh tries in vain to get some sleep on the eve of what would be an historic transatlantic crossing... [More...]
Split Second (1953)
Dick Powell
Convicted murderer Sam Hurley escapes from prison with his partner Bart Moore and immediately sets about recovering his ill-gotten gains from his last criminal exploit... [More...]
Dick Powell
Convicted murderer Sam Hurley escapes from prison with his partner Bart Moore and immediately sets about recovering his ill-gotten gains from his last criminal exploit... [More...]
Stalag 17 (1953)
Billy Wilder
Stalag 17 is a German prisoner of war camp located somewhere on the Danube. In late December 1944, the American airmen housed in barracks four have formed an escape committee but on the night of the escape the two would-be fugitives are shot dead as soon as they cross the perimeter fence... [More...]
Billy Wilder
Stalag 17 is a German prisoner of war camp located somewhere on the Danube. In late December 1944, the American airmen housed in barracks four have formed an escape committee but on the night of the escape the two would-be fugitives are shot dead as soon as they cross the perimeter fence... [More...]
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Alfred Hitchcock
Professional tennis player Guy Haines is on a train bound for Metcalf, to arrange a divorce with his estranged wife Miriam, when a stranger starts up a conversation with him... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Professional tennis player Guy Haines is on a train bound for Metcalf, to arrange a divorce with his estranged wife Miriam, when a stranger starts up a conversation with him... [More...]
Stromboli (1950)
Roberto Rossellini
In the immediate aftermath of World War II, a young Lithuanian refugee, Karin, meets an Italian fisherman, Antonio, in a camp for displaced persons... [More...]
Roberto Rossellini
In the immediate aftermath of World War II, a young Lithuanian refugee, Karin, meets an Italian fisherman, Antonio, in a camp for displaced persons... [More...]
Suddenly (1954)
Lewis Allen
Suddenly is a small American town which was once a hive of activity but has become a place where nothing ever happens. It looks as if it may again live up to its name when the President of the United States is scheduled to pass through the town... [More...]
Lewis Allen
Suddenly is a small American town which was once a hive of activity but has become a place where nothing ever happens. It looks as if it may again live up to its name when the President of the United States is scheduled to pass through the town... [More...]
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
New Orleans, 1937. Dr John Cukrowicz is an enthusiastic young neurosurgeon whose professional ambitions are frustrated by a lack of resources at the state hospital where he works... [More...]
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
New Orleans, 1937. Dr John Cukrowicz is an enthusiastic young neurosurgeon whose professional ambitions are frustrated by a lack of resources at the state hospital where he works... [More...]
Summertime (1955)
David Lean
Jane Hudson, a middle-aged spinster from Ohio, finally gets to realise her lifelong dream, a holiday in Venice, where she hopes to find love and romance amidst the golden waterways and ancient monuments... [More...]
David Lean
Jane Hudson, a middle-aged spinster from Ohio, finally gets to realise her lifelong dream, a holiday in Venice, where she hopes to find love and romance amidst the golden waterways and ancient monuments... [More...]
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Billy Wilder
A man's dead body is found floating in the swimming pool of a lavish private residence. As the police and journalists hasten to the scene, the story of what took place is revealed… Hollywood screenwriter Joe Gillis has neither work nor money... [More...]
Billy Wilder
A man's dead body is found floating in the swimming pool of a lavish private residence. As the police and journalists hasten to the scene, the story of what took place is revealed… Hollywood screenwriter Joe Gillis has neither work nor money... [More...]
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Alexander Mackendrick
Sidney Falco is a hard-nosed press agent who scrapes a meagre living by garnering publicity for second rate showbiz acts... [More...]
Alexander Mackendrick
Sidney Falco is a hard-nosed press agent who scrapes a meagre living by garnering publicity for second rate showbiz acts... [More...]
The Tarnished Angels (1958)
Douglas Sirk
During the Great Depression, Roger Shumann earns a modest living as a barnstorming flier at provincial air shows across America, with his wife Laverne performing daring parachute stunts... [More...]
Douglas Sirk
During the Great Depression, Roger Shumann earns a modest living as a barnstorming flier at provincial air shows across America, with his wife Laverne performing daring parachute stunts... [More...]
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
Vincente Minnelli
A school reunion provides Tom Lee with the pretext for revisiting the New England prep school which had had such a marked effect on his life... [More...]
Vincente Minnelli
A school reunion provides Tom Lee with the pretext for revisiting the New England prep school which had had such a marked effect on his life... [More...]
Them! (1954)
Gordon Douglas
Patrolling the Alamogordo Desert in New Mexico, two police officers come across an abandoned trailer which has been inexplicably wrecked... [More...]
Gordon Douglas
Patrolling the Alamogordo Desert in New Mexico, two police officers come across an abandoned trailer which has been inexplicably wrecked... [More...]
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
Walter Lang
In the 1920s, Molly and Terry Donahue begin their musical vaudeville act. They are a hit and play to packed houses. Some years later, they are joined by their three children, Tim, Katy and Steve, and The Five Donahues becomes one of the biggest acts in America... [More...]
Walter Lang
In the 1920s, Molly and Terry Donahue begin their musical vaudeville act. They are a hit and play to packed houses. Some years later, they are joined by their three children, Tim, Katy and Steve, and The Five Donahues becomes one of the biggest acts in America... [More...]
The Thing from Another World (1951)
Christian Nyby
At the North Pole, a group of scientists led by Dr Carrington are engaged on important research into Arctic conditions. When a large metal object crash-lands into the ice not far from the base, Carrington notifies the U.S... [More...]
Christian Nyby
At the North Pole, a group of scientists led by Dr Carrington are engaged on important research into Arctic conditions. When a large metal object crash-lands into the ice not far from the base, Carrington notifies the U.S... [More...]