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Stanley Kramer

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Not As A StrangerNot As A Stranger (1955)
Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Olivia de Havilland, Frank Sinatra
Undemanding medical drama notable for being Kramer's directorial debut and for its abundance of big stars in small roles. Mitchum plays against…
Pride and the Passion, ThePride and the Passion, The (1957)
Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren
A solemn epic set around Napoleon's campaign in Spain in the early 19th century – the cast doing their sincere best with a fairly passionless…
Defiant Ones, TheDefiant Ones, The (1958)
Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier
That well known image of race–hatred – escaped black and white prisoners unwillingly handcuffed together – originated here, with…
On the BeachOn the Beach (1959)
Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Ava Gardner, Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire
50's cold war paranoia piece set in post–WW2 Melbourne, the only place in the world yet untouched by creeping radiation. Based on Nevil Shute's…
Inherit the WindInherit the Wind (1960)
Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly
The Evolutionist vs Creationist debate is encapsulated in this courtroom recreation of the Monkey Trial of the 1920s (a Tennessee schoolteacher was…
Judgement at NurembergJudgement at Nuremberg (1961)
Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Maximilian Schell
Dramatisation of the trial of the Nazi judges at Nuremberg, facing the patient integrity of Judge Spencer Tracy. Epic, gripping courtroom drama, with…
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar
Spencer Tracy leads a countless cast of cameos for a slapstick epic centering around a frantic search for buried bank loot. Your attention might…
Ship of FoolsShip of Fools (1965)
Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Vivien Leigh, Lee Marvin, Simone Signoret
A gaggle of ocean liner passengers intermingle in this leaky melodrama, headlined by a top–notch cast. Vivien Leigh's last film.
Guess Who's Coming to DinnerGuess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) Recommended
Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier
Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy become perplexed parents of son–in–law Sidney Poitier, in this agreeable mixed–marriage comedy.
Secret of Santa Vittoria, TheSecret of Santa Vittoria, The (1969)
Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Hardy Kruger
Bombastic war comedy with Quinn as a wine sodden local buffoon who through a number of contrivances becomes town mayor. When the townsfolk learn of a…

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