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29 Films to Buy match the keyword ‘Period 1950s’

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Keeper, The (Trautmann) (2018): Biographical drama telling the story of Bert Trautmann, the German soldier who escapes a POW camp to become a footballing icon, marrying the daughter…; DVD $24.95
Odyssey, The (L'odyssée) (2016): A shimmering yet unvarnished biopic of pioneering Frenchman Jacques Cousteau, who invented the aqualung and went on to become a world–famous…; DVD $29.95
Agatha Christie: Partners in Crime (TV Series) (2015): Cheery update of Agatha Christie's crime–fighting duo, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, who solve mysteries and search for enemy spies in 1950s…; DVD $34.95
Crimes of Passion (TV Series) (2013): Scandi–crime goes period! Post–war Sweden is the backdrop for this immaculately dressed series of mysteries and whodunnits, based on the…; DVD $29.95
Call the Midwife (TV Series) (2012): Immensely popular BBC series follows – in fashionable period detail – the trials and tribulations of a newly–qualified midwife, who begins…; DVD ~~$50~~ $37.50
Magic City (TV Series) (2012): Slavishly seductive period drama set in late 50s Florida, where a high–rolling hotel owner is forced to do business with a Miami mob boss in…; Blu-Ray $54.95, $69.95
Tangiwai: A Love Story (2011): Stirring chronicle of our worst rail disaster in which 151 lives were lost, and the extraordinary events that played out during New Zealand's cricket…; DVD $20
Tree of Life, The (2011): Terrence Malick’s astonishing Cannes–winning epic, centred ostensibly on the life of a Midwestern family in the 50s (presided over by a gruff…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Good Night, and Good Luck (2004): An astutely–judged freezeframe of an important symbolic moment in 20th century American history, when CBS television presenter Edward Murrow…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Love's Brother (2004): The screenwriter of SHINE, makes an earnest debut with this romantic drama set in 1950s Victoria and the attempts of two Italian–Australian…; DVD $24.95
Evil (Ondskan) (2003): Based on a renowned novel, this dramatic thriller is set in the 1950s Sweden, where a high school bully (Wilson) is expelled and sent by his mother…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Shark Net, The (TV Mini-series) (2003): Based on the memoir by Robert Drewe, this Australian mini–series focuses on Drewe's move to Perth as a young, excitable boy and his gradual…; DVD $24.95
Young Adam (2003): Evocatively set amid the grimy canal barges of post–WW2 Scotland, this follows the shady fortunes of a failed writer (McGregor), whose…; DVD $29.95
Her Majesty (2001): A little–known, but sincerely crafted tale is set in 1950s New Zealand around a young girl's (Andrews) infatuation with Queen Elizabeth II,…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Man On the Moon (1999): Mesmerising biopic of the late 'comedian' Andy Kaufman culls its magnificence from an utterly unique, intriguing personality subject and a virtuoso…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Pleasantville (1998): A pair of nineties teenagers are beamed into a starched black and white 50s TV show, where their modern 'freedoms' gradually liberate/corrupt the…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Rat Pack, The (1998): While mostly avoiding the sordid details of the 1950s American libertines, this look into the social lives of Frank Sinatra (Ray Liotta), Dean Martin…; DVD $19.95
Evita (1996): The Broadway Extravaganza, complete with Madonna, wall–to–wall songs and political melodrama, is bravely swallowed whole by Hollywood. …; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Blue Kite, The (1993): Emotive and honest account of the realities of daily life under chairman Mao's regime as witnessed by one Beijing family from the 1950s through…; Poster (F) $7.95
This Boy's Life (1993): An exemplary bittersweet nostalgia piece based on the autobiography of Tobias Wolfe. Sheer craft elevates the sombre material, with Robert De Niro,…; DVD $14.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
Chocolat (1988): Quietly rewarding autobiographical work follows a young woman to West Africa where she reminisces her childhood. Early work by the director of BEAU…; Poster (F) $7.95
Ngati (1988): A moving and powerful drama about an Australian immigrant who encounters the spiritual home of the local 'Ngati' or tribe, which triggers his own…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $22.45
La Bamba (1987): Tightly constructed biopic of Hispanic rock'n'roller Richie Valens lends the usual 'rise to fame' tale an unusual ethnic slant. Lou Diamond Phillips…; DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Glittering Prizes, The (TV Mini-series) (1976): Bittersweet Mini–series following a group of Cambridge University pals from days of 50's style college shenanigans into their muddled adult…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Laverne & Shirley (TV Series) (1976): From the golden age of sitcoms, this HAPPY DAYS spin–off followed the fortunes of two salty, life–long friends (Penny Marshall and Cindy…; DVD $24.95, $24.95, $24.95, $24.95
Happy Days (TV Series) (1974): Rockin’ and rollin’ time capsule nostalgia recaptures the simple, all–American life of the Cunninghams in the jukebox fifties, and their…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Godfather, The (1972): Adaptation of Mario Puzo's novel is a vivid and immaculately staged chronicle of a Sicilian family's ascension to NY gangland dominance. Seamlessly…; DVD $19.95
West Side Story (1961): Oscar–sweeping, hugely influential film version of Bernstein and Sondheim's landmark Broadway musical, updating Romeo and Juliet to dockland…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95, ~~$29.95~~ $15
FBI Story, The (1959): This official ‘biopic’ of the FBI, seen through the eyes of career agent James Stewart from 1924 to the late 1950s, has sturdy…; VHS $19.95

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