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Subgenre Sampler
Fugitive Kind, The (1959)- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Marlon Brando, Joanne Woodward, Anna Magnani… - A directionless, but quirky version of Tennesse Williams' play 'Orpheus Descending' with Brando playing a troublesome hobo who spreads romantic…
Girls Town (1959)- Dir. Charles Haas
Feat. Mamie Van Doren, Mel Torme, Paul Anka… - Wayward teen Mamie Van Doren is sent to a girls' home after being ratted out by 'greaser' Mel Torme. Loaded with rock'n'roll.
Great St Louis Bank Robbery, The (1959)- Feat. Steve McQueen, David Clarke
- A little known noir gem starring a young Steve McQueen as a getaway driver for a group of criminals plotting to rob a bank in St Louis. Based on…
Great St. Louis Bank Robbery, The (1959)- Dir. Charles Guggenheim, John Stix
Feat. Steve McQueen - This noir thriller is one of McQueen's best early roles, and although somewhat obscure has a cult reputation for its shootout scenes and intense,…
Gunfight at Dodge City, The (1959)- Dir. Joseph M. Newman
Feat. Joel McCrea, Julie Adams, John McIntire… - Lean and mean western with Joel McCrea as a reluctant sheriff struggling to restore order to town besieged with corruption and violence.
Hannibal (1959)- Dir. Edgar G. Ulmer
Feat. Victor Mature, Gabriele Ferzetti, Rik Battaglia… - Virile extravaganza recounts the journey of Cathiginian general Hannibal as he marches on Rome in a war of revenge. Brilliant direction from…
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)- Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada - Romance between a French actress and a Japanese architect rekindles their traumatic wartime experiences. The twin threads of despair and sensual love…
Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)- Dir. Arthur Crabtree
Feat. Michael Gough, Shirley Anne Field, Geoffrey Keen… - Well–acted Hammer horror about a writer who uses his hypnotised helper to commit a series of inventively gruesome killings.
Horse Soldiers, The (1959)- Dir. John Ford
Feat. John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers - Set around a Yankee incursion into Rebel territory during the American Civil War, this rates about average against Dir. Ford's other action films. …
Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1959)- Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Andre Morell… - Quite possibly the best Sherlock Holmes adaptation, with Cushing in the lead, investigating the horrors of the Baskerville killings. The 'Hammer'…
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