Subgenre Sampler
Classics: 3626 Films to Buy & Rent
Me and the Colonel (1958)
- Dir. Peter Glenville
Feat. Danny Kaye, Nicole Maurey, Curt Jurgens
- Danny Kaye plays a Jewish refugee being comically resourceful in his efforts to evade the Nazi's before WWII, in this charming comedy.
Men in War (1958)
- Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. Aldo Ray, Robert Ryan, Vic Morrow…
- Robert Ryan and Aldo Ray play the leaders of a small detachment of American soldiers cut off and desperately trying to rejoin their division over a…
Mon Oncle (1958)
- Dir. Jacques Tati
Feat. Jacques Tati
- Monsieur Hulot returns in another gag–laden adventure. His whimsical ways endear him to his nephew, but leave the boy's trendy parents cold.…
Night to Remember, A (1958)
- Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres…
- Vivid re–enactment of events that led to the sinking of the Titanic, with careful attention payed to the human drama. Kenneth More leads a…
Nun's Story, The (1958)
- Dir. Fred Zinnemann
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Dame Edith Evans
- Audrey Hepburn stars in this satisfying account of a young woman's ambition to serve in the Belgian Congo after her time in a strict convent.
Old Man and the Sea, The (1958)
- Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Spencer Tracy
- Spencer Tracey excels in this faithful adaptation of Hemingway’s famous novel, as an aging fisherman who carries on a lengthy duel with the forces…
Party Girl (1958)
- Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. Robert Taylor, Cyd Charisse, Lee J. Cobb…
- Delicious Nicholas Ray–directed potboiler finds bum–legged Robert Taylor trying to cut ties with the mob. A slinky Cyd Charisse (tearing…
Quatermass and the Pit (TV Series) (1958)
- Dir. Nigel Kneale
Feat. Andre Morell, Cec Linder, Anthony Bushell
- The third in the landmark trilogy of serials involves Professor Quatermass in the excavation of an ancient alien–insect capsule in London, and…
Quiet American, The (1958)
- Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Michael Redgrave, Audie Murphy
- This early screen adaptation of Graham Greene’s cautionary novel was the first major film to address to thorny issue of Vietnam, although loses…
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
- Dir. Leo McCarey
Feat. Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Joan Collins…
- None too funny surburban satire is kept afloat by Woodward and Newman – despite the latter's lack of comedic flair. The two stars play husband…