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Subgenre Sampler
Ulysses (1954)- Dir. Mario Camerini
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano… - Kirk Douglas muscles his way home in this admittedly pretty, but vacant, adaptation of Homer's Odyssey. Anthony Quinn is gets all the best lines, but…
Beneath The 12-Mile Reef (1953)- Dir. Robert D. Webb
Feat. Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Gilbert Roland… - Adventure yarn about a Greek father and son team off the coast of Florida who dive for living sponges in dangerous waters. Brought down a little by a…
Island in the Sky (1953)- Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. John Wayne, Lloyd Nolan, James Arness - Decent action vehicle for John Wayne, who plays a pilot whose transport plane makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Labrador, Canada, where…
Knights of the Round Table (1953)- Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer… - Sumptuous retelling of the legends of Camelot was MGM's first Cinemascope production. Tayloris excellent as Lancelot while Ava Gardner is inspired…
Malta Story (1953)- Dir. Brian Desmond Hurst
Feat. Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Steel - A taut wee adventure set among the special forces of the British Air Force defending the island of Malta during WW2. Real–life locations and a…
Plunder of the Sun (1953)- Dir. John Farrow
Feat. Glenn Ford, Diana Lynn, Patricia Medina - Insurance investigator Ford, in possession of a mysterious package, is embroiled in a high stakes treasure hunt in Mexico. Ancient, exotic locations…
Sea Devils (1953)- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Rock Hudson, Yvonne De Carlo, Bryan Forbes… - Old–fashioned smuggling yarn, with Rock Hudson playing a Channel Islands contrabandist who gets involved in the French Revolution. Minor sea…
Angels One Five (1952)- Dir. George More O'Ferrall
Feat. Jack Hawkins, Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray… - British war film following the experience of a young fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain during WWII. Based on the book "What Are Your Angels…
Fanfan la Tulipe (1952)- Dir. Christian-Jaque
Feat. Gerard Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida, Genevieve Page - Irresistible swashbuckling fluff, with Gerard Philipe imperious on the battlefield and in the bedroom. A daredevil pace matched with lusty female…
Kansas City Confidential (1952)- Dir. Phil Karlson
Feat. Lee Van Cleef, John Payne, Coleen Gray… - A grimly tough crime drama set in the Kansas City underworld. Payne plays an ex–con who is jailed for an unrelated crime, and on release…
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