Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Classics: 3554 Films to Rent
Killer's Kiss (1955)
- Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Frank Silvera, Jamie Smith, Irene Kane
- Early Kubrick moodily accounts the tooth–and–nail conflict between a washed–up boxer and a sleazeball club owner, after a club…
Kismet (1955)
- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Howard Keel, Ann Blyth
- An Arabian–Nights style musical, with Howard Keel attempting to woo wicked wizar's wife Ann Blyth.
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
- Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart…
- Ralph Meeker is Mike Hammer in this high–octane film noir, shamelessly blood–soaked in B–movie / pulp novel tradition. The…
La Strada (The Road) (1955)
- Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Anthony Quinn
- Fellini hit his stride and won a Foreign Film Oscar with this gentle road odyssey about a simple–minded clown whose loyalty to her boorish…
Ladykillers, The (1955)
- Dir. Alexander Mackendrick
Feat. Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Frankie Howerd
- Priceless Ealing black comedy in which bungling robbers Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers et al conspire to snuff out their rich old landlady, an…
Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
- Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. Jack Hawkins, Joan Collins, Dewey Martin
- High–camp spectacle about treachery in ancient Egypt during the building of the great Pyramid has procured something of a cult following, with…
Lola Montes (1955)
- Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook
- The life of the famous 19th century courtesan provides the basis for this sophisticated portrayal of the capriciousness of fate, which leads to the…
Long Gray Line, The (1955)
- Dir. John Ford
Feat. Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Donald Crisp
- Engrossing true life tale of military instructors Marty Maher and his rise to the top of his profession.
Love is a Many-Splendoured Thing (1955)
- Dir. Henry King
Feat. William Holden, Jennifer Jones
- Romantic splendour set in Hong Kong at the time of the Korean war about a married US war correspondent who embarks on a forbidden love affair.
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
- Dir. Charles Vidor
Feat. Doris Day, James Cagney
- Multiple Oscar–nominated biopic of singer Ruth Etting, played here by Doris Day in a more substantial role than usual. Story chiefly concerns…