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A Time to Love and a Time to DieA Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
Dir. Douglas Sirk
Feat. John Gavin, Jock Mahoney, Don DeFore
Bittersweet WWII melodrama finds Douglas Sirk at his gravest; John Gavin plays a returning German solider who falls in love under the shadow of war.…
Another Time, Another PlaceAnother Time, Another Place (1958)
Dir. Lewis Allen
Feat. Lana Turner, Barry Sullivan, Glynis Johns
Though a vehicle for Lana Turner, this enjoyable romantic melodrama is remembered for introducing Sean Connery to a wider audience, as a married BBC…
Ashes and DiamondsAshes and Diamonds (1958) Recommended
Dir. Andrzej Wajda
Feat. Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyzanowksa
Set on the day after WWII, the striking–looking Zbigniew Cybulski plays a Polish freedom fighter torn between wartime duties and peacetime…
Astounding She-Monster, TheAstounding She-Monster, The (1958)
Dir. Ronnie Ashcroft
Feat. Robert Clarke
Cheap drive–in fodder has a deadly female alien crash–land near the hideout of a band of kidnappers. Some fun to be had with the cheesy…
Attack of the 50ft WomanAttack of the 50ft Woman (1958) Aro Favourite
Dir. Nathan Hertz
Feat. Allison Hayes, William Hudson
After a close–encounter, Allison Hayes starts growin' while her sleazeball husband philanders the town hussy. Bad special FX, charismatic…
Attack of the Puppet PeopleAttack of the Puppet People (1958)
Dir. Bert I. Gordon
Feat. John Agar, John Hoyt, June Kenney
One of the earliest depictions of the creepy puppet master, this low budget sci–fi horror follows a doll maker with abandonment issues who…
Auntie MameAuntie Mame (1958) Recommended
Dir. Morton DaCosta
Feat. Rosalind Russell, Peggy Cass, Coral Browne
Classic Oscar–nominated showcase for Rosalind Russell, as a colourful, high–living rouser who educates her 10yr old nephew in the ways of…
Ballad of Narayama, TheBallad of Narayama, The (Narayama bushiko) (1958)
Dir. Keisuke Kinoshita
Feat. Kinuyo Tanaka
Sombre but stylised retelling of a Japanese legend, about a poverty–stricken village and its eldest resident who, in accordance with tradition,…
Barbarian and the Geisha, TheBarbarian and the Geisha, The (1958)
Dir. John Huston
Feat. John Wayne, Sam Jaffe, Eiko Ando
Uncharacteristic John Wayne vehicle has the big lug play an ambassador to Japan following the US intervention in 1863. Eiko Ando plays the titular…
Bell, Book and CandleBell, Book and Candle (1958)
Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon
Enchanting romantic comedy adapted from the Broadway play stars Kim Novak as a witch who casts a spell on her neighbour, played by James Stewart.

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