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Young Lions, The (1958)
Dir. Edward Dmytryk
Feat. Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin
Sensitive, well–mounted WW2 epic charts the effect of war on young lives from both sides. Marlon Brando as a confused German commandant…
20 Million Miles To Earth20 Million Miles To Earth (The Beast from Space, aka The Giant Ymir) (1957)
Dir. Nathan Juran
Feat. William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia
A superior 1950s 'monster mash' unfolds after the first spaceship to Venus crashes off Italy with a shy, but dangerous Venusian on board. Ray…
3:10 to Yuma3:10 to Yuma (1957)
Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Glenn Ford, Van Heflin
Outlaw Glenn Ford is escorted via train to his trial in Yuma by rookie bounty–man Van Heflin. A suspenseful yarn made of Elmore Leonard's novel.
A King in New YorkA King in New York (1957) Recommended
Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Maxine Audley, Dawn Addams
Mild satire, in which Chaplin plays the leader of 'Estrovia' whose visit to NYC is beset by witchhunts, noise, and 1950s conservatism. Has often…
Abominable SnowmanAbominable Snowman (1957)
Dir. Val Guest
Feat. Peter Cushing, Forrest Tucker, Richard Wattis
Hammer Horror's version of the 'yeti' legend has Cushing and Tucker journey to the roof of the world to hunt out the elusive creature. From a…
Across the BridgeAcross the Bridge (1957)
Dir. Ken Annakin
Feat. Rod Steiger, Marla Landi, Noel Willman
An underrated and little–known thriller with Steiger playing a shady accountant on the run from the FBI and Scotland Yard, who tries to make…
Admirable Crichton, TheAdmirable Crichton, The (1957)
Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Kenneth More, Cecil Parker, Sally Ann Howes
Comedy about an impeccable butler (Kenneth More) who becomes the ruler of an aristocratic family when social order is flipped after they all become…
Amazing Colossal Man, TheAmazing Colossal Man, The (1957)
Dir. Bert I. Gordon
Feat. Glenn Langan
An army colonel (Glenn Langan) experiences growing pains (ten feet a day to be sure) after exposure to, you guessed it, radiation. His condition…
An Affair to RememberAn Affair to Remember (1957)
Dir. Leo McCarey
Feat. Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr
Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr meet and decide they're engaged to the wrong people, but their future liaison proves kind of awkward if not dangerous.
Bitter VictoryBitter Victory (1957)
Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. Richard Burton, Curt Jurgens, Ruth Roman
Superior war drama is set around a WW2 mission by British commandos in North Africa, trying to retrieve vital papers from a German HQ before…

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