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Wagon Train (TV Series)Wagon Train (TV Series) (1957-1965)
Feat. Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson, Robert Horton
Classic adventures of a wagon train and its varied passengers as they journey from Missouri to California in the aftermath of the Civil War. Wagons,…
Wide Blue Road, TheWide Blue Road, The (La grande strada azzurra) (1957)
Dir. Gillo Pontecorvo
Feat. Yves Montand, Alida Valli, Francisco Rabal
Italian neorealist melodrama drama which marks the feature debut of Gillo Pontecorvo (THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS). Set on a small rugged island off the…
Wild StrawberriesWild Strawberries (1957) Recommended
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Victor Sjostrom, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin
A classic film of one man's reminiscences and his dramatic search for the meaning of human existence. The bleakness is imbued with a quiet optimism.
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Tony Randall, Jayne Mansfield, Joan Blondell
Single ad man Tony Randall saves his job but complicates his romantic life by using superstar sexpot Jayne Mansfield in a lipstick campaign.…
Windom's WayWindom's Way (1957)
Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Peter Finch, Mary Ure, Robert Flemyng
Malayan–set drama with Finch as a doctor – who along with his estranged wife – finds himself caught up in political turmoil that…
Witness for the ProsecutionWitness for the Prosecution (1957) Recommended
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton
Tense courtroom thriller, with Tyrone Power in the dock, defended by Charles Laughton, and consoled by wife Marlene Dietrich. Agatha Christie's story…
Yangtse Incident, TheYangtse Incident, The (The Yangtze Incident, Battle Hell) (1957)
Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Richard Todd
The crew of the HMS Amethyst must escape via the Yangtse river after sauntering into China on the eve of Communist takeover. A riveting dramatization…
1984 1984 (1956)
Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Edmond O'Brien, Michael Redgrave, Jan Sterling
The first adaptation of George Orwell's visionary novel is this little known, stark BBC television production. Apparently hated by his widow for the…
23 Paces To Baker Street23 Paces To Baker Street (1956)
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. Van Johnson, Vera Miles, Cecil Parker
Genuine nail–biter with Van Johnson as a blind writer who has the misfortune to overhear a kidnapping plot, enlisting his two friends he sets…
A Town Like AliceA Town Like Alice (1956)
Dir. Jack Lee
Feat. Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch
Based on Neville Shute's 1950s bestseller, this WWII drama opens with the fall of Singapore and the internment of Virginia McKenna in a Japanese POW…

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