Subgenre Sampler
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23 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 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…
Akasen Chitai (Street of Shame) (1956)
- Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
Feat. Machiko Kyo
- Prostitution and the female plight are the chief concerns of this sympathetic, heartbreaking ensemble piece examining the trade of five headstrong,…
Alexander the Great (1956)
- Dir. Robert Rossen
Feat. Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom
- Earnest epic follows the life and early death of the Greek warrior who conquered the entire known world. This seismic production has Richard Burton…
Anastasia (1956)
- Dir. Anatole Litvak
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes…
- Refugee peasant Ingrid Bergman is compelled by Yul Brynner to impersonate the legendary 'lost' Russian princess. All–round high production…
And God Created Woman (1956)
- Dir. Roger Vadim
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Curt Jurgens, Jean-Louis Trintignant
- The Bardot movie, set in sleepy St. Tropez where Bridget is the misunderstood town hussy who impulsively marries the brother of a boyfriend. Works…
Aparajito (1956)
- Dir. Satyajit Ray
Feat. Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Pinaki Sengupta…
- Sequel to PATHER PANCHALI sees Apu now as an adolescent who abandons his village and travels to Calcutta, where he is inevitably confused with his…
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) (1956-1974)
- Dir. Ted Kotcheff, Charles Jarrott, Alan Cooke
Feat. Tom Bell, Billie Whitelaw, Richard Beckinsale…
- a British television anthology of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by ABC Weekend TV. Its…
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. David Niven, Cantinflas, Shirley Maclaine
- Lively spectacle in which David Niven attempts to perform the title feat, while no less than 44 other stars make cameo appearances. Garnered four…
Attack! (1956)
- Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Jack Palance, Lee Marvin, Eddie Albert
- Departing from the glory–day stories of WW2, Aldrich offers a hard–edged realism to the nightmare of war. Jack Palance, Lee Marvin and…