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Riot In Cell Block 11Riot In Cell Block 11 (1954) Recommended
Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Neville Brand, Emile Meyer, Frank Faylen
No–nonsense prison movie portrays simmering frustrations from both sides of the bars that develop into chaos. Shot on location using inmates as…
River of No ReturnRiver of No Return (1954) Recommended
Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Robert Mitchum
A Western adventure set aboard a river raft in which the frayed temperaments of Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum endure the perils of raging water…
Robinson CrusoeRobinson Crusoe (1954)
Dir. Luis Bunuel
Feat. Dan O'Herlihy
Daniel Defoe's classic novel of a shipwreck's sole survivor. Luis Bunuel directs with a few surrealist flourishes.
Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet (1954)
Dir. Renato Castellani
Feat. Laurence Harvey, Susan Shentall, Mervyn Jones
An Italian co–production, this version benefits from magical locations in Verona and Venice and the sumptuous Renaissance–influenced eye…
SabrinaSabrina (1954)
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, William Holden
Cinderella–ish comic yarn with a dream cast and director. Audrey Hepburn plays a humble chauffeur's daughter who wins the affections of noble…
Salt of the EarthSalt of the Earth (1954) Recommended
Dir. Herbert J. Biberman
Feat. Rosaura Revueltas, Will Geer
An incendiary tale of racial prejudice, big business greed and feminist uprising that pushed plenty of buttons in the fifties, making it first of its…
Samurai Trilogy, TheSamurai Trilogy, The (Musashi Miyamoto, Duel at Ichijoji Temple, Duel at Ganryu Island) (1954-1956) Recommended
Dir. Hiroshi Inagaki
Feat. Toshiro Mifune
Sweeping saga of a legendary 17th century samurai Musashi Miyamoto, that made an icon of actor Toshiro Mifune. Played out against the turmoil of a…
Sansho DayuSansho Dayu (Sansho the Bailiff) (1954) Recommended
Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
Feat. Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyoko Kagawa
One of Mizoguchi's great classics, based on an 11th century Japanese folktale elaborated into a sprawling vision of a cruel, mysterious cosmos, where…
Seekers, TheSeekers, The (Land of Fury) (1954)
Dir. Ken Annakin
Feat. Jack Hawkins, Glynis Johns, Noel Purcell
Melodramatic tale full of 'mighty imperialist' sentiment follows British pioneers toughing it out in 1820's New Zealand in harsh conditions and at…
SensoSenso (1954) Recommended
Dir. Luchino Visconti
Feat. Alida Valli, Farley Granger, Christian Marquand
A period love story set in the tumultuous 1860's in Italy, when it was occupied by invading Austrians. Dir. Visconti turns his eye on a love…

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