Subgenre Sampler
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Cruel Sea, The (1952)
- Dir. Charles Frend
Feat. Denholm Elliott
- Bracing account of life aboard a British Corvette during WWII fighting German U–Boats and Atlantic storms, featuring a young Denholm Elliot…
Deadline U.S.A. (1952)
- Dir. Richard Brooks
Feat. Humphrey Bogart
- Tightly scripted account of the newspaper business. Editor–in–Chief: Humphrey Bogart.
Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
- Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark
- Marilyn Monroe in her first leading role plays a psychotic babysitter who lures an unwitting Richard Widmark into her world of delusion.
Down Among the Z Men (The Goon Show Movie) (1952)
- Dir. Maclean Rogers
Feat. Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe…
- A rare outing into film for the Goons, in their original four–man lineup – Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Michael Bentine –…
Fanfan la Tulipe (1952)
- Dir. Christian-Jaque
Feat. Gerard Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida, Genevieve Page
- Irresistible swashbuckling fluff, with Gerard Philipe imperious on the battlefield and in the bedroom. A daredevil pace matched with lusty female…
Films of Charles & Ray Eames, The (1952-1982)
- A collection of the cinematic work of Charles and Ray Eames, the 20th century industrial designers and married couple, who channelled their separate…
Five Fingers (5 Fingers) (1952)
- Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Michael Rennie…
- Witty espionage thriller set during the Second World War with Mason as a status–hungry valet who hawks important documents to the Germans in…
Flavour Of Green Tea Over Rice, The (Ochazuke no aji) (1952)
- Dir. Yasujiro Ozu
Feat. Shin Saburi, Michiyo Kogure, Kōji Tsuruta
- Dir. Ozu once again explores the subtleties of Japanese family life, this time drawing our attention to the struggles of those in arranged marriages…
Forbidden Games (Jeux Interdits) (1952)
- Dir. Rene Clement
Feat. Georges Poujouly, Brigitte Fossey, Laurence Badie
- After her parents are killed in an air raid during WWII, a small girl makes friends with a peasant boy, and the pair gradually come to terms with the…
French Comedy Greats: Louis De Funès ( Monsieur Leguignon, Lampistel; Peek-a-Boo; The Bouncing Beauty; The Big Vacation.) (1952-1968)
- Feat. Louis de Funès
- Four films starring legendary French funnyman Louis de Funès.