Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Ugetsu Monogatari (1953)
- Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
Feat. Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyo, Kinuyo Tanaka - Stories by the 18th century writer Akinari Ueda are woven into an odyssey of civil–war misfortune, in which two peasant–potters and their…
Voyage to Italy (Journey to Italy/ Journey in Italy) (1953)- Dir. Roberto Rossellini
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders - A meditative journey through the landscapes of Italy, accompanying Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders in the midst of a breakup. The ongoing drama of…
Wages of Fear (Salaire de la Peur, Le) (1953)- Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot
Feat. Yves Montand, Charles Vanel - A young Yves Montand leads a group of impoverished men over rocky Latin American terrain with a dangerous load of nitro–glycerine. Considered…
White Mane (Crin-Blanc) (1953)- Dir. Albert Lamorisse
Feat. Alain Emery - Striking, allegorical children's fable from the dir. of THE RED BALLOON concerns the taming of an unruly ‘white mane’ by a young boy, and his…
Adventures of Superman (TV Series) (1952-1958)- Feat. George Reeves, Phyllis Coates
- The first ever 'Superman' TV series, this was an immensely popular rendition of the comicbook tale of the Man of Steel, whose life as…
Androcles and the Lion (1952)- Dir. Chester Erskine
Feat. Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Alan Young… - George Bernard Shaw's satire of ancient Rome in which a Christian fugitive pulls a thorn from a lions paw whilst hiding in the forest, only to…
Angel Face (1952)- Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons - Jean Simmons is a woman possessed in this quietly unconventional film noir, playing a take–no–prisoners femme fatale who systematically…
Angels One Five (1952)- Dir. George More O'Ferrall
Feat. Jack Hawkins, Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray… - British war film following the experience of a young fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain during WWII. Based on the book "What Are Your Angels…
Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952)- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon… - Masterpiece of Hollywood navel–gazing, with charismatic producer Kirk Douglas clawing his way to success on a Freudian subtext, using and…
Bend of the River (1952)- Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Rock Hudson… - A gritty and compelling showdown on the Oregon Trail between settler James Stewart and double–crosser Arthur Kennedy. Beautiful Rocky Mountain…
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