Subgenre Sampler
Classics: 3626 Films to Buy & Rent
I Vitelloni (1953)
- Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Franco Interlenghi, Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi
- This neo–realist Fellini combines humour and pathos for a truthful study of aimless youths either ill–equipped or unwilling to embrace…
Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)
- Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Jennifer Jones, Montgomery Clift
- Little–seen melodrama with Jennifer Jones and Montgomery Clift as lovers, together for one last fling. An Italian–American…
Island in the Sky (1953)
- Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. John Wayne, Lloyd Nolan, James Arness
- Decent action vehicle for John Wayne, who plays a pilot whose transport plane makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Labrador, Canada, where…
Johnny Guitar (1953)
- Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. Joan Crawford, Mercedes McCambridge, Sterling Hayden…
- Cowgirls Joan Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge come head to head over the men they love in this wild Western soap opera, brimming with quirky…
Julius Caesar (1953)
- Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud…
- Marlon Brando, James Mason and John Gielgud star in this beautifully staged Hollywood adaptation. Passionate drama of power, conspiracy and murder in…
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
- Dir. George Sidney
Feat. Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller
- Cole Porter’s irreverent take on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew is one of the most pleasurable (and fabulously danced) MGM musicals of the…
Knights of the Round Table (1953)
- Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer…
- Sumptuous retelling of the legends of Camelot was MGM's first Cinemascope production. Tayloris excellent as Lancelot while Ava Gardner is inspired…
Lawless Breed, The (1953)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Rock Hudson, Julie Adams, Mary Castle…
- Western based on the life of outlaw John Wesley Hardin (Rock Hudson), a former gunfighter who creates a manuscript detailing his life and adventures,…
Life of Oharu (1953)
- Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
Feat. Kinuyo Tanaka, Toshiro Mifune
- The prolific, though rarely seen dir. Mizoguchi came to attention with this chronicled downfall of a court–concubine in 17th century Japan,…
Lion Is in the Streets, The (1953)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. James Cagney, Barbara Hale
- Political parable based on Southern governor Huey Long stars James Cagney as the populist peddler–turned–politico who yields to…