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Subgenre Sampler
Sayonara (1957)- Dir. Joshua Logan, Marlon Brando
Feat. Patricia Owens, Ricardo Montalban, Martha Scott… - An effective, well–acted version of James Michener's novel set during the Korean War, in which ace pilot Brando inconveniently falls in love…
Throne of Blood (1957)- Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura - Kurosawa transposes MacBeth into a Samurai setting and the result justifies his reputation. Nothing short of an awesome spectacle Shakespeare himself…
Until They Sail (1957)
- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine, Paul Newman… - 1950s Christchurch is the novelty star of this MGM prestige picture set entirely in Canterbury, New Zealand, with landmarks such as the Christchurch…
Yangtse Incident, The (The Yangtze Incident, Battle Hell) (1957)- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Richard Todd - The crew of the HMS Amethyst must escape via the Yangtse river after sauntering into China on the eve of Communist takeover. A riveting dramatization…
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…
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…
Away All Boats (1956)- Dir. Joseph Pevney
Feat. Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Julie Adams… - Convincing naval drama about the captain and inexperienced crew of a Navy transport ship in World War II.
Battle of the River Plate (1956)- Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressbuger
Feat. John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Peter Finch - Straight–ahead account of the British attempt to capture a gigantic German battleship in 1939 off the coast of South America.
Burmese Harp, The (Biruma no tategoto) (1956)- Dir. Kon Ichikawa
Feat. Rentaro Mikuni - Another muted anti–war elegy conceived during Japan’s post–WWII recovery, this tells the journey of a Japanese private, who upon…
D-Day - The Sixth of June (1956)- Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. Robert Taylor, Richard Todd, Edmond O'Brien… - Well–executed enactment of the Normandy landings in WW2, with some extravagent action scenes and solid dramatics.
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