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Subgenre Sampler

 
SpartacusSpartacus (1960) Recommended
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton
First–rate epic details the revolt of the ancient Roman slaves as led by Kirk Douglas in the title role. Production spares little expense but…
Rio BravoRio Bravo (1959) Aro Favourite
Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson
John Wayne plays a sheriff who has captured a high profile bandit. With the state Marshall many days away and a gang of thugs planning a raid from…
I Married a Monster From Outer SpaceI Married a Monster From Outer Space (1958) Recommended
Dir. Gene Fowler Jnr.
Feat. Tom Tryon, Gloria Talbott
An exceptional, well–directed 1950's B–movie in which a race of monster–like aliens try to conquer Earth by taking over a…
Room at the TopRoom at the Top (1958) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jack Clayton
Feat. Laurence Harvey, Simone Signoret
Matters sexual are treated with rare maturity in this stunning, landmark British drama about an ambitious, working–class cad who falls in love…
Bridge on the River KwaiBridge on the River Kwai (1957) Recommended
Dir. David Lean
Feat. William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins
Another rousing, grand scale production from director Lean, about a group of British POW's employed by the Japanese to build a bridge, while their…
China GateChina Gate (1957)
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Gene Barry, Angie Dickinson
In 1954, during the French Indochina War, an Eurasian female smuggler and a group of French Foreign Legion mercenaries, infiltrate the enemy…
Eddy Duchin Story, The Eddy Duchin Story, The (1956)
Dir. George Sidney
Feat. Tyrone Power, Kim Novak, James Whitmore
Tearjerking, CinemaScope biopic of the beloved but short–lived pianist and bandleader Eddy Duchin. Nominated for four Academy Awards.
Night of the Hunter, TheNight of the Hunter, The (1955) Recommended
Dir. Charles Laughton
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish
A disturbing yet poetic masterpiece in which Robert Mitchum is mighty mean as a psychopathic preacher pursuing two runaways across the American…
Desiree (1954)
Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons
Marlon Brando plays a young Napoleon whose first romance, with Desiree Clay (Jean Simmons), is strained when he is swept into the cut–throat…
Gate of HellGate of Hell (Jigokumon) (1953)
Dir. Teinosuke Kinugasa
Feat. Machiko Kyo, Kazuo Hasegawa, Isao Yamagata
Tragic story of unrequited love set during the Heiji Rebellion in 1159, where a samurai warrior falls in love with a married…

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