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Prince and the Showgirl, ThePrince and the Showgirl, The (1957)
Dir. Laurence Olivier
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Marilyn Monroe
Curious comedy juxtaposes the talents of Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe to surprising effect. Filmed in London during the coronation of George V.
Raintree CountyRaintree County (1957)
Dir. Edward Dmytryk
Feat. Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Eva Marie Saint…
Civil War set romance has Montgomery Clift as a schoolteacher whojoins the Union Army as they march into Georgia in the hope of finding his estranged…
River's Edge, TheRiver's Edge, The (1957)
Dir. Allan Dwan
Feat. Ray Milland, Anthony Quinn, Debra Paget…
Tight crime drama with Milland as a murderous thief who forces Quinn to escort him safely across the desert to Mexico. There's a nice twist in the…
Robbery Under ArmsRobbery Under Arms (1957)
Dir. Jack Lee
Feat. Peter Finch, Ronald Lewis, Laurence Naismith…
Seminal Aussie western with Peter Finch as charismatic outlaw Captain Starlight leading two brothers astray after they join his roving band of…
Run of the ArrowRun of the Arrow (1957)
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Rod Steiger, Brian Keith, Charles Bronson…
Technicolour western set in the aftermath of the American Civil War, with Confederate veteran Rod Steiger going rogue and joining the Sioux, but…
Sad Sack, TheSad Sack, The (1957)
Dir. George Marshall
Feat. Jerry Lewis, David Wayne, Phyllis Kirk…
A charming adaptation of the beloved comic strip by George Baker, with Jerry Lewis playing a hopeless soldier whose planned six weeks weeks of…
Saint JoanSaint Joan (1957)
Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Jean Seberg, Richard Widmark, John Gielgud…
Colourized version of the Joan of Arc story with Jean Seberg in her acting debut.
SayonaraSayonara (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…
Sea WifeSea Wife (1957)
Dir. Bob McNaught
Feat. Richard Burton, Joan Collins, Basil Sydney…
Melodramatic adventure tale with Burton and Collins adrift on a raft after their ship is sunk by the Japanese. Clunky, but oddly compelling, though…
Seventh Seal, TheSeventh Seal, The (1957) Recommended
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Max von Sydow
The solemn Swede garnered world prominence with this stunning, poetic allegory set in the plague–ridden 16th Century, where a disillusioned…

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