Subgenre Sampler
Otto Preminger Director's Collection, The (The Man With the Golden Arm, The Cardinal, The Human Factor) (1955-1979)- Dir. Otto Preminger
- Further trifecta of Otto Preminger films.
Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955)- Dir. Franklin Adreon
Feat. Phyllis Coates, Myron Healey, Arthur Space - Cult movie serial which reworks stock footage from 1941's JUNGLE GIRL. A giant crayfish monster terrorises the African jungle and it's up to the…
Passage Home (1955)- Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Peter Finch, Anthony Steel, Diane Cilento… - Torrid melodrama with the presence of a young woman on board a cargo ship causing tensions amongst the male crew.
Pather Panchali (1955)
- Dir. Satyajit Ray
Feat. Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Subir Bannerjee - The first film from Asia's most respected film–maker also initiates his 'Apu trilogy', three of most admired films in history. A lyrical…
Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)- Dir. Jack Webb
Feat. Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O'Brien… - Musical set in 1920's Kansas which blends jazz, gangsters and political corruption. Directed by and starring Jack Webb as a cornet player who is…
Quatermass II (TV Series) (1955)- Dir. Rudolph Cartier
Feat. John Robinson - Professor Quatermass returns (this time palyed by John Robinson) in Nigel Kneale's popular sci–fi serial of the 1950s. The six–part…
Quatermass Xperiment, The (The Creeping Unknown) (1955)- Dir. Val Guest
Feat. Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner - Effective Hammer Films feature adaptation of the 1953 BBC sci–fi TV serial written by Nigel Kneale, in which an astronaut mysteriously returns…
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)- Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo - James Dean's intense portayal of an alienated youth from a wealthy family opened the eyes of a generation and catapulted him to stardom. One of the…
Revenge of the Creature (1955)- Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield… - Follow–up to the cult hit CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, with poor, harassed Gill Man captured in the Amazon this time round and brought back…
Richard III (1955)- Dir. Laurence Olivier
Feat. Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson - Laurence Olivier's third cinematic translation of Shakespeare both as actor and director. His performance borders on high camp as the twisted 15th…
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