Subgenre Sampler
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Summer Place, A (1959)
- Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Dorothy McGuire, Sandra Dee, Troy Donahue…
- Lush melodrama set on a remote isle with the two couples of different generations trapped in romantic asides and anxieties.
World of Apu, The (1959)
- Dir. Satyajit Ray
Feat. Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Alok Chakravarty
- Final installment of the 'Apu trilogy' sees the complexities of adulthood painfully and euphorically realised for Apu through ambition, marriage and…
Young Philadelphians, The (1959)
- Dir. Vincent Sherman
Feat. Paul Newman, Barbara Rush
- Engaging drama with Paul Newman as an attorney of dubious background who defends an affluent friend in a murder trial while hussling his way into the…
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) (1958- 1964)
- Feat. Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Sammy Jr. Davis, Roger Moore
- Efrem Zimbalist and Roger Smith are dashing young PI's in this slick police TV series from the 60s. Two eps. include guest appearances from Sammy…
Attack of the 50ft Woman (1958)
- Dir. Nathan Hertz
Feat. Allison Hayes, William Hudson
- After a close–encounter, Allison Hayes starts growin' while her sleazeball husband philanders the town hussy. Bad special FX, charismatic…
Delius (1958)
- Dir. Ken Russell
- Ken Russell's BBC film biography of the music and life of English composer Frederick Delius, who had to overcome blindness and paralysis to fulfil…
First Man Into Space (1958)
- Dir. Robert Day
Feat. Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi
- A test pilot disobeys orders and takes his experimental ship higher than man has ever been before, but not without suffering a bizarre and horrible…
High School Confidential (1958)
- Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. Russ Tamblyn, Mamie Van Doren, Jerry Lee Lewis
- When not gathering dirt on local marijuana dealers, 'student' narc Russ Tamblyn is clinching it with Mamie Van Doren. This hard–biting 'JD'…
Kings Go Forth (1958)
- Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood
- Frank Sinatra and Tony Curtis are comrades in arms who fight over Natalie Wood, but her mixed heritage arouses their bigotry instead.
Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
- Dir. Irving Capper
Feat. Gene Kelly, Natalie Wood
- Would–be actress Natalie Wood gives up her Jewishness and independence to get ahead in this mild adaptation of Herbert Wouk's novel.