Subgenre Sampler
Across the Bridge (1957)- Dir. Ken Annakin
Feat. Rod Steiger, Marla Landi, Noel Willman… - An underrated and little–known thriller with Steiger playing a shady accountant on the run from the FBI and Scotland Yard, who tries to make…
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)- Dir. John Huston
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr - Kerr and Mitchum play a nun and Marine sergeant respectively, who are stranded on a desert island during WWII – the island happens to also be…
Hell Drivers (Hard Drivers) (1957)- Dir. Cy Endfield
Feat. Patrick McGoohan, Sir Stanley Baker, Herbert Lom… - Stanley Baker plays a hard–nosed trucker forced to take on a dangerous long haul, through which a bitter rivalry develops with a fellow driver…
Night Passage (1957)- Dir. James Neilson
Feat. James Stewart, Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea… - A 'railroad western' with good guy Stewart defending the tracks against a gang of desperados led by Duryea. Tough cast give some distinction to a…
One That Got Away, The (Einer Kam Durch) (1957)- Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Hardy Kruger, Colin Gordon, Terence Alexander… - Sturdy war thriller centred on the true story of German airman Franz von Werra – the only German POW to successfully escape from allied custody…
Perry Mason (TV Series) (1957-1966)
- Feat. Raymond Burr, William Hopper, William Talman…
- Benchmark legal drama series which turned star Raymond Burr into a television institution as the near–invincible criminal lawyer, Perry…
River'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…
Time Without Pity (1957)- Dir. Joseph Losey
Feat. Michael Redgrave, Leo McKern, Ann Todd… - Nervy noir has Michael Redgrave in top form as an alcoholic father racing against time to save his son from the gallows. Somewhat dated thriller…
Timelock (1957)- Dir. Gerald Thomas
Feat. Sean Connery, Robert Beatty, Lee Patterson - Tense thriller based on a play by Arthur Hailey (AIRPORT), in which a young boy is locked in a bank vault by accident, which can only be opened…
Twelve Angry Men (12 Angry Men) (1957)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley… - Henry Fonda holds–out on a unanimous jury who wish to convict an alleged murderer. A sweltering tension is worked up as he struggles to…
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