Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
October Man, The (1960)- Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. John Mills, Joan Greenwood, Edward Chapman… - Atmospheric pot–boiler in which John Mills plays an amnesiac accused of murder who fights to prove his innocence, apprehend the murderer and…
Peeping Tom (1960)
- Dir. Michael Powell
Feat. Karlheinz Bohm, Moira Shearer, Anna Massey - While Hitchcock's PSYCHO received raves reviews and general acceptance, Michael Powell's equally contentious but brilliant film was condemned as…
Plein Soleil (Purple Noon) (1960)
- Dir. Rene Clement
Feat. Alain Delon, Marie Laforet, Maurice Ronet - The original adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's gripping novel 'The Talented Mr Ripley', who is here embodied by a sleek Delon in only his third…
Portrait in Black (1960)- Dir. Michael Gordon
Feat. Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart… - Sudsy potboiler with Turner and Quinn murdering Turner's wealthy husband, unfortunately the perfect crime does not go undetected. Campy fun.
Rise and Fall of 'Legs' Diamond, The (1960)- Dir. Budd Boetticher
Feat. Ray Danton, Karen Steele, Elaine Stewart… - A professionally–shot thriller about the career of New York gangster Jack 'Legs' Diamond, who rose to prominence in the 1920s and maintained…
39 Steps, The (1959)- Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Kenneth More, Taina Elg - Colour copy of Hitchcock's spy thriller, this time with Kenneth More and Taina Elg as the innocents entangled in Scottish intrigue.
A Bout de Souffle (Breathless) (1959)- Dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Feat. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger… - Godard's landmark first film pulls out all the stops in the style department – with Jean–Paul Belmondo as the romantic fugitive,…
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)- Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara… - Smalltown lawyer James Stewart defends a man accused of murdering a suspected rapist. The shifting ambiguities of the case make this more a…
Atomic Submarine (1959)- Dir. Spencer Gordon Bennet
Feat. Arthur Franz, Dick Foran - Entertaining sci–fi thriller with a decent script and a believable cast, even if the small budget is plainly obvious.
Come Dance with Me (Voulez-Vous Danser Avec Moi?) (1959)- Dir. Michel Boisrond
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Dawn Addams - Surprisingly entertaining French mystery thriller tracking a wife attempting to clear her husband's name from involvement in a dance studio murder.…
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