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Subgenre Sampler

 
39 Steps, The39 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 SouffleA 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 MurderAnatomy of a Murder (1959) Recommended
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 SubmarineAtomic 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 MeCome 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.…
CompulsionCompulsion (1959)
Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman, Orson Welles
As distinctive a rendition of the infamous Leopold–Loeb murder case as ROPE and SWOON, Dean Stockwell and Bradford Dillman playing the…
Crimson Kimono, TheCrimson Kimono, The (1959)
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Glenn Corbett, James Shigeta
Two detectives, one of Japanese heritage, both fall in love with the key witness in a murder case. Noted for its inclusion of an interracial romance…
Great St. Louis Bank Robbery, TheGreat St. Louis Bank Robbery, The (1959)
Dir. Charles Guggenheim, John Stix
Feat. Steve McQueen
This noir thriller is one of McQueen's best early roles, and although somewhat obscure has a cult reputation for its shootout scenes and intense,…
Last Train from Gun HillLast Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Carolyn Jones
Underrated American Western telling the tale of a U.S. Marshal seeking revenge in the town of 'Gun Hill' after the racially charged rape and murder…
North by NorthwestNorth by Northwest (1959) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason
Cary Grant becomes a victim of mistaken identity and is chased across America by enemy agents, in one stylish set piece after another. One of Hitch's…

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