Subgenre Sampler
Lola Montes (1955)
- Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook - The life of the famous 19th century courtesan provides the basis for this sophisticated portrayal of the capriciousness of fate, which leads to the…
Long Gray Line, The (1955)- Dir. John Ford
Feat. Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Donald Crisp - Engrossing true life tale of military instructors Marty Maher and his rise to the top of his profession.
Lust for Life (1955)- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn - Kirk Douglas makes a stirring, enthusiastic Van Gogh in this biopic, choosing to echo the empassioned melancholia of his work rather than drawing…
Man Without A Star (1955)- Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Crain, Claire Trevor - Character–driven Western sees Kirk Douglas plays a laconic gunslinger with a dark–side, who drifts from scrape to scrape while working…
Marty (1955)- Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Karen Steele… - Sweeping the Oscars on its release, Paddy Chayefsky's (NETWORK) well–scripted vernacular lifted Ernest Borgnine to a career best in an…
Not As A Stranger (1955)- Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Olivia de Havilland, Frank Sinatra… - Undemanding medical drama notable for being Kramer's directorial debut and for its abundance of big stars in small roles. Mitchum plays against…
One Desire (1955)- Dir. Jerry Hopper
Feat. Anne Baxter, Rock Hudson, Julie Adams - Old–fashioned romantic melodrama set in the early 1900's, following the fate of a star–crosses Oklahoma gambler–casino dealer and a…
Ordet (1955)- Dir. Carl Dreyer
- Hailed by many critics as dir. Dreyer's masterpiece, this deep exploration of the true meaning of Christianity, set in rural Denmark, will repay the…
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.
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.
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