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Subgenre Sampler
Gate of Hell (Jigokumon) (1953)- Dir. Teinosuke Kinugasa
Feat. Machiko Kyo, Kazuo Hasegawa, Isao Yamagata - Tragic story of unrequited love set during the Heiji Rebellion in 1159, where a samurai warrior falls in love with a married…
Give a Girl a Break (1953)- Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Debbie Reynolds, Marge Champion, Gower Champion… - Musical comedy about three unknown actresses who are all competing for Broadway stardom after a temperamental performer walks off the set of a major…
Heart of the Matter, The (1953)- Dir. George More O'Ferrall
Feat. Trevor Howard, Elizabeth Allan, Maria Schell… - Solid adaptation of Graham Greene's bleak novel has Trevor Howard as a policeman in Sierra Leone tormented by his extra–marital affair.
Hobson's Choice (1953)- Dir. David Lean
Feat. Charles Laughton - Hard to take one's eyes off the maniacal acting of Charles Laughton in this Dickensian comic–drama, as a vulgar cobbler whose rebellious eldest…
Houdini (1953)- Dir. George Marshall
Feat. Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Torin Thatcher - Drama exploring the life of magician and illusionist Harry Houdini, with then husband–and–wife Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh playing…
I Vitelloni (1953)
- Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Franco Interlenghi, Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi - This neo–realist Fellini combines humour and pathos for a truthful study of aimless youths either ill–equipped or unwilling to embrace…
King Lear (1953)- Dir. Andrew McCollough
Feat. Orson Welles, Wesley Addy - Sturdy made–for–TV adaptation, with Orson Welles in the grizzly, titular role.
Life of Oharu (1953)- Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
Feat. Kinuyo Tanaka, Toshiro Mifune - The prolific, though rarely seen dir. Mizoguchi came to attention with this chronicled downfall of a court–concubine in 17th century Japan,…
Little Fugitive (1953)- Dir. Raymond Abrashkin
Feat. Richie Andrusco, Richard Brewster - A young boy runs away to Coney Island after fearing that he shot his older brother, who is only faking. An exquisitely naturalistic film with…
Madame De... (Earrings Of Madame De..., The) (1953)- Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica, Charles Boyer - Widely considered one of the dir.'s peak achievements, this gracefully and ironically traces a doomed menage–a–trois in 18th century…
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