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Subgenre Sampler

 
Run of the ArrowRun of the Arrow (1957)
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Rod Steiger, Brian Keith, Charles Bronson
Technicolour western set in the aftermath of the American Civil War, with Confederate veteran Rod Steiger going rogue and joining the Sioux, but…
Sad Sack, TheSad Sack, The (1957)
Dir. George Marshall
Feat. Jerry Lewis, David Wayne, Phyllis Kirk
A charming adaptation of the beloved comic strip by George Baker, with Jerry Lewis playing a hopeless soldier whose planned six weeks weeks of…
SayonaraSayonara (1957)
Dir. Joshua Logan, Marlon Brando
Feat. Patricia Owens, Ricardo Montalban, Martha Scott
An effective, well–acted version of James Michener's novel set during the Korean War, in which ace pilot Brando inconveniently falls in love…
Throne of BloodThrone of Blood (1957)
Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura
Kurosawa transposes MacBeth into a Samurai setting and the result justifies his reputation. Nothing short of an awesome spectacle Shakespeare himself…
Until They SailUntil They Sail (1957) Recommended
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine, Paul Newman
1950s Christchurch is the novelty star of this MGM prestige picture set entirely in Canterbury, New Zealand, with landmarks such as the Christchurch…
Yangtse Incident, TheYangtse Incident, The (The Yangtze Incident, Battle Hell) (1957)
Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Richard Todd
The crew of the HMS Amethyst must escape via the Yangtse river after sauntering into China on the eve of Communist takeover. A riveting dramatization…
A Town Like AliceA Town Like Alice (1956)
Dir. Jack Lee
Feat. Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch
Based on Neville Shute's 1950s bestseller, this WWII drama opens with the fall of Singapore and the internment of Virginia McKenna in a Japanese POW…
Attack!Attack! (1956) Recommended
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Jack Palance, Lee Marvin, Eddie Albert
Departing from the glory–day stories of WW2, Aldrich offers a hard–edged realism to the nightmare of war. Jack Palance, Lee Marvin and…
Away All BoatsAway All Boats (1956)
Dir. Joseph Pevney
Feat. Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Julie Adams
Convincing naval drama about the captain and inexperienced crew of a Navy transport ship in World War II.
Battle of the River PlateBattle of the River Plate (1956)
Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressbuger
Feat. John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Peter Finch
Straight–ahead account of the British attempt to capture a gigantic German battleship in 1939 off the coast of South America.

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