Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Harakiri (Seppuku) (1962)
- Dir. Masaki Kobayashi
Feat. Tatsuya Nakadai, Shima Iwashita, Akira Ishihama… - Japanese jidaigeki (period drama) set at the beginning of the Edo period, following a masterless samurai (ronin) who wishes to commit suicide…
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- Dir. David Lean
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn… - Superlative epic biography of enigmatic adventurer T.E. Lawrence played by a charismatic Peter O'Toole in his first leading role. The spectacle is…
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962)- Dir. John Ford
Feat. James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles… - A dream cast and director deliver the classic that one would expect. Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne compete for Vera Miles but unite against Lee Marvin…
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)- Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono… - Joan Crawford and Bette Davis scheme and brood in this memorable gothic melodrama about an aged child star and her embittered and jealous sister who…
Accattone (1961)- Dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini
Feat. Franco Citti - The debut feature of Italian filmmaker–novelist–poet–provocateur Pasolini, which depicts the underbelly of Roman street life in a…
Hustler, The (1961)- Dir. Robert Rossen
Feat. Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, George C. Scott… - Classic Paul Newman, playing a pool–shark with potential who gets into a match with the legendary Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason). George C…
Spartacus (1960)- Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton… - First–rate epic details the revolt of the ancient Roman slaves as led by Kirk Douglas in the title role. Production spares little expense but…
Ben-Hur (1959)- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd - Spectacular production of the Jews plight against the Roman empire, complete with landmark chariot race, awesome sea battle and a cast of thousands…
Rio Bravo (1959)- Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson… - John Wayne plays a sheriff who has captured a high profile bandit. With the state Marshall many days away and a gang of thugs planning a raid from…
Giants and Toys (1958)- Dir. Yasuzo Masumura
Feat. Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Hitomi Nozoe - Japanese satirical comedy about an advertising war between three candy production companies, and a teenage girl who becomes a celebrity after one of…
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