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Subgenre Sampler

 
Paths of GloryPaths of Glory (1957) Aro Favourite
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou
Kubrick's muscular drama deals frankly with the hypocrisy and inhumanity of military ethics, based on a true incident in WWI France. Following a…
Eddy Duchin Story, The Eddy Duchin Story, The (1956)
Dir. George Sidney
Feat. Tyrone Power, Kim Novak, James Whitmore
Tearjerking, CinemaScope biopic of the beloved but short–lived pianist and bandleader Eddy Duchin. Nominated for four Academy Awards.
Forbidden PlanetForbidden Planet (1956) Recommended
Dir. Fred M. Wilcox
Feat. Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen
Pre–eminent sci–fi film of the 50's with a story and special effects well beyond its time. This fascinating film launched the careers of…
Night of the Hunter, TheNight of the Hunter, The (1955) Recommended
Dir. Charles Laughton
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish
A disturbing yet poetic masterpiece in which Robert Mitchum is mighty mean as a psychopathic preacher pursuing two runaways across the American…
Desiree (1954)
Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons
Marlon Brando plays a young Napoleon whose first romance, with Desiree Clay (Jean Simmons), is strained when he is swept into the cut–throat…
Gate of HellGate 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…
Quiet Man, TheQuiet Man, The (1952)
Dir. John Ford
Feat. John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara
Ex–boxer John Wayne retires to his Irish homeland in search of tranquillity and maybe the hand of Maureen O'Hara. This romantic comedy was a…
An American in ParisAn American in Paris (1951) Recommended
Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Gene Kelly
Ebullient, multi–styled musical with Gene Kelly dancing his socks off. Terrific George Gershwin score.
FiveFive (1951)
Dir. Arch Oboler
Feat. William Phipps, Susan Douglas Rubeš, James Anderson
Apocalyptic 50's sci–fi set in the aftermath of an atomic bomb disaster where five survivors (a pregnant woman, a philosopher, a black man, a…
Quo Vadis?Quo Vadis? (1951)
Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov
Lavish Roman epic, set during the decadent reign of Nero, has legionnaire Robert Taylor falling for lion–bait Christian Deborah Kerr, amid…

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