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Tag Archives: 1950s
We Are All Murderers (1952) André Cayatte, Marcel Mouloudji
Rene is not a bright guy. He was taught to kill by the Resistance. Read More »
An Eye for an Eye / Oeil pour oeil (1957) André Cayatte
In North Africa Dr. Walter (W) is a very skilled surgeon but lives at a distance from the hospital. Read More »
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958) Henry Levin
Three horse-racing lovers turn to robbery to appease their gambling appetites. Read More »
King of the Coral Sea (1954) Lee Robinson, Chips Rafferty
A human smuggling racket off the Australian coast prompts the authorities to request a pearl diver’s help in the investigation. Read More »
A Slope in the Sun / Hi no ataru sakamichi (1958)
A college aged woman arrives in Tokyo to study while finding work at the wealthy Tashiro family home Read More »
The Beast Shall Die / Yajû shisubeshi (1959) Eizô Sugawa
A promising post-graduate literature student (Nakadai) is transformed into a psychotic killer Read More »
The Spaniard’s Curse (1958) Ralph Kemplen, Tony Wright
A man is convicted of murder. He denies murder, and uses an ancient curse to threaten those responsible for sentencing him to death. Read More »
Afrique sur Seine (1955) Mamadou Sarr, Paulin Vieyra
Paulin Vieyra and his collaborator Mamadou Sarr explore the lives of Africans living in Paris. Read More »
Afternoon of the Bulls (1956) Ladislao Vajda, Domingo Ortega
Sellout in the bullring of Las Ventas in Madrid. A luxury poster is about to deal a cattle from Antonio Pérez Tabernero. Read More »