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Tag Archives: 1950s
Farewells AKA Pozegnania (1958) Wojciech Has, Maria Wachowiak, Tadeusz Janczar, Gustaw Holoubek

The story takes place before World War II and centers on Pawel, a member of a conservative, middle-class family Read More »
Air of Paris AKA L’air de Paris (1954) Marcel Carné, Jean Gabin, Arletty, Roland Lesaffre

Once a professional boxer, Victor now has only one ambition: to coach a young amateur boxer to become a true champion. Read More »
The Six Men (1951) Michael Law, Harold Warrender, Olga Edwardes, Peter Bull

In this crime drama, two Scotland Yard investigators try to break up “The Six Men,” a notorious gang of jewel thieves. Read More »
Derby Day (1952) Herbert Wilcox, Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Googie Withers

Entertaining ensemble piece dealing with several characters who are on the way to the races on Derby day. Read More »
The Country Girl (1954) George Seaton, Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden

Washed up singer/actor Frank Elgin has a chance to make a come-back when director Bernie Dodd Read More »
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) Mark Robson, Ingrid Bergman, Robert Donat, Curd Jürgens

All her life Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Read More »
O Cangaceiro (1953) Lima Barreto, Alberto Ruschel, Marisa Prado, Milton Ribeiro

Brazilian movie inspired by American westerns (but losing none of its cultural integrity) about Cangaceiro (bandit) Teodoro Read More »
The McConnell Story (1955) Gordon Douglas, Alan Ladd, June Allyson, James Whitmore

Mac’s plans to settle down and raise a family are upset by the Korean War. He goes as a fighter pilot and returns a hero, the first triple ace of the war. Read More »
Voice Without a Shadow AKA Kagenaki koe (1958) Seijun Suzuki, Yôko Minamida, Hideaki Nitani, Nobuo Kaneko

Ishikawa, a newspaper journalist, unexpectedly meets Asako, a woman who used to work for his company some time ago as a phone operator. Read More »