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Tag Archives: 1950s
Piatka z ulicy Barskiej / Five from Barska Street (1954) Aleksander Ford, Aleksandra Slaska, Tadeusz Janczar, Andrzej Kozak

In war-ravaged Warsaw, five juvenile delinquents are given probation for stealing Read More »
The Unknown Man (1951) Richard Thorpe, Walter Pidgeon, Ann Harding, Barry Sullivan

Prominent attorney Brad Mason takes on the defense of Rudi Walchek, a young hit-man hoodlum accused of murder. Read More »
Ginza keshô / Ginza cosmetics (1951) Mikio Naruse, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ranko Hanai, Yûji Hori

A few days in the life of a quiet geisha, single mother of a young, smart boy, in the lively Tokyo quarter of Ginza. Read More »
Calamity Jane (1953) David Butler, Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn Ann McLerie

Deadwood, Dakota Territory, is largely the abode of men, where Indian scout Calamity Jane is as hard-riding Read More »
Osmy dzien tygodnia / The Eight Day of the Week (1958) Aleksander Ford, Sonja Ziemann, Zbigniew Cybulski, Barbara Polomska

A young couple in love hopes to have some privacy but the widespread housing problems don’t allow them to find any place to stay. Read More »
Two Eyes, Twelve Hands / Do Ankhen Barah Haath (1957) Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, Sandhya, Ulhas

Progressive, reform-minded young warden gets permission to take six surly murderers from prison to dilapidated country farm Read More »
The Girl with the Cat Eyes / Das Mädchen mit den Katzenaugen (1958) Eugen York, Vera Tschechowa, Joachim Fuchsberger, Wolfgang Preiss

Police Commissioner Norbert Wilms investigates an auto theft ring in Hamburg following the murder of an inspector. Read More »
The Wide Blue Road / La grande strada azzurra (1957) Gillo Pontecorvo, Maleno Malenotti, Yves Montand, Alida Valli, Francisco Rabal

Squarciò, a fisherman, lives with his family on a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Italy. Read More »
The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo / Il brigante di Tacca del Lupo (1952) Pietro Germi, Amedeo Nazzari, Cosetta Greco, Saro Urzì

In 19th century southern Italy (near Melfi, Basilicata), a small force of soldiers Read More »