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Tag Archives: 1950s
Ben-Hur (1959) William Wyler, Charlton Heston

Judah Ben-Hur lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of the 1st century. Read More »
The Vanquished (1953) Edward Ludwig

A Southern States official returns home after the Civil War Read More »
Illusion Travels by Streetcar (1954) La ilusión viaja en tranvía

Confronted with the unfortunate news that their favorite Streetcar, no. 133, is going to be decommissioned Read More »
Fires on the Plain (1959) Kon Ichikawa

It is the Philipines, 1945. The Japanese Imperial Army has been reduced to a ragtag mob hiding in the jungles. Read More »
La mer et les jours (1958) Alain Kaminker, Raymond Vogel, Daniel Ivernel

A film about the inhabitants of Ile de Sein in Brittany. Read More »
The Cock’s Crow (1955) Rafael Gil, Francisco Rabal, Jacqueline Pierreux, Gérard Tichy

A priest in a communist country tries to escape denying his religious condition. Read More »
House of Wax (1953) André De Toth, Vincent Price, Frank Lovejoy, Phyllis Kirk

A New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures Read More »
The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959)

Bat Masterson doesn’t look for trouble, but he doesn’t walk away from it. Read More »
Michel De Ghelderode (1957) Luc de Heusch

Ghelderode’s gravelly voice is the leitmotiv of the film, which focuses on rehearsals Read More »