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Tag Archives: 1950s
Genghis Khan and His Mongols / Kogan no misshi (1959) Tai Katô, Hashizô Ôkawa, Yoshio Yoshida, Jun Tazaki
Over 1,000 years ago, Mt. Fumi violently erupted, sending fiery fumes Read More »
Unnatural / Alraune (1952) Arthur Maria Rabenalt, Hildegard Knef, Erich von Stroheim, Karlheinz Böhm
A scientist creates a beautiful “perfect woman”, but since she is artificial Read More »
Jealousy / Gelosia (1953) Pietro Germi, Marisa Belli, Erno Crisa, Alessandro Fersen
A Sicilian nobleman is very jealous of his mistress and when she gets married Read More »
The Green Mare / La jument verte (1959) Claude Autant-Lara, Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Sandra Milo
The story is set during the latter half of the 19th century and follows two feuding peasant families. Read More »
Showdown at the Great Tone River / Doto no taiketsu (1959) Yasushi Sasaki, Utaemon Ichikawa, Chiezô Kataoka
One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale Read More »
The Racket (1951) John Cromwell, Mel Ferrer, Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan
The large federal crime syndicate has proceeded in to town, teaming up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. Read More »
It’s a Big Country: An American Anthology (1951) Clarence Brown, Don Hartman, Ethel Barrymore, Keefe Brasselle, Gary Cooper
The story, told in eight episodes, covers different facets of the American Spirit Read More »
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950)
An itinerant troupe of show-biz folks arrives in Cactus Creek. Read More »
Vacuum Zone / Shinkû chitai (1952) Satsuo Yamamoto, Takashi Kanda, Yoshi Katô, Isao Kimura
Just before the end of the war, Japanese soldier Kitani is released from prison Read More »