Out of the blue, a meek, old painter begins receiving love letters from Rosaura. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Rififi / Du rififi chez les hommes (1955) Jules Dassin, Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Robert Manuel
After making such American noir classics as Brute Force and The Naked City Read More »
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
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 »