This is sequel of the adaptation of the famous satiric tale of well-intending soldier Schweik by Jaroslav Hasek. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Roots / Raíces (1954) Benito Alazraki, Beatriz Flores, Juan de la Cruz, Juan Cano
Mexican and Latin-American classic. Four independent stories based on writer Francisco Rojas Gonzáles’s work Read More »
Jedda (1955) Charles Chauvel, Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, Robert Tudawali, Betty Suttor
Set against the harsh natural surrounds of outback Northern Territory, Jedda captures Read More »
Miss Tulip Stays the Night (1955) Leslie Arliss, Diana Dors, Patrick Holt, Jack Hulbert
A crime writer and his wife go for a break to a country cottage. Read More »
On Moonlight Bay (1951) Roy Del Ruth
The Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana. Read More »
Holiday for Lovers (1959) Henry Levin, Clifton Webb, Jane Wyman, Jill St. John
When the oldest daughter decides to stay in South America while on a school tour Read More »
Lisbon (1956) Ray Milland, Maureen O’Hara, Claude Rains
High stakes battle of wits and morals between gentlemen crooks, set in beautiful Portugal. Read More »
The Square Ring (1953) Basil Dearden, Jack Warner, Robert Beatty, Bill Owen
Boxing drama following the lives of 5 different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers. Read More »
Young Man with a Horn (1950) Michael Curtiz
Aimless youth Rick Martin learns he has a gift for music and falls in love with the trumpet. Read More »
The Good Soldier Schweik / Dobrý voják Svejk (1957) Karel Steklý, Rudolf Hrusínský, Svatopluk Benes, Frantisek Filipovský
Film version of the famous satirical novel unfinished Jaroslav Hašek Czech writer, published in 1921 and 1922 Read More »