Central Italy in the Late Middle Ages. Federico, a virtuous nobleman from an impoverished family Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Dial 1119 (1950) Gerald Mayer, Marshall Thompson, Virginia Field, Andrea King
A young mentally-ill killer, Gunther Wyckoff, escapes from a mental institution Read More »
Kentucky Rifle (1955) Carl K. Hittleman, Chill Wills, Lance Fuller, Cathy Downs
A man escorts a wagon load of Kentucky rifles through Indian territory Read More »
The Torch (1950) Emilio Fernández, Paulette Goddard, Pedro Armendáriz, Gilbert Roland
A ruthless, comical, fun-loving, romantic rebel general, General Jose Juan Reyes Read More »
Las islas Marias (1951) Emilio Fernández, Pedro Infante, Rosaura Revueltas, Rocío Sagaón
The live and hardship of the inmates at Las Islas Marias Penal Colony Read More »
Hasek’s Tales from The Old Monarchy / Haskovy povidky ze stareho mocnarstvi (1952) Miroslav Hubácek, Oldrich Lipský, Frantisek Smolík, Ruzena Slemrová, Jaroslav Vojta
Four of Hasek’s short stories were adapted for the screen by Miroslav Hubacek. Read More »
The Great Eliah / O Grande Elias (1950) Arthur Duarte, António Silva, Milú, Francisco Ribeiro
A comedy about a family that receives money from a Brazilian aunt. Read More »
The Unearthly (1957) Boris Petroff, John Carradine, Myron Healey, Allison Hayes
Professor Charles Conway is a mad scientist attempting to develop the proverbial Read More »
The Attempt / Zamach (1959) Jerzy Passendorfer, Bozena Kurowska, Grazyna Staniszewska, Zbigniew Cynkutis
Set in the occupied Warsaw, the film tells the story of the mission carried Read More »
No More Fleeing / Nicht mehr fliehen (1955) Herbert Vesely, Judith Folda, Xenia Hagman, Héctor Mayro
In a desolate, destroyed landscape – bearing now irrelevant traces Read More »