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    Viva Zapata! 1952 POSTER

    Viva Zapata!

    1952

    English

    7.2

    26

    53%

    75%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    mexican revolution

    mexico

    peasant

    presidential election

    usa president

    Western

    Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director Joseph Wiseman Joseph Wiseman as Fernando Nestor Paiva Nestor Paiva as New General Henry Corden Henry Corden as Senior Officer Fred Sadoff Fred Sadoff as Soldier
    The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century.
    Panic in the Streets 1950 POSTER

    Panic in the Streets

    1950

    English

    7.2

    11

    97%

    77%

    Action

    black and white

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    new orleans, louisiana

    noir

    outbreak

    race against time

    Thriller

    Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director Jack Palance Jack Palance as Blackie Emile Meyer Emile Meyer as Capt. Beauclyde Paul Douglas Paul Douglas as Capt. Tom Warren Barbara Bel Geddes Barbara Bel Geddes as Nancy Reed
    A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. With only 48 hours to find the killer, who is now a ticking time bomb threatening the entire city, a grisly manhunt through the seamy underworld of the New Orleans Waterfront is underway.
    The Visitors 1972 POSTER

    The Visitors

    1972

    English

    6.3

    4

    36%

    36%

    Crime

    Drama

    hostage

    rape

    revenge

    vietnam

    vietnam veteran

    vietnam war

    Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director James Woods James Woods as Bill Schmidt Patrick McVey Patrick McVey as Harry Wayne Steve Railsback Steve Railsback as Sgt. Mike Nickerson Chico Martínez Chico Martínez as Tony Rodriguez
    Bill, Martha and their little child Hal are spending a quiet winter Sunday in their cosy house when they get an unexpected visit from Mike Nickerson and Tony Rodriguez. Mike and Tony are old acquaintances of Bill; a few years back, in Vietnam, they were in the same platoon. They also became opposed parties in a court martial - for a reason that Bill never explained to Martha. What happened in Vietnam, and what is the reason for the presence of Mike and Tony ?
    Baby Doll 1956 POSTER

    Baby Doll

    1956

    English

    7.3

    10

    83%

    80%

    business rivalry

    Comedy

    cotton

    cotton gin

    Drama

    italian american

    marriage

    sicilian

    Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director Karl Malden Karl Malden as Archie Lee Meighan Madeleine Sherwood Madeleine Sherwood as Nurse in Doctor's Office Eli Wallach Eli Wallach as Silva Vacarro R.G. Armstrong R.G. Armstrong as Townsman Sid
    Archie Lee Meighan is a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll, a 19-year old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage for financial reasons. As Archie awaits the arrival of Baby Doll's 20th birthday, the day that they are supposed to consummate their marriage, he faces interference from business rival Silva Vacarro, who plots to seduce Baby Doll away from Meighan.
    A Face in the Crowd 1957 POSTER

    A Face in the Crowd

    1957

    English

    8.2

    28

    89%

    93%

    Action

    arkansas

    black and white

    criterion

    Drama

    fame

    Music

    personality

    television

    Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director John Cameron Swayze John Cameron Swayze as John Cameron Swayze Charles Nelson Reilly Charles Nelson Reilly as Minor Role Mary Boylan Mary Boylan as One of Lonesome's Relatives R.G. Armstrong R.G. Armstrong as TV Prompter Operator
    The rise of a raucous hayseed named Lonesome Rhodes from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local media rabble-rouser to TV superstar and political king-maker. Marcia Jeffries is the innocent Sarah Lawrence girl who discovers the great man in a back-country jail and is the first to fall under his spell.
    Wild River 1960 POSTER

    Wild River

    1960

    English

    7.5

    9

    92%

    84%

    1930s

    Action

    based on novel or book

    dam

    Drama

    flooding

    History

    river

    Romance

    tennessee

    Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director Albert Salmi Albert Salmi as Hank Bailey Bruce Dern Bruce Dern as Jack Roper Malcolm Atterbury Malcolm Atterbury as Sy Moore Frank Overton Frank Overton as Walter Clark
    A young bureaucrat for the Tennessee Valley Authority goes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam. He encounters opposition from the local people, in particular a farmer who objects to his employment (with pay) of local black laborers. Much of the plot revolves around the eviction of a stubborn octogenarian from her home on an island in the river, and the young man's love affair with that woman's widowed granddaughter. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation.
    Man on a Tightrope 1953 POSTER

    Man on a Tightrope

    1953

    English

    7.2

    4

    76%

    76%

    Action

    anti-communism

    black and white

    circus

    czech

    czechoslovakia

    Drama

    iron curtain

    Thriller

    Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director Cameron Mitchell Cameron Mitchell as Joe Vosdek Fredric March Fredric March as Karel Cernik Terry Moore Terry Moore as Tereza Cernik Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame as Zama Cernik
    The owner of an impoverished circus in Communist-ruled Czechoslovokia plots to flee across the border to freedom, taking his entire troupe of performers and wild animals with him.
    The Last Tycoon 1976 POSTER

    The Last Tycoon

    1976

    English

    6.2

    17

    33%

    40%

    Action

    dead wife

    Drama

    one-night stand

    producer

    Romance

    workaholic

    Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director Lloyd Kino Lloyd Kino as Kino Robert De Niro Robert De Niro as Monroe Stahr Seymour Cassel Seymour Cassel as Seal Trainer Byron Morrow Byron Morrow as Studio Executive
    Monroe Stahr, a successful movie producer, pursues a beautiful and elusive young woman — all the while working himself to death.
    The Arrangement 1969 POSTER

    The Arrangement

    1969

    English

    6.3

    5

    15%

    63%

    Action

    advertising executive

    car accident

    Drama

    Romance

    Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director Dorothy Konrad Dorothy Konrad as Cook Faye Dunaway Faye Dunaway as Gwen Paul Newlan Paul Newlan as Mr. Meyer Ann Doran Ann Doran as Nurse Costello
    An adman attempts to rebuild his shattered life after suffering a nervous breakdown.
    Gentleman's Agreement 1947 POSTER

    Gentleman's Agreement

    1947

    English

    7.2

    4

    82%

    78%

    anti-semitism

    antisemitism

    based on novel or book

    black and white

    Drama

    magazine

    new york city

    Romance

    Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director Celeste Holm Celeste Holm as Anne Dettrey John Newland John Newland as Bill Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Guest at Anne's Party Sam Jaffe Sam Jaffe as Prof. Fred Lieberman
    A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.
    On the Waterfront 1954 POSTER

    On the Waterfront

    1954

    English

    8.1

    67

    99%

    95%

    Action

    black and white

    corruption

    Crime

    Drama

    mafia

    murder

    new jersey

    Thriller

    union

    Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director Karl Malden Karl Malden as Father Barry Martin Balsam Martin Balsam as Gillette Lee J. Cobb Lee J. Cobb as Johnny Friendly Rudy Bond Rudy Bond as Moose Marlon Brando Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy
    A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1945 POSTER

    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

    1945

    English

    8.0

    18

    94%

    91%

    Action

    alcoholism

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    Family

    irish-american

    new york city

    poverty

    Romance

    tree

    Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director Robert J. Anderson Robert J. Anderson as Augie William Smith William Smith as Boy Mickey Kuhn Mickey Kuhn as Boy at Christmas Tree Throw Gloria Talbott Gloria Talbott as Teen-Age Girl in Classroom
    In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of "husbands"; the removal of the one tree visible from their tenement; and young Francie's desire to transfer to a better school...if irresponsible Papa can get his act together.
    America America 1963 POSTER

    America America

    1963

    English

    7.7

    3

    Action

    Adventure

    american dream

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    greek

    immigrant

    massacre

    poverty

    Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director Robert H. Harris Robert H. Harris as Aratoon Kebabian John Marley John Marley as Garabet Joanna Frank Joanna Frank as Vartuhi Tom Holland Tom Holland as Voice Overs
    A young Anatolian Greek, entrusted with his family's fortune, loses it en route to Istanbul and dreams of going to America.
    A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 POSTER

    A Streetcar Named Desire

    1951

    English

    7.9

    62

    97%

    89%

    Action

    brother-in-law

    Drama

    loss of sense of reality

    middle aged woman

    rape

    sibling relationship

    southern usa

    Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director Juanita Moore Juanita Moore as Extra Karl Malden Karl Malden as Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell Rudy Bond Rudy Bond as Steve Hull Mickey Kuhn Mickey Kuhn as The Helpful Sailor
    A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.
    East of Eden 1955 POSTER

    East of Eden

    1955

    English

    7.8

    56

    86%

    90%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    california

    Drama

    good and bad

    individual

    Romance

    sibling relationship

    southern usa

    Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director Ramsay Hill Ramsay Hill as English Officer Timothy Carey Timothy Carey as Joe Robert Foulk Robert Foulk as Man at Boxcar Nick Dennis Nick Dennis as Rantani
    In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.
    Splendor in the Grass 1961 POSTER

    Splendor in the Grass

    1961

    English

    7.7

    27

    72%

    90%

    Action

    asylum

    Drama

    forbidden love

    kansas, usa

    Romance

    sexual repression

    unmarried couple

    unrequited love

    Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director Dolores Costello Dolores Costello as Actress in film clip from 'Glorious Betsy' Audrey Christie Audrey Christie as Mrs. Loomis Jim Antonio Jim Antonio as Oil Field Worker at Party Eugene Roche Eugene Roche as Private Detective
    A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.
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