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    Law and Order 1953 POSTER

    Law and Order

    1953

    English

    6.1

    1

    47%

    47%

    Action

    Drama

    tombstone arizona

    Western

    Nathan Juran Nathan Juran Director Don Gordon Don Gordon as Bart Durling Jack Kelly Jack Kelly as Jed Harry Harvey Harry Harvey as Land Agent Martin Garralaga Martin Garralaga as Mexican Blacksmith
    Frame Johnson's attempt to settle down in Tombstone is interrupted when a mob tries to mete out some frontier justice.
    Raiders in the Sky 1953 POSTER

    Raiders in the Sky

    1953

    English

    6.5

    2

    Action

    Drama

    pre-code

    Romance

    War

    Philip Leacock Philip Leacock Director Nigel Stock Nigel Stock as Co-Pilot Carl Duering Carl Duering as German Duty Officer William Sylvester William Sylvester as Mac Arnold Bell Arnold Bell as Padre
    Wing-commander Tim Mason leads a squadron of Lancaster bombers on almost nightly raids from England. Having flown eighty-seven missions he will shortly be retiring from flying, but the strain is showing. He tries to make sure his men concentrate only on their job and so keeps women away from the base, but then he himself meets naval officer Eve Canyon.
    A Geisha 1953 POSTER

    A Geisha

    1953

    Japanese

    7.6

    6

    100%

    93%

    biting

    debt

    Drama

    geisha

    kyoto, japan

    post war

    teacher student relationship

    Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi Director Ayako Wakao Ayako Wakao as Eiko Seizaburô Kawazu Seizaburô Kawazu as Kusuda Ichirô Sugai Ichirô Sugai as Saeki Eitarô Shindô Eitarô Shindô as Sawamoto
    Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha. Both, determined to preserve their professional integrity, must face the selfishness and ambition of several petty people.
    Love Letter 1953 POSTER

    Love Letter

    1953

    Japanese

    7.1

    2

    Action

    Drama

    Romance

    woman director

    Kinuyo Tanaka Kinuyo Tanaka Director Yumi Takano Yumi Takano as Yoshiko Tsubouchi Yoshiko Tsubouchi as Michiko's new mother Masayuki Mori Masayuki Mori as Reikichi Mayumi Ranko Hanai Ranko Hanai as Restaurant owner
    A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.
    The Last Posse 1953 POSTER

    The Last Posse

    1953

    English

    6.5

    4

    50%

    50%

    Action

    alcoholic

    Drama

    posse

    sheriff

    Western

    Alfred L. Werker Alfred L. Werker Director Wanda Hendrix Wanda Hendrix as Deborah Guy Wilkerson Guy Wilkerson as George Romer Frank Hagney Frank Hagney as Posse Rider Cord Herman Hack Herman Hack as Townsman
    A posse's pursuit of bank robbers ends with loot missing and a sheriff (Broderick Crawford) wounded.
    The War of the Worlds 1953 POSTER

    The War of the Worlds

    1953

    English

    7.0

    31

    89%

    71%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    dystopia

    laser gun

    mountain village

    Sci-Fi

    space invasion

    street riots

    Thriller

    Byron Haskin Byron Haskin Director Carolyn Jones Carolyn Jones as Blonde Party Guest Les Tremayne Les Tremayne as Maj. Gen. Mann Anthony Warde Anthony Warde as Military Police Driver Ned Glass Ned Glass as Well-Dressed Looter
    The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.
    Mr. Pu 1953 POSTER

    Mr. Pu

    1953

    Japanese

    6.4

    3

    Comedy

    Drama

    Kon Ichikawa Kon Ichikawa Director Kamatari Fujiwara Kamatari Fujiwara as Ichirô Sugai Ichirô Sugai as Fuyuki Murakami Fuyuki Murakami as Eiko Miyoshi Eiko Miyoshi as
    A math teacher loses his job while falling in love with a local girl.
    Föltámadott a tenger 1953 POSTER

    Föltámadott a tenger

    1953

    Hungarian

    6.3

    Drama

    History

    László Ranódy László Ranódy Director John Bartha John Bartha as (as Bartha János) Sándor Szabó Sándor Szabó as Molnár Ferdinánd Violetta Ferrari Violetta Ferrari as Petõfiné - Szendrey Júlia Iván Darvas Iván Darvas as Vasvári Pál
    March 15, 1848; the revolution breaks out in the town of Pest. Yet at café Pilvax, in among he revolutionary youth, there is the informer of the imperial court as well. Hearing the news of the attack led by Jellasics, the inhabitants of the villages pour into the national army, and Hajdú Gyurka also escapes from his landlord. Petőfi is there at the camp of the revolutionaries, raising them to enthusiasm with his poetry.
    War Paint 1953 POSTER

    War Paint

    1953

    English

    5.7

    5

    96%

    Action

    Adventure

    cowboy

    Drama

    War

    war paint

    Western

    Lesley Selander Lesley Selander Director Charles McGraw Charles McGraw as Sgt. Clarke Douglas Kennedy Douglas Kennedy as Trooper Clancy Robert J. Wilke Robert J. Wilke as Trooper Grady James Parnell James Parnell as Trooper Martin
    An Indian and his beautiful sister attempt to destroy a cavalry patrol trying to deliver a peace treaty to their chief.
    El 1953 POSTER

    El

    1953

    Spanish

    7.9

    16

    Action

    church

    Drama

    flashback

    jealousy

    passion

    rage

    Romance

    sadness

    Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Director Arturo de Córdova Arturo de Córdova as Francisco Galván de Montemayor Roberto Meyer Roberto Meyer as Licenciado Manuel Dondé Manuel Dondé as Pablo Leonor Gómez Leonor Gómez as Portera
    Gloria encounters Francisco, a man whose social veneer betrays a truer self burrowed underneath.
    A Lion Is in the Streets 1953 POSTER

    A Lion Is in the Streets

    1953

    English

    6.1

    2

    67%

    23%

    bayou

    Drama

    peddler

    politics

    Romance

    Thriller

    Raoul Walsh Raoul Walsh Director John McIntire John McIntire as Jeb Brown Henry Kulky Henry Kulky as Polli's Butler Ellen Corby Ellen Corby as Singing Woman Irene Tedrow Irene Tedrow as Sophie Peck
    A charismatic peddler from the Bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the making?
    Gilbert and Sullivan 1953 POSTER

    Gilbert and Sullivan

    1953

    English

    6.9

    4

    Action

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    musical

    Musical

    Sidney Gilliat Sidney Gilliat Director Frank Williams Frank Williams as Extra Michael Ripper Michael Ripper as Louis Leonard Sachs Leonard Sachs as Smythe John G. Heller John G. Heller as Waiter
    The career of W. S. Gilbert, a barrister turned comic librettist, and Arthur Sullivan, a composer turned against his will to light music, who together wrote fifteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, to great public acclaim.
    City Beneath the Sea 1953 POSTER

    City Beneath the Sea

    1953

    English

    5.4

    4

    Action

    Adventure

    caribbean sea

    Drama

    Romance

    Budd Boetticher Budd Boetticher Director Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Bar Patron Cosmo Sardo Cosmo Sardo as Bar Patron Robert Ryan Robert Ryan as Brad Carlton Mala Powers Mala Powers as Terry McBride
    Two adventures dive for treasure off the coast of Jamaica.
    Robot Monster 1953 POSTER

    Robot Monster

    1953

    English

    3.0

    6

    33%

    36%

    b movie

    Comedy

    cult film

    Family

    Horror

    psychotronic

    robot

    Sci-Fi

    Phil Tucker Phil Tucker Director John Brown John Brown as Ro-Man / Great Guidance George Barrows George Barrows as Ro-Man the Monster / Great Guidance George Nader George Nader as Roy John Mylong John Mylong as The Professor
    Ro-Man, an alien robot who greatly resembles a gorilla in a diving helmet, is sent to earth to destroy all human life. Ro-Man falls in love with one of the last six remaining humans, and struggles to understand how his programming can instruct him to kill her while his heart demands that he can't.
    The Conquest of Everest 1953 POSTER

    The Conquest of Everest

    1953

    English

    7.3

    1

    Action

    Adventure

    climbing

    Documentary

    mountain

    mountaineer

    mount everest

    George Lowe George Lowe Director Meredith Edwards Meredith Edwards as Narrator Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II as Self Edmund Hillary Edmund Hillary as Self Michael Ward Michael Ward as Self
    A documentary of the first successful expedition to the summit of Mount Everest. New Zealand's Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay climb Mount Everest in 1953.
    The Lady Without Camelias 1953 POSTER

    The Lady Without Camelias

    1953

    Italian

    7.1

    1

    90%

    69%

    Drama

    Michelangelo Antonioni Michelangelo Antonioni Director Ivan Desny Ivan Desny as Bernardo 'Nardo' Rusconi Lucia Bosé Lucia Bosé as Clara Manni Anna Carena Anna Carena as Clara Manni's Mother Gisella Sofio Gisella Sofio as Simonetta Rota's Friend
    A Milanese shop assistant becomes an overnight film sensation when fate lands her the leading role in a prominent producer's romantic drama.
    The Cruel Sea 1953 POSTER

    The Cruel Sea

    1953

    English

    7.4

    6

    100%

    83%

    atlantic ocean

    commander

    Drama

    naval officer

    sea

    submarine

    War

    world war ii

    Charles Frend Charles Frend Director Sam Kydd Sam Kydd as Carslake Aileen Lewis Aileen Lewis as Lady at Party Denholm Elliott Denholm Elliott as Morell Meredith Edwards Meredith Edwards as Yeoman Wells
    At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. The winter seas make life miserable enough, but the men must also harden themselves to rescuing survivors of U-Boat attacks, while seldom able to strike back. Traumatic events afloat and ashore create a warm bond between the skipper and his first officer
    99 River Street 1953 POSTER

    99 River Street

    1953

    English

    7.4

    13

    100%

    80%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    ex-boxer

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    noir

    taxi driver

    Thriller

    Phil Karlson Phil Karlson Director John Indrisano John Indrisano as Fight Referee Peggie Castle Peggie Castle as Pauline Driscoll Frank Faylen Frank Faylen as Stan Hogan Ian Wolfe Ian Wolfe as Waldo Daggett
    A former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with jewel thieves.
    La vierge du Rhin 1953 POSTER

    La vierge du Rhin

    1953

    French

    6.3

    3

    Crime

    Drama

    Gilles Grangier Gilles Grangier Director Elina Labourdette Elina Labourdette as Geneviève Labbé Albert Dinan Albert Dinan as Le commissaire Guérin Claude Vernier Claude Vernier as Pietr Virginie Vitry Virginie Vitry as Secretary
    Reported missing in 1940, Jacques Ledru comes back to Strasbourg as Martin Schmidt. He tracks down his wife Genevieve, but she's remarried and has taken the head of his shipping company. She and her husband will do anything to get rid of Jacques and keep his company.
    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.
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