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60. Throne of Blood
Director – Akira Kurosawa
Cast – Shinobu Hashimoto, Isuzu Yamada
IMDB Rating – 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 98%
Box Office – $20 K
Awards – None
Genre – Drama
Release Date – 15 January 1957
Plot – Throne of Blood is Kurosawa’s adaption of William Shakespeare’s famous play Macbeth in Japanese style.
59. The night of the Hunter
Director – Charles Laughton
Cast – Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters
IMDB Rating – 8
Rotten Tomatoes – 98%
Box Office – $795 K
Awards – None
Genre – Film Noir
Release Date – 26 July 1955
Plot – A man marries a widow only to find $10 K stash hidden by her late husband.
58. The 400 Blows
Director – Francios Truffaut
Cast – Jean-Pierre Leaud, Albert Remy
IMDB Rating – 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 100%
Box Office – $30.7 Million
Awards – None
Genre – Drama, Crime
Release Date – 16 November 1959
Plot – A rebelious teen boy finds himself caught in a life that he never actually wanted.
57. A Man Escaped
Director – Robert Bresson
Cast – Francois Leterrier
IMDB Rating – 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 100%
Box Office – $1 Million
Awards – None
Genre – Drama
Release Date – 11 November 1956
Plot – A prisoner of war tries to escape the german prison camp during world war 2.
56. The King and I
Director – Walter Lang
Cast – Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner
IMDB Rating – 7.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 96%
Box Office – $21.3 Million
Awards – 5 Oscars (Best Actor, Best Art direction, best Costume, best music and Best Sound recording).
Genre – Musical, Drama
Release Date – 29 June 1956
Plot – A young widow becomes a live-in governess for a King.
55. La Strada
Director – Federico Fellini
Cast – Giulietta Masina, Anthony Quinn
IMDB Rating – 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 97%
Box Office – $2 Million
Awards – Academy Award for Best Foreign Film
Genre – Drama
Release Date – 22 September 1954
Plot – A young girl is sold by her mother to a circus where she experience a horrible life.
54. The Great War (la Grande Guerra)
Director – Mario Monicelli
Cast – Alberto Sordi, Romolo Valli
IMDB Rating – 8.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 96%
Box Office – $1 Million
Awards – None
Genre – War, Comedy
Release Date – 21 December 1959
Plot – A comical recount of Italy’s war declaration against Austria in World War 1.
53. Guys and Dolls
Director – Joseph L mankiewicz
Cast – Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra
IMDB Rating – 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 90%
Box Office – $20 Million
Awards – None
Genre – Comedy, Musical
Release Date – 3 November 1955
Plot – A gambler falls for a women who he was supposed to con and dupe.
52. Ugetsu
Director – Kenji Mizoguchi
Cast – Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyo
IMDB Rating – 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 100%
Box Office – $1 Million
Awards – None
Genre – War, Fantasy
Release Date – 26 March 1953
Plot – Set during Japanese civil war, a man falls for a beautiful spirit and follows her orders abandoning his wife and son.
51. The Wild One
Director – Laszlo Benedek
Cast – Marlon Brando
IMDB Rating – 6.9
Rotten Tomatoes – 81%
Box Office – $2 Million
Awards – None
Genre – Drama
Release Date – 11 February 1954
Plot – Two rival gangs fight against each other thereby disturbing town’s peace and harmony.
50. Nights of Cabiria
Director – Federico Fellini
Cast – Giuellta Masina
IMDB Rating – 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 97%
Box Office – $1 Million
Awards – Academy Award for Best Foreign Film
Genre – Drama
Release Date – 10 May 1957
Plot – A heartbreaking story of a h@rlot who is looking for true love.
49. Ace in the hole
Director – Billy Wilder
Cast – Kirk Douglas
IMDB Rating – 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 89%
Box Office – $1.3 Million
Awards – None
Genre – Film Noir
Release Date – 14 June 1951
Plot – A journalist tries to resurrect his career by covering a story of a man stuck in a hole.
48. An Affair to Remember
Director – Leo Mccarey
Cast – Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr
IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 62%
Box Office – $3.8 Million
Awards – None
Genre – Romance
Release Date – 19 July 1957
Plot – A woman falls in love with a mysterious man who promises to meet her in next six months.
47. Marty
Director –
Cast –
IMDB Rating – 7.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 100%
Box Office – $2 Million
Awards – 4 Oscars (Best Actor, Director, Screenplay and Picture)
Genre – Drama, Romance
Release Date – 10 June 1955
Plot – A butcher and a teacher falls in love with each other.
46. The Diary of Anne Frank
Director – George Stevens
Cast – Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut
IMDB Rating – 7.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 76%
Box Office – $2.3 Million
Awards – 2 Oscars (Best supporting actress, best art direction)
Genre – Biography, war
Release Date – 18 March 1959
Plot – The heartbreaking story of Anne frank during world war 2.
45. Rififi
Director – Jules Dassin
Cast – Jean Servais
IMDB Rating – 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 94%
Box Office – $200 K
Awards – None
Genre – Crime, Thriller
Release Date – 5 June 1956
Plot – Four men tries to rob a jewellery shop which is impossible to do.
44. The Young and the Damned
Director – Luis Bunuel
Cast – Alfonso Mejia
IMDB Rating – 8.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 94%
Box Office – $100 K
Awards – None
Genre – Crime, Drama
Release Date – 24 March 1952
Plot – A young innocent boy is lured to the depths of crime by his neighborhood.
43. Strangers on a Train
Director – Alfred Hitchcock
Cast – Ruth Roman, Farley Granger
IMDB Rating – 8
Rotten Tomatoes – 98%
Box Office – $2 Million
Awards – None
Genre – Film Noir
Release Date – 30 June 1951
Plot – A psychopath forces a tennis player who he meet on a train to murder a person he hates. In return he will also kill the person she hates.
42. Sweet Smell Of Success
Director – Alexander Mackendrick
Cast – Burt Lancaster
IMDB Rating – 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 98%
Box Office – $2.2 million
Awards – None
Genre – Film Noir
Release Date – 4 july 1957
Plot – A journalist destroy the reputation of a man who is dating his sister.
41. Umberto D.
Director – Vittorio De sica
Cast – Carlo Battisti
IMDB Rating – 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 97%
Box Office – $100 K
Awards – None
Genre – Drama
Release Date – 7 November 1955
Plot – A old man leaves no stone unturned to survive in rome along with his dog.
