Cinemaths - Broadside Edition

Ben-Hur (1959)

Dir. William Wyler

212· USA· History, Drama, Adventure,· G

A+ 96/100

Director William Wyler

Writer Karl Tunberg

D.O.P. Robert Surtees

Composer Miklós Rózsa

Editor John D. Dunning, Ralph E. Winters

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 212′

Percentile 98th

Viewings 2

North by Northwest (1959)

Dir. Alfred Hitchcock

136· USA· Thriller, Adventure,· NR

A+ 96/100

Director Alfred Hitchcock

Writer Ernest Lehman

D.O.P. Robert Burks

Composer Bernard Herrmann

Editor George Tomasini

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 136′

Percentile 98th

Paths of Glory (1957)

Dir. Stanley Kubrick

88· USA· War, Drama,· NR

A+ 95/100

Director Stanley Kubrick

Writer Jim Thompson, Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham

D.O.P. Georg Krause

Composer Gerald Fried

Editor Eva Kroll

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 88′

Percentile 97th

Viewings 2

Poster for The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)

Dir. Masaki Kobayashi

178· Japan· War, Drama, History,· NR

A+ 95/100

Director Masaki Kobayashi

Writer Masaki Kobayashi, Zenzō Matsuyama

D.O.P. Yoshio Miyajima

Composer Chūji Kinoshita

Editor Keiichi Uraoka

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 178′

Percentile 97th

Ikiru (1952)

Dir. Akira Kurosawa

143· Japan· Drama,· NR

A+ 95/100

Director Akira Kurosawa

Writer Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni

D.O.P. Asakazu Nakai

Composer Fumio Hayasaka

Editor Akira Kurosawa

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 143′

Percentile 97th

Watched 5/4/2025

Rashomon (1950)

Dir. Akira Kurosawa

88· Japan· Crime, Drama, Mystery,· NR

A 94/100

Director Akira Kurosawa

Writer Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa

D.O.P. Kazuo Miyagawa

Composer Fumio Hayasaka

Editor Akira Kurosawa

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 88′

Percentile 96th

A Face in the Crowd (1957)

Dir. Elia Kazan

125· USA· Drama,· NR

A 94/100

Director Elia Kazan

Writer Budd Schulberg

D.O.P. Gayne Rescher, Harry Stradling Sr.

Composer Tom Glazer

Editor Gene Milford

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 125′

Percentile 96th

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Dir. Billy Wilder

116· USA· Drama, Mystery, Crime,· NR

A 94/100

Director Billy Wilder

Writer Billy Wilder, Harry Kurnitz

D.O.P. Russell Harlan

Composer Matty Malneck

Editor Daniel Mandell

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 116′

Percentile 96th

Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Dir. Clyde Geronimi

75· USA· Fantasy, Animation, Romance, Family,· G

A 94/100

Director Clyde Geronimi

Writer Erdman Penner, Charles Perrault, Joe Rinaldi, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, Milt Banta, Winston Hibler

D.O.P. Null

Composer George Bruns, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, George Bruns

Editor Roy M. Brewer Jr., Donald Halliday

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 75′

Percentile 96th

12 Angry Men (1957)

Dir. Sidney Lumet

97· USA· Drama,· NR

A 93/100

Director Sidney Lumet

Writer Reginald Rose

D.O.P. Boris Kaufman

Composer Kenyon Hopkins

Editor Carl Lerner

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 97′

Percentile 95th

Viewings 2

Rear Window (1954)

Dir. Alfred Hitchcock

112· USA· Thriller, Mystery,· PG

A 93/100

Director Alfred Hitchcock

Writer John Michael Hayes

D.O.P. Robert Burks

Composer Franz Waxman

Editor George Tomasini

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 112′

Percentile 95th

Invention For Destruction (1958)

Dir. Karel Zeman

83· Czechoslovakia· Adventure, Science Fiction,· NR

A 93/100

Director Karel Zeman

Writer František Hrubín, Jiří Brdečka, Karel Zeman

D.O.P. Jiří Tarantík

Composer Zdeněk Liška

Editor Zdeněk Stehlík

Language Czech

Country Czechoslovakia

Runtime 83′

Percentile 95th

Poster for The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

Dir. Masaki Kobayashi

206· Japan· War, Drama, History,· NR

A- 92/100

Director Masaki Kobayashi

Writer Masaki Kobayashi, Zenzō Matsuyama

D.O.P. Yoshio Miyajima

Composer Chūji Kinoshita

Editor Keiichi Uraoka

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 206′

Percentile 93rd

Giant (1956)

Dir. George Stevens

201· USA· Drama, Western,· NR

A- 91/100

Director George Stevens

Writer Ivan Moffat, Fred Guiol

D.O.P. William C. Mellor

Composer Dimitri Tiomkin

Editor William Hornbeck

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 201′

Percentile 92nd

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Dir. Alexander Mackendrick

97· USA· Drama,· NR

A- 90/100

Director Alexander Mackendrick

Writer Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman

D.O.P. James Wong Howe

Composer Elmer Bernstein

Editor Alan Crosland Jr.

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 97′

Percentile 90th

Ugetsu (1953)

Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi

96· Japan· Fantasy, Drama, Mystery,· NR

A- 90/100

Director Kenji Mizoguchi

Writer Yoshikata Yoda

D.O.P. Kazuo Miyagawa

Composer Tamekichi Mochizuki, Ichirō Saitō, Fumio Hayasaka

Editor Mitsuzō Miyata

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 96′

Percentile 90th

Gate of Hell (1953)

Dir. Teinosuke Kinugasa

86· Japan· Drama, History, Romance,· NR

A- 90/100

Director Teinosuke Kinugasa

Writer Teinosuke Kinugasa, Masaichi Nagata

D.O.P. Kōhei Sugiyama

Composer Yasushi Akutagawa

Editor Shigeo Nishida

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 86′

Percentile 90th

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Dir. David Lean

161· UK· Drama, History, War,· PG

B+ 89/100

Director David Lean

Writer Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson

D.O.P. Jack Hildyard

Composer Malcolm Arnold

Editor Peter Taylor

Language English

Country UK

Runtime 161′

Percentile 89th

Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

Dir. John Sturges

81· USA· Thriller, Mystery, Drama, Western,· NR

B+ 87/100

Director John Sturges

Writer Millard Kaufman, Howard Breslin

D.O.P. William C. Mellor

Composer André Previn

Editor Newell P. Kimlin

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 81′

Percentile 85th

The Big Combo (1955)

Dir. Joseph H. Lewis

88· USA· Drama, Crime,· NR

B+ 86/100

Director Joseph H. Lewis

Writer Philip Yordan

D.O.P. John Alton

Composer David Raksin

Editor Robert S. Eisen

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 88′

Percentile 83rd

East of Eden (1955)

Dir. Elia Kazan

115· USA· Drama,· PG

B+ 86/100

Director Elia Kazan

Writer Paul Osborn

D.O.P. Ted D. McCord

Composer Leonard Rosenman

Editor Owen Marks

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 115′

Percentile 83rd

Viewings 2

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

Dir. Elia Kazan

125· USA· Drama, Thriller,· PG

B+ 85/100

Director Elia Kazan

Writer Oscar Saul, Tennessee Williams

D.O.P. Harry Stradling Sr.

Composer Alex North

Editor David Weisbart

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 125′

Percentile 80th

An American in Paris (1951)

Dir. Vincente Minnelli

113· USA· Music, Romance, Comedy,· G

B+ 85/100

Director Vincente Minnelli

Writer Alan Jay Lerner

D.O.P. Alfred Gilks

Composer George Gershwin, Conrad Salinger

Editor Adrienne Fazan

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 113′

Percentile 80th

Bob le flambeur (1956)

Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville

103· France· Drama, Action, Crime,· PG

B 83/100

Director Jean-Pierre Melville

Writer Jean-Pierre Melville, Auguste Le Breton

D.O.P. Henri Decaë

Composer Eddie Barclay, Jo Boyer

Editor Monique Bonnot

Language French

Country France

Runtime 103′

Percentile 75th

A Place in the Sun (1951)

Dir. George Stevens

122· USA· Drama, Romance, Crime,· NR

B 83/100

Director George Stevens

Writer Harry Brown, Michael Wilson

D.O.P. William C. Mellor

Composer Franz Waxman

Editor William Hornbeck

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 122′

Percentile 75th

Dial M for Murder (1954)

Dir. Alfred Hitchcock

105· USA· Thriller, Crime,· PG

B 83/100

Director Alfred Hitchcock

Writer Frederick Knott

D.O.P. Robert Burks

Composer Dimitri Tiomkin

Editor Rudi Fehr

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 105′

Percentile 75th

On the Waterfront (1954)

Dir. Elia Kazan

108· USA· Crime, Drama, Romance,· NR

B 82/100

Director Elia Kazan

Writer Budd Schulberg

D.O.P. Boris Kaufman

Composer Leonard Bernstein

Editor Gene Milford

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 108′

Percentile 73rd

Stage Struck (1958)

Dir. Sidney Lumet

95· USA· Drama, Romance,· NR

B 82/100

Director Sidney Lumet

Writer Ruth Goetz, Augustus Goetz

D.O.P. Franz Planer, Morris Hartzband

Composer Alex North

Editor Stuart Gilmore

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 95′

Percentile 73rd

High Noon (1952)

Dir. Fred Zinnemann

85· USA· Western, Drama,· PG

B 81/100

Director Fred Zinnemann

Writer Carl Foreman, John W. Cunningham

D.O.P. Floyd Crosby

Composer Dimitri Tiomkin

Editor Elmo Williams

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 85′

Percentile 72nd

Viva Zapata! (1952)

Dir. Elia Kazan

113· USA· History, Drama, Western,· NR

B 81/100

Director Elia Kazan

Writer John Steinbeck

D.O.P. Joseph MacDonald

Composer Alex North, Alfred Newman

Editor Barbara McLean

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 113′

Percentile 72nd

Killer's Kiss (1955)

Dir. Stanley Kubrick

68· USA· Thriller, Crime, Drama,· NR

B 80/100

Director Stanley Kubrick

Writer Howard Sackler, Stanley Kubrick

D.O.P. Stanley Kubrick

Composer Gerald Fried

Editor Stanley Kubrick

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 68′

Percentile 69th

Ivan the Terrible, Part Two (1958)

Dir. Sergei Eisenstein

82· Soviet Union· History, Drama,· NR

B 80/100

Director Sergei Eisenstein

Writer Sergei Eisenstein

D.O.P. Eduard Tisse, Andrey Moskvin

Composer Sergei Prokofiev

Editor Esfir Tobak

Language Russian

Country Soviet Union

Runtime 82′

Percentile 69th

Othello (1951)

Dir. Orson Welles

93· USA· Drama,· NR

B 80/100

Director Orson Welles

Writer Jean Sacha, Orson Welles

D.O.P. G.R. Aldo, Anchise Brizzi, George Fanto

Composer Alberto Barberis, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

Editor Renzo Lucidi, Jenö Csepreghy, William Morton

Language English

Country USA, Italy

Runtime 93′

Percentile 69th

Shane (1953)

Dir. George Stevens

118· USA· Drama, Western,· NR

B- 79/100

Director George Stevens

Writer A.B. Guthrie Jr.

D.O.P. Loyal Griggs

Composer Victor Young

Editor Tom McAdoo, William Hornbeck

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 118′

Percentile 67th

Stalag 17 (1953)

Dir. Billy Wilder

120· USA· Comedy, Drama, War,· NR

B- 79/100

Director Billy Wilder

Writer Edwin Blum, Billy Wilder

D.O.P. Ernest Laszlo

Composer Franz Waxman

Editor George Tomasini

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 120′

Percentile 67th

The River (1951)

Dir. Jean Renoir

99· France· Drama, Romance,· NR

B- 78/100

Director Jean Renoir

Writer Rumer Godden, Jean Renoir

D.O.P. Claude Renoir

Composer M.A. Partha Sarathy

Editor George Gale

Language English

Country France, India

Runtime 99′

Percentile 64th

Nights of Cabiria (1957)

Dir. Federico Fellini

110· Italy· Drama,· NR

B- 78/100

Director Federico Fellini

Writer Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Brunello Rondi

D.O.P. Aldo Tonti

Composer Nino Rota

Editor Leo Catozzo

Language Italian

Country Italy, France

Runtime 110′

Percentile 64th

Compulsion (1959)

Dir. Richard Fleischer

103· USA· Crime, Drama, History, Thriller,· NR

B- 78/100

Director Richard Fleischer

Writer Richard Murphy

D.O.P. William C. Mellor

Composer Lionel Newman

Editor William Reynolds

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 103′

Percentile 64th

Godzilla (1954)

Dir. Ishirō Honda

96· Japan· Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction,· NR

B- 78/100

Director Ishirō Honda

Writer Takeo Murata, Ishirō Honda, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Eiji Tsuburaya

D.O.P. Masao Tamai

Composer Akira Ifukube

Editor Kazuji Taira

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 96′

Percentile 64th

Lady and the Tramp (1955)

Dir. Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi

76· USA· Family, Animation, Romance,· G

B- 78/100

Director Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi

Writer Joe Rinaldi, Don DaGradi, Erdman Penner, Ralph Wright

D.O.P. Null

Composer Oliver Wallace

Editor Donald Halliday

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 76′

Percentile 64th

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Dir. Otto Preminger

161· USA· Crime, Drama, Mystery,· NR

B- 77/100

Director Otto Preminger

Writer Wendell Mayes

D.O.P. Sam Leavitt

Composer Duke Ellington

Editor Louis R. Loeffler

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 161′

Percentile 62nd

I Want to Live! (1958)

Dir. Robert Wise

120· USA· Drama, Crime,· NR

C+ 74/100

Director Robert Wise

Writer Ed Montgomery, Nelson Gidding, Don Mankiewicz

D.O.P. Lionel Lindon

Composer Johnny Mandel

Editor William Hornbeck

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 120′

Percentile 56th

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Libel (1959)

Dir. Anthony Asquith

100· UK· Drama, Mystery, Thriller,· NR

C+ 74/100

Director Anthony Asquith

Writer Karl Tunberg, Anatole de Grunwald

D.O.P. Robert Krasker

Composer Benjamin Frankel

Editor Frank Clarke

Language English

Country UK

Runtime 100′

Percentile 56th

Watched ########

Father of the Bride (1950)

Dir. Vincente Minnelli

92· USA· Comedy, Romance, Drama,· NR

C+ 74/100

Director Vincente Minnelli

Writer Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett

D.O.P. John Alton

Composer Adolph Deutsch

Editor Ferris Webster

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 92′

Percentile 56th

Houdini (1953)

Dir. George Marshall

106· USA· Drama, Romance, History,· NR

C+ 73/100

Director George Marshall

Writer Philip Yordan

D.O.P. Ernest Laszlo

Composer Roy Webb

Editor George Tomasini

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 106′

Percentile 54th

Diary of a Country Priest (1951)

Dir. Robert Bresson

115· France· Drama,· NR

C+ 73/100

Director Robert Bresson

Writer Robert Bresson

D.O.P. Léonce-Henri Burel

Composer Jean-Jacques Grünenwald

Editor Paulette Robert

Language French

Country France

Runtime 115′

Percentile 54th

The Long Wait (1954)

Dir. Victor Saville

94· USA· Crime, Drama,· NR

C+ 72/100

Director Victor Saville

Writer Alan Green, Lesser Samuels

D.O.P. Franz Planer

Composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

Editor Ronald Sinclair, Otto Ludwig

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 94′

Percentile 52nd

Cinderella (1950)

Dir. Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske

74· USA· Family, Fantasy, Animation, Romance,· G

C+ 72/100

Director Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske

Writer Joe Rinaldi, Ken Anderson, Ted Sears, Bill Peet, Homer Brightman, Erdman Penner, Winston Hibler, Harry Reeves

D.O.P. Null

Composer Paul J. Smith, Oliver Wallace

Editor Donald Halliday

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 74′

Percentile 52nd

The Silent World (1956)

Dir. Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Louis Malle

86· France· Documentary, Adventure,· NR

C+ 71/100

Director Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Louis Malle

Writer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, James Dugan

D.O.P. Louis Malle, Louis Malle, Edmond Séchan, Philippe Agostini, Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Composer Yves Baudrier

Editor Georges Alépée

Language French

Country France

Runtime 86′

Percentile 50th

Time Limit (1957)

Dir. Karl Malden

97· USA· Drama, Mystery, War,· NR

C+ 71/100

Director Karl Malden

Writer Henry Denker

D.O.P. Sam Leavitt

Composer Fred Steiner

Editor Aaron Stell

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 97′

Percentile 50th

Watched 10/15/2025

Panic in the Streets (1950)

Dir. Elia Kazan

96· USA· Thriller, Crime,· NR

C+ 70/100

Director Elia Kazan

Writer Richard Murphy, John Lee Mahin, Philip Yordan, Edna Anhalt, Edward Anhalt

D.O.P. Joseph MacDonald

Composer Alfred Newman

Editor Harmon Jones

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 96′

Percentile 48th

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

Dir. Richard Fleischer

127· USA· Adventure, Science Fiction, Family,· G

C+ 70/100

Director Richard Fleischer

Writer Earl Felton

D.O.P. Franz Planer

Composer Paul J. Smith

Editor Elmo Williams

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 127′

Percentile 48th

Alice in Wonderland (1951)

Dir. Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske

75· USA· Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure,· G

C+ 70/100

Director Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske

Writer Aldous Huxley, Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Dick Kelsey, John Walbridge, Dick Huemer, Joe Grant, Tom Oreb, Milt Banta, Ted Sears, Erdman Penner, Bill Peet, William Cottrell, Del Connell

D.O.P. Null

Composer Oliver Wallace

Editor Lloyd L. Richardson

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 75′

Percentile 48th

Baby Doll (1956)

Dir. Elia Kazan

114· USA· Drama,· R

C 69/100

Director Elia Kazan

Writer Tennessee Williams

D.O.P. Boris Kaufman

Composer Kenyon Hopkins

Editor Gene Milford

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 114′

Percentile 45th

Shield for Murder (1954)

Dir. Howard W. Koch, Edmond O'Brien

82· USA· Crime, Drama,· NR

C 69/100

Director Howard W. Koch, Edmond O'Brien

Writer Richard Alan Simmons, John C. Higgins

D.O.P. Gordon Avil

Composer Paul Dunlap

Editor John F. Schreyer

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 82′

Percentile 45th

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)

Dir. Fritz Lang

80· USA· Crime, Drama,· NR

C 67/100

Director Fritz Lang

Writer Douglas Morrow

D.O.P. William E. Snyder

Composer Herschel Burke Gilbert

Editor Gene Fowler Jr.

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 80′

Percentile 40th

I Confess (1953)

Dir. Alfred Hitchcock

95· USA· Drama, Thriller, Crime,· NR

C 67/100

Director Alfred Hitchcock

Writer William Archibald, George Tabori

D.O.P. Robert Burks

Composer Dimitri Tiomkin

Editor Rudi Fehr

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 95′

Percentile 40th

Father's Little Dividend (1951)

Dir. Vincente Minnelli

82· USA· Romance, Comedy,· NR

C 67/100

Director Vincente Minnelli

Writer Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett

D.O.P. John Alton

Composer Albert Sendrey

Editor Ferris Webster

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 82′

Percentile 40th

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)

Dir. Nathan Juran

66· USA· Science Fiction, Drama, Horror,· PG

C 66/100

Director Nathan Juran

Writer Mark Hanna

D.O.P. Jacques R. Marquette

Composer Ronald Stein

Editor Edward Mann

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 66′

Percentile 38th

Peter Pan (1953)

Dir. Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske

77· USA· Animation, Family, Adventure, Fantasy,· G

C- 64/100

Director Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske

Writer Winston Hibler, Ted Sears, Bill Peet, Joe Rinaldi, Ralph Wright, Milt Banta, Erdman Penner, William Cottrell

D.O.P. Null

Composer Oliver Wallace

Editor Donald Halliday

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 77′

Percentile 35th

Viewings 2

Sunset Blvd. (1950)

Dir. Billy Wilder

110· USA· Drama,· NR

C- 64/100

Director Billy Wilder

Writer Charles Brackett, D.M. Marshman Jr., Billy Wilder

D.O.P. John F. Seitz

Composer Franz Waxman

Editor Arthur P. Schmidt

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 110′

Percentile 35th

The Caddy (1953)

Dir. Norman Taurog

95· USA· Comedy, Music,· NR

C- 63/100

Director Norman Taurog

Writer Edmund L. Hartmann, Danny Arnold

D.O.P. Daniel L. Fapp

Composer Joseph J. Lilley

Editor Warren Low

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 95′

Percentile 32nd

Moby Dick (1956)

Dir. John Huston

116· USA· Adventure, Drama,· NR

C- 63/100

Director John Huston

Writer John Huston, Ray Bradbury

D.O.P. Oswald Morris

Composer Philip Sainton

Editor Russell Lloyd

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 116′

Percentile 32nd

Fear and Desire (1953)

Dir. Stanley Kubrick

62· USA· Drama, War, Thriller,· NR

C- 62/100

Director Stanley Kubrick

Writer Howard Sackler

D.O.P. Stanley Kubrick

Composer Gerald Fried

Editor Stanley Kubrick

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 62′

Percentile 31st

Man on a Tightrope (1953)

Dir. Elia Kazan

105· USA· Drama, Thriller,· NR

C- 62/100

Director Elia Kazan

Writer Robert E. Sherwood, Neil Paterson

D.O.P. Georg Krause

Composer Franz Waxman

Editor Dorothy Spencer

Language English

Country USA, Germany

Runtime 105′

Percentile 31st

The Caine Mutiny (1954)

Dir. Edward Dmytryk

124· USA· Drama, War,· NR

C- 61/100

Director Edward Dmytryk

Writer Stanley Roberts

D.O.P. Franz Planer

Composer Max Steiner

Editor Henry Batista, William A. Lyon

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 124′

Percentile 30th

The Young Philadelphians (1959)

Dir. Vincent Sherman

136· USA· Drama,· NR

D+ 57/100

Director Vincent Sherman

Writer James Gunn

D.O.P. Harry Stradling Sr.

Composer Ernest Gold

Editor William H. Ziegler

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 136′

Percentile 24th

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Godzilla Raids Again (1955)

Dir. Motoyoshi Oda

82· Japan· Science Fiction, Horror, Action,· NR

D+ 55/100

Director Motoyoshi Oda

Writer Takeo Murata, Shigeaki Hidaka

D.O.P. Seiichi Endo

Composer Masaru Satō

Editor Kazuji Taira

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 82′

Percentile 21st

Hannibal (1959)

Dir. Edgar G. Ulmer, Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia

90· Italy· History, Adventure, Drama,· NR

D 53/100

Director Edgar G. Ulmer, Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia

Writer Mortimer Braus, Sandro Continenza, Ottavio Poggi

D.O.P. Raffaele Masciocchi

Composer Carlo Rustichelli

Editor Renato Cinquini

Language Italian

Country Italy

Runtime 90′

Percentile 19th

Border River (1954)

Dir. George Sherman

81· USA· Western,· NR

D 51/100

Director George Sherman

Writer William Sackheim, Louis Stevens

D.O.P. Irving Glassberg

Composer Null

Editor Frank Gross

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 81′

Percentile 17th

The File on Thelma Jordon (1950)

Dir. Robert Siodmak

100· USA· Thriller, Drama, Crime,· NR

D 51/100

Director Robert Siodmak

Writer Ketti Frings, Marty Holland

D.O.P. George Barnes

Composer Victor Young

Editor Null

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 100′

Percentile 17th

Watched 10/5/2025

Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

Dir. Michael Anderson

182· USA· Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance,· G

D 50/100

Director Michael Anderson

Writer James Poe, Jules Verne, John Farrow, S.J. Perelman

D.O.P. Lionel Lindon

Composer Victor Young

Editor Howard Epstein, Gene Ruggiero, Paul Weatherwax

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 182′

Percentile 16th

The High and the Mighty (1954)

Dir. William A. Wellman

147· USA· Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller,· NR

D- 49/100

Director William A. Wellman

Writer Ernest K. Gann

D.O.P. Archie Stout

Composer Dimitri Tiomkin

Editor Ralph Dawson

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 147′

Percentile 15th

Detective Story (1951)

Dir. William Wyler

103· USA· Crime, Drama,· NR

D- 42/100

Director William Wyler

Writer Philip Yordan, Robert Wyler

D.O.P. Lee Garmes

Composer Victor Young, Miklós Rózsa

Editor Robert Swink

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 103′

Percentile 10th

From the Earth to the Moon (1958)

Dir. Byron Haskin

101· USA· Science Fiction, Adventure,· NR

D- 40/100

Director Byron Haskin

Writer Robert Blees, James Leicester

D.O.P. Edwin B. DuPar

Composer Louis Forbes

Editor Null

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 101′

Percentile 10th

Trial (1955)

Dir. Mark Robson

105· USA· Drama,· NR

F 31/100

Director Mark Robson

Writer Don Mankiewicz

D.O.P. Robert Surtees

Composer Daniele Amfitheatrof

Editor Albert Akst

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 105′

Percentile 6th

Watched 11/5/2025

FILMS OF THE 1950S