1 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
2 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
3 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