1950s Movies

Film biography of Eileen Joyce, the celebrated Australian pianist, concentrating on her childhood in the Tasmanian bush and the Kalgoorlie...

George finished his studies and returned to Greece and his father, Anthony Delistavrou, assigned to the plant in order himself to live his life. He...

In July 1953, at a glittering party thrown by Truman Capote in Portofino, Italy, Tennessee Williams and his longtime lover Frank Merlo meet Anja...

A young detective in 1950’s Los Angeles comes to terms with their identity while tracking down a serial killer targeting the city’s top...

South Korean Air Force pilots engage in perilous missions against Communist North Koreans during the Korean War.

Charles de Gaulle, the first president (1958-1969) of the Vth Republic, France’s current system of government, left his mark on the country ....

Alice is a girl who can't hold down a job. When she hears about a typist position at a newspaper, she hopes she'll finally succeed. But things get...

In 1954, a callous medical student takes a summer internship at a nursing home. His view on life is forever changed after unraveling the identity of...

Every year, Moira tries to win her local gardening competition against longtime title holder and rival neighbour, Margaret. This year she wishes to...

The leader of the fast-track workers' party is appointed worker director of the unprofitable Lucie mine. The wrong decisions he makes to increase...

The film looks at men and women of color in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1938-1975. Through chronicling the lives of these men and women who, with a...

This documentary film from the 1950s explains how the citizens of a small midwestern town restore community spirit through a 4-H club.

A cellist and a pianist, along with the daughter of the owner of a musical home, form a classical trio. A television producer challenges confronting...

A peaceful, though extremely mean, family man, Manolis, is married for ten years to Veta. Some night he spends an astronomical amount of money at a...

The daughter of two famous writers, Helena upholds her late father's reputation, reciting his poems on various occasions and cherishing the memory of...

February 1948. The struggle of decisive social forces for the heart of Europe.

Finland in the 50s saw a time where boats from all over the world docked in the harbor city of Kotka. In addition to transporting goods, the sailors...

Cleto, a poor newspaper boy, dreamed of becoming a cyclist and inventor. His latest invention is delivering newspapers by rockets. When he finds the...

Two unfortunate friends are desperately looking for a job to survive and eventually marry their loved ones.