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1957 Chronicle of The Cinema

by wijayaandik • Created 9 years ago • Modified 2 weeks ago
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  • An Affair to Remember (1957)

    1. An Affair to Remember

    19571h 55mApproved71Metascore
    7.4 (35K)
    A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?
    DirectorLeo McCareyStarsCary GrantDeborah KerrRichard Denning
  • The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

    2. The Cranes Are Flying

    19571h 35mNot Rated76Metascore
    8.3 (21K)
    Veronica plans a rendezvous with her lover, Boris, at the bank of river, only for him to be drafted into World War II shortly thereafter.
    DirectorMikhail KalatozovStarsTatyana SamoylovaAleksey BatalovVasiliy Merkurev
  • Kirk Douglas in Paths of Glory (1957)

    3. Paths of Glory

    19571h 28mApproved90Metascore
    8.4 (229K)
    A colonel defends three of his soldiers in a court-martial after they abandon a suicidal attack.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKirk DouglasRalph MeekerAdolphe Menjou
  • The Seventh Seal (1957)

    4. The Seventh Seal

    19571h 36mNot Rated88Metascore
    8.1 (211K)
    A knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowGunnar BjörnstrandBengt Ekerot
  • Wild Strawberries (1957)

    5. Wild Strawberries

    19571h 32mNot Rated88Metascore
    8.1 (122K)
    After living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his existence.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsVictor SjöströmBibi AnderssonIngrid Thulin
  • James Stewart in The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)

    6. The Spirit of St. Louis

    19572h 15mApproved
    7.1 (9.1K)
    Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsJames StewartMurray HamiltonPatricia Smith
  • Rock Hudson, Dorothy Malone, and Robert Stack in The Tarnished Angels (1957)

    7. The Tarnished Angels

    19571h 31mApproved76Metascore
    7.1 (4.4K)
    Story of the fraught friendship between an eccentric journalist and a team of daredevil flying acrobats.
    DirectorDouglas SirkStarsRock HudsonRobert StackDorothy Malone
  • Giulietta Masina in Nights of Cabiria (1957)

    8. Nights of Cabiria

    19571h 50mNot Rated
    8.1 (55K)
    A waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finds only heartbreak.
    DirectorFederico FelliniStarsGiulietta MasinaFrançois PérierFranca Marzi
  • Toshirô Mifune and Isuzu Yamada in Throne of Blood (1957)

    9. Throne of Blood

    19571h 50mNot Rated
    8.0 (59K)
    A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMinoru ChiakiIsuzu Yamada
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  • Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Rhonda Fleming, and Jo Van Fleet in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

    10. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

    19572h 2mApproved56Metascore
    7.1 (18K)
    Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsBurt LancasterKirk DouglasRhonda Fleming
  • Nargis in Mother India (1957)

    11. Mother India

    19572h 52mNot Rated53Metascore
    7.8 (10K)
    In this melodrama, a poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, she always sticks to her own moral code.
    DirectorMehboob KhanStarsNargisSunil DuttRajendra Kumar Tuli
  • Anthony Quinn, Anthony Franciosa, and Anna Magnani in Wild Is the Wind (1957)

    12. Wild Is the Wind

    19571h 54mNot Rated
    6.6 (1.2K)
    An immigrant Nevada rancher brings a woman from Italy to be his second wife, but when he neglects her she becomes involved with his trusted assistant.
    DirectorGeorge CukorStarsAnthony QuinnAnna MagnaniAnthony Franciosa
  • Marlon Brando and Miiko Taka in Sayonara (1957)

    13. Sayonara

    19572h 27mApproved
    7.0 (8.5K)
    A US Air Force major in Kobe confronts his own opposition to marriages between American servicemen and Japanese women after he falls for a beautiful performer.
    DirectorJoshua LoganStarsMarlon BrandoRicardo MontalbanPatricia Owens
  • Eva Marie Saint and Don Murray in A Hatful of Rain (1957)

    14. A Hatful of Rain

    19571h 49mApproved
    7.1 (1.7K)
    A Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family.
    DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsEva Marie SaintDon MurrayAnthony Franciosa
  • Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

    15. Witness for the Prosecution

    19571h 56mApproved76Metascore
    8.4 (152K)
    A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsTyrone PowerMarlene DietrichCharles Laughton
  • Peyton Place (1957)

    16. Peyton Place

    19572h 37mApproved63Metascore
    7.2 (7K)
    A peaceful New England town hides secrets and scandals.
    DirectorMark RobsonStarsLana TurnerLee PhilipsLloyd Nolan
  • A Farewell to Arms (1957)

    17. A Farewell to Arms

    19572h 32mApproved
    5.8 (3.1K)
    An English nurse and an American ambulance driver on the Italian front during World War 1 fall in love, but the horrors surrounding them challenge their romance to the limit.
    DirectorsCharles VidorJohn HustonStarsRock HudsonJennifer JonesVittorio De Sica
  • The Three Faces of Eve (1957)

    18. The Three Faces of Eve

    19571h 31mApproved58Metascore
    7.2 (9.3K)
    A doctor treats a woman suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder.
    DirectorNunnally JohnsonStarsJoanne WoodwardDavid WayneLee J. Cobb
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, and Eva Marie Saint in Raintree County (1957)

    19. Raintree County

    19573h 2mApproved
    6.3 (4.6K)
    A student falls in love with a Southern belle, but their relationship is complicated by her troubled past and the onset of the Civil War.
    DirectorEdward DmytrykStarsMontgomery CliftElizabeth TaylorEva Marie Saint
  • Deborah Kerr and Robert Mitchum in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)

    20. Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

    19571h 47mApproved
    7.3 (10K)
    During World War II, an American marine and an Irish nun form an unlikely friendship after being stranded on a South Pacific island. They find comfort in one another while hoping for a rescue, as they try to avoid capture by the Japanese.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsRobert MitchumDeborah Kerr
  • The Bachelor Party (1957)

    21. The Bachelor Party

    19571h 32mApproved
    6.7 (904)
    Five office friends meet up for a night on the town to celebrate the forthcoming marriage of one of them. As the night wears on and the drink starts to tell, they become more confidential in expressing their concerns and hopes.
    DirectorDelbert MannStarsDon MurrayE.G. MarshallNancy Marchand
  • Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face (1957)

    22. Funny Face

    19571h 43mApproved75Metascore
    7.0 (35K)
    An impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk.
    DirectorStanley DonenStarsAudrey HepburnFred AstaireKay Thompson
  • Les Girls (1957)

    23. Les Girls

    19571h 54mApproved
    6.6 (3.2K)
    The former members of a dance troupe are suing because of recently published memoirs. Each one insists on own point of view.
    DirectorGeorge CukorStarsGene KellyMitzi GaynorKay Kendall
  • Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, and Kim Novak in Pal Joey (1957)

    24. Pal Joey

    19571h 51mApproved
    6.6 (6.2K)
    Joey Evans is a charming, handsome, funny, talented 1st class, A-Number 1 heel. When Joey meets the former chorus girl and now rich widow Vera Simpson, the pair of lecherous souls seem made for each other.
    DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsRita HayworthFrank SinatraKim Novak
  • Robert Mitchum and Curd Jürgens in The Enemy Below (1957)

    25. The Enemy Below

    19571h 38mApproved
    7.4 (13K)
    During WWII an American destroyer discovers a German U-boat, and in the ensuing duel the American captain must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander.
    DirectorDick PowellStarsRobert MitchumCurd JürgensDavid Hedison

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