1956 Movies

When a boy steals a cake for his beloved aunt on Christmas Eve, his young friend tries to set things straight.

Meia-Lua used to be a sailor, but he now makes a poor living smuggling. He is a cynical man, who doesn't care for Ana or for the child they had togeth...

Louis XI of France drafts Paris's popular "king" of criminals as Provost Marshal in his fight against usurper Charles of Burgundy and the traitorous n...

After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his shingle, keep a low profile, and stay out of any...

Without a single word of commentary, this unusual film presents an eloquent plea against keeping birds and animals in captivity.

The "Foyer de la Jeune Fille" takes in teenage girls who have no family of their own, their birth not having been well received. As a result of a pecc...

A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the experience is also character-building. Director David...

1950s BBC Drama

The arrival in a small mountain town of a dissheveled stranger launches a series of murders committed by some sort of animal. As the town doctor and...

A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang's dough.

The story of two carefree men who use every trick in the book to make a comfortable living.

Documentary by Jan Kadar

A bomb dooms the first space satellite, manned by a selfless crew, a stowaway reporter (Lois Maxwell) and a mad scientist (Donald Wolfit).

A dying woman confesses to her younger sister, she sought revenge by poisoning her sister's husband because she was jealous and wanted him to marry he...

Documentary by Jan Kadar

The first graduation work from Larisa Shepitko.

Jim Trask, former sheriff of Abilene, returns to the town after fighting for the Confederacy to find everyone thought he was dead. His old friend Dave...

A report on this extraordinary boom town that owes its fortune to oil.