The Eleven Best 50s Films
Submitted by lbangs on Tue, 09/17/2002 - 04:01
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- 1) North by Northwest (1959)
- 2) Touch of Evil (1958)
- 3) All About Eve (1950)
- 4) Sunset Blvd. (1950)
- 5) Wild Strawberries (1957)
- 6) Throne of Blood (1957)
- 7) Rear Window (1954)
- 8) The Thing (1951)
- 9) The Seventh Seal (1957)
- 10) Some Like It Hot (1959)
- 11) Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Ahh, Touch of Evil! Sunset Blvd! Rear Window! The Seventh Seal! At least these four would be on my list as well, and a couple of others would be hovering right behind.
Were either Anatomy of a Murder or Wages of Fear considered? Off the top of my head, I'm pretty sure I would include both of those.
I haven't seen Wild Strawberries, but I love The Seventh Seal enough that I've been meaning to. Great list, lester...
Johnny Waco
Good to have you back, Johnny!
Yeah, this is definitely a list I can relate to as well. Most of the films here that I've seen would definitely have to make my list of best 50's films. I'd probably include "Paths of Glory", "12 Angry Men", "Bridge on the River Kwai" and "Rashomon", but for the most part I imagine my list would look similar to lbangs's.
Ooh, speaking of Kurosawa, that reminds me...
12) Rashomon
13) Strangers on a Train
14) The Night of the Hunter
15) Tokyo Story
16) The Bridge on the River Kwai
I thought you might be interested to see how close at least two of you suggestions were to getting on my top eleven list!
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
Cool! I really need to see "Tokyo Story."
I certainly considered Anatomy of a Murder. Ah, the 50s. So many great films, only eleven slots.
I haven't watched Wages in years. I remember really liking it, but not with the same intensity of the films above. My library has the DVD, so I should give it another viewing (and hope that the disc is in better shape than the Badlands one is in!). I have trouble evaluating films I haven't watched since high school...
Wild Strawberries is a more accessible film, and certainly a more sentimental one, than Seventh Seal, but boy, it affects me. Easily one of Bergman's best.
Johnny, we've missed ya!