Thriller

  • John Gilling – Interpol AKA Pickup Alley (1957)

    1951-1960CrimeJohn GillingThrillerUnited Kingdom

    After his sister is murdered while trying to pass on information about a drug dealer, FBI agent Charles Sturgis (Victor Mature) dedicates himself to tracking down international drug kingpin Frank McNally (Trevor Howard). Traveling to London on a lead, Charles learns that McNally is difficult to identify, as he changes his appearance regularly. Charles finds McNally’s courier, Gina (Anita Ekberg), and places her in danger by following her across Europe, hoping that she’ll lead him to McNally.Read More »

  • Edward Dmytryk – Mirage (1965)

    1961-1970Edward DmytrykMysteryThrillerUSA

    Synopsis:
    David Stillwell makes his way down several flights of stairs in the dark after the lights suddenly go out in his office building. He is accompanied by an attractive woman. Thanks to his flashlight, he can see her, but she can’t see him. Still, she assumes she knows him by his voice and talks to him about someone named The Major, as if he should know who that is. The day becomes stranger when he gets outside the building and discovers that someone has apparently committed suicide by jumping out of a window. Read More »

  • Erik Poppe – Utøya 22. juli AKA U – July 22 (2018)

    2011-2020Erik PoppeNorwayThriller

    A teenage girl struggles to survive and to find her younger sister during the July 2011 terrorist mass murder at a political summer camp on the Norwegian island of Utøya. Based on the true terrorist act commited by Anders-Behring Breivik July 22nd 2011.Read More »

  • Richard C. Sarafian – Fragment of Fear (1970)

    1961-1970MysteryRichard C. SarafianThrillerUnited Kingdom

    Synopsis:
    A young author is plunged into a nightmare as he tries to solve his aunt’s murder. When threats of violence, mysterious notes and deadly phone calls shatter his life, the police and his girlfriend doubt the story due to his past as a drug addict – even though his life is in danger.Read More »

  • Anthony Mann – The Heroes of Telemark (1965)

    1961-1970ThrillerUnited KingdomWar

    During World War II, Norway was occupied by Germany. In the deep fjords, the Nazis worked on a revolutionary new type of weapon; one which, theoretically, could destroy all life. Here, the Nazis’ scientists tried to produce “heavy water”; a vital component in the making of an atomic bomb. A weapon which would win the war for Germany. Norwegian resistance learns of it, and the allied are alerted. But will they have time and opportunity to stop this from happening?Read More »

  • Harold Young – Spy Train (1943)

    1941-1950Harold YoungThrillerUSA

    Plot Synopsis:
    A reporter recognizes some Nazi spies on a train and soon realizes that they’re after a particular piece of luggage. Little does any of them suspect that the contents of that bag may be the death of everyone on board!Read More »

  • Paolo Cavara – …e tanta paura AKA Plot of Fear (1976)

    1971-1980GialloItalyPaolo CavaraThriller

    Synopsis:
    Italian cinematic gold. Told through ingenious flashbacks, it tells the story of a group of wealthy men and women who get murdered one by one at a decadent weekend party. In his attempt to find a connection between the victims, inspector Lomenzo (M. Placido) encounters a mysterious fashion model who reveals interersting details. The killer leaves behind illustrations from a children’s book. Why?Read More »

  • Silvio Narizzano – Fanatic AKA Die! Die! My Darling! (1965)

    1961-1970Hammer FilmsHorrorSilvio NarizzanoThrillerUnited Kingdom

    Synopsis:
    Patricia Carroll arrives in London to get married with her fiancé Alan Glentower. However, the stubborn Pat decides to pay a visit in the country to Mrs. Trefoile, the mother of her former fiancé Stephen, who died in a car accident. Once there, the religious fanatic Mrs. Trefoile insists to Pat to stay overnight to go to the mass on the next morning. After going to the church, the naive Pat tells Mrs. Trefoile that she was not going to marry Stephen, triggering her insanity. Mrs. Trefoile abducts Pat to purify her sins and make her pure for her beloved sonRead More »

  • Martin Ritt – The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)

    1961-1970DramaMartin RittThrillerUnited Kingdom

    Synopsis:
    At the height of the Cold War, British spy Alec Leamas (Richard Burton) is nearly ready to retire, but first he has to take on one last dangerous assignment. Going deep undercover, he poses as a drunken, disgraced former MI5 agent in East Germany in order to gain information about colleagues who have been captured. When he himself is thrown in jail and interrogated, Leamas finds himself caught in a sinister labyrinth of plots and counter-plots unlike anything in his long career.Read More »

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