1950s

Story about the fall of an accountant enthralled by the sexual charms of a cabaret dancer.Read More »

A woman in the upper echelons of society is suspected of killing her husband. But did she do it…?Read More »

Records the migration of a Uganda tribe to a foreign region and their relations with the pigmies they find there.Read More »

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A police officer meets a girl who is near to falling into the net of shady individuals. To prevent this, he invites her into the police station and tells her a story.Read More »

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This biographical documentary, written by Dr. Albert Schweitzer and spoken by Burgess Meredith, traces the life of Dr. Schweitzer (with actors playing the characters), from his birth in France up to about the age of 30 when he makes the decision to go to French Equatorial Africa and build his jungle hospital. The latter half of the film encompasses a full day in the hospital-village following the 80s-plus Samaritan in his daily rounds.Read More »

Two writer brothers, one upright, the other psychopathic, compete for their secretary’s affection. The psychopath plans a “perfect crime” with an ex-convict, blurring fiction and reality.Read More »

Turn-of-the-century Naples. Salvatore Ruotolo and his wife are murdered and their bodies are found in different locations. Since the evidence points to a crime by the Neapolitan crime organization, the Camorra, fear and corruption cause serious hindrances to the investigation by police authorities. In charge is a young and courageous judge who, using evidence discovered by chance, tries to reconstruct the story of the double murder. The plot that the judge must unravel is very complicated. Many people are questioned, even those apparently above suspicion. Deciding to get to the bottom of the matter, the judge keeps all the suspects under arrest, causing a backlash of public opinion. Read More »

Frolickers enjoy a sunny afternoon at a Roman beach.

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Recalling the informal neorealist spirit and sociopolitical consciousness of important prewar ensembles such as People on Sunday (1930) and Treno popolare (1933), while paving the way for the wry comedies of manners produced under the aegis of commedia all’italiana, Luciano Emmer’s wonderful Sunday in August (Domenica d’agosto) skillfully interweaves several stories involving a disparate array of Romans who flock to the beaches of Ostia on the eponymous day to escape both the summer heat and their daily troubles. As this lively blend of fiction and documentary proves, however, they are only partly successful in their endeavors.Read More »

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While on a dig in Egypt, British archaeologist John Banning (Peter Cushing) desecrates the tomb of Princess Ananka, awakening her mummified lover (Christopher Lee). With revenge on his mind, the mummy follows Banning and the rest of his group back to England, but becomes quite taken with Banning’s wife (Yvonne Furneaux), who resembles the princess quite closely.Read More »