Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1952
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Singin' in the Rain
(1952) A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound. Dir: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly With: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds Comedy | Musical | Romance 103 mins. |
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High Noon
(1952) A marshall, personally compelled to face a returning deadly enemy, finds that his own town refuses to help him. Dir: Fred Zinnemann With: Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell Drama | Western 85 mins. |
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Les Miserables
(1952) A parole violator in early 19th Century France is relentlessly pursued and persecuted by an obsessive policeman. Dir: Lewis Milestone With: Michael Rennie, Robert Newton, Debra Paget Drama | History | Romance 105 mins. |
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The Quiet Man
(1952) A retired American boxer returns to the village where he was born in Ireland, where he finds love. Dir: John Ford With: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald Comedy | Drama | Romance 129 mins. |
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Forbidden Games
(1952) A young French girl orphaned in a Nazi air attack is befriended by the son of a poor farmer, and together they try to come to terms with the realities of death. Dir: René Clément With: Georges Poujouly, Brigitte Fossey, Amédée Drama | War 86 mins. |
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Ikiru
(1952) A bureaucrat tries to find a meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer. Dir: Akira Kurosawa With: Takashi Shimura, Nobuo Kaneko, Shin'ichi Himori Drama 143 mins. |
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The Steel Trap
(1952) A Bank officer discovers a flaw in the U.S. extradition treaty with Brazil and decides to take advantage of it... Dir: Andrew L. Stone With: Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright, Jonathan Hale Drama | Crime United States-PASSED 85 mins. |
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Moulin Rouge
(1952) Fictional account of French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Dir: John Huston With: José Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Colette Marchand Biography | Drama | Music | Romance United States-PASSED 119 mins. |
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The Greatest Show on Earth
(1952) The dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer against a background of circus spectacle. Dir: Cecil B. DeMille With: James Stewart, Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton Drama | Family | Romance 152 mins. |
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Limelight
(1952) A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find meaning and hope in their lives. Dir: Charles Chaplin With: Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce Drama | Music 137 mins. |










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