Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1957
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12 Angry Men
(1957) A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court. Dir: Sidney Lumet With: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam Drama |
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The Seventh Seal
(1957) A man seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague. Dir: Ingmar Bergman With: Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot Drama | Fantasy |
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Paths of Glory
(1957) When soldiers in WW1 refuse to continue with an impossible attack, their superiors decide to make an example of them. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou Drama | History | War |
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
(1957) After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it. Dir: David Lean With: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins Adventure | Drama | War |
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Wild Strawberries
(1957) After living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his existence. Dir: Ingmar Bergman With: Victor Sjöström, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin Drama |
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Witness for the Prosecution
(1957) Agatha Christie tale of a man on trial for murder: a trial featuring surprise after surprise. Dir: Billy Wilder With: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller |
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The Prince and the Showgirl
(1957) When Grandduke Charles, the prince-regent of Carpathia, a fictitious Balkan country which could start a European war by switching alliances... Dir: Laurence Olivier With: Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Richard Wattis Comedy | Romance 115 mins. |
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Throne of Blood
(1957) A ruthlessly ambitious lord, egged on by his wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become Emperor. Dir: Akira Kurosawa With: Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Isuzu Yamada Drama |
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An Affair to Remember
(1957) A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen? Dir: Leo McCarey With: Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Richard Denning Drama | Romance |
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Funny Face
(1957) Fashion photographer Dick Avery, in search for an intellectual backdrop for an air-headed model, expropriates a Greenwich Village bookstore... Dir: Stanley Donen With: Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson Romance | Comedy | Musical |










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