1954
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1. The Cowboy (1954)
69 min | Documentary
A one-family documentary from Elmo Williams and his wife Lorraine. The former, who won an Academy Award for his editing of "High Noon", co-produced, directed, edited and photographed (... See full summary »
Director: Elmo Williams | Stars: Tex Ritter, William Conrad, John Dehner, Lawrence Dobkin
Votes: 18
2. Ulysses (1954)
Not Rated | 94 min | Adventure, Fantasy
A movie adaptation of Homer's second epic, that depicts Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war.
Director: Mario Camerini | Stars: Silvana Mangano, Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Rossana Podestà
Votes: 4,650
3. The Silver Chalice (1954)
Approved | 142 min | Drama, Romance
A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver, and sculpt around its rim, the faces of the disciples and Jesus. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to ... See full summary »
Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Virginia Mayo, Pier Angeli, Jack Palance, Paul Newman
Votes: 1,789
4. Seven Samurai (1954)
Not Rated | 207 min | Action, Drama
Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukiko Shimazaki
Votes: 367,047 | Gross: $0.27M
5. Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Depicts the early life of the legendary warrior Musashi Miyamoto; his years as an aspiring warrior, an outlaw and finally a true samurai.
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Mariko Okada, Rentarô Mikuni, Kurôemon Onoe
Votes: 9,513
6. Sabaka (1954)
Approved | 77 min | Adventure
In India, a young elephant trainer vows revenge against the cult that killed his family and, when the local Maharajah refuses to help, sets out alone to battle his enemy.
Director: Frank Ferrin | Stars: Nino Marcel, Boris Karloff, Lou Krugman, Reginald Denny
Votes: 209
7. Deadly Decision (1954)
92 min | Biography, Drama, War
Brief biopic of Wilhelm Canaris, army intelligence (Abwehr) chief of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1944.
Director: Alfred Weidenmann | Stars: O.E. Hasse, Barbara Rütting, Adrian Hoven, Martin Held
Votes: 311
8. Salt of the Earth (1954)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, History
Mexican workers at a zinc mine call a general strike. It is only through the solidarity of the workers, and importantly the indomitable resolve of their wives, mothers, and daughters, that they eventually triumph.
Director: Herbert J. Biberman | Stars: Juan Chacón, Rosaura Revueltas, Will Geer, David Bauer
Votes: 4,045
9. Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
Not Rated | 156 min | Drama
Schoolteacher Hisako Oishi forms an emotional bond with her pupils and teaches them various virtues, while at the same time worrying about their future.
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita | Stars: Hideko Takamine, Itsuo Watanabe, Makoto Miyagawa, Takeo Terashita
Votes: 2,833
10. The Road (1954)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
A care-free girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Aldo Silvani
Votes: 66,616
11. Human Cargo (1954)
88 min | Drama
When Mario, a bad boy, is released from prison, he plans to live honestly with his wife Geneviève. But the latter has not waited for him and Mario, out of spite, accepts to work as a tout ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Chevalier | Stars: Micheline Presle, Raymond Pellegrin, Dora Doll, René Sarvil
Votes: 88
12. Dragon's Gold (1954)
70 min | Crime, Drama
A bonding company sends an investigator to China to find out if one of its clients actually stole $7,000,000 worth of gold as claimed by the supposed owner. He is soon involved in a series ... See full summary »
Directors: Jack Pollexfen, Aubrey Wisberg | Stars: John Archer, Hillary Brooke, Noel Cravat, Philip Van Zandt
Votes: 15
13. The Big Chase (1954)
Approved | 60 min | Crime, Drama
An LAPD rookie tangles with state prison paroled convicts who plan to rob an armored payroll truck in Los Angeles.
Directors: Arthur Hilton, Robert L. Lippert Jr. | Stars: Glenn Langan, Adele Jergens, Lon Chaney Jr., Jim Davis
Votes: 171
14. A Life at Stake (1955)
Not Rated | 78 min | Drama, Film-Noir
An unemployed architect meets a married woman with a business proposition. The architect soon suspect her interest isn't just financial - and might be deadly.
Director: Paul Guilfoyle | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Keith Andes, Douglass Dumbrille, Claudia Barrett
Votes: 986
15. Cry Vengeance (1954)
Not Rated | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Violent ex-cop Vic Barron comes to Ketchikan, Alaska seeking revenge on an old enemy.
Director: Mark Stevens | Stars: Mark Stevens, Martha Hyer, Skip Homeier, Joan Vohs
Votes: 626
16. Dragnet (1954)
Approved | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Two homicide detectives investigate the brutal shotgun murder of a crime syndicate member.
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Richard Boone, Ann Robinson
Votes: 1,136
17. Target Earth (1954)
Approved | 75 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Giant robots from Venus invade Chicago. Stranded in the deserted city are strangers Frank and Nora.
Director: Sherman A. Rose | Stars: Richard Denning, Kathleen Crowley, Virginia Grey, Richard Reeves
Votes: 1,506
18. Them! (1954)
Not Rated | 94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness
Votes: 24,206
19. Monster from the Ocean Floor (1954)
Not Rated | 64 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Julie, an American on vacation in Mexico, spots a giant, one-eyed amoeba rising from the ocean, but when she tries to tell the authorities, no one believes her. She finally teams up with a marine biologist in an attempt to destroy it.
Director: Wyott Ordung | Stars: Anne Kimbell, Stuart Wade, Dick Pinner, Wyott Ordung
Votes: 1,003 | Gross: $0.12M
20. Godzilla (1954)
Not Rated | 96 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
American nuclear weapons testing results in the creation of a seemingly unstoppable dinosaur-like beast.
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, Akira Takarada, Momoko Kôchi
Votes: 39,765 | Gross: $2.42M
21. Doctor in the House (1954)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy
The trials and tribulations of a group of medical students at St. Swithin's hospital in London, England.
Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Muriel Pavlow, Kenneth More, Donald Sinden
Votes: 1,616
22. New Faces (1954)
Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Musical
Ronny Graham is in trouble on opening night because a big check is due before the curtain can go up. A wealthy Texan says he will put up the money since his daughter is in the show - but he wants to see the show first.
Directors: Harry Horner, John Beal | Stars: Ronny Graham, Eartha Kitt, Robert Clary, Alice Ghostley
Votes: 193
23. Animal Farm (1954)
Approved | 72 min | Animation, Drama
A successful farmyard revolution by the resident animals vs. the farmer goes horribly wrong when the victors create a new tyranny among themselves.
Directors: Joy Batchelor, John Halas | Stars: Gordon Heath, Maurice Denham
Votes: 19,021
24. Hansel and Gretel (1954)
Approved | 72 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
An "electronic puppet" version of the Humperdinck opera, adapted for children and using spoken dialogue as well as Humperdinck's music.
Director: John Paul | Stars: Anna Russell, Mildred Dunnock, Frank Rogier, Delbert Anderson
Votes: 283
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