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Films with the genre "Drama", sorted by production date

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Man of Straw
Man of Straw (1958)
, 2h
Directed by Pietro Germi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Pietro Germi, Franca Bettoja, Luisa Della Noce, Saro Urzì, Renato Montalbano, Mario Brega

Andrea, ouvrier spécialisé est un homme d'une quarantaine d'années, qui aime sa famille, composée de sa femme Luisa et d'un fils de huit ans, Giulio. Andrea reste seul à la maison car Giulio est malade et doit se soigner à la mer et Luisa l'accompagne. Il essaie de se distraire attendant le dimanche pour rejoindre sa famille. Andrea fait la connaissance de Rita qui le trouble et Luisa remarque le changement d'humeur de son mari lors de sa visite dominicale. À Rome, Andrea revoit Rita et les deux finissent par être submergés par la passion. Le retour soudain de Luisa et Giulio à la ville met fin à la relation. Andrea ressent un soulagement en reprenant la vie habituelle mais quand Rita apprend qu'Andrea a décidé de rompre la relation, elle se suicide. Sa mort bouleverse Andrea, déjà tourmenté par le remords de la trahison envers sa femme, et finit par lui avouer. Luisa ne supporte pas l'amère vérité et part avec le petit Giulio. Andrea se sent un homme fini et erre sans but, mais le soir du Nouvel An il retrouve à la maison sa femme et son enfant. Luisa a pardonné, mais le drame vécu laisse une marque indélébile dans leur vie.
Man of the West
Man of the West (1958)
, 1h40
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Gary Cooper, Julie London, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur O'Connell, Jack Lord, John Dehner

Link Jones (Gary Cooper) rides into Crosscut, Texas to have a bite to eat, then catch a train to Fort Worth, where he intends to use the savings of his community of Good Hope to hire a schoolteacher.
Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
, 2h8
Directed by Irving Rapper, Don Alvarado
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Transport films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Road movies
Actors Natalie Wood, Gene Kelly, Claire Trevor, Everett Sloane, Carolyn Jones, Martin Milner

Marjorie Morgenstern is a student at Hunter College and the girlfriend of an eligible young man, Sandy Lamm, who attends her family's synagogue. Her parents are happy with her choice of mate, and her mother Rose Morgenstern (Claire Trevor) tells her father, Arnold (Everett Sloane), that she hopes the two kids marry.
The Mirror Has Two Faces
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1958)
, 1h36
Directed by André Cayatte
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Michèle Morgan, André Bourvil, Gérard Oury, Ivan Desny, Sandra Milo, Sylvie

Pierre Tardivet, a professor, marries Marie-José Vauzange, a sensitive and intelligent girl with bad looks. Tardivet's mean spirit soon appears in their marital life, plunging Marie-José in a monotonous life. Two children are born out this marriage. Tardivet suffers a car accident and he is tended by Dr. Bosc, a famous plastic surgeon. Bosc operates on Marie-José and her transformation is total. Tardivet's meannes exacerbates as he becomes embittered and hateful towards the new looks of his wife whom he does not consider his anymore. He kills Dr. Bosc at the time when Marie-José and her sister's husband, Gérard Durieu, want to elope and restart their lives. Aware of her duties, she renounces her happiness to tend to her husband and children.
The Missouri Traveler
The Missouri Traveler (1958)
, 1h43
Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Themes Films about animals, Films about horses
Actors Brandon deWilde, Lee Marvin, Gary Merrill, Paul Ford, Ken Curtis, Kathleen Freeman

Brandon deWilde leads a cast lengthy in character actors playing subdued Biarn Turner, a 15-year-old runaway from the Eatondale Orphan Asylum bound for Florida in the post-World War I time period of 1926. He receives a ride into the rural Missouri town of Delphi with rich land-owner Tobias Brown (Lee Marvin). There, after an episode in the town square involving most of the populace, he meets crusty newspaper man Doyle Magee (Gary Merrill).
The Narcotics Story
The Narcotics Story (1958)
, 1h15
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Art Gilmore

This police training film uses dramatizations of real life events to demonstrate the battle law enforcement faces with narcotics, most specifically barbiturates - also known as "goof balls" - and marijuana - also known as "tea". It shows how to identify certain narcotics, identify the signs that someone is using, identify the signs of where drug deals take place, identify the signs of use in a secluded public place, and apprehend the users in these public settings. As it follows one young woman neglected by her parents, the film also shows the underlying causes of narcotics use, with these underlying causes often the forgotten issue as everyone tends to deal with the symptoms.
No Time for Sergeants
No Time for Sergeants (1958)
, 1h59
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Théâtre, Transport films, Aviation films, Films based on plays, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Andy Griffith, Myron McCormick, Nick Adams, Murray Hamilton, Howard Smith, Howard Smith

Will Stockdale (Andy Griffith) is a backward, backwoods rube from outside Callville, Georgia who may or may not be smarter than he looks. Accused by Mr. McKinney (Dub Taylor) the head of the draft board of being a draft dodger, it turns out that Stockdale's draft notices have been hidden from him by his father, who doesn't want the boy to leave home and be ridiculed. His father tells Will to be careful going to big cities like Macon and Atlanta. Pa Stockdale says he has been to those cities many years before and he was ridiculed.
Nadodi Mannan
Nadodi Mannan (1958)
, 3h40
Directed by M. G. Ramachandran
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Actors M. G. Ramachandran, Bhanumati Ramakrishna, P. S. Veerappa, M. N. Rajam, B. Saroja Devi, M. N. Nambiar

Ratnapuri is a small kingdom besieged by manifold troubles. The King’s only daughter Ratna (B. Saroja Devi) is kidnapped and the King dies without naming any successors. Marthandan (MGR), a member of the royal family is chosen by the majority of the imperial council, including the ministers and the commander-in-chief, to be the new ruler. However, the Rajaguru (P. S. Veerappa) has a different idea. Unknown to anyone, he has the princess Ratna in his custody in an island. Ratna has grown up completely unaware of her ancestry. Meanwhile, the Rajaguru plans to do get rid of Marthandan and put up his stooge Pingalan (M. N. Nambiar) as the King. He then plans to marry Ratna himself, get rid of Pingalan, and declare himself the ruler. Meanwhile, Veerabagu (K. R. Ramsingh), the loyal bodyguard of the erstwhile King, and his gang of committed people, including his son Bhoopathi and daughter Madana (P. Bhanumathi) are furious at an outsider ascending the throne. Elsewhere in the kingdom, people are far from happy. Shortage of food and unemployment are rampant all around.
Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu
Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu (1958)

Directed by P. Bhaskaran
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Circus films
Actors Ragini, Sathyan, Prema, S. P. Pillai, Pankajavalli, Bahadoor

The film is set against the backdrop of a circus company. Chandran is a circus performer. Thankam, a beautiful 17-year-old girl, is his childhood sweetheart. But, Thankam's mother Kalyani Amma forbids her to prolong her affair with Chandran. She wants Thankam to marry Gopi, a well known bully from the town. Thankam's father Paithal Nair, however rejects this proposal. But as the circus shifts to another village, everything goes wrong. The circus people owed some money to Paithal Nair which they were unable to pay. Despite the circus manager's assurances Kalyani Amma and Nair decide to hold the circus animals hostage until the circus manager repays his debt. Managing the animals soon becomes a nightmare and Paithal and family realize they have invited trouble (pulival pidikkuka - an expression in Malayalam for trouble, mess etc. It literally means catch a leopard by its tail). Paithal Nair is in financial stress and has no other way than to accept the marriage proposal from Gopi for his daughter. What will happen to Chandran and Thankam's romance? How does Paithal Nair overcome his problems? Answers to these questions form the rest of the story.
The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead (1958)
, 2h5
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Aldo Ray, Cliff Robertson, Raymond Massey, Barbara Nichols, Richard Jaeckel, James Best

Filled with flashbacks, the film relates the story of Lt Hearn (Cliff Robertson) who is an aide to General Cummings (Raymond Massey), who treats Hearn as a son and a friend. The General believes that commanding officers ought to inspire fear in their subordinates, in order to enforce discipline. Hearn expresses distaste for these views, preferring instead that soldiers should have mutual respect for each other, regardless of rank. Hearn is eventually transferred to lead an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon on a dangerous reconnaissance mission.
Nor the Moon by Night
Nor the Moon by Night (1958)
, 1h30
Directed by Ken Annakin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Belinda Lee, Patrick McGoohan, Michael Craig, Anna Gaylor, Eric Pohlmann, Joan Brickhill

Andrew Miller est gardien dans un parc animalier en Afrique. Cela fait des années qu'il correspond avec Alice Lang, restée au chevet de sa mère en Angleterre, sans l'avoir jamais rencontrée. À la mort de sa mère, Alice se rend en Afrique pour épouser Andrew. Malheureusement, Andrew se voit obligé de partir en expédition dans le bush, et c'est son frère Rusty qui accueille la jeune femme. Lorsqu'Andrew, grièvement blessé par des lions, arrive enfin, est tombé amoureuse de Rusty.