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Malta Story
Malta Story (1953)
, 1h43
Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, George Pollock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Steel, Muriel Pavlow, Renée Asherson, Hugh Burden

In 1942 Britain is trying hard to hold on to Malta while invasion seems imminent; Italians and Germans are regularly bombing the airfields and towns. The RAF fight to survive against the odds using the few fighter aircraft remaining on the island. Flight Lieutenant Peter Ross (Alec Guinness), an archaeologist in civilian life, is on his way to an RAF posting in Egypt but is stranded in Malta due to the air attacks. He is assigned to the RAF squadron there, being an experienced photo reconnaissance pilot.
Appointment with Life
Appointment with Life (1953)

Directed by Ezzel Dine Zulficar
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Faten Hamama, Shadia, Zeinat Sedki

Faten Hamama plays Amal, the only daughter of a famous doctor, who lives with Fatimah (Shadia). Fatimah has a crush on Mamdouh, Amal's father, and Amal is in love with Ahmed, an engineer. Amal's father learns of a deadly disease that his daughter has, and decides to hide the truth from her. The doctors have told him that she has only about six months to live, if she can not be cured. Amal finds out and her father faces her with the truth. He requests a talented foreign specialist, who was actually able to cure her disease. She, after recovering, marries her longtime love, Ahmed.
The Mississippi Gambler
The Mississippi Gambler (1953)
, 1h39
Directed by Rudolph Maté
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance, Western
Actors Tyrone Power, Piper Laurie, Anita Ekberg, Julie Adams, John McIntire, Paul Cavanagh

On a riverboat, Mark Fallon impresses fellow gambler Kansas John Polly, who takes him under his wing. The advice includes being wary of the rich and dishonest F. Montague Caldwell, who is caught cheating by Mark in a poker game.
Never Wave at a WAC
Never Wave at a WAC (1953)
, 1h27
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Rosalind Russell, Paul Douglas, Marie Wilson, William Ching, Leif Erickson, Arleen Whelan

A divorced socialite and daughter (Russell) of a United States senator (Douglas) asks her father to get her an officer's commission in the Women's Army Corps, so that she can be near her officer boyfriend.
From the Village to TV
From the Village to TV (1953)
, 1h40
Directed by Ismael Rodríguez
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors María Victoria, Arturo Castro, Carlos Riquelme

A young country boy moves to Mexico City to become a singer. A young girl and her father support him and help him on his road to fame. Unfortunately, his success is boycotted by a jealous woman.
The Net
The Net (1953)
, 1h23
Directed by Emilio Fernández
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Rossana Podestà, Crox Alvarado, Carlos Riquelme, Armando Silvestre

Antonio et José Luis, deux jeunes bandits, sont surpris en flagrant délit lors du braquage d'une douane. Si José Luis est arrêté, Antonio parvient à s'enfuir. Traqué, il vit sur une plage déserte avec sa maîtresse Rosanna. Ils vivent de la vente des éponges pêchées par Antonio qui lui permet d'acheter de quoi manger. Un jour, ils sont rejoints par José Luis qui est parvenu à s'échapper. Antonio accepte de le cacher malgré l'hostilité de Rossana qui avoue avoir aimé le compagnon de son amant par le passé.
Sawdust and Tinsel
Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
, 1h33
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Circus films
Actors Åke Grönberg, Harriet Andersson, Hasse Ekman, Gunnar Björnstrand, Anders Ek, Gudrun Brost

An aging circus ringmaster visits his estranged wife to see his young sons. Meanwhile, his jealous young lover has an affair with an actor.
So Big
So Big (1953)
, 1h41
Directed by Robert Wise
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance, Western
Actors Jane Wyman, Richard Beymer, Sterling Hayden, Steve Forrest, Nancy Olson, Elisabeth Fraser

In the late 1890s, boarding school student Selina Peake learns of the death of her father, who has left her penniless as the result of bad business transactions. August Hempel, the father of her best friend Julie, secures her a teaching position in New Holland, a small Dutch farming community outside Chicago. There she rents a room in the home of Klaas Pool, who lives with his unhappy wife Maartje and intelligent but troubled adolescent son Roelf.
Sombrero
Sombrero (1953)
, 1h43
Directed by Norman Foster
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Ricardo Montalbán, Pier Angeli, Vittorio Gassman, Yvonne De Carlo, Cyd Charisse, Nina Foch

Three couples involved in budding romances are caught in the middle of a feud between two Mexico villages.
South Sea Woman
South Sea Woman (1953)
, 1h39
Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Théâtre, Transport films, Political films, Films based on plays, Road movies
Actors Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Chuck Connors, Henri Letondal, Arthur Shields, Barry Kelley

U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sergeant James O'Hearn (Burt Lancaster) is being tried at the San Diego Marine base for desertion, theft, scandalous conduct and destruction of property in time of war. He refuses to testify or plead guilty or not guilty to the charges. The film alternates between flashbacks and the courtroom, as witnesses give their testimony.
Stalag 17
Stalag 17 (1953)
, 2h
Directed by Billy Wilder
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Military humor in film, Prison films, Théâtre, Political films, Évasion, Films based on plays
Actors William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Sig Ruman, Robert Strauss, Peter Graves

Stalag 17 begins on "the longest night of the year" in 1944 in a Luftwaffe prisoner-of-war camp somewhere along the Danube River. The story is narrated by Clarence Harvey "Cookie" Cook (Gil Stratton). The camp holds Poles, Czechs, Russian females and, in the American compound, 640 sergeants from bomber crews, gunners, radiomen, and flight engineers.