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Films with the genre "Romance", sorted by production date
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Interim (1952)
, 26minutesDirected by Stan Brakhage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
The film contains no dialogue, starring only a man and a woman, who meet as if by chance and walk into the countryside together where they stop and kiss. They then return to town before parting again.
Ivanhoe (1952)
, 1h46Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Actors Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Emlyn Williams, Felix Aylmer
Richard the Lionheart (Norman Wooland), King of England, vanishes while returning from the Crusades. One of his knights, the Saxon Wilfred of Ivanhoe (Robert Taylor), searches tirelessly for him, finally finding him being held for ransom by Leopold of Austria for the enormous sum of 150,000 marks of silver. Richard’s treacherous brother, Prince John (Guy Rolfe), knows about it, but enjoys ruling in his absence.
Hurricane Smith (1952)
, 1h30Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Yvonne De Carlo, John Ireland, Murray Matheson, James Craig, Forrest Tucker, Lyle Bettger
Hurricane Smith steals a boat owned by Capt. Raikes, a slave trader, and heads to Australia with his men. There, he and other men pretending to be researching botany are actually searching for a cache of gold, while Smith also competes for the love of the lovely Luana.
The Iron Mistress (1952)
, 1h50Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Historical, Romance, Western
Actors Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo, Joseph Calleia, Phyllis Kirk, Alf Kjellin, Anthony Caruso
In the early 19th Century, Jim Bowie leaves his home in the Bayou to sell lumber in New Orleans. He inadvertently offends Narcisse de Bornay by defending the artist James Audubon and is challenged to his duel, but charms his way out of it and Narcisse becomes his friend.
Manon of the Spring (1952)
, 3h55Directed by Marcel Pagnol
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes La provence
Actors Raymond Pellegrin, Jacqueline Pagnol, Rellys, Henri Poupon, Anne Roudier, Robert Vattier
En France dans les années 1920, dans un petit village de Provence près d'Aubagne, Les Bastides Blanches, les gendarmes recherchent Manon, une jeune sauvageonne de la région.
Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
, 1h55Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Musical films
Actors Esther Williams, Victor Mature, Walter Pidgeon, David Brian, Donna Corcoran, Jesse White
In the late 19th Century, a polio-stricken Australian girl, Annette Kellerman (Esther Williams), swims as a means to improve her health. Her father, Frederick (Walter Pidgeon), who owns a music conservatory, accepts a teaching position in England.
Carrie (1952)
, 1h58Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Romance
Actors Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Miriam Hopkins, Eddie Albert, Ray Teal, Barry Kelley
Carrie Meeber (Jennifer Jones) leaves her family in a small rural town and heads to Chicago. On the train to Chicago, Charles Drouet (Eddie Albert) approaches her. Although Carrie is reluctant to speak to him, the salesman persists and the two chat until they reach Chicago. Carrie gets off in South Chicago, the slums as Charles Drouet points out, after taking Drouet's business card.
Les Miserables (1952)
, 1h41Directed by Lewis Milestone, Gerd Oswald
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, Robert Newton, Edmund Gwenn, Sylvia Sidney, Cameron Mitchell
The film greatly differs from the novel. Entire episodes and many characters are dropped, including the Thénardiers and Enjolras. The character of Robert is entirely new.
The Winning Team (1952)
, 1h38Directed by Lewis Seiler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Sports films, Baseball films
Actors Doris Day, Ronald Reagan, Frank Lovejoy, Eve Miller, James Millican, Russ Tamblyn
Poor health and alcoholism force Grover Cleveland Alexander out of baseball, but through his wife's faithful efforts, he gets a chance for a comeback and redemption.
The Lawless Breed (1952)
, 1h23Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Rock Hudson, Julie Adams, John McIntire, Mary Castle, Hugh O'Brian, Dennis Weaver
1896. Le bandit John Wesley Hardin sort de prison après avoir purgé une longue peine, et remet au journal local le manuscrit de son autobiographie. Jeune homme, John rêvait de s'installer dans un ranch avec son amie d'enfance, Jane Brown. Mais, après une partie de poker ayant mal tourné, John a abattu un homme. Dès lors, la vie de John n'a été que fuites, duels au revolver, et affrontements avec les représentants de l'ordre…
The Belle of New York (1952)
, 1h21Directed by Charles Walters, Robert Alton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen, Marjorie Main, Keenan Wynn, Alice Pearce, Christian Rub
Set in turn-of-the-century New York, wealthy playboy Charles Hill (Fred Astaire) is causing difficulties for his guardian, Aunt Lettie (Marjorie Main) and lawyer, Max (Keenan Wynn). Prone to fall in love then ditching his showgirl brides-to-be at the altar, the compensation bills are mounting. After the most recent episode, he hears Angela (Vera-Ellen) leading a Salvation Army band in song. He falls in love at first sight and when she scoffs at him, telling him that if he were in love his feet would leave the ground, he promptly floats high into the air. He pursues her, even vowing to do an honest day's work for the first time in his life. After various attempts to convince her, Angela's feeling finally cause her feet to leave the ground. After a couple of misunderstandings are resolved, they float into the air together, to a chorus of well-wishers below.
Casque d'Or (1952)
, 1h36Directed by Jacques Becker, Marcel Camus, Alain Jessua, Michel Clément
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Claude Dauphin, Gaston Modot, Raymond Bussières, Odette Barencey
Marie (Simone Signoret), a woman of considerable beauty, is distressed at her treatment by Roland, a criminal who is a part of a local syndicate. When Marie is introduced to the handsome stranger Georges, a humble carpenter, she falls in love with him instantly, much to the chagrin of Roland. When Roland's jealousy builds after a number of meetings between Marie and Georges, Roland decides to confront Georges behind a club where a number members of his syndicate watch. After Georges gains control of a knife that had been thrown between them to initiate the fight, George manages to stab Roland in the back after a brief scuffle, killing him almost instantly. When the police arrive at the scene everyone flees, including Marie, who seeks refuge away from the syndicate at a nearby village.
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
, 1h43Directed by Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about films, Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Films about television, Musical films
Actors Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse
Don Lockwood (Kelly) is a popular silent film star with humble roots as a singer, dancer and stuntman. Don barely tolerates his vapid, shallow leading lady, Lina Lamont (Hagen), though their studio, Monumental Pictures, links them romantically to increase their popularity. Lina herself is convinced they are in love, despite Don's protestations otherwise.
The White Sheik (1952)
, 1h25Directed by Federico Fellini
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes La bande dessinée
Actors Alberto Sordi, Leopoldo Trieste, Giulietta Masina, Brunella Bovo, Ernesto Almirante, Lilia Landi
Two young newlyweds from a provincial town, Wanda (Brunella Bovo) and Ivan Cavalli (Leopoldo Trieste), arrive in Rome for their honeymoon. Wanda is obsessed with the "White Sheik" (Alberto Sordi), the hero of a soap opera photo strip and sneaks off to find him, leaving her conventional, petit bourgeois husband in hysterics as he tries to hide his wife's disappearance from his strait-laced relatives who are waiting to go with them to visit the Pope. The plotline was re-used by Woody Allen in his film To Rome with Love.
Two Cents Worth of Hope (1952)
, 1h50Directed by Renato Castellani
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Maria Fiore, Vincenzo Musolino, Clara Bindi, Aldo Giuffrè
The film is the third in director Castellani's "Young Love" trilogy (the first two were Sotto il sole di Roma (1948) and È primavera...(1950)). The story concerns the romance between Carmela (Fiore) and Antonio (Musolino). The ardor is one-sided at first, but Carmela is a determined young woman, willing to scale and conquer any obstacle in pursuing her heart's desire. Once he's "hooked," Antonio scurries from job to job to prove his financial viability. Faced with the hostility of their parents, Carmela and Antonio symbolically shed themselves of all responsibilities to others in a climactic act of stark-naked bravado.