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The King's Thief (1955) on 5 august 1955
, 1h18Directed by Hugo Fregonese, Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Actors Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, David Niven, George Sanders, Roger Moore, John Dehner
Rating58%
James (Niven), the Duke of Brampton and the richest man in England, is so trusted by King Charles II (Sanders), he is able to have two of the King's loyal friends executed for treason. The second is the father of Lady Mary (Blyth). She travels from France to London to seek justice. While there, she meets Michael Dermott (Purdom), a soldier who fought to restore Charles to the throne.
The Last Command (1955) on 3 august 1955
, 1h50Directed by Frank Lloyd, William Witney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Sterling Hayden, Arthur Hunnicutt, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Carlson, J. Carrol Naish
Rating62%
La relation des derniers jours de Fort Alamo, assiégé par les troupes du général Santa Ana.
To Catch a Thief (1955) on 5 august 1955
, 1h46Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams, Charles Vanel, Brigitte Auber
Rating73%
John Robie (Cary Grant) is a retired infamous jewel thief or "cat burglar", nicknamed "The Cat", who now tends to his vineyards in the French Riviera. The modus operandi of a recent series of robberies leads the police to believe that the Cat is involved; they attempt to arrest him, and he adeptly gives them the slip.
The Naked Street (1955) on 1 august 1955
, 1h24Directed by Maxwell Shane
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Farley Granger, Anthony Quinn, Anne Bancroft, Peter Graves, Sara Berner, Mario Siletti
Rating64%
Phil Regal, a tough racketeer, pulls strings to get his sister Rosalie's punk boyfriend, Nicky, out of a death penalty for a murder he did in fact commit, so that they can get married. Later, when he learns that Nicky is cheating on Rosalie, he arranges for Nicky to be framed for a murder he didn't commit.
The Private War of Major Benson (1955) on 2 august 1955
, 1h45Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Military humor in film, Films about education
Actors Charlton Heston, Julie Adams, William Demarest, Timothy Hovey, Nana Bryant, Tim Considine
Rating64%
Le major Benson mène ses troupes à la dure, répétant à l'envi que les soldats sont des faibles et qu'il faut les façonner de force. Lorsque ses paroles sont reprises dans Newsweek, le général Ramsey lui indique qu'il se doit de le punir pour avoir ainsi publiquement calomnié l'armée. Barney se retrouve alors obligé de prendre la direction de l'académie militaire de Sheraton, à Santa Barbara (Californie). Arrivé sur place, Barney découvre qu'il s'agit d'une institution catholique et que les élèves ont entre 6 et 14 ans...
Roadhouse Girl (1953) on 1 august 1955
, 1h10Directed by Wolf Rilla
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Sandra Dorne, Leslie Dwyer, Maxwell Reed, Ferdy Mayne, Hugh Pryse, Kenneth Connor
Rating56%
Randy mechanic Tom Price (Reed) lusts after seductive Marilyn (Dorne), the young wife of ill-tempered garage owner George Saunders (Dwyer). Assuming that Marilyn is fooling around with his employee, Saunders begins punching him out. Defending himself, Tom accidentally kills his boss. Marilyn helps him to cover up the crime, and together the two strike out to find a new life.