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Films with the genre "Thriller", sorted by production date
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Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
, 1h36Directed by Alexander Mackendrick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Martin Milner, Susan Harrison, Sam Levene, Barbara Nichols
Manhattan press agent Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis) has been unable to gain mentions for his in J.J. Hunsecker's (Burt Lancaster) influential, nationally syndicated newspaper column of late because of Falco's failure to make good on a promise to break up the romance between Hunsecker's younger sister Susan (Susan Harrison) and musician Steve Dallas (Martin Milner), an up-and-coming jazz guitarist.
The Tall T (1957)
, 1h18Directed by Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Maureen O'Sullivan, Richard Boone, Skip Homeier, Arthur Hunnicutt, Henry Silva
Passing a stagecoach way station on his journey into town, Pat Brennan (Randolph Scott) agrees to return with some store bought candy for the friendly station manager's young son. At a ranch where he once worked, Brennan tries to buy a bull, but is talked into riding one. If he wins, he gets the bull. If he loses he has to give up his horse. Brennan loses, and is force to walk home, carrying his saddle.
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
, 1h21Directed by Jack Arnold
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films based on science fiction novels, Films about spiders, Films about cats, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, Paul Langton, Billy Curtis, Raymond Bailey, William Schallert
Scott Carey (Grant Williams) is a businessman who is on vacation with his wife Louise (Randy Stuart) on a boat off the California coast. When Louise goes below deck momentarily, a large, strange cloud on the horizon passes over the craft, leaving a reflective mist on Scott's bare skin. Louise is slightly alarmed when she comes above deck, and the two are puzzled by the phenomenon that disappears as quickly as it had it shown up.
An Eye for an Eye (1957)
, 1h53Directed by André Cayatte
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Curd Jürgens, Folco Lulli, Lea Padovani, Paul Frankeur, Pascale Audret, Darío Moreno
Une nuit, au Liban, le docteur Walter est réveillé dans sa résidence de Tripoli pour qu’il examine une femme souffrante, madame Bortak. Sans l’ausculter, il la dirige vers l’hôpital et apprend le lendemain qu’elle est décédée faute de soins appropriés de la part de l'interne de garde. Dès lors, Walter va être l’objet d’attentions étranges du veuf, monsieur Bortak, qui semble le suivre à la trace, allant jusqu'à régler à sa place ses consommations personnelles dans les boîtes de nuit. Walter, se sentant redevable de la sollicitude témoignée par Bortak, le retrouve au moment où celui-ci a décidé de se retirer du monde pour s’en aller vivre chez une parente dans un coin perdu du pays. Walter lui propose de l’y conduire en voiture…
China Gate (1957)
, 1h37Directed by Samuel Fuller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Politique, La guerre d'Indochine, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Gene Barry, Angie Dickinson, Nat King Cole, Lee Van Cleef, George Givot, Marcel Dalio
Sergeant Brock (Gene Barry) and Goldie (Nat King Cole) are American Korean War veterans now serving as French Foreign Legion mercenaries in the First Indochina War. Angie Dickinson plays Brock's wife, a "half caste" Chinese Eurasian named "Lucky Legs" who resorts to smuggling to feed her five-year-old son she had with Brock. Brock abandoned her and the child when it was born with Asian features, feeling a "half breed" would not be welcome in America; an attitude towards miscegenation prevalent (in some quarters) at the time. Lucky is recruited by the French high command to use her knowledge to guide a demolition squad of Legionnaires led by Brock to blow up a hidden Viet Minh ammunition dump on the border with Red China. In return for her services, Lucky is promised by the French that they will arrange for her son's evacuation to America.
The Mysterians (1957)
, 1h28Directed by Ishirō Honda
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, War, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Kaiju films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Giant monster films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Robot films, Disaster films
Actors Kenji Sahara, Momoko Kōchi, Yumi Shirakawa, Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, Susumu Fujita
The films starts with Astrophysicist Ryoichi Shiraishi, his fiancee Hiroko, his sister Etsuko, and his friend Joji Atsumi witnessing a festival at a local village near Mount Fuji. Shiraishi then tells Atsumi that he has broken off his engagement with Hiroko but gives no reason other than an undisclosed obligation to remain in the village. A mysterious forest fire is then seen near them. Shiraishi rushes out to investigate and disappears during the confusion.
Speaking of Murder (1957)
, 1h25Directed by Gilles Grangier
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura, Marcel Bozzuffi, Annie Girardot, Paul Frankeur, Jean-Pierre Mocky
Louis Bertain (Gabin) is the owner of a Paris garage which is the front for a robbery gang. He and his accomplices are careful to keep up a civic veneer by day, indulging in criminal activities only when "the red light is on" at night. This status quo is upset when one of the gang members becomes convinced that Louis' younger brother is a police informer.
Night Passage (1957)
, 1h30Directed by James Neilson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Western
Actors James Stewart, Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Dianne Foster, Elaine Stewart, Brandon deWilde
On the way to meet his former boss, railroad tycoon Ben Kimball (Jay C. Flippen), Grant McLaine (Stewart) rescues a young boy, Joey Adams (Brandon deWilde), from Concho (Robert J. Wilke). Ben informs Grant that his payroll has been robbed several times already by a gang led by Whitey Harbin (Dan Duryea) and the Utica Kid (Murphy). If Ben's workers don't get paid soon, they will all leave. Grant accepts the job of taking $10,000 to them by train.
Time Without Pity (1957)
, 1h25Directed by Joseph Losey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment, Films based on plays
Actors Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo McKern, Peter Cushing, Alec McCowen, Lois Maxwell
David Graham, a recovering alcoholic, returns to England with only 24 hours to save his son, Alec, from hanging for the murder of Alec's girlfriend, Jenny Cole. A neglectful, absentee father who has missed the entire trial while he was in rehab in Canada, Graham discovers his son, awaiting execution, at first refuses to even see him and when he does, to evince any hope for his case, let alone affection for his father.
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
, 1h56Directed by Billy Wilder
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Una O'Connor, John Williams
Sir Wilfrid Robarts (Charles Laughton), a master barrister in ill health, takes on Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power) as a client, despite the objections of his private nurse, Miss Plimsoll (Elsa Lanchester), who says the doctor warns him against taking on any criminal cases. Vole is accused of murdering Mrs. Emily French (Norma Varden), a rich, older widow who had become enamored of him, going so far as to make him the main beneficiary of her will. Strong circumstantial evidence points to Vole as the killer, but Sir Wilfrid believes Vole is innocent.
Appointment with a Shadow (1957)
Directed by Richard Carlson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors George Nader, Brian Keith, Joanna Moore, Frank DeKova, Virginia Field, Bill Hickman
An alcoholic, Paul Baxter has ruined his career as a reporter. After passing out in Pat O'Connell's bar, he is taken home by his friend, police lieutenant Spencer, to his sister Penny, who is romantically involved with Spence.
At the Stroke of Nine (1957)
, 1h11Directed by Lance Comfort
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Patricia Dainton, Patrick Barr, Dermot Walsh, Clifford Evans, Alexander Doré, William Moore
L'intrigue suit une célèbre journaliste de Fleet Street (Patricia Dainton ) qui est enlevé par un pianiste de concert (Stephen Murray ) qui la force à écrire une histoire quotidienne sur lui et menace de la tuer dans un délai de cinq jours si elle refuse.
The Big Caper (1957)
, 1h24Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Rory Calhoun, Mary Costa, James Gregory, Corey Allen, Paul Picerni, Robert H. Harris
His portion of the loot from a recent heist squandered, minor-league criminal Frank Harper talks his boss, Flood, into a more lucrative project: on the weekend before a Monday payday, break into a San Felipe, California bank, which will be holding a million-dollar payroll for the Marine Base at Camp Pendleton. Flood plans the operation, sending his moll Kay with Frank to become established in the community at San Felipe and to lay the groundwork for the heist.
The Black Scorpion (1957)
, 1h28Directed by Edward Ludwig
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Natural horror films, Giant monster films, Musical films, Disaster films
Actors Richard Denning, Carlos Rivas, Mara Corday, Carlos Rivas, Arturo Martínez, Fanny Schiller
The film begins when an earthquake hits Mexico, resulting in the overnight birth of a new volcano. Sent to study this phenomenon are geologists Dr. Hank Scott and Dr. Arturo Ramos. En route to the village of San Lorenzo, the two men happen upon a destroyed house and a totaled police car. They find the dead policeman nearby, as well as an abandoned infant.
The Brain from Planet Arous (1957)
, 1h10Directed by Nathan Juran
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors John Agar, Joyce Meadows, Robert Fuller, Ken Terrell
An outer-space terrorist from a planet named Arous - a brain-shaped creature named Gor - arrives on Earth and possesses young scientist Steve March. Gor then proceeds to use his vast, destructive powers to bend the world to his will, threatening to wipe out the capital city of any nation that defies him.