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Films with the genre "Thriller", sorted by production date
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A Man Escaped (1956)
, 1h35Directed by Robert Bresson
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Documentary, Historical
Themes French war films, Prison films, Political films, Évasion, Films about capital punishment, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors François Leterrier, Roland Monod, Maurice Beerblock, Jacques Ertaud, Roger Planchon
After the establishing shot of Montluc prison, but before the opening credits, the camera rests on a plaque commemorating the 7,000 prisoners who died at the hands of the Nazis.
The Man in the Road (1956)
, 1h23Directed by Lance Comfort
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Derek Farr, Ella Raines, Donald Wolfit, Lisa Daniely, Russell Napier, Cyril Cusack
A brilliant scientist suffering from amnesia is hunted by Communist agents in search of a secret formula.
Man in the Vault (1956)
, 1h13Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors William Campbell, Anita Ekberg, Karen Sharpe, Berry Kroeger, Paul Fix, James Seay
The criminal Willis Trent wants to rob the safety deposit box of a crooked Los Angeles businessman, Paul De Camp. He has lawyer Earl Farraday smooth-talk the guy's girlfriend, the two-timing Flo Randall, into revealing the bank box's number.
Nightmare (1956)
, 1h29Directed by Maxwell Shane
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Kevin McCarthy, Connie Russell, Rhys Williams, Virginia Christine, Barry Atwater
New Orleans big band clarinetist Stan Grayson has a nightmare in which he sees himself in a mirrored room, killing a man. He awakens to find blood on himself, bruises on his neck, and a key from the dream in his hand.
Now and Forever (1956)
, 1h30Directed by Mario Zampi
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Janette Scott, Kay Walsh, Jack Warner, Pamela Brown, Jack Warner, Charles Victor
Satellite in the Sky (1956)
, 1h24Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Kieron Moore, Lois Maxwell, Donald Wolfit, Bryan Forbes, Jimmy Hanley, Donald Gray
After initial experiments using high speed aircraft, scientists in Great Britain create the "Stardust", the first manned spaceship to orbit the Earth. Some of the crew members have concerned loved ones. Barbara (Thea Gregory), the wife of Larry Noble (Jimmy Hanley), and Ellen (Shirley Lawrence), the girlfriend of radio operator Jimmy Wheeler (Bryan Forbes), are afraid that the space flight will be dangerous.
The Scarlet Hour (1956)
, 1h35Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon, Jody Lawrance, James Gregory, Elaine Stritch, E. G. Marshall
E. V. Marshall, appelé « Marsh », travaille pour Ralph Nevins un riche promoteur immobilier et a une liaison avec la femme de Ralph, Paulie. Il lui demande de divorcer, mais Paulie ayant grandie pauvrement refuse de vivre sans l’argent de son mari.
Dark Waters (1956)
Directed by Youssef Chahine
Origin Egypte
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Faten Hamama, Omar Sharif, Ahmad Ramzy, Ferdoos Mohammed
The film takes place in a port in Alexandria and focuses on the lives of some sailors. Hamidah (Faten Hamama) works in a ship and plans to marry her cousin, Ragab (Omar Sharif), but Ragab is forced to leave for a long period. While he was away, Hamidah falls in love with Mamdouh, a wealthy man. Ragab returns three years later to find her in a relationship with someone else. He fights for her and wins her back again and marries her.
Taxa K 1640 efterlyses (1956)
, 1h36Directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr.
Origin Danemark
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Poul Reichhardt, Lau Lauritzen Jr., Lisbeth Movin, Paul Hagen, Karl Stegger, Ole Monty
The Violent Years (1956)
, 1h5Directed by Ed Wood, William Morgan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Barbara Weeks, Glen Corbett, Timothy Farrell, Glenn Corbett, I. Stanford Jolley
Paula Parkins, the spoiled daughter of a well-to-do newspaper editor father and a socialite mother, gets her kicks by organizing and directing a gang of bored young women like herself. The gang dresses in men's attire, robs gas stations, and terrorizes habitués of a local lovers' lane—even raping a young gentleman (off camera) after tying up his girlfriend.
Five Steps to Danger (1956)
, 1h21Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Spy films, Transport films, Political films, Road movies
Actors Ruth Roman, Sterling Hayden, Richard Gaines, Werner Klemperer, Jeanne Cooper, Peter Hansen
John Emmett, an American everyman, is on a fishing and hunting trip when his car breaks down. He is offered a ride by a stranger, Ann Nicholson, who is driving to Santa Fe and asks him to take turns behind the wheel.
The King and Four Queens (1956)
, 1h26Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance, Western
Actors Clark Gable, Eleanor Parker, Barbara Nichols, Jo Van Fleet, Jean Willes, Jay C. Flippen
The story involves a middle-aged cowboy adventurer (Clark Gable) who learns that a stolen fortune remains buried on a ranch that serves as home to four gorgeous young widows and their battle-axe mother-in-law; the drifter turns on the charm.
A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
, 1h34Directed by Gerd Oswald
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Virginia Leith, Joanne Woodward, Mary Astor, George Macready
Bud Corliss (Robert Wagner) is an ambitious student who is wooing Dorothy Kingship (Joanne Woodward) purely for her father's mining fortune. When he discovers that Dorothy is pregnant with his child, he realizes she is quite likely to be disinherited by her wealthy family. He assures Dorothy that he'll take care of her, yet he hesitates when Dorothy insists on marrying. Bud then murders Dorothy and stages it in a way that it appears to be a suicide. He then reaches out to her sister Ellen (Virginia Leith) with the hopes of marrying her in order to ingratiate himself with her father. After a couple of months Ellen finds evidence to question the suicide verdict, and then discovers that Bud knew Dorothy. Ellen struggles to avenge her sister and save her own life.
Ransom! (1956)
, 1h49Directed by Alex Segal
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about children, Films about families
Actors Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Keith, Juano Hernández, Richard Gaines
Young Andy Stannard (Bobby Clark) is the son of Dave Stannard (Glenn Ford) , a wealthy executive, and his wife Edith (Donna Reed). One day, Edith and Dave feel that each has miscommunicated with the other about the whereabouts of their son. The principal of Andy's school telephones and informs Edith that Andy was picked up by a nurse and taken to Dr. Gorman's office for treatment of a viral infection. However, when Dave phones Dr. Gorman, he finds out that Andy has not been at his office at all that day. Realizing that their son has been kidnapped, the Stannards call the police.