The year 1953 in film involved some significant events.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1953 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

January 16 Events Pre-1600 * 1458 BC – Hatshepsut dies at the age of 50 and is buried in the Valley of the Kings. * 27 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the R ...

– A new Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. is incorporated following a Consent Judgment to divest their Stanley Warner Theaters. *

February 5 Events Pre-1600 * *2 BC – Caesar Augustus is granted the title ''pater patriae'' by the Roman Senate. *AD 62, 62 – AD 62 Pompeii earthquake, Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy. *756 – Chinese New Year; An Lushan proclaims himself E ...

–

Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney ( ; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the Golden age of American animation, American animation industry, he introduced several develop ...

's production of J.M. Barrie's ''

Peter Pan Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythical ...

'', starring

Bobby Driscoll Robert Cletus Driscoll (March 3, 1937 – March 30, 1968) was an American actor who performed on film and television from 1943 to 1960. He starred in some of the The Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios' best-known live-action pict ...

and Kathryn Beaumont, premieres to astounding acclaim from critics and audiences and quickly becomes one of the most beloved Disney films. This is the last Disney animated movie released in partnership with

RKO Pictures RKO Radio Pictures Inc., commonly known as RKO Pictures or simply RKO, is an American film production and distribution company, historically one of the major film studios, "Big Five" film studios of Cinema of the United States, Hollywood's Clas ...

, becoming the last ever smash hit movie of the later company before it bankrupted in 1959. *

February 25 Events Pre-1600 * 138 – Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor. * 628 – Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II. * ...

–

Jacques Tati Jacques Tati (; born Jacques Tatischeff, ; 9 October 1907 – 5 November 1982) was a French mime, filmmaker, actor and screenwriter. In an ''Entertainment Weekly'' poll of the Greatest Movie Directors, he was voted 46th (a list of the top 50 was ...

's film '' Les Vacances de M. Hulot'' is released in France, introducing the ''gauche'' character of Monsieur Hulot. *

July 1 Events Pre-1600 * 69 – Tiberius Julius Alexander orders his Roman legions in Alexandria to swear allegiance to Vespasian as Emperor. * 552 – Battle of Taginae: Byzantine forces under Narses defeat the Ostrogoths in Italy, and ...

– '' Stalag 17'', directed by

Billy Wilder Billy Wilder (; ; born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an American filmmaker and screenwriter. His career in Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and ver ...

and starring

William Holden William Franklin Holden (né Beedle Jr.; April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor and one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1950s. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film '' Stalag 17'' (1953) and the Pri ...

, premieres and is considered by the critics and audiences to be one of the greatest

WWII World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

Prisoner of War A prisoner of war (POW) is a person held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of war for a ...

films ever made. Holden wins the

Academy Award for Best Actor The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It has been awarded since the 1st Academy Awards to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading ...

for his performance in the film. *

August 5 Events Pre-1600 * AD 25 – Guangwu claims the throne as Emperor of China, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin dynasty. * 70 – Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem are ...

–

Fred Zinnemann Alfred Zinnemann (April 29, 1907 – March 14, 1997) was an American film director and producer. He won four Academy Awards for directing and producing films in various genres, including thriller film, thrillers, western (genre), westerns, film ...

's romantic and war masterpiece '' From Here to Eternity'', starring

Burt Lancaster Burton Stephen Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American actor. Initially known for playing tough characters with tender hearts, he went on to achieve success with more complex and challenging roles over a 45-year caree ...

, Montgomery Clift,

Deborah Kerr Deborah Jane Trimmer CBE (30 September 192116 October 2007), known professionally as Deborah Kerr (), was a Scottish actress. She was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first person from Scotland to be no ...

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ...

, and Donna Reed, premieres. * August 27 –

William Wyler William Wyler (; born Willi Wyler (); July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born American film director and producer. Known for his work in numerous genres over five decades, he received numerous awards and accolades, including three Aca ...

's romantic comedy '' Roman Holiday'', starring

Gregory Peck Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, 12th-greatest male ...

and

Audrey Hepburn Audrey Kathleen Hepburn ( Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress. Recognised as a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend from the Classical Holly ...

, is premièred and propels Hepburn to super stardom. * September 16 – Religious epic '' The Robe'', starring

Richard Burton Richard Burton (; born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. Noted for his mellifluous baritone voice, Burton established himself as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s and gave a memor ...

and

Jean Simmons Jean Merilyn Simmons (31 January 1929 – 22 January 2010) was a British actress and singer. One of J. Arthur Rank's "well-spoken young starlets", she appeared predominantly in films, beginning with those made in Britain during and after the ...

, debuts as the first widescreen anamorphic film in cinema history, filmed in

CinemaScope CinemaScope is an anamorphic format, anamorphic lens series used, from 1953 to 1967, and less often later, for shooting widescreen films that, crucially, could be screened in theatres using existing equipment, albeit with a lens adapter. Its cr ...

grossing a record $36,000 for a single theatre in its first day. It went on to gross a record (for a single theater) $264,428 in its first week. * November 21 –

Monogram Pictures Monogram Pictures Corporation was an American film studio that produced mostly low-budget films between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram was among the smaller studios i ...

, which had stopped releasing pictures under that banner from the start of the year, changes its name to

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Awards

Notable films released in 1953

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*'' 99 River Street'', starring John Payne and Evelyn Keyes *'' The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T'', starring Tommy Rettig, screenplay by Dr. Seuss

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Abbott and Costello Go to Mars ''Abbott and Costello Go to Mars'' is a 1953 American science fiction film, science fiction comedy film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello and directed by Charles Lamont. It was produced by Howard Christ ...

'' *'' Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' *'' Act of Love'' (Un acte d'amour), starring

Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in '' The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'' (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. ...

– ( US/

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) *''

The Actress ''The Actress'' is a 1953 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor based on Ruth Gordon's autobiographical play ''Years Ago''. Gordon also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Spencer Tracy, Jean Simmons, and Teresa Wright, and featur ...

'', starring

Spencer Tracy Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Classical Hollywood cinema, Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the ...

and

*'' Albert R.N.'', directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Anthony Steel, Jack Warner, Robert Beatty, William Sylvester – ( GB) *'' The All-American'', starring

Tony Curtis Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz; June 3, 1925September 29, 2010) was an American actor with a career that spanned six decades, achieving the height of his popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in more than 100 films, in roles co ...

*'' All I Desire'', starring Barbara Stanwyck *'' All the Brothers Were Valiant'', starring

Ann Blyth Ann Blyth (born Anne Marie Blythe; August 16, 1928) is an American retired actress and singer. She began her career in radio as a child before transitioning to Broadway, where she appeared in Lillian Hellman, Lillian Hellman’s ''Watch on the R ...

*'' Anarkali'' – (

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) *'' Appointment in Honduras'', directed by

Jacques Tourneur Jacques Tourneur (; ; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French-American filmmaker, active during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known as an auteur of stylish and atmospheric genre films, many of them for RKO Pictures, including ...

, starring Ann Sheridan and

Glenn Ford Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006), known as Glenn Ford, was a Canadian-born American actor. He was most prominent during Classical Hollywood cinema, Hollywood's Golden Age as one of the biggest box-office draws of th ...

*''

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'', starring

Charlton Heston Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor. He gained stardom for his leading man roles in numerous Cinema of the United States, Hollywood films including biblical epics, science-fiction f ...

and Jack Palance

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*'' Baaz'', directed by and starring

Guru Dutt Guru Dutt (born Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone; 9 July 1925 – 10 October 1964; also known as Gurudatta Padukone) was an Indian film actor, director, producer, choreographer, and writer.Rajadhyaksha, Ashish, and Paul Willemen. 9941998 ...

– (

) *'' The Band Wagon'', starring

Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz, May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, actor, singer, musician, choreographer, and presenter, whose career in stage, film, and television spanned 76 years. He is widely regarded as the "g ...

, Cyd Charisse, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray,

Oscar Levant Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906August 14, 1972) was an American concert pianist, composer, conductor (music), conductor, author, radio game show panelist, television talk show host, comedian, and actor. He had roles in the films ''Rhapsody in Bl ...

*'' The Bandit of Brazil'' (O Cangaceiro) – (

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) *''

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'', directed by

Alf Sjöberg Sven Erik Alf Sjöberg (21 June 1903 – 17 April 1980) was a Sweden, Swedish theatre director, theatre and film director. He won the Palme d'Or, Grand Prix du Festival at the Cannes Film Festival twice: in 1946 for ''Torment (1944 film), Torment ...

– (

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) *''

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms ''The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms'' is a 1953 American independent monster film directed by Eugène Lourié, with stop motion animation by Ray Harryhausen. It is partly based on Ray Bradbury's 1951 short story of the same name, which was later ...

'', starring Paula Raymond and Cecil Kellaway *'' Beat the Devil'', directed by

John Huston John Marcellus Huston ( ; August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics. He rec ...

, starring

Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart ( ; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American actor. His performances in classic Hollywood cinema made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Bogart ...

Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones (born Phylis Lee Isley; March 2, 1919 – December 17, 2009), also known as Jennifer Jones Simon, was an American actress and mental-health advocate. Over the course of her career that spanned more than five decades, she was nomin ...

, Gina Lollobrigida – (

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/GB/ US) *'' The Beggar's Opera'', starring

Laurence Olivier Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier ( ; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director. He and his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud made up a trio of male actors who dominated the British stage of the m ...

and Dorothy Tutin – ( GB) *'' Belinsky'' – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' Ben and Me'', featuring the voices of

Sterling Holloway Sterling Price Holloway Jr. (January 14, 1905 – November 22, 1992) was an American actor who appeared in over 100 films and 40 television shows. He did voice acting for The Walt Disney Company, playing Mr. Stork in ''Dumbo'', Adult Flower in ...

and Charles Ruggles *''

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef ''Beneath the 12-Mile Reef'' is a 1953 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Robert D. Webb and starring Robert Wagner, Terry Moore and Gilbert Roland. The screenplay was by A.I. Bezzerides. The film was the third motion picture m ...

'', starring Robert Wagner *'' Bienvenido Mr. Marshall'', directed by Luis García Berlanga, starring Fernando Rey – (

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) *'' The Big Heat'', directed by

Fritz Lang Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), better known as Fritz Lang (), was an Austrian-born film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary ''Variety Obituari ...

, starring

, Gloria Grahame, Lee Marvin *'' Big Leaguer'', starring Edward G. Robinson *'' The Bigamist'', directed by and starring Ida Lupino, with Joan Fontaine, Edmond O'Brien * '' Black Ermine'' – (

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

) *'' Blowing Wild'', starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck *''

The Blue Gardenia ''The Blue Gardenia'' is a 1953 American film noir starring Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, and Ann Sothern. Directed by Fritz Lang from a screenplay by Charles Hoffman, it is based on the novella ''The Gardenia'' by Vera Caspary. An indepe ...

'', starring

Anne Baxter Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway theatre, Broadway productions, and television series. She won an Academy Awards, Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, Golden Globe, and t ...

and Raymond Burr *'' A Blueprint for Murder'', starring Joseph Cotten and Jean Peters *'' Bread, Love and Dreams'' (Pane, amore e fantasia), starring

Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Widely considered one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, four of the fil ...

and Gina Lollobrigida – (

) *'' Bright Road'', the first feature-film appearance of

Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte ( ; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte ...

( US) *'' The Brute'' (El Bruto), directed by

Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish and Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians and directors to be one of the greatest and ...

, starring Pedro Armendáriz and Katy Jurado – (

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

) *'' By the Light of the Silvery Moon'', starring

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress and singer. She began her career as a big band singer in 1937, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, "Sentimental Journey ...

and Gordon MacRae

C

*'' The Caddy'', starring

Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor, and comedian. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Cool", he is regarded as one of the most popular entertainers of ...

and

Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian, with a career spanning seven decades in film, stage, television and radio. Famously nicknamed as "Th ...

*''

Calamity Jane Martha Jane Canary (May 1, 1856 – August 1, 1903), better known as Calamity Jane, was an American American frontier, frontierswoman, Exhibition shooting, sharpshooter, sex worker, and storyteller. In addition to many exploits, she was known f ...

'', starring

*'' Call Me Madam'', starring

Ethel Merman Ethel Merman (born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann; January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American singer and actress. Known for her distinctive, powerful voice, and her leading roles in musical theatre, musical theater,Obituary ''Variety Obitua ...

*'' The Captain's Paradise'', starring

Alec Guinness Sir Alec Guinness (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. In the BFI, British Film Institute listing of 1999 of BFI Top 100 British films, the 100 most important British films of the 20th century ...

– ( GB) *'' Cease Fire'' *'' The Charge at Feather River'', starring Guy Madison *'' City Beneath the Sea'', starring Robert Ryan,

Anthony Quinn Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), known as Anthony Quinn, was an American actor. He was known for his portrayal of earthy, passionate characters "marked by a brutal and elemental virility" in over 100 ...

Mala Powers Mary Ellen "Mala" Powers (December 20, 1931 – June 11, 2007) was an American actress. Early life Powers was born in San Francisco. Her father was a United Press Associations executive, while her mother was a minister. In 1940, her family mov ...

*'' City That Never Sleeps'', starring Gig Young, William Talman, Paula Raymond,

*'' The Clown'', starring

Red Skelton Richard Bernard Skelton (July 18, 1913September 17, 1997) was an American entertainer best known for his national old-time radio, radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program ''The Red Skelto ...

*'' Confidentially Connie'', starring Van Johnson and Janet Leigh *'' The Conquest of Everest'' – (documentary) – (GB) *'' The Cruel Sea'', starring Jack Hawkins and Denholm Elliott – ( GB) *'' Cry of the Hunted'', starring

Vittorio Gassman Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important producti ...

, Barry Sullivan,

Polly Bergen Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin; July 14, 1930 – September 20, 2014) was an American actress, singer, television host, writer, and entrepreneur. She won an Emmy Award in 1958 for her performance as Helen Morgan (singer), Helen ...

D

*'' Dangerous Crossing'', starring

Jeanne Crain Jeanne Elizabeth Crain (May 25, 1925 – December 14, 2003) was an American actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her title role in ''Pinky (film), Pinky'' (1949). She also starred in the films ''In the Meantime, Da ...

and Michael Rennie *'' Dangerous When Wet'', starring

Esther Williams Esther Jane Williams (August 8, 1921 – June 6, 2013) was an American competitive swimmer and actress. She set regional and national records in her late teens on the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team. Unable to compete in the 1940 Summer Ol ...

*'' Decameron Nights'', starring Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan *'' The Desert Rats'', starring

and James Mason *'' Desperate Moment'', starring

Dirk Bogarde Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter. Initially a matinée idol in films such as ''Doctor in the House (film), Doctor in the Hous ...

and Mai Zetterling – ( GB) *'' Devdas'' – (

) *'' Do Bigha Zamin'' (Two Acres of Land), directed by Bimal Roy – (

) *'' Donovan's Brain'', starring

Lew Ayres Lewis Frederick Ayres III (December 28, 1908 – December 30, 1996) was an American actor whose film and television career spanned 65 years. He is best known for starring as German soldier Paul Bäumer in the film ''All Quiet on the Western Fro ...

and

Nancy Davis Nancy Davis Reagan (; born Anne Frances Robbins; July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016) was an American film actress who was the first lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989, as the second wife of President Ronald Reagan. Reagan was born in ...

*'' Down Among the Sheltering Palms'', starring Mitzi Gaynor, Gloria DeHaven,

Jane Greer Jane Greer (born Bettejane Greer; September 9, 1924 – August 24, 2001) was an American film and television actress best known for her role as ''femme fatale'' Kathie Moffat in the 1947 film noir ''Out of the Past''. In 2009, ''The Guardian'' ...

*'' Dream Wife'', starring

Cary Grant Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English and American actor. Known for his blended British and American accent, debonair demeanor, lighthearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing, he ...

and

E

*'' The Earrings of Madame de...'', directed by Max Ophüls, starring

Charles Boyer Charles Boyer (; 28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978) was a French-American actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found his success in American fi ...

– (

) *'' East of Sumatra'', starring

and Jeff Chandler *'' Easy to Love'', starring

*'' Easy Years'' (Anni facili), directed by

Luigi Zampa Luigi Zampa (2 January 1905 – 16 August 1991) was an Italian film director. Biography Son of a worker, Zampa studied filmmaking from 1932 to 1937 at the Italian film school in Rome. He directed several Italian neorealism films in the 1940 ...

– (

) *'' The Eddie Cantor Story'', starring Keefe Brasselle *'' Él'' (Him), directed by

, starring

Arturo de Córdova Arturo García Rodríguez (8 May 1908 – 3 November 1973), known professionally as Arturo de Córdova, was a Mexican actor who appeared in over a hundred films. Biography Career Arturo García Rodríguez was born in Mérida, Yucatán on 8 May ...

– (

) *'' Entotsu no mieru basho'' (The Four Chimneys) – (

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) *'' Esa pareja feliz'' (That Happy Couple), directed by

Juan Antonio Bardem Juan Antonio Bardem Muñoz (2 June 1922 – 30 October 2002) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter, born in Madrid. Bardem was best known for '' Muerte de un ciclista'' (1955) which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1955 Cannes Film Festiv ...

and Luis García Berlanga – (

) *'' Escape By Night'', starring Bonar Colleano and Sid James – ( GB) *'' Escape from Fort Bravo'', directed by John Sturges, starring

Eleanor Parker Eleanor Jean Parker (June 26, 1922 – December 9, 2013) was an American actress. She was nominated for three Academy Awards for her roles in the films ''Caged (1950 film), Caged'' (1950), ''Detective Story (1951 film), Detective Story'' (1951 ...

, John Forsythe

F

*'' Fair Wind to Java'', starring

Fred MacMurray Frederick Martin MacMurray (August 30, 1908 – November 5, 1991) was an American actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films and a successful television series in a career that spanned nearly a half-century. His career as a major film le ...

and Vera Ralston *'' The Farmer Takes a Wife'', starring Betty Grable *''

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'', starring

Howard Keel Harold Clifford Keel (April 13, 1919November 7, 2004), professionally Howard Keel, was an American actor and singer known for his rich bass-baritone singing voice. He starred in a number of MGM musicals in the 1950s, including ''Show Boat'' (195 ...

and

*'' Fear and Desire'', directed by

Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick (; July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American filmmaker and photographer. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, Stanley Kubrick filmography, his films were nearly all adaptations of novels or sho ...

*'' The Final Test'', directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Jack Warner (GB) *'' Folly to Be Wise'', directed by

Frank Launder Frank Launder (28 January 1906 – 23 February 1997) was a British writer, film director and producer, who made more than 40 films, many of them in collaboration with Sidney Gilliat. Early life and career He was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, ...

, starring Alastair Sim – ( GB) *''

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'', starring

Dilip Kumar Dilip Kumar (born Muhammad Yusuf Khan; 11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021) was an Indian actor and film producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated Hindi cinema from the 1950s throughout t ...

– (

) *'' From Here to Eternity'', directed by

, starring

, Montgomery Clift,

, Donna Reed – winner of 8

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G

*'' Gate of Hell'' (Jigokumon) – (Japan) *'' A Geisha'' (Gion Bayashi), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi – (

) *''

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'', starring Dinah Sheridan, John Gregson,

Kay Kendall Justine Kay Kendall McCarthy (21 May 1927 – 6 September 1959) was an English actress and singer. She began her film career in the musical film ''London Town (1946 film), London Town'' (1946), a financial failure. Kendall worked regularly unti ...

– ( GB) *'' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'', directed by

Howard Hawks Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896December 26, 1977) was an American film director, Film producer, producer, and screenwriter of the Classical Hollywood cinema, classic Hollywood era. Critic Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American ...

, starring Jane Russell and

Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe ( ; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "Blonde stereotype#Blonde bombshell, blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex ...

*'' The Girl Next Door'', starring

June Haver June Haver (born Beverly June Stovenour; June 10, 1926 – July 4, 2005) was an American film actress, singer and dancer. Once groomed by 20th Century Fox to be "the next Betty Grable," Haver appeared in a string of Musical film, musicals, but sh ...

and Dan Dailey *'' The Girl Who Had Everything'', starring

Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was an English and American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 19 ...

, William Powell, Fernando Lamas, Gig Young *'' Give a Girl a Break'', directed by

Stanley Donen Stanley Donen ( ; April 13, 1924 – February 21, 2019) was an American film director and choreographer. He received the Honorary Academy Award in 70th Academy Awards, 1998, and the Golden Lion#Golden Lion – Honorary Award, Career Golden Lion ...

, starring

Debbie Reynolds Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer and entrepreneur. Her acting career spanned almost 70 years. Reynolds performed on stage and television and in films into her 80s. She was nom ...

Marge Champion Marjorie Celeste Champion ( Belcher; September 2, 1919October 21, 2020) was an American dancer and actress. At fourteen, she was hired as a dance model for Walt Disney Studios animated films. Later, she performed as an actress and dancer in film ...

, Gower Champion *'' The Glass Wall'', starring

and Gloria Grahame *'' The Golden Blade'', starring Rock Hudson and Piper Laurie *'' The Great Adventure'' (Det stora äventyret), directed by

Arne Sucksdorff Arne Edvard Sucksdorff (3 February 1917 – 4 May 2001) was a Swedish film director, considered one of cinema's greatest documentary filmmakers. He was particularly celebrated for his visually poetic and scenic nature documentaries. His work ...

– (

) *'' The Great Sioux Uprising'', starring Jeff Chandler *'' Gun Fury'', starring Rock Hudson and Donna Reed

H

*'' The Heart of the Matter'', starring

Trevor Howard Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith (29 September 1913 – 7 January 1988) was an English stage and screen actor. After varied work in the theatre, he achieved leading man star status in the film '' Brief Encounter'' (1945), followed by '' The Third M ...

– ( GB) *'' The Hitch-Hiker'', directed by Ida Lupino, starring Edmond O'Brien and William Talman *'' Hondo'', starring

John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne, was an American actor. Nicknamed "Duke", he became a Pop icon, popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood' ...

and

Geraldine Page Geraldine Sue Page (November 22, 1924June 13, 1987) was an American actress. With a career which spanned four decades across film, stage, and television, Page was the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Geraldine Page, numer ...

in her film debut *''

Houdini Erik Weisz (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926), known professionally as Harry Houdini ( ), was a Hungarian-American escapologist, illusionist, and stunt performer noted for his escape acts. Houdini first attracted notice in vaudeville in ...

'', starring (husband and wife)

and Janet Leigh *'' House of Wax'', starring Vincent Price *''

How to Marry a Millionaire ''How to Marry a Millionaire'' is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed by Jean Negulesco and written and produced by Nunnally Johnson. The screenplay was based on the plays ''The Greeks Had a Word for It'' (1930) by Zoe Akins and '' ...

'', starring

, Betty Grable,

Lauren Bacall Betty Joan Perske (September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014), professionally known as Lauren Bacall ( ), was an American actress. She was named the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, 20th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the America ...

(Grable, Fox's top star of the 1940s, with Monroe, Fox's top star of the 1950s)

I

*'' I Confess'', directed by

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featu ...

, starring Montgomery Clift and

*'' The I Don't Care Girl'', starring Mitzi Gaynor *'' I, the Jury'', starring

Biff Elliot Biff Elliot (born Leon Shalek; July 26, 1923 – August 15, 2012) was an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as popular detective Mike Hammer (character), Mike Hammer in the 1953 version of ''I, the Jury (1953 film), I, th ...

and Peggie Castle *'' Inferno'', starring Robert Ryan *'' Interim'', directed by

Stan Brakhage James Stanley Brakhage ( ; January 14, 1933 – March 9, 2003) was an American experimental filmmaker. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in 20th-century experimental film. Over the course of five decades, Brakhage cr ...

, short film (25 ½ minutes); music by James Tenney) *'' The Intruder'', starring Jack Hawkins – ( GB) *'' Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?'', starring Bonar Colleano and

Diana Dors Diana Dors (born Diana Mary Fluck; 23 October 19314 May 1984) was an English actress and singer. Dors came to public notice as a Bombshell (slang), blonde bombshell, much in the style of Americans Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, and Mamie Van ...

– ( GB) *'' Island in the Sky'', starring

*'' It Came from Outer Space'', directed by Jack Arnold, starring Richard Carlson

J

*'' Jennifer'', starring Ida Lupino and

Howard Duff Howard Green Duff (November 24, 1913July 8, 1990) was an American actor. He started in radio during World War II before appearing in many Hollywood features and television programs from 1947 to 1990. He also directed for television. His career ...

*'' Jeopardy'', starring Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Ralph Meeker *''

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in Caesar's civil wa ...

'', directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring

Marlon Brando Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest cinema actors of the 20th century,''Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia''

, James Mason,

John Gielgud Sir Arthur John Gielgud ( ; 14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the Britis ...

Louis Calhern Carl Henry Vogt (February 19, 1895 – May 12, 1956), known by his stage name Louis Calhern, was an American actor. Described as a “star leading man of the theater and a star character actor of the screen,” he appeared in over 100 roles ...

, Greer Garson,

K

*'' The Kidnappers'', starring Jon Whiteley – ( GB) *'' King of the Khyber Rifles'', starring Tyrone Power *'' Kiss Me Kate'', starring

Kathryn Grayson Kathryn Grayson (born Zelma Kathryn Elisabeth Hedrick; February 9, 1922 – February 17, 2010) was an American actress and coloratura soprano. From the age of 12, Grayson trained as an opera singer. She was under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ...

, Ann Miller, released in 2-D and 3-D

L

*'' The Lady Without Camelias'' (La signora senza camelie), directed by

Michelangelo Antonioni Michelangelo Antonioni ( ; ; 29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for his "trilogy on modernity and its discontents", ''L'Avventura'' (1960), ''La Notte'' (1961), and '' ...

– (

) *'' The Landowner's Daughter'' (Sinhá Moça), starring Anselmo Duarte – (

) *'' Lagu Kenangan'' (), starring Titien Sumarni and AN Alcaff (Indonesia) *'' Latin Lovers'', starring

Lana Turner Julia Jean "Lana" Turner ( ; February 8, 1921June 29, 1995) was an American actress. Over a career spanning nearly five decades, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized personal life. ...

*'' Law and Order'', a western starring

Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party a ...

*'' The Lawless Breed'', starring Rock Hudson *'' Lili'', starring Leslie Caron *'' The Limping Man'', starring Lloyd Bridges – (GB) *'' A Lion Is in the Streets'', starring

James Cagney James Francis Cagney Jr. (; July 17, 1899March 30, 1986) was an American actor and dancer. On stage and in film, he was known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing. He won acclaim and maj ...

, Barbara Hale, Anne Francis *'' Little Boy Lost'', starring

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian, entertainer and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwi ...

*'' Little Fugitive'' *'' The Living Desert'', winner of

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*'' Love in the City'' (L'Amore in Città), an anthology film directed by

Dino Risi Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy, and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of ''commedia all'italiana''. Biography Risi was born in Milan. He had an ...

Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and ...

and others – (

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)

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*'' Malta Story'', directed by

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, starring

, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Steel, Muriel Pavlow – ( GB) *'' Man in the Attic'', starring Jack Palance and Constance Smith *'' The Man Between'', starring James Mason and Claire Bloom – ( GB) *'' Man in the Dark'', starring Edmond O'Brien and Audrey Totter *'' Man on a Tightrope'', starring

Fredric March Fredric March (born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel; August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American actor, regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated stars of the 1930s and 1940s.Obituary '' Variety'', April 16, 1975, page 95. As ...

and Gloria Grahame *''

Martin Luther Martin Luther ( ; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, Theology, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and former Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinian friar. Luther was the seminal figure of the Reformation, Pr ...

'' – ( US/

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) *'' The Master of Ballantrae'', directed by

William Keighley William Jackson Keighley (August 4, 1889 – June 24, 1984) was an American stage actor and Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood film director. Career After graduating from the Ludlum School of Dramatic Art, Keighley began acting at the age of ...

, starring

Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian and American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Oliv ...

Roger Livesey Roger Livesey (25 June 1906 – 4 February 1976) was a British stage and film actor. He is most often remembered for the three Powell and Pressburger, Powell & Pressburger films in which he starred: ''The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'', '' ...

, Anthony Steel, Beatrice Campbell – ( U.K.) *'' Meet Me at the Fair'', starring Dan Dailey and Diana Lynn *'' Miss Sadie Thompson'', starring

Rita Hayworth Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer, and Pin-up model, pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s as one of the top stars of the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of ...

*'' The Mississippi Gambler'', starring Tyrone Power and Piper Laurie *'' Mogambo'', starring

Clark Gable William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901November 16, 1960) was an American actor often referred to as the "King of Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". He appeared in more than 60 Film, motion pictures across a variety of Film genre, genres dur ...

Ava Gardner Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' att ...

, Grace Kelly (remake of 1932's '' Red Dust'' which starred Gable with

Jean Harlow Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter; March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American actress. Known for her portrayal of "bad girl" characters, she was the leading sex symbol of the early 1930s and one of the defining figures of the ...

) *'' Money from Home'', starring

and

*'' Monsieur Hulot's Holiday'' (Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot), directed by and starring

– (

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" and "

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", directed by

Otto Preminger Otto Ludwig Preminger ( ; ; 5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian Americans, Austrian-American film and theatre director, film producer, and actor. He directed more than 35 feature films in a five-decade career after leaving the the ...

, starring

, David Niven, Maggie McNamara *'' The Moonlighter'', starring Barbara Stanwyck and

N

*'' The Naked Spur'', starring

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, Robert Ryan and Janet Leigh *'' The Net'', directed by Anthony Asquith – ( GB) *'' Niagara'', starring

and Joseph Cotten *'' No Way Back'' (Weg Ohne Umkehr) – (

)

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*'' Patita'', starring Dev Anand and Usha Kiran – (

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*'' The Phantom Stockman'', starring Chips Rafferty – (

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) *'' Pickup on South Street'', directed by Sam Fuller, starring Richard Widmark, Jean Peters,

Thelma Ritter Thelma Ritter (February 14, 1902 – February 5, 1969) was an American character actor, character actress who, known for her strong New York City English, New York City accent, diminutive size, and plain look, favored working-class roles. She ear ...

*'' Plunder of the Sun'', starring

*''

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'', starring

(as Buffalo Bill) *'' The President's Lady'' (

's first turn at

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before '' The Buccaneer'')

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and Dolores del Río – (

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*'' The Robe'', the first movie filmed in

, starring

and

*'' Rogue's March'', starring

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, Janice Rule *'' Roman Holiday'', directed by

, starring

and

in her Oscar-winning first leading role *'' Rosanna'' (La Red) – (

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'', starring

*'' Sawdust and Tinsel'' (Gycklarnas afton), directed by

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film and theatre director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential film directors of all time, his films have been described as "profoun ...

– (

) *'' Scared Stiff'', starring

, Lizabeth Scott and

Carmen Miranda Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha (9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955), known professionally as Carmen Miranda (), was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell", she was known for her signature ...

*'' Sea Devils'', starring Rock Hudson and

Yvonne De Carlo Margaret Yvonne Middleton (September 1, 1922January 8, 2007), known professionally as Yvonne De Carlo, was a Canadian-American actress, dancer and singer. She became a Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film star and sex symbol in the 1940s a ...

– ( GB/ US) *''

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'', starring Rock Hudson and

*'' Shane'', directed by

George Stevens George Cooper Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for ''A Place in the Sun (1951 film), A Place in the Sun'' (1951) ...

, starring

Alan Ladd Alan Walbridge Ladd (September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American actor and film producer. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in films noir and Westerns. He was often paired with Veronica Lake in ...

, Jean Arthur (in her final film role),

Brandon deWilde Andre Brandon deWilde (April 9, 1942 – July 6, 1972) was an American theatre, film, and television actor. Born into a theatrical family in Brooklyn, he debuted on Broadway theater, Broadway at the age of seven and became a national phenomenon b ...

, Ben Johnson, Jack Palance *''

Siamo Donne ''We, the Women'' (also known as ''Of Life and Love'' and in ) is a 1953 Italian portmanteau film divided into five segments and directed by five different directors. Four of these segments focus upon alleged events in the private lives of the f ...

'' (We, the Women), starring

Alida Valli Baroness Alida Maria Laura Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), better known by her stage name Alida Valli, or simply Valli, was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films in a 70-year career, span ...

and Ingrid Bergman – (

) *'' Small Town Girl'', starring Jane Powell and Ann Miller *'' So Big'', directed by

Robert Wise Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American filmmaker. He won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for his musical films ''West Side Story'' (1961) and ''The Sound of Music'' (1965). He was als ...

, starring

Jane Wyman Jane Wyman ( ; born Sarah Jane Mayfield; January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007). was an American actress. A star of both movies and television, she received an Academy Award for Best Actress, four Golden Globe Awards and nominations for two Pr ...

Sterling Hayden Sterling Walter Hayden (born Sterling Relyea Walter; March 26, 1916 – May 23, 1986) was an American actor, author, sailor, and Marine. A leading man for most of his career, he specialized in Westerns and film noir throughout the 1950s, in film ...

, Steve Forrest *'' So This Is Love'', starring

and

Merv Griffin Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. (July 6, 1925 – August 12, 2007) was an American television show host and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer, later appearing in film and on Broadway theatre, Broadway. From 1962 to 1986, G ...

*'' South Sea Woman'', starring

and Virginia Mayo *'' Split Second'', starring Alexis Smith and Jan Sterling *'' Stalag 17'', directed by

, starring

(in his Oscar-winning role), Don Taylor, Harvey Lembeck, Robert Strauss,

Peter Graves Peter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness; March 18, 1926 – March 14, 2010) was an American actor who portrayed Jim Phelps in the television series ''Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series), Mission: Impossible'' from 1967 to 1973 and in its reviv ...

*'' Stars of the Russian Ballet'' (Mastera russkogo baleta), starring Galina Ulanova – (

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) *'' The State Department Store'' (Állami Áruház) – (

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

) *''The Steel Lady'', starring Rod Cameron and

Tab Hunter Tab Hunter (born Arthur Andrew Kelm; July 11, 1931 – July 8, 2018) was an American actor, singer, film producer, and author. Known for his blond hair and clean-cut good looks, Hunter starred in more than forty films. During the 1950s and 1960s ...

*'' The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan'', starring Robert Morley and Maurice Evans – ( GB) *'' The Story of Little Muck'' (Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck) – (

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) *'' The Story of Three Loves'', trilogy starring James Mason, Leslie Caron,

*'' Summer with Monika'' (Sommaren med Monika), directed by

, starring Harriet Andersson – (

) *'' The Sun Shines Bright'', directed by

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, starring Charles Winninger

T

*'' Take Me to Town'', directed by

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, starring Ann Sheridan and

*'' Take the High Ground!'', starring Richard Widmark and Karl Malden *'' Thérèse Raquin'', directed by

Marcel Carné Marcel Albert Carné (; 18 August 1906 – 31 October 1996) was a French film director. A key figure in the poetic realism movement, Carné's best known films include ''Port of Shadows'' (1938), ''Le Jour Se Lève'' (1939), ''Les Visiteurs du Soi ...

, starring Simone Signoret – (

) *'' Three Perfect Wives'' (Las Tres perfectas casadas), starring

– (

) *'' Thunder Over the Plains'', starring

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*''

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'', starring Barbara Stanwyck, Clifton Webb,

, Brian Aherne, Robert Wagner *''

The Titfield Thunderbolt ''The Titfield Thunderbolt'' is a 1953 British comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and starring Stanley Holloway, Naunton Wayne, George Relph and John Gregson. The screenplay concerns a group of villagers trying to keep their branch line ...

'', directed by

Charles Crichton Charles Ainslie Crichton (6 August 1910 – 14 September 1999) was an English film director and film editor, editor. Born in Wallasey, Cheshire, he became best known for directing many comedies produced at Ealing Studios and had a 40-yea ...

, starring Stanley Holloway – ( GB) *''

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'' (Tōkyō Monogatari), directed by

Yasujirō Ozu was a Japanese filmmaker. He began his career during the era of silent films, and his last films were made in colour in the early 1960s. Ozu first made a number of short comedies, before turning to more serious themes in the 1930s. The most pr ...

– (

) *'' Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom'' *'' Torch Song'', starring

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*'' Treasure of the Golden Condor'', directed by

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, starring

Cornel Wilde Cornel Wilde (born Kornél Lajos Weisz; October 13, 1912 – October 16, 1989) was a Hungarian-American actor and filmmaker. Wilde's acting career began in 1935, when he made his debut on Broadway. In 1936 he began making small, uncredited ap ...

*'' Tropic Zone'', starring

*'' Trouble Along the Way'', starring

*'' Trouble in Store'', starring Norman Wisdom – (GB) *'' Tumbleweed'', starring

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*'' Twice Upon a Time'', directed by

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– ( GB)

U

*'' Ugetsu Monogatari'', directed by Kenji Mizoguchi – (Japan)

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*'' The Vanquished'' (I Vinti), directed by

– (

) *'' I Vitelloni'', directed by

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)

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*'' The Wages of Fear'' (Le Salaire de la Peur), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, starring

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– winner of Golden Bear and Palme d'Or awards – (

) *'' Walking My Baby Back Home'', starring Janet Leigh and

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*'' War Arrow'', starring Maureen O'Hara and Jeff Chandler *''

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'', starring Gene Barry *'' White Lightning'', starring Stanley Clements and Steve Brodie *'' White Mane'' (Crin Blanc, Cheval Sauvage) – (

) *'' White Witch Doctor'', starring Robert Mitchum and

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*'' The Wild One'', starring

Y

*'' Young Bess'', starring

, Charles Laughton

1953 wide release films

Serials

*'' Canadian Mounties vs Atomic Invaders'', starring Bill Henry *'' The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd'', starring Richard Crane *'' Jungle Drums of Africa'', starring Clayton Moore and Phyllis Coates *'' The Lost Planet'', starring Judd Holdren

Short film series

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'' (

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)-(1953) *''

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'' ( 1930– 1969) *'' Terrytoons'' ( 1930–

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

) *'' Merrie Melodies'' ( 1931– 1969) *''

Popeye Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, Elzie Crisler Segar.1933 Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...

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Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company. Donald is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit, sailor shirt and cap with ...

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1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...

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Tom and Jerry ''Tom and Jerry'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series ...

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) *'' Chip and Dale'' (

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Droopy Droopy is an animated character from the golden age of American animation. He is an anthropomorphic white Basset Hound with a droopy face. He was created in 1943 by Tex Avery for theatrical cartoon shorts produced by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer c ...

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– 1958) *''

Sylvester the Cat Sylvester J. Pussycat Sr. is a fictional character, an anthropomorphic Bicolor cat, cat in the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons. Most of his appearances have him often chasing Tweety Bird, Speedy Gonzales, or Hippety Hop ...

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1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...

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1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

) *'' Yosemite Sam'' (

1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...

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1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

) *'' Speedy Gonzales'' (1953-

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

)

Births

*January 1: ** Brian Pettifer, South African actor ** Mary Sweeney, American director, writer, editor and producer *January 4: Richard Frank, American actor (died 1995) *January 7: John Dugan, American actor *January 8: ** Damián Alcázar, Mexican actor ** Tonita Castro, Mexican-born American actress (died 2016) *January 11: John Sessions, British actor and comedian (died 2020) *January 12:

Phil Reeves Phil Reeves (born January 12, 1953) is an American film and television actor and screenwriter. He is known for the roles of Charles Swedelson on the sitcom '' Girlfriends'', new Vice President Andrew Doyle in HBO's '' Veep'', as Chairman of the ...

, American actor and screenwriter *January 27: ** Richard Bremmer, English actor ** Joe Bob Briggs, American film critic, writer and actor *January 28: Susan Buckner, American actress (died 2024) *January 30: Steven Zaillian, director *February 8: Mary Steenburgen, American actress *February 9: ** Vito Antuofermo, Italian-American actor ** Ciarán Hinds, British-Irish actor *February 11: Philip Anglim, actor *February 12: Peter Andersson, Swedish actor *February 14: Brian O'Connor, American actor and comedian *February 15: Lynn Whitfield, American actress *February 17: Evan C. Kim, American actor *February 18: Rocco Sisto, Italian-American actor *February 19: Massimo Troisi, actor (died

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

) *February 21: ** Christine Ebersole, American actress and singer **

William Petersen William Louis Petersen (born February 21, 1953) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Gil Grissom in the CBS drama thriller series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2000–2015), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award an ...

, American actor *March 2: Ezra Swerdlow, film producer (died 2018) *March 4: ** Scott Hicks, director ** Kay Lenz, American actress **

Agustí Villaronga Agustí Villaronga Riutort (; 4 March 1953 – 22 January 2023) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed several feature films, a documentary, three projects for television and three shorts. His film ''Moon Child (1989 f ...

, Spanish director (died 2023) *March 6: Jacklyn Zeman, American actress (died 2023) *March 15: Frances Conroy, American actress *March 16: Isabelle Huppert, French actress *March 24: Louie Anderson, American stand-up comedian and actor (died 2022) *April 1:

Barry Sonnenfeld Barry Sonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953) is an American filmmaker and television director. He originally worked as a cinematographer for the Coen brothers before directing films such as '' The Addams Family'' (1991) and its sequel '' Addams Family ...

, American filmmaker and television director *April 6:

Patrick Doyle Patrick Doyle (born 6 April 1953) is a Scottish composer and occasional actor best known for his film scores. During his 50-year career in film, television and theatre, he has composed the scores for over 60 feature films. A longtime collaborato ...

, Scottish film composer *April 13: ** Esther Scott, American actress (died 2020) ** Harry Waters Jr., American actor and singer *April 16: ** Jay O. Sanders, actor ** Marshall Teague, American actor *April 18: Rick Moranis, Canadian actor & comedian *April 19: Ruby Wax, American-British actress, comedian, writer and television personality *April 23: James Russo, American actor *April 24: Eric Bogosian, American actor *April 25: Ron Clements, American animator, director, screenwriter and producer *April 26: Nancy Lenehan, American actress *May 4: Anang Desai, Indian actor *May 9: Amy Hill, American stand-up comedian, actress and voice actress *May 16:

Pierce Brosnan Pierce Brendan Brosnan (born 16 May 1953) is an Irish actor and film producer. He was the fifth actor to play the fictional secret agent Portrayal of James Bond in film, James Bond in the List of James Bond films, James Bond film series, starri ...

, Irish actor *May 21:

Nora Aunor Nora Cabaltera Villamayor (May 21, 1953 – April 16, 2025), known professionally as Nora Aunor (), was a Filipino actress, producer and singer. Known for her leading roles with patriotic, feminist and Political sociology, socio-political th ...

, Filipino actress *May 24: Alfred Molina, English actor *May 29: Danny Elfman, American composer *May 30: Colm Meaney, Irish actor *June 3: Erland Van Lidth De Jeude, Dutch-American actor (d. 1987) *June 5: Kathleen Kennedy (producer), Kathleen Kennedy, American producer *June 7: **Colleen Camp, American character actress and producer **Robert Trebor, American character actor (d. 2025) *June 12: David Thornton (actor), David Thornton, American actor *June 13: Tim Allen, American actor *June 16: Valerie Mahaffey, American character actress and producer (d. 2025) *June 19: Ken Davitian, American character actor and comedian *June 21: Michael Bowen (actor), Michael Bowen, American actor *June 22: Cyndi Lauper, American singer, songwriter, actress and activist *June 26: Peng Xiaolian, director (died 2019) *July 1: David Gulpilil, Indigenous-Australian actor (died 2021) *July 5: Harish Patel, Indian actor *July 6: Stanley DeSantis, American actor (died 2005) *July 11: **Angélica Aragón, Mexican actress and singer **Mindy Sterling, American actress *July 13: Gil Birmingham, American actor *July 20: Lee Garlington, American actress *July 26: Lesli Linka Glatter, American director *August 7: Lesley Nicol (actress), Lesley Nicol, English actress *August 8: Don Most, American actor and singer *August 9: Alf Humphreys, Canadian actor (died 2018) *August 11: Hulk Hogan, wrestler *August 12: Selina Cadell, English actress *August 13: Victor Colicchio, American actor, screenwriter, musician and songwriter *August 14: James Horner, American composer (died 2015) *August 18: Sergio Castellitto, Italian actor, director and screenwriter *August 27: Peter Stormare, Swedish actor *August 28: Dee Dee Rescher, American actress *August 30: Robin Harris (comedian), Robin Harris, American comedian and actor (died 1990) *September 2: Keith Allen (actor), Keith Allen, British actor *September 6: **Anne Lockhart (actress), Anne Lockhart, American actress **Patti Yasutake, American actress (died 2024) *September 10: Amy Irving, American actress *September 14: Robert Wisdom, American actor *September 16: **Lenny Clarke, American comedian and actor **Kurt Fuller, American character actor *September 18: Anna Thomson, American actress *October 4: **Christopher Fairbank, English actor **Tchéky Karyo, French actor **Kerry Sherman, American actress *October 9: **Barbara March, Canadian actress (died 2019) **Tony Shalhoub, American actor *October 11: **David Morse, American actor, singer, director and writer **Bill Randolph, American actor *October 12: David Threlfall, English actor and director *October 15: Larry Miller (comedian), Larry Miller, American comedian, actor, news podcaster and columnist *October 20: Bill Nunn, American actor (died 2016) *October 26: **Roger Allam, British actor **Maureen Teefy, actress *October 27: **Peter Firth, English actor **Robert Picardo, American actor *October 30: Charles Martin Smith, American actor, writer and director *October 31: Michael J. Anderson, actor *November 3: **Kate Capshaw, American actress **Dennis Miller, American comedian and television host *November 6: Ron Underwood, American director *November 8: John Musker, American animator, director, screenwriter and producer *November 13: Tom Villard, American actor (died 1993) *November 18 **Kevin Nealon, American stand-up comedian and actor **Kath Soucie, American voice actress *November 19: Robert Beltran, American actor *November 20: Bembol Roco, Filipino actor *November 23: George DelHoyo, Uruguayan-born American actor *November 24: Glenn Withrow, American actor, director, producer and writer *November 27: Curtis Armstrong, American actor and singer *November 28: Pamela Hayden, American actress and voice actress *December 6 **Gina Hecht, American actress **Tom Hulce, American actor **Wil Shriner, American actor, comedian, director and screenwriter *December 8 **Kim Basinger, American actress **Sam Kinison, American stand-up comedian (died 1992) *December 9: John Malkovich, American actor *December 11: Richard Carter (actor), Richard Carter, Australian actor and voice-over artist (died 2019) *December 14: Vijay Amritraj, Indian sports commentator and actor *December 17: **Sally Menke, American editor (died 2010) **Bill Pullman, American actor *December 18: **Melanie Kinnaman, American dancer and actress **Jeff Kober, American actor *December 22: **Jay Brazeau, Canadian actor **Gregor Fisher, Scottish comedian and actor *December 23: John Callahan (actor), John Callahan, actor (died 2020) *December 24: Timothy Carhart, American actor *December 28: James Foley (director), James Foley, American director (died 2025) *December 29: Charlayne Woodard, American playwright and actress *December 31: James Remar, American actor

Deaths

*January 19: Arthur Hoyt, 78, American actor, ''Her Private Affair'', ''Goldie Gets Along'' *February 2: Alan Curtis (American actor), Alan Curtis, 43, American actor, ''High Sierra (film), High Sierra'', ''Buck Privates'' *February 27: Jessie Coles Grayson, 66, African-American contralto and actress, ''Cass Timberlane'' *March 5: Herman J. Mankiewicz, 55, American screenwriter, ''Citizen Kane'', ''The Pride of the Yankees'', ''Dinner at Eight (1933 film), Dinner at Eight'', ''Man of the World (film), Man of the World'' *March 19: Irene Bordoni, 68, Corsican-American actress and singer, ''Paris (1929 film), Paris'', ''Louisiana Purchase (film), Louisiana Purchase'' *April 26: Rian James, 53, American screenwriter, ''42nd Street (film), 42nd Street'', ''The Housekeeper's Daughter'' *May 30: Dooley Wilson, 67, American actor, ''Casablanca (film), Casablanca'', ''Stormy Weather (1943 film), Stormy Weather'' *June 5: Roland Young, 65, British actor, ''Topper (film), Topper'', ''Ruggles of Red Gap'', ''The Philadelphia Story (film), The Philadelphia Story'', ''And Then There Were None (1945 film), And Then There Were None'' *June 27: Chris-Pin Martin, 59, American actor, ''The Gay Caballero (1940 film), The Gay Caballero'', ''Ride on Vaquero'', ''Robin Hood of Monterey'', ''King of the Bandits'' *June 30: Vsevolod Pudovkin, Soviet film director (born 1893) *July 3: Irving Reis, 47, American director, ''The Big Street'', ''All My Sons (film), All My Sons'' *August 6 **John Reinhardt (director), John Reinhardt, Austrian director, ''Sofia (1948 film), Sofia'', ''Chicago Calling'' **Houseley Stevenson, American actor, ''Dark Passage (film), Dark Passage'', ''Kidnapped (1948 film), Kidnapped'' *August 9: Henri Étiévant, French actor, director (born 1870) *August 13: Paul Kemp (actor), Paul Kemp, German actor (born 1896), ''Charley's Aunt (1934 film), Charley's Aunt'' *August 17: Albert Austin, British actor and director (born 1882), ''Suds (film), Suds'', ''A Prince of a King'' *September 12: Lewis Stone, American actor (born 1879), ''Andy Hardy, Andy Hardy film series'', ''The Prisoner of Zenda (1922 film), The Prisoner of Zenda'', ''Grand Hotel (1932 film), Grand Hotel'' *October 6: Porter Hall, American actor (born 1888), ''Double Indemnity'', ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', ''Going My Way'', ''Miracle on 34th Street'' *October 8: Nigel Bruce, British actor (born 1895), ''Sherlock Holmes (1939 film series), Sherlock Holmes film series'', ''Suspicion (1941 film), Suspicion'', ''Rebecca (1940 film), Rebecca'', ''The Rains Came'', ''Treasure Island (1934 film), Treasure Island'' *October 13: Millard Mitchell, American character actor (born 1903), ''Singin' in the Rain'', ''Winchester '73'', ''The Gunfighter'', '' The Naked Spur'', ''Twelve O'Clock High'' *November 29: Sam De Grasse, Canadian actor (born 1875), ''Robin Hood (1922 movie), Robin Hood'', ''Blind Husbands'' *December 29: Violet MacMillan, American actress (born 1887), ''The Magic Cloak of Oz'', ''Violet's Dreams''

Debuts

*Claude Akins – '' From Here to Eternity'' *Harry Andrews – ''The Red Beret'' *Carroll Baker – '' Easy to Love'' *

– '' Bright Road'' *Jeanne Cooper – ''The Redhead from Wyoming'' *Kathryn Crosby – '' So This Is Love'' *Shirley Eaton – ''Personal Affair'' *Anita Ekberg – '' The Mississippi Gambler'' *Götz George – ''When the White Lilacs Bloom Again (1953 film), When the White Lilacs Bloom Again'' *Leo Gordon – ''China Venture'' *Lola Herrera – ''The Portico of Glory'' *Lou Jacobi – '' Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?'' *

(director) – '' Fear and Desire'' *Jan Malmsjö – ''Marianne (1953 film), Marianne'' *Paul Mazursky – ''Fear and Desire'' *Steve McQueen – ''Girl on the Run (1953 film), Girl on the Run'' *Nanette Newman – ''Personal Affair'' *

– '' Hondo'' *Anthony Perkins – ''

'' *Marion Ross – ''Forever Female'' *Romy Schneider – ''When the White Lilacs Bloom Again'' *Harry Shearer – ''

'' *Maureen Stapleton – ''Main Street to Broadway'' *Mel Welles – '' Appointment in Honduras'' *Billie Whitelaw – ''The Fake (1953 film), The Fake''

Notes

External links

List of 1953 films
at IMDb
List of 1953 deaths
at IMDb
List of 1953 births
at IMDb {{1953 films 1953 in film, Film by year