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Nothing But the Best: United Kingdom: Comedy/dark comedy The World of Henry Orient: United States: 1965: Boeing Boeing: United States: Cat Ballou: Jane Fonda Tom Nardini Dwayne Hickman United States: Comedy/Western Dear Brigitte: United States: The Family Jewels: United States: The Great Race: United States: The Hallelujah Trail: United States ...
Similar to spy films, the heist or caper film included worldly settings and hi-tech gadgets, as in the original Ocean's Eleven (1960), Topkapi (1964) or The Thomas Crown Affair (1968). The spaghetti westerns (made in Italy and Spain), were typified by Clint Eastwood films, such as For a Few Dollars More (1965) or The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ...
Remade in 2006; Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture: January 5, 1950: Mary Ryan, Detective: January 11, 1950: The Nevadan: co-production with Scott-Brown Productions January 12, 1950: Mark of the Gorilla: co-production with Sam Katzman Productions February 2, 1950: Trail of the Rustlers: February 9, 1950: Girls' School: February 15 ...
January 1960 5 January When a Woman Ascends the Stairs ; 12 January Mrs. Warren's Profession (West Germany) 20 January The Immoral Mr. Teas; 21 January Toby Tyler; 26 January Two Way Stretch (U.K.) 27 January Cash McCall; Take Aim at the Police Van ; 28 January The Lady with the Dog ; February 1960 1 February Hell Bent for Leather; 3 February
United Artists; from Lillian Hellman play; five Oscar nominations The Choppers: Leigh Jason: Arch Hall Jr. Crime: Fairway International Pictures Claudelle Inglish: Gordon Douglas: Diane McBain, Arthur Kennedy, Chad Everett: Drama: Warner Bros. The Clown and the Kid: Edward L. Cahn: John Lupton, Michael McGreevey, Mary Webster: Drama: United ...
Title Director Cast Genre Note The Dark at the Top of the Stairs: Delbert Mann: Robert Preston, Dorothy McGuire, Eve Arden, Shirley Knight, Angela Lansbury: Drama: Warner Bros.; from William Inge play
Films of the 1950s were of a wide variety. As a result of the introduction of television, the studios and companies sought to put audiences back in theaters. They used more techniques in presenting their films through widescreen and big-approach methods, such as Cinemascope , VistaVision , and Cinerama , as well as gimmicks like 3-D film .
The winner of the Best Motion Picture category was Twentieth Century-Fox's All About Eve. The other four nominated pictures were Born Yesterday, Father of the Bride, King Solomon's Mines and Sunset Boulevard. All About Eve was nominated for 14 Oscars, beating the previous record of Gone with the Wind (13).