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List of 1950s films based on actual events. This is a list of films and miniseries that are based on actual events. Films on this list are generally from American production unless indicated otherwise. 1950. Annie Get Your Gun (1950) – comedy drama film loosely based on the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley [1]
All motion pictures made and exhibited before 1929 are indisputably in the public domain in the United States. This date will move forward one year, every year, meaning that films released in 1929 will enter the public domain in 2025, films from 1930 in 2026, and so on, concluding with films from 1977 entering the public domain in 2073.
29 titles. 1. The Buccaneer (1958) Approved | 119 min | Adventure, Drama, History. 6.4. Rate. During the War of 1812, Louisiana buccaneer Jean Lafitte assists the Americans in defending New Orleans against the attacking British war fleet. Director: Anthony Quinn | Stars: Yul Brynner, Claire Bloom, Charles Boyer, Inger Stevens. Votes: 2,739.
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- 'Vertigo' Of all the great Alfred Hitchcock movies released over so many years, Vertigo could well be the greatest of the greats. It's one of Hitchcock's most unsettling and thought-provoking films, as well as arguably one of his darkest and most mature.
- 'Elevator to the Gallows' Elevator to the Gallows might well be the most effortlessly cool crime movie ever made, with a certain amount of style and class that's ensured it's aged extremely well.
- 'Touch of Evil' Though some would say Orson Welles peaked with his directorial debut, 1941's Citizen Kane, he made plenty of other noteworthy movies after.
- 'The Hidden Fortress' When looking over the great samurai epics made by Akira Kurosawa, it's his 1954 film, Seven Samurai, that most people will point to as being his best (understandably so).
1. Vertigo (1958) PG | 128 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller. 8.3. Rate. 100 Metascore. A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
2. Vertigo. 1958, 129 min. Alfred Hitchcock • Starring: James Stewart , Kim Novak , Tom Helmore. Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Femme Fatale • Mindbender. 1. find this movie on . Buy or Rent on iTunes. Find on Netflix. 3. The Hidden Fortress. 1958, 139 min. Akira Kurosawa • Starring: Toshirô Mifune , Minoru Chiaki , Kamatari Fujiwara.
