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Movies: Popular Movies of 1957

Movies in chronological context: 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade. ()

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12 Angry Men(1957)

NR
| 1h 37min | Drama
4.3/5 (with 3,899 votes)

The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other.

Directed by Sidney Lumet - With Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb, E. G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, Edward Binns, ...
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The Seventh Seal(1957)

NR
| 1h 36min | Fantasy, Drama
4.1/5 (with 1,365 votes)

When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.

Directed by Ingmar Bergman - With Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe, Bibi Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom, ...
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Paths of Glory(1957)

NR
| 1h 28min | Drama, War
4.1/5 (with 1,309 votes)

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick - With Kirk Douglas, George Macready, Adolphe Menjou, Ralph Meeker, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson, ...
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The Bridge on the River Kwai(1957)

PG
| 2h 41min | Drama, History, War
3.9/5 (with 945 votes)

The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson , the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.

Directed by David Lean - With Jack Hawkins, William Holden, Sessue Hayakawa, Alec Guinness, James Donald, Percy Herbert, ...
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Wild Strawberries(1957)

1h 31min | Drama
4.1/5 (with 693 votes)

Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.

Directed by Ingmar Bergman - With Victor Sjöström, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand, Max von Sydow, Gunnel Lindblom, ...
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Witness for the Prosecution(1957)

NR
| 1h 56min | Drama, Mystery, Crime
4.1/5 (with 559 votes)

When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, is supposed to be on a diet of bland, civil suits—but the lure of the criminal courts is too much for him, especially when the case is so difficult.

Directed by Billy Wilder - With Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Una O'Connor, John Williams, ...
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Nights of Cabiria(1957)

1h 50min | Drama
4.0/5 (with 347 votes)

Rome, 1957. A woman, Cabiria, is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend, Giorgio. Rescued, she resumes her life and tries her best to find happiness in a cynical world. Even when she thinks her struggles are over and she has found happiness and contentment, things may not be what they seem.

Directed by Federico Fellini - With Giulietta Masina, François Périer, Amedeo Nazzari, Aldo Silvani, Franca Marzi, Dorian Gray, ...
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Throne of Blood(1957)

1h 48min | Drama, History
4.0/5 (with 336 votes)

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa - With Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Akira Kubo, Seiji Miyaguchi, ...
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Funny Face(1957)

NR
| 1h 43min | Comedy, Romance / Love, Music
3.5/5 (with 302 votes)

A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to Paris where she becomes a reluctant model.

Directed by Stanley Donen - With Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson, Michel Auclair, Robert Flemyng, Dovima, ...
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Sweet Smell of Success(1957)

1h 37min | Drama
3.8/5 (with 200 votes)

New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.

Directed by Alexander Mackendrick - With Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Martin Milner, Sam Levene, Barbara Nichols, Robert Carson, ...
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The Incredible Shrinking Man(1957)

1h 21min | Drama, Science Fiction, Horror
3.7/5 (with 200 votes)

A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything from spiders living in the cellar to his beloved cat.

Directed by Jack Arnold - With Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, Billy Curtis, Raymond Bailey, William Schallert, Paul Langton, ...
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An Affair to Remember(1957)

NR
| 1h 51min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 196 votes)

A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?

Directed by Leo McCarey - With Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Richard Denning, Cathleen Nesbitt, Matt Moore, Fortunio Bonanova, ...
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The Cranes Are Flying(1957)

1h 37min | Drama, Romance / Love, War
4.0/5 (with 161 votes)

Veronika and Boris come together in Moscow shortly before World War II. Walking along the river, they watch cranes fly overhead, and promise to rendezvous before Boris leaves to fight. Boris misses the meeting and is off to the front lines, while Veronika waits patiently, sending letters faithfully. After her house is bombed, Veronika moves in with Boris' family, into the company of a cousin with his own intentions.

Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov - With Tatiana Samoilova, Aleksey Batalov, Valentin Zubkov, Vasili Merkuryev, Aleksandr Shvorin, Svetlana Kharitonova, ...

Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress(1957)

1h 49min | Romance / Love, Drama, History
3.6/5 (with 144 votes)

After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean climate to rest. The young empress’ mother takes her from Austria to recover in Madeira.

Directed by Ernst Marischka - With Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Gustav Knuth, Uta Franz, Josef Meinrad, ...
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3:10 to Yuma(1957)

NR
| 1h 32min | Western, Drama, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 140 votes)

Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him.

Directed by Delmer Daves - With Glenn Ford, Van Heflin, Felicia Farr, Leora Dana, Henry Jones, Richard Jaeckel, ...
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral(1957)

NR
| 2h 2min | Western
3.5/5 (with 138 votes)

Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

Directed by John Sturges - With Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Jo Van Fleet, John Ireland, Lyle Bettger, ...
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Love in the Afternoon(1957)

NR
| 2h 10min | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance / Love
3.6/5 (with 127 votes)

Lovestruck conservatory student Ariane pretends to be just as much a cosmopolitan lover as the worldly mature Frank Flannagan hoping that l’amour will take hold.

Directed by Billy Wilder - With Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn, Maurice Chevalier, Franz Waxman, John McGiver, Alexandre Trauner, ...
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The Curse of Frankenstein(1957)

NR
| 1h 22min | Horror, Science Fiction
3.4/5 (with 119 votes)

Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.

Directed by Terence Fisher - With Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Valerie Gaunt, Melvyn Hayes, ...
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Old Yeller(1957)

NR
| 1h 23min | Adventure, Drama, Kids & Family, Western
3.5/5 (with 111 votes)

Young Travis Coates is left to take care of the family ranch with his mother and younger brother while his father goes off on a cattle drive in the 1860s. When a yellow mongrel comes for an uninvited stay with the family, Travis reluctantly adopts the dog.

Directed by Robert Stevenson - With Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, Kevin Corcoran, Tommy Kirk, Spike, Chuck Connors, ...
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Night of the Demon(1957)

NR
| 1h 36min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
3.5/5 (with 110 votes)

American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident the day before. It turns out that the deceased had been investigating a cult lead by Dr. Julian Karswell. Though a skeptic, Holden is suspicious of the devil-worshiping Karswell. Following a trail of mysterious manuscripts, Holden enters a world that makes him question his faith in science.

Directed by Jacques Tourneur - With Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis, Maurice Denham, Athene Seyler, Liam Redmond, ...
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A Face in the Crowd(1957)

2h 5min | Drama
3.8/5 (with 95 votes)

The rise of a raucous hayseed named Lonesome Rhodes from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local media rabble-rouser to TV superstar and political king-maker. Marcia Jeffries is the innocent Sarah Lawrence girl who discovers the great man in a back-country jail and is the first to fall under his spell.

Directed by Elia Kazan - With Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau, Lee Remick, Marshall Neilan, ...
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Le Notti Bianche(1957)

1h 41min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.8/5 (with 85 votes)

A lonely city transplant and a sheltered girl, haunted by a lover’s promise, meet by chance on a canal bridge and begin a tentative romance that quickly entangles them in a web of longing and self-delusion.

Directed by Luchino Visconti - With Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni, Jean Marais, Corrado Pani, Marcella Rovena, Maria Zanoli, ...

What's Opera, Doc?(1957)

NR
| 7min | Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
3.8/5 (with 81 votes)

Bugs is in drag as the Valkyrie Brunhilde, who is pursued by Elmer playing the demigod Siegfried.

Directed by Chuck Jones

A King in New York(1957)

G
| 1h 50min | Comedy, Drama
3.5/5 (with 80 votes)

A recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity. Later, he's wrongly accused of being a Communist and gets caught up in subsequent HUAC hearings.

Directed by Charlie Chaplin - With Charlie Chaplin, Dawn Addams, Shani Wallis, Maxine Audley, Jerry Desmonde, Ollie Johnston, ...

The Prince and the Showgirl(1957)

1h 55min | Comedy, Romance / Love
3.3/5 (with 76 votes)

An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign country attempts to seduce her.

Directed by Laurence Olivier - With Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike, Richard Wattis, Esmond Knight, Maxine Audley, ...
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The Joker Is Wild(1957)

2h 6min | Drama
4.1/5 (with 75 votes)

Prohibition-era nightclub crooner Joe E. Lewis has his career and nearly his life cut short when his throat is slashed as payback for leaving the employ of Chicago mob boss Georgie Parker. A broken alcoholic, Joe is brought back from the abyss by his faithful piano player, Austin Mack, who helps turn the former singer into a successful stand-up comedian. But Joe's demons plague his romantic life even as he reaches new heights of success.

Directed by Charles Vidor - With Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne Crain, Eddie Albert, Jackie Coogan, Ted de Corsia, ...

The Enemy Below(1957)

NR
| 1h 37min | War
3.6/5 (with 71 votes)

The crew of the American destroyer escort, the USS Haynes, detects a German U-Boat—resulting in a prolonged, deadly battle of wits.

Directed by Dick Powell - With Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, Theodore Bikel, David Hedison, Frank Albertson, Kurt Kruger, ...
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Jailhouse Rock(1957)

NR
| 1h 36min | Drama, Music, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 68 votes)

After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.

Directed by Richard Thorpe - With Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy, Vaughn Taylor, Dean Jones, Hugh Sanders, ...
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20 Million Miles to Earth(1957)

NR
| 1h 22min | Science Fiction, Horror
3.1/5 (with 58 votes)

When the first manned flight to Venus returns to Earth, the rocket crash-lands in the Mediterranean near a small Italian fishing village. The locals manage to save one of the astronauts Colonel Calder, the mission commander. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of Rome.

Directed by Nathan H. Juran - With William Hopper, Frank Puglia, Jan Arvan, Ray Harryhausen, Joan Taylor, John Zaremba, ...
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The Spirit of St. Louis(1957)

NR
| 2h 15min | Action, Adventure, Drama, History
3.4/5 (with 55 votes)

Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo trans-Atlantic crossing.

Directed by Billy Wilder - With James Stewart, Marc Connelly, Creighton Hale, Aaron Spelling, Murray Hamilton, Carleton Young, ...
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