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Sword of the Beast (1965) film poster

Sword of the Beast (1965)

Hideo Gosha's 1965 second film. Fugitive samurai on the run.

Paths of Glory (1957) film poster

Paths of Glory (1957)

Kubrick's 1957 WWI French army drama. Kirk Douglas defends three soldiers court-martialed for cowardice.

The Hidden Fortress (1958) film poster

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

Kurosawa's 1958 medieval adventure. Mifune as general, two bumbling peasants.

The Asphalt Jungle (1950) film poster

The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

Sterling Hayden, Sam Jaffe, brief Marilyn Monroe. The original ensemble heist film.

Roman Holiday (1953) film poster

Roman Holiday (1953)

William Wyler's 1953 Rome romance. Audrey Hepburn debut and Oscar.

Brief Encounter (1945) film poster

Brief Encounter (1945)

David Lean's 1945 British middle-class adultery drama. Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard.

Stalag 17 (1953) film poster

Stalag 17 (1953)

Billy Wilder's 1953 WWII POW camp drama. William Holden won Best Actor.

The Hill (1965) film poster

The Hill (1965)

Sidney Lumet's 1965 WWII military prison drama. Sean Connery in early non-Bond role.

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) film poster

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Mervyn LeRoy's 1932 chain gang drama. Paul Muni plays James Allen.

Rififi (1955) film poster

Rififi (1955)

Jules Dassin's 1955 French heist. Thirty-two-minute silent jewelry heist sequence.

The Public Enemy (1931) film poster

The Public Enemy (1931)

William Wellman's 1931 pre-code gangster classic. Wellman's 1931 American gangster film.

White Heat (1949) film poster

White Heat (1949)

Raoul Walsh's 1949 noir gangster. Cagney as psychopathic mama's boy Cody Jarrett.