Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
1962 Lewis Milestone epic with Marlon Brando as Fletcher Christian and Trevor Howard as Captain Bligh. Tahitian dream meets imperial cruelty.
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1960sDr. No (1962)
Dr. No is Terence Young's 1962 British spy film adapting Ian Fleming's 1958 novel and launching the Eon Productions James Bond franchise. The work is the foundational document of the James Bond franchise that has continued across more than six…
1960sFrom Russia with Love (1963)
1963 Terence Young Bond film with Sean Connery in Istanbul. SPECTRE plot involving Soviet decoder.
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2010sThe Witch (2015)
1630s New England Puritan family unraveling in the woods. The Witch is Robert Eggers's 2015 American indie horror and the director's debut feature.
1990sMiller’s Crossing (1990)
Coens' 1990 Prohibition-era gangster film. Gabriel Byrne as Tom Reagan.
1980sFanny and Alexander (1982)
Bergman's 1982 Swedish family epic. Fanny and Alexander is Ingmar Bergman's 1982 Swedish family epic and the work the director intended as the conclusion to his cinema career.
1970sThe Conformist (1970)
Bertolucci's 1970 political thriller. Trintignant as a man trying to become normal under fascism.
1960sYojimbo (1961)
Kurosawa's 1961 samurai-noir. Mifune as the masterless ronin who plays two factions against each other.
1980sRan (1985)
Kurosawa's 1985 King Lear in feudal Japan. Three-hour battle epic with armies of 1,400 extras.
1950sThrone of Blood (1957)
Kurosawa's 1957 Macbeth set in feudal Japan. The arrow finale is among the most committed practical-effects sequences ever filmed.
1960sHarakiri (1962)
Kobayashi's 1962 anti-samurai film. The most ruthless dismantling of bushido ever committed to film.