1950s Movies

Documentary by lifelong friend that supports the innocence of Alger Hiss (convicted in January 1950 on two counts of espionage-related perjury)

Roy is a classic smooth talking 1950s man who moves to a new city with optimism in his eyes. He meets pessimist Diane and falls instantly. But,...

Consumed with the monotony of her domestic life, a lonely housewife is forced onto tranquilizers to survive her mundane routines and isolation.

Two straight actors must rehearse for an impending gay love scene. How will they make out?

The film is about suburban families, trying to be perfect housewives, and their theories in what is the right way of treating and accepting husbands...

Set in the late 1950s, childhood sweethearts are confronted with the realities of their relationship as adults and are forced to acknowledge that...

Martin Scorsese is among those paying tribute to Gene Tierney, the Academy Award-nominated American actress who was a leading lady in Hollywood...

A look at the Mau Mau Rebellion of the 1950s as experienced by filmmaker Donald McWilliams.

Girls at a Beijing High School in 1952 have dreams for China.

"Stolen Education" documents the untold story of Mexican-American school children who challenged discrimination in Texas schools in the 1950s and...

Set in the 1950s, the PLA exterminates residual bandits in the Yunwushan Mountain.

A time traveling Witch looking to complete a ancient ritual targets a group of girls from 1950's she summons some old Allies from the 80's to assist...

In 1952, TV Tupi, Brazil's first television channel, invited psychiatrist Júlio Gouveia and his wife, Russian writer Tatiana Belinky, to...

British cinema's original sex symbol, Diana Dors, left her £2 million fortune in various bank accounts, their details and locations revealed by...

South Korean Air Force pilots engage in perilous missions against Communist North Koreans during the Korean War.

Emmett Till was brutally killed in the summer of 1955. At his funeral, his mother forced the world to reckon with the brutality of American racism. ...

The recounting of a deadly Canadian bank robbery in the 1950's and the resulting massive man hunt for the killer.

Kreshnik Martini is a spy who has infiltrated the ranks of an enemy agency.

Historical film covering the British Vanwall Grand Prix team behind the scenes and at the 1957 Monaco Grand Prix and British Grand Prix at Aintree.