airtraffic's Favorite Movies of the 1950s

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The Bridge on the River Kwai https://www.flickchart.com/movie/01890A07D2 1957, 161 min.

David Lean  •   Starring: William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Drama  •  Ensemble Film

3

12 Angry Men https://www.flickchart.com/movie/3DF07B08B9 1957, 96 min.

Sidney Lumet  •   Starring: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Jack Klugman

Based-on-Television  •  Based-on-Theatre  •  Courtroom Drama

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Rear Window https://www.flickchart.com/movie/7C67315C3B 1954, 112 min.

Alfred Hitchcock  •   Starring: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Mystery  •  Psychological Thriller

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Some Like It Hot https://www.flickchart.com/movie/769F185B00 1959, 120 min.

Billy Wilder  •   Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon

Comedy of Errors  •  Comedy  •  Cross-Dressing / Gender-Bending