Elia Kazan

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A Face in the Crowd
8.2

A Face in the Crowd

May. 29, 1957

A Face in the Crowd

The rise of a raucous hayseed named Lonesome Rhodes from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local media rabble-rouser to TV superstar and political ...
Baby Doll
7.3

Baby Doll

Dec. 29, 1956

Baby Doll

Archie Lee Meighan is a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll, a 19-year old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage ...
East of Eden
7.8

East of Eden

Apr. 10, 1955

East of Eden

In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their ...
On the Waterfront
8.1

On the Waterfront

Jun. 22, 1954

On the Waterfront

Terry Malloy is a kindhearted dockworker, and former boxer, who is tricked by his corrupt bosses into leading his friend to death. After falling ...
Man on a Tightrope
7.2

Man on a Tightrope

May. 21, 1953

Man on a Tightrope

The owner of an impoverished circus in Communist-ruled Czechoslovokia plots to flee across the border to freedom, taking his entire troupe of ...
Viva Zapata!
7.2

Viva Zapata!

Feb. 07, 1952

Viva Zapata!

The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Díaz ...
A Streetcar Named Desire
7.9

A Streetcar Named Desire

A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her ...
Panic in the Streets
7.2

Panic in the Streets

Jul. 27, 1950

Panic in the Streets

A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. With only 48 hours to find the killer, who is ...
Pinky
7.2

Pinky

Sep. 28, 1949

Pinky

Pinky, a light skinned black woman, returns to her grandmother’s house in the South after graduating from a Northern nursing school. Pinky ...
The Sea of Grass
6.3

The Sea of Grass

Apr. 25, 1947

The Sea of Grass

On America’s frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.
Gentleman’s Agreement
7.2

Gentleman’s Agreement

A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.
Boomerang!
7.2

Boomerang!

Feb. 28, 1947

Boomerang!

When a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner in a quiet Connecticut town, the citizens are horrified and demand action from ...
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa’s alcoholism. We come to know these ...