The year 1957 in film involved some significant events. ''

The Bridge on the River Kwai ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the 1952 novel written by Pierre Boulle. Although the film uses the historical setting of the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–1943, th ...

'' topped the year's box office in North America, France, and Germany, and won seven

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

, including Best Picture.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1957 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Top-grossing films by country

The highest-grossing 1957 films in various countries.

Events

* February 1 – RKO ceases domestic distribution of feature films which is taken over by

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...

. * May –

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known as "profoun ...

's ''

The Seventh Seal ''The Seventh Seal'' ( sv, Det sjunde inseglet) is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in Sweden during the Black Death, it tells of the journey of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) and a game of ch ...

'' wins the Special Jury Prize at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. * June 6 –

Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. As his contributions to comedy and charity made him a global figure in popular culture, pop culture ...

appears in his first film without

Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". M ...

in '' The Delicate Delinquent''. * June –

United Artists United Artists Corporation (UA), currently doing business as United Artists Digital Studios, is an American digital production company. Founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, the stu ...

rejoins the

Motion Picture Association of America The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is an American trade association representing the five major film studios of the United States, as well as the video streaming service Netflix. Founded in 1922 as the Motion Picture Producers and Distrib ...

, following an expansion of the MPAA code appeals board members. The board had previously denied '' The Man With the Golden Arm'' a Production Code seal in 1955, leading UA to quit the MPAA. * October 2 – '' Raintree County'' is the first film shot in MGM Camera 65. * October 16 - First

London Film Festival The BFI London Film Festival is an annual film festival founded in 1957 and held in the United Kingdom, running for two weeks in October with co-operation from the British Film Institute. It screens more than 300 films, documentaries and shor ...

held at the newly opened National Film Theatre. * December 6 –

's '' Wild Strawberries'' is released in Sweden. It goes on to win the

Golden Bear The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. History The win ...

at the

8th Berlin International Film Festival The 8th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 27 June to 8 July 1958 with the Zoo Palast as the main venue. The festival was opened by then West Berlin's newly elected mayor Willy Brandt. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Swed ...

and the

Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film is a Golden Globe Award presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Until 1986, it was known as the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film, meaning that any non-American film coul ...

in 1959.

Awards

Top ten money making stars

1957 film releases

*February 14 - ''

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'' (re-release) *July 3 - ''

Bambi ''Bambi'' is a 1942 American animated drama film directed by David Hand (supervising a team of sequence directors), produced by Walt Disney and based on the 1923 book ''Bambi, a Life in the Woods'' by Austrian author and hunter Felix Salten ...

'' (re-release)

Notable films released in 1957

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*'' 3:10 to Yuma'', directed by

Delmer Daves Delmer Lawrence Daves (July 24, 1904 – August 17, 1977) was an American screenwriter, film director and film producer. He worked in many genres, including film noir and warfare, but he is best known for his Western movies, especially '' Broke ...

, starring

Glenn Ford Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-American actor who often portrayed ordinary men in unusual circumstances. Ford was most prominent during Hollywood's Golden Age as one of the biggest box-offi ...

and

Van Heflin Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin Jr. (December 13, 1908 – July 23, 1971) was an American theatre, radio and film actor. He played mostly character parts over the course of his film career, but during the 1940s had a string of roles as a leading man. H ...

*'' 8 × 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements'', directed by

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the s ...

*'' 10th of May'' (Der 10. Mai) – (

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

) *''

12 Angry Men ''Twelve Angry Men'' is an American courtroom drama written by Reginald Rose concerning the jury of a homicide trial. It was broadcast initially as a television play in 1954. The following year it was adapted for the stage. It was adapted for a ...

'', directed by

Sidney Lumet Sidney Arthur Lumet ( ; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director. He was nominated five times for the Academy Award: four for Best Director for ''12 Angry Men'' (1957), '' Dog Day Afternoon'' (1975), ''Network'' (1976 ...

, starring

Henry Fonda Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American actor. He had a career that spanned five decades on Broadway and in Hollywood. He cultivated an everyman screen image in several films considered to be classics. Born and ra ...

, Lee J. Cobb, Jack Warden,

Jack Klugman Jack Klugman (April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor of stage, film, and television. He began his career in 1950 and started television and film work with roles in ''12 Angry Men'' (1957) and ''Cry Terror!'' (1958). Du ...

Martin Balsam Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American actor. He had a prolific career in character roles in film, in theatre, and on television. An early member of the Actors Studio, he began his career on the New Y ...

, E.G. Marshall *''

1918 This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events ...

'' – (

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...

) *''

20 Million Miles to Earth ''20 Million Miles to Earth'' (also known as ''The Beast from Space'') is a 1957 American horror science fiction monster film directed by Nathan Juran and starring William Hopper, Joan Taylor, and Frank Puglia. It was produced by Charles H. S ...

'', starring

William Hopper William DeWolf Hopper Jr. (January 26, 1915 – March 6, 1970) was an American stage, film, and television actor. The only child of actor DeWolf Hopper and actress and Hollywood columnist Hedda Hopper, he appeared in predominantly minor r ...

, with special effects by

Ray Harryhausen Raymond Frederick Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) was an American-British animator and special effects creator who created a form of stop motion model animation known as "Dynamation". His works include the animation for '' Mi ...

A

*'' Aasha'', starring

Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar (born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly (); 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of Indian music. He ...

Vyjayanthimala Vyjayanthimala (born 13 August 1936) is a former Indian actress, dancer and parliamentarian. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two BFJA Awards and five Filmfare Awards. She made her screen debut at the age of thirteen wit ...

and Asha Parekh – (

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

) *'' The Abominable Snowman'', starring

Peter Cushing Peter Wilton Cushing (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor. His acting career spanned over six decades and included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage, and radio roles. He achieved recognition ...

and Forrest Tucker – ( GB) *'' Across the Bridge'', starring

Rod Steiger Rodney Stephen Steiger (; April 14, 1925July 9, 2002, aged 77) was an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters. Cited as "one of Hollywood's most charismatic and dynamic stars," he is closely assoc ...

– (GB) *'' The Admirable Crichton'', starring

Kenneth More Kenneth Gilbert More, CBE (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English film and stage actor. Initially achieving fame in the comedy '' Genevieve'' (1953), he appeared in many roles as a carefree, happy-go-lucky gent. Films from this per ...

and

Diane Cilento Diane Cilento (2 April 1932 – 6 October 2011) was an Australian actress. She is best known for her film roles in '' Tom Jones'' (1963), which earned her an Academy Award nomination, '' Hombre'' (1967) and ''The Wicker Man'' (1973). She also r ...

– (GB) *''

An Affair to Remember ''An Affair to Remember'' is a 1957 American romance film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. Filmed in CinemaScope, it was distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is considered among the most romantic films of all ti ...

'', starring

Cary Grant Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one of ...

and

Deborah Kerr Deborah Jane Trimmer CBE (30 September 192116 October 2007), known professionally as Deborah Kerr (), was a British actress. She was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress. During her international film career, Kerr won a ...

*'' All Mine to Give'', starring

Glynis Johns Glynis Margaret Payne Johns (born 5 October 1923) is a South African-born British former actress, dancer, musician and singer. Recognised as a film and Broadway icon, Johns has a career spanning eight decades, in which she appeared in more than ...

and Cameron Mitchell *''

And Quiet Flows the Don ''And Quiet Flows the Don'' (''Quiet Flows the Don'' or ''The Silent Don'', russian: Тихий Дон, literally ''The Quiet Don'') is a novel in four volumes by Russian writer Mikhail Sholokhov. The first three volumes were written from 192 ...

'' (Tikhiy Don) – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' April Love'', starring

Shirley Jones Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an American actress and singer. In her six decades in show business, she has starred as wholesome characters in a number of musical films, such as '' Oklahoma!'' (1955), ''Carousel'' (1956), and ''The M ...

and

Pat Boone Patrick Charles Eugene Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer and actor. He was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He sold more than 45 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and appeared in mo ...

*''

The Auntie from Chicago ''The Auntie from Chicago'' ( el, Η θεία από το Σικάγο ''Ê theía apó to Sikágo''; also known as ''Aunt from Chicago'') is a 1957 Greek theatrical comedy film directed by Alekos Sakellarios and produced by Finos Films. The f ...

'' (I theia ap' to Chicago) – (

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)

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Baby Face Nelson Lester Joseph Gillis (December 6, 1908 – November 27, 1934), also known as George Nelson and Baby Face Nelson, was an American bank robber who became a criminal partner of John Dillinger, when he helped Dillinger escape from prison, in Crown P ...

'', starring

Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor. In a career spanning nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last surviving stars of the ...

*'' The Bachelor Party'', directed by Delbert Mann, written by

Paddy Chayefsky Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky (January 29, 1923 – August 1, 1981) was an American playwright, screenwriter and novelist. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for writing both adapted and original screenplays. He was ...

, starring Don Murray *'' Band of Angels'' *'' Barnacle Bill'', starring

Alec Guinness Sir Alec Guinness (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. After an early career on the stage, Guinness was featured in several of the Ealing comedies, including '' Kind Hearts and Coronets'' (1 ...

– (GB) *'' The Barretts of Wimpole Street'', starring

John Gielgud Sir Arthur John Gielgud, (; 14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the Brit ...

and

Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones (born Phylis Lee Isley; March 2, 1919 – December 17, 2009), also known as Jennifer Jones Simon, was an American actress and mental health advocate. Over the course of her career that spanned over five decades, she was nominated ...

– ( GB) *'' Beau James'', a

biopic A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudr ...

starring

Bob Hope Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer and dancer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with ...

Vera Miles Vera June Miles (née Ralston, born August 23, 1929) is an American retired actress who worked closely with Alfred Hitchcock, most notably as Lila Crane in the classic 1960 film '' Psycho'', reprising the role in the 1983 sequel '' Psycho II'' ...

Alexis Smith Margaret Alexis Fitzsimmons-Smith (June 8, 1921 – June 9, 1993) was a Canadian-born American actress and singer. She appeared in several major Hollywood films in the 1940s and had a notable career on Broadway in the 1970s, winning a Tony Awar ...

*'' La Bestia humana'' (The Human Beast) – (

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) *''

The Big Land ''The Big Land'' is a 1957 American Western film in Warnercolor directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo and Edmond O'Brien Plot Back home in Texas following the Civil War, former Confederate officer Chad Morgan (Alan ...

'', starring

Alan Ladd Alan Walbridge Ladd (September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American actor and film producer. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in films noir and Westerns. He was often paired with Veronica Lake ...

and

Virginia Mayo Virginia Mayo (born Virginia Clara Jones; November 30, 1920 – January 17, 2005) was an American actress and dancer. She was in a series of comedy films with Danny Kaye and was Warner Brothers' biggest box-office money-maker in the late 1940s. ...

*''

Bitter Victory ''Bitter Victory'' (French title ''Amère victoire'') is a 1957 Franco- American international co-production film, shot in CinemaScope and directed by Nicholas Ray. Set in World War II, it stars Richard Burton and Curt Jürgens as two British ...

'', directed by Nicholas Ray, starring

Richard Burton Richard Burton (; born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. Noted for his baritone voice, Burton established himself as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s, and he gave a memorable pe ...

– (

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

/ US) *'' The Black Scorpion'', starring Mara Corday, with special effects by Willis O'Brien *''

Blue Murder at St Trinian's ''Blue Murder at St Trinian's'' is a 1957 British comedy film, directed by Frank Launder, co-written by Launder and Sidney Gilliat, and starring Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Joyce Grenfell, Lionel Jeffries and Richard Wattis; the film also i ...

'', starring

Terry-Thomas Terry-Thomas (born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens; 10 July 19118 January 1990) was an English character actor and comedian who became internationally known through his films during the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members of th ...

and Joyce Grenfell – ( GB) *'' Bombers B-52'', starring

Natalie Wood Natalie Wood ( Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully transitioned to young adult roles. Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring r ...

Karl Malden Karl Malden (born Mladen George Sekulovich; March 22, 1912 – July 1, 2009) was an American actor. He was primarily a character actor, who according to Robert Berkvist, "for more than 60 years brought an intelligent intensity and a homespun aut ...

, Marsha Hunt *''

Boy on a Dolphin ''Boy on a Dolphin'' is a 1957 American romantic adventure film from 20th Century Fox set in Greece and shot in DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope. It was directed by Jean Negulesco and produced by Samuel G. Engel from a screenplay by Ivan Moffat and ...

'', starring

Clifton Webb Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck (November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966), known professionally as Clifton Webb, was an American actor, singer, and dancer. He worked extensively and was known for his stage appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, i ...

Sophia Loren Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren ( , ), is an Italian actress. She was named by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest female stars of Classical Hollywood ci ...

*''

'', directed by

David Lean Sir David Lean (25 March 190816 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Widely considered one of the most important figures in British cinema, Lean directed the large-scale epics ''The Bridge on the River ...

, starring William Holden,

Jack Hawkins John Edward Hawkins, CBE (14 September 1910 – 18 July 1973) was an English actor who worked on stage and in film from the 1930s until the 1970s. One of the most popular British film stars of the 1950s, he was known for his portrayal of mil ...

Sessue Hayakawa , known professionally as , was a Japanese actor and a matinée idol. He was a popular star in Hollywood during the silent film era of the 1910s and early 1920s. Hayakawa was the first actor of Asian descent to achieve stardom as a leading ma ...

– winner of 7 Oscars, 3 BAFTAS and 3 Golden Globes – (GB) *'' Brothers in Law'', starring

Richard Attenborough Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, (; 29 August 192324 August 2014) was an English actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur. He was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Televisi ...

and

Ian Carmichael Ian Gillett Carmichael, OBE (18 June 1920 – 5 February 2010) was an English actor who worked prolifically on stage, screen and radio in a career spanning 70 years. He found prominence in the films of the Boulting brothers, including '' ...

– ( GB) *'' The Brothers Rico'', starring Richard Conte *'' The Burglar'', starring

Dan Duryea Dan Duryea ( , January 23, 1907 – June 7, 1968) was an American actor in film, stage, and television. Known for portraying a vast range of character roles as a villain, he nonetheless had a long career in a wide variety of leading and second ...

and

Jayne Mansfield Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress, singer, nightclub entertainer, and ''Playboy'' Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s while under contract at 20th Century Fox, Man ...

(filmed in 1955 but released in 1957 due to sudden popularity of Mansfield)

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The Careless Years ''The Careless Years'' is a 1957 film from United Artists directed by Arthur Hiller and produced by Edward Lewis. The film was the directorial debut for Hiller. The film stars Dean Stockwell and Natalie Trundy in an early film appearance. Plot ...

'', starring Dean Stockwell,

Natalie Trundy Natalie Trundy (born Natalie Trundy Campagna, August 5, 1940 – December 5, 2019) was an American stage, film, and television actress. Early years Trundy (pronounced "Troon-dee") was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of an Italian fa ...

, Barbara Billingsley *'' City of Gold'' – (

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

) *''

Confessions of Felix Krull ''Confessions of Felix Krull'' () is an unfinished 1954 novel by the German author Thomas Mann. Synopsis The novel is narrated by the protagonist, an impostor and adventurer named Felix Krull, the son of a ruined Rhineland winemaker. Felix avoi ...

'' (Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull) – (

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 ...

) *'' Country Hotel'' (Rong Raem Narok) – (

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

) *''

The Cranes Are Flying ''The Cranes Are Flying'' (russian: Летят журавли, translit. ''Letyat zhuravli'') is a 1957 Soviet film about the Second World War. It depicts the cruelty of war and the damage done to the Soviet psyche as a result of war, which ...

'' (Letyat zhuravli), directed by Mikhail Kalatozov – winner of the

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

– ( U.S.S.R.) *''

Crime of Passion A crime of passion (French: ''crime passionnel''), in popular usage, refers to a violent crime, especially homicide, in which the perpetrator commits the act against someone because of sudden strong impulse such as anger rather than as a premed ...

'', starring

Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck (; born Ruby Catherine Stevens; July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress, model and dancer. A stage, film, and television star, during her 60-year professional career she was known for her strong, realistic sc ...

, Sterling Hayden,

Raymond Burr Raymond William Stacy Burr (May 21, 1917September 12, 1993) was a Canadian actor known for his lengthy Hollywood film career and his title roles in television dramas '' Perry Mason'' and '' Ironside''. Burr's early acting career included roles ...

*''

The Crucible ''The Crucible'' is a 1953 play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692–93. Miller wrote the play as ...

'' (Les Sorcières de Salem), starring Simone Signoret and

Yves Montand Ivo Livi (), better known as Yves Montand (; 13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991), was an Italian-French actor and singer. Early life Montand was born Ivo Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom manufacturer, Ivo held stron ...

– (

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) *'' The Curse of Frankenstein'', starring

and

Christopher Lee Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a long career spanning more than 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films, ultim ...

– ( GB)

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The D.I. ''The D.I.'' (1957) is a black-and-white military drama film starring and directed by Jack Webb. The film was produced by Webb's production company Mark VII Limited and distributed by Warner Bros. Webb's co-star was his future wife Jackie Loughe ...

'', directed by and starring

Jack Webb John Randolph Webb (April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982) was an American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter, who is most famous for his role as Sgt. Joe Friday in the ''Dragnet'' franchise, which he created. He was a ...

*'' Decision at Sundown'', starring

Randolph Scott George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American film actor whose career spanned the years from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in a variety of ...

*'' The Delicate Delinquent'', starring

(his first film without

) and

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*'' The Delinquents'', directed by

Robert Altman Robert Bernard Altman ( ; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and is considered an enduring figure from the New ...

*'' Designing Woman'', starring

Gregory Peck Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood ...

and

Lauren Bacall Lauren Bacall (; born Betty Joan Perske; September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014) was an American actress. She was named the 20th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute and received an Academy Honorary ...

*'' Desk Set'', starring

Spencer Tracy Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two cons ...

Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress in film, stage, and television. Her career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned over 60 years. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited perso ...

Gig Young Gig Young (born Byron Elsworth Barr; November 4, 1913 – October 19, 1978) was an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in ''Come Fill the Cup'' (1952) and '' Teacher's Pet'' ...

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The Devil's Hairpin ''The Devil's Hairpin'' is a 1957 feature film about car racing, filmed in Technicolor and VistaVision, written and directed by Cornel Wilde, who also stars. Plot Nick Jargin retired from auto racing undefeated. He is continually goaded by Mike ...

'', starring

Cornel Wilde Cornel Wilde (born Kornél Lajos Weisz; October 13, 1912 – October 16, 1989) was a Hungarian-American actor and filmmaker. Wilde's acting career began in 1935, when he made his debut on Broadway. In 1936 he began making small, uncredited app ...

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) *''

Don Quixote is a Spanish epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, its full title is ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'' or, in Spanish, (changing in Part 2 to ). A founding work of West ...

'' (Don Kikhot) – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' Don't Go Near the Water'', starring

, Gia Scala,

Anne Francis Anne Francis (also known as Anne Lloyd Francis; September 16, 1930 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress known for her ground-breaking roles in the science-fiction film ''Forbidden Planet'' (1956) and the television action-drama seri ...

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Drango ''Drango'' is a 1957 American Western film produced by Jeff Chandler's production company Earlmar Productions, written and directed by Hall Bartlett, and released by United Artists. Starring Chandler in the title role, the film also features ...

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)

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) *'' Edge of the City'', directed by

Martin Ritt Martin Ritt (March 2, 1914 – December 8, 1990) was an American director and actor who worked in both film and theater, noted for his socially conscious films. Some of the films he directed include '' The Long, Hot Summer'' (1958), '' The Black ...

, starring

John Cassavetes John Nicholas Cassavetes ( ; December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. First known as a television and film actor, Cassavetes also helped pioneer American independent cinema, writing and direc ...

Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier ( ; February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was an American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received two competitive ...

Ruby Dee Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of '' A Raisin in the Sun'' (1 ...

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The Enemy Below ''The Enemy Below'' is a 1957 DeLuxe Color war film in CinemaScope about a battle between an American destroyer escort and a German U-boat during World War II. Produced and directed by Dick Powell, the movie stars Robert Mitchum and Curt J� ...

'', produced and directed by

Dick Powell Richard Ewing Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American actor, musician, producer, director, and studio head. Though he came to stardom as a musical comedy performer, he showed versatility, and successfully transformed into ...

, and starring

Robert Mitchum Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American actor. He rose to prominence with an Academy Award nomination for the Best Supporting Actor for ''The Story of G.I. Joe'' (1945), followed by his starring in ...

, Curd Jürgens, Theodore Bikel, David Hedison

F

*'' A Face in the Crowd'', directed by

Elia Kazan Elia Kazan (; born Elias Kazantzoglou ( el, Ηλίας Καζαντζόγλου); September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by ''The New York Times'' as "one o ...

, written by Budd Schulberg, starring Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal,

Walter Matthau Walter Matthau (; born Walter John Matthow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor, comedian and film director. He is best known for his film roles in '' A Face in the Crowd'' (1957), '' King Creole'' (1958) and as a coach of a ...

*'' Les Fanatiques'' (The Fanatics), starring

Pierre Fresnay Pierre Fresnay (4 April 1897 – 9 January 1975) was a French stage and film actor. Biography Born Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach, he was encouraged by his uncle, actor Claude Garry, to pursue a career in theater and film. He joined the company a ...

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Michel Auclair Michel Auclair (born Vladimir Vujović, sr-cyr, Владимир Вујовић; 14 September 1922 – 7 January 1988) was an actor of Serbian and French ancestry, known best for his roles in French cinema. Auclair was born to a Serbian father ...

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A Farewell to Arms ''A Farewell to Arms'' is a novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway, set during the Italian campaign of World War I. First published in 1929, it is a first-person account of an American, Frederic Henry, serving as a lieutenant () in the a ...

'', starring

Rock Hudson Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.; November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was an American actor. One of the most popular movie stars of his time, he had a screen career spanning more than three decades. A prominent heartthrob in the Gold ...

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*'' A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister'' (Wakare no chatsumi-uta shimai-hen) – (

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...

) *'' Fathers and Sons'' (Padri e figli), directed by

Mario Monicelli Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the '' Commedia all'Italiana'' (Comedy Italian style). He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and was a ...

, starring

Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the Italian neorealism, neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Shoeshine (film), Sciuscià ...

– (

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

) *'' Fear Strikes Out'', starring

Anthony Perkins Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor, director, and singer. Perkins is best remembered for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's suspense thriller '' Psycho'', which made him an influentia ...

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*'' Fire Down Below'', starring

Rita Hayworth Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer and producer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in 61 films over 37 years. The press coined th ...

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The Flute and the Arrow ''The Flute and the Arrow'' ( sv, En djungelsaga) is a 1957 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Sucksdorff. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival The 11th Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 18 May 1958. The Palme d'Or went to ...

'' (En Djungelsaga), directed by Arne Sucksdorff – (

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic countries, Nordic c ...

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Forty Guns ''Forty Guns'' is a 1957 American Western film written and directed by Samuel Fuller, filmed in black-and-white CinemaScope and released by the 20th Century Fox studio. The film stars Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan and Gene Barry. Plot In ...

'', directed by

Samuel Fuller Samuel Michael Fuller (August 12, 1912 – October 30, 1997) was an American film director, screenwriter, novelist, journalist, and World War II veteran known for directing low-budget genre movies with controversial themes, often made ou ...

, starring

Barry Sullivan Barry Sullivan may refer to: *Barry Sullivan (American actor) (1912–1994), US film and Broadway actor *Barry Sullivan (stage actor) (1821–1891), Irish born stage actor active in Britain and Australia *Barry Sullivan (lawyer) Barry Sullivan is ...

, Gene Barry *'' Funny Face'', directed by Stanley Donen, starring

Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as both a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen ...

Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer. He is often called the greatest dancer in Hollywood film history. Astaire's career in stage, film, and tele ...

, Kay Thompson

G

*'' The Garment Jungle'', starring Lee J. Cobb and Gia Scala *'' The Gates of Paris'' (Porte des Lilas), directed by

René Clair René Clair (11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981), born René-Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy. He wen ...

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) *''

Gateway of India The Gateway of India is an arch-monument built in the early 20th century in the city of Mumbai (Bombay), India. It was erected to commemorate the landing of King-Emperor George V, the first British monarch to visit India, in December 1911 a ...

'', starring

Madhubala Madhubala (born Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi; 14 February 1933 – 23 February 1969) was an Indian actress and producer who worked in Hindi-language films. She ranked as one of the highest-paid entertainers in India in the post-independence era ...

– (India) *''

The Girl in Black Stockings ''The Girl in Black Stockings'' is an American B-movie mystery film released by United Artists in 1957. Directed by Howard W. Koch, it stars Lex Barker, Anne Bancroft, and Mamie Van Doren. Plot A lodge in Kanab, Utah, is where Los Angeles lawyer ...

'', starring Lex Barker, Anne Bancroft,

Mamie Van Doren Mamie Van Doren (born Joan Lucille Olander; February 6, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and sex symbol. She is perhaps best known for the rock 'n' roll, juvenile delinquency exploitation film '' Untamed Youth'' (1957). Early life Van ...

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The Girl in the Kremlin ''The Girl in the Kremlin'' is a 1957 American film noir mystery film directed by Russell Birdwell and starring Lex Barker, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Jeffrey Stone. Plot In Moscow, four terrified women prisoners are brought to the office of Joseph St ...

'', starring Lex Barker and Zsa Zsa Gabor *''

The Girl Most Likely ''The Girl Most Likely'' (1958) is a musical and comedy film about a young woman who becomes engaged to three men at the same time. The film, a remake of '' Tom, Dick and Harry'' (1941), was directed by Mitchell Leisen, and stars Jane Powell, Cl ...

'', starring Jane Powell and Cliff Robertson *''

Les Girls ''Les Girls'' (also known as ''Cole Porter's Les Girls'') is a 1957 American CinemaScope musical comedy film directed by George Cukor and produced by Sol C. Siegel, with Saul Chaplin as associate producer. The screenplay by John Patrick was ba ...

'', aka ''Cole Porter's Les Girls'', starring

Gene Kelly Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style and sought to create a new form of American dance accessibl ...

, Kay Kendall,

Taina Elg __NOTOC__ Taina may refer to: People Women * Taina Asili (), Puerto Rican musician, filmmaker and activist * Taïna Barioz (born 1988), French alpine skier * Taina Bien-Aimé, Swiss social activist * Taina Bofferding (born 1982), Luxembourgish ...

Mitzi Gaynor Mitzi Gaynor (born Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber; September 4, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Her notable films include '' We're Not Married!'' (1952), '' There's No Business Like Show Business'' (1954), '' The Birds ...

*'' La grande strada azzurra'' (The Wide Blue Road) – (

) *'' Gun for a Coward'', starring

Fred MacMurray Frederick Martin MacMurray (August 30, 1908 – November 5, 1991) was an American actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films and a successful television series, in a career that spanned nearly a half-century. His career as a major film le ...

*'' Gunfight at the O.K. Corral'', directed by

John Sturges John Eliot Sturges (; January 3, 1910 – August 18, 1992) was an American film director. His films include ''Bad Day at Black Rock'' (1955), '' Gunfight at the O.K. Corral'' (1957), '' The Magnificent Seven'' (1960), '' The Great Escape'' (19 ...

, starring

Burt Lancaster Burton Stephen Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American actor and producer. Initially known for playing tough guys with a tender heart, he went on to achieve success with more complex and challenging roles over a 45-yea ...

Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in '' The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'' (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. D ...

, Rhonda Fleming

H

*'' The Halliday Brand'', starring Joseph Cotten and

Viveca Lindfors Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors (December 29, 1920 – October 25, 1995) was a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She won an Emmy Award and a Silver Bear for Best Actress. Biography Lindfors was born in Uppsala, Sweden, the d ...

*'' A Hatful of Rain'', directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Eva Marie Saint, Don Murray, Anthony Franciosa *'' He Who Must Die'' (Celui qui doit mourir), directed by

Jules Dassin Julius "Jules" Dassin (December 18, 1911 – March 31, 2008) was an American film and theatre director, producer, writer and actor. A subject of the Hollywood blacklist in the McCarthy era, he subsequently moved to France, and later Greece, whe ...

– (

) *'' Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison'', directed by

John Huston John Marcellus Huston ( ; August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter, actor and visual artist. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered ...

, starring

and

*'' The Helen Morgan Story'', starring

Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three ...

and

Ann Blyth Ann Marie Blyth (born August 16, 1928) is an American retired actress and singer. For her performance as Veda in the 1945 Michael Curtiz film ''Mildred Pierce'', Blyth was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She is one of ...

*'' Hell Drivers'', directed by

Cy Endfield Cyril Raker Endfield (November 10, 1914 – April 16, 1995) was an American screenwriter, director, author, magician and inventor. Having been named as a Communist at a House Un-American Activities Committee hearing and subsequently blacklisted, ...

, starring Stanley Baker,

Peggy Cummins Peggy Cummins (born Augusta Margaret Diane Fuller; 18 December 1925 – 29 December 2017) was an Irish actress, born in Wales, who is best known for her performance in Joseph H. Lewis's ''Gun Crazy'' (1950), playing a trigger-happy '' femme f ...

Patrick McGoohan Patrick Joseph McGoohan (; March 19, 1928 – January 13, 2009) was an Irish-American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer of film and television. Born in the United States to Irish emigrant parents, he was raised in Ireland and Engl ...

– ( GB) *'' Hour of Decision'', starring Jeff Morrow and Hazel Court – (GB) *'' The House of the Angel'' (La Casa del ángel) – (

)

I

*'' I Am Waiting'' (Ore wa matteru ze) – (

) *''

The Incredible Shrinking Man ''The Incredible Shrinking Man'' is a 1957 American science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold based on Richard Matheson's 1956 novel '' The Shrinking Man''. The film stars Grant Williams as Scott and Randy Stuart as Scott's wife Louise. W ...

'', directed by Jack Arnold, starring Grant Williams *'' Interlude'', directed by

Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; 26 April 1897 – 14 January 1987) was a German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s. Sirk started his career in Germany as a stage and screen director, but he left for ...

, starring

June Allyson June Allyson (born Eleanor Geisman; October 7, 1917 – July 8, 2006) was an American stage, film, and television actress, dancer, and singer. Allyson began her career in 1937 as a dancer in short subject films and on Broadway in 1938. She sig ...

*'' Island in the Sun'', starring Dorothy Dandridge,

James Mason James Neville Mason (; 15 May 190927 July 1984) was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was the top box-office attraction in the UK in 1944 and 1945; his British films inc ...

, Joan Fontaine,

Joan Collins Dame Joan Henrietta Collins (born 23 May 1933) is an English actress, author and columnist. Collins is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a People's Choice Award, two Soap Opera Digest Awards and a Primeti ...

Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Jamaican-American pop star, he popularized the Trinbagonian Caribbean musical style with an internati ...

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Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, freque ...

J

*''Jailhouse Rock (1957 film), Jailhouse Rock'', starring Elvis Presley *''Jamboree (1957 film), Jamboree'', featuring Dick Clark, Frankie Avalon, Fats Domino *''Jeanne Eagels (film), Jeanne Eagels'', starring Kim Novak *''Jet Pilot (film), Jet Pilot'', starring John Wayne and Janet Leigh *''Joe Butterfly'', starring Audie Murphy and Burgess Meredith *''Johnny Tremain (film), Johnny Tremain'', starring Hal Stalmaster and Sebastian Cabot (actor), Sebastian Cabot *''The Joker Is Wild'', starring Frank Sinatra, Jeanne Crain, Eddie Albert,

K

*''Kabuliwala (1957 film), Kabuliwala'' (aka The Man) – (Bengali films of 1957, India) *''Kathputli (1957 film), Kathputli'' (Puppet), directed by Amiya Chakravarty (director), Amiya Chakravarty and Nitin Bose, starring

and Balraj Sahni – (

) *''A King in New York'', directed by and starring Charles Chaplin – ( GB) *''Kiss Them for Me (film), Kiss Them for Me'', directed by Stanley Donen, starring

, Suzy Parker

L

*''The Land Unknown'', starring Jock Mahoney *''Legend of the Lost'', directed by Henry Hathaway, starring John Wayne,

, Rossano Brazzi, Kurt Kasznar *''Let's Be Happy'', starring Vera-Ellen and Tony Martin (entertainer), Tony Martin – (GB) *''The Little Hut'', starring Ava Gardner – ( GB/ US) *''Love in the Afternoon (1957 film), Love in the Afternoon'', directed by Billy Wilder, co-written by Wilder with I. A. L. Diamond, starring Gary Cooper,

, Maurice Chevalier *''Loving You (1957 film), Loving You'', starring Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott, Wendell Corey *''The Lower Depths (1957 film), The Lower Depths'' (Donzoko), directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshiro Mifune – (

)

M

*''Man of a Thousand Faces (film), Man of a Thousand Faces'', biopic of Lon Chaney, starring James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Roger Smith (actor), Roger Smith, Robert Evans (producer), Robert Evans (as Irving Thalberg) *''A Matter of Dignity'' (To teleftaio psema), directed by Michael Cacoyannis – (

) *''Mayabazar'' (Fantasy Bazaar), starring N. T. Rama Rao – (Telugu films of the 1950s, India) *''Mayerling (1957 TV film), Mayerling'', a TV film starring

*''Men in War'', directed by Anthony Mann, starring Robert Ryan and Aldo Ray *''Los jueves, milagro, Miracles of Thursday'' (Los jueves, milagro), directed by Luis García Berlanga, starring Richard Basehart – (Spanish films of 1957, Spain) *''Mister Cory'', directed by Blake Edwards, starring Tony Curtis, Martha Hyer, Kathryn Crosby, Kathryn Grant *''The Monolith Monsters'', starring Grant Williams and Lola Albright *''The Monster That Challenged the World'', starring Tim Holt *''Mother India'', starring Nargis – (

) *''My Gun Is Quick (film), My Gun Is Quick'', starring Robert Bray (as Mike Hammer (character), Mike Hammer) *''The Mysterians'' (Chikyū Bōeigun), directed by Ishirō Honda – (

)

N

*''N.Y., N.Y. (film), N.Y., N.Y.'', a documentary film by Francis Thompson *''The Naked Truth (1957 film), The Naked Truth'', starring

and Peter Sellers – ( GB) *''Naya Daur (1957 film), Naya Daur'' (New Era), directed by Baldev Raj Chopra, B. R. Chopra, starring Dilip Kumar and

– (

) *''Night of the Demon'', (''Curse of the Demon''), directed by Jacques Tourneur, starring Dana Andrews – (GB) *''Night Passage (film), Night Passage'', starring James Stewart *''Nightfall (1957 film), Nightfall'', starring Aldo Ray, Brian Keith, Anne Bancroft *''Nights of Cabiria'' (Le Notti di Cabiria), directed by Federico Fellini – (

) *''Nine Lives (1957 film), Nine Lives'' (Ni Liv) – (Norwegian films of the 1950s, Norway)

O

*''Oh, Men! Oh, Women!'', starring Ginger Rogers and David Niven *''The Oklahoman (film), The Oklahoman'', starring Joel McCrea and Barbara Hale *''Old Yeller (1957 film), Old Yeller'', Walt Disney film, starring Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran *''Omar Khayyam (film), Omar Khayyam'', starring

, John Derek, Debra Paget, Yma Sumac *''The One That Got Away (1957 film), The One That Got Away'', starring Hardy Krüger – ( GB) *''Operation Mad Ball'', starring Jack Lemmon and Ernie Kovacs *''An Osaka Story'' (Osaka Monogatari) – (

) *''Il Grido, The Outcry'' (Il Grido), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, starring Steve Cochran and Alida Valli – (

)

P

*''The Pajama Game (film), The Pajama Game'', starring Doris Day *''Pal Joey (film), Pal Joey'', directed by George Sidney, starring Frank Sinatra,

, Kim Novak *''Paths of Glory'', directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring

, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou *''Paying Guest'', starring Dev Anand – (

) *''Perri (film), Perri'', a Disney animated film *''Peyton Place (film), Peyton Place'', based on novel by Grace Metalious, starring Lana Turner, Hope Lange, Diane Varsi *''The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957 film), The Pied Piper of Hamelin'', starring Van Johnson and Claude Rains *''The Pride and the Passion'', starring

, Frank Sinatra,

*''The Prince and the Showgirl'', starring Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier (who also directed) *''Public Pigeon No. 1'', starring Red Skelton *''Pyaasa'' (Thirsty), directed by and starring Guru Dutt – (

)

Q

*''Quatermass 2'', starring Brian Donlevy – ( GB)

R

*'' Raintree County'', directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Marie Saint *''The Real End of the Great War'' (Prawdziwy koniec wielkiej wojny) – (List of Polish films of the 1950s, Poland) *''Rock All Night'', directed by Roger Corman, starring Abby Dalton *''Rose Bernd (film), Rose Bernd'', starring Maria Schell and Raf Vallone – (List of German films 1945–1959, West Germany) *''Run of the Arrow'', starring

S

*''The Sad Sack'', starring

and Peter Lorre *''Saint Joan (1957 film), Saint Joan'', directed by Otto Preminger, starring Jean Seberg – (GB/U.S.) *''Sayonara'', directed by Joshua Logan, starring Marlon Brando, James Garner, Red Buttons, Miyoshi Umeki *''

'' (Det sjunde inseglet), directed by

, starring Max von Sydow – (

) *''The Shiralee (1957 film), The Shiralee'', starring Peter Finch – ( GB) *''Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend'', starring

and Angie Dickinson *''Silk Stockings (1957 film), Silk Stockings'', starring

and Cyd Charisse *''The Singing Ringing Tree'' (Das singende, klingende Bäumchen) – (List of German films of 1945–59, East Germany) *''Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (film), Slaughter on Tenth Avenue'', starring Richard Egan (actor), Richard Egan and

(see also ballet Slaughter on Tenth Avenue) *''Sleepless (1957 film), Sleepless'' (la anam), starring Faten Hamama, Yehia Chehine and Omar Sharif – (List of Egyptian films of 1957, Egypt) *''The Smallest Show on Earth'', directed by Basil Dearden, starring Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Peter Sellers – ( GB) *''The Snow Queen (1957 film), The Snow Queen'' (Snezhnaya koroleva) an animated film – (Soviet films of 1957, USSR) *''Something of Value'', starring

and

*''The Spirit of St. Louis (film), The Spirit of St. Louis'', starring James Stewart in a

of Charles Lindbergh *''Spring Reunion'', starring Betty Hutton and Dana Andrews *''Stopover Tokyo'', starring Robert Wagner and

*''The Story of Esther Costello'', starring Joan Crawford, Rossano Brazzi, Heather Sears – ( GB) *''The Strange One'', starring Ben Gazzara and George Peppard *''The Strange World of Planet X (film), The Strange World of Planet X'' (''The Cosmic Monsters''), starring Forrest Tucker – (Britain) *''Sweet Smell of Success'', directed by Alexander Mackendrick, written by Ernest Lehman, starring

and Tony Curtis

T

*''The Tall T'', directed by Budd Boetticher, starring

and Richard Boone *''The Deadly Mantis'', starring Craig Stevens (actor), Craig Stevens and

*''The Giant Claw'', starring Jeff Morrow and Mara Corday *''Tammy and the Bachelor'', starring Debbie Reynolds and Leslie Nielsen *''The Tattered Dress'', starring Jeanne Crain, Jeff Chandler, Jack Carson *''Ten Thousand Bedrooms'', starring

*''The Three Faces of Eve'', starring Joanne Woodward and Lee J. Cobb *''Three Violent People'', starring Charlton Heston, Anne Baxter, Forrest Tucker *''Throne of Blood'' (Kumonosu-jō), directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshiro Mifune – (

) *''Time Limit (film), Time Limit'', directed by

, starring Richard Widmark, Richard Basehart, June Lockhart *''The Tin Star'', starring

, Betsy Palmer *''Tip on a Dead Jockey'', starring Robert Taylor (American actor), Robert Taylor, Dorothy Malone, Jack Lord *''Tizoc (film), Tizoc'', starring Pedro Infante and María Félix – (Mexican films of 1957, Mexico) *''Top Secret Affair'', starring

and Susan Hayward *''The Tough'' (Al-Fetewa) – (Egyptian films of the 1950s, Egypt) *''Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957 film), Tumsa Nahin Dekha'', starring Shammi Kapoor – (

)

U

*''The Undead (film), The Undead'' *''The Unholy Wife'', starring Diana Dors and

*''Untamed Youth'', starring

*''Until They Sail'', starring

, Piper Laurie, Jean Simmons

V

*''Valerie (film), Valerie'', directed by Gerd Oswald, starring Sterling Hayden, Anita Ekberg, Anthony Steel (actor), Anthony Steel *''El vampiro'' (The Vampire) – (Mexican films of 1957, Mexico) *''Voodoo Island'', starring Boris Karloff and Jean Engstrom

W

*''The Way to the Gold'', starring Jeffrey Hunter and Sheree North *''The Wayward Bus (film), The Wayward Bus'', starring

, Dan Dailey *''White Nights (1957 film), White Nights'' (Le Notti Bianche), directed by Luchino Visconti, starring Maria Schell and Marcello Mastroianni – (

) *''Whom God Forgives'' (Amanecer en Puerta Oscura) – (Spanish films of 1957, Spain) *''Wild Is the Wind'', starring Anna Magnani and Anthony Quinn *'' Wild Strawberries'' (Smultronstället), directed by

, starring Bibi Andersson and Victor Sjöström – (

) *''Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?'', starring

(reprising her Broadway role) and Tony Randall *''The Wings of Eagles'', starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara (their 4th film together) *''Witness for the Prosecution (1957 film), Witness for the Prosecution'', directed by Billy Wilder, starring Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton *''Woman in a Dressing Gown'', directed by J. Lee Thompson – ( GB)

Y

*''Yagyu Secret Scrolls'' (Yagyu Bugeicho), starring Toshiro Mifune – Japan *''Yellow Crow'' (''Kiiroi karasu'') – (

) *''Young and Dangerous (1957 film), Young and Dangerous'', starring Mark Damon

Z

*''Zero Hour!'', starring Dana Andrews, Sterling Hayden, Linda Darnell, Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, dramatic basis for later spoof ''Airplane!''

Short film series

*''Looney Tunes'' (1930 in film, 1930–1969 in film, 1969) *''Terrytoons'' (1930 in film, 1930–1964 in film, 1964) *''Merrie Melodies'' (1931 in film, 1931–1969 in film, 1969) *''The Three Stooges'' (1934 in film, 1934–1959 in film, 1959) *''Tom and Jerry'' (1940 in film, 1940–1958 in film, 1958) *''Woody Woodpecker'' (1941 in film, 1941–1972 in film, 1972) *''Droopy'' (1943 in film, 1943–1958 in film, 1958) *''Noveltoons'' (1943 in film, 1943–1967 in film, 1967) *''Mr. Magoo, The Nearsighted Mister Magoo'' (1950 in film, 1950–1959 in film, 1959) *''Casper the Friendly Ghost'' (1950 in film, 1950–1959 in film, 1959) *''Herman and Katnip'' (1952 in film, 1952–1959 in film, 1959) *''Chilly Willy'' (1953 in film, 1953–1972 in film, 1972) Ending this year *''Popeye the Sailor (animated cartoons), Popeye the Sailor'' (1933 in film, 1933-1957) *''Maggie and Sam'' (1955 in film, 1955-1957) *''Spike and Tyke'' (1957)

Births

Deaths

*January 14 – Humphrey Bogart, 57, American actor, ''Casablanca (film), Casablanca'', ''The Maltese Falcon (1941 film), The Maltese Falcon'', ''Key Largo (film), Key Largo'', ''The Caine Mutiny (film), The Caine Mutiny'' *January 19 – Sheila Terry (actress), Sheila Terry, 46, American actress, ''The Sphinx (1933 film), The Sphinx'', ''The Silk Express'' *January 26 – William Eythe, 38, American actor, ''The Song of Bernadette (film), The Song of Bernadette'', ''The House on 92nd Street'' *February 19 – Märta Torén, 31, Swedish actress, ''Sirocco (film), Sirocco'', ''One Way Street'' *March 25 – Max Ophüls, 54, German director, ''The Earrings of Madame de...'', ''Lola Montès'' *March 31 **Harry Depp, 74, American actor, ''The Love Girl'', ''Inez from Hollywood'' **Gene Lockhart, 65, Canadian actor, ''Miracle on 34th Street'', ''Algiers (film), Algiers'' *April 3 – Ned Sparks, 73, Canadian actor, ''42nd Street (film), 42nd Street'', ''Imitation of Life (1934 film), Imitation of Life'' *April 8 – Dorothy Sebastian, 53, American actress, ''Spite Marriage'', ''Our Dancing Daughters'' *April 27 – Paweł Owerłło, 87, Polish actor, ''Pan Tadeusz (1928 film), Pan Tadeusz'' *May 7 – Charles King (character actor), Charles King, 62, American actor, ''Outlaws of the Plains'', ''Adventures of Sir Galahad'' *May 9 – Ezio Pinza, 64, Italian singer and actor, ''Tonight We Sing'', ''Mr. Imperium'' *May 12 – Erich von Stroheim, 71, Austrian actor, director, ''Sunset Boulevard (film), Sunset Boulevard'', ''La Grande Illusion'' *May 29 – James Whale, 67, British director, ''Frankenstein (1931 film), Frankenstein'', ''The Invisible Man (1933 film), The Invisible Man'' *June 12 – Robert Alton, 51, American choreographer and director, ''White Christmas (film), White Christmas'', ''Pagan Love Song'' *July 3 – Judy Tyler, 24, American actress, ''Jailhouse Rock (film), Jailhouse Rock'', ''Bop Girl Goes Calypso'' *July 15 – George Cleveland, 71, Canadian actor, ''Carson City (film), Carson City'', ''Fort Defiance (film), Fort Defiance'' *July 24 – Sacha Guitry, 72, French playwright, actor and director, ''Confessions of a Cheat'', ''A Crime in Paradise'' *August 7 – Oliver Hardy, 65, American actor, ''The Flying Deuces'', ''Sons of the Desert'' *August 9 – Konrad Tom, 70, Polish actor, screenwriter, director and singer, ''His Excellency, The Shop Assistant'' *August 12 – Tim Whelan, 63, American director, ''The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film), The Thief of Bagdad'', ''The Divorce of Lady X'' *September 1 – Helen Haye, 83, Indian-British actress, ''The 39 Steps (1935 film), The 39 Steps'', ''Richard III (1955 film), Richard III'' *September 19 – Edvard Persson, 69, Swedish actor, ''South of the Highway'', ''Kalle's Inn'' *October 20 – Jack Buchanan, 66, British actor, ''Auld Lang Syne (1917 film), Auld Lang Syne'', ''The Band Wagon'' *October 29 – Louis B. Mayer, 73, Russian-American producer and studio executive, ''Greed (1924 film), Greed'', ''That's Entertainment!'' *November 17 – Cora Witherspoon, 67, American actress, ''The Bank Dick'', ''Libeled Lady'' *November 29 – Erich Wolfgang Korngold, 60, Austrian composer, ''Anthony Adverse'', ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' *November 30 – Fred F. Sears, 44, American director, ''Earth vs. the Flying Saucers'', ''Rock Around the Clock (film), Rock Around the Clock'' *December 11 – Musidora, 58, French actress, director, ''Les Vampires'', ''Judex (1916 film), Judex'' *December 15 – Alfonso Bedoya, 53, Mexican actor, ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (film), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'', ''The Big Country'' *December 24 – Norma Talmadge, 63, American actress, ''New York Nights (film), New York Nights'', ''Secrets (1924 film), Secrets'' *December 25 – Charles Pathé, 94, French producer, writer, ''The Conquest of the Pole'' *December 27 – Alan Bridge, 66, American actor, ''The Stranger from Texas'', ''Cross My Heart (1946 film), Cross My Heart''

Film debuts

*Alan Arkin – ''Calypso Heat Wave'' *Bruno Cremer – ''Send a Woman When the Devil Fails'' *Alain Delon – ''Send a Woman When the Devil Fails'' *Catherine Deneuve – ''The Twilight Girls'' * Andy Griffith – '' A Face in the Crowd'' *Bill Hunter (actor), Bill Hunter – ''The Shiralee (1957 film), The Shiralee'' *William Hickey (actor), William Hickey – '' A Hatful of Rain'' *Sally Kellerman – ''Reform School Girl'' *George Peppard – ''The Strange One'' *Lee Remick – '' A Face in the Crowd'' *Harry Dean Stanton – ''Revolt at Fort Laramie'' *Liv Ullmann – ''Fjols til fjells'' *Adam West – ''Voodoo Island'' * Öl Goswinski - ''The Real Night''

Notes

References

{{1957 films 1957 in film, Film by year