The Best Movies Of The 1950s

THE BEST FILMS OF THE 1950S OFFICIAL BALLOT

1. Ace In The Hole (Billy Wilder, 1951)

2. All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950)

3. All That Heaven Allows (Douglas Sirk, 1955)

4. Anatomy Of A Murder (Otto Preminger, 1959)

5. Ashes and Diamonds (Andrzej Wajda, 1958)

6. The Asphalt Jungle (John Huston, 1950)

7. The Bad And The Beautiful (Vincente Minnelli, 1952)

8. The Band Wagon (Vincente Minnelli, 1953)

9. Bend Of The River (Anthony Mann, 1952)

10. The Big Combo (Joseph L. Lewis, 1955)

11. Bigger Than Life (Nicholas Ray, 1956)

12. The Big Heat (Fritz Lang, 1953)

13. The Big Knife (Robert Aldrich, 1955)

14. Bob Le Flambeur (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1956)

15. Bonjour Tristesse (Otto Preminger, 1958)

16. The Cranes Are Flying (Mikail Kalatozov, 1957)

17. Diary Of A Country Priest (Robert Bresson, 1951)

18. Early Summer (Yasujiro Ozu, 1951)

19. The Earrings Of Madame De… (Max Ophuls, 1953)

20. East Of Eden (Elia Kazan, 1955)

21. Floating Weeds (Yasujiro Ozu, 1959)

22. The Flowers Of St Francis (Roberto Rosselini, 1950)

23. Forty Guns (Samuel Fuller, 1957)

24. The 400 Blows (Francois Truffaut, 1959)

25. French Cancan (Jean Renoir, 1954)

26. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Howard Hawks, 1953)

27. The Girl Can’t Help It (Frank Tashlin, 1956)

28. The Golden Coach (Jean Renoir, 1952)

29. Gun Crazy (Joseph H. Lewis, 1950)

30. Hiroshima, Mon Amour (Alain Resnais, 1959)

31. Imitation Of Life (Douglas Sirk, 1959)

32. In A Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray, 1950)

33. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (Don Siegel, 1956)

34. It’s Always Fair Weather (Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen; 1955)

35. Johnny Guitar (Nicholas Ray, 1954)

36. Kanal (Andrzej Wajda, 1956)

37. The Killing (Stanley Kubrick, 1955)

38. Kiss Me Deadly (Robert Aldrich, 1955)

39. Late Chrysanthemums (Mikio Naruse, 1954)

40. The Life Of Oharu (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1952)

41. Lola Montes (Max Ophuls, 1955)

42. A Man Escaped (Robert Bresson, 1956)

43. The Man From Laramie (Anthony Mann, 1955)

44. The Man Who Knew Too Much (Alfred Hitchcock, 1956)

45. M. Hulot’s Holiday (Jacques Tati, 1953)

46. Mon Oncle (Jacques Tati, 1958)

47. Mr. Arkadin (Orson Welles, 1955)

48. The Naked Spur (Anthony Mann, 1953)

49. Night And The City (Jules Dassin, 1950)

50. The Night Of The Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)

51. Nights Of Cabiria (Federico Fellini, 1957)

52. 99 River Street (Phil Karlson, 1953)

53. North By Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)

54. On Dangerous Ground (Nicholas Ray, 1952)

55. Ordet (Carl Dreyer, 1955)

56. Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray, 1955)

57. Paths Of Glory (Stanley Kubrick, 1957)

58. The Phenix City Story (Phil Karlson, 1955)

59. Pickpocket (Robert Bresson, 1959)

60. Pickup On South Street (Samuel Fuller, 1953)

61. Pyaasa (Guru Dutt, 1957)

62. The Quiet Man (John Ford, 1952)

63. Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)

64. Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)

65. Rebel Without A Cause (Nicholas Ray, 1955)

66. Ride Lonesome (Budd Boetticher, 1959)

67. Rififi (Jules Dassin, 1955)

68. Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959)

69. The River (Jean Renoir, 1951)

70. Sansho The Bailiff (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1954)

71. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)

72. Senso (Luchino Visconti, 1954)

73. Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)

74. Singin’ In The Rain (Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen; 1952)

75. Smiles Of A Summer Night (Ingmar Bergman, 1955)

76. Some Came Running (Vincente Minnelli, 1958)

77. Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)

78. Stalag 17 (Billy Wilder, 1953)

79. A Star Is Born (George Cukor, 1954)

80. Stars In My Crown (Jacques Tourneur, 1950)

81. Strangers On A Train (Alfred Hitchcock, 1951)

82. Street Of Shame (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1956)

83. Sunset Blvd. (Billy Wilder, 1950)

84. Sweet Smell Of Success (Alexander Mackendrick, 1957)

85. The Tall T (Budd Boetticher, 1957)

86. 3:10 To Yuma (Delmer Daves, 1957)

87. Tokyo Story (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953)

88. Touch Of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)

89. Touchez Pas Au Grisbi (Jacques Becker, 1954)

90. Ugetsu (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953)

91. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)

92. Viaggio In Italia (Roberto Rossellini, 1953)

93. I Vitelloni (Federico Fellini, 1953)

94. The Wages of Fear (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953)

95. Wagon Master (John Ford, 1950)

96. Where The Sidewalk Ends (Otto Preminger, 1950)

97. Wild Strawberries (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)

98. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (Frank Tashlin, 1957)

99. Winchester ’73 (Anthony Mann, 1950)

100. Written On The Wind (Douglas Sirk, 1956)