1958 Movies

A co-production of Columbia Pictures and USC’s Department of Cinema, this 1958 educational short hosted by William Holden explores the art of adaptati...

An orphaned young woman named Jana moves into the household of Robert and his older, possessive wife, Klára. While Klára maintains a strict and manipu...

Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

One summer night, officer Kojima is lured away from his police box by a thug, then drugged with a juice; when he wakes, a murder has occurred nearby,...

George Watson's domestic bliss is shattered when his wife discovers he has broken his promise never to gamble again.

Michele, a young mechanic, is in love with Angela Antonia, beautiful but capricious: the girl's father, once he learns of the relationship, has him fi...

Undefeated boxing champion for 15 years faces retirement. One final bout...

In this 12-minute short, Jean Giono's voice recalls the arrival of cholera in Provence. During this pandemic, which hit France in 1832, a peddler char...

A boy named Junior, who treats his dog, Elvis, cruelly, is scolded by his mother and sent to his room to have a nap.

Demon king Ravana is on his way back after attaining Lord Shiva's Atma Lingam. Midway he is tricked by Lord Ganesha to ground the idol, which later on...

Eddie Petersen has been commissioned to look after the two Gonzales sisters, daughters of a Central American oil magnate, along with their friend Juan...

A prostitute persecuted by the police, receives the interested protection of a greedy merchant. He takes refuge in his house one night and meets his n...

Cowboy-policeman-hero interferes with the bad guy's plans and prevents his engaging in monkeyshines. Part of the series "Mauricio Rosales, el rayo jus...

A chance meeting at an auction brings together Sawsan, a working-class girl and Adel, heir to a vast fortune with several estates to his name. This le...

Animations (only parts in nuclei in the film) and images, many of them archival and foreign, illustrate that the notion of time is associated with mov...

A car factory in the GDR. During a test ride there is a major accident. One driver is dead, another is seriously injured. The investigation reveals: s...

Suzunosuke continues his battle with the Skull Mask gang in a booby-trapped cave.

To Makavejev, each tombstone is a vicar for its resident spirit; it haunts, roams, and makes conversation.