50s and earlier movies to watch

Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.

British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.

Two down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.

An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city, but receive little attention.

The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.

A bored photographer recovering from a broken leg passes the time by watching his neighbors and begins to suspect one of them of murder.

A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.

A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.

Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí present 16 minutes of bizarre, surreal imagery.

In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.

An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.

The delirious journey of a mentally-disordered man who is obsessed with committing the perfect crime.