Italian Films 1957


1. 1957 He Who Must Die

Greece, in the 1920's, is occupied by the Turks. The country is in turmoil with entire villages uprooted.
Director: Jules Dassin
Stars: Jean Servais, Carl Möhner

2. 1957 Liane die weiße Sklavin

Liane, the white jungle goddess, encounters some of her rich relatives from Hamburg who have come to search for her, but she is soon kidnapped by a ring of slave traders.
Director: Hermann Leitner
Stars: Marion Michael, Adrian Hoven

3. 1957 I Vampiri

A mad scientist captures young women and drains their blood, in order to keep alive an ancient, evil duchess.
Director: Riccardo Freda
Stars: Gianna Maria Canale, Carlo D'Angelo

4. 1957 Ces dames préfèrent le mambo

American Captain Burt Brickford lives incognito on an island in Middle America since he has been accused of causing an accident and didn't trust the military court.
Director: Bernard Borderie
Stars: Eddie Constantine, Pascale Roberts

5. 1957 Hänsel e Gretel

Director: Vittorio Cottafavi
Stars: Maria Amadini, Enrico Campi

6. 1957 Le feu aux poudres

A quintet of top-notch thieves plots a spectacular jewel heist.
Director: Henri Decoin
Stars: Raymond Pellegrin, Charles Vanel

7. 1957 Legend of the Lost

American ne'er-do-well Joe January is hired to take Paul Bonnard on an expedition into the desert in search of treasure.
Director: Henry Hathaway
Stars: John Wayne, Sophia Loren

8. 1957 Les espions

A psychiatrist, desperate for money to keep his faltering practice running, makes a deal with a spy to hide a mysterious person in his clinic in return for a million francs.
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Stars: Curd Jürgens, Peter Ustinov

9. 1957 Les fanatiques

A revolution breaks out in a South American country while its cruel dictator is on a trip to France.
Director: Alex Joffé
Stars: Pierre Fresnay, Michel Auclair

10. 1957 Marisa la civetta

Marisa é giovane, Marisa è bella, Marisa veste in modo provocante, Marisa è orfana e vende gelati alla stazione, Marisa ha tanti ammiratori e aspiranti fidanzati: Luigi, Luccicotto, il capostazione e infine Angelo, bel marinaio.
Director: Mauro Bolognini
Stars: Marisa Allasio, Renato Salvatori

11. 1957 Porte des Lilas

An old bum becomes infatuated with a pretty young girl who gets entangled with a young gangster.
Director: René Clair
Stars: Pierre Brasseur, Georges Brassens

12. 1957 Pot Bouille

Young, handsome, dashing but cynical, Octave Mouret arrives in Paris, determined to conquer the belles of the capital.
Director: Julien Duvivier
Stars: Gérard Philipe, Dany Carrel

13. 1957 Quand la femme s'en mêle

Henri Godot, the owner of a night-club in Paris. He calls to the young hitman, Jo to kill his rival Boby, who intrigues with his lover, Maine.
Director: Yves Allégret
Stars: Edwige Feuillère, Jean Servais

14. 1957 Rascel Fifì

Renato and Gedeon have just opened a nightclub in a disreputable area of New York, triggering the hostility of Gionata, a gang leader and owner of the nightclub across the street.
Director: Guido Leoni
Stars: Renato Rascel, Annie Fratellini

15. 1957 Sette piccole croci

Director: Vittorio Cottafavi
Stars: Antonio Cannas, Carlo Bagno

16. 1957 Suor Letizia

Suor Letizia, dopo aver operato in missioni africane, vine inviata a Napoli per chiudere un convento su un'isola del golfo.
Director: Mario Camerini
Stars: Anna Magnani, Marisa Belli

17. 1957 Sénéchal le magnifique

Sénéchal, an actor touring the provinces with the "Tournées Carlini" does not meet the success he thinks he deserves.
Director: Jean Boyer
Stars: Fernandel, Nadia Gray

18. 1957 Tous peuvent me tuer

The holdup of the bank is a success. All happened according to plan. Now, Cyril Gad and his four accomplices must secure an alibi.
Director: Henri Decoin
Stars: François Périer, Peter van Eyck

19. 1957 Il conte di Matera

Rambaldo Tramontana, un conte andato in battaglia spalleggiato dai francesi, una volta uscito vincitore ritorna a Matera per vendicarsi, ma la città è deserta e comincia a compiere soprusi e violenze.
Director: Luigi Capuano
Stars: Otello Toso, Virna Lisi

20. 1957 Il conte Max

Alberto is a newspaper vendor in Roma fascinated by the local high society. His secret dream is to be part of it or at least socialize with that people he can only watch on the newspapers he sells.
Director: Giorgio Bianchi
Stars: Alberto Sordi, Vittorio De Sica