Search results for "Lewis Milestone"
Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty
IMDb: 7.2
185

The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as fast as possible, using any means…

Ocean’s Eleven

Ocean’s Eleven

Ocean’s Eleven
IMDb: 6.5
127

Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.

Genre: Comedy, Crime
Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill
IMDb: 7
98

Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry, is ordered to recapture Pork Chop Hill, occupied by a powerful Chinese Army force,…

Genre: Drama, History, War
They Who Dare

They Who Dare

They Who Dare
IMDb: 5.5
107

In Greece during the war a small group of British commandoes and patriots land on an island with orders to attack two airfields from which the Luftwaffe is threatening allied…

Genre: War
Les Miserables

Les Miserables

Les Miserables
IMDb: 6.8
105

Jean Valjean, a Frenchman of good character, has nevertheless been convicted for the minor crime of stealing bread. A minor infraction leads to his pursuit by the relentless policeman Javert,…

Halls of Montezuma

Halls of Montezuma

Halls of Montezuma
IMDb: 6.6
113

Richard Widmark leads an all star cast of marine leathernecks including Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone and Jack Webb into battle on a heavily fortified island. This…

The Red Pony

The Red Pony

The Red Pony
IMDb: 6.3
91

Peter Miles stars as Tom Tiflin, the little boy at the heart of this John Steinbeck story set in Salinas Valley. With his incompatible parents — the city-loving Fred and…

Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph
IMDb: 6.3
133

In the winter of 1938, Paris is crowded with refugees from the Nazis, who live in the black shadows of night, trying to evade deportation. One such is Dr. Ravic,…

Genre: Drama, Romance
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
IMDb: 7.4
115

Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the…

Genre: Drama, Thriller
A Walk in the Sun

A Walk in the Sun

A Walk in the Sun
IMDb: 6.9
117

In the 1943 invasion of Italy, one American platoon lands, digs in, then makes its way inland to attempt to take a fortified farmhouse, as tension and casualties mount.

Genre: Drama, War
The Purple Heart

The Purple Heart

The Purple Heart
IMDb: 6.5
99

This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Relates the hardships the men endure while in captivity,…

Genre: Drama, War
The North Star

The North Star

The North Star
IMDb: 5.9
108

A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941. Later re-edited and released as “Armored Attack.”

Genre: Drama, War
Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness
IMDb: 7.2
119

The film pivots around the local Norwegian doctor and his family. The doctor’s wife (Ruth Gordon) wants to hold on to the pretence of gracious living and ignore their German…

Genre: Drama, War
Lucky Partners

Lucky Partners

Lucky Partners
IMDb: 6.5
100

Two strangers split a sweepstake prize to go on a fake honeymoon with predictable results.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men
IMDb: 7.8
106

An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy’s ranch in depression era America.

Genre: Drama
The General Died at Dawn

The General Died at Dawn

The General Died at Dawn
IMDb: 6.5
98

China, 1930s, during the ravaging civil war. General Pen entrusts O’Hara, an intrepid American adventurer, with the mission of providing a large sum of money to Mr. Wu with the…

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Anything Goes

Anything Goes

Anything Goes
IMDb: 6.2
92

A young man falls in love with a beautiful blonde. When he sees her being forced onto a luxury liner, he decides to follow and rescue her. However, he discovers…

Genre: Comedy, Music
Hallelujah, I’m a Bum

Hallelujah, I’m a Bum

Hallelujah, I’m a Bum
IMDb: 6.9
82

A New York tramp falls in love with the mayor’s amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt.

Genre: Music, Romance
Rain

Rain

Rain
IMDb: 6.9
94

Due to a possible cholera epidemic onboard, passengers on a ship are forced to disembark at Pago Pago, a small village on a Pacific island where it incessantly rains. Among…

Genre: Drama
The Front Page

The Front Page

The Front Page
IMDb: 6.7
101

Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But when…

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front
IMDb: 8.1
133

When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh…

Genre: Drama, War
New York Nights

New York Nights

New York Nights
IMDb: 5.5
82

Show girl Jill Deverne is married to song writer Fred Deverne, and everyone is involved in the Broadway night life and endless parties. Jill is being pursued by a gangster,…

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Racket

The Racket

The Racket
IMDb: 6.6
84

A renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Garden of Eden

The Garden of Eden

The Garden of Eden
IMDb: 6.8
78

Toni Le Brun, a beautiful Viennese singer, becomes the ward of the wardrobe mistress of a Monte Carlo nightclub. Her benefactor, however, is actually a baroness incognito. Toni falls in…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two Arabian Knights

Two Arabian Knights

Two Arabian Knights
IMDb: 6.6
92

During World War I, two American soldiers fight to escape the Germans while squabbling over a beautiful harem girl. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with University of…