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Films of the 1950s: 1953

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The rules:

You can post a list of anywhere between 1 and 15 films (or more, but only 15 will be counted) from the year we're covering. The deciding factor in terms of release dates is the RYM list and the top 10 of each year will go on to the final top 100. The deadline is March 31st.

The points scheme is as follows:
1. 50
2. 40
3. 30
4. 20
5. 15
6. 10
7. 9
8. 8
9. 7
10. 6
11. 5
12. 4
13. 3
14. 2
15. 1
However, these are the maximum amounts of points. If you want to put certain films on your list but don't want to give them too many points, you can choose to give these less points than in this scheme (but never more) to decrease the impact on the overall results. If you don't specifically state that you want to give (some of) your films fewer points, I will assume the standard scheme.

Here are some lists to remind you of the films released in 1953:

IMDb
RYM
Films101
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OK here are movies I've seen from 1953. All the movies in top 4 are better than great.

1. 東京物語 [Tokyo Story]
2. 雨月物語 [Ugetsu]
3. Le salaire de la peur [The Wages of Fear]
4. Sommaren med Monika [Summer With Monika]
5. I vitelloni [The Young and the Passionate]
6. The Big Heat
7. Gycklarnas afton [Sawdust and Tinsel]
8. Peter Pan
9. From Here to Eternity
10. Roman Holiday
11. The Hitch-Hiker
12. The Wild One
13. The War of the Worlds
14. Stalag 17
15. Tarzan and the She-Devil (0 p)

Edit. Added I vitelloni and From Here to Eternity
Last edited by Petri on Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:53 am, edited 1 time in total.
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1. Ugetsu / Kenji Mizoguchi / Japan
2. Stalag 17 / Billy Wilder / U.S.
3. The Naked Spur / Anthony Mann / U.S.
4. The Wild One / Laszlo Benedek / U.S.
5. I vitelloni / Federico Fellini / Italy
6. El / Luis Bunuel / Mexico
7. Pickup on South Street / Samuel Fuller / U.S.
8. The Big Heat / Fritz Lang / U.S.
9. Tokyo Story / Yasujiro Ozu / Japan
10. The Wages of Fear / Henri-Georges Clouzot / France
11. Roman Holiday / William Wyler / U.S.
12. Little Fugitive / Morris Engel / U.S.
13. Madame de... / Max Ophuls / France
14. Shane / George Stevens / U.S.
15. Beat the Devil / John Huston / U.S.

16. Sawdust and Tinsel / Ingmar Bergman / Sweden
17. Summer with Monika / Ingmar Bergman / Sweden
18. Glen or Glenda / Ed Wood, Jr. / U.S.
19. From Here to Eternity / Fred Zinnemann / U.S.
20. 99 River Street / Phil Karlson / U.S.
21. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes / Howard Hawks / U.S.
22. Indiscretion of an American Wife / Vittorio de Sica / Italy
23. House of Wax / Andre de Toth / U.S.
24. Mr. Hulot's Holiday / Jacques Tati / France
25. The Band Wagon / Vincent Minnelli / U.S.
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1. From Here to Eternity
2. Roman Holiday
3. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
4. Pane, amore e fantasia [Bread, Love and Dreams]
5. Le Boulanger de Valorgue [The Wild Oat]
6. Kiss Me Kate
7. Miss Sadie Thompson
8. Thérèse Raquin [The Adultress]
9. Stalag 17
10. The Wild One
11. The Big Heat
12. Mogambo
13. Les Vacances de M. Hulot [Mr. Hulot's Holiday]
14. The Naked Spur
15. Dream Wife
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Thanks so much for taking over from me, Petri! Like I said, once my role in the 1970s poll is passed on to Zorg, I will return to my duties here.

My Top 15 for this glorious year:

1| Tokyo Story / Yasujiro Ozu
2| Ugetsu monogatari / Kenji Mizoguchi
3| The Band Wagon / Vincente Minnelli
4| Madame de... / Max Ophuls
5| El / Luis Bunuel
6| The Naked Spur / Anthony Mann
7| Gentlemen Prefer Blondes / Howard Hawks
8| The Sun Shines Bright / John Ford
9| The Hitch-Hiker / Ida Lupino
10| The Big Heat / Fritz Lang
11| The Wages of Fear / Henri-Georges Clouzot
12| Pickup on South Street / Sam Fuller
13| M. Hulot's Holiday / Jacques Tati
14| I Vitelloni / Federico Fellini
15| Summer with Monika / Ingmar Bergman
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1. Le Salaire de la Peur (Henri-Georges Clouzot)
2. Stalag 17 (Billy Wilder)
3. Sommaren med Monika (Ingmar Bergman)
4. Tokyo Monogatari/Tokyo Story (Yasujiro Ozu)
5. I Vitelloni (Federico Fellini)
6. The Big Heat (Fritz Lang)
7. Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (Jacques Tati)
8. Ugetsu Monogatari/Ugetsu (Kenji Mizoguchi)
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I need to see El before I submit my list, anyone know a way to see it besides buying the region 4 version at some insane used price?

Edit: Found an Asian release on ebay for five bucks
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1. The Wages of Fear (Henri-Georges Clouzot)
2. The Big Heat (Fritz Lang)
3. Ugetsu Monogatari (Kenzo Mizoguchi)
4. Tokyo Story (Yasujiro Ozu)
5. Duck Amuck (Chuck Jones)
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1. Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot [Mr. Hulot's Holiday] (Jacques Tati)
2. Le salaire de la peur [The Wages of Fear] (Henri-Georges Clouzot)
3. 雨月物語 [Ugetsu] (Kenji Mizoguchi)
4. 東京物語 [Tokyo Story] (Yasujiro Ozu)
5. Él [This Strange Passion] (Luis Buñuel)
6. I vitelloni [The Young and the Passionate] (Federico Fellini)
7. Stalag 17 (Billy Wilder)
8. The Big Heat (Fritz Lang)
9. Pickup on South Street (Samuel Fuller)
10. From Here to Eternity (Fred Zinnemann)
11. The Wild One (László Benedek)
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1. The Wages of Fear
2. Ugetsu
3. Tokyo Story
4. The Band Wagon
5. Madame de...
6. The Big Heat
7. Pickup on South Street
8. Stalag 17
9. The Naked Spur
10. Shane
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1. Le salaire de la peur (Henri-Georges Clouzot)
2. From Here To Eternity (Frank Zinneman)
3. O Dreamland (Lindsey Anderson) (Short)
4. Tokyo monogatari (Yasujiro Ozu)
5. I Confess (Alfred Hitchcock)
6. Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot (Jacques Tati)
7. Ugetsu monogatari (Kenji Mizoguchi)
8. Sommaren med Monika (Ingmar Bergman)
9. The Moon Is Blue (Otto Preminger)
10. It Came From Outer Space (Jack Arnold)
11. The Big Heat (Fritz Lang)
12. Roman Holiday (William Wyler)
13. Pickup On South Street (Samuel Fuller)
14. Stalag 17 (Billy Wilder)
15. Blue Gardenia (Fritz Lang)

Bubbling under:
Titanic (Jean Negulesco)
The Magic Horse (Lotte Reiniger)
How To Marry A Millionaire (Jean Negulesco)
War Of The Worlds (Byron Haskin)
The Wild One (Laszlo Benedek)
The Knights Of The Round Table (Richard Thorpe)

Not seen:
I vitelloni
Madame de...
El
The Hitch-Hiker
The Naked Spur
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Ugetsu
Tokyo Story
El
The Wages Of Fear
Madame De...
M Hulot's Holiday
Shane (5 pts)
The Big Heat (3 pts)
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1. Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot (Mr. Hulot's Holiday) – Jacques Tati (France)
2. I Confess – Alfred Hitchcock (USA)
3. Stalag 17 – Billy Wilder (USA)
4. From Here to Eternity – Fred Zinnemann (USA)
5. Roman Holiday – William Wyler (USA)
6. Bienvenido Mister Marshall (Welcome Mr. Marshall) – Luis García Berlanga (Spain)
7. Jeopardy – John Sturges (USA)
8. Mogambo – John Ford (USA)
9. 東京物語 (Tokyo Story / Tokyo Monogatari) - Yasujiro Ozu (Japan)
10. Esa pareja feliz (That Happy Couple) – Luis García Berlanga & Juan Antonio Bardem (Spain)
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Just reminder:Two days left to vote.

I also edited my list (added I vitelloni and From Here to Eternity)
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1. Tokyo Story
2. La Salaire de la peur
3. Stalag 17
4. From here to eternity
5. The Naked Spur
6. Beat The Devil
7. The Big Heat
8. I Vitelloni
9. Touchez pas au grisbi
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1. Le salaire de la peur [The Wages of Fear]
2. Roman Holiday
3. 雨月物語 [Ugetsu]
4. I vitelloni [The Young and the Passionate]
5. The Big Heat
6. Pickup on South Street
7. The Wild One
8. 東京物語 [Tokyo Story]
9. Madame de… [The Earrings of Madame de…]
10. Gycklarnas afton [Sawdust and Tinsel]
11. Él [This Strange Passion]
12. The Band Wagon
13. Peter Pan
14. The Naked Spur
15. Shane
16. Bienvenido Mister Marshall [Welcome Mr. Marshall]
17. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
18. The Sun Shines Bright
19. Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot [Mr. Hulot's Holiday]
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1. Roman Holiday
2. I Confess
3. 東京物語 [Tokyo Story]
4. Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot [Mr. Hulot's Holiday]
5. Le salaire de la peur [The Wages of Fear]
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Poll is now closed.
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And here are the results.

Rank. Title (director) - Points - # Voters - #1 votes
1. Le salaire de la peur [The Wages of Fear] (Henri-Georges Clouzot) - 406 - 12 - 5
2. 東京物語 [Tokyo Story] (Yasujiro Ozu) - 352 - 13 - 3
3. 雨月物語 [Ugetsu] (Kenji Mizoguchi) - 327 - 10 - 2
4. Stalag 17 (Billy Wilder) - 168 - 9 - 0
5. Roman Holiday (William Wyler) - 160 - 7 - 1
6. Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot [Mr. Hulot's Holiday] (Jacques Tati) - 155 - 8 - 2
7. From Here to Eternity (Fred Zinnemann) - 143 - 6 - 1
8. The Big Heat (Fritz Lang) - 129 - 12 - 0
9. I Confess (Alfred Hitchcock) - 95 - 3 - 0
10. I vitelloni / Federico Fellini - 85 - 7 - 0

11. Él [This Strange Passion] (Luis Buñuel) - 75 - 5 - 0
12. The Naked Spur (Anthony Mann) - 66 - 6 - 0
13. Madame de... (Max Ophuls) - 60 - 5 - 0
14. Sommaren med Monika [Summer With Monika] (Ingmar Bergman) - 59 - 4 - 0
15. The Band Wagon (Vincente Minnelli) - 54 - 3 - 0
16. The Wild One (László Benedek) - 44 - 5 - 0
17. Pickup on South Street (Samuel Fuller) - 42 - 6 - 0
18. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Howard Hawks) - 39 - 2 - 0
19. O Dreamland (Lindsey Anderson) (Short) - 30 - 1 - 0
20. Pane, amore e fantasia [Bread, Love and Dreams] - 20 - 1 - 0
20. Shane (George Stevens) - 20 - 5 - 0
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