Movies released in 1953

Wings of the Hawk

61/100

During the Mexican revolution of 1910, an American prospector gets involved with the revolutionaries after a corrupt Mexican official confiscates his mine.

The Barefoot Battalion

74/100

A young survivor of WWII and former member of the reputed "Barefoot Battalion", a close-knit pack of disciplined orphaned boys, recounts the story of the one hundred sixty orphans who aided the Resistance, to a homeless street urchin.

Fort Ti

49/100

Set against the backdrop of the French and Indian war in colonial America, the British soldiers attempt to route the French Army from Fort Ticonderoga.

Raya wa Sekina

68/100

Dramatic rendition of a real life crime wave that terrorized the city of Alexandria, Egypt, between the years 1920 and 1922. Women are disappearing without a trace in what looked like the ... See full summary »

The Fake

60/100

An American has to guard da Vinci's "Madonna and Child" when it is being shown in Britain. When it arrives he suspects it is not the real painting.

Dovolená s Andelem

63/100

Strict and always dissatisfied grumbler Mr. Angel gets a voucher for summer recreation. He rejects it at first but he eventually decides to use it and spend 14 days in unionist hut Jezerka together with other merited co-workers.

Tit Coq

71/100

After returning home from war, an ill-tempered young soldier must deal with his sweetheart having married another man.

Back to God's Country

57/100

In north-western Canada,in the 1870s,American schooner captain Peter Keith hopes to return to America with a cargo of furs before winter but two local crooks plan to steal Keith's cargo,boat and wife.

Captain Scarface

47/100

A man desperate to leave South America books passage on a freighter, and learns that the captain has made plans to force a scientist to participate in a mission of destruction.

Gilbert and Sullivan

71/100

The common career of W.S. Gilbert,a barrister turned comic writer, and Arthur Sullivan, a classic composer turned converted against his will to light music, who wrote fourteen operettas between 1871 and 1896, to great public acclaim.

The I Don't Care Girl

64/100

This semi-film within a film opens in the office of producer George Jessel, who never saw a camera he couldn't get in front of, who is holding a story conference to determine the screen ... See full summary »

So This Is Love

64/100

Biopic of opera star Grace Moore, who was killed in a plane crash in 1947.

Remains to Be Seen

65/100

June Allyson plays a band singer working in New York City; Van Johnson is the manager of a fancy apartment house where a murder is committed. The victim is Allyson's wealthy uncle, and ... See full summary »

We Go to Monte Carlo

61/100

When a measles epidemic forces the temporary closing of a child care center, the son of a film star and her estranged husband, a concert pianist, is mistakenly delivered to a touring musician.

Old Czech Legends

72/100

Excellent stop-motion animation film from one of the best Czech filmmakers, Jirí Trnka. It tells the ancient story of Czechoslovakia, how it was founded by Czech, the Forefather, and a ... See full summary »

Son of the Renegade

61/100

In a throw-back to the worse of the 1930's indie westerns, Red River Johnny gathers his friends (most of whom are called some variation of the name Bill) and returns to claim the heritage ... See full summary »

Stolen Identity

64/100

A jealous concert pianist murders his wife's lover, then frames an innocent taxi driver for the crime.

Hokuspokus

72/100

Segel im Sturm

72/100

Historical epic about the legendary Russian naval commander of the 18th century, admiral Fyodor Ushakov, and his fight for Crimea during the Russo-Turkish War.

Lucrezia Borgia

55/100

In the early 16th century, Italy is ruled by the powerful Borgia family, led by César Borgia and his sister Lucrètè. In a ruthless power play, César plots to have his sister's husband ... See full summary »

The 49th Man

61/100

During the Cold War, the Defense Department's War Games team smuggles 48 nuclear bomb parts into the USA to test the nation's readiness for a subversive attack but an unexplained 49th bomb part mysteriously shows up.

The Golden Mask

52/100

A British Museum archaeologist is searching for an ancient golden mask buried in a Roman tomb in Algeria but tomb robbers follow the academic in the hope of stealing the precious relic.

Gan

74/100

A lowly divorcee is tricked into becoming the mistress of a despised moneylender but soon falls in love with a student.

The Yellow Balloon

69/100

One of two young boys accidentally falls to his death when playing in a bombed-out London neighborhood...

All Ashore

51/100

Three sailors finally get some shore leave, and go in search of fun and girls.