The 1950s was a decade known for the increased choice of leisure time activities, the rise of modern jazz, drive-ins, the rise of fast food restaurants, a baby boom, the advent of television, and the rise of drive-in theatres among many other.

There were over 4,000 outdoor screens in the late ’50s. In these years films were romanticised with orthodox portrayal of men and women, whereas the youngsters wanted new symbols of rebellion.

Hollywood swiftly responded to this demand and this game rise to anti-heroes such as Paul Newman, James Dean, and Marlon Brando. In later decades these actors were followed by Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Jack Nicholson, while Ava Gardner, Marilyn Monroe, and Kim Novak were considered as the anti-heroines.

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We have brought to you some of the movies that have marked that golden era. High Noon, released in 1952 by Fred Zinnemann, is probably one of the best Western film that has ever been made. This black and white movie was filmed in just 31 days, and it featured Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. It won 4 Academy Awards and 4 Golden Globe Awards. This film has been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, as they reckoned that High Noon is aesthetically, historically, and culturally significant.

The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 action and drama movie that was based on the 1954 novel of the same name by French author Pierre Boulle. This film was directed by David Lean and it was loosely themed on a true WW2 story, and the real character of Lieutenant Colonel Philip Toosey.

This movie was shot in the dense and colourful tropical forest of Ceylon, in Sri Lanka, and it focused on the insanity of war. This film features Alec Guinness and Williams Holden, who was one of the biggest box office draws of the ’50s through the ’70s. This film ended as the number one box office success of that year and it won 7 out of 8 Academy Awards for which the movie was nominated.

Sunset Boulevard is a classic black drama/comedy movie released in 1950, and it is considered as one of the most acclaimed movie of that period. This movie brings to the viewers the dark behind the scene of Hollywood. This film was directed by Billy Wilder and it featured William Holden and Gloria Swanson in the main roles. This film received 3 Oscars and was honoured with 11 Academy Awards nomination.

There are many other retro films from the 1950s that are still worth watching, such as All About Eve, On the Waterfront, The Blob, Vertigo, Singin’ in the Rain, The Fly, Some Like It Hot, Godzilla and more.