List of the best Robert Rossen movies: The Hustler(1961), Body and Soul(1947), All the King's Men(1949), Lilith(1964), The Brave Bulls(1951), Island in the Sun(1957), Alexander the Great(1956), Johnny O'Clock(1947) ... ...
Drama
USA
1961
135 Minutes
Director
Paul Newman Jackie Gleason George C. Scott Piper Laurie Myron McCormick Murray Hamilton Michael Constantine Stefan Gierasch Jake LaMotta Gordon Clark Alexander Rose
hustler sexy woman gambler anti-hero alcoholic writer tense gritty bar california gambling money romance billiards comeback fall rise temptation rivalry 1960s
An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
Drama
USA
1947
104 Minutes
Director
John Garfield Lilli Palmer Hazel Brooks Anne Revere William Conrad Joseph Pevney Lloyd Gough Canada Lee Art Smith
father boxer promoter mother gritty rousing boxing ring hospital slum corruption death honor rise underdog 1940s
A talented boxer's young career hits difficult terrain when an unethical promoter takes interest in him.
Drama
USA
1949
109 Minutes
Director
Broderick Crawford Joanne Dru Mercedes McCambridge John Ireland John Derek Shepperd Strudwick Ralph Dumke Anne Seymour Raymond Greenleaf Walter Burke Will Wright
government official friend reporter niece wife dark louisiana household clubhouse politics corruption wealth extortion infidelity newspapers rise fall revenge 1930s
The rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal.
Drama
USA
1964
114 Minutes
Director
Warren Beatty Jean Seberg Peter Fonda Kim Hunter Anne Meacham James Patterson Jessica Walter Gene Hackman Robert Reilly Rene Auberjonois
therapist mental patient beautiful woman doctor disturbing tense new england mental institution insanity mental illness seduction manipulation jealousy obsession fall temptation 1960s
A war veteran gets work at a mental institution where he meets the beautiful, but eccentric, Lilith.
Drama
USA
1951
114 Minutes
Director
Mel Ferrer Anthony Quinn Miroslava Eugene Iglesias Jose Torvay Charlita Alfredo Aguilar Jose Luis Vasquez Alfonso Alvirez Francisco Balderas Felipe Mota
matador manager brother girlfriend tense moving profound bullring mexico city village stadium bullfighting fear death jealousy courage change of heart fall discovery transformation
In 1950s Mexico, a famous bullfighter loses his nerve after he's injured and witnesses the death of another matador in the ring.
Drama
UK|USA
1957
123 Minutes
Director
Harry Belafonte James Mason Joan Fontaine Dorothy Dandridge Joan Collins Michael Rennie Diana Wynyard John Williams Stephen Boyd Patricia Owens Basil Sydney
politician plantation owner aristocrat husband wife lover intricate dark brash caribbean island mansion race relations love triangle secret political intrigue murder interracial relationship wretched excess rivalry
Set during the 1950s on a British-ruled Caribbean island, this drama deals with local politics, interracial relationships, social inequality, racism, adultery, and murder.
Drama, History
Spain|USA
1956
141 Minutes
Director
Richard Burton Fredric March Claire Bloom Danielle Darrieux Barry Jones Harry Andrews
king father mother stepmother friend philosopher incredible intense ancient greece babylon palace battlefield alexander the great royalty greek empire persian empire conquest family quest rivalry
The life and military conquests of Alexander III of Macedon (July 20/21, 356 - June 10/11, 323 B.C.), commonly known as Alexander the Great.
Crime, Drama
1947
95 Minutes
Director
anti-hero gambler pretty woman love interest cop brooding gritty new york city casino gambling shady dealings murder romance love transformation 1940s
A dancer (Evelyn Keyes), a casino gambler (Dick Powell) and a detective (Lee J. Cobb) want to know who has killed a policeman and a hatchecker.