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Historical Film Movies of 1955

Richard III

Laurence Olivier was the director, co-screenwriter (with Alan Dent), and star of this robust adaptation of Shakespeare's drama, which, as Bruce Eder has written, "was the final, crowning glory of the ... [ Historical Film movie - 1955 ]

The Far Horizons

The Untamed West is the reissue title of the Pine-Thomas production ... [ Historical Film movie - 1955 ]

The Virgin Queen

Having previously portrayed England's Queen Elizabeth I in 1939's The Private Lives ... [ Historical Film movie - 1955 ]

Napoléon

Showing no signs of slowing down in his 70th year, Sacha Guitry ... [ Historical Film movie - 1955 ]

Land of the Pharaohs

"Nobody knew how a Pharaoh talked!" That's how producer/director Howard Hawks explained some of the sillier dialogue ... [ Historical Film movie - 1955 ]

Samurai 1: Musashi Miyamoto

Musashi Miyamoto was the first entry in Japanese filmmaker Hiroshi Ingaki's Samurai trilogy. Toshiro Mifune is Takezo, a good-for-nothing from the farming village of Miyamoto, who dreams of becoming a samurai in 17th century ... [ Historical Film movie - 1955 ]


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