Top Films of 1953

 Top Films of 1953


25. Julius Caesar - Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz




24. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Dir. Howard Hawks




23. Beat the Devil - Dir. John Huston




22. Anatahan - Dir. Josef von Sternberg




21. Roman Holiday - Dir. William Wyler




20. Shane - Dir. George Stevens




19. Wife - Dir. Mikio Naruse




18. Stalag 17 - Dir. Billy Wilder






17. From Here to Eternity - Dir. Fred Zinnemann






16. The Band Wagon - Dir. Vincente Minnelli






15. Pickup on South Street - Dir. Samuel Fuller






14. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday - Dir. Jacques Tati






13. Therese Raquin - Dir. Marcel Carne






12. El - Dir. Luis Bunuel






11. Sawdust and Tinsel - Dir. Ingmar Bergman






10. A Japanese Tragedy - Dir. Keisuke Kinoshita





9. Hiroshima - Dir. Hideo Sekigawa





8. The Big Heat - Dir. Fritz Lang






7. The Earrings of Madame de... - Dir. Max Ophuls






6. I Vitelloni - Dir. Federico Fellini






5. The Wages of Fear - Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot






4. Summer with Monika - Dir. Ingmar Bergman






3. Ugetsu - Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi






2. Gate of Hell - Dir. Teinosuke Kinugasa






1. Tokyo Story - Dir. Yasujiro Ozu



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