movies
The Ladykillers premiered
The last great Ealing comedy, starring Alec Guinness, reached cinemas in 1955.
1955
The cinema of 1955
How many of these did you see at the pictures?
movies
Rebel Without a Cause was released
James Dean’s defining film arrived in cinemas weeks before his death.
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