Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "cinemascope"

1. The Indian Fighter (1955)

Passed | 88 min | Drama, Western

A scout leading a wagon train through hostile Indian country unwittingly gets involved with a Sioux chief's daughter.

Director: André De Toth | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli, Walter Matthau, Diana Douglas

Votes: 2,886

2. Von Ryan's Express (1965)

Approved | 117 min | Action, Adventure, War

An American POW leads a group of mainly British prisoners to escape from the Germans in WWII.

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Raffaella Carrà, Brad Dexter

Votes: 15,150 | Gross: $17.11M

3. Silk Stockings (1957)

Approved | 117 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A Russian government official is sent to Paris to bring back her comrades; she soon gets a taste of Paris life and falls in love with an American movie producer.

Director: Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Janis Paige, Peter Lorre

Votes: 4,331

4. Winter Kills (1979)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to be the real shooter.

Director: William Richert | Stars: Jeff Bridges, John Huston, Anthony Perkins, Eli Wallach

Votes: 3,504 | Gross: $1.08M

5. The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

Approved | 138 min | Biography, Drama, History

The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.

Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, Harry Andrews

Votes: 8,058

6. Alexander the Great (1956)

Not Rated | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History

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.

Director: Robert Rossen | Stars: Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom, Barry Jones

Votes: 4,121

7. Never So Few (1959)

Approved | 125 min | Drama, War

During WW2, the American OSS mounts covert operations with the native Kachin against the Japanese army in the jungles of Burma.

Director: John Sturges | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lawford, Steve McQueen

Votes: 3,420

8. Prince Valiant (1954)

Approved | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A young Viking prince strives to become a knight in King Arthur's Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne.

Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: James Mason, Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner, Debra Paget

Votes: 2,952

9. My Sister Eileen (1955)

Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

After submitting a story of her beautiful sister, a woman assumes her identity to maintain the attention of a playboy publisher.

Director: Richard Quine | Stars: Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett, Bob Fosse

Votes: 2,113

10. Winterhawk (1975)

PG | 98 min | Adventure, Western

In 1845 Montana, a Blackfoot Chief tries to buy a cure for his tribe's smallpox infection, but the white settlers are unsympathetic, forcing the Indian Chief to resort to desperate measures.

Director: Charles B. Pierce | Stars: Leif Erickson, Woody Strode, Denver Pyle, L.Q. Jones

Votes: 627

11. Damn the Defiant! (1962)

Approved | 101 min | Action, Drama, History

On the H.M.S. Defiant, during the French Revolutionary War, fair Captain Crawford is locked in a battle of wills against his cruel second-in-command Lieutenant Scott-Padget, whose heavy-handed command style pushes the crew to mutiny.

Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock

Votes: 3,034

12. The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)

Approved | 99 min | Adventure, History, Romance

Peasant Myles Falworth is trained for knighthood and is groomed by various nobles to defeat the evil Earl of Alban who's plotting to usurp King Henry IV's throne.

Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, David Farrar, Barbara Rush

Votes: 2,077

13. The Brave One (1956)

Approved | 100 min | Drama, Family

A young boy named Leonardo adopts a bull after saving it during a storm, but their friendship is soon threatened by the legal owners of the animal who claim ownership of it and ship it off to the bullring to face a legendary bullfighter.

Director: Irving Rapper | Stars: Michel Ray, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., Elsa Cárdenas, Carlos Navarro

Votes: 1,093

14. I Died a Thousand Times (1955)

Passed | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring - by robbing a resort hotel.

Director: Stuart Heisler | Stars: Jack Palance, Shelley Winters, Lori Nelson, Lee Marvin

Votes: 1,622

15. Merrill's Marauders (I) (1962)

Approved | 98 min | Adventure, Drama, War

During WW2, a 3000-strong American unit, known as Merrill's Marauders, battles the Japanese forces in Burma.

Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Jeff Chandler, Ty Hardin, Peter Brown, Andrew Duggan

Votes: 2,780

16. Japan (2002)

R | 122 min | Drama

A painter from the big city goes to a remote canyon to commit suicide. To reach some calmness, he stays at the farmstead of Ascen, an old, religious woman. Although but a few words are spoken, love grows.

Director: Carlos Reygadas | Stars: Alejandro Ferretis, Magdalena Flores, Yolanda Villa, Martín Serrano

Votes: 3,993

17. The Great Sioux Massacre (1965)

Approved | 91 min | Action, Biography, Drama

A somewhat different take on Custer's motivation that changed him from a defender of Native-American rights into a politically-driven, headline-seeker chastiser of the Sioux during the 1870s.

Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Darren McGavin, Philip Carey, Julie Sommars

Votes: 709

18. Torpedo Run (1958)

Approved | 98 min | Drama, War

A submarine commander is forced to blow up a Japanese ship with prisoners.

Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Diane Brewster, Dean Jones

Votes: 2,541

19. Man in the Shadow (I) (1957)

Approved | 80 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Virgil Renchler owns most of the town, providing a thriving economy. When his men go too far and kill one of his migrant workmen, the sheriff goes after him, even if it means his job and everyone else's.

Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Jeff Chandler, Orson Welles, Colleen Miller, Ben Alexander

Votes: 1,227

20. Seven Seas to Calais (1962)

Approved | 102 min | Adventure

Sir Francis Drake goes on an expedition to the New World and steals gold from the Spaniards. After making a daring getaway, he returns to England where he protects Queen Elizabeth I from a ... See full summary »

Directors: Rudolph Maté, Primo Zeglio | Stars: Rod Taylor, Keith Michell, Edy Vessel, Terence Hill

Votes: 503

21. The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)

Approved | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History

Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.

Director: Sidney Franklin | Stars: Jennifer Jones, John Gielgud, Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna

Votes: 567

22. Pirates of Tortuga (1961)

Not Rated | 97 min | Adventure

An English captain and his crew are dispatched to the Spanish-controlled island of Tortuga, where famed privateer Henry Morgan has defected from his support of the English Empire and is ... See full summary »

Director: Robert D. Webb | Stars: Ken Scott, Letícia Román, Dave King, John Richardson

Votes: 426

23. Holiday for Lovers (1959)

Approved | 103 min | Comedy

When his oldest daughter decides to stay in South America while on a school tour, her father decides to take the rest of the family there for vacation to find out why.

Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Clifton Webb, Jane Wyman, Jill St. John, Carol Lynley

Votes: 434

24. My Butt Hazza Fever (2022)

PG | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

The Belcher kids perform a special song at this year's talent show, to Mr. Frond's dismay.

Directors: Loren Bouchard, Bernard Derriman | Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Larry Murphy

Votes: 144

25. Tomorrow's Today (2021 Video)

3 min | Short, Comedy, Music

The music video "Tomorrow's Today" contributes to the same-named movie as its theme song, with its message of self-empowerment and identity.

Director: Timothy Hines | Stars: Susan Goforth, Pascal Yen-Pfister, Annunziato Carbone, Dino Castelli

Votes: 298

26. Oi Klironomoi (1964)

84 min | Comedy

Four strangers inherit an atelier in the heart of old Athens and strangle amongst themselves for the majority control.

Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Dinos Iliopoulos, Kostas Hatzihristos, Martha Karagianni, Hloi Liaskou

Votes: 423

27. I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005)

57 min | Documentary, Biography

This documentary explores the incredible life of Merian C. Cooper, from his time as a soldier and pilot in three different wars, to his exploits in Hollywood, as a director, producer and cinematic innovator.

Directors: Christopher Bird, Kevin Brownlow | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Merian C. Cooper, David Strohmaier, James D'Arc

Votes: 240

28. Cinerama Adventure (2002)

97 min | Documentary

A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolutionized motion pictures and led the industry into the widescreen era. Through actual ... See full summary »

Director: David Strohmaier | Stars: Lowell Thomas, Fred Waller, Jim Morrison, Rudy Behlmer

Votes: 353

29. Who's Afraid of the Big Black Wolf? (2012)

25 min | Short, Drama, War

1944. Somewhere in the occupied Central Europe. A multicultural triangle between a little shepherd and two officers from the opposite sides in a sensual and emotional Alpine story of two tunes and one whistle.

Director: Janez Lapajne | Stars: Tilen Lapajne, Wayne T. Carr, Klaus B. Wolf, Michael Kranz

Votes: 33

30. Wonders of Puerto Rico (1958)

18 min | Documentary, Short, Music

A camera-tour of the tropical pleasure island, which includes a visit to the oldest Christian church in the New World. For fun and sports lovers, there are nightclubs, horse racing, baseball, golf and sun-splashed beaches.

Director: Harry Foster | Stars: George Jessel, Bill Hayes, Rose Marie Jun, Jim Peterson Singers

31. Columbia Musical Travelark: Wonders of Manhattan (1955)

Approved | 19 min | Documentary, Short, Music

In another of the Columbia Musical Travelark series, in Technicolor and CinemaScope, George Jessel conducts a tour or the sights and sounds of Manhattan, while Bill Hayes, Rosemary June and the Jim Peterson Singers sing about it.

Director: Harry Foster | Stars: George Jessel, Bill Hayes, Rose Marie Jun, Jim Peterson Singers

32. Columbia Musical Travelark: Wonders of New Orleans (1957)

Approved | 19 min | Documentary, Short, Music

A deluxe musical sight-seeing tour of the famed city, vividly capturing the cosmopolitan mood and spirit of the Queen of the Mississippi, culminating in the breathtaking pageantry and multi-colored beauty of the Mardi Gras.

Director: Harry Foster | Stars: George Jessel, Bill Hayes, Rose Marie Jun, Jim Peterson Singers

33. Her Satanic Majesty (2016)

8 min | Short, Drama

A gorgeous woman ruins a neurotic man's youth. In his own words: ' - It all started with this one. She was upper-class. She gave me the best b****** of my life. Until she broke the heart I didn't know I had.'

Director: Sidney Berthier | Stars: Sidney Berthier, Joshua Allsopp, Josie Hall

34. Wonders of Chicago (1958)

16 min | Documentary, Short, Music

A deluxe musical guided tour of the Windy City, encompassing such wonders as the Buckingham fountain, the skyline, the Outer drive, some twenty miles of beaches, and architectural landmarks all about the town.

Director: Harry Foster | Stars: George Jessel, Bill Hayes, Rose Marie Jun, Jim Peterson Singers

35. Columbia Musical Travelark: Wonders of Washington, D. C. (1956)

Approved | 20 min | Documentary, Short, History

George Jessel takes a talking-tour of the United States capital city, while Bill Hayes, Rosemary June and the Bill Peterson Singers sing about it.

Director: Harry Foster | Stars: George Jessel, Bill Hayes, Rose Marie Jun, Jim Peterson Singers

36. The Blue Danube (1957)

Approved | 17 min | Documentary, Short

The Danube, not always blue but always beautiful, a river that like no other has inspired human imagining to expressions of lyrical beauty and dramatic wonderment.

Director: André de la Varre | Star: Marvin Miller

37. Zeit(en) und Porträt(s) (2010)

5 min | Short

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Director: Björn Last | Stars: Arijana Antunovic, Jacob Weigert

Votes: 25

38. Century of Cinema (1995–1998)
Episode: A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)

225 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Martin Scorsese describes his initial and growing obsession with films from the 1940s and 50s as the art form developed and grew with clips from classics and cult classics.

Directors: Martin Scorsese, Michael Henry Wilson | Stars: Martin Scorsese, Allison Anders, Kathryn Bigelow, Francis Ford Coppola

Votes: 5,141

39. Biography (1987– )
Episode: Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker (1995)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The life and career of film mogul Darryl F. Zanuck, founder of Twentieth Century Fox, is examined featuring film clips, archival footage, and interviews.

Director: Kevin Burns | Stars: Darryl F. Zanuck, Peter Graves, Mel Gussow, Darrilyn Zanuck DePineda

Votes: 144