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Tiger Bay
Tiger Bay is a 1959 British police drama-thriller directed by J. Lee Thompson, based on Noel Calef's short story Rodolphe et le Revolver, starring Hayley Mills, Horst Buchholz, and John Mills; it launched Mills' Disney career.
Time Without Pity
Time Without Pity is a 1957 British thriller directed by Joseph Losey, his first film under his own name after the Hollywood blacklist, adapted from Emlyn Williams' play Someone Waiting, starring Michael Redgrave as a father with 24 hours to save his son from hanging.
To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief (1955) is Alfred Hitchcock's Paramount romantic thriller starring Cary Grant as retired cat burglar John Robie and Grace Kelly, based on David Dodge's 1952 novel, shot in VistaVision on the French Riviera, winning the Best Cinematography Oscar.
Touchez pas au grisbi
Touchez pas au grisbi (1954) is Jacques Becker's French gangster film starring Jean Gabin as aging robber Max le Menteur, adapted from Albert Simonin's novel; it revived Gabin's career, launched Lino Ventura, and won Venice's Best Actor Award.
Vertigo (film)
Vertigo (1958), Alfred Hitchcock's Paramount psychological thriller with James Stewart and Kim Novak, adapted from D'entre les morts; introduced the dolly zoom, was withdrawn in 1973, restored in 1996, and ranked #1 in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.