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1950s Movies

Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)

September 25, 2020January 8, 2023 - by greatmovies

Suddenly, Last Summer storyline. Dr. John Cukrowicz, working at the state run Lion’s View Mental Institution, is experimenting with a radical new treatment for hopeless cases of lunacy: lobotomy.

1960s Movies

El Cid (1961)

August 23, 2020January 14, 2023 - by greatmovies

17th century Spain is divided into Christian kingdoms and Moorish strongholds. The young Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar (Charlton Heston), dubbed “El Cid” by his followers, vows to see his country at peace, free from the invaders. Vigorously brave and resourceful, the noble knight hates bloodshed and faces treason charges at court for the clemency shown to some emirs. His accuser, Gormaz (Andrew Cruickshank), father of his fiancée, Jimena (Sophia Loren), dies in the resulting duel.