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Dalton Trumbo has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1970s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Roman Holiday.
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Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.
Dir. William Wyler · With Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, Eddie Albert
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner · With Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
Dir. Stanley Kubrick · With Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons
A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life leading up to that point.
Dir. Dalton Trumbo · With Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt
A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary.
Dir. David Miller · With Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau
Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, on Starr's behest, they embark on a crime spree for cash.
Dir. Joseph H. Lewis · With Peggy Cummins, John Dall, Berry Kroeger
Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.
Dir. Otto Preminger · With Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson
