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Hollywood in 1954

Hitchcock suspense, Brando realism, widescreen spectacle, and prestige musicals coexist in a rapidly changing industry.

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1954 · Suspense

Rear Window

A photographer confined to his apartment suspects a neighbor of murder while watching the courtyard.

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1954 · Musical drama

Carmen Jones

Bizet is reimagined in an all-Black American setting, with Dandridge in the role that brought her historic Oscar nomination.

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1954 · Musical drama

A Star Is Born

Garland gives one of her defining performances as a singer whose rise is paired with her husband’s decline.

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1954 · Romantic comedy

Sabrina

Hepburn returns from Paris transformed and unsettles two wealthy brothers on a Long Island estate.

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