I have now seen 91 films that were released in 1958. While the year had its definite pleasures in the mid-range, it was a bit weak at the top end. I have only two films left over at 9/10 for the also-ran list. They are The Ballad of Narayama and The Defiant Ones. The ranking doesn’t mean much except for the top two. This is the first year in which the majority of films on my list were in living color! A complete list of the films I watched can be found here.
10. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – directed by Elia Kazan
9. Gigi – directed by Vincente Minnelli
8. Equinox Flower – directed by Yasujiro Ozu
7. The Music Room – directed by Satyajit Ray
6. Ashes and Diamonds – directed by Andrzej Wajda
5. Damn Yankees! – directed by George Abbott and Stanley Donen
4. Elevator to the Gallows – directed by Louis Malle
3. Vertigo – directed by Alfred Hitchcock
2. Mon Oncle – directed by Jacques Tati
- Touch of Evil – directed by Orson Welles
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