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The best comedies of the 1950s

The top 3 according to 5 votes from people: Some Like It Hot (1959) · La Poison (1951) · Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958). (Updated Jan 2, 2024.)

Some Like It Hot, La Poison, Limelight, Big Deal on Madonna Street, Mon Oncle, Knock and The Quiet Man: the 1950s comedies rated highest by AlloCiné viewers.

manette_liege · · 15 items · 5 votes · 1 comment

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Top 15

  1. 1

    Some Like It Hot (1959)

    Billy Wilder.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  2. 2

    La Poison (1951)

    Sacha Guitry.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  3. 3

    Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)

    Mario Monicelli.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  4. 4

    Mon Oncle (1958)

    Jacques Tati.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  5. 5

    Little Fugitive (1953)

    Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin et Ray Ashley.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  6. 6

    Knock (1951)

    Guy Lefranc.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  7. 7

    La Ronde (1950)

    Max Ophüls.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  8. 8

    A Face in the Crowd (1957)

    Elia Kazan.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  9. 9

    Stalag 17 (1953)

    Billy Wilder.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  10. 10

    The Quiet Man (1952)

    John Ford.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  11. 11

    Casque d'Or (1952)

    Jacques Becker.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  12. 12

    Summer Manoeuvres (1955)

    René Clair.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  13. 13

    Black Orpheus (1959)

    Marcel Camus.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  14. 14

    Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)

    Sacha Guitry.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  15. 15

    Limelight (1952)

    Charles Chaplin.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1

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toutou_bordeaux · Français

Mon oncle, la maison Arpel et son poisson-fontaine, j'adore. Tati, c'est de la poésie pure.

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