adventure films of the 1950s

A list of adventure films released in the 1950s.

Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
1950
The Elusive Pimpernel Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Jack Hawkins United Kingdom
The Flame and the Arrow Jacques Tourneur Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Robert Douglas United States Fantasy adventure
Fortunes of Captain Blood Gordon M. Douglas Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, George Macready United States
King Solomon's Mines Compton Bennett, Andrew Marton Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, Richard Carlson United States Romantic adventure
Treasure Island Byron Haskin United States United Kingdom Sea adventure
1951
The African Queen John Huston Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley United States United Kingdom Romantic adventure
Captain Horatio Hornblower Raoul Walsh Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty United Kingdom
Caroline Cherie Richard Pottier Martine Carol, Marie Déa, Alfred Adam France
Mask of the Avenger Phil Karlson John Derek, Anthony Quinn, Jody Lawrance United States
1952
Against All Flags George Sherman Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn United States Sea adventure
Blackbeard the Pirate Raoul Walsh Robert Newton, Linda Darnell, William Bendix United States Sea adventure
Un Caprice de Caroline Cherie Jean Devaivre Martine Carol, Jean Pascal, Jacques Dacqmine France Romantic adventure
The Crimson Pirate Robert Siodmak Burt Lancaster, Eva Bartok, Nick Cravat United KingdomUnited States Adventure comedy
Fanfan la Tulipe Christian-Jaque Gérard Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida, Marcel Herrand FranceItaly Romantic adventure
The Golden Coach Jean Renoir Anna Magnani, Duncan Lamont, Riccardo Rioli FranceItaly Romantic adventure
Ivanhoe Richard Thorpe Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine United KingdomUnited States Romantic adventure
King of the Khyber Rifles Henry King Tyrone Power, Terry Moore, Michael Rennie United States Romantic adventure
The Prisoner of Zenda Richard Thorpe Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, James Mason United States Romantic adventure
The Three Musketeers André Hunebelle Georges Marchal, Gino Cervi, Yvonne Sanson FranceItaly
Scaramouche George Sidney Stewart Granger, Eleanor Parker, Janet Leigh United States
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men Ken Annakin Richard Todd, Peter Finch United Kingdom
1953
Beat the Devil John Huston Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida United StatesUnited KingdomItaly Adventure comedy
Cat Women of the Moon Arthur D. Hilton Sonny Tufts, Victor Jory, Marie Windsor United States Space adventure
Jungle Drums of Africa Fred C. Brannon Don Blackman, John Cason United States
Knights of the Round Table Richard Thorpe Ava Gardner, Robert Taylor, Mel Ferrer United KingdomUnited States Romantic adventure
Little Fugitive Morris Engel, Ray Ashley, Ruth Orkin Ricky Brewster, Richie Andrusco, Winifred Cushing United States Adventure drama
Mogambo John Ford Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly United States
Plunder of the Sun John Farrow Glenn Ford, Diana Lynn, Patricia Medina United States Adventure drama
Sadko Alexander Ptushko Sergei Stolyarov, Alla Larionova, Mikhail Troyanovsky Soviet Union
The Three Musketeers André Hunebelle Georges Marchal, Gino Cervi, Yvonne Sanson FranceItaly
The Wages of Fear Henri-Georges Clouzot Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter Van Eyck FranceItaly Adventure drama
1954
The Adventures of Hajji Baba Don Weis John Derek, Elaine Stewart, Rosemarie Bowe United States Romantic adventure
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Luis Buñuel Dan O'Herlihy, Jaime Fernandez, Felipe de Alba MexicoUnited States
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Jacques Becker Fernandel, Dieter Borsche, Samia Gamal France
The Black Shield of Falworth Rudolph Maté Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, David Farrar United States Romantic adventure
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl Lew Landers Anthony Dexter, Eva Gabor United States Romantic adventure
Long John Silver Byron Haskin Robert Newton, Kit Taylor, Connie Gilchrist Australia Family-oriented adventure
The Naked Jungle Byron Haskin Eleanor Parker, Charlton Heston, Abraham Sofaer United States Adventure drama
1955
African Manhunt Seymour Friedman Ray Bennett United States
Captain Lightfoot Douglas Sirk Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Jeff Morrow United States Romantic adventure
Le Fils de Caroline Cherie Magali Noël, Brigitte Bardot, Jean Pascal France Romantic adventure
Moonfleet Fritz Lang Stewart Granger, George Sanders, Joan Greenwood United States
Ulysses Mario Camerini Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano, Anthony Quinn Italy Fantasy adventure
1956
Around the World in Eighty Days Michael Anderson David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Newton, Shirley MacLaine United States United Kingdom Romantic adventure, adventure comedy
Les Aventures de Till L'Espiegle Gérard Philipe, Joris Ivens Gérard Philipe, Jean Vilar, Jean Carmet FranceEast Germany
Congo Crossing Joseph Pevney George Nader, Virginia Mayo, Peter Lorre United States Adventure drama
The Court Jester Melvin Frank, Norman Panama Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone United States Adventure comedy
Death in the Garden Luis Buñuel Simone Signoret, Charles Vanel, Georges Marchal FranceMexico Adventure drama
Forbidden Planet Fred Wilcox Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen United States Space adventure
The Great Locomotive Chase Francis D. Lyon Fess Parker, Jeffrey Hunter, Jeff York United States
Ilya Muromets Alexander Ptushko Boris Andreyev, Andrei Abrikosov, Natalya Medvedeva Soviet Union Fantasy adventure
The Mountain Edward Dmytryk Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Claire Trevor United States
1957
Legend of the Lost Henry Hathaway John Wayne, Sophia Loren, Rossano Brazzi ItalyUnited StatesPanama Adventure drama
The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent Roger Corman Lynn Bernay, Susan Cabot, Gary Conway United States
1958
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad Nathan H. Juran Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer, Torin Thatcher United States Fantasy adventure
The Hidden Fortress Akira Kurosawa Toshirō Mifune, Misa Uehara, Kamatari Fujiwara Japan
Missile to the Moon Richard E. Cunha Nina Bara, Gary Clarke, Tommy Cook United States Space adventure
Queen of Outer Space Edward Bernds Zsa Zsa Gabor, Eric Fleming, Laurie Mitchell United States Space adventure
La Tempesta Alberto Lattuada Van Heflin, Viveca Lindfors, Silvana Mangano ItalyFranceSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Romantic adventure
1959
The Angry Red Planet Ib Melchior Gerald Mohr, Les Tremayne, Nora Hayden United States Space adventure
Ferry to Hong Kong Lewis Gilbert Curd Jürgens, Orson Welles, Sylvia Syms United Kingdom Sea adventure
The Indian Tomb Fritz Lang Debra Paget, Paul Christian, Paul Hubschmid FranceWest GermanyItalyUnited States Romantic adventure
Kapitanskaya Dochka Vladimir Kaplunovsky Oleg Strizhenov, Sergei Lukyanov, Iya Arepina Soviet Union Romantic adventure
Prisonniers De La Brousse Willy Rozier Georges Marchal, Jean-Pierre Kerien, Nadine Alari France
The Tiger of Eschnapur Fritz Lang Debra Paget, Paul Hubschmid, Claus Holm West GermanyFranceItaly Adventure drama
Third Man on the Mountain Ken Annakin Michael Rennie, Janet Munro, James Donald United StatesUnited Kingdom Family-oriented adventure
Watusi Kurt Neumann George Montgomery, Taina Elg, David Farrar United States

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