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1953
 
     
Within the year Marilyn Monroe stars in Niagara, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire        
1954
 
    
Japanese film director Kurasawa Akira directs The Seven Samurai       
1954
 
     
George Cukor directs Judy Garland and James Mason in A Star Is Born        
1954
 
     
Federico Fellini directs La Strada ('The Road'), starring his wife, Giulietta Masina, and Antony Quinn        
1955
 
    
Swedish director Ingmar Bergman wins international fame with his film Smiles of a Summer Night       
1955
 
     
Elia Kazan directs James Dean in East of Eden        
1955
 
    
James Dean is type-cast as the young lead in Rebel without a Cause       
1955
 
    
Indian director Satyajit Ray makes his first film, Pather Panchali       
1956
 
     
Brigitte Bardot is directed by her husband Roger Vadim in his first film, And God Created Woman        
1957
 
     
David Lean directs William Holden, Alec Guinness and Jack Hawkins in The Bridge on the River Kwai