True Stories
True Stories are those based (sometimes loosely!) on fact. They cover topics as diverse as drug addiction, poverty, political unrest, the corruption of power, alcoholism, class divisions, sexual inequality, mental illness and other human struggles. Meet some of history's most intriguing characters, find out what it's really like to climb a mountain or paint a masterpiece. Truly, the True Story is one of cinema's most engaging and enthralling genres.
Bio-pics feature in this section and are also gathered together separately under the 'Biography' sublink left.
Pictured: Inside the Las Vegas mob, Scorsese's unromantic 'Goodfellas'
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ( Blu-ray ) (1957)
7.2/10
Director: John Sturges
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Jo Van Fleet, John Ireland, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming
Superbly mounted, landmark western that authentically depicts the famous showdown between Wyatt Earp and 'Doc' Holliday and the Clanton Gang, while ex... Read more
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
Director: Michael Anderson
Starring: Richard Todd, William Hartnell, Akim Tamiroff, Donald Houston, Keye Luke
The Royal Navy Frigate H.M.S. Amethyst (whilst on a peaceful mission) comes under fire and is run aground up the Yangtse River. After rescue attempts... Read more
Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
5.4/10
Director: Nathan Juran
Starring: Ronald Reagan, Nancy Davis, Arthur Franz
Naval officers Charles Lockwood and Hans Christian Adamson wrote this WW II thriller chronicling the true story of one of the most daring submarine op... Read more
Gunfight At The O.K. Corral (1957)
7.2/10
Director: John Sturges
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Burt Lancaster, Lee Van Cleef, Dennis Hopper, John...
Superbly mounted, landmark western that authentically depicts the famous showdown between Wyatt Earp and 'Doc' Holliday and the Clanton Gang, while ex... Read more
The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
7.2/10
Director: Nunnally Johnson
Starring: Joanne Woodward, David Wayne, Lee J Cobb, Nancy Kulp
This distinguished movie boasts Joanne Woodward's Oscar-winning performance as a woman with multiple personalities. Based on a true life case. Read more
A Man Escaped (1956)
8.2/10
Director: Robert Bresson
Starring: Francois Letterier, Charles Le Clainche
Director Robert Bresson totally involves the viewer in the gripping and uplifting true story of the escape of a second World War resistance fighter wh... Read more
The Great Locomotive Chase / Shipwrecked (1956)
Director: Francis D Lyon, Nils Gaup
Starring: Jeffrey Hunter, Fess Parker, Kenneth Tobey, Stian Smestad, Gabriel Byrne
'The Great Locomotive Chase' - An adventure story based on a true American Civil War incident of a mission behind Confederate lines to steal a Union t... Read more
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
7.4/10
Director: Ronald Neame
Starring: Gloria Grahame, Clifton Webb, Robert Flemying, Josephine Griffin
Cinematographer turned director Ronald Neame brings to life the fascinating true story of a daring operation that foiled Hitler's invasion of Sicily.... Read more
The Wrong Man (1956)
7.5/10
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle
Unlike any other Alfred Hitchcock movie. The story packs tension, the images are spellbinding and the dilemma genuinely frightening. But this time the... Read more
Lust For Life (1956)
7.4/10
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald
A brilliant adaptation of Irving Stone's biography of artist Vincent Van Gogh, vividly portraying his anguished life, with Kirk Douglas offering one o... Read more