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Best Italian Movies of the 1950s

This collection ranks 985 movies from Italy released in the 1950s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top sits The Wages of Fear.

985 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  11. 11

    Othello

    1951· 1h 33m· en

    7.4213
  18. 18

    Il Grido

    1957· 1h 55m· it

    7.5170
  26. 26

    Ulysses

    1954· 1h 40m· it

    6.5252
  28. 28

    Senso

    1954· 2h 3m· it

    7.2253

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Frequently asked questions

How many italian movies were made in the 1950s?

985 Italy productions from the 1950s have real rating data.

How are these italian films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best italian movie of the 1950s?

The Wages of Fear currently holds the #1 position.