The year 1954 gives us several of the greatest films of all time. Leading the pack are Akira Kurosawa's epic Seven Samurai and Alfred Hitchcock's iconic Rear Window - but 1954 also gives us Federico Fellini's first masterpiece, plus two American classics that stand on opposite sides of the Red Scare. But which one film has best stood the test of time?
Join Rachel Schaevitz and Aaron Keck as they discuss the year in cinema, great women in Westerns, the loneliness of New York City, Kurosawa's influence on the heist film, the brilliance of Giulietta Masina, and the shadow of Joe McCarthy - and then we dig into the data and the numbers (and our expert panel votes) to identify the best picture of 1954.
The nominees are Johnny Guitar, On the Waterfront, Rear Window, Seven Samurai, and La Strada. Who wins the Moonlight?