Classic Cinema Characters

Iconic black-and-white imagery depicting characters engaged in dramatic situations, showcasing vintage fashion and intense emotions in storytelling.

United States: c. 1954 A young girl wearing a cowboy hat watching a man play violin on television.

SANTIAGO BERNABEU in BERNABEU (2017), directed by IGNACIO SALAZAR-SIMPSON.

BETTE DAVIS and BARRY SULLIVAN in PAYMENT ON DEMAND (1951), directed by CURTIS BERNHARDT.

ALAIN DELON in THE GODSON (1967) -Original title: LE SAMOURAI-, directed by JEAN-PIERRE MELVILLE.

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1989), directed by DWIGHT H. LITTLE.

ROBERT HOSSEIN in THE SECRET KILLER (1965) -Original title: LE VAMPIRE DE DUSSELDORF-, directed by ROBERT HOSSEIN.

Original Film Title: LA BELLA LOLA. English Title: LA BELLA LOLA. Film Director: ALFONSO BALCAZAR. Year: 1962. Stars: ANTONIO CIFARIELLO.

CHINESE ROULETTE (1976) -Original title: CHINESISCHES ROULETTE-, directed by RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER.

BASIL RATHBONE in THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (1939), directed by ALFRED L. WERKER.

THE GATES OF PARIS (1957) -Original title: PORTE DES LILAS-, directed by RENE CLAIR.

Anefo photo collection. Television program around the singer Bruce Lowe. December 30, 1959

EL PASADO AMENAZA (1950), directed by ANTONIO ROMAN.

AKIM TAMIROFF and ROBERT ARDEN in MISTER ARKADIN (1955) -Original title: MR. ARKADIN-, directed by ORSON WELLES.

HENRY FONDA in THE WRONG MAN (1956), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

CHRISTOPHER LEE in DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE (1968).

CERCA DEL CIELO (1951), directed by MARIANO POMBO and DOMINGO VILADOMAT.

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 (1986), directed by TOBE HOOPER.

LA REINA MORA (1937), directed by EUSEBIO FERNANDEZ ARDAVIN.

PIETRO GERMI in THE RAILROAD MAN (1956) -Original title: IL FERROVIERE-, directed by PIETRO GERMI.

CURD JÜRGENS and JOHN CARRADINE in MISSILE X: THE NEUTRON BOMB INCIDENT (1978) -Original title: MISSILE X-GEHEIMAUFTRAG NEUTRONENBOMBE-.

MYRNA LOY in THE RAINS CAME (1939), directed by CLARENCE BROWN.

SPENCER TRACY in 20,000 YEARS IN SING SING (1932), directed by MICHAEL CURTIZ.

TIPPI HEDREN and ROD TAYLOR in THE BIRDS (1963), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

AUDREY HEPBURN in FUNNY FACE (1957), directed by STANLEY DONEN.

SILVANA MANGANO and MICHAEL RENNIE in MAMBO (1954), directed by ROBERT ROSSEN.

Anefo photo collection. André van Duin in the television "The girl with the blue hat". January 20, 1972

THRONE OF THE BLOOD MONSTER (1970) -Original title: IL TRONO DI FUOCO-, directed by JESUS FRANCO.

GERMAN COBOS in DESPERATE MISSION (1965) -Original title: AGENTE Z 55 MISSIONE DISPERATA-, directed by ROBERTO BIANCHI MONTERO.

LOS ULTIMOS DE FILIPINAS (1945), directed by ANTONIO ROMAN.

DEBORAH KERR in BLACK NARCISSUS (1947), directed by EMERIC PRESSBURGER.

MARLON BRANDO and EVA MARIE SAINT in ON THE WATERFRONT (1954), directed by ELIA KAZAN.

Almost blind.

VITTORIO GASSMAN in BITTER RICE (1949) -Original title: RISO AMARO-, directed by GIUSEPPE DE SANTIS.

TREVOR HOWARD in GOLDEN SALAMANDER (1950), directed by RONALD NEAME.

THE PHENIX CITY STORY (1955), directed by PHIL KARLSON.

FORBRYDELSENS ELEMENT (1984), directed by LARS VON TRIER.

HOUSE OF WAX (1953), directed by ANDRE DE TOTH.

DOLORES COSTELLO and JOSEPH COTTEN in THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS (1942), directed by ORSON WELLES.

FRANÇOIS OZON in SWIMMING POOL (2003), directed by FRANÇOIS OZON.

TONY CURTIS in TARAS BULBA (1962), directed by J. LEE THOMPSON.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN in THE GOLD RUSH (1925), directed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN.

WILLIAM HOLDEN in THE WILD BUNCH (1969), directed by SAM PECKINPAH.

PATRICK MCGOOHAN in DANGER MAN (1960) -Original title: DANGER MAN-TV-.

FRANCO FABRIZI and EDMUND GWENN in THE ROCKET FROM CALABUCH (1956) -Original title: CALABUCH-, directed by LUIS GARCIA BERLANGA.

Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (translated as Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror; or simply Nosferatu) is a 1922 German Expressionist horror film. It was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, with names and other details changed because the studio could not obtain the rights to the novel

PETER SELLERS and BERNARD CRIBBINS in THE WRONG ARM OF THE LAW (1963).

Scenes from the film The Deserter by Vsevolod Pudovkin, Anonymous

JAMES WOODS and ROBERT DE NIRO in ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (1984), directed by SERGIO LEONE.

ARIEL (1988), directed by AKI KAURISMAKI.

ORSON WELLES in JOURNEY INTO FEAR (1943), directed by NORMAN FOSTER.

ANTONIO OZORES in LOS TRAMPOSOS (1959), directed by PEDRO LAZAGA.

Karl Malden, Sally Field, Michael Caine, on-set of the Film, "Beyond the Poseidon Adventure", Warner Bros., 1979

ANTHONY PERKINS in PSYCHO II (1983), directed by RICHARD FRANKLIN.

FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT in FAHRENHEIT 451 (1966), directed by FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT.

KIRK DOUGLAS in LUST FOR LIFE (1956), directed by VINCENTE MINNELLI.

JOANNA CASSIDY in BLADE RUNNER (1982), directed by RIDLEY SCOTT.

Film still from 'Desire Me' starring Richard Hart, Greer Garson, Robert Mitchum, and George Zucco.

JERRY LEWIS in THE FAMILY JEWELS (1965), directed by JERRY LEWIS.

JEAN WALLACE and CORNEL WILDE in THE BIG COMBO (1955), directed by JOSEPH H. LEWIS.

TEN DAYS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD (1928) -Original title: OKTYABR-, directed by SERGEI M. EISENSTEIN and GRIGORI ALEKSANDROV.

DIRK BOGARDE in DAMN THE DEFIANT! (1962) -Original title: H. M. S. DEFIANT-, directed by LEWIS GILBERT.

PETER SELLERS in ONLY TWO CAN PLAY (1962), directed by SIDNEY GILLIAT.

ROBERT PATTINSON in THE LIGHTHOUSE (2019), directed by ROBERT EGGERS.

GABY RODGERS in MICKEY SPILLANE'S KISS ME DEADLY (1955) -Original title: KISS ME DEADLY-, directed by ROBERT ALDRICH.

JOHNNY DEPP and TIM BURTON in CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (2005), directed by TIM BURTON.

Anefo photo collection. Television game "Watchers at the grave", Gaius Tulius (Leo den Hertogh) and writer. April 14, 1960

ETHAN HAWKE in GATTACA (1997), directed by ANDREW NICCOL.

CHRIST STOPPED AT EBOLI (1979) -Original title: CRISTO SI E FERMATO A EBOLI-, directed by FRANCESCO ROSI.

Anefo photo collection. 35 Repro's topical film truth knows no limits. November 3, 1949

THE STRUGGLE (1931), directed by D. W. GRIFFITH.

DAYS OF HOPE (1945) -Original title: L' ESPOIR-, directed by ANDRE MALRAUX.

Anefo photo collection. Benfica against Ajax 1-3 game moments. February 19, 1969

M. EMMET WALSH in BLOOD SIMPLE (1984), directed by ETHAN COEN and JOEL COEN.

ZBIGNIEW CYBULSKI in ASHES AND DIAMONDS (1958) -Original title: POPIOL I DIAMENT-, directed by ANDRZEJ WAJDA.

VIRNA LISI in ASSAULT ON A QUEEN (1966), directed by JACK DONOHUE.

JAMES DONALD and ANDREW KEIR in FIVE MILLION YEARS TO EARTH (1967) -Original title: QUATERMASS AND THE PIT-, directed by ROY WARD BAKER.

UGO TOGNAZZI and CLAUDIO GORA in COMPLEXES (1965) -Original title: I COMPLESSI-, directed by DINO RISI, FRANCO ROSSI and LUIGI FILIPPO D'AMICO.

AMEDEO NAZZARI in CUANDO LOS ANGELES DUERMEN (1947).

LES DEUX TIMIDES (1928), directed by RENE CLAIR.

JOSE FERRER in MOULIN ROUGE (1952), directed by JOHN HUSTON.

DIANA RIGG and PATRICK MACNEE in THE AVENGERS (1961).

Motion picture lobby card for 'The gunfighter' shows a man standing in doorway holding unconscious woman in his arms. Dated 1923

RODDY MCDOWALL and PAMELA FRANKLIN in THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE (1973), directed by JOHN HOUGH.

PETER SELLERS in THE WRONG ARM OF THE LAW (1963).

JOHN MILLS and HORST BUCHHOLZ in TIGER BAY (1959), directed by J. LEE THOMPSON.

FAYE DUNAWAY and STACY KEACH in DOC (1971), directed by FRANK PERRY.

ROBERT REDFORD, GEORGE SEGAL and PAUL SAND in THE HOT ROCK (1972), directed by PETER YATES.

ERNEST BORGNINE and LEE MARVIN in EMPEROR OF THE NORTH POLE (1973), directed by ROBERT ALDRICH.

TERENCE FISHER in THE GORGON (1964), directed by TERENCE FISHER.

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