4 Films & TV Shows Set In Maine During The 1950s
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The Iron Giant
Maine The 1950sIt came from outer space! — In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
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The Shawshank Redemption
Maine 🇲🇽 Mexico The 1940s The 1950s The 1960sFear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free. — Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
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The Whales of August
Maine The 1950sThe Screen's Immortals... A movie you'll never forget. — Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine.
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The Seven Year Itch
New York Maine The 1950sIt TICKLES and TANTALIZES! - The funniest comedy since laughter began! — With his family away for their annual summer holiday, Richard Sherman decides he has the opportunity to live a bachelor's life. The beautiful but ditzy blonde from the apartment above catches his eye and they soon start spending time together—maybe a little too much time!