1957 ... What a Year!

1957 ... what a year it was.

This was indeed an excellent year in film, in which a bridge was blown to pieces after being painstakingly built by British POWs, Shakespeare's "Macbeth" went to medieval Japan and three French soldiers were tried for desertion.

Elsewhere, the Cavern Club opened its doors for the first time, "In God We Trust" appeared on US money, and the Soviets launched Sputnik, carrying Laika the dog.