1956 Movies
Browse 1,179 titles in our 1956 Movies Database
- The Killing
- The Searchers
- The Ten Commandments
- The Man Who Knew Too Much
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers
- Forbidden Planet
- Giant
- The Ladykillers
- Around the World in 80 Days
- The King and I
- A Man Escaped
- Moby Dick
- The Red Balloon
- High Society
- Aparajito
- The Bad Seed
- Oklahoma!
- Written on the Wind
- Bob the Gambler
- Bus Stop
- Lust for Life
- The Man with the Golden Arm
- War and Peace
- Tarantula
- Sissi
- ...And God Created Woman
- Anastasia
- The Harder They Fall
- Somebody Up There Likes Me
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters!
- Baby Doll
- Bigger Than Life
- 20 Million Miles to Earth
- Friendly Persuasion
- Bride of the Monster
- Sissi: The Young Empress
- While the City Sleeps
- Carousel
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
- 7 Men from Now
- Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
- Rodan
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
- Attack
- The Man Who Never Was
- Trapeze
- Richard III
- Pursuit of the Graf Spee
- Street of Shame
- Love Me Tender
- Nightfall
- Jubal
- A Kiss Before Dying
- The Crossing of Paris
- La Pointe Courte
- The Rainmaker
- 1984
- Alexander the Great
- The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
- The Creature Walks Among Us
- The Mole People
- The Girl Can't Help It
- The Conqueror
- The Catered Affair
- The Teahouse of the August Moon
- Early Spring
- The Last Wagon
- There's Always Tomorrow
- The Fastest Gun Alive
- Patterns
- X the Unknown
- Tea and Sympathy
- Autumn Leaves
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Indestructible Man
- Carnival Night
- Reach for the Sky
- The Left Hand of God
- The Swan
- The Mystery of Picasso
- It Conquered the World
- Death in the Garden
- 23 Paces to Baker Street
- Helen of Troy
- The Killer Is Loose
- Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
- World Without End
- Hollywood or Bust
- Ransom!
- The Green Man
- The Solid Gold Cadillac
- Crazed Fruit
- The Mountain
- Julie
- The Ogre of Athens
- Elena and Her Men
- The Eddy Duchin Story
- Bhowani Junction
- Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy
- Kronos
- The Black Sleep
- Swamp Women
- Fire Maidens of Outer Space
- The She-Creature
- Love
- Do Ankhen Barah Haath
- The Captain from Köpenick
- A Town Like Alice
- The King and Four Queens
- The Beast of Hollow Mountain
- The Werewolf
- Backlash
- The Silent World
- The Last Frontier
- The Last Hunt
- Pardners
- Tribute to a Bad Man
- The Forty-First
- Merry-Go-Round
- Deadlier Than the Male
- D-Day the Sixth of June
- Main Street
- The Rack
- Gervaise
- Storm Center
- Broom-Stick Bunny
- The Proud Ones
- Please Murder Me!
- The Band of Honest Men
- All the Memory in the World
- Three Violent People
- Between Heaven and Hell
- Run for the Sun
- Yield to the Night
- Foreign Intrigue
- Bundle of Joy
- The Railroad Man
- Crime in the Streets
- Miracle in the Rain
- The River's Edge
- The Roof
- 7th Cavalry
- The Third Key
- The Great Locomotive Chase
- Monster from Green Hell
- The Sword and the Dragon
- The Benny Goodman Story
- Rock Around the Clock
- Slightly Scarlet
- The Rocket from Calabuch
- Warning from Space
- The Iron Petticoat
- Forever, Darling
- Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z
- Deduce, You Say
- Flowing
- Bandido!
- Death of a Scoundrel
- Good Morning, Miss Dove
- The Lone Ranger
- Break Up the Dance
- 5 Steps to Danger
- Quentin Durward
- Storm Fear
- A Girl in Black
- Maksim Perepelitsa
- Walk the Proud Land
- These Wilder Years
- The Brave One
- The Astounding She-Monster
- Stay Alert
- Good-bye, My Lady
- Blue Cat Blues
- Great Day in the Morning
- The Spanish Gardener
- Anything Goes
- Fool's Mate
- Invitation to the Dance
- Meet Me in Las Vegas
- Nightmare
- A Cry in the Night
- The Revolt of Mamie Stover
- Barbary-Coast Bunny
- Gadkiy utyonok
- Dreams That Money Can Buy
- This is Called Dawn
- Our Miss Brooks
- Time Table
- The Burning Hills
- Private's Progress
- Dance with Me, Henry
- Kekec
- Barbecue Brawl
- Professor Hannibal
- The Rawhide Years
- A Star Is Bored
- To Hare Is Human
- There They Go-Go-Go!
- C.I.D.
- Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
- The First Traveling Saleslady
- The Gamma People
- Muscle Beach Tom
- Over-Exposed
- Dark Waters
- Gun the Man Down
- Pillars of the Sky
- The Scarlet Coat
- Bugs' Bonnets
- The Flying Sorceress
- Up in the World
- Down Beat Bear
- Satellite in the Sky
- The Ambassador's Daughter
- Never Say Goodbye
- Adebar
- Hell on Frisco Bay
- Red Sundown
- The Scarlet Hour
- Top Gun
- Tizoc
- Comanche
- Chips Ahoy
- Stupor Duck
- The Price of Fear
- Tension at Table Rock
- Man Beast
- Busy Buddies
- Lucy Gallant
- The Bitter Stems
- PT Raiders
- Come Next Spring
- Safari
- O Olmasin, Bu Olsun
- Star in the Dust
- Finger of Guilt
- The Tattered Dress
- Lisbon
- The Proud and Profane
- Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
- Toward the Unknown
- The Shadow on the Window
- Rock Rock Rock!
- The Thick-Walled Room
- Rocket Squad
- Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge
- Dakota Incident
- Mr. B Natural
- Pickup Alley
- People of No Importance
- The Maverick Queen
- Hot Blood
- Plucking the Daisy
- Michael Strogoff
- Serenade
- Far til fire i byen
- The First Texan
- Naughty Girl
- O Dreamland
- You Can't Run Away from It
- Seven Cities of Gold
- Ich denke oft an Piroschka
- The Leech
- Escapade in Japan
- I Will Buy You
- Nero's Mistress
- The Egg and Jerry
- A Day in Court
- Sunday in Peking
- Rocket-bye Baby
- Diane
- The Fortune Teller
- The Kreutzer Sonata
- The Halliday Brand
- Reprisal!
- A Day of Fury
- The Unguarded Moment
- What a Woman!
- The Black Tent
- Wideo Wabbit
- Dragoon Wells Massacre
- The Lovers Arrive
- The Great Man
- Raw Edge
- Man in the Vault
- Liane, Jungle Goddess
- Chronicle of Poor Lovers
- Le sabotier du Val de Loire
- Prince of Players
- Zarak
- The Montecarlo Story
- Hooked Bear
- Curucu, Beast of the Amazon
- The Weapon
- Rock All Night
- The Power and the Prize
- The Houston Story
- Who Done It?
- Target Zero
- That Certain Feeling
- An Alligator Named Daisy
- The Curse of the Aztec Mummy
- Don't Knock the Rock
- Beyond Mombasa
- My Son Don't Turn Round
- Rebel in Town
- Westward Ho, the Wagons!
- The Square Jungle
- Hot Cars
- Valley of Peace
- Francis in the Haunted House
- Teenage Rebel
- Lovers and Lollipops
- Hot Rod Girl
- Accused of Murder
- Drango
- Desert Sands
- Crashing Las Vegas
- Gun Duel in Durango
- Gaby
- Crime Against Joe
- Magoo's Puddle Jumper
- Heaven Scent
- The Best Things in Life Are Free
- The Blonde Witch
- Menace from Outer Space
- Showdown at Abilene
- Sudden Rain
- Charley's Aunt
- Hilda Crane
- Uncle Hyacynth
- The Kettles in the Ozarks
- Popeye for President
- Tears for Simon
- Othello
- Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
- Destination Piovarolo
- A Woman's Devotion
- Secrets of Life
- Screaming Eagles
- Crime and Punishment
- It's Great to Be Young!
- The Seine Meets Paris
- Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers
- City of Gold
- Millionaire Droopy
- The Living Idol
- The Vagabond King
- Girls in Prison
- Momma Don't Allow
- The Bottom of the Bottle
- Spin a Dark Web
- The Great American Pastime
- World in My Corner
- Seagulls Die in the Harbour
- The Quiet Gun
- Insect to Injury
- Il medico dei pazzi
- Santiago
- Manfish
- Hot Stuff
- The Rumyantsev Case
- The Innocent
- Ismail Yassine in the Navy
- Hungry Soul
- Qivitoq
- Canyon River
- The Wild Party
- The Balloon
- The Sharkfighters
- Sky Without Stars
- A Haul in One
- Beyond Oblivion
- Our Town
- The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
- Flintesønnerne
- Kentucky Rifle
- The Harvest Month
- John and Julie
- Walk the Dark Street
- If Paris Were Told to Us
- Yankee Dood It
- Rumble on the Docks
- The Come On
- How to Be Very, Very Popular
- Joe MacBeth
- Hochzeit auf Immenhof
- Too Hop to Handle
- Congo Crossing
- Value for Money
- Parlez Vous Woo
- Bashi-Achuki
- Blood to the Head
- Tree Cornered Tweety
- On the Threshold of Space
- The Bold and the Brave
- The Broken Star
- Assault and Flattery
- The Birds and the Bees
- Naked Gun
- Johnny Concho
- I Don't Scare
- Farewell to Dream
- Behind the High Wall
- Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo
- Doggie and Three
- Sea Ballerinas
- The Naked Hills
- 90 Day Wondering
- Trouble for Fathers
- Hungry Soul, Part II
- Gun Brothers
- Out to Punch
- The Magnificent Matador
- The Bigamist
- The Search for Bridey Murphy
- Miami Exposé
- Her Bridal Night
- A Wife's Heart
- Triple Deception
- Punishment Room
- Port Afrique
- Flight to Hong Kong
- A Dancer's World
- A Strange Adventure
- If All the Guys in the World...
- Fright
- Three Brave Men
- Dry Rot
- Cómicos
- Smiley
- Cien
- Ghost Town
- Touch and Go
- Hot Shots
- Mukh O Mukhosh
- Ratataa eller The Staffan Stolle Story
- Le pays d'où je viens
- Our Mr. Sun
- Four Boys and a Gun
- He Laughed Last
- Fernandel the Dressmaker
- Shake, Rattle & Rock!
- Quincannon, Frontier Scout
- Outside the Law
- Loser Takes All
- Ismail Yassine fil bolis
- Le chanteur de Mexico
- Shadow of Fear
- The Dynamiters
- Fury at Gunsight Pass
- Home and Away
- Now and Forever
- The Man in the Road
- On Our Own Land
- Supersonic Saucer
- The Girl in the Kremlin
- Seventh Heaven
- The Extra Day
- A Touch of the Sun
- Operation Conspiracy
- Truls og Trine
- Ci troviamo in galleria
- Magic Fire
- Hold Back the Night
- Jacqueline
- Fighting Trouble
- The Girl in the Picture
- Jan Zizka
- Escapade
- The Hideout
- Once There Was
- New Year Sacrifice
- I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
- Strange Intruder
- Blonde Bait
- Raznye sudby
- Shadow of the Guillotine
- Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary
- The Steel Jungle
- Seven Wonders of the World
- Bond of Fear
- Battle on Shangganling Mountain
- Dva kapitana
- Afternoon of the Bulls
- The White Squaw
- Færgekroen
- Runaway Daughters
- Bold Adventure
- Behind the Headlines
- The Black Whip
- Passport to Treason
- Together
- Breakaway
- Thunder Over Arizona
- Fountainhead
- Last Pair Out
- Josephine and Men
- Kalle Stropp, Grodan Boll och deras vänner
- Frontier Gambler
- Don Juan
- Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado
- Contraband Spain
- I've Lived Before
- Flesh and the Spur
- Million Dollar Manhunt
- A Cat and Two Women
- Running Target
- The Vintage
- Madame Freedom
- Ismail Yassine fil madhaf el shami
- Los ladrones somos gente honrada
- Appointment with Love
- Honoré de Marseille
- Uranium Boom
- King's Rhapsody
- Port of Escape
- The Narrowing Circle
- Castle of the Banned Lovers
- Mi permette babbo!
- The Young Guns
- Stagecoach to Fury
- Recluta con niño
- The Jaywalker
- Once Upon a Time
- The Cruel Tower
- Daddy's Gang
- All for Mary
- El malvado Carabel
- The Candlemaker
- Jumping for Joy
- Pavankhind
- Dorogoy tsenoy
- The Last Man to Hang
- Das tapfere Schneiderlein
- Lille Fridolf och jag
- The Thistles of the Baragan
- Sagarika
- The Last Man
- Behind Show Windows
- Rice Girl
- Huk!
- Dolgiy put
- Slightly Ahead
- It's a Wonderful World
- Olet mennyt minun vereeni
- The Woman for Joe
- Mother
- Chuzhaya rodnya
- The First Echelon
- Los gavilanes
- Rock, Pretty Baby!
- Madame White Snake
- The Man Is Armed
- Kitty and the Great Big World
- La vena d'oro
- Viva Revolution
- Åsa-Nisse flyger i luften
- The Virtuous Bigamist
- Anastasia: The Czar's Last Daughter
- The Gentle Touch
- Typhoon Over Nagasaki
- Den store gavtyv
- Naked Paradise
- Kispus
- A Moment in Love
- Night Doings
- The Girl with the Fairytales
- The Rose on His Arm
- The March Hare
- The Line of Destiny
- El ojo de cristal
- The Peacemaker
- Untamed Mistress
- Guilty?
- Flame Burns in the Igloo
- Teufel in Seide
- Express Train from Andalucía
- Nikodem Dyzma
- Delo N. 306
- Charley Moon
- Ubiystvo na ulitse Dante
- Echo der Berge
- Silja - nuorena nukkunut
- Honeymoon
- Kaii Utsunomiya tsuritenjô
- Paris, Palace Hotel
- Calling Homicide
- Tired Theodore
- Hello Smile!
- The Hunters
- Not So Dusty
- Moon Over Hellesta
- Secret of Treasure Mountain
- Hold That Rock
- Dalila
- Wetbacks
- Jokin ihmisessä
- Find the Lady
- Alibabhavum Narpathu Thirudargalum
- Sledite ostavat
- Season of the Sun
- Bridge of Japan
- Det är aldrig för sent
- Ich suche dich
- Bambuti
- Walk Into Hell
- Babies Galore
- Keep It Clean
- Rintamalotta
- Sabudareli chabuki
- The Oklahoma Woman
- Tenali Ramakrishna
- The House of Intrigue
- Blood Money
- The Three Outlaws
- V dobryy chas!
- Manolo guardia urbano
- Dollárpapa
- Jack and the Beanstalk
- The 28th Annual Academy Awards
- When Gangland Strikes
- Everything But the Truth
- The Girl and the Oak
- I'm No Fool Having Fun
- Shilpi
- The Ghost of Yotsuya
- Opernball
- Chelovek rodilsya
- Embajadores en el infierno
- L'Homme aux clés d'or
- Doublecross
- Madame X
- Mustasukkaisuus
- Funtoosh
- New Delhi
- Boris Godunov
- Terror at Midnight
- Die Geierwally
- The Sword and the Cross
- El fenómeno
- Women Without Men
- Rätten att älska
- Tyttö lähtee kasarmiin
- Swing it, fröken
- The Flaming Teenage
- La fierecilla domada
- Anakku Sazali
- Sumnjivo lice
- Evakko
- The Violent Patriot
- Jungle Hell
- The Shoemaker
- The Awakening
- Time of Vacation
- Eine Berliner Romanze
- The Horse in Focus
- Rasmus, Pontus and Toker
- Hidden Guns
- Farewell to Your Love
- Une fée... pas comme les autres
- Das Sonntagskind
- Lucy's Really Lost Moments
- Edge of Hell
- The Door in the Wall
- Love Along a River
- The Legend of Hang Tuah
- My Husband's Getting Married Today
- The Leather Saint
- Alibi
- Beyaz mendil
- Rustlers' Hideout
- The Heart Has Its Reasons
- Rock 'n' Roll Revue
- Bonjour Kathrin
- Vikhri vrazhdebnye
- Curse of the Oily Man
- Adam and Eve
- Child of Sorrow
- Olympic Games: 1956
- Farewell at Dawn
- This Was Pancho Villa
- Tons of Trouble
- Thunderstorm
- Cuerda de presos
- Legends of Anika
- A Brave Little Deer
- Polizischt Wäckerli
- The Betrayal
- Depois Eu Conto
- La quintrala
- Bakonja fra Brne
- Toofan Aur Deeya
- Tyttö tuli taloon
- The Wild Dakotas
- Främlingen från skyn
- Experts on the Football Field
- Afraid to Love
- Canasta de cuentos mexicanos
- Bezumnyy den
- Three for Jamie Dawn
- Hanussen
- The Immortal Garrison
- Peril for the Guy
- Kulla-Gulla
- Ekti Raat
- Oberstadtgass
- Fuzileiro do Amor
- The Strange Case of Dr. Manning
- Mädchen mit schwachem Gedächtnis
- Rosen im Herbst
- Silvery Wind
- Lo svitato
- Max und Moritz
- Todos somos necesarios
- Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph
- Before Sundown
- Afacerea Protar
- Holiday
- The Girl from Corfu
- Hvad vil De ha'?
- Sudba barabanshchika
- Waldwinter
- Darkness at Noon
- Ek-Hi-Rasta
- The Hostage
- Hell Hotel
- Pesma sa Kumbare
- Uncle Giannis, the Potter
- Pocket Maar
- Egen ingång
- The Lebanese Mission
- Bhabhi
- Ratkaisun päivät
- The Song of the Scarlet Flower
- Esa voz es una mina
- The Intruder
- The Wages of Sin
- Muuan sulhasmies
- A Bad Grade Again
- Solange noch die Rosen blüh'n
- Ivan Franko
- Riihalan valtias
- Precious Gift
- Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
- On the Sunny Side
- Section des disparus
- The Skirtchaser
- Yhteinen vaimomme
- La herida luminosa
- Dany, bitte schreiben Sie
- Johannisnacht
- The Road of Life
- Graciela
- The Wedding Day
- Syn
- Meeting in Paris
- The Women of Pitcairn Island
- Folies-Bergère
- Ride the High Iron
- It's Never Too Late
- ¡Aquí hay petróleo!
- Kyûketsu-ga
- Halaku
- Kontakt!
- Surprise Boogie
- Roter Mohn
- Ramsbottom Rides Again
- V odin prekrasnyy den
- Sceningång
- Talpa
- Jaguar
- The Eurovision Song Contest
- Hanka
- Stojan Mutikasa
- Esalon doktora M.
- Patty
- Suss gott
- Wenn wir alle Engel wären
- Der Kongreß tanzt
- Satan's Town
- Mem Sahib
- Tosca
- Bullet from the Past
- Basin Street Revue
- Banditen der Autobahn
- Nattbarn
- Gábor diák
- Los ases buscan la paz
- La vida en un bloc
- Kristiane af Marstal
- Anu ja Mikko
- Person Unknown
- Tischlein, deck dich
- Symphonie in Gold
- The Young Have No Time
- Lives Adrift
- Ave Maria
- Basant Bahar
- La adúltera
- Genesung
- Samoa
- Teatro del crimen
- The Wall of Death
- Zärtliches Geheimnis
- Den kloge mand
- Honeymoon
- A Man on the Beach
- Matros Chizhik
- Goubbiah... mon amour
- One Wish Too Many
- Ten u pirsa
- Murió hace quince años
- Girls Without Rooms
- Man and Child
- The White Poodle
- Viisi vekkulia
- Verlobung am Wolfgangsee
- La gran mentira
- Mitsou
- Marriage of Dr. Danwitz
- The Bride
- Mermaid of Naples
- Dort oben, wo die Alpen glühen
- Taxa K 1640 efterlyses
- Ich und meine Schwiegersöhne
- El sultán descalzo
- On Such a Night
- Fernand cow-boy
- Der Fischer vom Heiligensee
- The Captain from Cologne
- Skandal um Dr. Vlimmen
- Lain mukaan
- Tante Tut fra Paris
- Das Hirtenlied vom Kaisertal
- Pulverschnee nach Übersee
- The Captain and His Hero
- Sai de Baixo
- Magoo Beats the Heat
- Die fröhliche Wallfahrt
- The Gangsters
- The History of the Cinema
- Quando tramonta il sole
- Passionate Summer
- Nunca es demasiado tarde
- Durch die Wälder durch die Auen
- Gorilla Safari
- Der Schandfleck
- Kirschen in Nachbars Garten
- Parivar
- Diary of a Bad Girl
- Escape in the Sun
- Gost s Kubani
- Les assassins du dimanche
- Arara Vermelha
- Wo die alten Wälder rauschen
- Die Stimme der Sehnsucht
- Yaqui Drums
- Ohne dich wird es Nacht
- Stvorylka
- El vividor
- Zwischen uns die Berge
- Guai ai vinti
- Tarps Elin
- El piyayo
- Schwarzwaldmelodie
- Bhagam Bhag
- The Hesselbach Family on Vacation
- Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald
- Dunja
- Defend My Love
- Pueblo, canto y esperanza
- Vi som går stjernevejen
- It Could Be You
- Smaragden - Geschichte
- Con quién andan nuestras hijas
- Der Fremdenführer von Lissabon
- Club of Women
- Operation Sleeping Bag
- Ett dockhem
- Suspenso en comunismo
- La faraona
- Försterliesel
- Gyûnyû ya Furankî
- Ball at the Savoy
- Girl in Tails
- Toya
- Ingrid - The Story of a Fashion Model
- Raj Hath
- The River of Three Junks
- Coyote
- Trijama
- Wives and Obscurities
- Heidemelodie
- Pigeon Holed
- Ihre große Prüfung
- Den hårda leken
- Com Água na Boca
- The Underworld
- Il cavaliere dalla spada nera
- La hermana alegría
- Der Glockengießer von Tirol
- Bed of Grass
- Chudesnitsa - A Miracle Maker
- The Tale About the Priest and His Worker Balda
- The Tale of the Snow Maiden
- Za vlast Sovetov
- Viva la juventud!
- Gestatten, mein Name ist Cox
- Urlaub auf Ehrenwort
- The Mysterious Swordsman
- Bermuda Affair
- Der Hexer
- Malagueña
- Mein Bruder Josua
- Die Magd von Heiligenblut
- Law of the Streets
- Beautiful Girls
- Tausend Melodien
- Studentin Helene Willfüer
- Das fröhliche Dorf
- Golden Anniversaries
- El chismoso de la ventana
- El rey de México
- Harikiri shacho
- Die Mücke
- Pura vida
- Die Barrings
- A Woman Alone
- La chica del barrio
- Sublime melodía
- Raiders of the River
- Crime and Punishment
- Crossroads of Death
- Het är min längtan
- Where the Lark Sings
- Pensión de artistas
- Sunday in the Park
- Swedish Girl
- Santa Lucia
- Seryy razboynik
- The Square
- The Czar and the Carpenter
- Bhaktha Vijaya
- Der Schmied von St. Bartholomae
- Der Jäger vom Roteck
- Orgullo de mujer
- Two Blue Eyes
- Sinfonia d'amore
- El secreto de Pancho Villa
- Empire in the Sun
- Naya Andaz
- Summer Storm
- Litet bo
- Skorpan
- Rangoon Radha
- Raja Rani
- The Baby Carriage
- Club de señoritas
- Ci sposeremo a Capri
- Enemigos
- Zwei Herzen und ein Thron
- Amor y pecado
- Türme des Schweigens
- Historia de un amor
- The Cornet
- Hora y media de balazos
- Torment of Love
- More zovyot
- The Unconquered
- Lola Torbellino
- Some Where in Delhi
- Bataclán mexicano
- Bajo la influencia del miedo
- Johnny Walker
- Der Major und die Stiere
- II-A in Berlin
- Love
- La Cenicienta y Ernesto
- Mi canción eres tú
- Mannequins of Paris
- When the Mills are Running
- Puti i sudby
- Three from Variety
- Aawaz
- Besos prohibidos
- Called to the Stand
- Nerawareta otoko
- Soupçons
- Qara daslar
- Le toubib, médecin du gang
- Ningen gyorai shutsugekisu
- Amaradeepam
- Die Fahrt nach Bamsdorf
- Hoheit lassen bitten
- La ilegítima
- Zanzabuku
- På heder och skoj
- Sista natten
- La danza de los deseos
- Tides of Passion
- Le Psychodrame
- Le masque de Toutankhamon
- Sazae-san
- Accusation
- Musik, Musik und nur Musik
- Una piedra en el zapato
- Ihr Leibregiment
- The First Christmas
- The Space Explorers
- April in Portugal
- Krutye gorki
- Zwischenfall in Benderath
- Sacred Lie
- The Seven Vows
- Hesokuri shachô
- Blånande hav
- Swordsman of the Two Sword Style
- I'll Get Back to Kandara
- Ballet Tales
- Johan på Snippen
- Dick Turpin: Highwayman
- Amaramente
- Ignotas grizo namo
- Eteris simgera
- Kismet Ka Khel
- Los amantes
- Chiranjeevulu
- Gin shinju
- Thaikku Pinn Tharam
- Winter Carnival
- Naan Petra Selvam
- S'Waisechind vo Engelberg
- Howard
- Ciao, pais...
- Chantons maintenant
- Dein Mund verspricht mir Liebe
- Schmutzige Hände
- La huella del chacal
- Jeunesses musicales
- Railroad Town
- Kostyor bessmertiya
- Bhakta Markandeya
- Los margaritos
- Kula Deivam
- Las zapatillas verdes
- The Dikes
- Impressions de New York
- Tiltas
- Waar het groeide
- Im Schatten des Karakorum
- Project XX: The Jazz Age
- Circus Friends
- Die wilde Auguste
- Star mit fremden Federn
- Kaibyo ranbu
- Du und mancher Kamerad
- Requiem for a Heavyweight
- Lock Up Your Daughters
- Southward with Prince Philip
- Princess Margaret in Mauritius and East Africa
- Cyclists Abroad
- La sierra del terror
- Bang the Drum Slowly
- The Plausible Impossible
- Sable Island
- Family of Sorrow
- Den tappre soldaten Jönsson
- Ett kungligt äventyr
- Stryker of the Yard
- Una lección de amor
- ¡Que seas feliz!
- Gyakukôsen
- La fiera
- Veera Kankanam
- My Wife's Family
- Ai wa furu hoshi no kanata ni
- Chitei no uta
- Secrets of the Reef
- Der Verräter
- Лесная история
- Die Gestohlene Nase
- Hercules: Lion Cubs
- Friendship
- Bestseller
- Mam'zelle Souris
- Die ganze Welt singt nur Amore
- Quand vient l'amour
- KgU - Task Force of Inhumanity
- Saigo no sentō-ki
- Есть такой парень
- Sardinia
- The Blue Men of Morocco
- Krut och kärlek
- Yli merten ja mannerten
- Fighter Wing
- A Visit to India
- Varshavskie vstrechi
- Hu die fu ren
- Fuld af fiduser
- Days of Youth
- Eric Winstone's Stagecoach
- Huan le nian nian
- Pêcheurs de Pomcoup
- Zhui
- Tange Sazen: Kenun no maki
- Fish Spoilage Control
- The Shield of Faith
- Asha
- Brooklyn Goes to Las Vegas
- Crossroad
- Eugénie Grandet
- Hua luo you feng jun
- Liska a vik
- Song of the Clouds
- Sainte Jeanne
- De weg naar het hart
- Man with a Dog
- Tearaway
- Denkô karate uchi
- Animals and Kids
- Thunder Beach
- The Legend of El Dorado
- Magic in the Sun
- Copters and Cows
- Doris
- Dotanba
- Lauri Kr. Relander 1925-1931
- Die Stadt
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Cash on Delivery
- The Goose Girl
- Nayoroiwa: Namida no kantôshô
- Expedition Röda havet
- Kyösti Kallio - Suomen suurin talonpoika
- Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg 28.1.1865-22.9.1952
- The Magic Carpet
- Okinawa no tami
- Police Precinct: The Left-Handed Killer
- Police Precinct
- Police Precinct Part 2
- The Black Hooded Man 4
- Première nouvelle
- Beau sang
- Mars et Melpomène
- La part des dieux
- L'homme au parapluie
- À quoi rêvent les jeunes filles
- Berliner Pflaster
- Le menteur
- Travels of Lord Mito Pt.10: Demon Naruto
- Inspecteur Grey
- Il dono di Natale
- La chiave di casa
- 朱鞘罷り通る
- The Tomboy from the Back Streets
- Keishichô monogatari: Tôbô gofun mae
- Keishichô monogatari: Ma no saishû ressha
- Nadare
- The Christmas Spirit
- Zakkyo kazoku
- Edo Sangokushi: Hayate-hen
- Edo Sangokushi: Kanketsu jinrai-hen
- Bôken jidaigeki: Nichirin Tarô
- Musume junrei: Nagare no hana
- Mito Kômon man'yû-ki: Hitokui hihi
- Mito Kômon man'yû-ki: Naruto no yôki
- Gozonji kaiketsu kuro zukin: Shinshutsu kibotsu
- Shuzaya makari tôru
- Wakai omawarisan
- Keishichô monogatari: Tsuiseki nana jû san-jikan
- St. Florian - Geistige Heimat Anton Bruckners
- Traum des Ikaros
- Les Middle Finger
- The Country Doctor
- Welcome to the Queen
- Royal Visit to Leith
- Pilgrim's Way
- 若さま侍捕物帖魔の死美人屋敷
Top 5 Movies of 1956
The Ten Commandments
Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments" is a cinematic retelling of the biblical story of Moses, portrayed by Charlton Heston. The film charts Moses' journey from his origins as an adopted Egyptian prince to his pivotal role as the deliverer of the Hebrews. The cast includes Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget, and John Derek. Notable for its grand scale and production values, "The Ten Commandments" became one of the year's most successful films.
Around the World in 80 Days
"Around the World in 80 Days," directed by Michael Anderson, is an adaptation of Jules Verne's classic novel. The story follows Phileas Fogg, played by David Niven, and his wager to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days. The film, featuring Cantinflas, Shirley MacLaine, and Robert Newton, is known for its adventure-filled narrative and was a significant cinematic feat of its time.
Giant
Directed by George Stevens, "Giant" is a drama-western film that spans the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean in one of his final roles. "Giant" is distinguished by its expansive storytelling, covering a range of themes from personal to societal in the context of a changing America.
The King and I
"The King and I," directed by Walter Lang, is a musical drama based on the real-life experiences of a British widow who becomes the governess to the King of Siam's children. Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, and Martin Benson deliver memorable performances. The film is noted for its rich musical score and the cultural contrasts it portrays.
Trapeze
Carol Reed's "Trapeze" is set in the captivating world of circus performers, focusing on a love and rivalry triangle among trapeze artists. The film stars Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, and Gina Lollobrigida, and delves into themes of ambition, talent, and manipulation. Its portrayal of the competitive circus environment adds a unique dimension to the narrative.
Industry Highlights and Notable Moments from 1956
1956 was a year of considerable evolution and challenges for the film industry. This period was marked by several significant developments that influenced the direction of cinema in the years to follow.
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Changing Censorship Standards: The film industry began to relax its censorship standards, allowing references to topics that were previously considered taboo. This shift reflected changing societal attitudes and a move towards more open and diverse storytelling in cinema.
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Videotape Recorder Innovation: The development of the first practical videotape recorder (VTR) by the AMPEX Corporation represented a technological breakthrough. This innovation had a profound impact on the industry, offering new possibilities for film production and distribution.
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The Ten Commandments' Production Scale: "The Ten Commandments" was not just a narrative and visual spectacle; it was also the most expensive film made at the time, with a budget of $13 million. This investment underscored the film's ambition and its significance in the context of cinematic history.
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Competition from Television: The film industry in 1956 faced increasing competition from the television broadcasting industry. This competition prompted filmmakers to explore new techniques and narratives to attract audiences, leading to a period of innovation and experimentation in cinema.
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James Dean's Tragic Accident: The year marked a tragic moment with the car accident of actor James Dean during the filming of "Giant." This event had a profound impact on the industry and Dean's fans, highlighting the actor's influence and the cultural significance of his work.