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Births. Deaths. Film debuts. Notes. References. External links. 1959 in film. The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with Ben-Hur winning a record 11 Academy Awards . Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1959 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events.
Volume 3: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain 1950–1959; As a result of the Copyright Renewal Act of 1992, copyrights registered between 1964 and later were automatically renewed.
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List of best films from 1950 to 1959 of USA. Excluding Disney films and films with mixed, negative or panned reception. --1984-1956 --M-1951 Between Midnight & Dream1950 Denver & Rio Grande1952. Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. 1,500 titles. 1. Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
Top 50 films of 1959. 1. A Summer Place (1959) Approved | 130 min | Drama, Romance. A self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children begin a romance of their own with drastic consequences for both couples.
- North by Northwest. Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason. 81 votes. In the classic suspense film North by Northwest, Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant), an unsuspecting New York advertising executive, becomes entangled in a web of espionage.
- Sleeping Beauty. Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley. 56 votes. Set in a fantastical kingdom, Sleeping Beauty is a classic Disney animation from 1959. The film follows the story of Princess Aurora (voiced by Mary Costa), cursed at birth by the vengeful Maleficent (Eleanor Audley).
- Some Like It Hot. Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe. 70 votes. In the classic comedy Some Like It Hot, musicians Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) find themselves on the run from Chicago mobsters.
- Ben-Hur. Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd. 75 votes. Ben-Hur is a historical drama set in the 1st century AD. The film portrays the life of Judah Ben-Hur, played by Charlton Heston, a Jewish prince betrayed and enslaved by his childhood friend Messala (Stephen Boyd).
Nov 9, 2021 · 20 Greatest Movies of 1959. #. Movie Title - (Directors Name) 1. Some Like It Hot - (Billy Wilder) 2. North by Northwest - (Alfred Hitchcock) 3. The 400 Blows - (François Truffaut) 4. Ben-Hur - (William Wyler) 5. Rio Bravo - (Howard Hawks) 6. Hiroshima mon amour - (Alain Resnais) 7. Anatomy of a Murder - (Otto Preminger) 8.
Top-grossing films: 1950-1959. by lauri-f | created - 01 Apr 2017 | updated - 01 Apr 2017 | Public. Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. 142 titles. 1. King Solomon's Mines (1950) Passed | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Romance. 6.8. Rate.
