The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with '' Ben-Hur'' winning a record 11

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Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1959 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

* January 23 – Republic Pictures releases its last production, '' Plunderers of Painted Flats''. * January 29 –

Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney ( ; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the Golden age of American animation, American animation industry, he introduced several develop ...

releases his 16th animated film, ''

Sleeping Beauty "Sleeping Beauty" (, or ''The Beauty Sleeping in the Wood''; , or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess curse, cursed by an evil fairy to suspended animation in fi ...

'' in

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. It is Disney's first animated film to be shown in 70mm and modern 6-track stereophonic sound, but its last fairytale adaptation until 1989. Also on the program is Disney's new "pictorial interpretation" ''

Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a mile (). The canyon and adjacent rim are contained within Grand Canyon Nati ...

'', which uses the music of Ferde Grofé's '' Grand Canyon Suite''. ''Grand Canyon'' wins an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject). *April 30 – François Truffaut's '' The 400 Blows'' opens the 1959 Cannes Film Festival bringing international attention to the

French New Wave The New Wave (, ), also called the French New Wave, is a French European art cinema, art film movement that emerged in the late 1950s. The movement was characterized by its rejection of traditional filmmaking conventions in favor of experimentat ...

. * June 4 – The Three Stooges release their 190th and last short film, '' Sappy Bull Fighters''. * June 7 – A contract between Paramount and Jerry Lewis Productions is signed specifying a payment of $10 million plus 60% of the profits for 14 films over a seven-year period. This contract makes Lewis the highest paid individual Hollywood talent to date and is unprecedented in that he has unlimited creative control, including final cut, and the return of film rights after 30 years. * July 1 - Herbert J. Yates, founder of Republic Pictures, sells his controlling stake in the company. * July – '' Les Cousins'', another film of the

, wins the Golden Bear at the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. * July 22 – Joseph E. Levine promotes the release of '' Hercules'' in the United States starring Steve Reeves which popularizes the sword and sandals genre. * August 4 – '' The Big Fisherman'' is the first film released in Super Panavision 70. * September 30 – The film of '' Mise Éire'', made by George Morrison for Gael Linn, is premiered to close the Cork Film Festival, the first feature-length

Irish language Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...

film. * October 7 – Rock Hudson, who is later voted top in the Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll for the year, appears in '' Pillow Talk'' alongside

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress and singer. She began her career as a big band singer in 1937, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, "Sentimental Journey ...

for the first time. * October 14 – Legendary Australian-born actor

Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian and American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Oliv ...

dies of a heart attack in Vancouver, Canada at the age of 50. * November 18 –

William Wyler William Wyler (; born Willi Wyler (); July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born American film director and producer. Known for his work in numerous genres over five decades, he received numerous awards and accolades, including three Aca ...

's '' Ben-Hur'', the most expensive film up to this date with a budget of $15,175,000, premieres at Loew's State Theatre (New York City). It goes on to win a record 11

. Principal photography had wrapped on January 7 with filming the last shots of the crucifixion scene at Cinecittà in Rome. * December 2 – The battle of the smellies starts with the release of the documentary ''Behind the Great Wall'' in AromaRama, with scents pumped into the theater during the film.

Awards

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :'' Black Orpheus'' (''Orfeu Negro''), directed by Marcel Camus, France Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): :'' Il Generale della Rovere'' (''General della Rovere''), directed by Roberto Rossellini, Italy / France :'' La grande guerra'' (''The Great War''), directed by Mario Monicelli, Italy / France Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :'' Les Cousins'' (''The Cousins''), directed by Claude Chabrol, France

1959 film releases

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unless stated

January–March

*January 1959 **2 January ***'' Kaagaz Ke Phool'' (

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

) **6 January ***'' The Captain's Table'' **13 January ***'' Guns, Girls and Gangsters'' **16 January ***'' Anari'' (

) **22 January ***'' Room at the Top'' ( Britain) ***'' The Tiger of Eschnapur'' (

West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...

) **25 January ***'' The Law'' (

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

) **28 January ***'' The Trap'' **29 January ***''

'' *February 1959 **11 February ***'' The Hanging Tree'' **12 February ***'' The Black Orchid'' **15 February ***'' No Name on the Bullet'' ***'' Ride Lonesome'' **17 February ***'' House on Haunted Hill'' **19 February ***'' The Journey'' **22 February ***'' Model for Murder'' **24 February ***'' Make Mine a Million'' ( Britain) **26 February ***'' City of Fear'' *March 1959 **3 March ***'' The Giant Behemoth'' ***'' A Stranger in My Arms'' **4 March ***'' Up Periscope'' **5 March ***'' Carry On Nurse'' ( Britain) **6 March ***'' Breakout'' **8 March ***'' Too Many Crooks'' ( Britain) **10 March ***'' Carlton-Browne of the F.O.'' ( Britain) **11 March ***'' Les Cousins'' (

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

) **12 March ***'' The 39 Steps'' **18 March ***'' The Diary of Anne Frank'' ***'' The Sad Horse'' **19 March ***'' Green Mansions'' ***'' The Shaggy Dog'' **20 March ***'' Alias Jesse James'' **25 March ***'' Al Capone'' ***'' Tiger Bay'' ( Britain) **29 March ***''

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'' ( Britain/

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

) ***''

Some Like It Hot ''Some Like It Hot'' is a 1959 American crime comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, with George Raft, Pat O'Brien (actor), Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee an ...

April–June

*April 1959 **1 April ***'' Compulsion'' ***'' Warlock'' **4 April ***'' Rio Bravo'' **6 April ***'' The Sound and the Fury'' **8 April ***'' Thunder in the Sun'' **10 April ***'' Gidget'' **14 April ***'' '' **16 April ***''

Court Martial A court-martial (plural ''courts-martial'' or ''courts martial'', as "martial" is a postpositive adjective) is a military court or a trial conducted in such a court. A court-martial is empowered to determine the guilt of members of the mili ...

'' (

) **21 April ***''

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'' ( Britain) **23 April ***'' Count Your Blessings'' ***'' The World, the Flesh and the Devil'' **25 April ***'' A Home for Tanya'' (

USSR The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

) ***'' Westbound'' **29 April ***'' The Mating Game'' **30 April ***'' Imitation of Life'' *May 1959 **1 May ***'' The World of Apu'' (

) **2 May ***'' The Sign of Leo'' (

) **4 May ***'' The 400 Blows'' (

) ***'' The Hound of the Baskervilles'' ( Britain) **8 May ***'' These Thousand Hills'' **9 May ***'' There Will Be No Leave Today'' (

) **12 May ***'' Face of a Fugitive'' ***''

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'' (

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

) **14 May ***'' Serious Charge'' ( Britain) **19 May ***'' The Young Philadelphians'' **21 May ***'' Ask Any Girl'' ***'' Shake Hands with the Devil'' ( U.S./

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

) **23 May ***'' Little Greaser'' **27 May ***'' The Wild and the Innocent'' ***'' Woman Obsessed'' **29 May ***'' The Man in the Net'' ***'' Pork Chop Hill'' *June 1959 **4 June ***'' Nazarín'' (

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

) **10 June ***'' Hiroshima Mon Amour'' (

) **12 June ***'' Black Orpheus'' (

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

) ***'' The Horse Soldiers'' **16 June ***'' Don't Give Up The Ship'' ***''

John Paul Jones John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-born naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Often referred to as the "Father of the American Navy", Jones is regard ...

'' ***'' Ten Seconds to Hell'' **17 June ***'' The Hangman'' ***'' Middle of the Night'' **18 June ***'' The Five Pennies'' ***'' Say One for Me'' ***'' Teenagers from Outer Space'' ***'' This Happy Feeling'' **24 June ***''

Porgy and Bess ''Porgy and Bess'' ( ) is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward's play ''Porgy (play), ...

'' **25 June ***'' The Giant Gila Monster'' ***'' The Killer Shrews'' **26 June ***'' Darby O'Gill and the Little People'' (With '' Donald in Mathmagic Land'' released with it) ***'' This Earth Is Mine'' **27 June ***'' Letter Never Sent'' (

)

July–September

*July 1959 **1 July ***'' North by Northwest'' **2 July ***'' Anatomy of a Murder'' **3 July ***'' The Beat Generation'' ***'' The Heart of a Man'' ***'' Return of the Fly'' **5 July ***'' The Big Circus'' **8 July ***'' Tarzan's Greatest Adventure'' **11 July ***'' Yesterday's Enemy'' **14 July ***'' The Legend of Tom Dooley'' **15 July ***'' A Hole in the Head'' **16 July ***'' The Alligator People'' **17 July ***'' The Mouse That Roared'' ( Britain) **18 July ***'' The Nun's Story'' **20 July ***'' Day of the Outlaw'' **22 July ***'' Plan 9 from Outer Space'' **24 July ***'' Holiday for Lovers'' **29 July ***'' The Angry Hills'' ***'' Last Train from Gun Hill'' ***'' The Tingler'' **30 July ***'' Blue Denim'' *August 1959 **4 August ***'' The Big Fisherman'' **5 August ***'' It Happened to Jane'' **6 August ***'' The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock'' ***''

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'' ( Britain) **9 August ***'' The Bat'' **11 August ***'' The Big Operator'' **13 August ***'' I'm All Right Jack'' ( Britain) **19 August ***'' But Not for Me'' ***'' It Started with a Kiss'' **20 August ***'' The Devil's Disciple'' ( U.S./ Britain) **22 August ***'' Fate of a Man'' (

) **24 August ***'' Sampo'' (

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

) *September 1959 **3 September ***'' Carry On Teacher'' ( Britain) **4 September ***'' The Blue Angel'' **9 September ***'' Les liaisons dangereuses'' (

) **10 September ***'' The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery'' **11 September ***'' That Kind of Woman'' **12 September ***'' Battle Beyond the Sun'' (

) **15 September ***'' Look Back in Anger'' ( Britain) **16 September ***'' Jet Storm'' ( Britain) **18 September ***'' Dil Deke Dekho'' (

) **24 September ***'' Killers of Kilimanjaro'' **25 September ***'' The Great War'' (

) ***'' The Mummy'' ( Britain) **26 September ***'' General Della Rovere'' (

)

October–December

*October 1959 **3 October ***'' A Bucket of Blood'' ***'' Girls Town'' **6 October ***'' Pillow Talk'' **7 October ***'' 4D Man'' ***''

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'' ***'' North West Frontier'' **8 October ***'' The Nightingale's Prayer'' (

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

) **9 October ***'' The Best of Everything'' **15 October ***'' Odds Against Tomorrow'' ***'' The Roots of Heaven'' **16 October ***'' Two Men in Manhattan'' (

) **18 October ***'' The Crimson Kimono'' **21 October ***'' The FBI Story'' ***'' They Came to Cordura'' ***'' The Wonderful Country'' **22 October ***'' The Bridge'' (

) ***'' The Last Angry Man'' **23 October ***'' Libel'' ( Britain) **25 October ***'' The Three Treasures'' (

) **27 October ***'' Solomon and Sheba'' **30 October ***'' Paigham'' (

) ***'' The Wasp Woman'' *November 1959 **2 November ***'' Edge of Eternity'' **3 November ***'' Fires on the Plain'' (

) **4 November ***'' Jet Over the Atlantic'' **6 November ***'' The Wreck of the Mary Deare'' ( U.S./ Britain) **10 November ***'' Happy Anniversary'' ***'' Third Man on the Mountain'' **11 November ***'' The Facts of Murder'' (

) ***'' Shadows'' ***'' Yellowstone Kelly'' **12 November ***'' The Miracle'' ***'' The Soldiers of Pancho Villa'' (

) **13 November ***'' Estate Violenta'' (

) **14 November ***'' Bad Girls Don't Cry'' (

) ***'' Insan Jaag Utha'' (

) **17 November ***'' Beloved Infidel'' **18 November ***'' Ben-Hur'' ***'' A Summer Place'' **22 November ***''

Timbuktu Timbuktu ( ; ; Koyra Chiini: ; ) is an ancient city in Mali, situated north of the Niger River. It is the capital of the Tombouctou Region, one of the eight administrative regions of Mali, having a population of 32,460 in the 2018 census. ...

'' **23 November ***'' The Angry Red Planet'' **29 November ***'' The Atomic Submarine'' **30 November ***'' The Man Who Could Cheat Death'' ( Britain) *December 1959 **1 December ***'' 1001 Arabian Nights'' ***'' Ballad of a Soldier'' (

) ***'' The Rookie'' **5 December ***'' Republic of Sin'' (

) ***'' Operation Petticoat'' **7 December ***'' Never So Few'' **11 December ***'' Expresso Bongo'' ( Britain) ***'' Li'l Abner'' ***'' SOS Pacific'' ( Britain) **12 December ***''

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'' (

) ***'' Terror Is a Man'' ( U.S./

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

) **15 December ***'' Follow a Star'' ( Britain) **16 December ***'' Blessings of the Land'' (

) ***'' The Gazebo'' ***'' Journey to the Center of the Earth'' ***'' Pickpocket'' (

) ***'' The Shakedown'' **17 December ***'' On the Beach'' **18 December ***'' We are Altogether Crazy'' (

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) **20 December ***'' A Dog's Best Friend'' ***'' Suddenly, Last Summer'' **21 December ***'' Tommy the Toreador'' ( Britain) **25 December ***'' Magic Boy'' (

) **26 December ***'' Battle in Outer Space'' (

) **28 December ***'' Come Dance with Me'' (

) **30 December ***'' Our Man in Havana'' ( Britain) **31 December ***'' The Adventures of Buratino'' (

)

Notable films released in 1959

unless stated

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*'' 4D Man'', starring Robert Lansing and Lee Meriwether *'' The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock'', starring Lou Costello and Dorothy Provine *'' The 39 Steps'', starring Kenneth More – ( Britain) *'' The 400 Blows'' (Les Quatre Cents Coups), directed by François Truffaut, starring Jean-Pierre Léaud – (

)Nights *'' 1001 Arabian Nights'', animated film directed by Jack Kinney.

A

*'' The Adventures of Buratino'' (Priklyucheniya Buratino) – (

) *'' Al Capone'', starring Rod Steiger *'' Alias Jesse James'', starring

Bob Hope Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours. He appeared ...

*'' The Alligator People'', starring Beverly Garland *'' Anari'', starring

Raj Kapoor Raj Kapoor (; born as Shrishti Nath Kapoor; 14 December 1924 2 June 1988; also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor) was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most influen ...

– (

) *'' Anatomy of a Murder'', directed by

Otto Preminger Otto Ludwig Preminger ( ; ; 5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian Americans, Austrian-American film and theatre director, film producer, and actor. He directed more than 35 feature films in a five-decade career after leaving the the ...

, starring James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara,

Eve Arden Eve Arden (born Eunice Mary Quedens, April 30, 1908 – November 12, 1990) was an American film, radio, stage and television actress. She performed in leading and supporting roles for nearly six decades. Beginning her film career in 1929 an ...

, Arthur O'Connell, Kathryn Grant, George C. Scott *'' The Angry Hills'', starring Robert Mitchum and Gia Scala *'' The Angry Red Planet'' (aka Invasion of Mars), starring Gerald Mohr *'' Argument About Basia'' (Awantura o Basię) – (

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

)

B

*'' Bad Girls Don't Cry'' (La notte brava), starring Rosanna Schiaffino – (

) *'' Ballad of a Soldier'' (Ballada o soldate), directed by Grigory Chukhray – (

) *'' The Bat'', starring Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead *'' Battle Beyond the Sun'' () – (USSR) *'' Battle in Outer Space'', directed by Ishirō Honda – (

) *'' The Battle of the Sexes'', starring Peter Sellers – ( Britain) *'' The Beat Generation'', starring Steve Cochran and Mamie Van Doren *'' Beloved Infidel'', starring Gregory Peck and Deborah Kerr *'' Ben-Hur'', directed by

, starring

Charlton Heston Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor. He gained stardom for his leading man roles in numerous Cinema of the United States, Hollywood films including biblical epics, science-fiction f ...

, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins – winner of 11

and 4 Golden Globes *'' The Best of Everything'', starring Hope Lange, Diane Baker, Suzy Parker, Stephen Boyd, Joan Crawford *'' The Big Circus'', starring Victor Mature, Rhonda Fleming, Red Buttons, Gilbert Roland, Kathryn Grant *'' The Big Fisherman'', starring Howard Keel *'' The Big Operator'', starring

Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Ninnian Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor. In a career spanning nearly nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last survivi ...

, Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren *'' The Birth of Japan'' (Nippon Tanjō), starring Toshiro Mifune – (

) *'' Black Orpheus'', directed by Marcel Camus – winner of Palme d'Or, Golden Globe, Oscar and Bafta – (

) *'' Blessings of the Land'' (Biyaya ng lupa), starring Rosa Rosal – (

) *'' Breakout'', starring Hazel Court *'' The Bridge'' (Die Brücke), directed by Bernhard Wicki – (

) *'' A Bucket of Blood'', directed by Roger Corman *'' But Not for Me'', directed by Walter Lang, starring

Clark Gable William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901November 16, 1960) was an American actor often referred to as the "King of Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". He appeared in more than 60 Film, motion pictures across a variety of Film genre, genres dur ...

, Carroll Baker, Lee J. Cobb

C

*'' The Captain's Table'', starring John Gregson and Peggy Cummins – ( Britain) *''

'', starring Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine, Anthony Franciosa *'' Carlton-Browne of the F.O.'', starring Peter Sellers, Terry-Thomas, John Le Mesurier – ( Britain) *'' Carry On Nurse'', starring Shirley Eaton and Kenneth Connor – (Britain) *'' Carry On Teacher'', starring Kenneth Connor and Leslie Phillips – (Britain) *'' The Chasers'' (Jakten) – (

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

) *'' City of Fear'', score by Jerry Goldsmith *'' Come Dance with Me'', starring Brigitte Bardot – (France/

) *'' Compulsion'', starring Orson Welles, Bradford Dillman, Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi, E. G. Marshall *''

'' (Kriegsgericht) – (

) *'' Les Cousins'', directed by Claude Chabrol – (

) *'' The Crimson Kimono'', directed by Samuel Fuller, starring

James Shigeta James Saburo Shigeta (; June 17, 1929 – July 28, 2014) was an American actor and singer. He was known for his roles in ''The Crimson Kimono'' (1959), ''Walk Like a Dragon'' (1960), ''Flower Drum Song (film), Flower Drum Song'' (1961), ''B ...

D

*'' Danger Within'', starring Richard Todd, Bernard Lee,

Richard Attenborough Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough (; 29 August 192324 August 2014) was an English actor, film director, and Film producer, producer. Attenborough was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Acade ...

– ( Britain) *'' Darby O'Gill and the Little People'', starring Sean Connery *'' Date With Death'', starring Gerald Mohr *'' Day of the Outlaw'', starring Robert Ryan, Tina Louise, Burl Ives *'' The Death Ship'' (Das Totenschiff), starring Horst Buchholz – (

) *'' Destiny of a Man'' (Sudba cheloveka), directed by Sergei Bondarchuk – (

) *'' The Devil's Disciple'', starring Laurence Olivier, Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas – ( U.S./ Britain) *'' The Diary of Anne Frank'', directed by

George Stevens George Cooper Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for ''A Place in the Sun (1951 film), A Place in the Sun'' (1951) ...

, starring Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Richard Beymer, Diane Baker,

Ed Wynn Isaiah Edwin Leopold (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966), better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian. He began his career in vaudeville in 1903 and was known for his ''Perfect Fool'' comedy character, his pioneering radio show ...

*'' Dil Deke Dekho'', starring

Shammi Kapoor Shammi Kapoor (born Shamsher Raj Kapoor; (pronounced Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu, �ʌmːi kʌpuːɾ 21 October 1931 – 14 August 2011) was an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. Kapoor is considered one of the greatest and most s ...

– (

) *'' Donald in Mathmagic Land'' (short subject) *'' Don't Give Up The Ship'', starring Jerry Lewis *'' Dust on the Brain'' (Støv på hjernen) – (

)

E

*'' Expresso Bongo'', starring Laurence Harvey and

Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is a British singer and actor. He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and, as of 2012, was the third-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart histo ...

– ( Britain)

F

*'' The FBI Story'', starring James Stewart *'' Face of a Fugitive'', starring Fred MacMurray *'' The Facts of Murder'' (Un maledetto imbroglio), directed by and starring Pietro Germi with Claudia Cardinale – (

) *'' La fièvre monte à El Pao'' (Fever Mounts at El Pao), directed by

Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish and Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians and directors to be one of the greatest and ...

– (

) *'' Fires on the Plain'' (Nobi), directed by

Kon Ichikawa was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films '' The Burmese Harp'' (1956) and '' Fires on the Plain'' (1959), to the documentary '' Tokyo Olympiad'' (1965), which won t ...

– (

) *'' The Five Pennies'', starring Danny Kaye *'' Floating Weeds'' (Ukikusa), directed by

Yasujirō Ozu was a Japanese filmmaker. He began his career during the era of silent films, and his last films were made in colour in the early 1960s. Ozu first made a number of short comedies, before turning to more serious themes in the 1930s. The most pr ...

– (Japan) *'' Follow a Star'', starring Norman Wisdom, Ron Moody, Hattie Jacques – ( Britain) *'' Forbidden Women'', directed by Mahmoud Zulfikar, starring Salah Zulfikar and Huda Sultan – (

) *'' The Fugitive Kind'', directed by

Sidney Lumet Sidney Arthur Lumet ( ; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director. Lumet started his career in theatre before moving to film, where he gained a reputation for making realistic and gritty New York City, New York dramas w ...

, starring Marlon Brando,

Anna Magnani Anna Maria Magnani (; 7 March 1908 – 26 September 1973) was an Academy Award-winning Italian actress.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'', 3 October 1973, pg. 47 She was known for her explosive acting and earthy, realistic portrayals of ...

, Joanne Woodward

G

*'' The Gazebo'', starring Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds,

Carl Reiner Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, author, comedian, director and screenwriter whose career spanned seven decades. He was the List of awards and nominations received by Carl Reiner, recipient of many awards and ...

*'' Il Generale della Rovere'', directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Vittorio De Sica – (

) *'' The Giant Behemoth'', starring Gene Evans and

André Morell Cecil André Mesritz (20 August 1909 – 28 November 1978), known professionally as André Morell, was an English actor. He appeared frequently in theatre, film and on television from the 1930s to the 1970s. His best known screen roles were as ...

*'' Gidget'', starring Sandra Dee *'' Girls Town'', starring Mamie Van Doren *''

'' (Ohayō), directed by

– (

) *'' La grande guerra'' (The Great War), directed by Mario Monicelli, starring Alberto Sordi and Vittorio Gassman – (Italy) *'' The Gunfight at Dodge City'', starring Joel McCrea *'' Guns, Girls and Gangsters'', directed by Edward L. Cahn

H

*'' The Hanging Tree'', directed by Delmer Daves, starring Gary Cooper, Karl Malden, George C. Scott *'' The Hangman'', starring Robert Taylor and Tina Louise *''

'', starring Victor Mature and Rita Gam *'' Happy Anniversary'', starring David Niven and Mitzi Gaynor *'' Have Rocket, Will Travel'', starring Moe Howard,

Larry Fine Louis Feinberg (October 4, 1902 – January 24, 1975), better known by his stage name Larry Fine, was an American actor, comedian and musician. He is best known as a member of the comedy act the Three Stooges and was often called "The Middle St ...

and Joe De Rita *'' The Heart of a Man'', starring Frankie Vaughan and Anne Heywood – ( Britain) *'' Hiroshima Mon Amour'', directed by Alain Resnais – (

/Japan) *'' A Hole in the Head'', starring

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ...

, Edward G. Robinson, Carolyn Jones, Eddie Hodges *'' Holiday for Lovers'', starring Jane Wyman, Clifton Webb, Jill St. John *'' A Home for Tanya'' (Otchiy dom) – (

) *''

'' (Luna de miel), directed by

Michael Powell Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company Powell and Pressburger, The Archers, they together wrote, produced ...

– ( Britain/

) *'' The Horse Soldiers'', starring

John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne, was an American actor. Nicknamed "Duke", he became a Pop icon, popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood' ...

, William Holden, Constance Towers *'' The Hound of the Baskervilles'' (British), a Sherlock Holmes mystery directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer Films, starring Peter Cushing as Holmes, Andre Morell as Watson and Christopher Lee as Sir Henry Baskerville – ( Britain) *'' House on Haunted Hill'', starring Vincent Price

I

*'' I'm All Right Jack'', directed by the Boulting Brothers, starring Peter Sellers and Ian Carmichael – ( Britain) *'' Imitation of Life'', directed by Douglas Sirk, starring

Lana Turner Julia Jean "Lana" Turner ( ; February 8, 1921June 29, 1995) was an American actress. Over a career spanning nearly five decades, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized personal life. ...

, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner, Juanita Moore *'' The Immoral Mr. Teas'', directed by Russ Meyer *'' The Indian Tomb'', directed by

Fritz Lang Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), better known as Fritz Lang (), was an Austrian-born film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary ''Variety Obituari ...

– (West Germany) *'' Insan Jaag Utha'', starring Madhubala – (

) *'' It Happened to Jane'', starring

, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs *'' It Started with a Kiss'', starring Debbie Reynolds and Glenn Ford

J

*'' Jazz on a Summer's Day'', concert film of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, directed by Bert Stern and Aram Avakian *'' The Jazz Singer'', a television film starring Jerry Lewis *'' Jet Over the Atlantic'', starring Guy Madison and Virginia Mayo *'' Jet Storm'', starring

, Stanley Baker, Diane Cilento, Mai Zetterling – ( Britain) *''

'', starring

Robert Stack Robert Stack (born Charles Langford Modini Stack; January 13, 1919 – May 14, 2003) was an American actor and television host. Known for his deep voice and commanding presence, he appeared in over forty feature films. He starred in the America ...

*'' The Journey'', starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr *'' Journey to the Center of the Earth'', starring James Mason and

Pat Boone Patrick Charles Eugene Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, author, television personality, radio host and philanthropist. He sold nearly 50 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and has acted in many films. Boone ...

K

*'' Kaagaz Ke Phool'' (Paper Flowers), directed by and starring Guru Dutt – (

) *'' Kapò'', directed by Gillo Pontecorvo, starring Susan Strasberg – (

Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...

) *'' Killers of Kilimanjaro'', starring Robert Taylor, Anthony Newley, Anne Aubrey

L

*'' The Last Angry Man'', starring Paul Muni *'' Last Train from Gun Hill'', starring Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Carolyn Jones, Earl Holliman *'' The Law'' (La Legge), starring Gina Lollobrigida and Yves Montand – (Italy) *'' El Lazarillo de Tormes'', winner of Golden Bear – (

) *'' Le signe du lion, directed by

Éric Rohmer Jean Marie Maurice Schérer or Maurice Henri Joseph Schérer, known as Éric Rohmer (; 21 March 192011 January 2010), was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and teacher. Rohmer was the last of the Post-war, p ...

– (

)'' *'' The Legend of Tom Dooley'', starring Michael Landon *'' Les liaisons dangereuses'', directed by

Roger Vadim Roger Vadim Plemiannikov (; 26 January 1928 – 11 February 2000) was a French screenwriter, film director, and producer, as well as an author, artist, and occasional actor. His best-known works are visually lavish films with erotic qualities, s ...

, starring Jeanne Moreau – (

) *'' Letter Never Sent'' (Neotpravlennoye pismo) – (

) *'' Little Greaser'' *'' Libel'', directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Dirk Bogarde and

Olivia de Havilland Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland (; July 1, 1916July 26, 2020) was a British and American actress. The major works of her cinematic career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in 49 feature films and was one of the leading actresses of her tim ...

– ( Britain) *'' Li'l Abner'', directed by Melvin Frank, starring Peter Palmer, Leslie Parrish, Stella Stevens, Julie Newmar, Stubby Kaye *'' Look Back in Anger'', directed by

Tony Richardson Cecil Antonio Richardson (5 June 1928 – 14 November 1991) was an English theatre and film director, producer and screenwriter, whose career spanned five decades. He was identified with the "angry young men" group of British directors and play ...

, starring Richard Burton and Claire Bloom – ( Britain)

M

*'' Magic Boy'' (Shōnen Sarutobi Sasuke) – Japanese animated film *'' Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre'', directed by Jean Delannoy, starring Jean Gabin – (

) *'' Make Mine a Million'', directed by Lance Comfort and starring Arthur Askey and Sid James – ( Britain) *'' The Man in the Net'', directed by

Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz (; born Manó Kaminer; from 1905 Mihály Kertész; ; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed classic films from the silen ...

, starring Alan Ladd and Carolyn Jones *'' The Man Who Could Cheat Death'', starring Anton Diffring and Hazel Court *'' Model for Murder'', starring Keith Andes and Hazel Court *'' The Master and His Servants'' (Herren og hans tjenere) – (

) *'' A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (Sen noci svatojánské), an animated puppet film by Jiří Trnka – (

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...

) *'' The Miracle'', starring Carroll Baker and Roger Moore *'' Mise Éire'' – (

) *'' The Mouse That Roared'', starring Peter Sellers and Jean Seberg – ( Britain) *'' The Mummy'', starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee – (Britain) *'' My Second Brother'', directed by Shōhei Imamura – (

)

N

*'' Nazarín'', directed by

– (

) *'' Never So Few'', starring

, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lawford, Steve McQueen *'' Night Train'' (Pociąg) – (

) *'' The Nightingale's Prayer'' (Doaa al-Karawan) – (

) *'' No Name on the Bullet'', starring Audie Murphy *'' North by Northwest'', directed by

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featu ...

, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason *'' North West Frontier'', aka ''Flame Over India'', starring Kenneth More and

Lauren Bacall Betty Joan Perske (September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014), professionally known as Lauren Bacall ( ), was an American actress. She was named the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, 20th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the America ...

– ( Britain) *'' The Nun's Story'', directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Audrey Hepburn

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*'' Odd Obsession'' (Kagi), directed by

– (

) *'' Odds Against Tomorrow'', starring Harry Belafonte and Robert Ryan *'' On the Beach'', directed by Stanley Kramer, starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins *'' Operation Petticoat'', starring Cary Grant and Tony Curtis *'' Our Man in Havana'', directed by Carol Reed, starring

Alec Guinness Sir Alec Guinness (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. In the BFI, British Film Institute listing of 1999 of BFI Top 100 British films, the 100 most important British films of the 20th century ...

, Maureen O'Hara,

Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time (magazine), Time'' called "a sense of personal style, a combination of c ...

, Ernie Kovacs – ( Britain) *'' The Overcoat'' (Shinel) – (

)

P

*'' Paigham'', directed by S. S. Vasan, starring Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Raaj Kumar, B. Saroja Devi – (

) *'' Pickpocket'', directed by

Robert Bresson Robert Bresson (; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French film director. Known for his ascetic approach, Bresson made a notable contribution to the art of cinema; his non-professional actors, Ellipsis (narrative device), ellipses, an ...

– (

) *'' Pillow Talk'', starring

and Rock Hudson *'' El Pisito'' (The Little Apartment), directed by Marco Ferreri – (

) *'' Plan 9 from Outer Space'', directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr., starring Tor Johnson, Vampira, Bela Lugosi *''

'', a musical directed by

, starring Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge, music by George and

Ira Gershwin Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the ...

*'' Pork Chop Hill'', starring Gregory Peck

R

*'' The Rest Is Silence'' (Der Rest ist Schweigen), starring Hardy Krüger – (

) *'' Return of the Fly'', starring Vincent Price *'' Ride Lonesome'', starring Randolph Scott *'' Rio Bravo'', directed by

Howard Hawks Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896December 26, 1977) was an American film director, Film producer, producer, and screenwriter of the Classical Hollywood cinema, classic Hollywood era. Critic Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American ...

, starring

, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Walter Brennan, Angie Dickinson *'' The Rookie'', starring Julie Newmar, Tommy Noonan, Peter Marshall *'' Room at the Top'', directed by Jack Clayton, starring Simone Signoret and Laurence Harvey – ( Britain) *'' The Roots of Heaven'', directed by John Huston, starring

, Trevor Howard, Juliette Gréco, Eddie Albert, Orson Welles

S

*'' Sampo'' (The Day the Earth Froze) – (

) *''

'', directed by Basil Dearden – ( Britain) *'' Say One for Me'', starring

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian, entertainer and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwi ...

, Debbie Reynolds and Robert Wagner *''

'', starring

and

Bette Davis Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympatheti ...

– (Britain) *'' Serious Charge'', starring Anthony Quayle – (Britain) *'' Shadows'', directed by John Cassavetes *'' The Shaggy Dog'', starring Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen and Tommy Kirk *'' The Shakedown'', starring Donald Pleasence and Hazel Court *'' Shake Hands with the Devil'', starring James Cagney – (U.S./

) *''

'', animated film produced by

*'' The Soldiers of Pancho Villa'' (La cucaracha), starring María Félix and Dolores del Río – (

) *'' Solomon and Sheba'', starring Yul Brynner and Gina Lollobrigida *''

'', directed by

Billy Wilder Billy Wilder (; ; born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an American filmmaker and screenwriter. His career in Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and ver ...

, starring

Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe ( ; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "Blonde stereotype#Blonde bombshell, blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex ...

, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon *'' SOS Pacific'', starring

– ( Britain) *'' The Sound and the Fury'', starring Yul Brynner and Joanne Woodward *''

Stars A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night; their immense distances from Earth make them appear as fixed points of ...

'' (Sterne), directed by Konrad Wolf – (

East Germany East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

) *'' A Stranger in My Arms'', starring Jeff Chandler, June Allyson, Mary Astor and Sandra Dee *'' Suddenly, Last Summer'', directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring

Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was an English and American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 19 ...

, Montgomery Clift and Katharine Hepburn *'' A Summer Place'', starring Troy Donahue and Sandra Dee

T

*'' Tarzan's Greatest Adventure'', directed by

John Guillermin Yvon Jean Guillermin (11 November 192527 September 2015), known as John Guillermin, was an English film director, writer and producer. Working both in the United Kingdom and the United States, he was most active in big-budget, action-adventure f ...

, starring Gordon Scott, Anthony Quayle, Sean Connery *'' Telegrame'' – (

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

) *'' Ten Seconds to Hell'', directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Jack Palance *'' Terror Is a Man'', starring Francis Lederer – ( U.S./

) *'' That Kind of Woman'', directed by

, starring Sophia Loren and Tab Hunter *'' The Unknown Woman'', directed by Mahmoud Zulfikar, starring Shadia, Shoukry Sarhan and Kamal El-Shennawi – (

) *'' There Will Be No Leave Today'' (Segodnya uvolneniya ne budet), directed by Andrei Tarkovsky – (

) *'' These Thousand Hills'', starring Richard Egan, Don Murray, Lee Remick *'' They Came to Cordura'', starring Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, Van Heflin, Richard Conte, Dick York, Tab Hunter *'' Third Man on the Mountain'', starring Michael Rennie *'' Tiger Bay'', starring John Mills and Hayley Mills – ( Britain) *'' The Tiger of Eschnapur'', directed by

– (West Germany) *'' The Tingler'', starring Vincent Price *'' Tommy the Toreador'', starring Tommy Steele – (Britain) *'' Too Many Crooks'', starring Terry-Thomas and George Cole – (Britain) *'' Train Without a Timetable'' (Vlak bez voznog reda) – (

) *'' The Trap'', starring Richard Widmark, Lee J. Cobb, Earl Holliman, Tina Louise *'' Two Men in Manhattan'' (Deux hommes dans Manhattan), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – (

)

U

*'' Up Periscope'', starring James Garner and Edmond O'Brien

V

*''

Il vedovo ''Il Vedovo'' (The Widower) is a 1959 in film, 1959 Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. Plot Alberto Nardi (Alberto Sordi) is a Rome, Roman businessman who fancies himself a man of great capabilities, but whose factory (producing ...

'' (The Widower), directed by

Dino Risi Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy, and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of ''commedia all'italiana''. Biography Risi was born in Milan. He had an ...

, starring Alberto Sordi – (Italy) *'' La vida alrededor'' (Life Around Us) – (

) *'' Violent Summer'' (Estate violenta), starring Jean-Louis Trintignant – (

)

W

*'' Warlock'', directed by

Edward Dmytryk Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 – July 1, 1999) was a Canadian-born American film director and editor. He was known for his 1940s films noir, noir films and received an Academy Award for Best Director, Oscar nomination for Best Director for ...

, starring Henry Fonda, Richard Widmark and Anthony Quinn *'' The Wasp Woman'', starring Susan Cabot *'' We Are Altogether Crazy'' (Vi er allesammen tossede) – (

) *'' Westbound'', starring Randolph Scott and Virginia Mayo *'' When the Woman Butts In'' (Kam čert nemůže) – (

) *'' The Wild and the Innocent'', starring Audie Murphy, Joanne Dru, Sandra Dee *'' Woman Obsessed'', starring

Susan Hayward Susan Hayward (born Edythe Marrener; June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) was an American actress best known for her film portrayals of women that were based on true stories. After working as a fashion model for the Walter Clarence Thornton, Walt ...

*'' The Wonderful Country'', starring Robert Mitchum and

Julie London Julie London (born Julie Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch song, torch singer noted for her contralto voice, London recorded over thirty album ...

*'' The World, the Flesh and the Devil'', starring Harry Belafonte and Inger Stevens *'' The World of Apu'' (Apur Sansar), directed by

Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, author, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligraphy, calligrapher, and composer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influ ...

– (

) *'' The Wreck of the Mary Deare'', starring Gary Cooper and

– ( Britain/ U.S.)

Y

*'' Yellowstone Kelly'', starring Clint Walker and Edd Byrnes *'' Yesterday's Enemy'', directed by

Val Guest Val Guest (born Valmond Maurice Grossman; 11 December 1911 – 10 May 2006) was an English film director and screenwriter. Beginning as a writer (and later director) of comedy films, he is best known for his work for Hammer Film Productions, ...

, starring Stanley Baker – ( Britain) *'' The Young Philadelphians'', starring

Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and activist. He was the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Paul Newman, numerous awards ...

, Barbara Rush, Brian Keith, Alexis Smith, Robert Vaughn

Z

*'' Zorro, the Avenger'', feature film released outside of the U.S., compiled from six episodes of the Disney ''Zorro, the Avenger'' TV series, starring Guy Williams and Charles Korvin

Short film series

*''

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American media franchise produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The franchise began as a series of animated short films that originally ran from 1930 to 1969, alongside its spin-off series ''Merrie Melodies'', during t ...

'' (1930–1969) *'' Terrytoons'' (1930–1964) *'' Merrie Melodies'' (1931–1969) *''

Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny is a cartoon character created in the late 1930s at Warner Bros. Cartoons (originally Leon Schlesinger, Leon Schlesinger Productions) and Voice acting, voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his featured roles in the ' ...

'' (1940–1962) *'' Yosemite Sam'' (1945–1963) *'' Speedy Gonzales'' (1953–1968) *'' The Three Stooges'' (1934–1959) *'' Loopy De Loop'' (1959–1965)

Births

*January 1 - Adrian Hall, English former actor and co-director *January 4 -

Vanity Vanity is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness compared to others. Prior to the 14th century, it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant ''futility''. The related term vainglory is now often seen as ...

, Canadian singer, songwriter, model and actress (died 2016) *January 5 –

Clancy Brown Clarence James Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles. His film roles include Rawhide in ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Ban ...

, American actor and voice actor *January 12 - Ralf Moeller, German actor *January 13 - Alan Taylor, American director *January 17 – Momoe Yamaguchi, Japanese former actress and singer *January 22 – Linda Blair, American actress *January 23 ** Didier Bourdon, French actor, screenwriter and director ** Robert Funaro, American actor *January 26 - Herbert Sigüenza, American actor, writer, visual artist and performer *January 27 - Glenn Taranto, American actor and writer *January 28 - Frank Darabont, American director, screenwriter and producer *January 30 - Alex Hyde-White, American actor *January 31 ** Anthony LaPaglia, Australian actor ** Kelly Lynch, American actress *February 1 - Slink Johnson, American rapper, actor and comedian *February 2 – Laine Mägi, Estonian actress and dancer *February 4 – Pamelyn Ferdin, American actress *February 8 - Henry Czerny, Canadian actor *February 12 - Sigrid Thornton, Australian actress *February 16 - Hazelle Goodman, American actress *February 18 -

Jayne Atkinson Jayne Atkinson (born 18 February 1959) is a British-American actress. She is best known for the role of Karen Hayes on '' 24'', as well as her Tony Award–nominated roles in '' The Rainmaker'' and '' Enchanted April''. She has also appeared in ...

, British-American actress *February 22 – Kyle MacLachlan, American actor *March 3 ** Taylor Nichols, American actor ** Olivier Rabourdin, French actor *March 5 – Darío Grandinetti, Argentinian actor *March 6 – Tom Arnold, American actor and comedian *March 7 ** Donna Murphy, American actress and singer ** Nick Searcy, American character actor *March 8 – Aidan Quinn, Irish-American actor *March 9 – Rodney A. Grant, American actor *March 11 – Margus Oopkaup, Estonian actor and dramatist (died 2025)Maaleht.
''Endine näitleja Margus Oopkaup: toitu saan päevas osta kolme euro eest.'' 22 January 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016. *March 12 - Luenell, American comedian and actress *March 14 ** Laila Robins, American actress ** Tamara Tunie, American actress, director and producer *March 15 – Renny Harlin, Finnish director and producer *March 16 ** Gary Basaraba, Canadian actor ** Ludger Pistor, German actor ** Scott L. Schwartz, American actor, stuntman and professional wrestler (died 2024) *March 18 ** Luc Besson, French director and producer ** Irene Cara, American actress and singer (died 2022) *March 22 – Matthew Modine, American actor *March 23 – Catherine Keener, American actress *March 27 - Brian Tarantina, American character actor (died 2019) *April 1 - Ivan G'Vera, Czech actor *April 3 – David Hyde Pierce, American actor *April 4 - Phil Morris, American actor and voice actor *April 10 - Jochen Nickel, German actor *April 13 - Jodie Markell, American actress and director *April 15 ** Emma Thompson, English actress ** Thomas F. Wilson, American actor, comedian and musician *April 17 ** Imogen Bain, English actress (died 2014) ** Sean Bean, English actor *April 19 - Patricia Charbonneau, American actress *April 20 ** Clint Howard, American actor ** Yuji Okumoto, American actor of Japanese descent *April 23 ** Tim Blaney, American puppeteer and voice actor ** Jonathan Sagall, Israeli actor *April 24 - Glenn Morshower, American character actor *April 27 - Neil Pearson, British actor *May 2 - Lone Scherfig, Danish director and screenwriter *May 3 - Ben Elton, English comedian, actor and director *May 10 - Victoria Rowell, American actress *May 12 -

Ving Rhames Irving Rameses Rhames ( ; born May 12, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying IMF Agent Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible (film series), ''Mission: Impossible'' film series (1996–2025) and crime boss Marsellus Wal ...

, American actor *May 15 - Chris Meledandri, American producer and founder and CEO of Illumination (company) *May 16 – Mare Winningham, American actress *May 19 - Jim Ward, American voice actor, radio personality and camera operator *May 20 - Bronson Pinchot, American actor *May 21 ** Nick Cassavetes, American actor, director and writer ** Dana Kimmell, American former actress and model *May 22 - Linda Emond, American actress *May 24 - Nula Conwell, English character actress *May 26 - Kevin Gage, American character actor *May 29 – Rupert Everett, English actor *June 4 - Neena Gupta, Indian actress *June 6 ** Neal H. Moritz, American producer ** Colin Quinn, American stand-up comedian, actor and writer *June 7 - Francis Magee, Irish actor *June 8 - Bernard White, American actor, screenwriter and director *June 11 – Hugh Laurie, English actor *June 16 - Willard E. Pugh, American actor *June 22 – Wayne Federman, American actor and comedian *June 23 - Duane Whitaker, American character actor *June 28 - Chris Doohan, Canadian actor *June 29 - Charlotte Attenborough, British actress *June 30 – Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor *July 2 - Jere Fields, American former actress *July 3 **Elisa Gabrielli, American actress **Andreas Wisniewski, German actor and former dancer *July 8 **Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Swiss actor **Robert Knepper, American actor **Pauline Quirke, retired English actress *July 9 - Kevin Nash, American actor and retired professional wrestler *July 12 - Charlie Murphy (actor), Charlie Murphy, American actor, comedian and writer (died 2017) *July 16 - Bob Joles, American voice actor and musician *July 26 **Steve Evets, English actor and musician **Kevin Spacey, American actor *July 29 – Sanjay Dutt, Indian actor *August 2 **Urbain Cancelier, French comedian and actor **Jim Doughan, American actor and writer *August 3 - John C. McGinley, American actor *August 7 - Deborah Offner, American actress *August 10 – Rosanna Arquette, American actress *August 14 – Marcia Gay Harden, American actress *August 22 - Mark Williams (actor), Mark Williams, English actor, presenter and screenwriter *August 27 - Peter Mensah, Ghanaian-British actor *August 28 **Jim Fitzpatrick (actor), Jim Fitzpatrick, American actor, producer, screenwriter and director **Brian Thompson (actor), Brian Thompson, American actor *August 29 – Rebecca De Mornay, American actress *September 3 - Merritt Butrick, American actor (died 1989) *September 9 - Brent Stait, Canadian actor *September 10 **Michael Earl (puppeteer), Michael Earl, American puppeteer, actor, writer and singer (died 2015) **Jim Meskimen, American actor and comedian **Peter Nelson (actor), Peter Nelson, American actor, producer and writer *September 11 - John Hawkes (actor), John Hawkes, American actor *September 13 - Dominic Fumusa, American actor *September 14 **Kirk Baltz, American actor **Haviland Morris, American actress *September 16 - Peter Keleghan, Canadian actor and writer *September 19 **Mark Gustafson, American animator and director (died 2024) **Carolyn McCormick, American actress *September 23 **Jason Alexander, American actor **Elizabeth Pena, American actress, writer, panelist and musician (died 2014) *September 24 - Steve Whitmire, American puppeteer *September 28 **Steve Hytner, American actor **Giselda Volodi, Italian actress *October 2 - Kevin Eldon, English actor and comedian *October 3 – Greg Proops, American actor, stand-up comedian, voice artist and television host *October 7 - Dylan Baker, American character actor *October 8 - Brad Greenquist, American actor *October 9 - Katt Shea, American actress *October 10 **Julia Sweeney, American actress, comedian and author **Bradley Whitford, American actor and producer *October 14 - Vincent Riotta, British actor *October 17 - Norm Macdonald, Canadian stand-up comedian, writer and actor (died 2021) *October 21 **Tony Ganios, American actor (died 2024) **Melora Walters, American actress **Ken Watanabe, Japanese actor *October 22 - Marc Lawrence (filmmaker), Marc Lawrence, American director, screenwriter and producer *October 23 **Sam Raimi, American filmmaker and producer **Weird Al Yankovic, American singer-songwriter, musician and actor *October 24 - Brad Johnson (actor, born 1959), Brad Johnson, American actor (died 2022) *October 26 - François Chau, American actor *October 31 - Michael DeLorenzo, American actor, director, writer, producer and musician *November 2 - Peter Mullan, Scottish actor and filmmaker *November 4 - Ken Kirzinger, Canadian actor and stuntman *November 8 - Don McManus, American character actor *November 9 - Tony Slattery, British actor and comedian (died 2025) *November 10 - Mackenzie Phillips, American actress and singer *November 13 - Caroline Goodall, British actress and screenwriter *November 14 – Paul McGann, English actor *November 19 – Allison Janney, American actress *November 20 – Sean Young, American actress *November 28 – Judd Nelson, American actor *November 30 **Cherie Currie, American singer, musician, actress, and artist **Marie Currie, American singer, songwriter, actress, and artist **Les Mayfield, American retired director and producer *December 13 – Johnny Whitaker, American actor *December 14 - Debbie Lee Carrington, American actress and stuntwoman (died 2018) *December 16 - Lee Perry (voice actor), Lee Perry, Australian voice actor *December 21 - Sergio Rubini, Italian actor, director and screenwriter *December 24 **Lee Daniels, American producer, director, and screenwriter **Perry Lang, American director, writer, and actor **Jesús Ochoa (actor), Jesús Ochoa, Mexican actor *December 29 **Patricia Clarkson, American actress **Paula Poundstone, American stand-up comedian and actress **Brian Sergent, New Zealand actor *December 30 - Tracey Ullman, British-American actress, comedian, singer, writer, producer and director *December 31 **Ronnie del Carmen, Filipino director, animator, and voice actor **Val Kilmer, American actor (died 2025)

Deaths

*January 21 ** Cecil B. DeMille, 77, American director and producer, ''The Ten Commandments (1956 film), The Ten Commandments'', ''The Greatest Show on Earth (film), The Greatest Show on Earth'' ** Carl Switzer, 31, American singer and actor, ''Our Gang'' *February 1 – Madame Sul-Te-Wan, 85, American actress, ''King of the Zombies'', ''In Old Chicago'' *February 4 – Una O'Connor (actress), Una O'Connor, 78, Irish actress, ''Witness for the Prosecution (1957 film), Witness for the Prosecution'', ''The Adventures of Robin Hood (film), The Adventures of Robin Hood'' *February 5 – Gwili Andre, 51, Danish actress, ''Secrets of the French Police'', ''No Other Woman (1933 film), No Other Woman'' *February 20 – George Archainbaud, 68, French director, ''Thirteen Women'', ''Girls of the Big House'' *February 22 – Helen Parrish, 34, American actress, ''Too Many Blondes'', ''X Marks the Spot (1942 film), X Marks the Spot'' *March 2 – Eric Blore, 71, British actor, ''Top Hat'', ''The Lady Eve'', ''The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad'' *March 3 – Lou Costello, 52, American comedian and actor, half of Abbott and Costello comedy team, ''Africa Screams'', ''Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'' *March 26 – Raymond Chandler, 70, American author and screenwriter, ''The Big Sleep (1946 film), The Big Sleep'', ''Double Indemnity'' *March 27 – Grant Withers, 54, American actor, ''My Darling Clementine'', ''Fort Apache (film), Fort Apache'' *April 12 – James Gleason, 76, American actor, ''Here Comes Mr. Jordan'', ''The Bishop's Wife'' *April 17 – Cecil Cunningham, 70, American actress, ''The Awful Truth'', ''Monkey Business (1931 film), Monkey Business'' *April 18 – Irving Cummings, 70, American director, ''Louisiana Purchase (film), Louisiana Purchase'', ''The Dolly Sisters (film), The Dolly Sisters'' *May 3 – Troy Sanders (composer), Troy Sanders, 57, American score arranger and composer, ''White Christmas (film), White Christmas'', ''Going My Way'' *June 2 – Lyda Borelli, 75, Italian actress, ''Malombra (1917 film), Malombra'', ''La falena (film), The Moth'' *June 4 – Charles Vidor, 58, Hungarian director, ''Gilda (film), Gilda'', ''Love Me or Leave Me (film), Love Me or Leave Me'' *June 16 – George Reeves, 45, American actor, ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind'', ''So Proudly We Hail!'' *June 18 – Ethel Barrymore, 79, American actress, ''Portrait of Jennie'', ''The Spiral Staircase (1946 film), The Spiral Staircase'' *August 6 – Preston Sturges, 60, American writer, director, ''Sullivan's Travels'', ''The Lady Eve'' *September 6 ** Edmund Gwenn, 81, British actor, ''Miracle on 34th Street'', ''Mister 880'' ** Kay Kendall, 32, British actress, ''Genevieve (film), Genevieve'', ''Les Girls'' *September 11 – Paul Douglas (actor), Paul Douglas, 52, American actor, ''A Letter to Three Wives'', ''It Happens Every Spring'' *September 13 – Adrian (costume designer), Adrian, 56, American costume designer, ''The Wizard of Oz (1939 film), The Wizard of Oz'', ''The Women (1939 film), The Women'' *September 14 – Wayne Morris (American actor), Wayne Morris, 45, American actor, ''Kid Galahad (1937 film), Kid Galahad'', ''Paths of Glory'' *September 25 – Helen Broderick, 68, American actress, ''Top Hat'', ''Swing Time (1936 film), Swing Time'' *September 30 – Taylor Holmes, 81, American actor, ''Kiss of Death (1947 film), Kiss of Death'', ''

'' *October 3 – William Bishop (actor), William Bishop, 41, American actor, ''Harriet Craig'', ''Top Gun (1955 film), Top Gun'' *October 7 – Mario Lanza, 38, American singer and actor, ''The Great Caruso'', ''Winged Victory (film), Winged Victory'' *October 12 – Edward Keane (actor), Edward Keane, 75, American actor, ''Frontier Pony Express'', ''The Roaring Twenties'' *October 14 –

, 50, Australian actor, ''The Adventures of Robin Hood (film), The Adventures of Robin Hood'', ''Captain Blood (1935 film), Captain Blood'' *October 21 – Olive Blakeney, 60, American actress, ''Leave It to Blanche'', ''Don't Get Me Wrong (film), Don't Get Me Wrong'' *October 23 – Gerda Lundequist, 88, Swedish actress, ''Gosta Berlings saga (film), Gosta Berlings Saga'' *October 30 – Noel Francis, 53, American actress, ''Blonde Crazy'', ''I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang'' *November 7 – Victor McLaglen, 72, British actor, ''The Quiet Man'', ''Gunga Din (film), Gunga Din'' *November 20 – Sylvia Lopez, 26, French actress, ''Hercules Unchained'', ''Son of the Red Corsair'' *November 21 – Max Baer (boxer), Max Baer, 50, American boxer and actor, ''The Prizefighter and the Lady'', ''The Harder They Fall (1956 film), The Harder They Fall'' *November 25 – Gérard Philipe, 36, French actor, ''Fan-Fan the Tulip'', ''Beauties of the Night (1952 film), Beauties of the Night'' *December 1 – Jose Nepomuceno, 66, Filipino filmmaker and producer, ''Dalagang Bukid, Country Maiden'', ''Ang Tatlong Hambog, The Three Humbugs'' *December 22 – Gilda Gray, 58, American actress, ''Aloma of the South Seas (1926 film), Aloma of the South Seas'', ''Cabaret (1927 film), Cabaret'' *December 24 – Edmund Goulding, 68, American director, ''Grand Hotel (1932 film), Grand Hotel'', ''The Razor's Edge (1946 film), The Razor's Edge''

Film debuts

Notes

References

External links

List of 1959 films
at IMDb
List of 1959 deaths
at IMDb
List of 1959 births
at IMDb {{1959 films 1959 in film, Film by year