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The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with Ben-Hur winning a record 11 Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.)
Imitation of Life starring Lana Turner.. The American films of 1959 are listed in a table of the films which were made in the United States and released in 1959.The film Ben-Hur won the Academy Award for Best Picture, among winning a record-setting eleven Oscars.
The Battle of the Sexes (1959 film) Beast from Haunted Cave; The Beat Generation (film) The Beatniks (film) The Beautiful Adventure (1959 film) The Bells Have Gone to Rome; The Bells of St. Mary's (1959 film) The Beloved Game; Beloved Infidel; Ben-Hur (1959 film) Berkeley Square (1959 film) The Best of Everything (film) Between Heaven and Earth ...
A scene from the movie. Ben-Hur is a 1959 American religious epic film [1] directed by William Wyler, produced by Sam Zimbalist, and starring Charlton Heston as the title character. A remake of the 1925 silent film with a similar title, it was adapted from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.
1959 film awards (11 P) B. 1959 in British cinema (2 P) F. 1959 film festivals (4 P) I. 1959 in Indian cinema (9 P) P. 1959 in Philippine cinema (1 P) S.
The film sets Buchan's 1915 novel in a contemporary (1959) setting. [3] As the Rank Organisation owned the rights to the Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 black-and-white adaptation, a number of the 1959 film's scenes are based on the earlier production, including the music hall opening, the escape on the Forth Bridge and the addition of a female love interest for Hannay. [4]
On the Beach is a 1959 American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama film, starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, and Anthony Perkins.Produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, [2] it is based on Nevil Shute's 1957 novel of the same title depicting the aftermath of a nuclear war. [3]
The Diary of Anne Frank is a 1959 American biographical drama film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1955 play of the same name, which was in turn based on the posthumously published diary of Anne Frank, a German-born Jewish girl who lived in hiding in Amsterdam with her family during World War II.