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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 .
Dystopian sci-fi based on the novel The Final Programme by Michael Moorcock. UK [15] 1973 The Holy Mountain: Old "hermaphrodite" uncredited Near the end of the movie, at the summit of the mountain, a pilgrim lifts a sheet to reveal an elderly "hermaphrodite". The pilgrim drinks milk from one of their breasts, which then transforms into jaguar ...
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.
This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1959 per Variety's weekly National Boxoffice Survey. The results are based on a sample of 20-25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2014 co-production with Armada Productions April 25, 1959: Westbound: May 7, 1959: Island of Lost Women: theatrical distribution only; produced by Jaguar Productions Public domain May 21, 1959: Gigantis the Fire Monster [N 11] US distribution of 1955 Japanese Toho film Godzilla Raids Again: May 30, 1959
The Chasers (1959 film) Chathurangam (1959 film) Chhoti Bahen; The Child and the Killer; China Jones; Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan; Chuang Tapestry; Ciao, ciao bambina! Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women; City of Fear (1959 film) Claudia (1959 film) Clouds of Smoke (1959 film) College Boarding House; The Collegian (film) Come Back, Africa; Come ...
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) – biographical drama film 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 [355] The Five Pennies (1959) – biographical musical film about jazz cornet player and bandleader Loring "Red" Nichols [356]
April 8, 1959: Thunder in the Sun: June 16, 1959: Don't Give Up the Ship: June 17, 1959: The Hangman: June 18, 1959: The Five Pennies: June 1959: The Man Who Could Cheat Death: July 8, 1959: Tarzan's Greatest Adventure: distribution only; produced by Solar Film Productions [N 5] July 29, 1959: Last Train from Gun Hill: August 19, 1959: But Not ...