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    The Hanging Tree 1959 POSTER

    The Hanging Tree

    1959

    English

    7.1

    15

    89%

    74%

    Action

    criminal

    doctor

    Drama

    hanging

    Romance

    technicolor

    Western

    Karl Malden Karl Malden Director Karl Malden Karl Malden as Frenchy Plante Ben Piazza Ben Piazza as Rune Frank Hagney Frank Hagney as Townsman Boyd Stockman Boyd Stockman as Townsman
    Joseph "Doc" Frail is a doctor with a past he's trying to outrun. While in Montana, he comes across a mining camp with a hanging tree and rescues a man named Rune from the noose. With Rune as his servant, Frail decides to settle down, and he takes over as town doctor. He meets Elizabeth, who is suffering from shock, and the two soon fall in love. But when Elizabeth is attacked, Frail's attempt to help her lands them both in trouble.
    They Came to Cordura 1959 POSTER

    They Came to Cordura

    1959

    English

    6.4

    3

    80%

    45%

    Action

    Adventure

    cavalry

    Drama

    History

    medal of honor

    War

    Western

    Robert Rossen Robert Rossen Director Richard Conte Richard Conte as Cpl. Milo Trubee Gary Cooper Gary Cooper as Major Thomas Thorn Michael Callan Michael Callan as Pvt. Andrew Hetherington Van Heflin Van Heflin as Sgt. John Chawk
    An army major, himself guilty of cowardice, is asked to recommended soldiers for the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Mexican Border Incursion of 1916.
    The Shaggy Dog 1959 POSTER

    The Shaggy Dog

    1959

    English

    6.4

    8

    68%

    48%

    Action

    Comedy

    dog

    Family

    Fantasy

    magic

    sheep dog

    turns into animal

    Charles Barton Charles Barton Director Gregg Palmer Gregg Palmer as FBI Agent Mack Williams Mack Williams as FBI Agent James Westerfield James Westerfield as Officer Hanson Forrest Lewis Forrest Lewis as Officer Kelly
    Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune times and the spell can only be broken by an act of bravery....
    The Crimson Kimono 1959 POSTER

    The Crimson Kimono

    1959

    English

    6.8

    4

    80%

    72%

    Action

    Crime

    detective

    Drama

    interracial couple

    japanese american

    karate

    murder

    Mystery

    Romance

    stripper

    Thriller

    Samuel Fuller Samuel Fuller Director Paul Dubov Paul Dubov as Casale Stafford Repp Stafford Repp as City Librarian James Shigeta James Shigeta as Det. Joe Kojaku Walter Burke Walter Burke as Ziggy
    Two detectives clash over the hunt for a burlesque dancer’s killer in Los Angeles’ Japanese district.
    Third Man on the Mountain 1959 POSTER

    Third Man on the Mountain

    1959

    English

    7.0

    6

    73%

    73%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    coming of age

    Drama

    Family

    mountain climbing

    mountaineering

    peak

    switzerland

    Ken Annakin Ken Annakin Director Michael Rennie Michael Rennie as Captain John Winter Roger Delgado Roger Delgado as Italian Tourist John Gabriel John Gabriel as Paul - Guide Helen Hayes Helen Hayes as Tourist
    Famous British mountaineer Winter wants to climb a difficult summit, the Citadel. He goes to a small village but no guide wants to accompany him. A young man from the village, Rudi Matt, whose father died fifteen years earlier during an attempt to climb the Citadel, is determined to accompany him, with the help of his uncle. Winter also manages to hire a guide from a neighboring village and competitor, Emil Saxo. The roped party of four men then begins the ascent of the still untouched summit.
    Curse of the Undead 1959 POSTER

    Curse of the Undead

    1959

    English

    6.0

    3

    40%

    40%

    Action

    coffin

    dagger

    Drama

    flashback

    Horror

    love triangle

    Romance

    saloon

    vampire

    Western

    Edward Dein Edward Dein Director Margaret Bert Margaret Bert as Dan's Housekeeper Michael Pate Michael Pate as Drake Robey Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Frank's Wife Edward Binns Edward Binns as Sheriff
    A mysterious epidemic has struck an Old West frontier town and young girls are falling deathly ill. Doc Carter, his lovely daughter Dolores, and preacher Dan Young have their hands full caring for the infirm. When one of the patients dies unexpectedly, Dan notices two puncture wounds on her neck. His investigation leads him to the strange gunslinger Drake Robey, who always seems to be slower on the draw than his opponents, but who—despite being outdrawn, and even shot—always manages to survive these deadly encounters. Dan soon discovers that Drake also has an aversion to crucifixes, sleeps in coffins, and cannot tolerate sunlight...
    The Diary of Anne Frank 1959 POSTER

    The Diary of Anne Frank

    1959

    English

    7.4

    23

    81%

    77%

    Action

    amsterdam, netherlands

    biography

    Biography

    black and white

    diary

    Drama

    Family

    History

    holocaust (shoah)

    War

    world war ii

    George Stevens George Stevens Director Millie Perkins Millie Perkins as Anne Frank Douglas Spencer Douglas Spencer as Kraler Diane Baker Diane Baker as Margot Frank Lou Jacobi Lou Jacobi as Mr. Hans Van Daan
    The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.
    Invisible Invaders 1959 POSTER

    Invisible Invaders

    1959

    English

    5.0

    4

    19%

    19%

    Action

    alien

    alien invasion

    body possession

    Horror

    invisibility

    possession

    Sci-Fi

    zombie

    Edward L. Cahn Edward L. Cahn Director John Carradine John Carradine as Dr. Karol Noymann John Roy John Roy as Game Spectator Chuck Niles Chuck Niles as Hockey Game Announcer John Agar John Agar as Maj. Bruce Jay
    Aliens, contacting scientist Adam Penner, inform him that they have been on the moon for twenty thousand years, undetected due to their invisibility, and have now decided to annihilate humanity unless all the nations of earth surrender immediately. Sequestered in an impregnable laboratory trying to find the aliens' weakness, Penner, his daughter, a no-nonsense army major and a squeamish scientist are attacked from outside by the aliens, who have occupied the bodies of the recently deceased.
    Jack the Ripper 1959 POSTER

    Jack the Ripper

    1959

    English

    6.1

    6

    51%

    51%

    Crime

    Drama

    History

    Horror

    jack the ripper

    Mystery

    Thriller

    Robert S. Baker Robert S. Baker Director John Le Mesurier John Le Mesurier as Dr. Tranter Marianne Stone Marianne Stone as Drunken Woman Paul Frees Paul Frees as Narrator Hal Osmond Hal Osmond as Snakey the pickpocket
    A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case.
    La cambiale 1959 POSTER

    La cambiale

    1959

    Italian

    6.6

    4

    Action

    Comedy

    con man

    Camillo Mastrocinque Camillo Mastrocinque Director Mario Castellani Mario Castellani as Avvocato Incarta Giorgia Moll Giorgia Moll as Maria Sylva Koscina Sylva Koscina as Odette Mercury Giuliana Farnese Giuliana Farnese as Pet Grooming Salon's Client
    The Posalaquaglia cousins are two small scammers and make a living of expedients: Dante receives as recognition for Tommaso a bill of one hundred thousand lire from the famous financier Bruscatelli, who ends up in prison immediately afterwards.
    Ride Lonesome 1959 POSTER

    Ride Lonesome

    1959

    English

    7.1

    10

    90%

    72%

    Action

    bounty hunter

    brother

    Drama

    indian attack

    outlaw

    Western

    Budd Boetticher Budd Boetticher Director James Best James Best as Billy John Lee Van Cleef Lee Van Cleef as Frank Roy Jenson Roy Jenson as Outlaw Pernell Roberts Pernell Roberts as Sam Boone
    On the way to pick up the bounty on a wanted murderer, a bounty hunter stops at a staging post where he is forced to continue his journey with two outlaws who want the murderer for their own reasons and a recently-widowed woman, with the murderer's brother and his men in hot pursuit.
    The Depot of the Dead 1959 POSTER

    The Depot of the Dead

    1959

    Polish

    7.4

    5

    86%

    86%

    Drama

    Czeslaw Petelski Czeslaw Petelski Director Tadeusz Kosudarski Tadeusz Kosudarski as Dzwonkowiak Wlodzimierz Kwaskowski Wlodzimierz Kwaskowski as Kowalski Leon Niemczyk Leon Niemczyk as Nine Teresa Izewska Teresa Izewska as Wanda
    In the rugged mountain gorges and ravines of southeastern Poland, a new boss and his wife become a catalyst for violence.
    Fever Mounts at El Pao 1959 POSTER

    Fever Mounts at El Pao

    1959

    French

    6.8

    2

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    intrigue

    latin america

    prison system

    prison warden

    Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Director Jean Servais Jean Servais as Alejandro Gual Víctor Junco Víctor Junco as Indarte José Chávez José Chávez as Le chauffeur transportant Inès Rojàs Enrique Lucero Enrique Lucero as Vila
    Aroused citizens assassinate an unpopular Caribbean despot, then two men vie for his gorgeous widow Ines. Ojeda is a steamy, isolated island, the penal colony for an oppressive dictatorship. A reactionary seizes the murdered governor's post, and rushes to eliminate his romantic rival, an idealistic underling. The bureaucrat Vazquez hopes to marshal the angry residents of the capitol, El Pao, plus the many political prisoners, to oust Governor Gual.
    Jazz on a Summer's Day 1959 POSTER

    Jazz on a Summer's Day

    1959

    English

    7.9

    4

    97%

    82%

    Action

    concert film

    Documentary

    Music

    Sport

    Aram Avakian Aram Avakian Director Dorothy Tristan Dorothy Tristan as Blonde woman in audience reading Camille Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong as Self Anita O'Day Anita O'Day as Self Max Roach Max Roach as Self
    Set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day to night and from improvisational music to Gospel. It's a concert film that suggests peace and leisure, jazz at a particular time and place.
    Battle in Outer Space 1959 POSTER

    Battle in Outer Space

    1959

    Japanese

    5.6

    6

    37%

    37%

    Action

    japan

    mind control

    moon

    new york city

    pulp fiction

    Sci-Fi

    spacecraft

    Ishirô Honda Ishirô Honda Director Harold Conway Harold Conway as Dr. Immerman Kyôko Anzai Kyôko Anzai as Etsuko Shiraishi Fuyuki Murakami Fuyuki Murakami as Inspector Iriake Koreya Senda Koreya Senda as Professor Adachi
    In 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global siege on Earth, using rays to manipulate gravity and control the minds of men. In response, a global council meeting is held to determine the source of the attacks and prepare a rocket ship armada for a counter-attack, a true battle in outer space. . . The film is a sequel of sorts to Toho's THE MYSTERIANS in the reprise of the Etsuko Shiraishi character of that film as its heroine. It was edited to 74 minutes for its American release.
    North West Frontier 1959 POSTER

    North West Frontier

    1959

    English

    7.1

    4

    Action

    Adventure

    army

    british empire

    chase

    Drama

    escape

    muslim

    train

    J. Lee Thompson J. Lee Thompson Director Kenneth More Kenneth More as Capt. Scott Lauren Bacall Lauren Bacall as Catherine Wyatt Allan Cuthbertson Allan Cuthbertson as Monocled Officer Howard Marion-Crawford Howard Marion-Crawford as Peter's Contact at Kalapur Station
    In the rebellious northern frontier province of colonial India, British Army Captain Scott, a young prince and the boy's governess escape by an obsolete train as they are relentlessly pursued by Muslim rebels intent on assassinating the prince.
    Please Turn Over 1959 POSTER

    Please Turn Over

    1959

    English

    6.3

    4

    author

    bestseller

    Comedy

    doctor

    driving instructor

    driving lesson

    jeweller

    Gerald Thomas Gerald Thomas Director Joan Sims Joan Sims as Beryl Leslie Phillips Leslie Phillips as Dr. Henry Manners Jean Kent Jean Kent as Janet Halliday Aileen Lewis Aileen Lewis as Lady in Cafe
    The orderly suburban life of a 1950's English town is turned on its head when the teenaged daughter of one of the residents writes a steamy bestseller featuring characters obviously based on the local population.
    The Children 1959 POSTER

    The Children

    1959

    Spanish

    6.5

    1

    Action

    Drama

    Marco Ferreri Marco Ferreri Director Guillermo Méndez Guillermo Méndez as Félix Dafauce Félix Dafauce as Enrique Adriano Rimoldi Adriano Rimoldi as Novio de la vedette Ángel Álvarez Ángel Álvarez as (uncredited)
    Four young men are cited in a kiosk during a rainy afternoon. One has to study and the other three go to the cinema, although they are not allowed to entry because their young age. The group consists of Andrés, who works as bellboy in a hotel and dreams of becoming a bullfighter; Chispa, who follows the orders of an old grumpy man; Carlos, a student; and Negro, a shy boy. All they want is to have fun; but reality forces them to confront the problems of the adult world.
    Pêcheur d'Islande 1959 POSTER

    Pêcheur d'Islande

    1959

    French

    5.8

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    Romance

    Pierre Schoendoerffer Pierre Schoendoerffer Director Alain Saury Alain Saury as Le curé Pierre Bénichou Pierre Bénichou as Le fils de l'armateur Moustache Moustache as Le gendarme Albert Dinan Albert Dinan as Quémeneur
    Yan, captain of a fishing boat, falls in love with the daughter of his boss, to the great displeasure of Jenny, his jealous mistress.
    Shake Hands with the Devil 1959 POSTER

    Shake Hands with the Devil

    1959

    English

    7.0

    3

    75%

    61%

    Action

    british crimes

    Drama

    History

    ira (irish republican army)

    ireland

    irish

    irish history

    Michael Anderson Michael Anderson Director John Le Mesurier John Le Mesurier as British General Walter Gotell Walter Gotell as Sergeant 'Black &Tans' Godfrey Quigley Godfrey Quigley as Soldier Richard Harris Richard Harris as Terence O'Brien
    In 1921 Dublin, the IRA battles the "Black & Tans," special British forces given to harsh measures. Irish-American medical student Kerry O'Shea hopes to stay aloof, but saving a wounded friend gets him outlawed, and inexorably drawn into the rebel organization...under his former professor Sean Lenihan, who has "shaken hands with the devil" and begun to think of fighting as an end in itself. Complications arise when Kerry falls for a beautiful English hostage, and the British offer a peace treaty that is not enough to satisfy Lenihan.
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