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    Pickpocket 1959 POSTER

    Pickpocket

    1959

    French

    26

    93%

    84%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    france

    materialism

    modern society

    pickpocket

    prison

    unsociability

    Robert Bresson Robert Bresson Director Pierre Leymarie Pierre Leymarie as Jacques Marika Green Marika Green as Jeanne Dolly Scal Dolly Scal as La mère Jean Pélégri Jean Pélégri as L'inspecteur principal
    Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his mother's neighbor Jeanne, Michel teams up with a couple of petty thieves in order to improve his craft. With a police inspector keeping an eye on him, Michel also tries to get a straight job, but the temptation to steal is hard to resist.
    Black Orpheus 1959 POSTER

    Black Orpheus

    1959

    Portuguese

    7.4

    13

    88%

    86%

    Action

    dancing in the street

    Drama

    Fantasy

    guitar

    Music

    Musical

    orpheus

    rio de janeiro

    Romance

    samba

    trolley

    Marcel Camus Marcel Camus Director Zeni Pereira Zeni Pereira as Modesto De Souza Modesto De Souza as Fausto Guerzoni Fausto Guerzoni as Fausto Marcel Camus Marcel Camus as Man on ferry
    Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
    House on Haunted Hill 1959 POSTER

    House on Haunted Hill

    1959

    English

    6.7

    35

    80%

    73%

    Action

    blind

    cigarette

    cigarette smoking

    Crime

    haunted house

    Horror

    Mystery

    skeleton

    wine cellar

    William Castle William Castle Director Vincent Price Vincent Price as Frederick Loren Richard Long Richard Long as Lance Schroeder Leona Anderson Leona Anderson as Mrs. Slydes Elisha Cook Jr. Elisha Cook Jr. as Watson Pritchard
    Frederick Loren invites five strangers to the party of a lifetime and offers each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in the reportedly haunted house. Armed with a gun for protection, each guest arrives in a hearse and will either leave in it much richer…Or dead.
    Witness in the City 1959 POSTER

    Witness in the City

    1959

    French

    7.0

    3

    Crime

    Drama

    french noir

    Thriller

    Édouard Molinaro Édouard Molinaro Director Lino Ventura Lino Ventura as Ancelin Jean Lara Jean Lara as M. Catherine Paul Bisciglia Paul Bisciglia as Un chauffeur de taxi Martine Moreau Martine Moreau as Une standardiste
    Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acquitted by justice.
    North by Northwest 1959 POSTER

    North by Northwest

    1959

    English

    8.3

    104

    97%

    94%

    Action

    Adventure

    assassination

    Drama

    espionage

    mount rushmore national memorial

    Mystery

    new york city

    spy

    Thriller

    undercover agent

    Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock Director Edward Binns Edward Binns as Captain Junket Carleton Young Carleton Young as Fanning Nelson Ned Glass Ned Glass as Ticket Seller John Roy John Roy as Train Passenger
    Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
    Never Steal Anything Small 1959 POSTER

    Never Steal Anything Small

    1959

    English

    6.0

    8

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    musical

    Musical

    Charles Lederer Charles Lederer Director Robert J. Wilke Robert J. Wilke as Lennie Ingrid Goude Ingrid Goude as Model Horace McMahon Horace McMahon as O. K. Merritt Bruce Glover Bruce Glover as Stevedore
    Director Charles Lederer's 1959 musical stars James Cagney as an unscrupulous longshoreman who'll resort to every dirty trick in the book to win his union's presidency.
    Attack of the Giant Leeches 1959 POSTER

    Attack of the Giant Leeches

    1959

    English

    3.8

    6

    64%

    18%

    Horror

    leech

    Sci-Fi

    swamp

    Bernard L. Kowalski Bernard L. Kowalski Director Yvette Vickers Yvette Vickers as Liz Walker Dan White Dan White as Porky Reed Carl Sklover Carl Sklover as Search Party Member Gene Roth Gene Roth as Sheriff Kovis
    A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police don't believe them.
    For the First Time 1959 POSTER

    For the First Time

    1959

    English

    6.3

    1

    20%

    20%

    musical

    Musical

    opera

    Rudolph Maté Rudolph Maté Director Carlo Rizzo Carlo Rizzo as Zsa Zsa Gabor Zsa Zsa Gabor as Gloria De Vadnuz Manfred Inger Manfred Inger as Servant at the Vienna State Opera Mario Lanza Mario Lanza as Tonio Costa
    In this musical, a tempermental opera singer falls in love with a hearing-impaired young woman.
    The Beat Generation 1959 POSTER

    The Beat Generation

    1959

    English

    5.5

    2

    beat generation

    beatnik

    beatnixploitation

    Crime

    Drama

    poetry

    rapist

    subculture

    Thriller

    Charles F. Haas Charles F. Haas Director James Mitchum James Mitchum as Art Jester Margaret Hayes Margaret Hayes as Joyce Greenfield Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong as Louis Armstrong Ray Danton Ray Danton as Stan Hess
    A group of beatniks unwittingly harbor a serial rapist. A cop goes after him after his wife is attacked.
    Expresso Bongo 1959 POSTER

    Expresso Bongo

    1959

    English

    6.2

    1

    40%

    40%

    based on play or musical

    Drama

    london, england

    Music

    nightclub

    pop star

    promoter

    rock 'n' roll

    Val Guest Val Guest Director Cliff Richard Cliff Richard as Bert Rudge Susan Hampshire Susan Hampshire as Cynthia Peter Myers Peter Myers as Cynthia's Boyfriend Laurence Harvey Laurence Harvey as Johnny Jackson
    A seedy London promoter turns a naive, working-class teenager into a pop singing sensation.
    Ben-Hur 1959 POSTER

    Ben-Hur

    1959

    English

    8.1

    138

    87%

    89%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    epic

    governor

    History

    middle east

    politics

    roman empire

    War

    William Wyler William Wyler Director John Le Mesurier John Le Mesurier as Doctor Duncan Lamont Duncan Lamont as Marius Maxwell Shaw Maxwell Shaw as Rower No. 43 Sam Jaffe Sam Jaffe as Simonides
    In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.
    It Happened to Jane 1959 POSTER

    It Happened to Jane

    1959

    English

    6.5

    8

    50%

    50%

    Action

    Comedy

    lobster

    maine

    new york city

    Romance

    Richard Quine Richard Quine Director Ernie Kovacs Ernie Kovacs as Harry Foster Malone Jayne Meadows Jayne Meadows as Jayne Meadows - Panelist Howard Wendell Howard Wendell as Purchasing Jack Carter Jack Carter as Stenographer
    Jane Osgood runs a lobster business, which supports her two young children. Railroad staff inattention ruins her shipment, so with her lawyer George, Jane sues Harry Foster Malone, director of the line and the "meanest man in the world".
    Carry on Teacher 1959 POSTER

    Carry on Teacher

    1959

    English

    6.2

    7

    53%

    53%

    Action

    Comedy

    high school

    library

    music teacher

    romance

    school

    teacher

    Gerald Thomas Gerald Thomas Director Leslie Phillips Leslie Phillips as Alistair Grigg Richard O'Sullivan Richard O'Sullivan as Robin Stevens - Saboteur Joan Sims Joan Sims as Sarah Allcock Francesca Annis Francesca Annis as Schoolgirl
    When a well-loved headmaster decides to retire, his scheming pupils have other ideas. The cunning boys unleash a campaign of practical jokes, armed with gin, itching power, and bombs!
    Samurai Vendetta 1959 POSTER

    Samurai Vendetta

    1959

    Japanese

    6.6

    5

    Action

    chanbara

    Drama

    edo period

    japan

    jidaigeki

    samurai

    Kazuo Mori Kazuo Mori Director Gen Shimizu Gen Shimizu as Seishirô Hara Seishirô Hara as San'emon Arashi San'emon Arashi as Ryûzaburô Mitsuoka Ryûzaburô Mitsuoka as
    Two amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and the family of Lord Kira that led to the famous revenge of the 47 Ronin.
    Day of the Outlaw 1959 POSTER

    Day of the Outlaw

    1959

    English

    7.3

    11

    100%

    71%

    Action

    Drama

    outlaw

    shootout

    Western

    winter

    André De Toth André De Toth Director Robert Ryan Robert Ryan as Blaise Starrett Frank DeKova Frank DeKova as Denver, Bruhn's Gang Tina Louise Tina Louise as Helen Crane Jack Lambert Jack Lambert as Tex
    Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The outlaws are held in check only by their notorious leader, but he is diagnosed with a fatal wound and the town is a powder keg waiting to blow.
    The Indian Tomb 1959 POSTER

    The Indian Tomb

    1959

    German

    6.6

    5

    88%

    57%

    Adventure

    Drama

    Romance

    Fritz Lang Fritz Lang Director Claus Holm Claus Holm as Dr. Walter Rhode Friedrich Schoenfelder Friedrich Schoenfelder as Narrator René Deltgen René Deltgen as Prince Ramigani Debra Paget Debra Paget as Seetha
    Seetha and Harold Berger are rescued from the desert by a caravan and brought to a small village. However, the greedy owner of the house where they are lodged betrays the law of hospitality and reveals their location to Prince Ramigani. The couple tries to escape but is hunted and captured by Ramigani and his men. Meanwhile Irene Rhode and her husband Walter Rhode suspect that Maharaja Chandra is not telling the truth about Harold's destiny. The conspirator Ramigani forces Seetha to accept to get married with Chandra to provoke the wrath of the priests and get the alliance of Prince Padhu and his army. In the meantime, Harold succeeds in escaping from the dungeon and seeks out Seetha to save her.
    Guns Girls and Gangsters 1959 POSTER

    Guns Girls and Gangsters

    1959

    English

    6.1

    10

    50%

    50%

    Action

    adultery

    casino

    Crime

    Drama

    gangster

    gas station

    new year's eve

    robbery

    Thriller

    Edward L. Cahn Edward L. Cahn Director John Mitchum John Mitchum as Armored Car Guard Gerald Mohr Gerald Mohr as Charles Lee Van Cleef Lee Van Cleef as Mike Bennett John Baer John Baer as Steve Thomas
    Chuck Wheeler gets out of the Pen and sets up an elaborate heist of Vegas casino money travelling by armored truck. He enlists the help of shady club owner Joe Darren and his ex-cellmate's wife, Vi. Vi's husband Mike is a trigger happy and jealous hothead and will not grant her a divorce. Mike escapes from prison right before the armored truck job goes into motion and promises trouble as he tries to locate his associates and his wandering wife.
    4D Man 1959 POSTER

    4D Man

    1959

    English

    5.8

    20

    80%

    41%

    Action

    corporate research

    greedy executive

    Horror

    invincible metal

    Romance

    Sci-Fi

    self-experimentation

    stolen credit

    Thriller

    walking through walls

    Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. Director Robert Lansing Robert Lansing as Dr. Scott Nelson Lee Meriwether Lee Meriwether as Linda Davis Patty Duke Patty Duke as Marjorie Sutherland Robert Strauss Robert Strauss as Roy Parker
    Two brothers, scientists Scott and Tony Nelson, develop an amplifier which enables a person to enter a 4th dimensional state, allowing him to pass through any object. Scott experiments on himself and discovers that each time he passes through something he ages rapidly. He begins killing people, sucking out their life energies and regaining his youth as a result.
    Anatomy of a Murder 1959 POSTER

    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959

    English

    8.0

    37

    100%

    91%

    Action

    adultery

    based on novel or book

    court case

    Crime

    Drama

    jealousy

    michigan

    Mystery

    rape

    Thriller

    Otto Preminger Otto Preminger Director Murray Hamilton Murray Hamilton as Alphonse Paquette James Waters James Waters as Army Sergeant 1st Class John Qualen John Qualen as Deputy Sheriff Sulo Arthur O'Connell Arthur O'Connell as Parnell Emmett McCarthy
    Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.
    The Poet of the Castle 1959 POSTER

    The Poet of the Castle

    1959

    Portuguese

    7.0

    4

    Action

    Documentary

    short

    short film

    Joaquim Pedro de Andrade Joaquim Pedro de Andrade Director Manuel Bandeira Manuel Bandeira as Himself
    A 10-minute portrait of modernist poet and de Andrade’s godfather, Manuel Bandeira, is clear in its affection for it subject, though like many New-Waveish films of the time, depicts the modern urban landscape as an ominous and alienating force.
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