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: A Tale of the Christ won the Academy Award for Best Picture, among winning a record-setting eleven Academy Awards.
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Title |
Director |
Cast |
Genre |
Notes |
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock |
Sidney Miller |
Lou Costello, Dorothy Provine, Gale Gordon |
Comedy |
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4D Man |
Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. |
Robert Lansing, Lee Meriwether |
Sci-Fi |
Produced and written by Jack H. Harris |
Alias Jesse James |
Norman Z. McLeod |
Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming, James Garner, Fess Parker, Gary Cooper, Roy Rogers, Hugh O'Brien, James Arness |
Western |
|
The Alligator People |
Roy Del Ruth |
Beverly Garland, Bruce Bennett, Lon Chaney Jr. |
Horror |
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Anatomy of a Murder |
Otto Preminger |
James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, George C. Scott |
Drama |
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The Angry Red Planet |
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Sci-Fi |
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Argument About Basia |
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Drama |
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The Atomic Submarine |
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Sci-Fi |
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Attack of the Giant Leeches |
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Sci-Fi |
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Ballad of a Soldier |
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Drama |
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The Bat (1959 film) |
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|
Drama |
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Battle in Outer Space |
|
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Sci-Fi |
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The Battle of the Sexes |
|
|
Drama |
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Beast from Haunted Cave |
|
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Sci-Fi |
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The Beat Generation |
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|
Drama |
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Behemoth, the Sea Monster |
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Sci-Fi |
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The Bells of St. Mary's (1959 film) |
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Bing Crosby |
Drama |
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Beloved Infidel (film) |
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Drama |
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Ben-Hur (1959 film) |
|
|
Drama |
Academy Award Best Picture. Set record with 11 Academy awards |
The Big Fisherman |
|
|
Drama |
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The Birth of Japan |
|
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Drama |
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Black Orpheus |
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Drama |
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Blue Denim |
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Drama |
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Bonanza Bunny |
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Drama |
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Born to Be Loved |
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Drama |
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A Bucket of Blood |
|
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Drama |
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Title |
Director |
Cast |
Genre |
Notes |
Odds Against Tomorrow |
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Drama |
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On the Beach (1959 film) |
|
Ava Gardner |
Sci-Fi |
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Operation Petticoat |
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War |
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Our Man in Havana (film) |
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Drama |
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Pickpocket (film) |
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Drama |
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Pillow Talk |
Michael Gordon |
Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter |
Comedy |
Universal Pictures |
Plan 9 from Outer Space |
Edward D. Wood, Jr. |
Bela Lugosi, Vampira, Tor Johnson |
Sci-Fi |
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Planet Prince |
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Drama |
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Porgy and Bess (film) |
Otto Preminger |
Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis, Jr., Pearl Bailey |
Musical, Drama |
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Pork Chop Hill |
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Drama |
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Pull My Daisy |
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Drama |
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Return of the Fly |
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Sci-Fi |
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Ride Lonesome |
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Drama |
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Rio Bravo (1959 film) |
Howard Hawks |
John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson |
Western |
Warner Bros. |
Room at the Top (film) |
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Drama |
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Sampo (film) |
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Drama |
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Santa Claus (film) |
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Christmas |
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Sapphire (film) |
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Drama |
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Savage Beach |
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Drama |
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The Savage Innocents |
|
|
Drama |
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Shadows (film) |
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|
Drama |
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The Shaggy Dog (1959 film) |
|
Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen. Tommy Kirk |
Comedy |
Walt Disney Productions |
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959 film) |
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Drama |
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The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw |
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Drama |
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Sleeping Beauty (1959 film) |
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Fantasy, Animated film |
Walt Disney Productions |
Solomon and Sheba (1959 film) |
|
Yul Brynner |
Drama |
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Some Like It Hot |
Billy Wilder |
Marilyn Monroe
Jack Lemmon
Tony Curtis |
Comedy |
United Artists |
Space Invasion of Lapland |
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Sci-Fi |
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Suddenly, Last Summer (film) |
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Drama |
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A Summer Place (film) |
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Drama |
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