1959

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Porgy and Bess
6.9

Porgy and Bess

Jun. 24, 1959

Porgy and Bess

In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar ...
The Poet of the Castle
7

The Poet of the Castle

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 ...
Night Train
7.7

Night Train

Sep. 06, 1959

Night Train

Two strangers, Jerzy and Marta, accidentally end up holding tickets for the same sleeping chamber on an overnight train to the Baltic Sea coast. ...
Please Turn Over
6.3

Please Turn Over

Dec. 17, 1959

Please Turn Over

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 ...
Pillow Talk
7.4

Pillow Talk

Oct. 07, 1959

Pillow Talk

Playboy songwriter Brad Allen’s succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line ...
Pier 5, Havana
5.4

Pier 5, Havana

Oct. 09, 1959

Pier 5, Havana

A Yank comes to Havana in search of an old friend who disappeared during the Cuban Revolution, and discovers a group of Batista sympathizers ...
Pickpocket
7.6

Pickpocket

Dec. 16, 1959

Pickpocket

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 ...
Black Orpheus
7.4

Black Orpheus

Jun. 12, 1959

Black Orpheus

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 ...
The Oregon Trail
5.2

The Oregon Trail

Aug. 31, 1959

The Oregon Trail

In 1846, a reporter for the New York Herald joins a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. He hopes to confirm a rumor that President Polk ...
Operation Petticoat
7.2

Operation Petticoat

Dec. 05, 1959

Operation Petticoat

A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.
Operation Bullshine
5.6

Operation Bullshine

Jun. 30, 1959

Operation Bullshine

During World War II, a Royal Artillery officer is assigned to an anti-aircraft battery that is filled with female soldiers of the Auxiliary ...
Operation Amsterdam
6.4

Operation Amsterdam

Jan. 12, 1959

Operation Amsterdam

When Germany invades Holland in 1940, a British intelligence officer and two Dutch diamond merchants go to Amsterdam to persuade the Dutch ...
On the Beach
7.1

On the Beach

Dec. 16, 1959

On the Beach

In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where ...
Good Morning
7.8

Good Morning

May. 12, 1959

Good Morning

A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of inter­generational relationships, Good Morning tells the ...
Odds Against Tomorrow
7.4

Odds Against Tomorrow

Oct. 15, 1959

Odds Against Tomorrow

An old-time crook plans a heist. When one of his two partners is found out to be a black man tensions flare.
The Nun’s Story
7.5

The Nun’s Story

Jun. 18, 1959

The Nun’s Story

After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and ...
North West Frontier
7.1

North West Frontier

Oct. 13, 1959

North West Frontier

In the rebellious northern frontier province of colonial India, British Army Captain Scott, a young prince and the boy’s governess escape ...
North by Northwest
8.3

North by Northwest

Jul. 08, 1959

North by Northwest

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Fires on the Plain
7.9

Fires on the Plain

Nov. 03, 1959

Fires on the Plain

In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island ...
The Three Treasures
6.4

The Three Treasures

Nov. 01, 1959

The Three Treasures

The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor’s son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but ...
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
8.5

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and ...
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
8.5

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in ...
Never Steal Anything Small
5.9

Never Steal Anything Small

Director Charles Lederer’s 1959 musical stars James Cagney as an unscrupulous longshoreman who’ll resort to every dirty trick in the ...
The Mummy
6.6

The Mummy

Aug. 01, 1959

The Mummy

One by one the archaeologists who discover the 4,000-year-old tomb of Princess Ananka are brutally murdered. Kharis, high priest in Egypt 40 ...
The Mouse That Roared
6.9

The Mouse That Roared

Jul. 17, 1959

The Mouse That Roared

The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose and accept ...
The Moralist
6.5

The Moralist

Jun. 30, 1959

The Moralist

The newly appointed head of a censorship board uses his uncompromising stance against everything “immoral” – from nudity in movies to ...
Middle of the Night
7.1

Middle of the Night

May. 20, 1959

Middle of the Night

Jerry Kingsley is a wealthy garment manufacturer left lonely in his 50s when his wife dies. Despite the difference in their ages, he strikes up a ...
The Mating Game
6.9

The Mating Game

Apr. 29, 1959

The Mating Game

Tax collector Lorenzo Charlton comes to the Larkins’ farm to ask why Pop Larkins hasn’t paid his back taxes. Charlton has to stay for ...
The Man in the Net
6.1

The Man in the Net

Jun. 10, 1959

The Man in the Net

An artist living in a quiet Connecticut town is the main suspect in the disappearance of his shrew wife. Things turn ugly when the townsfolk ...