Drama Movies
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. His personal and professional skills are tested as he tries…
Middle of the Night (1959)
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 romance with divorced 24-year-old…
Good Morning (1959)
A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of interÂgenerational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaking in protest after…
India: Matri Bhumi (1959)
Several stories depicting the landscapes and fauna of India are mixed with documentary footage.
These Thousand Hills (1959)
A cowboy tries for easy money with his partner, then tries ranching with a saloon hostess’s money.
Face of a Fugitive (1959)
A man who was falsly accused for murder escapes the sheriffs and starts a new life in a town at the border of the States to Mexico. But he cannot…
Apur Sansar (1959)
The World the Flesh and the Devil (1959)
Ralph Burton is a miner who is trapped for several days as a result of a cave-in. When he finally manages to dig himself out, he realizes that all of…
Ten Seconds to Hell (1959)
Two rivals from a German bomb squad are left to deactivate duds in postwar Berlin.
The Scarface Mob (1959)
Story of how a group of incorruptible federal lawmen helped put 1920s’ Chicago gangster Al Capone in prison.
Fate of a Man (1959)
The story of a man whose life was ruthlessly crippled by World War II. His wife and daughters were killed during the bombing of his village, he spent some time…
Innocent Meeting (1959)
The daughter of a textile company owner falls in love with a young illustrator with a secret criminal past.
Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959)
When the shootings of two juvenile inmates bring public protest, a psychologist is brought in to see if he can do anything to control the problems peacefully.
Compulsion (1959)
Two close friends’ plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
The Sound and the Fury (1959)
Drama focusing on a family of Southern aristocrats who are trying to deal with the dissolution of their clan and the loss of its reputation, faith, fortunes and respect.
Verboten! (1959)
A young American serviceman stationed in Germany after the fall of the Third Reich, jeopardises his future after falling in love with a German woman.
Green Mansions (1959)
A young Venezuelan idealist flees his native land to escape a revolution. Hoping to find peace, he goes to the mountains and the forests of the Amazon. There he encounters…
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
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.
A Dog of Flanders (1959)
The emotional story of a boy, his grandfather, and his dog. The boy’s dream of becoming a great classical painter appears shattered when his loving grandfather dies.
Lonelyhearts (1959)
Burdened by a family secret, Adam White lands a job as a newspaper advice columnist. Little does he realize that it’s all part of a nasty desire by cynical editor…
No Trees in the Street (1959)
Based on the play by Ted Willis, the film is set in the years just before World War II, when England hadn’t completely dug itself out of the worldwide depression….
Violent Moment (1959)
Douglas Baines, a wartime army deserter, is lying low in a shabby flat with his girlfriend Daisy and the couple’s small son, Jiffy. Returning home with a toy for Jiffy’s…
Whirlpool (1959)
The ex-girlfriend of a German fugitive hides with the captain and crew of a ship on the Rhine.
Breakout (1959)
A local government official leads a double life when organising a breakout from a prison.
First Man into Space (1959)
The first pilot to leave Earth’s atmosphere lands, then vanishes; but something with a craving for blood prowls the countryside…
For the First Time (1959)
In this musical, a tempermental opera singer falls in love with a hearing-impaired young woman.
The Last Mile (1959)
Jail house tensions mount as a killer’s execution approaches.
The Black Orchid (1959)
An aging widower fights family disapproval when he falls in love with a gangster’s widow.
The Journey (1959)
A Communist officer falls hard for a married woman trying to escape from Hungary.
The Song of the Cart (1959)
Never Steal Anything Small (1959)
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.
Tokyo After Dark (1959)
An American serviceman stationed in Tokyo, who’s engaged to a local singer, faces both a military court-martial and a trial in the Japanese courts after an accidental shooting in which…
I Mobster (1959)
The rise and fall of gang lord Joe Sante. A crime boss appears before a Senate subcommittee. A flashbacks tell his story.
The Last Blitzkrieg (1959)
The fanatical son of a Nazi General leads a squad of German commandos, disguised as American Troops, behind the lines in order to sabotage the Allied Forces.
The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959)
In Eschnapur, a German architect saves the life of the Maharajah’s favorite temple dancer and becomes Maharajah’s friend but their friendship is tested when the architect and the dancer fall…