Drama Movies

Death of a Scoundrel (1956)

Death of a Scoundrel (1956)

Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
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119

A Czech refugee uses women to advance his business interest.

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
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119

In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open to supply the British Isles, facing…

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Genre: Drama, History, War
The Cruel Tower (1956)

The Cruel Tower (1956)

The Cruel Tower (1956)
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79

The story of a bunch of hard-drinking steeplejacks.

Genre: Crime, Drama
La Traversée de Paris (1956)

La Traversée de Paris (1956)

La Traversée de Paris (1956)
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80

Two unlikely companions must smuggle four suitcases filled with contraband pork across Nazi-occupied Paris.

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Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Brave One (1956)

The Brave One (1956)

The Brave One (1956)
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100

A young Mexican boy tirelessly tries to save his pet bull from death at the hands of a celebrated matador.

Genre: Drama, Family
The Girl He Left Behind (1956)

The Girl He Left Behind (1956)

The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
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103

A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the experience is also character-building. Director David Butler’s 1956 film stars ’50s teen favorites Tab…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
House of Secrets (1956)

House of Secrets (1956)

House of Secrets (1956)
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97

Police in Paris recruit an English ship’s officer (Michael Craig) to help trap counterfeiters by joining them.

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Genre: Crime, Drama
The Forty-First (1956)

The Forty-First (1956)

The Forty-First (1956)
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88

An unexpected romance occurs for a female Red Army sniper and a White Army officer.

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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Between Heaven and Hell (1956)

Between Heaven and Hell (1956)

Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
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94

Sam Gifford remembers : In prewar years he was an arrogant southern cotton plantation owner, married to the daughter of a colonel. At the beginning of the war he was…

Genre: Drama, War
Aparajito (1956)

Aparajito (1956)

Aparajito (1956)
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110

Apu and his family have moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Benares. As he progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually…

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Genre: Drama
The Boss (1956)

The Boss (1956)

The Boss (1956)
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89

A crusading politician falls prey to the temptations of power.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Shozo a Cat and Two Women (1956)

Shozo a Cat and Two Women (1956)

Shozo a Cat and Two Women (1956)
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135

Shozo is plagued by the needs of his ex-wife and his current one, but prefers the company of his cat.

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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Flight to Hong Kong (1956)

Flight to Hong Kong (1956)

Flight to Hong Kong (1956)
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88

On an airliner bound for Hong Kong, Tony, a career crook who deals in stolen diamonds, agonizes over whether he should stick with his girlfriend or pursue Pamela, an intriguing…

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Ten Commandments (1956)

The Ten Commandments (1956)

The Ten Commandments (1956)
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220

Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his…

Genre: Drama, History
Written on the Wind (1956)

Written on the Wind (1956)

Written on the Wind (1956)
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99

Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business, his irresponsible son, Kyle, is an…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Tension at Table Rock (1956)

Tension at Table Rock (1956)

Tension at Table Rock (1956)
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93

When the owner of a stagecoach station is killed, a gunman takes his place.

Genre: Drama, Western
Assignment Redhead (1956)

Assignment Redhead (1956)

Assignment Redhead (1956)
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79

An American army officer working for British intelligence comes to post-war Berlin to solve a murder. His investigation is compromised when he falls for a nightclub singer, not realising she…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Bridge of Japan (1956)

Bridge of Japan (1956)

Bridge of Japan (1956)
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111

Ichikawa’s 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic melodramas—and re-evaluate it as a tanbi-ha…

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Genre: Drama, Romance
The Roof (1956)

The Roof (1956)

The Roof (1956)
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97

Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This comedy follows the efforts of a family to erect…

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Genre: Drama
Tea and Sympathy (1956)

Tea and Sympathy (1956)

Tea and Sympathy (1956)
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122

A sensitive young man recalls his time in boarding school when the only person who seemed compassionate towards with him was his housemaster’s wife.

Genre: Drama
The Power and the Prize (1956)

The Power and the Prize (1956)

The Power and the Prize (1956)
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98

An ambitious executive jeopardizes his career to marry a European refugee.

Genre: Drama
Odongo (1956)

Odongo (1956)

Odongo (1956)
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85

Steve Stratton (Macdonald Carey) is a hardboiled hunter who catches and keeps wild animals in an African sanctuary in order to sell them to zoos and circuses. When he hires…

Genre: Adventure, Drama
Death in the Garden (1956)

Death in the Garden (1956)

Death in the Garden (1956)
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105

In a remote Amazon jungle village, a group of angry diamond prospectors revolt when the local government undertakes a violent crackdown.

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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Attack (1956)

Attack (1956)

Attack (1956)
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107

Battle of the Bulge, World War II, 1944. Lieutenant Costa, an infantry company officer who must establish artillery observation posts in a strategic area, has serious doubts about Captain Cooney’s…

Genre: Drama, War
Lust for Life (1956)

Lust for Life (1956)

Lust for Life (1956)
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122

An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo,…

Genre: Drama, History
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
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80

A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Elena and Her Men (1956)

Elena and Her Men (1956)

Elena and Her Men (1956)
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95

Set amid the military maneuvers and Quatorze Juillet carnivals of turn-of-the-century France, Jean Renoir’s delirious romantic comedy Elena and her Men stars a radiant Ingrid Bergman as a beautiful, but…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Bad Seed (1956)

The Bad Seed (1956)

The Bad Seed (1956)
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129

Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, adore their daughter Rhoda, despite her secret tendency for selfishness. Christine keeps her knowledge of her daughter’s darker side to herself,…

Now and Forever (1956)

Now and Forever (1956)

Now and Forever (1956)
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90

A rich young society girl falls in love with a car mechanic. Her family is appalled and stops her seeing him. The girl attempts to commit suicide and then decides…

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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Back from Eternity (1956)

Back from Eternity (1956)

Back from Eternity (1956)
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100

A South American plane loaded with an assortment of characters crash lands in a remote jungle area in the middle of a storm. The passengers then discover they are in…

Genre: Adventure, Drama
Gervaise (1956)

Gervaise (1956)

Gervaise (1956)
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112

An adaptation of Émile Zola’s 1877 masterpiece L’assommoir, the film is an uncompromising depiction of a lowly laundress’s struggles to deal with an alcoholic husband while running her own business.

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Genre: Drama, Romance
Bus Stop (1956)

Bus Stop (1956)

Bus Stop (1956)
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96

Cowboys Beauregard Decker and Virgil Blessing attend a rodeo in Phoenix, where Decker falls in love with beautiful cafe singer Cherie. He wants to take Cherie back to his native…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Three Maidens (1956)

The Three Maidens (1956)

The Three Maidens (1956)
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115

Three sisters—Nunung, Nana and Nenny—are being raised by their grandmother in Jakarta after their mother’s death. Though the sisters’ father Sukandar lives with them, he is too involved in his…

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Genre: Drama, Music
The Red Balloon (1956)

The Red Balloon (1956)

The Red Balloon (1956)
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34

A young boy discovers a stray balloon, which seems to have a mind of its own, on the streets of Paris. The two become inseparable, yet the world’s harsh realities…

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A Strange Adventure (1956)

A Strange Adventure (1956)

A Strange Adventure (1956)
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70

A trio of thieves make their getaway by kidnapping a young hot-rodder, and take over a mountain cabin for a hideout after overpowering its occupants.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Bob le Flambeur (1956)

Bob le Flambeur (1956)

Bob le Flambeur (1956)
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103

In Paris, Bob Montagne is practically synonymous with gambling — and winning. He is kind, classy and well-liked by virtually everyone in town, including police inspector Ledru. However, when Bob’s…

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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
War and Peace (1956)

War and Peace (1956)

War and Peace (1956)
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208

Napoleon’s tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families.

Lisbon (1956)

Lisbon (1956)

Lisbon (1956)
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90

For Capt. Robert John Evans, smuggling black-market goods is nothing out of the ordinary. But one day he’s hired by Aristides Mavros for a more involved assignment — sneaking an…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
These Wilder Years (1956)

These Wilder Years (1956)

These Wilder Years (1956)
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91

A man tries to find a son he gave up for adoption years ago.

Genre: Drama
Away All Boats (1956)

Away All Boats (1956)

Away All Boats (1956)
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114

The story of USS ‘Belinda’, a U.S. naval ship, and its crew during the battle of the Pacific 1943-1945, as it prepares for action and landing troops on enemy beachheads.

Genre: Drama, War