Drama Movies
The Last Man to Hang (1956)
A man is tried for the murder of his neurotic wife by means of a sedative overdose.
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District (1956)
Storm Center (1956)
Politicians go after a small-town librarian when she refuses to ban a book. She’s quickly labeled a Communist.
Valley of Peace (1956)
When the planes bombed a Slovene town, a Slovene boy and a German girl set on a journey towards the valley, in which there is no war. On their way…
The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want…
Reach for the Sky (1956)
The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World…
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
The story of boxer Rocky Graziano’s rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
Behind the High Wall (1956)
A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang’s dough.
Congo Crossing (1956)
Congotanga, West Africa, has no extradition laws; the government is controlled by foreign gangsters, headed by Carl Rittner. The latest plane from Europe carries lovely Louise Whitman, fleeing a French…
Moby Dick (1956)
In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian…
My Teenage Daughter (1956)
Magazine editor Valerie Carr lives in London with her two daughters Jan, aged seventeen, and Poppet, thirteen. When Jan is invited to a party at the Savoy, she meets dashing…
The Gelignite Gang (1956)
A tense thriller that tears the lid off Soho’s underworld and reveals the cunning organization behind a gang of safe-breakers who will stop at nothing, not even murder, to achieve…
The Feminine Touch (1956)
Following a group of five very different student nurses during their first year of training at an NHS hospital in London called St. Augustine’s Hospital (filmed at Guy’s Hospital), where…
Yield to the Night (1956)
Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.
Female Jungle (1956)
Alcoholic detective investigating the murder of an actress starts getting worried when all fingers begin to point at him.
The Catered Affair (1956)
An Irish cabby in the Bronx watches his wife go overboard planning their daughter’s wedding.
Crime in the Streets (1956)
A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
During the Civil War, a Union spy, Andrews, is asked to lead a band of Union soldiers into the South so that they could destroy the railway system. However, things…
Outside the Law (1956)
A government agent’s son wins respect and love when he challenges counterfeiters.
The Mountain (1956)
Selfish Chris Teller pressures his older brother, a retired climber, to accompany him on a treacherous Alpine climb to loot the bodies of plane crash victims.
Trapeze (1956)
A pair of men try to perform the dangerous “triple” in their trapeze act. Problems arise when the duo is made into a trio following the addition of a sexy…
D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)
En route to Normandy, an American and a British officer reminisce in flashback about their romances with the same woman.
Screaming Eagles (1956)
A group of young soldiers parachute into France in preparation for D-Day.
Season of the Sun (1956)
Thomas Müntzer (1956)
In 1523, young Thomas Müntzer arrives with his wife Ottilie in the Thuringian village Allstedt to assume the rectorate. As a follower of Luther′s teachings, he finds in the Bible…
The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)
In the early ’40s, a San Francisco prostitute is run out of town just as World War II has begun to intensify. She settles down in Hawaii, hoping to start…
Hilda Crane (1956)
After two failed marriages, a disillusioned woman returns to her hometown to start life anew.
The Harder They Fall (1956)
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant,…
The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
The life story of the famous pianist and band-leader of the 1930s and 1940s.
Bhowani Junction (1956)
Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India.
The Swan (1956)
Princess Beatrice’s days of enjoying the regal life are numbered unless her only daughter, Princess Alexandra, makes a good impression on a distant cousin when he pays a surprise visit…
A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.
While the City Sleeps (1956)
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed “The Lipstick Killer”.
Lovers and Lollipops (1956)
Ann, an attractive widowed New York model, lives in an apartment with her daughter Peggy. The courtship of Ann by visiting engineer Larry, and accompanying misadventures, are seen alternately from…
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
Tom Rath is a suburban father and husband haunted by his memories of World War II, including a wartime romance with Italian village girl Maria, which resulted in an illegitimate…
Guilty? (1956)
The Black Tent (1956)
During the British retreat through Libya, a British officer takes shelter with a group of Arab Bedouin. He marries the chief’s daughter. Sometime later, his younger brother, who had believed…