Movies released in 1959
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North by Northwest
1959Feature FilmA hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive.
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Some Like It Hot
1959Feature FilmWhen two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
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Sleeping Beauty
1959Feature FilmAfter being snubbed by the royal family, a malevolent fairy places a curse on a princess which only a prince can break, along with the help of three good fairies.
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The 400 Blows
1959Feature FilmA young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.
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Anatomy of a Murder
1959Feature FilmIn a murder trial, the defendant says he suffered temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case?
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Plan 9 from Outer Space
1959Feature FilmEvil aliens attack Earth and set their terrible "Plan 9" in action. As the aliens resurrect the dead of the Earth to destroy the living, our lives are in danger.
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Hiroshima Mon Amour
1959Feature FilmA French actress filming an anti-war film in Hiroshima has an affair with a married Japanese architect as they share their differing perspectives on war.
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House on Haunted Hill
1959Feature FilmA millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife.
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Pickpocket
1959Feature FilmMichel is released from jail after serving a sentence for thievery. His mother dies and he resorts to pickpocketing as a means of survival.
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Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959Feature FilmAn Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.
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Pillow Talk
1959Feature FilmA man and a woman who share a party line cannot stand each other, but he has fun romancing her with his voice disguised.
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Imitation of Life
1959Feature FilmAn aspiring actress befriends a black widow, but trouble arises when the latter is rejected by her daughter, who tries to pass for white.
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Suddenly, Last Summer
1959Feature FilmThe only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.
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Operation Petticoat
1959Feature FilmDuring World War II, a commander finds himself stuck with a decrepit (and pink) submarine, a con man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.
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The Diary of Anne Frank
1959Feature FilmDuring World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
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On the Beach
1959Feature FilmAfter a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.
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The World of Apu
1959Feature FilmThis final installment in Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy follows Apu's life as an orphaned adult aspiring to be a writer.
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Black Orpheus
1959Feature FilmA retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.
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Ballad of a Soldier
1959Feature FilmYoung Russian soldier Alyosha earns a medal, but asks to visit his mother instead. His journey recounts various kinds of love during wartime.
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The Nun's Story
1959Feature FilmAfter leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.
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The Horse Soldiers
1959Feature FilmIn 1863, a Union outfit is sent behind Confederate lines in Mississippi to destroy enemy railroads but a captive southern belle and the unit's doctor cause frictions within ranks.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959Feature FilmWhen a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
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The Mouse That Roared
1959Feature FilmAn impoverished backward nation declares a war on the United States of America, hoping to lose, but things don't go according to plan.
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