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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 ...
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, sent to the Japanese army labeled Red, witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against a fellow recruit. ...
Never Steal Anything Small
6

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 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 labour chief at a large mining operation in ...
Never So Few
5.8

Never So Few

Dec. 07, 1959

Never So Few

A U.S. military troop takes command of a band of Burmese guerillas during World War II.
Letter Never Sent
7.8

Letter Never Sent

Jun. 27, 1960

Letter Never Sent

Four geologists are searching for diamonds in the wilderness of Siberia. After a long and tiresome journey they manage to find their luck and put ...
Middle of the Night
7.2

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 ...
Marie-Octobre
7.5

Marie-Octobre

Apr. 24, 1959

Marie-Octobre

A group of ex-resistance fighters are brought together by Marie-Octobre, the code name of Marie-Helene Dumoulin. The former members of the ...
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 ...
The Swindlers
6.7

The Swindlers

Sep. 23, 1959

The Swindlers

Mario is in Hannover to work as a miner but after losing his job he decides to go back to Italy. When Totonno steals his passport to avoid the ...
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
7

Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case

Police Commissioner Jules Maigret returns to the small village where he spent his childhood at the request of the Countess of Saint-Fiacre, who ...
Lonelyhearts
6.6

Lonelyhearts

Mar. 04, 1959

Lonelyhearts

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 ...
Libel
7.1

Libel

Oct. 23, 1959

Libel

A California commercial pilot sees a telecast in London of an interview with Sir Mark Lodden at his home. The Canadian is convinced that the ...
The Legend of Tom Dooley
6.1

The Legend of Tom Dooley

Tom Dooley and Country Boy are on the run after killing an enemy soldier not knowing the war is over. The Command refuses to give them some slack ...
The Lamp
6.4

The Lamp

Jan. 01, 1959

The Lamp

In waning winter light, a doll maker works in his shop, a kerosene lamp beside him, a jumble of dolls and doll parts, whole and broken, ...
The Last Angry Man
6.8

The Last Angry Man

Oct. 22, 1959

The Last Angry Man

Dr. Sam Abelman is a Jewish doctor contentedly spending his autumn years serving his own Brooklyn neighborhood. But when his nephew, would-be ...
Thus Another Day
6.7

Thus Another Day

Sep. 27, 1959

Thus Another Day

A father curries favor with his bosses to further his career, but his wife has lost faith in him. She returns to her family home while they rent ...
Kapo
7.6

Kapo

Sep. 27, 1960

Kapo

Determined to survive at any price, Edith, a young Jewish woman deported to an extermination camp, manages to survive by accepting the role of ...
The Journey
6.8

The Journey

Feb. 11, 1959

The Journey

A Communist officer falls hard for a married woman trying to escape from Hungary.
Inside the Mafia
5.5

Inside the Mafia

Sep. 01, 1959

Inside the Mafia

A mob assassin holds innocent hostages at an airport in upstate New York.
The Indian Tomb
6.6

The Indian Tomb

Mar. 05, 1959

The Indian Tomb

Seetha and Harold Berger are rescued from the desert by a caravan and brought to a small village. However, the greedy owner of the house where ...
India: Matri Bhumi
7.2

India: Matri Bhumi

May. 09, 1959

India: Matri Bhumi

Several stories depicting the landscapes and fauna of India are mixed with documentary footage.
Imitation of Life
7.8

Imitation of Life

Apr. 09, 1959

Imitation of Life

In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.