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The Boss
6.3

The Boss

Oct. 10, 1956

The Boss

A crusading politician falls prey to the temptations of power.
Yield to the Night
7.1

Yield to the Night

Jun. 19, 1956

Yield to the Night

Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.
Blue Cat Blues
7.3

Blue Cat Blues

Nov. 06, 1956

Blue Cat Blues

Jerry narrates in voiceover: Tom has fallen hard for the cat next door, and competes with rich cat Butch for her affections. But Butch outspends ...
The Black Tent
5.5

The Black Tent

Apr. 09, 1956

The Black Tent

During the British retreat through Libya, a British officer takes shelter with a group of Arab Bedouin. He marries the chief’s daughter. ...
The Burmese Harp
8

The Burmese Harp

Jan. 21, 1956

The Burmese Harp

In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment ...
Bigger Than Life
7.4

Bigger Than Life

Nov. 20, 1956

Bigger Than Life

A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
6.9

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax ...
Bhowani Junction
6.4

Bhowani Junction

May. 01, 1956

Bhowani Junction

Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India.
Between Heaven and Hell
6.6

Between Heaven and Hell

Sam Gifford remembers : In prewar years he was an arrogant southern cotton plantation owner, married to the daughter of a colonel. At the ...
Behind the High Wall
6.5

Behind the High Wall

Jul. 01, 1956

Behind the High Wall

A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang’s dough.
The Battle of the River Plate
6.6

The Battle of the River Plate

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 ...
Battle Stations
6.2

Battle Stations

Feb. 01, 1956

Battle Stations

The crew of a U.S. Navy ship in World War II goes into battle against the Japanese fleet.
The Bad Seed
7.4

The Bad Seed

Sep. 12, 1956

The Bad Seed

Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, adore their daughter Rhoda, despite her secret tendency for selfishness. Christine ...
The Red Balloon
8.1

The Red Balloon

Aug. 24, 1956

The Red Balloon

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 ...
Back from Eternity
6.6

Back from Eternity

Sep. 07, 1956

Back from Eternity

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 ...
Baby Doll
7.3

Baby Doll

Dec. 29, 1956

Baby Doll

Archie Lee Meighan is a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll, a 19-year old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage ...
Away All Boats
6.2

Away All Boats

Aug. 16, 1956

Away All Boats

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 ...
Attack
7.4

Attack

Sep. 19, 1956

Attack

Battle of the Bulge, World War II, 1944. Lieutenant Costa, an infantry company officer who must establish artillery observation posts in a ...
Aparajito
8.2

Aparajito

Oct. 11, 1956

Aparajito

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 ...
Anastasia
7

Anastasia

Dec. 13, 1956

Anastasia

Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the ...
Alexander the Great
5.8

Alexander the Great

Mar. 28, 1956

Alexander the Great

An engrossing spectacle set in the 4th-century BC, in which Alexander of Greece leads his troops forth, conquering all of the known world, in the ...
Street of Shame
7.8

Street of Shame

Mar. 18, 1956

Street of Shame

Follows five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
1984
6.9

1984

Mar. 06, 1956

1984

In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
7.1

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

In 8th-century China, the Emperor grieves the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may ...
Women’s Prison
6.5

Women’s Prison

Feb. 01, 1955

Women’s Prison

A crusading psychiatrist battles a sadistic female warden to improve conditions at a women’s prison.
The Virgin Queen
6.6

The Virgin Queen

Jul. 22, 1955

The Virgin Queen

Sir Walter Raleigh overcomes court intrigue to win favor with the Queen in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.
Violent Saturday
6.9

Violent Saturday

Apr. 01, 1955

Violent Saturday

Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.
Untamed
6.1

Untamed

Mar. 01, 1955

Untamed

When the great potato famine hits Ireland, the diaspora begins as thousands emigrate. Among those leaving the Emerald Isle is Katie O’Neill ...