Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1956
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
(1956) A family vacationing in Morocco accidentally stumble on to an assassination plot and the conspirators are determined to prevent them from interfering. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie Thriller 120 mins. |
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The Ten Commandments
(1956) The Egyptian Prince, Moses, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people. Dir: Cecil B. DeMille With: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter Adventure | Drama | History 220 mins. |
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The Searchers
(1956) As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable. Dir: John Ford With: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles Western 119 mins. |
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The Killing
(1956) Crooks plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller 85 mins. |
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Forbidden Planet
(1956) A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planet's colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has. Dir: Fred M. Wilcox With: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi 98 mins. |
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Written on the Wind
(1956) Alcoholic playboy Kyle Hadley marries the woman secretly loved by his poor but hard-working best friend, who in turn is pursued by Kyle's nymphomaniac sister. Dir: Douglas Sirk With: Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack Drama | Romance 99 mins. |
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Giant
(1956) Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates. Dir: George Stevens With: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean Drama | Romance | Western 201 mins. |
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
(1956) A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates. Dir: Don Siegel With: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates Horror | Sci-Fi 80 mins. |
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The King and I
(1956) Musical about a widow who accepts a job as a live-in governess of the King of Siam's children. Dir: Walter Lang With: Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno Drama | Musical | Romance 133 mins. |
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Seven Men from Now
(1956) A former sheriff blames himself for his wife's death during a Wells Fargo robbery and vows to track down and kill the seven men responsible. Dir: Budd Boetticher With: Randolph Scott, Gail Russell, Lee Marvin Western 78 mins. |










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