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The American films of 1959 are listed in a table of the films which were made in the United States and released in 1959. The film Ben-Hur won the Academy Award for Best Picture, among winning a record-setting eleven Oscars.

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[edit] A-B

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock Sidney Miller Lou Costello, Dorothy Provine Comedy Released five months after Lou Costello died.
4D Man Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. Robert Lansing, Lee Meriwether Science Fiction Produced and written by Jack H. Harris
Alias Jesse James Norman Z. McLeod Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming Western United Artists
The Alligator People Roy Del Ruth Beverly Garland, Bruce Bennett Horror
Anatomy of a Murder Otto Preminger James Stewart, Lee Remick, George C. Scott, Ben Gazzara, Eve Arden Drama Columbia Pictures
The Angry Red Planet Ib Melchior Gerald Mohr Science Fiction
Argument About Basia Drama
The Atomic Submarine Spencer Gordon Bennet Arthur Franz Science Fiction
Attack of the Giant Leeches Bernard L. Kowalski Ken Clark Science Fiction
Ballad of a Soldier Drama Russia
The Bat Crane Wilbur Vincent Price Sci-Fi
Battle in Outer Space Ishiro Honda Science Fiction Japan
The Battle of the Sexes Charles Crichton Peter Sellers Comedy
Beast from Haunted Cave Science Fiction
The Beat Generation Charles F. Haas Mamie Van Doren Comedy Drama
Behemoth, the Sea Monster Science Fiction
Beloved Infidel Henry King Gregory Peck, Deborah Kerr Biopic
Ben-Hur William Wyler Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd Drama Academy Award for Best Picture; a record 11 Oscars
The Big Fisherman Frank Borzage Howard Keel Drama
The Birth of Japan Drama
Black Orpheus Drama Brazil
Blue Denim Philip Dunne Carol Lynley, Brandon de Wilde Drama
Bonanza Bunny Animated
Born to Be Loved Hugo Haas Carol Morris Drama
A Bucket of Blood Roger Corman Dick Miller Horror

[edit] C-D

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Caltiki - The Immortal Monster Science Fiction
Career Joseph Anthony Dean Martin, Tony Franciosa Drama
Come Back, Africa Drama
Compulsion Richard Fleischer Bradford Dillman, Orson Welles Drama
Count Your Blessings Jean Negulesco Deborah Kerr, Rossano Brazzi Drama
Cuban Rebel Girls Drama
Danger Within Don Chaffey Richard Todd, Bernard Lee Drama British
Darby O'Gill and the Little People Robert Stevenson Sean Connery Fantasy
The Devil's Disciple Guy Hamilton Burt Lancaster, Laurence Olivier Drama Based on play by George Bernard Shaw
The Diary of Anne Frank George Stevens Joseph Schildkraut, Ed Wynn, Shelley Winters, Millie Perkins Drama Based on a true story
A Doll's House Drama
Don't Give Up the Ship Norman Taurog Jerry Lewis Comedy Paramount
Donald in Mathmagic Land Clarence Nash Animation

[edit] E-H

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Expresso Bongo Val Guest Laurence Harvey, Cliff Richard Drama Based on 1958 play
The FBI Story Mervyn LeRoy James Stewart Drama
Ferry to Hong Kong Drama
Fires on the Plain War drama Japan
First Man into Space Robert Day Marshall Thompson Sci-Fi
Fishing Child Drama
The Five Pennies Melville Shavelson Danny Kaye, Louis Armstrong Biopic, Musical 4 Oscar nominations
Floating Weeds Drama
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake Edward L. Cahn Eduard Franz Sci-Fi
The Gene Krupa Story Don Weis Sal Mineo Biopic
The Giant Gila Monster Ray Kellogg Don Sullivan Sci-Fi
The Giant of Marathon Jacques Tourneur Steve Reeves Drama
Gidget Paul Wendkos Sandra Dee, James Darren Comedy
Girls Town Charles F. Haas Mamie van Doren, Paul Anka Drama Anka sings his #1 hit Lonely Boy
Good Morning Comedy Japan
Great is my Country Drama Russia
The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery Steve McQueen Drama United Artists
Green Mansions Mel Ferrer Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck Drama
The Hanging Tree Delmer Daves Gary Cooper, Karl Malden Drama
Happy Anniversary David Miller David Niven, Mitzi Gaynor Comedy
Have Rocket, Will Travel David Lowell Rich Three Stooges Science Fiction Columbia Pictures
Hercules and the Queen of Lydia Fantasy
A Hole in the Head Frank Capra Frank Sinatra, Eddie Hodges Drama Sinatra sings hit High Hopes
Horrors of the Black Museum Fantasy
The Horse Soldiers John Ford John Wayne, William Holden Western United Artists
The Hound of the Baskervilles Terence Fisher Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee Suspense Sherlock Holmes
House on Haunted Hill William Castle Vincent Price Horror

[edit] I-N

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
I'm All Right Jack John and Roy Boulting Peter Sellers, Ian Carmichael Comedy British
Imitation of Life Douglas Sirk Lana Turner Drama Universal International Pictures
The Immoral Mr. Teas Russ Meyer Sex comedy
Island of Lost Women Frank Tuttle Jeff Richards Sci-Fi
It Happened to Jane Richard Quine Doris Day Comedy
It Started with a Kiss George Marshall Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds Romantic comedy
Jazz on a Summer's Day Bert Stern Documentary Newport jazz festival
John Paul Jones John Farrow Robert Stack Biopic
Journey to the Center of the Earth Henry Levin James Mason, Pat Boone Sci-Fi 20th Century Fox
The Killer Shrews Science Fiction
The Last Angry Man Daniel Mann Paul Muni, David Wayne Drama
The League of Gentlemen Basil Dearden Jack Hawkins Mystery British
Left, Right & Centre Sidney Gilliat Ian Carmichael Comedy British
Libel Anthony Asquith Olivia de Havilland, Dirk Bogarde Drama
A Memory of Two Mondays Alan Bates Drama TV version of Arthur Miller play
Miracle on 34th Street Ed Wynn, Orson Bean Holiday fantasy Made for TV
The Miracle Drama
The Mouse That Roared Jack Arnold Peter Sellers Comedy Sellers in three roles
The Mummy Terence Fisher Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing Science Fiction
Muscle Up a Little Closer Jules White Three Stooges Short subject
My Second Brother Drama Japan
Never So Few John Sturges Frank Sinatra, Steve McQueen War drama
Night Train Drama Poland
Night of the Ghouls Horror
No Name on the Bullet Jack Arnold Audie Murphy Western
North by Northwest Alfred Hitchcock Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Martin Landau, Leo G. Carroll Suspense
North West Frontier J. Lee Thompson Lauren Bacall, Kenneth More Adventure
The Nun's Story Fred Zinnemann Audrey Hepburn Drama

[edit] O-S

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Odds Against Tomorrow Robert Wise Harry Belafonte, Shelley Winters Film noir
On the Beach Stanley Kramer Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins Science Fiction
Operation Petticoat Blake Edwards Cary Grant, Tony Curtis Comedy
Our Man in Havana Alec Guinness, Noel Coward Comedy Based on novel by Graham Greene
Pickpocket Robert Bresson Martin LaSalle Drama
Pillow Talk Michael Gordon Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall Comedy
Plan 9 from Outer Space Edward D. Wood, Jr. Bela Lugosi, Vampira, Tor Johnson Science Fiction
Planet Prince Drama
Porgy and Bess Otto Preminger Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis, Jr., Pearl Bailey Musical
Pork Chop Hill Lewis Milestone Gregory Peck Drama, War
Pull My Daisy Short subject
Return of the Fly Edward Bernds Vincent Price Science Fiction
Ride Lonesome Budd Boetticher Randolph Scott Western
Rio Bravo Howard Hawks John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson, Walter Brennan Western Warner Bros.
Room at the Top Jack Clayton Laurence Harvey, Simone Signoret Drama Oscar for Best Actress.
Sampo Drama
Santa Claus Jose Elias Moreno Holiday fantasy Mexico
Sapphire Basil Deardon Nigel Patrick Drama
Savage Beach Drama
The Savage Innocents Nicholas Ray Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole Drama
Shadows John Cassavetes Ben Carruthers Drama
The Shaggy Dog Fred MacMurray, Tommy Kirk Comedy Walt Disney
Shake Hands with the Devil Michael Anderson James Cagney War drama
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw Raoul Walsh Jayne Mansfield Comedy
Sleeping Beauty Clyde Geronimi Eleanor Audley, Mary Costa Animated film Walt Disney Productions
Solomon and Sheba Yul Brynner Drama
Some Like It Hot Billy Wilder Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, George Raft, Joe E. Brown Comedy United Artists
Space Invasion of Lapland Science Fiction
Suddenly, Last Summer Joseph L. Mankiewicz Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift Drama
A Summer Place Delmer Daves Richard Egan, Sandra Dee Drama Based on the novel

[edit] T-Z

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure John Guillerman Gordon Scott, Sean Connery Adventure
Tarzan, the Ape Man Joseph M. Newman Denny Miller, Joanna Barnes Adventure
Teenage Zombies Horror
Teenagers from Outer Space Tom Graeff Dawn Bender Science Fiction
The Facts of Murder Pietro Germi Claudia Cardinale Drama Italy
The Mating Game George Marshall Tony Randall, Debbie Reynolds Romantic comedy
The Monster of Piedras Blancas Les Tremayne Sci-Fi
There Will Be No Leave Today Drama Russia
Thunder in the Sun Russell Rouse Susan Hayward Drama
Tiger Bay J. Lee Thompson John Mills, Hayley Mills Drama
The Tingler William Castle Vincent Price Sci-Fi
The Trap Norman Panama Richard Widmark, Lee J. Cobb Crime 20th Century Fox
Up Periscope Gordon Douglas James Garner War
Warlock Edward Dmytryk Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda Western
Web of Evidence Jack Cardiff Van Johnson, Vera Miles Drama
When Angels Fall Roman Polanski Short subject
Window Water Baby Moving Drama
Woman Obsessed Henry Hathaway Susan Hayward, Stephen Boyd Drama
The World, the Flesh and the Devil Ranald MacDougall Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens Sci-Fi
The Young Captives Irvin Kershner Steven Marlo Drama
The Young Philadelphians Vincent Sherman Paul Newman, Robert Vaughn Drama

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