The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with ''

Ben-Hur Ben-Hur or Ben Hur may refer to: Fiction *'' Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'', an 1880 novel by American general and author Lew Wallace ** ''Ben-Hur'' (play), a play that debuted on Broadway in 1899 ** ''Ben Hur'' (1907 film), a one-reel silent ...

'' winning a record 11

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1959 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

* January 23 –

Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Corporation (currently held under Melange Pictures, LLC) was an American motion picture production-distribution corporation in operation from 1935 to 1967, that was based in Los Angeles. It had studio facilities in Studio City a ...

releases its last production, '' Plunderers of Painted Flats''. *January 29 – Walt Disney's '' Sleeping Beauty'' premieres, their most expensive film to date and the first animated film to be shot in

Super Technirama 70 Super Technirama 70 was the marketing name for a special type of deluxe film exhibition that was most popular in the 1960s. It was the 70mm version of the Technirama exhibition format. Unlike Super Panavision 70 and Ultra Panavision 70, Super Tech ...

. It initially ends up losing money for the studio due to its high production costs. However, it would eventually gain a cult following and is now considered one of Disney's great classics. *April 30 –

François Truffaut François Roland Truffaut ( , ; ; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film critic. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave. After a career of more tha ...

's '' The 400 Blows'' opens the

1959 Cannes Film Festival The 12th Cannes Film Festival was held from 30 April to 15 May 1959. The Palme d'Or went to the ''Orfeu Negro'' by Marcel Camus. The festival opened with '' Les Quatre Cents Coups'', directed by François Truffaut and closed with ''The Diary of An ...

bringing international attention to the French New Wave. * June 4 – The Three Stooges release their 190th and last short film, '' Sappy Bull Fighters''. * June 7 – A contract between Paramount and Jerry Lewis Productions is signed specifying a payment of $10 million plus 60% of the profits for 14 films over a seven-year period. This contract made Lewis the highest paid individual Hollywood talent to date and was unprecedented in that he had unlimited creative control, including final cut, and the return of film rights after 30 years. * July 1 - Herbert J. Yates, founder of

, sells his controlling stake in the company. * July – '' Les Cousins'', another film of the French New Wave, wins the Golden Bear at the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. * July 22 – Joseph E. Levine promotes the release of ''

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted th ...

'' in the United States starring Steve Reeves which popularizes the

sword and sandals Sword-and-sandal, also known as peplum (pepla plural), is a subgenre of largely Italian-made historical, mythological, or Biblical epics mostly set in the Greco-Roman antiquity or the Middle Ages. These films attempted to emulate the big-budget H ...

genre. * August 4 – '' The Big Fisherman'' is the first film released in Super Panavision 70. * September 30 – The film of ''

Mise Éire ''Mise Éire'' (, Irish for "I mIreland") is a 1912 Irish-language poem by the Irish poet and Republican revolutionary leader Patrick Pearse. Background ''Mise Éire is'' a 1912 Irish-language poem by the Irish poet and Republican rev ...

'', made by George Morrison for Gael Linn, is premiered to close the Cork Film Festival, the first feature-length

Irish language Irish (an Caighdeán Oifigiúil, Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages, Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European lang ...

film. * October 7 – Rock Hudson, who is later voted top in the Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll for the year, appears in '' Pillow Talk'' alongside

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, " Sent ...

for the first time. * October 14 – Legendary Australian-born actor Errol Flynn dies of a heart attack in Vancouver, Canada at the age of 50. * November 18 –

William Wyler William Wyler (; born Willi Wyler (); July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a Swiss-German-American film director and producer who won the Academy Award for Best Director three times, those being for '' Mrs. Miniver'' (1942), '' The Best Years o ...

's ''

'', the most expensive film of all time with a budget of $15,175,000, premieres at Loew's State Theater in New York City. It went on to win a record 11

. * December 2 – The battle of the smellies starts with the release of the documentary ''Behind the Great Wall'' in AromaRama, with scents pumped into the theater during the film.

Awards

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

(Cannes Film Festival): :''

Black Orpheus ''Black Orpheus'' ( Portuguese: ''Orfeu Negro'' ) is a 1959 romantic tragedy film made in Brazil by French director Marcel Camus and starring Marpessa Dawn and Breno Mello. It is based on the play ''Orfeu da Conceição'' by Vinicius de Mora ...

'' (''Orfeu Negro''), directed by Marcel Camus, France Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): :'' Il Generale della Rovere'' (''General della Rovere''), directed by Roberto Rossellini, Italy / France :'' La grande guerra'' (''The Great War''), directed by Mario Monicelli, Italy / France Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :'' Les Cousins'' (''The Cousins''), directed by Claude Chabrol, France

1959 film releases

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...

unless stated

January–March

*January 1959 **2 January ***'' Kaagaz Ke Phool'' (

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

) **6 January ***'' The Captain's Table'' **13 January ***''

Guns, Girls and Gangsters ''Guns, Girls and Gangsters'' is a 1959 American film noir crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn starring Mamie Van Doren, Gerald Mohr, Lee Van Cleef, and Grant Richards. Plot Chuck Wheeler is released from prison and plans an elaborate heist ...

'' **16 January ***'' Anari'' (

) **22 January ***'' Room at the Top'' ( Britain) ***'' The Tiger of Eschnapur'' (

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

) **25 January ***''

The Law The Law may refer to: Books * ''The Law'' (Bastiat book), an 1850 book by Frédéric Bastiat * ''The Law'' (novel), a 1957 novel by Roger Vailland * ''The Law'' (novella), a 2022 novella by Jim Butcher Film and television * ''The Law'' ( ...

'' (

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

) **28 January ***'' The Trap'' **29 January ***'' Sleeping Beauty'' *February 1959 **11 February ***'' The Hanging Tree'' **12 February ***'' The Black Orchid'' **15 February ***'' No Name on the Bullet'' ***''

Ride Lonesome ''Ride Lonesome'' is a 1959 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts, Lee Van Cleef, and James Coburn in his film debut. This Eastmancolor film is one of Boetticher ...

'' **17 February ***''

House on Haunted Hill ''House on Haunted Hill'' is a 1959 American horror film produced and directed by William Castle, written by Robb White and starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long, Alan Marshal, Carolyn Craig and Elisha Cook Jr. Price plays an ec ...

'' **19 February ***'' The Journey'' **22 February ***'' Model for Murder'' **24 February ***'' Make Mine a Million'' ( Britain) **26 February ***'' City of Fear'' *March 1959 **3 March ***'' The Giant Behemoth'' ***'' A Stranger in My Arms'' **4 March ***''

Up Periscope ''Up Periscope'' is a 1959 World War II submarine film drama directed by Gordon Douglas, produced by Aubrey Schenck and starring James Garner and Edmond O'Brien. The supporting cast features Andra Martin, Alan Hale Jr., Edd Byrnes, Warren Oat ...

'' **5 March ***'' Carry On Nurse'' ( Britain) **6 March ***'' Breakout'' **8 March ***'' Too Many Crooks'' ( Britain) **10 March ***'' Carlton-Browne of the F.O.'' ( Britain) **11 March ***'' Les Cousins'' (

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

) **12 March ***'' The 39 Steps'' **18 March ***''

The Diary of Anne Frank ''The Diary of a Young Girl'', also known as ''The Diary of Anne Frank'', is a book of the writings from the Dutch-language diary kept by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Neth ...

'' ***'' The Sad Horse'' **19 March ***'' Green Mansions'' ***'' The Shaggy Dog'' **20 March ***''

Alias Jesse James ''Alias Jesse James'' is a 1959 American Western comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bob Hope and Rhonda Fleming.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; March 21, 1959, page 46. Based on a story by Robert St. Aubrey and Bert Lawre ...

'' **25 March ***'' Al Capone'' ***''

Tiger Bay Tiger Bay ( cy, Bae Teigr) was the local name for an area of Cardiff which covered Butetown and Cardiff Docks. Following the building of the Cardiff Barrage, which dams the tidal rivers, Ely and Taff, to create a body of water, it is refe ...

'' ( Britain) **29 March ***'' Honeymoon'' ( Britain/

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...

) ***'' Some Like It Hot''

April–June

*April 1959 **1 April ***'' Compulsion'' ***'' Warlock'' **4 April ***''

Rio Bravo Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

'' **6 April ***'' The Sound and the Fury'' **8 April ***'' Thunder in the Sun'' **10 April ***'' Gidget'' **14 April ***''

The Fugitive Kind ''The Fugitive Kind'' is a 1960 American drama film starring Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, and Joanne Woodward, directed by Sidney Lumet. The screenplay by Meade Roberts and Tennessee Williams was based on the latter's 1957 play ''Orpheus Descendi ...

'' **16 April ***'' Court Martial'' (

) **21 April ***''

Sapphire Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminium oxide () with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, vanadium, or magnesium. The name sapphire is derived via the Latin "sap ...

'' ( Britain) **23 April ***'' Count Your Blessings'' ***'' The World, the Flesh and the Devil'' **25 April ***'' A Home for Tanya'' (

USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...

) ***'' Westbound'' **29 April ***'' The Mating Game'' **30 April ***''

Imitation of Life Imitation (from Latin ''imitatio'', "a copying, imitation") is a behavior whereby an individual observes and replicates another's behavior. Imitation is also a form of that leads to the "development of traditions, and ultimately our culture. I ...

'' *May 1959 **1 May ***'' The World of Apu'' (

) **2 May ***'' The Sign of Leo'' (

) **4 May ***'' The 400 Blows'' (

) ***'' The Hound of the Baskervilles'' ( Britain) **8 May ***'' These Thousand Hills'' **9 May ***'' There Will Be No Leave Today'' (

) **12 May ***''

Face of a Fugitive ''Face of a Fugitive'' is a 1959 American Western film directed by Paul Wendkos. It stars Fred MacMurray, Lin McCarthy, Myrna Fahey, James Coburn and Dorothy Green and was based on the short story "Long Gone" by Peter Dawson, the pen name of Jo ...

'' ***'' Good Morning'' ( Japan) **14 May ***''

Serious Charge ''Serious Charge'' (also known in US release as ''A Touch of Hell'') is a 1959 British film, directed by Terence Young, produced and co-written by Mickey Delamar (with Guy Elmes). It was adapted from a stage play written by Philip King. The fil ...

'' ( Britain) **19 May ***'' The Young Philadelphians'' **21 May ***'' Ask Any Girl'' ***''

Shake Hands with the Devil ''Shake Hands with the Devil'' may refer to: * ''Shake Hands with the Devil'' (1959 film), American drama set in 1921 Ireland * ''Shake Hands with the Devil'' (album), Kris Kristofferson 1979 release on Monument Records * ''Shake Hands with the ...

'' ( U.S./

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

) **23 May ***'' Little Greaser'' **27 May ***'' The Wild and the Innocent'' ***'' Woman Obsessed'' **29 May ***'' The Man in the Net'' ***'' Pork Chop Hill'' *June 1959 **4 June ***'' Nazarín'' (

Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...

) **10 June ***'' Hiroshima Mon Amour'' (

/ Japan) **12 June ***''

'' (

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

) ***'' The Horse Soldiers'' **16 June ***'' Don't Give Up The Ship'' ***''

John Paul Jones John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-American naval captain who was the United States' first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War. He made many friends among U.S political elites ( ...

'' ***'' Ten Seconds to Hell'' **17 June ***'' The Hangman'' ***'' Middle of the Night'' **18 June ***'' The Five Pennies'' ***'' Say One for Me'' ***''

Teenagers from Outer Space Teenagers from Outer Space may refer to: * ''Teenagers from Outer Space'' (film), a 1959 science fiction film * ''Teenagers from Outer Space'' (role-playing game), a 1987 tabletop game {{Disambiguation ...

'' ***''

This Happy Feeling ''This Happy Feeling'' is a 1959 (or 1958) American comedy film directed by Blake Edwards adapted from the F. Hugh Herbert play ''For Love or Money''. Edwards regretted Universal-International's eleventh hour decision of a name change, but the ...

'' **24 June ***''

Porgy and Bess ''Porgy and Bess'' () is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward's play ''Porgy'', its ...

'' **25 June ***'' The Giant Gila Monster'' ***''

The Killer Shrews ''The Killer Shrews'' is a 1959 American independent science fiction film directed by Ray Kellogg, and produced by Ken Curtis and Gordon McLendon. The story follows a group of researchers who are trapped in their remote island compound overnight ...

'' **26 June ***'' Darby O'Gill and the Little People'' (With '' Donald in Mathmagic Land'' released with it) ***'' This Earth Is Mine'' **27 June ***'' Letter Never Sent'' (

)

July–September

*July 1959 **1 July ***'' North by Northwest'' **2 July ***''

Anatomy of a Murder ''Anatomy of a Murder'' is a 1959 American courtroom drama and crime film produced and directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Wendell Mayes was based on the 1958 novel of the same name written by Michigan Supreme Court Justice John D. ...

'' **3 July ***''

The Beat Generation ''The Beat Generation'' is a 1959 American crime film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Steve Cochran and Mamie Van Doren, with Ray Danton, Fay Spain, Maggie Hayes, Jackie Coogan, Louis Armstrong, James Mitchum, Vampira, and Ray Anthony. It i ...

'' ***'' The Heart of a Man'' ***'' Return of the Fly'' **5 July ***''

The Big Circus ''The Big Circus'' is a 1959 film starring Victor Mature as a circus owner struggling with financial trouble and a murderous unknown saboteur. It was produced and cowritten by Irwin Allen, later known for a series of big-budget disaster films. Pl ...

'' **8 July ***'' Tarzan's Greatest Adventure'' **11 July ***'' Yesterday's Enemy'' **14 July ***''

The Legend of Tom Dooley ''The Legend of Tom Dooley'' is a 1959 American Western film directed by Ted Post and starring Michael Landon, Jo Morrow, Jack Hogan, Richard Rust, Dee Pollock and Ken Lynch. It was based on the 90-year-old folk song " Tom Dooley", which had been ...

'' **15 July ***'' A Hole in the Head'' **16 July ***'' The Alligator People'' **17 July ***'' The Mouse That Roared'' ( Britain) **18 July ***''

The Nun's Story ''The Nun's Story'' is a 1956 novel by Kathryn Hulme. It was a Book of the Month selection and reached #1 on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list. Hulme wrote the book based partly upon the experiences of her friend, Marie Louise Habets of ...

'' **20 July ***'' Day of the Outlaw'' **22 July ***'' Plan 9 from Outer Space'' **24 July ***''

Holiday for Lovers ''Holiday for Lovers'' is a 1959 DeLuxe in CinemaScope comedy film directed by Henry Levin. Based on a 1957 play of the same title by Ronald Alexander, the film stars Clifton Webb, Jane Wyman, Jill St. John and Carol Lynley. Plot Robert Dean ...

'' **29 July ***'' The Angry Hills'' ***'' Last Train from Gun Hill'' ***''

The Tingler ''The Tingler'' is a 1959 American horror film produced and directed by William Castle. It is the third of five collaborations between Castle and writer Robb White, and starring Vincent Price. The film tells the story of a scientist who discover ...

'' **30 July ***'' Blue Denim'' *August 1959 **4 August ***'' The Big Fisherman'' **5 August ***'' It Happened to Jane'' **6 August ***'' The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock'' ***'' The Scapegoat'' ( Britain) **9 August ***'' The Bat'' **11 August ***'' The Big Operator'' **13 August ***'' I'm All Right Jack'' ( Britain) **19 August ***'' But Not for Me'' ***'' It Started with a Kiss'' **20 August ***'' The Devil's Disciple'' ( U.S./ Britain) **22 August ***'' Fate of a Man'' (

) **24 August ***'' Sampo'' ( U.S.S.R./

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ...

) *September 1959 **3 September ***''

Carry On Teacher ''Carry On Teacher'' is a 1959 British comedy film, the third in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). It was released at the Plaza Cinema in London on 3 September 1959. It features Ted Ray in his only ''Carry On'' role, alongsi ...

'' ( Britain) **4 September ***'' The Blue Angel'' **9 September ***'' Les liaisons dangereuses'' (

) **10 September ***'' The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery'' **11 September ***'' That Kind of Woman'' **12 September ***'' Battle Beyond the Sun'' (

) **15 September ***'' Look Back in Anger'' ( Britain) **16 September ***''

Jet Storm ''Jet Storm'' (also known as ''Jet Stream'' or ''Killing Urge'') is a 1959 British thriller film directed and co-written by Cy Endfield. Richard Attenborough stars with Stanley Baker, Hermione Baddeley and Diane Cilento. The film is a precursor ...

'' ( Britain) **18 September ***'' Dil Deke Dekho'' (

) **24 September ***'' Killers of Kilimanjaro'' **25 September ***'' The Great War'' (

) ***'' The Mummy'' ( Britain) **26 September ***'' General Della Rovere'' (

)

October–December

*October 1959 **3 October ***'' A Bucket of Blood'' ***'' Girls Town'' **6 October ***'' Pillow Talk'' **7 October ***'' 4D Man'' ***''

Career The career is an individual's metaphorical "journey" through learning, work and other aspects of life. There are a number of ways to define career and the term is used in a variety of ways. Definitions The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defi ...

'' ***'' North West Frontier'' **8 October ***''

The Nightingale's Prayer ''The Nightingale's Prayer'' ( ar, دعاء الكروان, translit. ''Doaa al-Karawan'' ; also called ''The Curlew's Cry'') is a 1959 Egyptian drama film directed by Henry Barakat and based on a novel titled Doaa al-Karawan(novel) by the ...

'' (

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Med ...

) **9 October ***'' The Best of Everything'' **15 October ***'' Odds Against Tomorrow'' ***'' The Roots of Heaven'' **16 October ***'' Two Men in Manhattan'' (

) **18 October ***'' The Crimson Kimono'' **21 October ***''

The FBI Story ''The FBI Story'' is a 1959 American drama film starring James Stewart, and produced and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay by Richard L. Breen and John Twist is based on a book by Don Whitehead. Plot John Michael ("Chip") Hardesty (James S ...

'' ***'' They Came to Cordura'' ***'' The Wonderful Country'' **22 October ***''

The Bridge The Bridge may refer to: Art, entertainment and media Art * ''The Bridge'' (sculpture), a 1997 sculpture in Atlanta, Georgia, US * Die Brücke (''The Bridge''), a group of German expressionist artists * ''The Bridge'' (M. C. Escher), a lithograph ...

'' (

) ***'' The Last Angry Man'' **23 October ***''

Libel Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal defi ...

'' ( Britain) **25 October ***'' The Three Treasures'' ( Japan) **27 October ***'' Solomon and Sheba'' **30 October ***'' Paigham'' (

) ***'' The Wasp Woman'' *November 1959 **2 November ***'' Edge of Eternity'' **3 November ***'' Fires on the Plain'' ( Japan) **4 November ***''

Jet Over the Atlantic ''Jet Over the Atlantic'' (also known as ''High Over the Atlantic'') is a 1959 drama film directed by Byron Haskin and stars Guy Madison, Virginia Mayo, George Raft and Ilona Massey. The film's title was misleading as the airliner was a Bristol ...

'' **6 November ***''

The Wreck of the Mary Deare ''The Wreck of the Mary Deare'' (in the UK published as ''The Mary Deare'') is a 1956 novel written by British author Hammond Innes, which was later adapted as a film starring Gary Cooper released in 1959 by MGM. According to Jack Adrian, th ...

'' ( U.S./ Britain) **10 November ***'' Happy Anniversary'' ***'' Third Man on the Mountain'' **11 November ***''

The Facts of Murder ''The Facts of Murder'' (Italian: ''Un maledetto imbroglio'') is a 1959 Italian crime film mystery directed by and starring Pietro Germi with Claudia Cardinale.Moliterno p.150-51 The film is based on the 1957 novel '' That Awful Mess on Via Meru ...

'' (

) ***'' Shadows'' ***''

Yellowstone Kelly ''Yellowstone Kelly'' is a 1959 American Western film based upon a novel by Heck Allen (using his pen name Clay Fisher, which shows in the film credits) with a screenplay by Burt Kennedy starring Clint Walker as Luther Sage "Yellowstone" Kelly, ...

'' **12 November ***'' The Miracle'' ***'' The Soldiers of Pancho Villa'' (

) **13 November ***'' Estate Violenta'' (

) **14 November ***'' Bad Girls Don't Cry'' (

) ***'' Insan Jaag Utha'' (

) **17 November ***'' Beloved Infidel'' **18 November ***''

'' ***'' A Summer Place'' **22 November ***''

Timbuktu Timbuktu ( ; french: Tombouctou; Koyra Chiini: ); tmh, label= Tuareg, script=Tfng, ⵜⵏⴱⴾⵜ, Tin Buqt a city in Mali, situated north of the Niger River. The town is the capital of the Tombouctou Region, one of the eight administrat ...

'' **23 November ***''

The Angry Red Planet ''The Angry Red Planet'' (also called ''Invasion of Mars'' and ''Journey to Planet Four'') is a 1959 American science fiction film directed by Ib Melchior and starring Gerald Mohr. Melchior reportedly had an initial production budget of only $2 ...

'' **29 November ***'' The Atomic Submarine'' **30 November ***'' The Man Who Could Cheat Death'' ( Britain) *December 1959 **1 December ***''

1001 Arabian Nights ''One Thousand and One Nights'' ( ar, أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ, italic=yes, ) is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the ''Arabian ...

'' ***''

Ballad of a Soldier ''Ballad of a Soldier'' (russian: Баллада о солдате, ''Ballada o soldate''), is a 1959 Soviet film directed by Grigory Chukhray and starring Vladimir Ivashov and Zhanna Prokhorenko. While set during World War II, ''Ballad of a So ...

'' (

) ***'' The Rookie'' **5 December ***'' Republic of Sin'' (

) ***'' Operation Petticoat'' **7 December ***'' Never So Few'' **11 December ***'' Expresso Bongo'' ( Britain) ***'' Li'l Abner'' ***''

SOS Pacific ''SOS Pacific'' is a 1959 British adventure drama film directed by Guy Green and starring Richard Attenborough, Pier Angeli, John Gregson, Eva Bartok and Eddie Constantine. The film was shot in black and white, but later underwent colourisat ...

'' ( Britain) **12 December ***''

Hannibal Hannibal (; xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ''Ḥannibaʿl''; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Pu ...

'' (

) ***'' Terror Is a Man'' ( U.S./

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

) **15 December ***'' Follow a Star'' ( Britain) **16 December ***'' Blessings of the Land'' (

) ***''

The Gazebo ''The Gazebo'' is a 1959 American black comedy CinemaScope film about a married couple who are being blackmailed. It was based on the 1958 play of the same name by Alec Coppel and directed by George Marshall. Helen Rose was nominated for the Aca ...

'' ***'' Journey to the Center of the Earth'' ***'' Pickpocket'' (

) ***'' The Shakedown'' **17 December ***'' On the Beach'' **18 December ***'' We are Altogether Crazy'' (

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establishe ...

) **20 December ***'' A Dog's Best Friend'' ***'' Suddenly, Last Summer'' **21 December ***'' Tommy the Toreador'' ( Britain) **25 December ***'' Magic Boy'' ( Japan) **26 December ***'' Battle in Outer Space'' ( Japan) **28 December ***'' Come Dance with Me'' (

) **30 December ***'' Our Man in Havana'' ( Britain) **31 December ***'' The Adventures of Buratino'' (

)

Notable films released in 1959

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*'' 4D Man'', starring Robert Lansing and

Lee Meriwether Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935) is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the Miss America 1955 pageant. She has appeared in many films and television shows, notably as Betty Jones, the title character's secretary and daught ...

*'' The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock'', starring Lou Costello and Dorothy Provine *'' The 39 Steps'', starring Kenneth More – ( Britain) *'' The 400 Blows'' (Les Quatre Cents Coups), directed by

, starring Jean-Pierre Léaud – (

)Nights *''

'', animated film directed by Jack Kinney.

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*'' The Adventures of Buratino'' (Priklyucheniya Buratino) – (

) *'' Al Capone'', starring Rod Steiger *''

'', starring Bob Hope *'' The Alligator People'', starring Beverly Garland *'' Anari'', starring

Raj Kapoor Raj Kapoor (pronunciation: �aːd͡ʒ kəpuːɾ born Shrishti Nath Kapoor; also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor; 14 December 1924 2 June 1988) was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered one of ...

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) *''

'', directed by Otto Preminger, starring James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Eve Arden, Arthur O'Connell, Kathryn Grant, George C. Scott *'' The Angry Hills'', starring

Robert Mitchum Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American actor. He rose to prominence with an Academy Award nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor for ''The Story of G.I. Jo ...

and Gia Scala *''

'' (aka Invasion of Mars), starring Gerald Mohr *'' Argument About Basia'' (Awantura o Basię) – (

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'' (Ballada o soldate), directed by Grigory Chukhray – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' The Bat'', starring Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead *'' Battle Beyond the Sun'' () – (U.S.S.R.) *'' Battle in Outer Space'', directed by Ishirō Honda – ( Japan) *'' The Battle of the Sexes'', starring Peter Sellers – ( Britain) *''

'', starring Steve Cochran and Mamie Van Doren *'' Beloved Infidel'', starring

Gregory Peck Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood ...

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'', starring Victor Mature, Rhonda Fleming, Red Buttons, Gilbert Roland, Kathryn Grant *'' The Big Fisherman'', starring Howard Keel *'' The Big Operator'', starring Mickey Rooney, Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren *'' The Birth of Japan'' (Nippon Tanjō), starring

Toshiro Mifune was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 150 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration (1948–1965) with Akira Kurosawa in such works as '' Rashomon'', '' Seven Samurai'', '' The Hidden Fortress'', '' Throne of Blood'', a ...

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'' (Die Brücke), directed by Bernhard Wicki – (

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Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". M ...

, Shirley MacLaine, Anthony Franciosa *'' Carlton-Browne of the F.O.'', starring Peter Sellers, Terry-Thomas, John Le Mesurier – ( Britain) *'' Carry On Nurse'', starring Shirley Eaton and Kenneth Connor – (Britain) *''

'', starring Kenneth Connor and Leslie Phillips – (Britain) *'' The Chasers'' (Jakten) – (

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, Bradford Dillman, Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi, E. G. Marshall *'' Court Martial'' (Kriegsgericht) – (

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'', starring Richard Todd, Bernard Lee, Richard Attenborough – ( Britain) *'' Darby O'Gill and the Little People'', starring Sean Connery *''

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'', starring Gerald Mohr *'' Day of the Outlaw'', starring Robert Ryan, Tina Louise, Burl Ives *'' The Death Ship'' (Das Totenschiff), starring Horst Buchholz – (

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Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in ''The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'' (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Dou ...

– ( U.S./ Britain) *''

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with

Claudia Cardinale Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale (; born 15 April 1938) is an Italian actress. She has starred in some of the most iconic European films of the 1960s and 1970s, acting in Italian, French, and English. Born and raised in La Goulette, a ...

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– ( Japan) *'' The Five Pennies'', starring Danny Kaye *'' Floating Weeds'' (Ukikusa), directed by

Yasujirō Ozu was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He began his career during the era of silent films, and his last films were made in colour in the early 1960s. Ozu first made a number of short comedies, before turning to more serious themes in t ...

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) *''

'', directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Marlon Brando,

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– ( Japan) *'' La grande guerra'' (The Great War), directed by Mario Monicelli, starring Alberto Sordi and Vittorio Gassman – (Italy) *''

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and Mitzi Gaynor *'' The Heart of a Man'', starring Frankie Vaughan and Anne Heywood – ( Britain) *'' Hiroshima Mon Amour'', directed by

Alain Resnais Alain Resnais (; 3 June 19221 March 2014) was a French film director and screenwriter whose career extended over more than six decades. After training as a film editor in the mid-1940s, he went on to direct a number of short films which included ...

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Lana Turner Lana Turner ( ; born Julia Jean Turner; February 8, 1921June 29, 1995) was an American actress. Over the course of her nearly 50-year career, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized pe ...

, John Gavin, Sandra Dee,

Susan Kohner Susanna "Susan" Kohner (born November 11, 1936) is an American retired actress who worked in film and television. She played Sarah Jane in '' Imitation of Life'' (1959), for which she was nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe award. Af ...

, Juanita Moore *'' The Immoral Mr. Teas'', directed by

Russ Meyer Russell Albion Meyer (March 21, 1922 – September 18, 2004) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. He is known primarily for writing and directing a series of successful sexploitation films that fe ...

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'', starring Robert Stack *'' The Journey'', starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr *'' Journey to the Center of the Earth'', starring James Mason and Pat Boone

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– (

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Tony Richardson Cecil Antonio "Tony" Richardson (5 June 1928 – 14 November 1991) was an English theatre and film director and producer whose career spanned five decades. In 1964, he won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film '' Tom Jones''. Earl ...

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Cary Grant Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one o ...

, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason *'' North West Frontier'', aka ''Flame Over India'', starring Kenneth More and Lauren Bacall – ( Britain) *''

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and Robert Ryan *'' On the Beach'', directed by

Stanley Kramer Stanley Earl Kramer (September 29, 1913February 19, 2001) was an American film director and producer, responsible for making many of Hollywood's most famous " message films" (he would call his movies ''heavy dramas'') and a liberal movie icon.

, starring

Ava Gardner Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' attention in 1946 with her perform ...

, Fred Astaire,

Anthony Perkins Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor, director, and singer. Perkins is best remembered for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's suspense thriller ''Psycho'', which made him an influential ...

*'' Operation Petticoat'', starring

and Tony Curtis *'' Our Man in Havana'', directed by Carol Reed, starring Alec Guinness, Maureen O'Hara, Noël Coward, Ernie Kovacs – ( Britain) *'' The Overcoat'' (Shinel) – (

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– (

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and Rock Hudson *'' El Pisito'' (The Little Apartment), directed bt

Marco Ferreri Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, who began his career in the 1950s directing three films in Spain, followed by 24 Italian films before his death in 1997. He is considered one of t ...

– (

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, starring John Wayne,

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, Debbie Reynolds and Robert Wagner *'' The Scapegoat'', starring Alec Guinness and

Bette Davis Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress with a career spanning more than 50 years and 100 acting credits. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her p ...

– (Britain) *''

'', starring Anthony Quayle – (Britain) *'' Shadows'', directed by John Cassavetes *'' The Shaggy Dog'', starring Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen and Tommy Kirk *'' The Shakedown'', starring Donald Pleasence and Hazel Court *''

'', starring James Cagney – (U.S./

) *'' Sleeping Beauty'', animated film produced by

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*'' The Soldiers of Pancho Villa'' (La cucaracha), starring María Félix and Dolores del Río – (

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, starring

Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe (; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; 1 June 1926 4 August 1962) was an American actress. Famous for playing comedic " blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as wel ...

, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon *''

'', starring Richard Attenborough – ( Britain) *'' The Sound and the Fury'', starring Yul Brynner and Joanne Woodward *'' Stars'' (Sterne), directed by Konrad Wolf – (

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) *'' A Stranger in My Arms'', starring Jeff Chandler, June Allyson, Mary Astor and Sandra Dee *'' Suddenly, Last Summer'', directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring

Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. ...

, Montgomery Clift and

Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress in film, stage, and television. Her career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned over 60 years. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited perso ...

*'' A Summer Place'', starring Troy Donahue and Sandra Dee

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Telegrame ''Telegrame'' is a 1959 Romanian comedy film directed by and Gheorghe Naghi and starring Grigore Vasiliu Birlic. The film, based on the eponymous sketch by Ion Luca Caragiale, premiered in Romania on 1 March 1960. It was entered into the 1960 ...

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Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...

) *'' Ten Seconds to Hell'', directed by

Robert Aldrich Robert Burgess Aldrich (August 9, 1918 – December 5, 1983) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His notable credits include ''Vera Cruz'' (1954), '' Kiss Me Deadly'' (1955), '' The Big Knife'' (1955), '' Autumn ...

, starring Jack Palance *'' Terror Is a Man'', starring Francis Lederer – ( U.S./

) *'' That Kind of Woman'', directed by Sidney Lumet, starring

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and Tab Hunter *'' The Unknown Woman'', directed by Mahmoud Zulfikar, starring Shadia, Shoukry Sarhan and Kamal El-Shennawi – (

) *'' There Will Be No Leave Today'' (Segodnya uvolneniya ne budet), directed by Andrei Tarkovsky – (

) *'' These Thousand Hills'', starring Richard Egan,

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, Lee Remick *'' They Came to Cordura'', starring Gary Cooper,

Rita Hayworth Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer and producer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in 61 films over 37 years. The press coined th ...

, Van Heflin, Richard Conte, Dick York, Tab Hunter *'' Third Man on the Mountain'', starring Michael Rennie *''

'', starring John Mills and Hayley Mills – ( Britain) *'' The Tiger of Eschnapur'', directed by

– (West Germany) *''

'', starring Vincent Price *'' Tommy the Toreador'', starring Tommy Steele – (Britain) *'' Too Many Crooks'', starring Terry-Thomas and George Cole – (Britain) *''

Train Without a Timetable ''Train Without a Timetable'' ( sh, Vlak bez voznog reda) is a 1959 Yugoslav film directed by Veljko Bulajić. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Best Foreign Language Fil ...

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, starring Alberto Sordi – (Italy) *'' La vida alrededor'' (Life Around Us) – (

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) *'' The Wild and the Innocent'', starring Audie Murphy, Joanne Dru, Sandra Dee *'' Woman Obsessed'', starring Susan Hayward *'' The Wonderful Country'', starring

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, Brian Keith, Alexis Smith, Robert Vaughn

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'' (1930–1969) *'' Terrytoons'' (1930–1964) *'' Merrie Melodies'' (1931–1969) *'' Bugs Bunny'' (1940–1962) *''

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'' (1945–1963) *'' Speedy Gonzales'' (1953–1968) *'' The Three Stooges'' (1934–1959)

Births

*January 1 -

Adrian Hall (actor) Adrian Hall (born 1 January 1959) is an English former actor and co-director. He is best known for the film ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' (1968), in which he portrayed the part of Jeremy Potts. He was later Principal of the Academy of Live and Re ...

, English former actor and co-director *January 4 - Vanity (singer), Canadian singer, songwriter, model and actress (died 2016) *January 5 – Clancy Brown, American actor and voice actor *January 12 -

Ralf Moeller Ralf Rudolf Moeller (born Möller; ; 12 January 1959) is a German actor and former competitive bodybuilder. He is known for his roles of Brick Bardo in ''Cyborg'', Kjartan in ''The Viking Sagas'', the title character in the television show '' C ...

, German actor *January 13 - Alan Taylor (director), American director *January 17 – Momoe Yamaguchi, Japanese former actress and singer *January 22 – Linda Blair, American actress *January 27 - Glenn Taranto, American actor and writer *January 30 - Alex Hyde-White, American actor *January 31 - Anthony LaPaglia, Australian actor *February 1 - Slink Johnson, American rapper, actor and comedian *February 2 – Laine Mägi, Estonian actress and dancer *February 4 – Pamelyn Ferdin, American actress *February 8 - Henry Czerny, Canadian actor *February 12 - Sigrid Thornton, Australian actress *February 18 -

Jayne Atkinson Jayne Atkinson (born 18 February 1959) is a British-American actress. She is best known for the role of Karen Hayes on '' 24'', as well as her Tony Award–nominated roles in '' The Rainmaker'' and '' Enchanted April''. She has also appeared in ...

, British-American actress *February 22 – Kyle MacLachlan, American actor *March 3 ** Taylor Nichols, American actor ** Olivier Rabourdin, French actor *March 5 – Darío Grandinetti, Argentinian actor *March 6 – Tom Arnold, American actor and comedian *March 7 ** Donna Murphy, American actress and singer ** Nick Searcy, American character actor *March 8 – Aidan Quinn, Irish-American actor *March 12 - Luenell, American comedian and actress *March 14 - Laila Robins, American actress *March 15 –

Renny Harlin Renny Harlin (born 15 March 1959) is a Finnish film director, producer, and screenwriter who has made his career in Hollywood and China. His best-known films include '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master'', '' The Adventures of Ford ...

, Finnish director and producer *March 16 ** Gary Basaraba, Canadian actor ** Ludger Pistor, German actor *March 18 **

Luc Besson Luc Paul Maurice Besson (; born 18 March 1959) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed or produced the films ''Subway'' (1985), '' The Big Blue'' (1988), and ''La Femme Nikita'' (1990). Besson is associated with the '' ...

, French director and producer **

Irene Cara Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959 – November 25, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and actress of Black, Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. Cara rose to prominence for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film '' Fame'', and f ...

, American actress and singer (died 2022) *March 22 – Matthew Modine, American actor *March 23 – Catherine Keener, American actress *March 27 - Brian Tarantina, American character actor (died 2019) *April 3 – David Hyde Pierce, American actor *April 4 - Phil Morris, American actor and voice actor *April 13 - Jodie Markell, American actress and director *April 15 ** Emma Thompson, English actress **

Thomas F. Wilson Thomas Francis Wilson Jr. (born April 15, 1959) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Biff Tannen, Griff Tannen, and Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen in the ''Back to the Future'' film trilogy (1985–1990). He also played coach ...

, American actor, comedian and musician *April 17 –

Sean Bean Sean Bean (born Shaun Mark Bean on 17 April 1959) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bean made his professional debut in a theatre production of '' Romeo and Juliet'' in 1983. Retaining his Yorkshire ...

, English actor *April 20 – Clint Howard, American actor *April 23 - Tim Blaney, American puppeteer and voice actor *April 24 - Glenn Morshower, American character actor *April 27 - Neil Pearson, British actor *May 3 - Ben Elton, English comedian, actor and director *May 10 - Victoria Rowell, American actress *May 12 - Ving Rhames, American actor *May 15 - Chris Meledandri, American producer and founder and CEO of

Illumination (company) Illumination (formerly known as Illumination Entertainment) is an American computer animation studio, founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007. Illumination is owned by Meledandri and the Illumination brand is co-owned by Universal Pictures, a div ...

*May 16 – Mare Winningham, American actress *May 19 - Jim Ward, American voice actor, radio personality and camera operator *May 20 - Bronson Pinchot, American actor *May 21 ** Nick Cassavetes, American actor, director and writer ** Dana Kimmell, American former actress and model *May 26 - Kevin Gage (actor), American character actor *May 29 – Rupert Everett, English actor *June 6 ** Neal H. Moritz, American producer ** Colin Quinn, American stand-up comedian, actor and writer *June 7 - Francis Magee, Irish actor *June 11 – Hugh Laurie, English actor *June 22 – Wayne Federman, American actor and comedian *June 23 - Duane Whitaker, American character actor' *June 29 - Charlotte Attenborough, British actress *June 30 – Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor *July 2 - Jere Fields, American former actress *July 3 - Andreas Wisniewski, German actor and former dancer *July 8 -

Robert Knepper Robert Lyle Knepper (born July 8, 1959) is an American actor best known for his role as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in the Fox drama series '' Prison Break'' (2005–2009, 2017), Samuel Sullivan in the final season of the NBC series '' Heroes' ...

, American actor *July 9 - Kevin Nash, American actor and retired professional wrestler *July 12 - Charlie Murphy, American actor, comedian and writer (died 2017) *July 16 - Bob Joles, American voice actor and musician *July 26 – Kevin Spacey, American actor *July 29 – Sanjay Dutt, Indian actor *August 2 - Jim Doughan, American actor and writer *August 3 -

John C. McGinley John Christopher McGinley (born August 3, 1959) is an American actor. His best known roles include Perry Cox in ''Scrubs'', Bob Slydell in ''Office Space'', Captain Hendrix in '' The Rock'', Sergeant Red O'Neill in Oliver Stone's ''Platoon,'' ...

, American actor *August 10 – Rosanna Arquette, American actress *August 14 – Marcia Gay Harden, American actress *August 22 - Mark Williams (actor), English actor, presenter and screenwriter *August 27 - Peter Mensah, Ghanaian-British actor *August 28 - Brian Thompson, American actor *August 29 –

Rebecca De Mornay Rebecca De Mornay (born Rebecca Jane Pearch; August 29, 1959) is an American actress and producer. Her breakthrough film role came in 1983, when she starred as Lana in ''Risky Business''. She is known for her role as Debby Huston in the Neil S ...

, American actress *September 10 **

Michael Earl (puppeteer) Michael Earl (September 10, 1959 – December 23, 2015) was an American puppeteer. A four-time Emmy Award-winner whose credits include Mr. Snuffleupagus on ''Sesame Street'' (1978–1981) and Dr. Ticktock in ''Ticktock Minutes'', a musical serie ...

, American puppeteer, actor, writer and singer (died 2015) **

Peter Nelson (actor) Peter Nelson (born September 10, 1959) (sometimes credited as Calvin Persson) is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is perhaps best known for his role as the evil visitor youth leader Brian in the 1983 NBC miniseries '' V'' and the 198 ...

, American actor, producer and writer *September 14 – Haviland Morris, American actress *September 23 ** Jason Alexander, American actor ** Elizabeth Pena, American actress, writer, panelist and musician (died 2014) *September 24 - Steve Whitmire, American puppeteer *October 2 - Kevin Eldon, English actor and comedian *October 3 – Greg Proops, American actor, stand-up comedian, voice artist and television host *October 9 - Dylan Baker, American character actor *October 10 ** Julia Sweeney, American actress, comedian and author ** Bradley Whitford, American actor and producer *October 17 - Norm Macdonald, Canadian stand-up comedian, writer and actor (died 2021) *October 21 ** Tony Ganios, American actor ** Melora Walters, American actress ** Ken Watanabe, Japanese actor *October 22 - Marc Lawrence (filmmaker), American director, screenwriter and producer *October 23 ** Sam Raimi, American filmmaker and producer ** Weird Al Yankovic, American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, satirist, actor, music video director, and author *October 26 - François Chau, American actor *October 31 -

Michael DeLorenzo Michael DeLorenzo (born October 31, 1959) is an American actor, director, writer, producer, dancer, and musician. He is known for his work in television and film. Early life DeLorenzo was raised in The Bronx, New York. His late father, Arthur D ...

, American actor, director, writer, producer and musician *November 2 - Peter Mullan, Scottish actor and filmmaker *November 4 - Ken Kirzinger, Canadian actor and stuntman *November 8 - Don McManus, American character actor *November 10 - Mackenzie Phillips, American actress and singer *November 14 – Paul McGann, English actor *November 19 – Allison Janney, American actress *November 20 – Sean Young, American actress *November 28 – Judd Nelson, American actor *December 13 – Johnny Whitaker, American actor *December 14 - Debbie Lee Carrington, American actress and stuntwoman (died 2018) *December 29 – Patricia Clarkson, American actress *December 30 - Tracey Ullman, British-American actress, comedian, singer, writer, producer and director *December 31 – Val Kilmer, American actor

Deaths

*January 21 ** Cecil B. DeMille, 77, American director and producer, ''The Ten Commandments (1956 film), The Ten Commandments'', ''The Greatest Show on Earth (film), The Greatest Show on Earth'' ** Carl Switzer, 31, American singer and actor, ''Our Gang'' *February 1 – Madame Sul-Te-Wan, 85, American actress, ''King of the Zombies'', ''In Old Chicago'' *February 4 – Una O'Connor (actress), Una O'Connor, 78, Irish actress, ''Witness for the Prosecution (1957 film), Witness for the Prosecution'', ''The Adventures of Robin Hood (film), The Adventures of Robin Hood'' *February 5 – Gwili Andre, 51, Danish actress, ''Secrets of the French Police'', ''No Other Woman (1933 film), No Other Woman'' *February 20 – George Archainbaud, 68, French director, ''Thirteen Women'', ''Girls of the Big House'' *February 22 – Helen Parrish, 34, American actress, ''Too Many Blondes'', ''X Marks the Spot (1942 film), X Marks the Spot'' *March 2 – Eric Blore, 71, British actor, ''Top Hat'', ''The Lady Eve'', ''The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad'' *March 3 – Lou Costello, 52, American comedian and actor, half of Abbott and Costello comedy team, ''Africa Screams'', ''Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'' *March 26 – Raymond Chandler, 70, American author and screenwriter, ''The Big Sleep (1946 film), The Big Sleep'', ''Double Indemnity'' *March 27 – Grant Withers, 54, American actor, ''My Darling Clementine'', ''Fort Apache (film), Fort Apache'' *April 12 – James Gleason, 76, American actor, ''Here Comes Mr. Jordan'', ''The Bishop's Wife'' *April 17 – Cecil Cunningham, 70, American actress, ''The Awful Truth'', ''Monkey Business (1931 film), Monkey Business'' *April 18 – Irving Cummings, 70, American director, ''Louisiana Purchase (film), Louisiana Purchase'', ''The Dolly Sisters (film), The Dolly Sisters'' *May 3 – Troy Sanders (composer), Troy Sanders, 57, American score arranger and composer, ''White Christmas (film), White Christmas'', ''Going My Way'' *June 2 – Lyda Borelli, 75, Italian actress, ''Malombra (1917 film), Malombra'', ''La falena (film), The Moth'' *June 4 – Charles Vidor, 58, Hungarian director, ''Gilda (film), Gilda'', ''Love Me or Leave Me (film), Love Me or Leave Me'' *June 16 – George Reeves, 45, American actor, ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind'', ''So Proudly We Hail!'' *June 18 – Ethel Barrymore, 79, American actress, ''Portrait of Jennie'', ''The Spiral Staircase (1946 film), The Spiral Staircase'' *August 6 – Preston Sturges, 60, American writer, director, ''Sullivan's Travels'', ''The Lady Eve'' *September 6 ** Edmund Gwenn, 81, British actor, ''Miracle on 34th Street'', ''Mister 880'' ** Kay Kendall, 32, British actress, ''Genevieve (film), Genevieve'', ''Les Girls'' *September 11 – Paul Douglas (actor), Paul Douglas, 52, American actor, ''A Letter to Three Wives'', ''It Happens Every Spring'' *September 13 – Adrian (costume designer), Adrian, 56, American costume designer, ''The Wizard of Oz (1939 film), The Wizard of Oz'', ''The Women (1939 film), The Women'' *September 14 – Wayne Morris (American actor), Wayne Morris, 45, American actor, ''Kid Galahad (1937 film), Kid Galahad'', ''Paths of Glory'' *September 25 – Helen Broderick, 68, American actress, ''Top Hat'', ''Swing Time (1936 film), Swing Time'' *September 30 – Taylor Holmes, 81, American actor, ''Kiss of Death (1947 film), Kiss of Death'', '' Sleeping Beauty'' *October 3 – William Bishop (actor), William Bishop, 41, American actor, ''Harriet Craig'', ''Top Gun (1955 film), Top Gun'' *October 7 – Mario Lanza, 38, American singer and actor, ''The Great Caruso'', ''Winged Victory (film), Winged Victory'' *October 12 – Edward Keane (actor), Edward Keane, 75, American actor, ''Frontier Pony Express'', ''The Roaring Twenties'' *October 14 – Errol Flynn, 50, Australian actor, ''The Adventures of Robin Hood (film), The Adventures of Robin Hood'', ''Captain Blood (1935 film), Captain Blood'' *October 21 – Olive Blakeney, 60, American actress, ''Leave It to Blanche'', ''Don't Get Me Wrong (film), Don't Get Me Wrong'' *October 23 – Gerda Lundequist, 88, Swedish actress, ''Gosta Berlings saga (film), Gosta Berlings Saga'' *October 30 – Noel Francis, 53, American actress, ''Blonde Crazy'', ''I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang'' *November 7 – Victor McLaglen, 72, British actor, ''The Quiet Man'', ''Gunga Din (film), Gunga Din'' *November 20 – Sylvia Lopez, 26, French actress, ''Hercules Unchained'', ''Son of the Red Corsair'' *November 21 – Max Baer (boxer), Max Baer, 50, American boxer and actor, ''The Prizefighter and the Lady'', ''The Harder They Fall (1956 film), The Harder They Fall'' *November 25 – Gérard Philipe, 36, French actor, ''Fan-Fan the Tulip'', ''Beauties of the Night (1952 film), Beauties of the Night'' *December 1 – Jose Nepomuceno, 66, Filipino filmmaker and producer, ''Dalagang Bukid, Country Maiden'', ''Ang Tatlong Hambog, The Three Humbugs'' *December 22 – Gilda Gray, 58, American actress, ''Aloma of the South Seas (1926 film), Aloma of the South Seas'', ''Cabaret (1927 film), Cabaret'' *December 24 – Edmund Goulding, 68, American director, ''Grand Hotel (1932 film), Grand Hotel'', ''The Razor's Edge (1946 film), The Razor's Edge''

Film debuts

*Jack Betts – ''The Bloody Brood'' *Terry Burnham - ''

'' Dye, David (1988)
''Child and Youth Actors: Filmographies of Their Entire Careers, 1914–1985''
p. 29. . *Seymour Cassel – '' Shadows'' *James Coburn – ''

'' *Mia Farrow – ''

'' *Don Francks – ''Ivy League killers'' (The Fast Ones) *Jerry Goldsmith (film composer) – ''

'' *George Hamilton (actor), George Hamilton – ''Crime and Punishment U.S.A.'' *Richard Harris – ''

'' *Shirley Knight – ''Five Gates to Hell'' *Martin Landau – '' Pork Chop Hill'' * Millie Perkins – ''

'' *Michael J. Pollard – '' It Happened to Jane'' *Bert Remsen – ''Pork Chop Hill'' *Jason Robards – '' The Journey'' *Martin Scorsese – ''Vesuvius VI'' * George C. Scott – '' The Hanging Tree'' *Steven Spielberg – ''The Last Gunfight'' * Stella Stevens – '' Say One for Me'' *Billy Dee Williams – '' The Last Angry Man'' *Clarence Williams III – ''Pork Chop Hill''

References

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