Most Viewed Year 1959

In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of...

Genre: History

Cast: Charlton Heston

Cursed to die by the evil fairy Maleficent when she was a baby, Princess Aurora is sent into hiding under protection from three good fairies. As she...

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Mary Costa

A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the...

Genre: Western

Cast: John Wayne

Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Tony Curtis

Near death, King David has a vision that his poet son, Solomon, should succeed him, rather than hot-headed Adonijah. Furious, Adonijah departs the...

Genre: History

Cast: Yul Brynner

A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of inter­generational relationships, Good Morning tells...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Keiji Sada

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Cary Grant

An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.

Genre: Adventure

Cast: James Mason

The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Millie Perkins

Pitch, the mean-spirited devil, is trying to ruin Christmas. Santa Claus teams up with Merlin the Magician and the children of the world in order to...

Genre: Family

Cast: José Elías Moreno

Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Doris Day

The deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Emmanuelle Riva

Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her....

Genre: Crime

Cast: James Stewart

For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jean-Pierre Léaud

Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts...

Genre: War

Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai

A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for the rape and murder of his wife.

Genre: Western

Cast: Kirk Douglas

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Peter Cushing

A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Albert Sharpe

A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Cary Grant

After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in...

Genre: War

Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai

The Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons, and on NBC during its third and final season. The...

Genre: Action & Adventure

Cast: Robert Taylor

A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a...

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Cast: Rod Serling

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.

Genre: Western

Cast: Lorne Greene

Private Eyes Tom Lopaka and Tracy Steele are based out of Hawaiian Village Resort where they work both hotel security and are hired by others to look...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Robert Conrad

Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Robert Stack

A variety show, with the main feature being the serialized adventures of the two title characters, the anthropomorphic moose Bullwinkle and flying...

Genre: Animation

Cast: William Conrad

Genre: Reality

Cast: Wim Thoelke

Startime is an anthology show of drama, comedy, and variety, and was one of the first American television shows broadcast in color. The program was...

Genre: Comedy

Cast:

The annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio to determine the country's...

Genre: Reality

Cast: Edvin Törnblom

This 1959-1963 television situation comedy series follows the lives of the Mitchell family, Henry, Alice, and their only child Dennis, an energetic,...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Jay North

Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from...

Genre: Mystery

Cast: John Newland

No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Johnny Briggs

The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with...

Genre: Western

Cast: Clint Eastwood

Laramie is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from 1959 to 1963. A Revue Studios production, the program originally starred John...

Genre: Western

Cast: Robert Fuller

Wichita Town is a half-hour western television series starring Joel McCrea, Jody McCrea, Carlos Romero, and George Neise that aired on NBC from...

Genre: Western

Cast: Jody McCrea

Clutch Cargo is an animated television series produced by Cambria Productions and syndicated beginning on March 9, 1959. Notable for its very limited...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Richard Cotting

Johnny Staccato is an American private detective series which ran for 27 episodes on NBC from September 10, 1959 through March 24, 1960.

Genre: Crime

Cast: John Cassavetes

The Lawless Years is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from April 16 1959, to September 22, 1961. The series is the first of its kind...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Robert Karnes

Adventures in Paradise is an American television series created by James Michener which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962, starring Gardner McKay as...

Genre: Action & Adventure

Cast: George Tobias

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jonathan Harris