This article lists 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.
A–B Title Director Cast Genre Notes -30- Jack Webb Jack Webb, William Conrad, Nancy Valentine Drama Warner Bros. The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock Sidney Miller Lou Costello, Dorothy Provine, Gale Gordon Comedy Columbia; released after Costello's death 4D Man Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. Robert Lansing, Lee Meriwether, Robert Strauss Science fiction Universal Al Capone Richard Wilson Rod Steiger, Nehemiah Persoff, Fay Spain Biography Allied Artists Alaska Passage Edward Bernds Lyn Thomas, Bill Williams, Naura Hayden Drama 20th Century Fox Alias Jesse James Norman Z. McLeod Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming, Gloria Talbott Comedy United Artists The Alligator People Roy Del Ruth Beverly Garland, Bruce Bennett, Lon Chaney Jr. Horror 20th Century Fox Anatomy of a Murder Otto Preminger James Stewart, Lee Remick, George C. Scott Crime Columbia Pictures; based on a book by Robert Traver; 7 Oscar nominations The Angry Hills Robert Aldrich Robert Mitchum, Stanley Baker, Gia Scala War MGM The Angry Red Planet Ib Melchior Gerald Mohr, Naura Hayden, Les Tremayne Science fiction AIP Arson for Hire Thor L. Brooks Steve Brodie, Lyn Thomas, Lyn Osborn Crime Allied Artists Ask Any Girl Charles Walters David Niven, Shirley MacLaine, Gig Young Comedy MGM The Atomic Submarine Spencer Gordon Bennet Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey Science fiction Allied Artists Attack of the Giant Leeches Bernard L. Kowalski Ken Clarke, Yvette Vickers, Jan Shepard Science fiction AIP The Bat Crane Wilbur Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead, Darla Hood Mystery thriller Allied Artists. Hood's final screen appearance. Battle Flame R. G. Springsteen Scott Brady, Elaine Edwards, Robert Blake War Allied Artists Battle of the Coral Sea Paul Wendkos Cliff Robertson, Gia Scala, Patricia Cutts War Columbia Beast from Haunted Cave Monte Hellman Michael Forest, Frank Wolff, Linné Ahlstrand Science fiction Allied Artists The Beat Generation Charles F. Haas Mamie Van Doren, Ray Danton, Fay Spain Crime MGM Behemoth, the Sea Monster Eugène Lourié Gene Evans, André Morell, John Turner Science fiction Allied Artists Beloved Infidel Henry King Gregory Peck, Deborah Kerr, Eddie Albert Biography 20th Century Fox; life of F. Scott Fitzgerald Ben-Hur William Wyler Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins Epic MGM; won a record 11 Academy Awards; remake of 1925 silent film The Best of Everything Jean Negulesco Diane Baker, Stephen Boyd, Hope Lange Drama 20th Century Fox; 2 Oscar nominations The Big Circus Joseph M. Newman Victor Mature, Red Buttons, Rhonda Fleming Drama Allied Artists The Big Fisherman Frank Borzage Howard Keel, Susan Kohner, John Saxon Drama Buena Vista The Big Operator Charles F. Haas Mickey Rooney, Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren Crime MGM The Black Orchid Martin Ritt Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Virginia Vincent Drama Paramount Blood and Steel Bernard L. Kowalski John Lupton, Ziva Rodann, James Edwards War 20th Century Fox The Blue Angel Edward Dmytryk May Britt, Curt Jurgens, Theodore Bikel Drama 20th Century Fox; remake of 1930 film Blue Denim Philip Dunne Carol Lynley, Macdonald Carey, Brandon deWilde Drama 20th Century Fox Born to Be Loved Hugo Haas Carol Morris, Barbara Jo Allen, Dick Kallman Comedy Universal A Bucket of Blood Roger Corman Dick Miller, Ed Nelson, Barboura Morris Horror AIP But Not for Me Walter Lang Clark Gable, Carroll Baker, Lilli Palmer Comedy Paramount
C–D Title Director Cast Genre Notes Career Joseph Anthony Dean Martin, Tony Franciosa, Shirley MacLaine Drama Paramount; written by Dalton Trumbo; 3 Oscar nominations Cast a Long Shadow Thomas Carr Audie Murphy, Terry Moore, John Dehner Western United Artists City of Fear Irving Lerner Vince Edwards, Lyle Talbotm John Archer Film noir Columbia Compulsion Richard Fleischer Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi, Orson Welles Crime drama 20th Century Fox. Based on Leopold and Loeb. The Cosmic Man Herbert S. Greene John Carradine, Bruce Bennett, Angela Greene Science fiction Allied Artists Count Your Blessings Jean Negulesco Deborah Kerr, Rossano Brazzi, Maurice Chevalier Comedy drama MGM Counterplot Kurt Neumann Forrest Tucker, Allison Hayes, Miguel Ángel Álvarez Crime United Artists Crime and Punishment U.S.A. Denis Sanders George Hamilton, Mary Murphy, Marian Seldes Crime Allied Artists The Crimson Kimono Samuel Fuller Victoria Shaw, Glenn Corbett, James Shigeta Film noir Columbia Cry Tough Paul Stanley John Saxon, Linda Cristal, Joseph Calleia Crime United Artists Cuban Rebel Girls Barry Mahon Errol Flynn, Beverly Aadland, John McKay Drama Independent Curse of the Undead Edward Dein Eric Fleming, Kathleen Crowley, John Hoyt Horror western Universal Darby O'Gill and the Little People Robert Stevenson Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery Adventure Walt Disney Date with Death Harold Daniels Gerald Mohr, Liz Renay, Harry Lauter Crime Independent Day of the Outlaw André de Toth Robert Ryan, Burl Ives, Tina Louise Western United Artists Desert Desperadoes Steve Sekely Ruth Roman, Akim Tamiroff, Otello Toso Drama RKO The Devil's Disciple Guy Hamilton Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier Drama United Artists; based on George Bernard Shaw play The Diary of Anne Frank George Stevens Joseph Schildkraut, Ed Wynn, Shelley Winters Biography 20th Century Fox; won 3 Academy Awards A Dog of Flanders James B. Clark David Ladd, Donald Crisp, Theodore Bikel Drama 20th Century Fox A Dog's Best Friend Edward L. Cahn Bill Williams, Marcia Henderson, Roger Mobley Drama United Artists Don't Give Up the Ship Norman Taurog Jerry Lewis, Dina Merrill, Gale Gordon Comedy Paramount
E–H Title Director Cast Genre Notes Edge of Eternity Don Siegel Cornel Wilde, Victoria Shaw, Mickey Shaughnessy Crime drama Columbia Escort West Francis D. Lyon Victor Mature, Elaine Stewart, Faith Domergue Western United Artists Face of Fire Albert Band Cameron Mitchell, Bettye Ackerman, James Whitmore Drama Allied Artists Face of a Fugitive Paul Wendkos Fred MacMurray, Myrna Fahey, James Coburn Western Columbia The FBI Story Mervyn LeRoy James Stewart, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton Drama Warner Bros. First Man into Space Robert Day Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Robert Ayres Science fiction MGM Five Gates to Hell James Clavell Patricia Owens, Dolores Michaels, Neville Brand War Drama 20th Century Fox The Five Pennies Melville Shavelson Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong Musical Paramount. Story of musician Red Nichols; 4 Oscar nominations. The Flying Fontaines George Sherman Michael Callan, Joan Evans, Joe De Santis Drama Columbia For the First Time Rudolph Maté Mario Lanza, Johanna von Koczian, Zsa Zsa Gabor Musical MGM. Co-production with West Germany. Forbidden Island Charles B. Griffith Jon Hall, Jonathan Haze, John Farrow Adventure Columbia The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake Edward L. Cahn Eduard Franz, Valerie French, Henry Daniell Science fiction United Artists The Fugitive Kind Sidney Lumet Marlon Brando, Joanne Woodward, Anna Magnani Drama United Artists Gangster Story Walter Matthau Walter Matthau, Carol Grace, Garry Walberg Crime drama Independent The Gazebo George Marshall Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Carl Reiner Comedy MGM; based on the play The Gene Krupa Story Don Weis Sal Mineo, Susan Oliver, James Darren Biography Columbia. Story of drummer Gene Krupa. The Giant Gila Monster Ray Kellogg Fred Graham, Shug Fisher, Don Sullivan Science fiction Independent Gidget Paul Wendkos Sandra Dee, Cliff Robertson, James Darren Comedy Columbia. 4 film sequels; 2 TV series. Girls Town Charles F. Haas Mamie van Doren, Mel Torme, Paul Anka Drama MGM. Anka sings "Lonely Boy". Good Day for a Hanging Nathan H. Juran Fred MacMurray, Margaret Hayes, Robert Vaughn Western Columbia The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery Charles Guggenheim Steve McQueen, Crahan Denton, David Clarke Crime United Artists Green Mansions Mel Ferrer Audrey Hepburn, Anthony Perkins, Lee J. Cobb Drama MGM. Based on W. H. Hudson novel. The Gunfight at Dodge City Joseph M. Newman Joel McCrea, Julie Adams, John McIntire Western United Artists Gunmen from Laredo Wallace MacDonald Robert Knapp, Maureen Hingert, Walter Coy Western Columbia Guns, Girls and Gangsters Edward L. Cahn Mamie Van Doren, Gerald Mohr, Lee Van Cleef Crime United Artists The Hanging Tree Delmer Daves Gary Cooper, Maria Schell, Karl Malden Western Warner Bros.; Scott's first film The Hangman Michael Curtiz Robert Taylor, Tina Louise, Fess Parker Western Paramount Happy Anniversary David Miller David Niven, Mitzi Gaynor, Monique van Vooren Comedy United Artists Have Rocket, Will Travel David Lowell Rich Three Stooges, Anna-Lisa, Jerome Cowan Comedy Columbia Here Come the Jets Gene Fowler Jr. Steve Brodie, Lyn Thomas, Jean Carson Drama 20th Century Fox Hey Boy! Hey Girl! David Lowell Rich Louis Prima, Keely Smith, James Gregory Musical Columbia A Hole in the Head Frank Capra Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker Comedy drama United Artists; Oscar for song "High Hopes" Holiday for Lovers Henry Levin Clifton Webb, Jane Wyman, Jill St. John Comedy 20th Century Fox The Horse Soldiers John Ford John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers War United Artists Hound-Dog Man Don Siegel Fabian, Carol Lynley, Stuart Whitman Musical 20th Century Fox House on Haunted Hill William Castle Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Alan Marshal Horror Allied Artists. Remade in 1999.
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