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Reach for the Sky (1956): Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Kenneth More; British WW2 favourite tells the courageous true story of pilot Douglas Bader who overcame the amputation of both legs to miraculously continue his…
Red Balloon, The (Ballon Rouge, Le) (1956): Dir. Albert Lamorisse; Classic French short that still manages to captivate audiences with its simple premise of a young Parisian boy who discovers a red balloon with a…
Rock Around the Clock (1956): Dir. Fred F. Sears; This upbeat, toe–tapping 'advertorial' for rock & roll was intially brushed off as a show–reel for live performance, yet remains a lively…
Run for the Sun (1956): Dir. Roy Boulting
Feat. Richard Widmark, Trevor Howard, Jane Greer…; Righteous remake of THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME has Widmark and Greer running through some almighty foliage desperate to evade smarmy baddie…
Searchers, The (1956): Dir. John Ford
Feat. John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles…; A grand example of what made this such a popular genre. A disturbed John Wayne treks the untamed wilderness in a five–year odyssey to kill the…
Seven Men From Now (1956): Dir. Budd Boetticher
Feat. Randolph Scott, Gail Russell, Lee Marvin…; Revered, obscure Western from iconoclast Budd Boetticher: Randolph Scott plays a lone rider charged with bringing seven ruthless bank robbers to…
Smiley (1956): Dir. Anthony Kimmins
Feat. Ralph Richardson, John McCallum, Chips Rafferty…; An iconic, simple depiction of smalltown life in rural 1950s Australia, loosely revolving around the life of a young boy, whose father is a nomadic…
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956): Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Paul Newman; Paul Newman laces on the gloves in this round of boxing biography, playing NYC heavyweight Rocky Graziano with true Method–acting guts.…
Spanish Gardener, The (1956): Dir. Philip Leacock
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Sir Michael Hordern, Cyril Cusack…; Curious father/son drama with Bogarde in the title role forming a close relationship with a young boy much to his father's envy. Narrative wise…
Star in the Dust (1956): Dir. Charles Haas
Feat. John Agar, Richard Boone, Mamie Van Doren…; Psychological western with Agar as a sheriff caught between farmers and cattlemen who disagree the impending execution of a gunman.

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