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Ben-HurBen-Hur (1959) Recommended
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd
Spectacular production of the Jews plight against the Roman empire, complete with landmark chariot race, awesome sea battle and a cast of thousands…
Beyond the Time BarrierBeyond the Time Barrier (1959)
Dir. Edgar G. Ulmer
Feat. Robert Clarke
An astronaut on a space mission is unwittingly catapulted into a plague–ridden Earth of the distant year 2024. While not quite living up to the…
Black OrpheusBlack Orpheus (1959) Recommended
Dir. Marcel Camus
Feat. Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes De Oliveira
Get caught up in the rhythms and colour of Rio De Janiero at Carnival time for an exotic, utterly unique spin on the Greek legend of doomed lovers…
BrandBrand (1959)
Dir. Michael Elliot
Feat. Patrick McGoohan
Spellbinding BBC version of Henrik Ibsen's great play, with Patrick McGoohan playing a young priest who idealistically adopts a doctrine that one…
BrelBrel (Jacques Brel - Comme Quand On Était Beau) (1959-1973)
Feat. Jacques Brel
Comprehensive French boxed set of the television performances of the ground–breaking and influential Belgian singer and songwriter, Jacques…
Bucket of Blood, ABucket of Blood, A (1959) Aro Favourite
Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Dick Miller, Ed Nelson
This has the twin distinction of being both a hilarious send–up of 'beat' culture and a ripping black comedy. Dick Miller is Walter Paisley, a…
Carlton Browne of the F.O. / HoffmanCarlton Browne of the F.O. / Hoffman (1959-1969)
Dir. Jeffrey Dell, Roy Boulting, Alvin Rakoff
Feat. Peter Sellers
A pair of eclectic, little known comedies starring Peter Sellers on one cassette.
Come Dance with MeCome Dance with Me (Voulez-Vous Danser Avec Moi?) (1959)
Dir. Michel Boisrond
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Dawn Addams
Surprisingly entertaining French mystery thriller tracking a wife attempting to clear her husband's name from involvement in a dance studio murder.…
CompulsionCompulsion (1959)
Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Dean Stockwell, Bradford Dillman, Orson Welles
As distinctive a rendition of the infamous Leopold–Loeb murder case as ROPE and SWOON, Dean Stockwell and Bradford Dillman playing the…
Crimson Kimono, TheCrimson Kimono, The (1959)
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Glenn Corbett, James Shigeta
Two detectives, one of Japanese heritage, both fall in love with the key witness in a murder case. Noted for its inclusion of an interracial romance…

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