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Head Against the WallHead Against the Wall (La tête contre les murs) (1959)
Dir. Georges Franju
Feat. Pierre Brasseur, Paul Meurisse, Anouk Aimee
Georges Franju’s first film is a high–intensity examination of post–war psychiatric care, centred on the survival of a delinquent youth…
Hiroshima Mon AmourHiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada
Romance between a French actress and a Japanese architect rekindles their traumatic wartime experiences. The twin threads of despair and sensual love…
Hole in the Head, AHole in the Head, A (1959)
Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker
One of dir. Capra's (IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE) final efforts stays true to the redemptive themes of his classic works. Sinatra runs a threadbare…
Horrors of the Black MuseumHorrors of the Black Museum (1959)
Dir. Arthur Crabtree
Feat. Michael Gough, Shirley Anne Field, Geoffrey Keen
Well–acted Hammer horror about a writer who uses his hypnotised helper to commit a series of inventively gruesome killings.
Horse Soldiers, TheHorse Soldiers, The (1959)
Dir. John Ford
Feat. John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers
Set around a Yankee incursion into Rebel territory during the American Civil War, this rates about average against Dir. Ford's other action films. …
Hound of the Baskervilles, TheHound of the Baskervilles, The (1959)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Andre Morell
Quite possibly the best Sherlock Holmes adaptation, with Cushing in the lead, investigating the horrors of the Baskerville killings. The 'Hammer'…
Human Condition, TheHuman Condition, The (No Greater Love, Road to Eternity, A Soldier's Prayer) (1959-1961) Aro Favourite
Dir. Masaki Kobayashi
Feat. Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratana
An epic Japanese film trilogy following the life of a well–intentioned yet naïve pacifist and socialist as he tries to survive in the…
I'm All Right JackI'm All Right Jack (1959) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Boulting
Feat. Ian Carmichael, Peter Sellers, Terry-Thomas
Brilliant satire of labour and class relations, makes a glorious mockery of unions and management alike as upperclass twit Ian Carmichael joins the…
Imitation of LifeImitation of Life (1959) Recommended
Dir. Douglas Sirk
Feat. Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee
Douglas Sirk's famed melodrama of American ambition and racism is justly renowned for the surprisingly bitter commentary buried within its involving…
It Happened to JaneIt Happened to Jane (1959)
Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs
Ordinary folk take on corporate bullying in this under–rated rom–com starring Doris Day as a widowed small–business woman and…

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