Best superb award winning movies from 1956
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1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.
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- 1956-10-05 | Drama / History
Cast
- Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner
Rating
7.762
2 The Searchers (1956)
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
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- 1956-05-16 | Western
Cast
- John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter
Rating
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7.706
3 Giant (1956)
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.
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- 1956-11-08 | Drama / Western
Cast
- Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson
Rating
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7.591
4 Forbidden Planet (1956)
Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for 20 years, only to find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.
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- 1956-03-23 | Science Fiction / Adventure
Cast
- Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis
Rating
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7.26
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5 The King and I (1956)
Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.
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- 1956-06-29 | Drama / Romance
Cast
- Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner
Rating
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7.068
6 Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.
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- 1956-10-17 | Adventure / Comedy
Cast
- David Niven, Cantinflas
Rating
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6.639
7 The Bad Seed (1956)
Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, adore their daughter Rhoda, despite her secret tendency for selfishness. Christine keeps her knowledge of her daughter's darker side to herself, but when a schoolmate of Rhoda's dies mysteriously, her self-deception unravels.
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- 1956-09-12 | Thriller / Drama
Cast
- Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack
Rating
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7.1
8 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
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- 1956-02-05 | Science Fiction / Horror
Cast
- Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter
Rating
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7.47
9 Friendly Persuasion (1956)
The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?
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- 1956-11-25 | Drama / War
Cast
- Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire
Rating
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6.584
10 Moby Dick (1956)
In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the great white whale. Ahab lost his his leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.
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- 1956-06-27 | Adventure / Drama
Cast
- Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart
Rating
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7.028
