Snow Queen, The ( Snezhnaya koroleva - 1959 )
Theatrical Release Date: 11/20/1959
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Animation/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lev Atamanov
Actors: Vladimir Gribkov, Mariya Babanova, Yanina Zhejmo, Sergei Martinson, Art Linkletter, Sandra Dee
Plot: A Russian animation movie. Adaptation of "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen.
The cold hearted Snow Queen abducts Kai, a small boy. His friend Gerda keeps looking for him. She finally finds him with help of various friends she meets on her quest. Girl's love for him thaws his heart that was already turning into a lump of ice.
Ben-Hur
Theatrical Release Date: 11/18/1959
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: William Wyler
Actors: Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith, Finlay Currie
Plot: A Prince is accused of a crime he didn't commit and is betrayed by the
ones he knows as he is sent into slavery. He rises through the ranks all
while plotting his revenge.
Floating Weeds ( Ukigusa )
Theatrical Release Date: 11/18/1959
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Actors: Ganjiro Nakamura, Machiko Kyô, Ayako Wakao, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Haruko Sugimura, Hitomi Nozoe
Beloved Infidel
Theatrical Release Date: 11/17/1959
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Henry King
Actors: Gregory Peck, Deborah Kerr, Eddie Albert, Philip Ober, Herbert Rudley, John Sutton
Town of Love and Hope, A ( Ai to kibô no machi )
Theatrical Release Date: 11/17/1959
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Nagisa Ôshima
Actors: Fumio Watanabe, Yuki Tominaga, Kakuko Chino, Yûko Mochizuki, Fujio Suga, Hiroshi Fujikawa
400 Blows, The ( quatre cents coups, Les )
Theatrical Release Date: 11/16/1959
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: François Truffaut
Actors: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Guy Decomble, Albert Rémy, Patrick Auffay
Plot: A young boy is stuck in a world where no one understands him. He runs away from his hard life and commits to the life of a petty thief.
House of Intrigue, The ( Londra chiama Polo Nord )
Theatrical Release Date: 11/15/1959
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Duilio Coletti
Actors: Dawn Addams, Curd Jürgens, René Deltgen, Albert Lieven, Folco Lulli, Philippe Hersent
