Paw
Theatrical Release Date: 12/18/1959
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Other
Genre: Family/Drama
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Astrid Henning-Jensen
Actors: Edvin Adolphson, Jimmy Sterman, Asbjørn Andersen, Ninja Tholstrup, Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt, Karen Lykkehus
On the Beach
Theatrical Release Date: 12/17/1959
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Stanley Kramer
Actors: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins, Donna Anderson, John Tate
Plot: After nuclear war wipes out most of humanity, the few survivors -- including a submarine commander, a young married couple and a party girl searching for true love -- wait for the fallout to hit them in this grim anti-war film.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Theatrical Release Date: 12/16/1959
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Henry Levin
Actors: Pat Boone, James Mason, Arlene Dahl, Diane Baker, Thayer David, Peter Ronson
Plot: A scientist discovers an artifact that leads him and three others to the doorway to the center of the earth. Their journey will take them on an adventure only most dream about.
Jungle Cat
Theatrical Release Date: 12/16/1959
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: James Algar
Actors: Winston Hibler
The Mummy
Theatrical Release Date: 12/16/1959
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Terence Fisher
Actors: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, Eddie Byrne, Felix Aylmer, Raymond Huntley
Mysteries of the Deep
Theatrical Release Date: 12/16/1959
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: N/A
Actors: Winston Hibler
Human Condition I, The ( Ningen no joken I )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/14/1959
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Actors: Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Ineko Arima, Chikage Awashima, Keiji Sada, Sô Yamamura
Plot: In the first part of a trilogy, a man named Kaji, hoping to avoid military service during WWII instead supervises a Manchurain POW camp, which functions as an iron ore mine. He treats the prisoners with respect and, in turn, improves production. But the influx of a large group of prisoners exposes the corrupt system, and when a foreman organizes an escape attempt, it ultimately leads to Kaji being accused of helping the rebels, being labeled a Red and sent to war after all.
Tiger Bay
Theatrical Release Date: 12/14/1959
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Actors: John Mills, Horst Buchholz, Hayley Mills, Yvonne Mitchell, Megs Jenkins, Anthony Dawson
