1956 In Film

The year 1956 in film involved some significant events.

EVENTS

August 4 - The last film serial, '' Blazing The Overland Trail '' from Columbia Pictures , is released.

November 15 - Elvis Presley 's first film, '' Love Me Tender '', opens.

TOP GROSSING FILMS

:North America
# Cecil B. DeMille's '' The Ten Commandments '', starring Charlton Heston , Anne Baxter , Yul Brynner and Edward G. Robinson
# '' Guys And Dolls '', starring Frank Sinatra , Marlon Brando , and Jean Simmons
#'' The King And I '', starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr
# '' Trapeze '', starring Burt Lancaster , Tony Curtis , and Gina Lollobrigida
# (Tie): '' High Society '' ( Bing Crosby , Grace Kelly ) and '' I'll Cry Tomorrow '' ( Susan Hayward )
# '' Picnic '', starring William Holden , Kim Novak and Rosalind Russell
# '' War And Peace '', starring Audrey Hepburn , and Henry Fonda
# '' Love Me Tender '' starring Elvis Presley and Debra Paget
# '' Moby Dick '', starring Gregory Peck and directed by John Huston
# '' The Searchers '', starring John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter
# (Tie): '' The Conqueror '', with John Wayne as Genghis Khan , and '' Rebel Without A Cause '', starring James Dean , Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo

AWARDS

Academy Awards :

' -

Golden Globe Awards :

:Drama:

' -

:Musical or comedy:

' -

:Other

' -

Palme D'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
:'' The Silent World '' (''Le monde du silence''), directed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Louis Malle , France

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): Not awarded

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
:'' Invitation To The Dance '', directed by Gene Kelly , United States

FILMS RELEASED IN 1956

'' 7 Wonders Of The World ''

'' Accused Of Murder ''

'' Anastasia ''

'' Around The World In Eighty Days ''

'' Baby Doll ''

'' The Battle Of The River Plate ''

'' The Birds And The Bees ''

'' Bus Stop ''

'' Carousel ''

'' The Case Of The Mukkinese Battle Horn ''

'' The Conqueror ''

'' The Court Jester ''

'' Dance With Me Henry '', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello

'' Diane ''

'' The Eddy Duchin Story ''

'' Elena And Her Men ''

'' Forbidden Planet ''

'' Friendly Persuasion ''

'' Gaby ''

'' Gervaise ''

'' Giant ''

'' Godzilla, King Of The Monsters! ''

'' The Great Man ''

'' High Society ''

'' Hollywood Or Bust '', starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

'' Never Say Goodbye

'' The Hunchback Of Notre Dame ''

'' Invasion Of The Body Snatchers ''

'' Invitation To The Dance ''

'' The King And I ''

'' Love Me Tender ''

'' Lust For Life ''

'' The Man Who Knew Too Much ''

'' Moby Dick ''

'' Pardners '', starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

'' Private's Progress ''

'' The Rainmaker ''

'' Ransom! ''

'' Reach For The Sky ''

'' Rock Around The Clock ''

'' Starik Khottabych ''

'' The Searchers ''

'' The Silent World ''

'' The Teahouse Of The August Moon ''

'' The Ten Commandments ''

'' A Town Like Alice ''

'' Trapeze ''

'' War And Peace ''

'' Written On The Wind ''

'' X The Unknown ''

SERIALS

'' Blazing The Overland Trail '', starring Lee Roberts and Dennis Moore

'' Perils Of The Wilderness ''

SHORT FILM SERIES

'' Looney Tunes '' ( 1930 - 1969 )

'' Terrytoons '' ( 1930 - 1964 )

'' Merrie Melodies '' ( 1931 - 1969 )

'' Popeye '' ( 1933 - 1957 )

'' The Three Stooges '' ( 1934 - 1959 )

'' Bugs Bunny '' ( 1940 - 1962 )

'' Tom And Jerry '' ( 1940 - 1958 )

'' Droopy '' ( 1943 - 1958 )

'' Yosemite Sam '' ( 1945 - 1963 )

'' Speedy Gonzales '' ( 1953 - 1968 )

Ending this year

'' Donald Duck '' ( 1934 -1956)

'' Chip And Dale '' ( 1943 -1956)

'' Ranger Don '' ( 1953 -1956)

BIRTHS

January 3 - Mel Gibson , actor and director

January 7 - David Caruso , actor

January 21 - Geena Davis ,actress.

January 27 - Mimi Rogers , actress.

February 11 - Kathleen Beller , actress.

July 9 - Tom Hanks , actor

DEATHS

January 12 - Norman Kerry , American actor (b. 1894 )

January 23 - Alexander Korda , Hungarian film director, the founder of London Films

July 16 - Olof Winnerstrand , Swedish actor

December 12 - Ewald André Dupont , German director

August 16 - Bela Lugosi , actor best for Dracula

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