1956 Movies

A Soviet era ideological drama based on Nikolai Ostrovsky's famous novel "How Steel Was Tempered".

A man is tried for the murder of his neurotic wife by means of a sedative overdose.

Outlines the basic requirements necessary for effective court administration which is equally applicable to one-judge or multiple-judge courts and ill...

Penelope Benson, known as Penny, is both romantic and determined. Put in a select boarding school by her mother, she takes advantage of a trip to Pari...

The 40th and final "Tengu Kurama" feature starring Kanjuro Arashi.

Maria lives with her grandfather in a secluded fishing hut on Lake Constance where they barely survive on what the fishing grounds provide. The daught...

A battle for a large sum of money unfolds on the docks near a steel mill in a foggy atmosphere. Manzo, an engineer on the verge of retirement, witness...

During a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his enemy, Sarashina Danjo. Ten years later, Lord Ogata's onl...

Fabergé animals in a Russian influenced Easter tale.

A seemingly ordinary day in October. A woman has since she separated from her husband lived in a single room with a separate entrance. But for her thi...

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version.

A young woman hires a frontier scout to help her discover if her brother died in an Indian attack on a remote fort.

Priests who call sex education the devil's invention rage against the progressive doctor whose bigoted wife may regret when his teenage daughter comes...

Japanese women, seeng how well American soldiers stationed in their country treat their wives, demand the same from their husbands.