Liste (non exhaustive) de films américains sortis en 1959. Le film Ben-Hur remporte la 32e cérémonie des Oscars qui se déroule le lundi au RKO d'Hollywood et gagne un record de onze Oscars.
A-B (par ordre alphabétique des titres en anglais) Titre Réalisateur Distribution Genre Notes4D Man Robert Lansing, Lee Meriwether Science-fiction Produit et écrit par Jack H. Harris Lou Costello, Dorothy Provine Comédie Distribué après la mort de CostelloAl Capone Richard Wilson Rod Steiger, Nehemiah Persoff, Fay Spain Biographie Alias Jesse James Norman Z. McLeodBob Hope, Rhonda Fleming Western United Artists Roy Del Ruth Beverly Garland, Bruce Bennett Film d'horreur Anatomy of a MurderOtto Preminger James Stewart, Lee Remick, George C. Scott, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden, , Kathryn Grant Drame policier Columbia Pictures; d'après un livre de Robert Traver; 7 nominations aux OscarThe Angry Hills Robert Aldrich Robert Mitchum, Stanley Baker, Gia Scala Film de guerre The Angry Red Planet Ib Melchior Gerald Mohr, Science-fiction Spencer Gordon Bennet Arthur Franz, Dick Foran Science-fiction Ask Any Girl Charles Walters David Niven, Shirley MacLaine, Gig Young Comédie Attack of the Giant Leeches Bernard L. Kowalski Ken Clarke, Yvette Vickers Science-fiction The Bat Crane Wilbur Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead, Darla Hood Science-fiction Dernière apparition à l'écran de HoodBeast from Haunted Cave Monte Hellman Michael Forest, Frank Wolff Science-fiction The Beat GenerationCharles F. Haas Mamie Van Doren, Ray Danton, Fay Spain Drame Behemoth the Sea Monster Eugène Lourié Gene Evans, André Morell Science-fiction Allied ArtistsBeloved InfidelHenry King Gregory Peck, Deborah Kerr Biographie Vie de F. Scott FitzgeraldBen-Hur William Wyler Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe Drame, épique Remporte un record de 11 Academy Awards; remake du film muet de 1925 The Best of Everything Jean Negulesco Diane Baker, Stephen Boyd, Hope Lange Drame The Big Circus Joseph M. Newman Victor Mature, Red Buttons, Rhonda Fleming Drame The Big Fisherman Frank Borzage Howard Keel, Susan Kohner, John Saxon Drame Le Témoin doit être assassiné (The Big Operator) Charles F. Haas Mickey Rooney, Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren Drame policier Blue DenimPhilip Dunne Carol Lynley, Macdonald Carey, Brandon de Wilde Drame Bonanza Bunny Bugs Bunny Dessin animé Hugo Haas Carol Morris Drame A Bucket of BloodRoger Corman Dick Miller, Ed Nelson Horreur But Not for Me Walter Lang Clark Gable, Carroll Baker, Lilli Palmer Comédie
C-D Titre Réalisateur Distribution Genre NotesCareerJoseph Anthony Dean Martin, Tony Franciosa, Shirley MacLaine Drame écrit par Dalton TrumboCompulsionRichard Fleischer Bradford Dillman, Dean Stockwell, Orson Welles Drame policier D'après Leopold et LoebCount Your BlessingsJean Negulesco Deborah Kerr, Rossano Brazzi Drame The Crimson Kimono Samuel Fuller Victoria Shaw, Glenn Corbett, James Shigeta Film noir Cuban Rebel Girls Barry Mahon Errol Flynn, Beverly Aadland Drame Darby O'Gill and the Little People Robert Stevenson Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery Fantasy Date with Death Harold Daniels Gerald Mohr, Liz Renay Film policier Day of the Outlaw André de Toth Robert Ryan, Burl Ives, Tina Louise Western The Devil's DiscipleGuy Hamilton Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier Drame D'après une pièce de George Bernard ShawThe Diary of Anne Frank George Stevens Joseph Schildkraut, Ed Wynn, Shelley Winters, Millie Perkins, Richard Beymer, Diane Baker Biographie Remporte 3 Academy AwardsDon't Give Up the Ship Norman Taurog Jerry Lewis, Dina Merrill, Gale Gordon Comédie ParamountDonald in Mathmagic Land Clarence Nash Animation
E-H Titre Réalisateur Distribution Genre NotesThe FBI StoryMervyn LeRoy James Stewart Drame Face of a Fugitive Paul Wendkos Fred MacMurray, Myrna Fahey, James Coburn Western La Fille de Capri Rudolph Mate Mario Lanza, Johanna von Koczian, Zsa Zsa Gabor Film musical 1 nomination aux Oscar : meilleure bande originale, distribution originale cinéma et télévisionFirst Man into SpaceRobert Day Marshall Thompson Science-fiction The Five Pennies Melville Shavelson Danny Kaye, Louis Armstrong Biographie, Musical 4 nominations aux Oscar Edward L. Cahn Eduard Franz, Valerie French Science-fiction The Fugitive Kind Sidney Lumet Marlon Brando, Joanne Woodward, Anna Magnani Drame The Gazebo George Marshall Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Carl Reiner Comédie noire Don Weis Sal Mineo, Susan Oliver, James Darren Biographie Histoire du batteur Gene Krupa Ray Kellogg Don Sullivan, Fred Graham Science-fiction Gidget Paul Wendkos Sandra Dee, Cliff Robertson, James Darren Comédie 4 film sequels; 2 TV series Charles F. Haas Mamie Van Doren, Paul Anka Drame Anka chante son succès Lonely BoyThe Great St. Louis Bank Robbery Charles Guggenheim Steve McQueen United ArtistsGreen MansionsMel Ferrer Audrey Hepburn, Anthony Perkins Drame D'après le roman de W. H. HudsonThe Gunfight at Dodge City Joseph M. Newman Joel McCrea, Julie Adams, John McIntire Western The Hanging TreeDelmer Daves Gary Cooper, Maria Schell, Karl Malden, George C. Scott Drame Premier film de ScottThe Hangman Michael Curtiz Robert Taylor, Tina Louise, Fess Parker Western Happy AnniversaryDavid Miller David Niven, Mitzi Gaynor Comédie David Lowell Rich the Three Stooges Science-fiction Columbia PicturesA Hole in the HeadFrank Capra Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker, Carolyn Jones, Keenan Wynn, Eddie Hodges Sinatra chante High HopesHoliday for Lovers Henry Levin Clifton Webb, Jane Wyman, Jill St. John Comédie The Horse Soldiers John Ford John Wayne, William Holden Western United ArtistsHouse on Haunted HillWilliam Castle Vincent Price, Elisha Cook Jr. Horreur refait en 1999
I-N Titre Réalisateur Distribution Genre NotesImitation of Life Douglas Sirk Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Juanita Moore, Susan Kohner Drame 2 nominations aux Academy Award; dernier film de SirkRuss Meyer Sexe, Comédie Island of Lost Women Frank Tuttle Jeff Richards, Venetia Stevenson Science-fiction It Happened to JaneRichard Quine Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs Comédie It Started with a KissGeorge Marshall Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds Comédie romantique Jazz on a Summer’s DayBert Stern Documentaire (Festival de jazz de Newport)The Jazz Singer Ralph Nelson Jerry Lewis, Anna Maria Alberghetti Drame TV filmJet Over the Atlantic Byron Haskin Guy Madison, Virginia Mayo, George Raft Drame John Paul JonesJohn Farrow Robert Stack, Bette Davis, Marisa Pavan Biographie The Journey Anatole Litvak Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Robert Morley Drame Journey to the Center of the Earth Henry Levin James Mason, Pat Boone, Diane Baker Science-fiction 20th Century FoxThe Killer ShrewsRay Kellogg Ken Curtis, James Best Science-fiction The Last Angry ManDaniel Mann Paul Muni, David Wayne Drame 2 nominations aux Oscar Last Train from Gun Hill John Sturges Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Carolyn Jones Western The Legend of Tom Dooley Ted Post Michael Landon, Western Li'l Abner Melvin Frank Peter Palmer, Leslie Parrish, Stella Stevens, Howard St. John, Stubby Kaye, Julie Newmar Comédie, film musical D'après la b.d d'Al Capp, spectacle de BroadwayThe Man in the Net Michael Curtiz Alan Ladd, Carolyn Jones, Diane Brewster film noir The Miracle Irving Rapper Carroll Baker, Roger Moore Drame Miracle on 34th Street Ed Wynn, Orson Bean Fantasy Réalisé pour la TVJules White the Three Stooges Court métrage Never So FewJohn Sturges Frank Sinatra, Steve McQueen Film de guerre Night of the Ghouls Ed Wood , Film d'horreur No Name on the BulletJack Arnold Audie Murphy WesternNorth by Northwest Alfred Hitchcock Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Martin Landau, Leo G. Carroll, Jessie Royce Landis Suspense 3 nominations aux Oscar The Nun's Story Fred Zinnemann Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans Drame 8 nominations au Oscar
O-S Titre réalisateur Distribution Genre NotesOdds Against TomorrowRobert Wise Harry Belafonte, Shelley Winters Film noir On the BeachStanley Kramer Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins Science-fiction2 nominations aux Oscar ; BAFTA pour KramerOperation PetticoatBlake Edwards Cary Grant, Tony Curtis Comédie Pillow Talk Michael Gordon Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall Comédie Plan 9 from Outer Space Edward D. Wood, Jr. Bela Lugosi, Vampira, Tor Johnson Science-fiction Influencé par le film Ed WoodPorgy and Bess Otto Preminger Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis, Jr., Pearl Bailey, Diahann Carroll, Brock Peters Film musical musique de George GershwinPork Chop HillLewis Milestone Gregory Peck, Woody Strode, George Peppard Drame, film de guerre Pull My Daisy Court métrage Return of the Fly Edward Bernds Vincent Price, Brett Halsey Science-fiction Sequel de The FlyRide LonesomeBudd Boetticher Randolph Scott Western Rio Bravo Howard Hawks John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond Western Warner Bros.The Rookie Tommy Noonan, Julie Newmar, Peter Marshall Comédie Say One for Me Frank Tashlin Bing Crosby, Debbie Reynolds, Robert Wagner Film musical ShadowsJohn Cassavetes Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni Drame The Shaggy Dog Charles Barton Fred MacMurray, Tommy Kirk Comédie Walt DisneyShake Hands with the Devil Michael Anderson James Cagney, Don Murray, Dana Wynter Drame Sleeping Beauty Clyde Geronimi Eleanor Audley, Mary Costa Dessin animé Walt DisneySolomon and ShebaKing Vidor Yul Brynner, Gina Lollobrigida Drame Some Like It Hot Billy Wilder Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown Comédie Remporte 3 Golden Globes; nommé pour 6 OscarsThe Sound and the Fury Martin Ritt Yul Brynner, Joanne Woodward, Margaret Leighton Drame Virgil W. Vogel Barbara Wilson, Robert Burton Science-fiction Helmut Käutner Jeff Chandler, June Allyson, Mary Astor Drame de guerre Suddenly, Last Summer Joseph L. Mankiewicz Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift Drame Écrit par Tennessee Williams; Golden Globe pour TaylorA Summer Place Delmer Daves Richard Egan, Sandra Dee Drame D'après le roman A Summer Place
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