1959 Movies

South African Film

The evil witch turns the prince into a donkey.

Algiers, summer, a Sunday. A young loving couple goes to Tipaza: strolls on the beach, detour to the dancing, scooter rides. Imperceptibly, the initia...

This film focuses on the urban planning reform in the USSR; the early 1960s saw the emergence of Khrushchevki, allowing Soviet citizens—who had spent...

Mr. Elwoods deals with an invisible rabbit as if it were a real person. At the end of the play, it remains unclear whether the happy Mr. Elwoods with...

František Brych, a principled lawyer, refuses to back the new Communist regime at his factory and grows increasingly alienated, even as his former lov...

Man hides out in Puerto Rico from the police and his double-crossing attorney.

The historical and strategic importance of the territories of the State of Portuguese India, and aspects related to the effort to defend them.

An overview of the lobster fishing industry in Nova Scotia.

Informational short about the aftermath and avoidance of nuclear fallout.

A truant twin is compelled to take over the life of her married deceased sister.

First social and scientific short film. It depicts a surgical intervention on a real blind patient to encourage reflection on the problems of this dis...

A romantic comedy by the Shaw Brothers studio starring Peter Chen Ho, in his first starring role in a SB film, and Pat Ting Hung, in her film debut.

(1959) Color, Sound, 25 min.

Engineer Shuichi defies his wealthy family to live with bar hostess Kazuyo, whose loyalty to her struggling family complicates their love. As class, p...