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The year 1956 in film involved some significant events.
Events
Top grossing films (U.S.)
| Rank |
Title |
Studio |
Gross |
| 1. |
The Ten Commandments* |
Paramount |
$43,000,000 |
| 2. |
Around the World in Eighty Days |
United Artists |
$23,120,000 |
| 3. |
Giant* |
Warner Brothers |
$14,000,000 |
| 4. |
Seven Wonders of the World |
Cinerama |
$12,500,000 |
| 5. |
The King and I |
20th Century Fox |
$8,500,000 |
| 6. |
Trapeze |
United Artists |
$7,269,000 |
| 7. |
War and Peace |
Paramount |
$6,250,000 |
| 8. |
High Society |
MGM |
$5,878,000 |
| 9. |
Teahouse of the August Moon |
MGM |
$5,712,000 |
| 10. |
The Eddy Duchin Story |
Columbia |
$5,300,000 |
(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1956.shtml
Awards
Academy Awards:
- Best Picture: Around the World in Eighty Days - Todd, United Artists
- Best Director: George Stevens - Giant
- Best Actor: Yul Brynner - The King and I
- Best Actress: Ingrid Bergman - Anastasia
- Best Supporting Actor: Anthony Quinn - Lust for Life
- Best Supporting Actress: Dorothy Malone - Written on the Wind
- Best Foreign Language Film: La strada, directed by Federico Fellini, Italy
Golden Globe Awards:
- Drama:
- Best Picture: Around the World in Eighty Days
- Best Actor: Kirk Douglas - Lust for Life
- Best Actress: Ingrid Bergman - Anastasia
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: The King and I
- Best Actor: Cantinflas - Around the World in Eighty Days
- Best Actress: Deborah Kerr - The King and I
- Other
- Best Director: Elia Kazan - Baby Doll
- Best Foreign Film: Before Sundown, West Germany
- Best Foreign Film: The Girl in Black, Greece
- Best Foreign Film: Richard III, United Kingdom
- Best Foreign Film: Roses on the Arm, Japan
- Best Foreign Film: War and Peace, Italy
- Best Foreign Film: The White Reindeer, Finland
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
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