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The Warrior and the Slave Girl
The Warrior and the Slave Girl (1958) on 1 november 1959
, 1h26
Directed by Gianfranco Parolini, Vittorio Cottafavi
Origin Italie
Genres Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Sports films
Actors Ettore Manni, Gianna Maria Canale, Georges Marchal, Mara Cruz, Rafael Calvo, Ricardo Montalbán
Rating53% 2.670582.670582.670582.670582.67058
A cruel Armenian princess craves the throne of the young Osroé while a popular uprising led by Asclepius bursts in the reign.
Carry On Sergeant
Carry On Sergeant (1958) on 27 october 1959
, 1h24
Directed by Gerald Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Comedy, Historical
Themes Military humor in film, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films based on plays
Actors William Hartnell, Bob Monkhouse, Shirley Eaton, Eric Barker, Dora Bryan, Bill Owen
Rating62% 3.1013053.1013053.1013053.1013053.101305
Newly married Mary Sage (Shirley Eaton) is distraught when her husband Charlie (Bob Monkhouse) receives his call-up papers during their wedding breakfast. He travels to Heathercrest National Service Depot, meeting fellow recruit Horace Strong (Kenneth Connor), a terminal hypochondriac who is devastated at having been passed as fit.
Terror Is a Man
Terror Is a Man (1959) on 1 november 1959
, 1h29
Directed by Gerardo de León
Origin Philippines
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Actors Francis Lederer, Greta Thyssen, Richard Derr
Rating52% 2.646952.646952.646952.646952.64695
A lone survivor of a shipwreck washes up on Blood Island. William Fitzgerald (Richard Derr) is found by Dr. Charles Girard (Francis Lederer), a scientist who has set up a laboratory on the island with his wife, Frances Girard (Greta Thyssen), and assistant Walter Perrera (Oscar Keesee). The island's natives are scared of Dr. Girard, due to his strange ideas about the link between man and animals, and leave the island. The doctor has experimented on a panther, changing it into a half-man/half-panther beast which escapes and goes on a rampage. Fitzgerald and Frances fall in love and have to deal with the escaped creature, the mad Dr. Girard and the sadistic Walter. The creature is recaptured but escapes again, killing Walter and Dr. Girard before falling off a cliff.
The House of the Seven Hawks
The House of the Seven Hawks (1959) on 29 october 1959
, 1h32
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Robert Taylor, Nicole Maurey, Linda Christian, Donald Wolfit, David Kossoff, Eric Pohlmann
Rating60% 3.0012553.0012553.0012553.0012553.001255
John Nordley embarque un certain M. Anselm à destination des Pays-Bas, mais alors que le bateau approche de la côte, il trouve son passager mort dans sa cabine. Il va bientôt apprendre que cet homme était en fait un inspecteur de la police de La Haye et se retrouver impliqué dans une histoire de trésor nazi se trouvant au fond de la mer...
The Wasp Woman
The Wasp Woman (1959) on 30 october 1959
, 1h13
Directed by Roger Corman, Jack Hill
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Actors Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley, Michael Mark, Lynn Cartwright, Frank Wolff, Bruno VeSota
Rating47% 2.3984252.3984252.3984252.3984252.398425
In Hill's prologue, a scientist, Dr. Eric Zinthrop (Michael Mark), is fired from his job at a honey farm for experimenting with wasps.
The Man and the Monster
The Man and the Monster (1959) on 1 november 1959
, 1h18
Genres Horror
Actors Enrique Rambal, Abel Salazar, Martha Roth, Anita Blanch
Rating60% 3.046383.046383.046383.046383.04638
Samuel, un pianiste talentueux vit avec sa mère. Tout semble être normal mais en réalité, le musicien cache un terrible secret, chaque nuit, Samuel se transforme en un monstre immonde à chaque fois qu'il entend une certaine mélodie...
The Mouse That Roared
The Mouse That Roared (1959) on 26 october 1959
, 1h18
Directed by Jack Arnold
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Historical
Themes Monde imaginaire, Political films
Actors Peter Sellers, Jean Seberg, William Hartnell, Leo McKern, Timothy Bateson, Georg Thomalla
Rating68% 3.4461853.4461853.4461853.4461853.446185
The minuscule European duchy of Grand Fenwick is bankrupted when an American company comes up with a cheaper imitation of Fenwick's sole export, its fabled Pinot Grand Fenwick wine. Crafty prime minister Count Mountjoy (Peter Sellers) comes up with a plan: Grand Fenwick will declare war on the United States, then surrender, taking advantage of American largesse toward its defeated enemies to rebuild the nation's economy. Grand Duchess Gloriana (also Sellers) is hesitant, but agrees to the plan. Mild-mannered game warden Tully Bascome (also Sellers) is charged as Field Marshal to lead the Fenwick troops, aided by sergeant Will Buckley (William Hartnell).
A Witch's Tangled Hare
A Witch's Tangled Hare (1959) on 31 october 1959

Directed by Abe Levitow
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Actors Mel Blanc, June Foray
Rating70% 3.517683.517683.517683.517683.51768
Bunny's-ou plutôt Bugs-est un ingrédient important dans l'infusion d'Hazel. Pendant tout ce temps, William Shakespeare les observe, à la recherche de nouveaux dialogues.
Subway in the Sky
Subway in the Sky (1959) on 1 november 1959
, 1h27
Directed by Muriel Box
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Van Johnson, Hildegard Knef, Albert Lieven, Cec Linder, Katherine Kath, Carl Jaffe
Rating57% 2.8624552.8624552.8624552.8624552.862455
Baxter Grant, an American soldier in West Berlin, deserts and goes on the run when faced with false drug trafficking and murder charges. He takes shelter with cabaret singer Lilli Hoffman, who he manages to persuade to help prove his innocence.
The Lovers
The Lovers (1958) on 26 october 1959
, 1h30
Directed by Louis Malle, Alain Cavalier, François Leterrier
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Jeanne Moreau, Alain Cuny, Gaston Modot, Jean-Marc Bory, Judith Magre, José Luis de Vilallonga
Rating71% 3.592823.592823.592823.592823.59282
Jeanne Tournier (Moreau) lives with her husband Henri (Alain Cuny) and child in a mansion near Dijon. Her emotionally remote husband is a busy newspaper owner who has little time for his wife, except when he chooses to place demands upon her; often they sleep in separate rooms. Jeanne escapes to Paris regularly when she can spend time with her chic friend Maggy (Judith Magre) and the polo-playing Raoul (José Luis de Vilallonga), Maggy's friend and Jeanne's lover.
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of the Coral Sea (1959) on 1 november 1959
, 1h26
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Prison films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films
Actors Cliff Robertson, Gia Scala, Teru Shimada, Patricia Cutts, Gene Blakely, Robin Hughes
Rating56% 2.8067252.8067252.8067252.8067252.806725
The crew of an American submarine are on a reconnaissance mission photographing Japanese installations through a periscope camera. When attacked by the Japanese (with similarities to the USS Perch) the submarine is scuttled and the crew is captured. Tortured by the Japanese, with the help of British and Australian prisoners the crew makes an escape bid to get their information to the Allies. The film ends with footage of the Battle of the Coral Sea that according to the film was made possible through the information brought back by the submariners.
Beast from Haunted Cave
Beast from Haunted Cave (1959) on 30 october 1959
, 1h15
Directed by Monte Hellman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors Michael Forest, Frank Wolff, Chris Robinson
Rating43% 2.159952.159952.159952.159952.15995
A group of criminals, led by the ruthless Alexander Ward (Wolff), hatch a plan to steal gold bars from a bank vault in Deadwood, South Dakota. Ward sends one of his henchmen, Marty (Sinatra), to set an explosive in a nearby gold mine; the detonation will act as a diversion for their heist. Although Marty, accompanied by a local barmaid (Linné Ahlstrand), succeeds in setting the explosive, he encounters a beast (Chris Robinson) in the mine. The beast kills the barmaid, but Marty escapes with his life.