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The year 1956 in film involved some significant events.
le class="wikitable"> | | Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
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| 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)
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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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