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1956 in film - 1 reference result
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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