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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1956
203 movies from 1956, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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The First Traveling Saleslady
1956 · Western
The Proud and Profane
1956 · Drama
Love Me Tender
1956 · Drama
Three Violent People
1956 · Western
Our Miss Brooks
1956 · Comedy
Gun for a Coward
1956 · Western
In the Bag
1956 · Animation
Rock Around the Clock
1956 · Music
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956 · Drama
…And God Created Woman
1956 · Romance
Flagpole Jitters
1956 · Comedy
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956 · Romance
The Great Man
1956 · Drama
Crazed Fruit
1956 · Drama
D-Day the Sixth of June
1956 · Drama
The Sharkfighters
1956 · Adventure
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956 · Western
Hold Back The Night
1956 · War
Anastasia
1956 · Drama
The First Texan
1956 · Western
Eyewitness
1956 · Drama
Private’s Progress
1956 · Comedy
Gaby
1956 · Drama
Fire Maidens of Outer Space
1956
Miami Exposé
1956 · Drama
These Wilder Years
1956 · Drama
5 Steps to Danger
1956 · Action
It Conquered the World
1956 · Thriller
Trapeze
1956 · Drama
The Twelve Months
1956 · Family
Lisbon
1956 · Drama
Ransom!
1956 · Thriller
Run for the Sun
1956 · Adventure
Gun Brothers
1956 · Western
Swamp Women
1956 · Thriller
Terror at Midnight
1956 · Drama
Carousel
1956 · Music
The Black Tent
1956 · Action
Crime in the Streets
1956 · Crime
The Roof
1956 · Drama
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