1956 in film
See also: 1955 in film, other events of 1956, 1957 in film, list of 'years in film'.
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2 Top Grossing Films of the Year 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Other Movies Released |
Events
- November 15 - The film Love Me Tender staring Elvis Presley (his first film) opens.
Top Grossing Films of the Year
- The Ten Commandments
- Seven Wonders of the World
- War and Peace
- Moby Dick
- Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much, starring James Stewart
- The Eddy Duchin Story
- The Conqueror
- Love Me Tender
- Rock Around the Clock
- Forbidden Planet
Births
- January 3 - Mel Gibson, actor and director
- January 7 - David Caruso, actor
- January 18 - Ray Dolby, inventor of the Dolby noise reduction system
- February 11 - Kathleen Beller, actress.
- July 9 - Tom Hanks, actor
Deaths
- December 12 - Ewald André Dupont, German director
- December 16 - Nina Hamnett, artist