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Movies released in 1956

Rating: 61 %
Length: 106 mins
D-Day the Sixth of June poster

D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)

  • June 6th, 1944, D-Day

Rating: 66 %
Awards: Won 5 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 5 nominations.
Length: 175 mins
Around the World in Eighty Days poster

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

  • July 3rd, 1872, Phileas Fogg leaves London to travel around the world

  • September 21st, 1872, Phileas Fogg returns to London

Rating: 62 %
Awards: Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 4 nominations.
Length: 135 mins
Reach for the Sky poster

Reach for the Sky (1956)

  • August 9th, 1941, Douglas Bader is shot down over France and captured

  • September 15th, 1945, Douglas Bader flies over London to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Britain

Rating: 72 %
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 3 nominations.
Length: 93 mins
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The Captain from Kopenick (1956)

  • October 16th, 1906,