Best award winning movies with hand-held shot from 1956

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with hand-held shot from 1956! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with hand-held shot from 1956, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 The Ten Commandments (1956)

Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.

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1956-10-05 | Drama / History

Cast

Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner

Rating

rating icon 7.763
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #61 for
    with biblical reference
  2. Ranked #126 for
    bloated
  3. Ranked #171 for
    antiquated

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2 Giant (1956)

Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.

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1956-11-08 | Drama / Western

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson

Rating

rating icon 7.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #103 for
    Oscar nomination deserving
  2. Ranked #104 for
    titan
  3. Ranked #170 for
    lumberjack

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3 Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

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1956-10-17 | Adventure / Comedy

Cast

David Niven, Cantinflas

Rating

rating icon 6.641
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #8 for
    travelogue
  2. Ranked #39 for
    bloated
  3. Ranked #55 for
    deservedly won awards

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4 War and Peace (1956)

Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families.

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1956-08-21 | War / Romance

Cast

Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda

Rating

rating icon 6.6
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #77 for
    like Pride & Prejudice
  2. Ranked #90 for
    sad
  3. Ranked #103 for
    odd casting

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5 The King and I (1956)

Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.

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1956-06-29 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #53 for
    resonant vocal
  2. Ranked #54 for
    great soundtrack
  3. Ranked #68 for
    deservedly won awards

Trailer

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6 The Mystery of Picasso (1956)

Using a specially designed transparent 'canvas' to provide an unobstructed view, Picasso creates as the camera rolls. He begins with simple works that take shape after only a single brush stroke. He then progresses to more complex paintings, in which he repeatedly adds and removes elements, transforming the entire scene at will, until at last the work is complete.

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1956-05-18 | Documentary

Cast

Pablo Picasso, Henri-Georges Clouzot

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #43 for
    impressionistic
  2. Ranked #59 for
    diorama
  3. Ranked #73 for
    cross-cut editing

Trailer

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7 Friendly Persuasion (1956)

The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?

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1956-11-25 | Drama / War

Cast

Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire

Rating

rating icon 6.584
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #61 for
    Family Drama
  2. Ranked #72 for
    waggish
  3. Ranked #177 for
    critically acclaimed

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8 Lust for Life (1956)

An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find greater inspiration.

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1956-09-15 | Drama / History

Cast

Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #50 for
    impressionistic
  2. Ranked #51 for
    monomaniacal
  3. Ranked #57 for
    diorama

Trailer

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9 Bus Stop (1956)

Cowboys Beauregard Decker and Virgil Blessing attend a rodeo in Phoenix, where Decker falls in love with beautiful cafe singer Cherie. He wants to take Cherie back to his native Montana and marry her, but she dreams of traveling to Hollywood and becoming famous. When she resists his advances, Decker forces Cherie onto the bus back to Montana with him, but, when the bus makes an unscheduled stop due to bad weather, the tables are turned.

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1956-08-31 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray

Rating

rating icon 6.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #48 for
    brash
  2. Ranked #60 for
    pin-up girl
  3. Ranked #62 for
    lumberjack

Trailer

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10 Anastasia (1956)

Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russian throne. While Bounin is coaching her, he comes to believe that she is really Anastasia. In the end, the Empress must decide her claim.

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1956-12-13 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner

Rating

rating icon 6.8
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #87 for
    stoic
  2. Ranked #96 for
    welcome return
  3. Ranked #159 for
    harridan

Trailer

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