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Year 1956

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Adaptations released in 1956 (55)

Poster for The Burmese Harp

The Burmese Harp

February 12, 1956 · from the book by Michio Takeyama

Poster for Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

February 5, 1956 · from the book by Jack Finney

Poster for Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet

1956 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Born Yesterday 1956

Born Yesterday

1956 · from the book by Garson Kanin

Poster for The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed

1956 · from the book by William March

Poster for The King and I

The King and I

1956 · from the book by Margaret Landon

Poster for Gervaise

Gervaise

1956 · from the book by Émile Zola

Poster for The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

March 15, 1956 · from the book by Ewen Montagu

Poster for Moby Dick

Moby Dick

1956 · from the book by Herman Melville

Poster for Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion

1956 · from the book by Jessamyn West

Poster for A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice

1956 · from the book by Nevil Shute

Poster for The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

1956 · from the book by Sloan Wilson

Poster for The Bespoke Overcoat

The Bespoke Overcoat

1956 · from the book by Nikolai Gogol

Poster for Miracle in the Rain

Miracle in the Rain

March 31, 1956 · from the book by Ben Hecht

Poster for Othello

Othello

March 13, 1956 · from the book by William Shakespeare

Poster for Anastasia

Anastasia

1956 · from the book by Marcelle Maurette

Poster for High Society

High Society

1956 · from the book by Philip Barry

Poster for 1984

1984

1956 · from the book by George Orwell

Poster for Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

October 17, 1956 · from the book by Jules Verne

Poster for War and Peace

War and Peace

August 21, 1956 · from the book by Leo Tolstoy

Poster for A Kiss Before Dying

A Kiss Before Dying

1956 · from the book by Ira Levin

Poster for The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

December 19, 1956 · based on “The Hunchback of Notre Dam...”

Poster for Blood to the Head

Blood to the Head

August 10, 1956 · from the book by Georges Simenon

Poster for Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

November 27, 1956 · from the book by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Books first published in 1956 (40)

Cover of The Miracle Worker

The Miracle Worker

William Gibson · 1956

Cover of Zama

Zama

Antonio di Benedetto · 1956

Cover of The Shrinking Man

The Shrinking Man

Richard Matheson · 1956

Cover of The Hundred and One Dalmatians

The Hundred and One Dalmatians

Dodie Smith · 1956

Cover of Dead Man's Folly

Dead Man's Folly

Agatha Christie · 1956

Cover of The Door into Summer

The Door into Summer

Robert A. Heinlein · 1956

Cover of Cop Hater

Cop Hater

Evan Hunter · 1956

Cover of Season of the Sun

Season of the Sun

Shintarō Ishihara · 1956

Cover of The Mugger

The Mugger

Evan Hunter · 1956

Cover of Diamonds Are Forever

Diamonds Are Forever

Ian Fleming · 1956

Cover of The Visit

The Visit

Friedrich Dürrenmatt · 1956

Cover of Tunes of Glory

Tunes of Glory

James Kennaway · 1956

All 40 books of 1956