Overview of the events of 1955 in film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The year 1955 in film involved some significant events.
The top-grossing hits of 1955 in the United States.
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Cinerama Holiday | Cinerama Releasing | $10,000,000[1] |
2 | Mister Roberts | Warner Bros. | $8,500,000[1] |
3 | Battle Cry | $8,100,000[1] | |
4 | Oklahoma! | RKO | $7,100,000[1] |
5 | Guys and Dolls | MGM | $6,801,000[2] |
6 | Lady and the Tramp | Buena Vista | $6,500,000[1] |
7 | Picnic | Columbia | $6,300,000[1] |
8 | Not as a Stranger | United Artists | $6,200,000[1] |
9 | Strategic Air Command The Seven Year Itch The Sea Chase |
Paramount 20th Century Fox Warner Bros. |
$6,000,000[1] |
10 | I'll Cry Tomorrow | MGM | $5,873,000[2] |
The highest-grossing 1955 films from countries outside of North America.
Country | Title | Studio | Gross |
---|---|---|---|
India | Shree 420 | R. K. Films | $1,190,000[n 2] |
Soviet Union | Private Ivan | Gorky Film Studio | $2,520,000[n 4] |
Category/Organization | 13th Golden Globe Awards February 23, 1956 | 28th Academy Awards March 21, 1956 | |
---|---|---|---|
Drama | Comedy or Musical | ||
Best Film | East of Eden | Guys and Dolls | Marty |
Best Director | Joshua Logan Picnic | Delbert Mann Marty | |
Best Actor | Ernest Borgnine Marty | Tom Ewell The Seven Year Itch | Ernest Borgnine Marty |
Best Actress | Anna Magnani The Rose Tattoo | Jean Simmons Guys and Dolls | Anna Magnani The Rose Tattoo |
Best Supporting Actor | Arthur Kennedy Trial | Jack Lemmon Mister Roberts | |
Best Supporting Actress | Marisa Pavan The Rose Tattoo | Jo Van Fleet East of Eden | |
Best Foreign Language Film | Children, Mother, and the General Dangerous Curves Eyes of Children Ordet Stella | Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto |
Rank | Actor/Actress |
---|---|
1. | James Stewart |
2. | Grace Kelly |
3. | John Wayne |
4. | William Holden |
5. | Gary Cooper |
6. | Marilyn Monroe |
7. (tie) | Dean Martin Jerry Lewis |
8. | Marlon Brando |
9. | Humphrey Bogart |
10. | Clark Gable |
United States unless stated
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