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- The lawyers Maria and Martin Lenz got married immediately after the end of WWII . Maria feels she married Martin out of pity. He lost his sight during the war. Maria's true love was George, who probably was killed in Russia.
- Piyoli Phukan was one of the earliest Assamese leaders to raise voice against Britsh rule. He was hanged by British in 1830 after he was found guilty of masterminding a conspiracy to drive away the British from Assam.
- Pivoting around a shiny counterfeit gold sovereign freshly milled from the clandestine workshop of an otherwise honest goldsmith, four brief vignettes of human imperfection; seduction; fate; desire, and devotion inextricably interweave.
- A rom-com involving Rao and Mary, two unemployed new graduates, who decide to act as a married couple so that they qualify for two teaching jobs at a High School and eventually fall in love.
- Kanyasulkam is an adaptation of the popular Telugu play of same title. The film deals with prejudices of contemporary Indian society such as child marriages.
- Based on the life of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of India's greatest nationalists and the first Home Minister of India.
- Elvis Presley's first film is a documentary reportedly highlighting concert footage filmed at Brooklyn High School in Cleveland OH, during Sept. 1955, hosted by disc jockey Bill Randle. Randle, in the 1950s, was as well known as Alan Freed. Due to legal problems over ownership of the film, this movie was only shown in public once, and has yet to be released officially. Universal Studios reportedly still has the negatives in its vaults.
- Abu Hassan is a person who lives on stealing and just wonders about in the city with his dear friend Kassim from one place to another place stealing stuff to make a living. One day as they were wondering in the city of Baghdad, they were stunned at the beauty of Princess Faridah who passed by escorted by her bodyguards. Abu Hassan dream that one day he could marry her. He was so into her that he wanted to meet her but impossibly enough the whole palace was guarded tightly and there was surely no way in. But his dream came true when he stole a magic cane. How far will he go with his dream of meeting the Princess?
- Squeezed together in the car of the future son-in-law, the Hesselbach family starts their holiday on Lake Constance. Hans, the son-in-law in spe, behind the wheel, next to him sits father Hesselbach, and in the rear sit the women: Mama Hesselbach, little daughter Anneliese and niece Waltraud. On the overloaded trailer, Willi Hesselbach junior has made himself comfortably comfortable. The mother hopes for a cozy and not too expensive family idyll, the father relaxing experiences of nature, the bridal couple undisturbed adventures, the son turned hostile to strict sports training: and the niece a man. Of course, everything is completely different than the Hesselbachs ever imagined.
- Lord Kailasanatha's tale involving other mythological Gods and Goddesses.
- Based on the story of the same name by Marin Preda. The film tells about the struggle of the poor peasants against the rural rich for the creation of a collective farm.
- Based on a Thai classic novel by Riam-Eang, the film depicts a forbidden love story of Yupadee and Sang-Mong who believe that love is forever. Yupadee is a beautiful lady who married to Papo, an old but wealthy man who owns the Camp Wood in Kampangpetch province.
- Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.
- Follows the lives of the Borgen family, as they deal with inner conflict, as well as religious conflict with each other, and the rest of the town.
- Ramudu (Akkineni Nageshwara Rao) after serving a jail sentence for a theft he had committed during childhood to buy medicines for his mother (Hemalatha) lands in a job as a servant at moneylender Veerabhadraiah's (Relangi) house. He finds his sister Lakshmi (Jamuna) in an orphanage and promises to pay her college fee. To raise the money, he steals at Bhadraiah's house but is caught and jailed. Lakshmi escapes an attack by Babulu (R. Nageswara Rao) a local thug, with the help of Seetha (Savitri) the vegetable vendor with whom Ramudu is in love. Seetha gets shelter for her at Dr. Mohan's (Jaggaiah) house. Impressed by her virtues, the doctor decides to marry Lakshmi. Ramudu joins as a driver with Mohan. He warns his sister not to reveal that they are siblings. But Veerabhadraiah who is angry that the doctor has not married his daughter (Swarajyalakshmi), reveals their identity and that Ramudu is a thief. Veerabhadraiah is murdered by Babulu but the blame falls on Ramudu. Seetha helps prove Ramudu's innocence by bringing Babulu to book. The story ends on a happy note.
- When Mutz' Hartmann's husband suddenly dies her legendary resilience is put to the test, and she enlists the brains and brawn of her three children to raise sufficient funds to keep their home and put food on the table.
- The story of a woman who changes her mentally disabled husband and educates him in order to fight against the injustice being done to her husband by his brother.
- Engineer Max Klaar raises his tomboy daughter Elisabeth (nicknamed Peter) alone. Nora Christian, a famous actress and Max's ex-wife, resurfaces in the village where father and daughter live. Elisabeth coming across her mother takes her to Max's house. Shortly afterward, Elisabeth nearly drowns herself in the village lake but is saved at the last minute by Helga, a student vacationing in the area. The latter is not immune to the charms of Max but Nora puts an end to the fledgling romance by going away and taking Elisabeth with her. Max is at a loss... but not for long. Elisabeth soon realizes she needs her two parents and manages to reunite them in the end.
- The wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi.
- Four men plan a technically perfect crime, but the human element intervenes...
- Alberto Medina is a very famous composer and is on a field trip when his car runs out of gas and goes downhill. While looking for help, he finds the Valverdes' house and is welcome by Emilia, the mother of the family, who is known for giving shelter to tramps. The rest of the family disagrees, because the last one disappointed her. In a story of family situations, funny moments and jealousy, Alberto ends up earning everyone's respect and has a special connection with the oldest daughter, the beautiful Susana, and they fall in love.
- A story about a king who out of three daughters preferred two: the most beautiful and the most cheerful, and the most intelligent, and even able to cook well, he kicked out, which he later bitterly regretted.
- Anniversary show filmed for the 22nd anniversary of the lone ranger.
- When two outlaw gangs team up to rob gold shipments, the U.s. Army sends their ace-troubleshooter, Dan Parker, to the area. Sam Casey, the mystery-man behind the gangs, kills Parker's father, and this induces his sweetheart, Rita Starr, to side with the law-and-order faction. An attempt by Casey to kill Rita is foiled by Parker, which leads to a widespread gun-battle.
- Branko Bauer's documentary film from 1955.
- The driving instructor Gustav Helbig is satisfied with himself, because he got his "hardest case" to date, the hairdresser Egon Kammerhahn, through the driving test. However, Mrs. Berta Helbig is dissatisfied, as she urgently wants to go into town to do important errands. This also includes a visit to Thea and Paul Brause's dog grooming salon, which is booming because every third inhabitant of the town owns a dog. Thea takes care of the beauty of the animals while her husband trains them. In marriage it is exactly the opposite, because here Paul is on a leash.
- This is two episodes of the "Wild Bill Hickok" TV series edited together and released as a feature.
- A self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.
- The tale of a platoon of soldiers during the Continuation War. Based on Väinö Linna's book of the same name.
- A poor lawyer get to know that his father was jailed for a women's murder he didn't commit. To prove his father's innocence protagonist left his home to conduct his own investigation and when every situation got against him, he fought back.
- The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of physical skill, but an art which reveals the artist to himself.
- A documentary account of the hardships and adventures encountered by an American couple seeking the ruins of an ancient Mayan city in the jungles north of the Guatemala-Mexico border.