Best 19 Drama Movies Must-See Released in 1956

Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him. Info on Seven Samurai / IMDB / YouTube

Crook Johnny Clay assembles a five-man team to plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery. Learn about The Killing / IMDB / YouTube

A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer. Check out Ikiru / IMDB / YouTube

Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery. Details on The Ten Commandments / IMDB / YouTube

An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped. Find out about The Man Who Knew Too Much / IMDB / YouTube

A care-free girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way. Check out La Strada / IMDB / YouTube

A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates. Info on Invasion of the Body Snatchers / IMDB / YouTube

Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates. Read about Giant / IMDB / YouTube

Four men plan a technically perfect crime, but the human element intervenes... Learn about Rififi / IMDB / YouTube

A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children. Get info on The King and I / IMDB / YouTube

The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick. Find out about Moby Dick / IMDB / YouTube

A character study of five young men at crucial turning points in their lives in a small town in Italy. Details on I Vitelloni / IMDB / YouTube

Following his father's death, a boy leaves home to study in Calcutta, while his mother must face a life alone. Check out Aparajito / IMDB / YouTube

Rhoda Penmark seems like your average, sweet eight-year-old girl. After her rival at school dies in mysterious circumstances at the school picnic, her mother starts to suspect that Rhoda was responsible. Details on The Bad Seed / IMDB / YouTube

In Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies. Find out about Oklahoma! / IMDB / YouTube

After losing big, an aging gambler decides to assemble a team to rob a casino. Read about Bob le Flambeur / IMDB / YouTube

Alcoholic playboy Kyle Hadley marries the woman secretly loved by his poor but hard-working best friend, who in turn is pursued by Kyle's sister. Learn about Written on the Wind / IMDB / YouTube

A naive but stubborn cowboy falls in love with a saloon singer and tries to take her away against her will to get married and live on his ranch in Montana. More about Bus Stop / IMDB / YouTube

The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh. Read about Lust for Life / IMDB / YouTube