02 January 1959 Factual 15 mins
This charming assessment of Britain's bicycle industry illustrates the popularity of cycling both as transport (for business or pleasure) and for sport in the 1950s. Part of BFI collection "On Yer Bike."
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Simon Lack as Self - Commentator
Dudley Birch Director
United Kingdom 02 January 1959
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These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1959:
01 January 1959
A classic Egyptian film noir starring Omar Sharif who is trying to find out the mysterious circumstances under which his brother was killed.
01 March 1959
A demolition squad searches for how the Germans are getting tanks across a river. An Italian boy leads them to a bridge under the surface of the water.
02 December 1959
The Lourmel couple are taking part in the final round of a TV game show: the wife has to answer questions; if she fails, her husband drives a racing car to make up the lost minutes.
28 November 1959
A trend-setting Kannada hit, loosely based on William Shakespeare's The Taming Of The Shrew
30 September 1959
Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror.
30 January 1959
Panic and fear overtake a small British farming community after a homicidal child-killer escapes from a local mental hospital.
22 July 1959
With a single, basic plot theme, this well-wrought drama of ultimate tragedy engages the viewer and gives pause for reflection.
25 July 1959
It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the "Long-Sleeve Burglar".
10 December 1959
Don Senen has spent inheritance Begoña sprees, his niece, who only had to administer. It remains to receive a million pesetas, which will only be delivered to the death of Don Senen.
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