   the year 1955 in film involved some significant events. __toc__ ==events== * november 3 - the musical guys and dolls, starring marlon brando and frank sinatra, debuts. * june 27 - the last ever republic serial, king of the carnival, is released. * september 30 - american actor james dean dies in a car crash near cholame, california. ==top grossing films (u.s.)'the top box-office hits of 1955,' variety weekly, january 25, 1956.== {| class="wikitable" ! rank || title || studio || actors || gross |- | 1. | cinerama holiday | cinerama productions | | $10,000,000 |- | 2. | mister roberts | warner bros. | henry fonda, james cagney, william powell, jack lemmon | $8,500,000 |- | 3. | battle cry | warner bros. | van heflin, aldo ray, james whitmore, mona freeman | $8,000,000 |- | 4. | oklahoma! | rko | gordon macrae, shirley jones, gloria grahame, eddie albert | $7,100,000 |- | 5. | guys and dolls | mgm | marlon brando, jean simmons, frank sinatra, vivian blaine | $6,900,000 |- | 6. | lady and the tramp | walt disney productions | barbara luddy, larry roberts, peggy lee | $6,500,000 |- | 7. | not as a stranger | united artists | olivia de havilland, robert mitchum, frank sinatra | $6,200,000 |- | rowspan=5|8. | strategic air command | paramount pictures | james stewart, june allyson | rowspan=5|$6,000,000 |- | to hell and back | universal | audie murphy, marshall thompson, charles drake |- | the sea chase | warner bros. | john wayne, lana turner |- | the seven year itch | 20th century fox | marilyn monroe, tom ewell |- | the tall men | 20th century fox | clark gable, jane russell |- | 9. | blackboard jungle | mgm | glenn ford, anne francis, sidney poitier, richard kiley | $5,200,000 |- | 10. | a man called peter | 20th century fox | richard todd, jean peters | $4,700,000 |} == awards == academy awards: :best picture: marty - hecht-lancaster, united artists :best director: delbert mann - marty :best actor: ernest borgnine - marty :best actress: anna magnani - the rose tattoo :[[academy award
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