Longest films of the 1950s

60 films on Codexery, ranked by running time: Ben-Hur leads at 212 min, and the list runs down to The Naked Jungle at 95 min. Every figure comes from the entry's cited source article, and each name links to its full Codexery page.

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					Source
1	Ben-Hur Film Classics	212 min	William Wyler	1959	source
2	Manaalane Mangaiyin Baakkiyam Films Based on Indian Folklore	209 min	Vedantam Raghavaiah	1957	source
3	Sampoorna Ramayanam Films Based on the Ramayana	204 min	K. Somu	1958	source
4	Pathala Bhairavi Films Based on One Thousand and One Nights	195 min	K. V. Reddy	1951	source
5	Thangamalai Ragasiyam Films About Cavemen	191 min	B. R. Panthulu	1957	source
6	Mayabazar Paranormal films	184 min	K. V. Reddy	1957	source
7	Bala Nagamma Indian Fantasy Adventure Films	182 min	Vedantam Raghavayya	1959	source
8	Bhookailas Paranormal films	174 min	–	1958	source
9	Lavanya Indian Romantic Fantasy Films	173 min	G. R. Lakshmanan	1951	source
10	Manohara Indian Historical Fantasy Films	172 min	L. V. Prasad	1954	source
11	Awaara Film Classics	168 min	Raj Kapoor	1951	source
12	Kanavane Kankanda Deivam Films Based on Indian Folklore	168 min	T. R. Raghunath	1955	source
13	Gulebakavali Films Based on One Thousand and One Nights	165 min	T. R. Ramanna	1955	source
14	Jayasimha Indian Historical Fantasy Films	165 min	D. Yoganand	1955	source
15	Madurai Veeran Films Based on Indian Folklore	165 min	D. Yoganand	1956	source
16	Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum Indian fantasy films	160 min	T. R. Sundaram	1956	source
17	Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp Indian fantasy films	155 min	T. R. Raghunath	1957	source
18	Ardhangi Films About Mental Disorders	152 min	P. Pullayya	1955	source
19	Mayalamari Indian Fantasy Adventure Films	151 min	P. Sridhar	1951	source
20	Alibaba Aur 40 Chor Indian fantasy films	145 min	Homi Wadia	1954	source
21	Chenchu Lakshmi Hindu Mythological Films	145 min	B. A. Subba Rao	1958	source
22	Hatim Tai Films About Fairies	142 min	Homi Wadia	1956	source
23	Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag Indian Fantasy Adventure Films	140 min	Homi Wadia	1952	source
24	Hanuman Patal Vijay Films Based on the Ramayana	139 min	Homi Wadia	1951	source
25	Mulu Manek Indian Historical Fantasy Films	137 min	Manhar Raskapur	1955	source
26	Home Before Dark Films About Mental Disorders	136 min	Mervyn LeRoy	1958	source
27	Ramayan Films Based on the Ramayana	132 min	Vijay Bhatt	1954	source
28	Journey to the Center of the Earth Films About Dinosaurs	129 min	Henry Levin	1959	source
29	The Bad Seed Horror Films About Child Villains	129 min	Mervyn LeRoy	1956	source
30	The Tales of Hoffmann British Musical Fantasy Films	128 min	Michael Powell	1951	source
31	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Films based on science fiction novels	127 min	Richard Fleischer	1954	source
32	Banda Ramudu Films Based on Indian Folklore	126 min	–	1959	source
33	Pandora and the Flying Dutchman British Fantasy Drama Films	122 min	Albert Lewin	1951	source
34	Les Diaboliques French Horror Thriller Films	117 min	Henri-Georges Clouzot	1955	source
35	Ulysses French Fantasy Adventure Films	117 min	Mario Camerini	1954	source
36	Hercules Italian Fantasy Adventure Films	107 min	Pietro Francisci	1958	source
37	Bell, Book and Candle Supernatural fantasy films	106 min	Richard Quine	1958	source
38	Heart of Stone German fantasy films	106 min	Paul Verhoeven	1950	source
39	Harvey American Fantasy Comedy-drama Films	104 min	Henry Koster	1950	source
40	Ashes and Diamonds Film Classics	103 min	Andrzej Wajda	1958	source
41	Desk Set Films About Technological Impact	103 min	Walter Lang	1957	source
42	The Delicate Delinquent Films Based on Classical Mythology	101 min	Don McGuire	1957	source
43	Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck Films Based on One Thousand and One Nights	100 min	Wolfgang Staudte	1953	source
44	Angels in the Outfield Films About Angels	99 min	Clarence Brown	1951	source
45	The Black Shield of Falworth Films Set in Castles	99 min	Rudolph Maté	1954	source
46	On the Threshold of Space Films About Space Programs	98 min	Robert D. Webb	1956	source
47	Tom Thumb British Children's Fantasy Films	98 min	George Pal	1958	source
48	Hercules Unchained Italian Fantasy Adventure Films	97 min	Pietro Francisci	1959	source
49	A Kid for Two Farthings British Fantasy Drama Films	96 min	Carol Reed	1955	source
50	Beauty and the Devil French Fantasy Drama Films	96 min	René Clair	1950	source
51	Forever, Darling Films About Angels	96 min	Alexander Hall	1956	source
52	Godzilla Japanese horror films	96 min	Ishirō Honda	1954	source
53	Night of the Demon British Religious Horror Films	96 min	Jacques Tourneur	1957	source
54	Doctor Without Scruples German horror films	95 min	Falk Harnack	1959	source
55	El vampiro Mexican horror films	95 min	Fernando Méndez	1957	source
56	Half Human Japanese Science Fiction Horror Films	95 min	Ishirō Honda	1955	source
57	Orpheus French fantasy films	95 min	Jean Cocteau	1950	source
58	The Doctor's Horrible Experiment French horror films	95 min	Jean Renoir	1959	source
59	The Evil Forest Arthurian Films	95 min	Daniel Mangrané	1951	source
60	The Naked Jungle American Romantic Horror Films	95 min	Byron Haskin	1954	source

How this list is made

Includes films in Codexery film codexes first released in the 1950s whose infobox gives a running time in minutes. Where several cuts are listed, the first figure in the infobox is used. Values are copied from structured data already on each Codexery page and re-checked against the linked source; nothing on this page is estimated or written by a model. Spot an error? Use “Suggest an edit” on the entry’s page.

Longest films of the 1950s

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