Top 25 best 'biography'-movies from the fifties

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 25 best 'biography'-movies from the fifties

This is a list of the best 25 'biography'-movies from the fifties and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 25 best 'biography'-movies from the fifties

1	Miyamoto Musashi Kanketsuhen: Kettô Ganryûjima (1956) Alternative title: Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island Adventure, Drama 105 minutes	3,70(67)
2	Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) Biography, Drama 114 minutes	3,67(95)
3	I Want to Live! (1958) Crime, Drama 120 minutes	3,55(71) 3
4	The Glenn Miller Story (1954) Biography, Music 115 minutes	3,54(146) 3
5	The Great Caruso (1951) Music, Drama 109 minutes	3,53(33) 2

6	Lust for Life (1956) Alternative title: Het Leven van Vincent van Gogh Drama, Biography 122 minutes	3,51(135)
7	Love Me or Leave Me (1955) Music, Drama 122 minutes	3,48(54)
8	Carbine Williams (1952) Drama, Crime 92 minutes	3,39(23)
9	Les Amants de Montparnasse (1958) Alternative title: Montparnasse 19 Biography, Drama 108 minutes	3,36(28)
10	The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) Drama, War 158 minutes	3,35(76)

11	Ni Liv (1957) Alternative title: Nine Lives Action, War 96 minutes	3,35(20)
12	The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) Alternative title: Het Dagboek van Anne Frank Drama, War 180 minutes	3,34(145) 3
13	The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) Alternative title: The Desert Fox War, Biography 88 minutes	3,33(100) 2
14	Moulin Rouge (1952) Biography, Drama 119 minutes	3,28(102) 3
15	Lola Montès (1955) Alternative title: The Sins of Lola Montes Drama 116 minutes	3,26(60) 3
16	Viva Zapata! (1952) Drama, Western 113 minutes	3,24(99) 3
17	Anastasia (1956) Drama 105 minutes	3,22(82)
18	Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) Drama, War 119 minutes	3,20(28)
19	The Lawless Breed (1953) Western 83 minutes	3,18(25)
20	Hans Christian Andersen (1952) Biography, Family 112 minutes	3,15(61) 3
21	Reach for the Sky (1956) Drama, War 135 minutes	3,09(33) 2
22	Sissi (1955) Drama, Romance 102 minutes	3,05(541) 2
23	Houdini (1953) Drama 106 minutes	3,02(27)
24	Sissi - Die Junge Kaiserin (1956) Alternative title: Sissi - De Jonge Keizerin Drama, History 107 minutes	2,97(389) 3
25	Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin (1957) Alternative title: Sissi: De Woelige Jaren Drama, History 109 minutes	2,92(333) 2