Movies of 1961
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1. The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Not Rated | 158 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A team of Allied saboteurs is assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held Greek island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: David Niven, Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, Anthony Quayle
Votes: 55,448 | Gross: $28.90M
Release date 27 April 1961
Directed by J. Lee Thompson
Gregory Peck ... Capt. Keith Mallory
David Niven ... Cpl. John Anthony Miller
Anthony Quinn ... Col. Andrea Stavros
Richard Harris ... Squadron Leader Barnsby
Academy Awards, USA 1962
NOMINEE Best Picture
NOMINEE Best Director
WINNER Best Effects, Special Effects
NOMINEE Best Film Editing
NOMINEE Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
NOMINEE Best Sound
NOMINEE Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
2. King of Kings (1961)
PG-13 | 168 min | Biography, Drama
The temporary physical life of the Biblical Savior, Jesus Christ.
Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan McKenna, Hurd Hatfield, Ron Randell
Votes: 9,033 | Gross: $14.48M
Release date October 11, 1961 Directed by Nicholas Ray Robert Ryan ... John The Baptist
3. The Children's Hour (1961)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Romance
A rebellious student at a girls' school accuses two teachers of lesbianism.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, James Garner, Miriam Hopkins
Votes: 18,423
Release date December 19, 1961
Directed by William Wyler
Audrey Hepburn ... Karen Wright
Shirley MacLaine ... Martha Dobie
Academy Awards, USA 1962
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Fay Bainter)
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
NOMINEE Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
NOMINEE Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
NOMINEE Best Sound
4. The Ladies Man (1961)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy
A clueless, recently-single graduate unwittingly takes a job as a servant in a mansion inhabited by dozens of young women.
Director: Jerry Lewis | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Helen Traubel, Pat Stanley, Kathleen Freeman
Votes: 4,569
Release date May 26, 1961 Directed by Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis ... Herbert H. Heebert George Raft ... George Raft
5. El Cid (1961)
Approved | 182 min | Biography, Drama, History
The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page
Votes: 15,718 | Gross: $26.62M
Release date October 24, 1961
Directed by Anthony Mann
Charlton Heston ... El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar
Sophia Loren ... Jimena
Academy Awards, USA 1962
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
NOMINEE Best Music, Original Song
NOMINEE Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
6. Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece (1961)
104 min | Adventure, Drama
Tintin and Captain Haddock try to discover what is so desirable about their old and apparently worthless ship.
Director: Jean-Jacques Vierne | Stars: Jean-Pierre Talbot, Georges Wilson, Georges Loriot, Milo
Votes: 1,527
Release date 6 December 1961 Directed by Jean-Jacques Vierne
7. The Misfits (1961)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A divorcée falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically independent lifestyle.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter
Votes: 23,438 | Gross: $8.94M
Release date January 31, 1961 Directed by John Huston Clark Gable ... Gay Langland Marilyn Monroe ... Roslyn Taber Montgomery Clift ... Perce Howland Eli Wallach ... Guido
8. Don Camillo monsignore... ma non troppo (1961)
109 min | Comedy
Don Camillo (now bishop) and Peppone (now senator) return to the town of Brescello and rekindle their friendly rivalry.
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Leda Gloria, Gina Rovere
Votes: 1,920
Release date 7 October 1961 Directed by Carmine Gallone Fernandel ... Don Camillo
9. Blue Hawaii (1961)
Approved | 102 min | Comedy, Musical
After arriving back in Hawaii from the Army, Chad Gates (Elvis Presley) defies his parents' wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury, Nancy Walters
Votes: 7,506 | Gross: $10.44M
Release date November 22, 1961 Directed by Norman Taurog Elvis Presley ... Chad Gates
10. Two Rode Together (1961)
Passed | 109 min | Drama, Western
A corrupt marshal is pressured by his army friend into negotiating the release of white captives of the Comanches, but finds that their reintegration into society has its consequences.
Director: John Ford | Stars: James Stewart, Richard Widmark, Shirley Jones, Linda Cristal
Votes: 6,955
Release date May 24, 1961 Directed by John Ford James Stewart ... Marshal Guthrie McCabe Shirley Jones ... Marty Purcell Mae Marsh ... Hanna Clegg
11. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Approved | 179 min | Drama, War
In 1948, an American court in occupied Germany tries four Nazis judged for war crimes.
Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich
Votes: 85,592
Release date December 14, 1961
Directed by Stanley Kramer
Spencer Tracy ... Chief Judge Dan Haywood
Burt Lancaster ... Dr. Ernst Janning
Marlene Dietrich ... Mrs. Bertholt
Judy Garland ... Irene Hoffman
Montgomery Clift ... Rudolph Petersen
Academy Awards, USA 1962
NOMINEE Best Picture
WINNER Best Actor in a Leading Role (Maximilian Schell)
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Leading Role (Spencer Tracy)
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Montgomery Clift)
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Judy Garland)
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
NOMINEE Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
NOMINEE Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
NOMINEE Best Director
NOMINEE Best Film Editing
WINNER Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
12. Daniella by Night (1961)
Not Rated | 83 min | Crime, Drama
Daniella, a fashion model, goes to Rome to replace a model who's been murdered. Once there, she meets two men, Count Castellani, whose clothes she'll model, and Karl Bauer, a reporter in ... See full summary »
Director: Max Pécas | Stars: Ivan Desny, Elke Sommer, Danik Patisson, Helmut Schmid
Votes: 138
Release date April 28, 1961 Directed by Max Pécas
13. The Comancheros (1961)
Approved | 107 min | Drama, Western
Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves dealing with the Comanches known as Comancheros.
Directors: Michael Curtiz, John Wayne | Stars: John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Ina Balin, Nehemiah Persoff
Votes: 10,008
Release date November 1, 1961 Directed by Michael Curtiz John Wayne ... Capt. Jake Cutter Lee Marvin ... Tully Crow
14. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
G | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the owners must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Rod Taylor, Betty Lou Gerson, J. Pat O'Malley, Martha Wentworth
Votes: 182,385 | Gross: $144.88M
Release date January 25, 1961 Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi & Hamilton Luske
15. Lover Come Back (1961)
Approved | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A series of misunderstandings leaves an advertising executive with a campaign for a product which has not yet been invented, while he romances his rival in the guise of its inventor.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Edie Adams
Votes: 8,769 | Gross: $16.94M
Release date December 20, 1961
Directed by Delbert Mann
Rock Hudson ... Jerry Webster
Doris Day ... Carol Templeton
Academy Awards, USA 1962
NOMINEE Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
16. Wild in the Country (1961)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Musical
A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.
Director: Philip Dunne | Stars: Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, Millie Perkins
Votes: 2,087
Release date June 8, 1961 Directed by Philip Dunne Elvis Presley ... Glenn Tyler
17. The Young Savages (1961)
Not Rated | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A district attorney investigates three white teenagers accused of murdering a blind Puerto Rican kid.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Dina Merrill, Edward Andrews, Vivian Nathan
Votes: 2,940
Release date May 23, 1961 Directed by John Frankenheimer Burt Lancaster ... Hank Bell Shelley Winters ... Mary diPace Telly Savalas ... Detective Lt. Gunderson
18. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Approved | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building, but her past threatens to get in the way.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen
Votes: 192,281
Release date October 5, 1961
Directed by Blake Edwards
Audrey Hepburn ... Holly Golightly
George Peppard ... Paul Varjak
Patricia Neal ... 2E Failenson
Academy Awards, USA 1962
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Leading Role (Audrey Hepburn)
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
WINNER Best Music, Original Song
WINNER Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
NOMINEE Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
19. Come September (1961)
Approved | 112 min | Comedy, Romance
Younger generation vs. "older" folks on vacation at an Italian villa.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin
Votes: 4,079 | Gross: $14.17M
Release date August 9, 1961 Directed by Robert Mulligan Rock Hudson ... Robert L. Talbot Gina Lollobrigida ... Lisa Helena Fellini
20. The Errand Boy (1961)
Approved | 92 min | Comedy, Family
A goofy paperhanger is hired to root out a financial inefficiency on a Hollywood studio lot, wreaking havoc as he goes.
Director: Jerry Lewis | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Brian Donlevy, Howard McNear, Dick Wesson
Votes: 2,163
Release date November 24, 1961 Directed by Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis ... Morty S. Tashman
21. Battle at Bloody Beach (1961)
Approved | 83 min | Drama, War
In 1941, after the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, American civilian Craig Benson helps organizing the Philippine guerrilla fighters, delivering supplies and evacuating stranded civilians.
Director: Herbert Coleman | Stars: Audie Murphy, Gary Crosby, Dolores Michaels, Alejandro Rey
Votes: 514
Release date June 1, 1961 Directed by Herbert Coleman
22. West Side Story (1961)
Approved | 153 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
Directors: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise | Stars: Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn
Votes: 121,267 | Gross: $43.66M
Release date October 18, 1961
Directed by Robert Wise & Jerome Robbins
Natalie Wood ... Maria
Academy Awards, USA 1962
WINNER Best Picture
WINNER Best Actor in a Supporting Role (George Chakiris)
WINNER Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Rita Moreno)
WINNER Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
WINNER Best Cinematography, Color
WINNER Best Costume Design, Color
WINNER Best Director
WINNER Best Film Editing
WINNER Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
WINNER Best Sound
NOMINEE Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
23. The American Beauty (1961)
104 min | Comedy
Marcel, a simple-minded factory worker, is tricked into buying a high-priced American convertible by a widow determined not to let it fall into the hands of her late husband's secretary/... See full summary »
Directors: Robert Dhéry, Pierre Tchernia | Stars: Alfred Adam, Colette Brosset, Robert Burnier, Pierre Dac
Votes: 700
Release date September 29, 1961 Directed by Robert Dhéry Louis de Funès ... Les frères Viralot Jean Lefebvre ... Chougnasse, le chef comptable Michel Serrault ... Chauveau, le clochard
24. Diary of a Nudist (1961)
72 min | Drama
Newspaper editor Arthur Sherwood is on a hunting trip when he accidentally stumbles upon a nudist camp in the woods. He is very much shocked by this and decides to send reporter Stacy ... See full summary »
Director: Doris Wishman | Stars: Davee Decker, Norman Casserly, Dolores Carlos, Allan Blacker
Votes: 552
Release date 27 December 1961 Directed by Doris Wishman
25. La famille Fenouillard (1961)
78 min | Comedy
The story takes the Fenouillard family to Paris where they want to see the Eiffel tower;but they take the wrong train (after the laborious explanations of the station master),winds up on a ship who sails away to Brazil.
Director: Yves Robert | Stars: Sophie Desmarets, Jean Richard, Annie Sinigalia, Marie-José Ruiz
Votes: 57
Release date January 4, 1961 Directed by Yves Robert Bernard Blier ... Un voyageur (uncredited)
26. Il posto (1961)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
Bursting with big dreams and plans, an Italian teen goes to Milan to work in a big impersonal corporate office, where he becomes disillusioned and drained of all his individualism.
Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Sandro Panseri, Loredana Detto, Corrado Aprile, Guido Chiti
Votes: 6,755 | Gross: $0.01M
Release date September 1, 1961 Directed by Ermanno Olmi
27.
Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958–1961)
Episode:
Pippi Longstocking
(1961)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
High-spirited little girl Pippi lives every child's ultimate fantasy... escape from parental supervision in a world without rules!
Director: Frank Bunetta | Stars: Shirley Temple, Gina Gillespie, Ted de Corsia, William Edmonson
Votes: 43
SEASON 2, EPISODE 15 Release date January 8, 1961 Directed by Frank Bunetta Shirley Temple ... Self - Narrator
28.
Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958–1961)
Episode:
The Terrible Clockman
(1961)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Based on a story by Jules Verne, an evil alchemist moves to a small Swiss village and wishes to marry the local clockmaker's beautiful daughter. When his request is refused he casts a spell... See full summary »
Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Shirley Temple, Eric Portman, Sam Jaffe, John Wengraf
Votes: 44
SEASON 2, EPISODE 18 Release date January 29, 1961 Directed by Allen Reisner Shirley Temple ... Gerande
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Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958–1961)
Episode:
The Little Mermaid
(1961)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
From The Shirley Temple Show, a collection of timeless children's tales featuring legendary stars
Director: Roger Kay | Stars: Shirley Temple, Nina Foch, Cathleen Nesbitt, Donald Harron
Votes: 46
SEASON 2, EPISODE 22 Release date March 5, 1961 Directed by Roger Kay Shirley Temple ... The Little Mermaid
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Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958–1961)
Episode:
The Princess and the Goblins
(1961)
60 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
The classic story of a young princess who lives in a castle on a wild and lonely mountain. One day she discovers a stairway leading to a labyrinth of unused passages with closed doors ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: The Don Harvey Trio, Jack Ging, Bob Hastings, Irene Hervey
Votes: 26
SEASON 2, EPISODE 24 Release date March 19, 1961 Directed by Robert Ellis Miller Shirley Temple ... Princess Irene
31. Switchin' Kitten (1961)
TV-PG | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom finds Jerry helping a mad scientist switch the minds of various creatures.
Director: Gene Deitch | Stars: Gene Deitch, Allen Swift
Votes: 474
Release date September 7, 1961 Directed by Gene Deitch Tom & Jerry
32. Down and Outing (1961)
TV-PG | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Tom and Jerry head out for a fishing trip and do their best to get rid of each other.
Director: Gene Deitch | Star: Allen Swift
Votes: 495
Release date October 26, 1961 Directed by Gene Deitch Tom & Jerry
33. It's Greek to Me-ow! (1961)
TV-G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The usual Tom and Jerry hijinks, set in ancient Greece; parts are set in the streets, parts in a temple.
Director: Gene Deitch | Star: Allen Swift
Votes: 445
Release date December 7, 1961 Directed by Gene Deitch Tom & Jerry
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