Film Index
American cinema: 1960s
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Stanley Kubrick
Millions of years ago, a tribe of herbivorous apelike hominids discover a mysterious black monolith which immediately exerts a strange influence over them...
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Stanley Kubrick
A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)
Charles Chaplin
Ogden Mears is a wealthy American diplomat who is soon to be made ambassador to Saudi Arabia. During a stopover in Hong Kong, he meets Natasha, a Russian countess who scrapes a dubious living as a dancer and prostitute...
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Charles Chaplin
Advise and Consent (1962)
Otto Preminger
Aware that his health and power are ebbing away, the President of the United States is determined that Robert A. Leffingwell, a liberally inclined academic, should be appointed Secretary of State...
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Otto Preminger
The Amazing Transparent Man (1960)
Edgar G. Ulmer
No sooner has Joey Faust broken out of jail than he finds himself a prisoner of Paul Krenner, a former major in the U.S. army who plans to create an army of invisible soldiers...
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Edgar G. Ulmer
The Apartment (1960)
Billy Wilder
C.C. Baxter is a lowly clerk in one of New York's leading insurance companies, but he has great ambitions. To help his promotion prospects, he lends his apartment to his superiors who use it to entertain their various mistresses...
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Billy Wilder
The April Fools (1969)
Stuart Rosenberg
Howard Brubaker, a successful company man, is trapped in a loveless marriage to an unsympathetic wife, Phyllis. At a party hosted by his boss, Ted, Howard is encouraged to pick up a woman and ends up choosing Ted's attractive French wife, Catherine... [More...]
Stuart Rosenberg
Howard Brubaker, a successful company man, is trapped in a loveless marriage to an unsympathetic wife, Phyllis. At a party hosted by his boss, Ted, Howard is encouraged to pick up a woman and ends up choosing Ted's attractive French wife, Catherine... [More...]
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
Gene Saks
Paul and Corie Bratter are a pair of young newlyweds who can hardly wait to set up home together. Unfortunately, the home that Corie has chosen, a tiny fifth floor apartment in Greenwich Village, isn't quite what Paul, a straitlaced trainee attorney, had in mind... [More...]
Gene Saks
Paul and Corie Bratter are a pair of young newlyweds who can hardly wait to set up home together. Unfortunately, the home that Corie has chosen, a tiny fifth floor apartment in Greenwich Village, isn't quite what Paul, a straitlaced trainee attorney, had in mind... [More...]
Becket (1964)
Peter Glenville
In 12th Century England, the young King Henry II is more preoccupied with the hedonistic pursuits of youth than with matters of state, and in this he is aided and abetted by his good friend Thomas Becket... [More...]
Peter Glenville
In 12th Century England, the young King Henry II is more preoccupied with the hedonistic pursuits of youth than with matters of state, and in this he is aided and abetted by his good friend Thomas Becket... [More...]
Bedtime Story (1964)
Ralph Levy
Lawrence Jameson makes a comfortable living on the French Riviera as a high class con man. By passing himself off as a deposed prince, he gains the confidence of wealthy women, who cannot resist giving him their jewels and money so that he may be restored to the throne that was so unjustly taken from him... [More...]
Ralph Levy
Lawrence Jameson makes a comfortable living on the French Riviera as a high class con man. By passing himself off as a deposed prince, he gains the confidence of wealthy women, who cannot resist giving him their jewels and money so that he may be restored to the throne that was so unjustly taken from him... [More...]
Beyond the Time Barrier (1960)
Edgar G. Ulmer
U.S. Air Force pilot Major Allison undertakes a probing flight on an experimental aircraft that will be the crucial first step in America's early space programme... [More...]
Edgar G. Ulmer
U.S. Air Force pilot Major Allison undertakes a probing flight on an experimental aircraft that will be the crucial first step in America's early space programme... [More...]
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
Charles Walters
Kitty Wonder manages a travelling circus with her father, their main attraction being a performing elephant named Jumbo. With the circus heavily in debt, Kitty struggles to keep the show on the road, not an easy task when her father keeps gambling away their earnings... [More...]
Charles Walters
Kitty Wonder manages a travelling circus with her father, their main attraction being a performing elephant named Jumbo. With the circus heavily in debt, Kitty struggles to keep the show on the road, not an easy task when her father keeps gambling away their earnings... [More...]
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
John Frankenheimer
Whilst serving a 12-year prison stretch for killing a man in a brawl, a wayward adolescent Robert Stroud is transferred to Leavenworth Penitentiary in Kansas... [More...]
John Frankenheimer
Whilst serving a 12-year prison stretch for killing a man in a brawl, a wayward adolescent Robert Stroud is transferred to Leavenworth Penitentiary in Kansas... [More...]
The Birds (1963)
Alfred Hitchcock
On a whim, bored socialite Melanie Daniels decides to pay a home visit to Mitch Brenner, a lawyer she met by chance in a San Francisco bird shop... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
On a whim, bored socialite Melanie Daniels decides to pay a home visit to Mitch Brenner, a lawyer she met by chance in a San Francisco bird shop... [More...]
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Arthur Penn
In the early 1930s, America is in the grip of the Great Depression. Life is hard, but Clyde Barrow, a young man who has recently been released from prison, manages to scrape along by holding up the odd store and gas station... [More...]
Arthur Penn
In the early 1930s, America is in the grip of the Great Depression. Life is hard, but Clyde Barrow, a young man who has recently been released from prison, manages to scrape along by holding up the odd store and gas station... [More...]
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Blake Edwards
Moving into his new apartment in New York City, struggling writer Paul Varjak tumbles into the chaotic life of his neighbour, a muddleheaded drifter named Holly Golightly... [More...]
Blake Edwards
Moving into his new apartment in New York City, struggling writer Paul Varjak tumbles into the chaotic life of his neighbour, a muddleheaded drifter named Holly Golightly... [More...]
The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
John Guillermin
March 1945. The war in Europe has entered its final phase, with German troops retreating eastwards, driven back by a relentless Allied assault... [More...]
John Guillermin
March 1945. The war in Europe has entered its final phase, with German troops retreating eastwards, driven back by a relentless Allied assault... [More...]
Bullitt (1968)
Peter Yates
What starts out as a routine assignment for San Francisco police lieutenant Frank Bullitt soon turns into something far deadlier... [More...]
Peter Yates
What starts out as a routine assignment for San Francisco police lieutenant Frank Bullitt soon turns into something far deadlier... [More...]
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
George Roy Hill
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are two seasoned outlaws who are beginning to wish they had taken out a pension plan. On their uppers and not overly optimistic over what the future may hold for them, they join up with their former associates in the Hole-in-the-Wall gang to mount a train robbery... [More...]
George Roy Hill
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are two seasoned outlaws who are beginning to wish they had taken out a pension plan. On their uppers and not overly optimistic over what the future may hold for them, they join up with their former associates in the Hole-in-the-Wall gang to mount a train robbery... [More...]
Camelot (1967)
Joshua Logan
As he prepares to wage a decisive battle against his former ally Sir Lancelot, King Arthur reflects on the circumstances that led to this tragic outcome... [More...]
Joshua Logan
As he prepares to wage a decisive battle against his former ally Sir Lancelot, King Arthur reflects on the circumstances that led to this tragic outcome... [More...]
Can-Can (1960)
Walter Lang
Paris, 1896. In Montmartre, Simone Pistache runs one of the hottest nightspots in town, a dancehall where the outlawed can-can is frequently performed... [More...]
Walter Lang
Paris, 1896. In Montmartre, Simone Pistache runs one of the hottest nightspots in town, a dancehall where the outlawed can-can is frequently performed... [More...]
Casino Royale (1967)
Val Guest
Against his will, the original James Bond is brought out of retirement to foil a dastardly plot by SMERSH, an enemy organisation run by the evil Dr Noah... [More...]
Val Guest
Against his will, the original James Bond is brought out of retirement to foil a dastardly plot by SMERSH, an enemy organisation run by the evil Dr Noah... [More...]
Charade (1963)
Stanley Donen
Reggie Lambert returns from a holiday in the French Alps to learn that her husband has been murdered, thrown from a train in his pyjamas... [More...]
Stanley Donen
Reggie Lambert returns from a holiday in the French Alps to learn that her husband has been murdered, thrown from a train in his pyjamas... [More...]
The Children's Hour (1961)
William Wyler
Karen Wright and Martha Dobie are two former college friends who run a private school for young girls in New England. Through hard work and self-sacrifice, they have made the school a success and have just begun to turn a profit... [More...]
William Wyler
Karen Wright and Martha Dobie are two former college friends who run a private school for young girls in New England. Through hard work and self-sacrifice, they have made the school a success and have just begun to turn a profit... [More...]
El Cid (1961)
Anthony Mann
In the 11th century, Spain is a divided country. The wars between the Christians and the Moors have raged for many years but now Spain faces a greater threat, from the Muslim general Ibn Yusuf, who has amassed an army in readiness to invade the country... [More...]
Anthony Mann
In the 11th century, Spain is a divided country. The wars between the Christians and the Moors have raged for many years but now Spain faces a greater threat, from the Muslim general Ibn Yusuf, who has amassed an army in readiness to invade the country... [More...]
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
Norman Jewison
In 1930s New Orleans, Eric Stoner, nicknamed The Kid, has earned a reputation as a formidable poker player. When he learns that Lancey Howard, the reputed king of the game, is in town, Stoner decides to take him on... [More...]
Norman Jewison
In 1930s New Orleans, Eric Stoner, nicknamed The Kid, has earned a reputation as a formidable poker player. When he learns that Lancey Howard, the reputed king of the game, is in town, Stoner decides to take him on... [More...]
Cleopatra (1963)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
In 48 BC, Julius Caesar pursues his enemy Pompey to Egypt, where he hopes to forge an alliance with the Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII and his sister Cleopatra... [More...]
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
In 48 BC, Julius Caesar pursues his enemy Pompey to Egypt, where he hopes to forge an alliance with the Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII and his sister Cleopatra... [More...]
The Collector (1965)
William Wyler
Having won a fortune on the football pools, Freddie Clegg, a modest bank clerk, decides to buy a solitary house in the middle of the English countryside... [More...]
William Wyler
Having won a fortune on the football pools, Freddie Clegg, a modest bank clerk, decides to buy a solitary house in the middle of the English countryside... [More...]
The Comedy of Terrors (1964)
Jacques Tourneur
In a New England town in the late 1800s, Waldo Trumbull is a crooked undertaker who has failed to make a success of the business he has taken over from his step-father, Mr Hinchley... [More...]
Jacques Tourneur
In a New England town in the late 1800s, Waldo Trumbull is a crooked undertaker who has failed to make a success of the business he has taken over from his step-father, Mr Hinchley... [More...]
Dance of the Vampires (1967)
Roman Polanski
For years, Professor Abronsius has devoted himself to obtaining tangible proof of the existence of vampires, and finally he believes he has found just that... [More...]
Roman Polanski
For years, Professor Abronsius has devoted himself to obtaining tangible proof of the existence of vampires, and finally he believes he has found just that... [More...]
The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)
Mervyn LeRoy
Three convicts, Harry, Charlie and Marcel, are en route for a prison in Tahiti when their helicopter makes an unscheduled stopover on the small South Sea island of Talua... [More...]
Mervyn LeRoy
Three convicts, Harry, Charlie and Marcel, are en route for a prison in Tahiti when their helicopter makes an unscheduled stopover on the small South Sea island of Talua... [More...]