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American cinema: 1960s
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
J. Lee Thompson
It is 1943. Two thousand British soldiers are stranded on the island of Keros in the Aegean Sea and face certain death when the Germans launch an all-out assault on the region in a bid to draw neutral Turkey into the war...
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J. Lee Thompson
The Haunting (1963)
Robert Wise
Dr John Markway is a professor of anthropology with a keen interest in the paranormal. For years he has been looking for proof that will convince a sceptical scientific community of the existence of supernatural phenomena...
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Robert Wise
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Gene Kelly
In the 1890s, Dolly Levi is the talk of New York, a merry widow who is all too willing to lend her services as a marriage broker, for a modest fee...
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Gene Kelly
House of Usher (1960)
Roger Corman
Philip Winthrop visits the house of Usher, a decaying mansion in a desolate area of misty swampland, with the intention of taking away his fiancée, Madeline...
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Roger Corman
How to Steal a Million (1966)
William Wyler
Charles Bonnet is one of France's leading art forgers and makes a comfortable living by auctioning off his fake works of art, much to the chagrin of his daughter Nicole, who is certain that one day this scam will be uncovered...
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William Wyler
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Robert Aldrich
In 1927, wealthy Southern landowner Sam Hollis is outraged on learning that his young daughter Charlotte, a prominent society belle, has been having an affair with a married man, John Mayhew... [More...]
Robert Aldrich
In 1927, wealthy Southern landowner Sam Hollis is outraged on learning that his young daughter Charlotte, a prominent society belle, has been having an affair with a married man, John Mayhew... [More...]
The Hustler (1961)
Robert Rossen
Eddie Felson is a small-time pool shark with big-time ambitions. Fed up of taking pin money from suckers, Eddie decides to challenge legendary pool player Minnesota Fats, playing for the highest stakes he can afford... [More...]
Robert Rossen
Eddie Felson is a small-time pool shark with big-time ambitions. Fed up of taking pin money from suckers, Eddie decides to challenge legendary pool player Minnesota Fats, playing for the highest stakes he can afford... [More...]
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Norman Jewison
Sparta, Mississippi. Late one evening, police officer Sam Wood finds a dead body in the street. The murder victim is Mr Colbert, a prominent businessman who was about to open a factory which would provide jobs that are badly needed in the town... [More...]
Norman Jewison
Sparta, Mississippi. Late one evening, police officer Sam Wood finds a dead body in the street. The murder victim is Mr Colbert, a prominent businessman who was about to open a factory which would provide jobs that are badly needed in the town... [More...]
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Stanley Kramer
In Hillsboro, a small town in Tennessee, schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching Darwin's Theory of Evolution to a class of high school students... [More...]
Stanley Kramer
In Hillsboro, a small town in Tennessee, schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching Darwin's Theory of Evolution to a class of high school students... [More...]
The Innocents (1961)
Jack Clayton
In Victorian England, Miss Giddens accepts the position of a governess to two young children living in a luxurious country estate... [More...]
Jack Clayton
In Victorian England, Miss Giddens accepts the position of a governess to two young children living in a luxurious country estate... [More...]
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Don Chaffey
In ancient Greece, Aristo, the benevolent King of Thessaly, is overthrown by his rival, Pelias, but a prophesy foretells that one day Aristo's son Jason will return to reclaim the throne... [More...]
Don Chaffey
In ancient Greece, Aristo, the benevolent King of Thessaly, is overthrown by his rival, Pelias, but a prophesy foretells that one day Aristo's son Jason will return to reclaim the throne... [More...]
The Killing of Sister George (1968)
Robert Aldrich
London, 1968. June Buckridge is a dowdy actress in her early fifties who has become a household name, thanks to her prominent role as Sister George in the popular BBC television soap opera Applehurst... [More...]
Robert Aldrich
London, 1968. June Buckridge is a dowdy actress in her early fifties who has become a household name, thanks to her prominent role as Sister George in the popular BBC television soap opera Applehurst... [More...]
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
Billy Wilder
Once his tour of Las Vagas is over, star singer Dino takes to the road and heads for Hollywood, where a film crew anxiously awaits his arrival... [More...]
Billy Wilder
Once his tour of Las Vagas is over, star singer Dino takes to the road and heads for Hollywood, where a film crew anxiously awaits his arrival... [More...]
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
David Lean
In the early years of the First World War, Oxford-educated archaeologist T.E. Lawrence finds himself in Cairo, a deskbound lieutenant in the British Army... [More...]
David Lean
In the early years of the First World War, Oxford-educated archaeologist T.E. Lawrence finds himself in Cairo, a deskbound lieutenant in the British Army... [More...]
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
Roger Corman
Gravis Mushnick is the mean-spirited owner of a cheap florist's shop in Skid Row, New York. He has two assistants, the simple-minded Audrey and the inept Seymour, but even with their combined efforts he has difficulty attracting customers... [More...]
Roger Corman
Gravis Mushnick is the mean-spirited owner of a cheap florist's shop in Skid Row, New York. He has two assistants, the simple-minded Audrey and the inept Seymour, but even with their combined efforts he has difficulty attracting customers... [More...]
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)
Sidney Lumet
Outwardly, the Tyrones are a typical middle-class American family living in New London, Connecticut. The year is 1912 and the father, James, looks back on his long career as an actor with a mixture of pride and dismay... [More...]
Sidney Lumet
Outwardly, the Tyrones are a typical middle-class American family living in New London, Connecticut. The year is 1912 and the father, James, looks back on his long career as an actor with a mixture of pride and dismay... [More...]
The Longest Day (1962)
Ken Annakin
June, 1944. Thousands of Allied troops assembled in the south of England impatiently await the go-ahead for a full-scale invasion of France, the one military manoeuvre that will decisively crush the resolve of the Axis powers and hasten the end of the war... [More...]
Ken Annakin
June, 1944. Thousands of Allied troops assembled in the south of England impatiently await the go-ahead for a full-scale invasion of France, the one military manoeuvre that will decisively crush the resolve of the Axis powers and hasten the end of the war... [More...]
Lover Come Back (1961)
Delbert Mann
Carol Templeton works for a New York advertising agency and prides herself on the honesty and professionalism with which she conducts her business... [More...]
Delbert Mann
Carol Templeton works for a New York advertising agency and prides herself on the honesty and professionalism with which she conducts her business... [More...]
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
John Sturges
When a Mexican village is raided by a party of bandits led by the ruthless Calvera, its inhabitants have no choice but to hand over their hard-earned harvest... [More...]
John Sturges
When a Mexican village is raided by a party of bandits led by the ruthless Calvera, its inhabitants have no choice but to hand over their hard-earned harvest... [More...]
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
John Ford
Senator Ransom Stoddard arrives in the small Midwest town of Shinbone to attend the funeral of a renowned local hobo, Tom Doniphon... [More...]
John Ford
Senator Ransom Stoddard arrives in the small Midwest town of Shinbone to attend the funeral of a renowned local hobo, Tom Doniphon... [More...]
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
John Frankenheimer
During the Korean War, a platoon of American soldiers are captured by Soviets and flown to Manchuria in Communist China. Several months later, the same soldiers return to their home country, to receive a hero's welcome... [More...]
John Frankenheimer
During the Korean War, a platoon of American soldiers are captured by Soviets and flown to Manchuria in Communist China. Several months later, the same soldiers return to their home country, to receive a hero's welcome... [More...]
Marnie (1964)
Alfred Hitchcock
Marnie is a young woman with a troubled past who despises men and who tries desperately to buy her mother's love. Her personal demons compel her to adopt various aliases and steal from her employers... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Marnie is a young woman with a troubled past who despises men and who tries desperately to buy her mother's love. Her personal demons compel her to adopt various aliases and steal from her employers... [More...]
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Roger Corman
12th Century Europe is being scourged by many plagues, the most fearsome of which is the Red Death. When Prince Prospero learns that this plague has reached the villages surrounding his castle, he orders his men to burn them to the ground... [More...]
Roger Corman
12th Century Europe is being scourged by many plagues, the most fearsome of which is the Red Death. When Prince Prospero learns that this plague has reached the villages surrounding his castle, he orders his men to burn them to the ground... [More...]
My Fair Lady (1964)
George Cukor
London in the late 1800s. One evening, phonetics professor Henry Higgins encounters a flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, and is amused by her strong cockney accent... [More...]
George Cukor
London in the late 1800s. One evening, phonetics professor Henry Higgins encounters a flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, and is amused by her strong cockney accent... [More...]
Mysterious Island (1961)
Cy Endfield
During the American Civil War, a party of Union soldiers manage to escape from a Confederate prison via a hot air balloon... [More...]
Cy Endfield
During the American Civil War, a party of Union soldiers manage to escape from a Confederate prison via a hot air balloon... [More...]
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
George A. Romero
Barbara and her brother Johnny drive out to a rural cemetery in Pennsylvania to put flowers on their father's grave. Barbara is not amused when her brother does his zombie act in a childish attempt to scare her... [More...]
George A. Romero
Barbara and her brother Johnny drive out to a rural cemetery in Pennsylvania to put flowers on their father's grave. Barbara is not amused when her brother does his zombie act in a childish attempt to scare her... [More...]
The Nutty Professor (1963)
Jerry Lewis
Professor Julius Kelp is an accident-prone and socially inept chemistry professor at an American university. When he is picked upon by one of his more muscular students, Kelp makes up his mind to build himself up, but his visits to the gym prove disastrous... [More...]
Jerry Lewis
Professor Julius Kelp is an accident-prone and socially inept chemistry professor at an American university. When he is picked upon by one of his more muscular students, Kelp makes up his mind to build himself up, but his visits to the gym prove disastrous... [More...]
The Odd Couple (1968)
Gene Saks
Felix Ungar is a New York newswriter who decides that life is no longer worth living after his wife tells him she wants a divorce... [More...]
Gene Saks
Felix Ungar is a New York newswriter who decides that life is no longer worth living after his wife tells him she wants a divorce... [More...]
One, Two, Three (1961)
Billy Wilder
C.P. MacNamara is the head of Coca-Cola's operation in West Berlin and has a reputation for ruthless efficiency. His well-ordered world begins to crumble when his boss lands his 17-year old daughter, Scarlett, on him during her visit to Germany... [More...]
Billy Wilder
C.P. MacNamara is the head of Coca-Cola's operation in West Berlin and has a reputation for ruthless efficiency. His well-ordered world begins to crumble when his boss lands his 17-year old daughter, Scarlett, on him during her visit to Germany... [More...]
The Party (1968)
Blake Edwards
Hrundi V. Bakshi is an Indian actor who has high hopes of making his fortune in Hollywood. Unfortunately, on his first day at work he accidentally blows up the set and is summarily dismissed... [More...]
Blake Edwards
Hrundi V. Bakshi is an Indian actor who has high hopes of making his fortune in Hollywood. Unfortunately, on his first day at work he accidentally blows up the set and is summarily dismissed... [More...]