Subgenre Sampler
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Accattone (1961)
- Dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini
Feat. Franco Citti
- The debut feature of Italian filmmaker–novelist–poet–provocateur Pasolini, which depicts the underbelly of Roman street life in a…
All Night Long (Die Heisse Nacht) (1961)
- Dir. Basil Dearden, Michael Relph
Feat. Patrick McGoohan, Richard Attenborough, Keith Michell…
- Set in London's smoky jazz scene, this updating of Othello is neatly positioned as a vehicle to showcase some of the best Jazz musicians of the…
Andromeda Anthology, The (TV Series) (A for Andromeda, Andromeda Breakthrough) (1961-1962)
- Dir. Michael Hayes, John Elliot, John Knight
Feat. Julie Christie, Susan Hampshire
- Cold War parable within a British sci–fi skin, this chronicles the fight against an alien super–computer whose designers transmit…
Antigone (1961)
- Dir. Yorgos Javellas
Feat. Irene Papas
- An impressive Irene Papas heads this black and white epic adapted from Sophocles' Greek tragedy, about the twisted family legacy left behind by…
Avengers, The (TV Series) (1961-1969)
- Feat. Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Linda Thorson
- The impossibly hip secret agent show is a high–camp classic and a nostalgic pleasure. Well–devised scripts, quirky dialogue and playful…
Babes in Toyland (1961)
- Dir. Jack Donohue
Feat. Ray Bolger, Annette Funicello, Ed Wynn
- The second version of Victor Herbert's operetta set in the fantasy world of 'Toyland' where the wedding plans of two young toys are interrupted by an…
Birdman of Alcatraz (1961)
- Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Burt Lancaster
- A thought–provoking, true–life story of a man sentenced to 60 years in solitary who became a world authority on birdlife. A compelling…
Blast of Silence (1961)
- Dir. Allen Baron
Feat. Allen Baron
- Grumpy, low–fi noir presides over the movements of a tetchy contract killer (dir. Baron) as he prepares to whack a two–bit mobster during…
Blue Hawaii (1961)
- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley
- Lush setting for this Elvis vehicle is easy on the eye. The King's least Rock'n'Roll effort.
Brain That Wouldn't Die, The (1961)
- Dir. Joseph Green
Feat. Jason Evers
- Ripping off other 'brain transplant' cheapies, this flick goes several steps further down the exploitation path and thus has burrowed a special place…