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Breakfast at Tiffany'sBreakfast at Tiffany's (1961) Recommended
Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal
Audrey Hepburn is just lovely as an uptown Manhattan socialite who proves a major distraction for her writer neighbour. A chic, carefree frolic based…
By Love PossessedBy Love Possessed (1961)
Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Lana Turner, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jason Robards Jr.
Junky drama set in picture perfect New England town centres on the insipid lives and loves of its inhabitants. Sub–Sirkian melodrama has its…
Children's Hour, TheChildren's Hour, The (1961) Recommended
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Shirley Maclaine, James Garner
Good performances from the two leads as lesbian school–teachers who are involved in smalltown scandal when a trouble–making student…
Comancheros, TheComancheros, The (1961)
Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Ina Balin
John Wayne stars (and served as an uncredited director when Michael Curtiz fell ill) in this Western set in Texas in 1843. A Texas ranger arrests a…
Come SeptemberCome September (1961)
Dir. Robert Mulligan
Feat. Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Bobby Darin
Racy romp with Rock on the Riviera as a businessman habitually harangued on holiday when all he wants is to lavish the luscious Lollobrigida.
Curse of the Werewolf, TheCurse of the Werewolf, The (1961)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Oliver Reed, Clifford Evans
Hammer horror based on the novel "The Werewolf of Paris" by Guy Endore and starring Oliver Reed as the werewolf in his first credited film…
Daredevil in the CastleDaredevil in the Castle (Osaka jo monogatari) (1961)
Dir. Hiroshi Inagaki
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa, Yuriko Hoshi
Another solid genre excursion from seasoned dir. Hiroshi Inagaki (THE SAMURAI TRILOGY), with Toshiro Mifune again taking the lead as a despondent,…
Deadly Companions, TheDeadly Companions, The (1961)
Dir. Sam Peckinpah
Feat. Brian Keith, Maureen O'Hara, Steve Cochran
Sam Peckinpah's debut film is a typically unorthodox western, that while uneven reveals the quirky characters and emotive nostalgia of his later…
Double BunkDouble Bunk (1961)
Dir. C.M. Pennington-Richards
Feat. Ian Carmichael, Janette Scott, Sid James
Newlyweds Ian Carmichael and Janette Scott purchase a rickety houseboat, set sail for France in this buoyant and occasionally bawdy Brit comedy.
El CidEl Cid (1961) Recommended
Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. Charlton Heston
The tale of the 11th century warrior–king who drove the Moors from Spain. By dint of its fine acting and avoidance of the obvious, this epic…

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