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Subgenre Sampler

 
Days of Thrills and LaughterDays of Thrills and Laughter (1961) Recommended
Dir. Various
Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charles Chaplin
The third in Robert Youngson's trilogy of definitive compilations of silent comedy, this time with swashbuckling action to match the outrageous…
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…
End of Summer, TheEnd of Summer, The (Kohayagawa-ke no aki) (1961)
Dir. Yasujiro Ozu
Feat. Ganjiro Nakamura, Setsuko Hara
Another intimate portrayal of Japanese family life from the dir. of TOKYO STORY that explores the breakdown of traditional family values in the face…
Errand Boy, TheErrand Boy, The (1961)
Dir. Jerry Lewis
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Brian Donlevy, Howard McNear
Lewis plays his perennial bumbler, here recruited as an oddjob man on a Hollywood Studio lot who must also spy on employee activities. Contains some…
Exiles, TheExiles, The (1961) Recommended
Dir. Kent MacKenzie
Feat. Yvonne Williams, Homer Nish, Tommy Reynolds
Independent drama from great unsung American director Kent MacKenzie. The plot follows a group of Native Americans in the 1950's who have left…
FannyFanny (1961)
Dir. Joshua Logan
Feat. Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Charles Boyer
Adored melodrama set in Marseilles, starring Leslie Caron as the titular character who falls in love with a young sailor (Buchholz) but must grapple…
Femme Est Une Femme, UneFemme Est Une Femme, Une (A Woman is a Woman) (1961)
Dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Feat. Anna Karina, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean-Paul Belmondo
Godard flirts with the Hollywood musical, and any other idea that takes his fancy to tell his buoyant tale of a free–spirited stripper who…
Five Minutes To LiveFive Minutes To Live (Door-to-Door Maniac) (1961)
Dir. Bill Karn
Feat. Johnny Cash, Cay Forrester, Donald Woods
Little known B–movie thriller with Cash and Forrester playing hoods who complete a smalltown bank robbery, then start paying suburban house…

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