Subgenre Sampler
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Shoot the Pianist (Shoot the Piano Player) (1960)
- Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger…
- Part homage to Hollywood film noir, part love story and part and parcel of the new wave, a down–on–his–luck pianist is drawn into…
Sink the Bismarck (1960)
- Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Laurence Naismith…
- A no–nonsense depiction of the WW2 hunt by the British navy to destroy the German super–warship Bismarck.
Conveying both the allied…
Song Without End (1960)
- Dir. Charles Vidor, George Cukor
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Genevieve Page, Capucine…
- Pleasant biopic of the great composer Franz Liszt which despite focusing mostly on his love affairs does boast a terrific score. This was Charles…
Sons and Lovers (1960)
- Dir. Jack Cardiff
Feat. Dean Stockwell, Trevor Howard, Dame Wendy Hiller…
- Richly photographed rendition of D.H. Lawrence's classic novel, in which the son of a coal–miner (Stockwell) struggles to find his path in the…
Spartacus (1960)
- Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton…
- First–rate epic details the revolt of the ancient Roman slaves as led by Kirk Douglas in the title role. Production spares little expense but…
Strange World of Gurney Slade, The (TV Series) (1960)
- Feat. Anthony Newley
- An unpredictable, wildly inventive comedy where an actor (Anthony Newley) walks off the set of a banal sit–com and into an absurd fantasy world…
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
- Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Kim Novak, Ernie Kovacs…
- Romantic drama adapted by Evan Hunter from his novel of the same name, about two married neighbours who have an affair.
Kirk Douglas plays the…
Sundowners, The (1960)
- Dir. Fred Zinnemann
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov…
- Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr play a devoted couple in 1920s Australia who come to a crossroads over their gypsy lifestyle. Affectionate saga about…
Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
- Dir. Ken Annakin
Feat. John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur
- The shipwrecked family prove as resourceful as the eponymous army–knife in their fight for survival against Mother Nature and dastardly…
Tall Story (1960)
- Dir. Joshua Logan
Feat. Jane Fonda, Anthony Perkins
- A young Jane Fonda makes her screen debut in this candy–coated comedy as a bubbly co–ed with romantic yearnings for basketballer Anthony…