My Favorite films from the 1960s
Here is a list of my favorite films from the 1960s, my favorite decade, more or less in order:
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- DirectorRobert AldrichStarsJames StewartRichard AttenboroughPeter FinchAfter an oil company plane crashes in the Sahara, the survivors are buoyed with hope by one of the passengers, an airplane designer who plans for them to build a flyable plane from the wreckage.(dir. Robert Aldrich stars Jimmy Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Hardy Kruger, et al.) (1965)
One of my all time favorites. - DirectorFrank PerryStarsKeir DulleaJanet MargolinHoward Da SilvaTeenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for mentally disturbed young people.(dir. Frank Perry stars Keir Dullea, Janet Magolin, Howard da Silva) (1962)
One of my favorites written as a fictional novellette by Theodore Isaac Rubin - DirectorMike NicholsStarsElizabeth TaylorRichard BurtonGeorge SegalA bitter, aging couple, with the help of alcohol, use their young houseguests to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other over the course of a distressing night.(dir. Mike Nichols, stars Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor) (1966)
By Playwright Edward Albee, one of my favorites. - DirectorMike NicholsStarsDustin HoffmanAnne BancroftKatharine RossA disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.(dir. Mike Nichols, stars Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft) (1967)
Simon and Garfunkel soundtrack didn't hurt. - DirectorRichard LesterStarsJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonOver two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.(dir. Richard Lester, stars The Beatles) (1964) My favorite band and their best film.
- DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsLeonard WhitingOlivia HusseyJohn McEneryWhen two young members of feuding families meet, forbidden love ensues.(dir. Franco Zeffirelli, stars Olivia Hussey, Leonard Whiting, Michael York) (1968)
The best Shakespeare adaptation ever made. - DirectorVal GuestKen HughesJohn HustonStarsDavid NivenPeter SellersUrsula AndressIn an early spy spoof, aging Sir James Bond comes out of retirement to take on SMERSH.(dir. John Huston, et al., stars Woody Allen, David Niven, Orson Wells, Ursula Andress, et al.) (1966)
Everyone seems to love to hate this one, but it's one of my all time top 10 films! - DirectorJohn SchlesingerStarsDustin HoffmanJon VoightSylvia MilesA naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.(dir. John Schlesinger, stars Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight) (1969)
Before Voight took a right turn and Hoffman lapsed into mediocrity, they did this X-rated (at the time) masterpiece! - DirectorSerge BourguignonStarsHardy KrügerNicole CourcelPatricia GozziStory of a lonely young girl who is befriended by an innocent but emotionally disabled veteran of the French Indochina War.(dir.Serge Bourguignon stars Hardy Kruger)(1962)
Always a Kruger fan, this one is his own personal favorite, and one of my top 10 '60s films! - DirectorFrank PerryStarsBarbara HersheyRichard ThomasBruce DavisonDuring summer vacation on Fire Island, three young people become very close. When an uncool girl tries to infiltrate the trio's newly found relationship, they construct an elaborate plot that has violent results.(dir. Frank Perry, stars Richard Thomas, Barbara Hershey) (1969)
Another definitive 1960s film. - DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKeir DulleaGary LockwoodWilliam SylvesterAfter uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins: a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer HAL 9000.(dir. Stanley Kubrick, stars Keir Dullea)(1968)
My all time favorite sci-fi film (Logan's Run a close 2nd) - DirectorJacques DemyStarsCatherine DeneuveNino CastelnuovoAnne VernonA young woman separated from her lover by war faces a life-altering decision.(Jacques Demy, stars Catherine Deneuve)(1964)
My favorite musical. - DirectorNorman JewisonStarsSidney PoitierRod SteigerWarren OatesA black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.(dir. Norman Jewison stars Rod Steiger, Sidney Poitier) (1967)
Before Hollywood sank to the level of "Crash" in racial-themed film, it produced this masterpiece. - DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsBrigitte BardotJack PalanceMichel PiccoliA French writer's marriage deteriorates while working on Fritz Lang's version of "The Odyssey", as his wife accuses him of using her to court favor with the film's brash American producer.(dir. Jean-Luc Godard, stars Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, et.al)
My favorite Godard film. - DirectorClaude LelouchStarsAnouk AiméeJean-Louis TrintignantPierre BarouhA widow and a widower find their relationship developing into love, but their past tragedies prove hard to overcome, causing them to proceed with utmost delicacy.(dir. Claude Lelouche, stars Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant
Speaks for itself, but please get the undubbed version. - DirectorHerk HarveyStarsCandace HilligossFrances FeistSidney BergerAfter a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival.(dir. Herk Harvey, stars Candace Hilligoss)
Best low-budget horror film ever made! - DirectorFrank PerrySydney PollackStarsBurt LancasterJanet LandgardJanice RuleA man spends a summer day swimming as many pools as he can all over a quiet suburban town.(dir. Frank Perry, stars Burt Lancaster)
Burt's personal favorite and one of mine. - DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsRock HudsonFrank CampanellaJohn RandolphAn unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity - one that comes with its own price.(dir. John Frankenheimer, stars Rock Hudson, John Randolph)
Frankenheimer's monster! - DirectorSergio LeoneStarsHenry FondaCharles BronsonClaudia CardinaleA mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.(dir. Sergio Leone, stars Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards)
My favorite western with 3 great actors. - DirectorTheo KameckeStarsLaurence LuckinbillBuzz AldrinNeil ArmstrongThis documentary from 1970 explores all aspects of the Apollo 11 Moon mission.(dir. Theo Kamecke, stars Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, the Moon)
Apollo Moon mission as it happened from a philosophical angle. - DirectorBob RafelsonStarsPeter TorkDavy JonesMicky DolenzThe Monkees frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing surreal humor and anti-establishment social commentary.(dir. Bob Rafelson, stars The Monkees, Frank Zappa)
Most under-rated band in history! - DirectorStanley DonenStarsCary GrantAudrey HepburnWalter MatthauRomance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Whom can she trust?(dir. Stanley Donen, stars Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn)
No doubt this is Grant and Audrey's best film! - DirectorArthur HillerStarsAlan ArkinRita MorenoReuben FigueroaA Puerto Rican widower concocts an extraordinary plan for making a better life for his two motherless sons.(dir.Stanley Donen, stars Alan Arkin, Rita Moreno)
Kind of an overlooked forgotten film I'm proud to say this is in my top 25! - DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsCharlton HestonRoddy McDowallKim HunterAn astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved.(dir. Franklin J. Schaffner, stars Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowell)
And here is #25, a film I loved since I first saw it on TV in 1973 age 8. - DirectorSergei ParajanovStarsIvan MikolaychukLarisa KadochnikovaTatyana BestayevaA timeless Carpathian story - the young Ivan falls in love with the daughter of his father's killer among the Hutsul people of Ukraine.
- DirectorMichael CacoyannisStarsAnthony QuinnAlan BatesIrene PapasAn uptight English writer travelling to Crete, on a matter of business, finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.
- DirectorJames HillTom McGowanStarsVirginia McKennaBill TraversGeoffrey KeenThe story of George and Joy Adamson and the orphaned lion cub, Elsa, they adopt.
- DirectorStuart RosenbergStarsPaul NewmanGeorge KennedyStrother MartinA laid-back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.
- DirectorStanley KramerStarsSpencer TracyMilton BerleEthel MermanA group of motorists witnesses a car crash in the California desert, and after the driver's dying words indicate the location of a hidden stash of loot, they turn against each in a race across the state to get to it.
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodEli WallachLee Van CleefA bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsAudrey HepburnGeorge PeppardPatricia NealA young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building, but her past threatens to get in the way.
- DirectorGeorge DunningStarsPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonRingo StarrThe Beatles agree to accompany Captain Fred in his yellow submarine and go to Pepperland to free it from the music-hating Blue Meanies.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsKatharine HepburnRalph RichardsonJason RobardsAt the end of a long and hot summer day, members of one family gather in a large house. Everyone has something painful and offensive to say, and their silence is even worse.
- DirectorCornel WildeStarsCornel WildeGert van den BerghKen GampuDuring the 1800s, a safari guide, two elephant hunters and their crew run into trouble with the natives in the South African veld when they refuse to offer gifts to the tribesmen.
- DirectorTed PostStarsClint EastwoodInger StevensPat HingleWhen an innocent man barely survives a lynching, he returns as a lawman determined to bring the vigilantes to justice.
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodEli WallachLee Van CleefA bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
- DirectorPeter UstinovStarsRobert RyanPeter UstinovMelvyn DouglasWhen a kind-hearted sailor is made to join an English vessel at war in 1797, he finds himself caught between devotion to his crewmates and obedience to their hated, cruel master-at-arms.
- DirectorRoger VadimStarsJane FondaJohn Phillip LawAnita PallenbergIn the 41st century, an astronaut partakes in sexy misadventures while seeking to stop an evil scientist who threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy.
- DirectorRené ClémentStarsCharles BronsonJill IrelandMarlène JobertA US Army colonel in France tries to track down an escaped sex maniac.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsJack LemmonLee RemickCharles BickfordAn alcoholic marries a young woman and systematically addicts her to booze so that they can share his "passion" together.