Movie List for "1961"

A 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. Year 1961.

A mysterious and cruel Baron, whose face has become frozen in a horrifying grin, demands that a prominent London physician apply experimental treatments on him to restore his face. Year 1961.

In the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister’s death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor. Year 1961.

A sympathetic portrayal of the suffering of a deaf couple at the hands of a shell shocked postwar society that treats them like wayward children to be at turns pitied or exploited. Year 1961.

The film begins when the legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi is still named Shinmen Takezo. After being on the losing side of the Battle of Sekigahara, Takezo and his friend manage to escape and come across a young woman and her mot Year 1961.

Silvio refuses to fight for the fascists and joins the resistance with Elena. After the war, his vitriolic newspaper articles cause him to be sentenced to imprisonment. Year 1961.

Viridiana, a young nun about to take her final vows, pays a visit to her widowed uncle at the request of her Mother Superior. Year 1961.

A day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship. Year 1961.

A girl pursues a guy who fooled her, but fascinates his younger brother instead. Year 1961.

Ayako is charged with murdering her much older academic husband while climbing a mountain. Ayako was having an affair, apparently with her husband’s approval, and this complicates the trial. Year 1961.

A very young college graduate attempts to obtain a position with a large corporation. Year 1961.

A corrosive series of quick impressions of the “lions in the sun,” lazy good for nothings looking for some adventure and fun on the beaches of Italy. Year 1961.

Based on the 1001 Arabian nights tale of Ali Baba & The Forty Thieves, this movie tells of the adventures of Ali Baba with generous twists of Malay humour and general hilarity. Year 1961.

A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiraling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison. Year 1961.

A documentary about the everyday lives of ordinary Parisians, done in the style of cinéma vérité. Year 1961.

His ideals challenged by life as a conscript in war-time Japan’s military, a pacifist faces ever greater tests in his fight for survival. Year 1961.