The best movies 1961 Pagina 11

A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-blooded plan to steal £90,000.

A music comedy by Franz Marischka.

A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, threatening to derail his career on the path of...

With his family mired in financial troubles, Domenico moves to Milan, Italy, from his small town to get a job in lieu of furthering his education. A...

Director Andrew V. McLaglen's 1961 drama, based on John William Fox's novel, is the tale of a young man returning home after fighting in the Civil...

During the Mongol invasion of Poland, a conflict between Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan and his oldest son Ogotai ensues when the former aims for peace...

A ruined Baron Philippe de baron, meets one day a troupe of traveling actors led by Herod. Attracted by the one who plays the role of the ingenue:...

An old man sells his soul to the devil, and turns into a young man. He then uses witchcraft and black magic to win a woman from his rival.

The classic story from the early days of Rome where there are no women. Romulus, the founder of Rome, finds women to be wives from Sabina where there...

A vicious hood rises to the top of the rackets in Depression-era New York in this account of the life of Dutch Schultz.

The arrival of Francis, who owns a factory of surgical material in New York, caused a real stir in a family composed by her grandfather, Pepe, the...

Paris, summer 1960. Anthropologist and filmmaker Jean Rouch and sociologist and film critic Edgar Morin wander through the crowded streets asking...

A cross-country airliner, whose passengers include a nuclear physicist, a rocket expert, and a mathematical genius, is drawn beyond radar range by an...

Two Air Force friends have fun during their enlistment.

Sebastian must either deliver a young Arab prince to Russia or get him back safely to his own country. The episode aired in the US in 1959, and in...

Cacho Garibaldi is the soccer player of the moment, his goals lead to delirium fans. When an eccentric millionaire named Lupus buys his transfer, he...

This is a very theatrical version, full of sound & fury, histrionics and big arm movements. Cynical audiences might not buy into it, but if you...

Inspired by a Malay legend about two friends whose relationship is tested by conflicting loyalties.

Marching down the Italian peninsula to sack ancient Rome, Etruscan warrior Drusco instead offers to hold back his onslaught if the Romans hand over...

Two miners, Italians Federico and Vincenzo take off together for the city's red-light district, where the women pose in windows for prospective...

French docu-drama which chronicles the chain of events that lead to the hanging of German-journalist Richard Sorge, who was executed in 1944 after he...

An amnesiac carnival psychic is haunted by the thought that a man is coming to kill her.

Three female singers in the 1920s pursue their careers.

Short film.

A day in the life of an 'organillero' as he plays his music in the streets of a Chilean city.

Joris Ivens documentary.

A poor mechanic is conned into taking the place of a wealthy business magnate so the rich man can take off to work on some major wheeling and...

The images connect the workings of a slaughterhouse with a city that is also divided between executioners and dead people.

It tells the story of a slave rebellion on a sugar plantation in the days leading up to the official abolition of slavery on the island on March 22,...

Three tomboyish farm-girls meet mens and start developing their girly sides.

The adventures and misfortunes of high school seniors.

Pedro is a young peasant who leaves home to join the Rebel Army, based in Sierra Maestra.

Rejected suitor goes all-out in his efforts to break up an engaged couple.

Two young homeless people meet and fall in love, but bad luck separates them again every time they find each other.

Short film.

A film commissioned by the National Tourism Commission, "The City on the Beach" is, however, more than a documentary to disseminate the benefits and...

Short film made by Víctor Erice during his time at the Official School of Cinematography

Four unrelated stories about unmarried mothers.

Entry in a four part series based on the novel "El fisto del diablo" by Manuel Payno.

Documentary.