Subgenre Sampler
Classics > Drama: 991 Films to Buy & Rent
From the Terrace (1960)
- Dir. Mark Robson
Feat. Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy…
- Adapted from the novel by John O’Hara, this slick drama tracks war veteran Paul Newman’s rise to the top. Ironic touches help the story, as do…
Inherit the Wind (1960)
- Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly
- The Evolutionist vs Creationist debate is encapsulated in this courtroom recreation of the Monkey Trial of the 1920s (a Tennessee schoolteacher was…
It Started in Naples (1960)
- Dir. Melville Shavelson
Feat. Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica
- Winning combination of Gable and Loren guided by director Shavelson (HOUSEBOAT) team up again for this romantic comedy drama set in Naples following…
L'Avventura (1960)
- Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni
Feat. Monica Vitti
- The quintessential Euro–arthouse film of the 60s – a rambling yet elegant voyage through the sterile lives of the bourgeiousie, following…
La Dolce Vita (1960)
- Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni
- An episodic film following the very cool Marcello Mastroianni, a disillusioned journalist trapped in shallow, so called 'decadent' society. A…
Lola (1960)
- Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Anouk Aimee, Marc Michel
- Irresistible 'New Wave' confection breezily spins its romantic tale around the alluring presence of Anouk Aimee, here a cheery cabaret–dancer…
Never Let Go (1960)
- Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. Richard Todd, Peter Sellers, Adam Faith…
- Solid crime drama about a young salesman (Todd) who has his car inconveniently stolen – leaving him with a large debt – and then…
Platinum High School (1960)
- Dir. Charles Haas
Feat. Mickey Rooney, Terry Moore, Dan Duryea…
- Mickey Rooney overheats in investigating his son's death at a military academy. Casting quirks includes singer Conway Twitty.
Psycho (1960)
- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles…
- Only Mr. Hitchcock could plunder B–movie conventions and turn in the biggest box–office success of his career.
A plethora of…
Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
- Dir. Luchino Visconti
Feat. Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot…
- An uncompromising, richly detailed portrait of an impoverished family who travel to Milan where they are beset by violent misfortune.