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Birdman of AlcatrazBirdman of Alcatraz (1961)
Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Burt Lancaster
A thought–provoking, true–life story of a man sentenced to 60 years in solitary who became a world authority on birdlife. A compelling…
By Love PossessedBy Love Possessed (1961)
Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Lana Turner, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jason Robards Jr.
Junky drama set in picture perfect New England town centres on the insipid lives and loves of its inhabitants. Sub–Sirkian melodrama has its…
Children's Hour, TheChildren's Hour, The (1961) Recommended
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Shirley Maclaine, James Garner
Good performances from the two leads as lesbian school–teachers who are involved in smalltown scandal when a trouble–making student…
End of Summer, TheEnd of Summer, The (Kohayagawa-ke no aki) (1961)
Dir. Yasujiro Ozu
Feat. Ganjiro Nakamura, Setsuko Hara
Another intimate portrayal of Japanese family life from the dir. of TOKYO STORY that explores the breakdown of traditional family values in the face…
Exiles, TheExiles, The (1961) Recommended
Dir. Kent MacKenzie
Feat. Yvonne Williams, Homer Nish, Tommy Reynolds
Independent drama from great unsung American director Kent MacKenzie. The plot follows a group of Native Americans in the 1950's who have left…
FannyFanny (1961)
Dir. Joshua Logan
Feat. Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Charles Boyer
Adored melodrama set in Marseilles, starring Leslie Caron as the titular character who falls in love with a young sailor (Buchholz) but must grapple…
Femme Est Une Femme, UneFemme Est Une Femme, Une (A Woman is a Woman) (1961)
Dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Feat. Anna Karina, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean-Paul Belmondo
Godard flirts with the Hollywood musical, and any other idea that takes his fancy to tell his buoyant tale of a free–spirited stripper who…
Francis Of AssisiFrancis Of Assisi (1961)
Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Bradford Dillman, Dolores Hart, Stuart Whitman
Cinema–scopic religious epic about the founder of the school of monks, with Bradford Dillman well suited as St. Francis, and Dolores Hart good…
Goodbye AgainGoodbye Again (Aimez-Vous Brahms) (1961)
Dir. Anatole Litvak
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Yves Montand, Anthony Perkins
Elegant love triangle has Bergman falling in love with dashing young Anthony Perkins much to her philandering husband's chagrin. Overly familiar…
Hustler, TheHustler, The (1961) Aro Favourite
Dir. Robert Rossen
Feat. Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, George C. Scott
Classic Paul Newman, playing a pool–shark with potential who gets into a match with the legendary Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason). George C…

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