Subgenre Sampler
Drama: 8102 Films to Buy & Rent
David and Goliath (1960)
- Dir. Richard Pottier, Ferdinando Baldi
Feat. Orson Welles, Ivica Pajer, Hilton Edwards
- Orson Welles plays King Saul in this adaptation of the biblical story about the unsuspecting shepherd David who is foretold to be the future King by…
Entertainer, The (1960)
- Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Laurence Olivier
- Laurence Olivier portrays a faded comedian who reflects on his failure as an entertainer and as a man. Another fine example of moody British…
Esther and the King (1960)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh, Mario Bava
Feat. Joan Collins, Richard Egan, Denis O'Dea…
- The Book of Esther is retold in this minor Biblical epic, with Joan Collins as a Jewish girl saves her people from a pogrom launched by the evil…
Expresso Bongo (1960)
- Dir. Val Guest
Feat. Cliff Richard, Laurence Harvey
- Brash and colourfully classic 'beat' musical with Cliff Richard as a struggling bongo–playing nightclub act who is snatched from obscurity by a…
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…
Les Bonnes Femmes (1960)
- Dir. Claude Chabrol
Feat. Bernadette Lafont, Clotilde Joano, Stephane Audran
- An early comedy from French new wave director Claude Chabrol (LE BOUCHER), following four single Parisian women as they encounter the romantic…