Movies released in 1961

Ring of Fire

63/100

In the 1960s Oregon, two sheriff deputies arrest three teenagers for robbery but are overpowered and taken hostage while forest fires rage all around them.

The Fascist

75/100

The quest of a fascist soldier whose mission is to catch a political enemy during the end of the WWII.

Junglee

73/100

A humorless and pompous businessman goes wild when he falls in love. Now if only his domineering mother could understand his new lease on life.

Antigone

72/100

Antigone defies her uncle's decree that her traitorous brother should go unburied and therefore find no rest in the afterlife; however, her actions have tragic consequences.

Die seltsame Gräfin

60/100

A girl is almost murdered, but no explainable motive can be found until a 20 year old murder is uncovered and linked to the case.

Drei Mann in einem Boot

61/100

Romanoff and Juliet

66/100

A "Romeo and Juliet"-inspired Cold War satire starring, written and directed by Peter Ustinov. A tiny but otherwise inconsequential and powerless European country called Concordia holds the... See full summary »

Anatomy of a Psycho

39/100

The crazed brother of a condemned killer sent to the gas chamber swears vengeance on those he holds responsible for his brother's execution.

Eve and the Handyman

41/100

Eve is dressed in a long raincoat and follows the handyman around as he makes his appointed rounds....

By Love Possessed

56/100

Neurotic woman engages in an affair with the law partner of her impotent husband.

The Devil's Daffodil

56/100

A Chinese detective breaks up a drug smuggling ring and tries to find the "Daffodil Killer". The drug smugglers had devised the ingenious method of smuggling heroin from Hong Kong in the stems of daffodils.

Operation Snafu

58/100

When he is pulled up in court for selling stuff on the street, Horace Pope says he was only doing it while waiting to enlist. The judge calls his bluff and forces him to sign up. Pope makes... See full summary »

The Devil's Messenger

48/100

Satan enlists the help of a suicide victim in Hell to lure unsuspecting earthly victims to their eternal doom. Contains 3 somewhat unrelated Twilight Zone-esque stories.

Hand in Hand

75/100

A little Roman Catholic boy and a little Jewish girl become best friends despite the prejudice that surrounds them.

The Trojan Horse

61/100

A retelling of the events leading to the use of the Trojan Horse, to bring down the great city of Troy.

Battle at Bloody Beach

56/100

In 1941, after the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, American civilian Craig Benson helps organizing the Philippine guerrilla fighters, delivering supplies and evacuating stranded civilians.

The Second Time Around

64/100

In 1911, a widow with two children leaves New York City for territorial Arizona and becomes a ranch hand and later gets herself elected sheriff. A gambler and a rancher become rivals for her affections.

A Wife Confesses

77/100

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.

Diary of a Nudist

41/100

Newspaper editor Arthur Sherwood is on a hunting trip when he accidentally stumbles upon a nudist camp in the woods. He is very much shocked by this and decides to send reporter Stacy ... See full summary »

The Last Judgment

69/100

In Naples, a voice from the skies announces one morning that the final judgment will be at 6 p.m. on that day. What follows is a series of vignettes depicting various people's reactions (or lack there of) to the announcement.

Constantine and the Cross

59/100

Biopic of Constantine the Great, set between 293-312 AD, from his days as Tribune to his accession as Roman Emperor of Gaul under the tetrarchy system and ending with his battle against the usurper Roman Emperor Maxentius in Rome.

The Story of the Count of Monte Cristo

66/100

Edmund Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he ... See full summary »

The Happy Thieves

54/100

A suave art thief romances a wealthy duchess, only to enable him to steal a priceless painting from her collection. Complications ensue.

The Last Time I Saw Archie

60/100

Two Air Force friends have fun during their enlistment.

The Forger of London

62/100

A ring of counterfeiters is flooding the country with phony money, and suspicion falls upon a wealthy playboy who may--or may not--have amnesia.