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A list of American films released in 1961.

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[edit] Top grossing films (U.S.)

Rank Title Studio Gross
1. One Hundred and One Dalmatians* Disney $186,648,000
2. West Side Story United Artists $19,646,000
3. The Guns of Navarone Columbia $13,000,000
4. El Cid Allied Artists $12,000,000
5. The Absent-Minded Professor* Disney $11,426,000
6. The Parent Trap* Disney $11,322,000
7. La Dolce Vita* Astor/AIP $8,000,000
8. Lover Come Back Universal $7,625,000
9. King of Kings MGM $6,520,000
10. Poor White Trash* CDA/United Artists $6,000,000

[edit] A-B

Title Director Cast Genre Note
1961
A Difficult Life Dino Risi Alberto Sordi Drama Italy
The Absent-Minded Professor Robert Stevenson Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk Comedy
All Night Long Basil Dearden Patrick McGoohan, Richard Attenborough Drama
April Otar Iosseliani T. Chanturia, Gia Chiraqadze, A. Chikvaidze, V. Maisuradze, A. Jorbenadze Romance, drama Russia
Aquamania Wolfgang Reitherman Goofy cartoon
Atlantis, the Lost Continent George Pal John Dall Sci-Fi
Babes in Toyland Jack Donohue Tommy Sands, Annette Funicello, Ray Bolger, Ed Wynn Musical
Back Street David Miller Susan Hayward, John Gavin Drama
Battle of the Worlds Antonio Marghetti Claude Rains Sci-Fi
The Beast of Yucca Flats Coleman Francis Tor Johnson Sci-Fi
Beep Prepared Chuck Jones voice of Paul Julian Cartoon
Bloodlust! Ralph Brooke Robert Reed Horror
Blue Hawaii Norman Taurog Elvis Presley, Angela Lansbury Musical
Boy Friend Naresh Saigalsujan Shammi Kapoor, Madhubala, Dharmendra Hindi
Boys Beware Sid Davis Docu.
Breakfast at Tiffany's Blake Edwards Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Buddy Ebsen, Mickey Rooney Drama
Bridge to the Sun Etienne Parker Carroll Baker, James Shigeta Drama

[edit] C-I

Title Director Cast Genre Note
The Children's Hour William Wyler Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, James Garner Drama
Come September Robert Mulligan Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida Comedy
Creature from the Haunted Sea Roger Corman Antony Carbone Sci-Fi
The Curse of the Werewolf Terence Fisher Oliver Reed Horror
Daffy's Inn Trouble Robert McKimson voice of Mel Blanc Animated
The Day the Earth Caught Fire Val Guest Edward Judd, Leo McKern Sci-Fi
The Deadly Companions Sam Peckinpah Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith Western
Dentist on the Job C.M. Pennington-Richards Shirley Eaton Comedy
Divorce, Italian Style Pietro Gerni Marcello Mastroianni Comedy Italy
Double Bunk C.M.Pennington-Richards Ian Carmichael, Sid James, Janette Scott, Liz Fraser, Dennis Price Comedy
Down and Outing Gene Deitch voice of Allen Swift Animated
The Errand Boy Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis Comedy
Everything's Ducky Don Taylor Buddy Hackett, Mickey Rooney, Jackie Cooper
The Exiles Kent Mackenzie Documentary
Fanny Joshua Logan Leslie Caron, Charles Boyer Drama
Flower Drum Song Henry Koster Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Jack Soo, Miyoshi Umeki Musical Universal
The Frightened City John Lemont Sean Connery Drama
Gidget Goes Hawaiian Paul Wendkos Deborah Walley, James Darren Comedy
Girl with a Suitcase Valerio Zurlini Claudia Cardinale Drama
Gold of the Seven Saints Gordon Douglas Clint Walker, Roger Moore Adventure
Goodbye Again Anatole Litvak Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Perkins Drama
The Great Impostor Robert Mulligan Tony Curtis, Edmond O'Brien, Karl Malden Drama
The Greengage Summer Lewis Gilbert Kenneth More, Susannah York Drama
The Guns of Navarone J. Lee Thompson Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker, James Darren Adventure
Havoc in Heaven Wan Laiming Animated
Hercules in the Haunted World Mario Bava Reg Park
Homicidal William Castle Glenn Corbett Suspense
The Honeymoon Machine Richard Thorpe Steve McQueen, Jim Hutton Comedy
Hoodlum Priest Irvin Kershner Don Murray Drama
The Hustler Robert Rossen Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott Drama
The Innocents Jack Clayton Deborah Kerr Horror

[edit] J-R

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Judgment at Nuremberg Stanley Kramer Spencer Tracy, Marlene Dietrich, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell, Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Judy Garland Drama 11 Oscar nominations
Junglee India
The Key Animated Russia
King of Kings Nicholas Ray Jeffrey Hunter, Robert Ryan Drama, Biblical MGM
The Ladies Man Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis Comedy
The Last Sunset Robert Aldrich Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas Western
The Last War Japan
Last Year at Marienbad Alain Resnais Delphine Seyrig France
Lola Jacques Denny Anouk Aimee Drama France
The Long Absence Henri Colpi Alida Valli Drama France
Lover Come Back Delbert Mann Doris Day, Rock Hudson Comedy
The Magic Sword Bert I. Gordon Basil Rathbone, Gary Lockwood Adventure
A Majority of One Mervyn LeRoy Rosalind Russell, Alec Guinness Comedy
The Mark Guy Green Stuart Whitman, Rod Steiger Drama
The Marriage-Go-Round Walter Lang Julie Newmar, James Mason, Susan Hayward Comedy
The Mask Julian Roffman Paul Stevens Horror Canada
Master of the World William Witney Vincent Price, Charles Bronson Adventure
The Misfits John Huston Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift Drama U.A.
Misty Arthur O'Connell Family
Morgan, the Pirate Andre DeToth Steve Reeves Adventure
Mother Joan of the Angels Poland
Mr. Topaze Peter Sellers Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Leo McKern Comedy
Mysterious Island Cy Endfield Gary Merrill, Herbert Lom Sci-Fi
The Naked Edge Michael Anderson Gary Cooper, Deborah Kerr Suspense
Night Tide Curtis Harrington Dennis Hopper Fantasy
No Love for Johnnie Ralph Thomas Peter Finch Erotic
Nude on the Moon Doris Wishman, Raymond Phelan Adult
On the Double Melville Shavelson Danny Kaye, Dana Wynter Comedy
One Hundred and One Dalmatians 3 directors Ben Wright, Betty Lou Gerson (voices) Animated Disney
One-Eyed Jacks Marlon Brando Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Katy Jurado, Pina Pellicer Western Paramount
One, Two, Three Billy Wilder James Cagney, Horst Bucholtz, Pamela Tiffin Comedy U.A.
The Parent Trap David Swift Hayley Mills, Brian Keith, and Maureen O'Hara Comedy Disney
Paris Blues Martin Ritt Sidney Poitier, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward Comedy
Parrish Delmer Daves Troy Donahue, Claudette Colbert, Karl Malden Drama
Passenger Poland
Pigs and Battleships Japan
The Pit and the Pendulum Roger Corman Vincent Price, John Kerr Horror
Pocketful of Miracles Frank Capra Bette Davis, Glenn Ford, Hope Lange, Peter Falk, Ann-Margret Comedy U.A.
Question 7 Stuart Rosenberg Michael Gwynn Drama
A Raisin in the Sun Daniel Petrie Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee Drama Columbia
The Rebel Robert Day Tony Hancock, George Sanders Comedy
Reptilicus Sci-Fi
Return to Peyton Place Jose Ferrer Carol Lynley, Jeff Chandler, Eleanor Parker Drama Fox
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone Jose Quintero Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty Drama

[edit] S-Z

Title Director Cast Genre Note
The Secret Ways Phil Karlson Richard Widmark Thriller
Shadow of the Cat John Gilling Andre Morrell Horror
Siberian Lady Macbeth Russia
The Sinister Urge Ed Wood Drama
Snow White and the Three Stooges Walter Lang Three Stooges, Carol Heiss Comedy Fox
Something Wild Jack Garfein Carroll Baker, Ralph Meeker Drama
Splendor in the Grass Elia Kazan Warren Beatty, Natalie Wood Drama
The Steel Claw George Montgomery George Montgomery Action
Stop, Look and Laugh Don Appell, Louis Brandt Three Stooges, Paul Winchell Comedy Columbia
Summer and Smoke Peter Glenville Laurence Harvey, Geraldine Page Drama
Taste of Fear Seth Holt Susan Strasberg, Ann Todd Drama
A Taste of Honey Tony Richardson Rita Tushingham Comedy
Terminus John Schlesinger Documentary
The Adventures of Lucky Pierre Erotic
The Devil at 4 O'Clock Mervyn LeRoy Spencer Tracy, Frank Sinatra Adventure
The Fascist Luciano Salce Italy
The Last Judgement Vittorio De Sica Italy
Through a Glass Darkly Ingmar Bergman Harriet Andersson Drama Sweden
The Treasure of Monte Cristo Monty Berman Rory Calhoun Adventure
Two Rode Together John Ford James Stewart, Richard Widmark, Shirley Jones Western
Very Nice, Very Nice Arthur Lipsett Short subject 7 min.
Victim Basil Dearden Dirk Bogarde Drama
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Irwin Allen Walter Pidgeon, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden Sci-Fi
War Is Hell Burt Topper Audie Murphy War
We Were Young Bulgaria
West Side Story Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins Richard Beymer, Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, Russ Tamblyn, George Chakiris, Simon Oakland Musical Won 10 Oscars
Whistle Down the Wind Bryan Forbes Hayley Mills, Alan Bates, Bernard Lee Drama
Wild in the Country Philip Dunne Elvis Presley, Tuesday Weld, Hope Lange Comedy
A Woman Is a Woman Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Paul Belmondo France
X-15 Charles Bronson, Kenneth Tobey, Mary Tyler Moore Adventure
The Young Doctors Phil Karlson Ben Gazzara, Fredric March, Dick Clark Drama
The Young Savages John Frankenheimer Burt Lancaster, Dina Merrill, Shelley Winters Drama

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