List of Italian films of 1961

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A list of films produced in Italy in 1961 (see 1961 in film):

Italian films released in 1961
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
A cavallo della tigre Luigi Comencini Nino Manfredi, Gian Maria Volonté, Serge Reggiani Comedy
Ombretta Colli, Drama
A porte chiuse Dino Risi Anita Ekberg, Claudio Gora Comedy
Accattone Pier Paolo Pasolini Franco Citti, , Drama [1]
Adelchi Vittorio Gasmann, Carla Ragionieri Vittorio Gassmann, Valentina Fortunato, Carlo D'Angelo History TV-footage of the theatrical performance[2]
Akiko Luigi Filippo D'Amico Paolo Panelli, Comedy
Bruno Bozzetto Animation [3]
Giuseppe Maria Scotese Angela Maria, Lionel Hampton documentary
Famous love affairs (Amours célèbres) Michel Boisrond Alain Delon, Brigitte Bardot, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Philippe Noiret Historic French-Italian coproduction
The Assassin Elio Petri Marcello Mastroianni Entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival
Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops Antonio Leonviola Gordon Mitchell, Chelo Alonso, Vira Silenti N/A [4]
Jiří Brdečka
Banditi a Orgosolo Vittorio De Seta Venice Award for debut feature
Roberto Savarese
Battle of the Worlds Antonio Margheriti Claude Rains, Bill Carter, Umberto Orsini Science Fiction [5][6]
Romolo Girolami Walter Chiari, Mario Carotenuto, Valeria Fabrizi Commedia all'italiana
The Best of Enemies Guy Hamilton, Alessandro Blasetti Alberto Sordi, David Niven, Amedeo Nazzari N/A [7]
Caccia all'uomo
Cocagne
Crimen
Divorce Italian Style Pietro Germi Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli Comedy [8]
Drakut il vendicatore
Dynamite Jack
El Cid
Erik the Conqueror Mario Bava Giorgio Ardisson, Cameron Mitchell, Andrea Checchi Peplum [9]
Fantasmi a Roma
The Fascist (Il federale) Luciano Salce Ugo Tognazzi, Georges Wilson, Stefania Sandrelli, Mireille Granelli Commedia all'italiana About World War II
Five Golden Hours
Freddy und der Millionär
Giorno per giorno disperatamente
Gli attendenti
Goliath Against the Giants Brad Harris, Gloria Milland, Fernando Rey Peplum [10][11]
Goliath and the Vampires Sergio Corbucci, Giacomo Gentilomo Gordon Scott, Leonora Ruffo, Jacques Sernas Peplum [12][13]
Gordon, il pirata nero
Guns of the Black Witch Domenico Paolella Don Megowan, Silvana Pampanini, Emma Danieli [14]
Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis Vittorio Cottafavi Reg Park, Fay Spain, Ettore Manni N/A Italian-French co-production[15]
Hercules in the Haunted World Mario Bava Reg Park, Christopher Lee Peplum [16][17]
Hercules in the Valley of Woe Mario Mattoli Kirk Morris, Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia N/A [17][18]
Hindu Kush
I due marescialli
I masnadieri
I mongoli [fr]
I sogni muoiono all'alba
Il carabiniere a cavallo
Il colosso di Rodi
Il giustiziere dei mari
Il mantenuto
Il posto Ermanno Olmi , Tullio Kezich, Drama Venice Award. Close to Italian neorealism
Il ratto delle sabine
Il re di Poggioreale
Il relitto
Il segreto dello sparviero nero
Il sepolcro dei re
Journey Beneath the Desert Edgar G. Ulmer Jean-Louis Trintignant, Haya Harareet Adventure French/Italian co-production
Che gioia vivere René Clément Alain Delon, Barbara Lass, Gino Cervi Comedy [19]
L'amant de cinq jours
L'ammutinamento
L'année dernière à Marienbad
(L'assassino) Elio Petri Marcello Mastroianni, Salvo Randone Kafkaesque Drama Petri's debut
L'imprevisto
L'onorata società
L'oro di Roma
L'ultimo dei Vikinghi
L'uomo in grigio
La colpa e la pena
La Fayette
La fille aux yeux d'or
La fille du torrent
La giornata balorda
La grande olimpiade
Peplum
La notte Michelangelo Antonioni Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Monica Vitti, Bernhard Wicki Drama Won the Golden Bear at Berlin
La Princesse de Clèves
Girl with a Suitcase (La ragazza con la valiglia) Valerio Zurlini Claudia Cardinale, Jacques Perrin Drama
La ragazza in vetrina
La regina dei tartari
La vendetta della maschera di ferro
The Vengeance of Ursus Luigi Capuano Samson Burke, Wandisa Guida, Livio Lorenzon N/A [20]
The Last Judgement (Il Giudizio universale) Vittorio De Sica Anouk Aimée, Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Lino Ventura, Alberto Sordi, Fernandel, Silvana Mangano, Melina Mercouri, Jack Palance Commedia all'italiana Negatively reviewed by contemporary critics
Le avventure di topo Gigio
Le baccanti
Le capitaine Fracasse
Le cave se rebiffe
Le comte de Monte Cristo
Le meraviglie di Aladino
Le miracle des loups
Le puits aux trois vérités
Le sette sfide
Le vergini di Roma
 [it]
Leon Garros ishchet druga
Leoni al sole
Léon Morin, prêtre
Les grandes personnes
Les hommes veulent vivre
Les lions sont lâchés
Lola
The Lovemakers (La viaccia) Mauro Bolognini Claudia Cardinale, Jean Paul Belmondo, Pietro Germi, Romolo Valli Drama
Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan Riccardo Freda Gordon Scott, Yoko Tani Peplum [21]
Maciste, l'uomo più forte del mondo Peplum
Madame (Madame Sans-Gêne) Christian-Jaque Sophia Loren, Robert Hossein Historical
Mani in alto
Morgan il pirata Steve Reeves
Napoléon II, l'aiglon
Orazi e curiazi
Pecado de amor
Psycosissimo
Queen of the Seas Umberto Lenzi Lisa Gastoni, Jerome Courtland, Walter Barnes N/A [22]
The Return of Doctor Mabuse Harald Reinl Gert Fröbe, Lex Barker, Daliah Lavi N/A West German-French-Italian co-production[23]
Revolt of the Mercenaries Piero Costa Virginia Mayo, Conrado San Martín, Susana Canales Historical Co-production with Spain
Romolo e Remo(Duel of the Titans) Steve Reeves, Gordon Scott Peplum
Sansone Brad Harris Peplum
Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare
Then There Were Three
The Joy of Living René Clément Entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival
Totò, Peppino e la dolce vita
Tout l'or du monde
The Triumph of Michael Strogoff Viktor Tourjansky Curd Jürgens, Capucine, Claude Titre Adventure Co-production with France
Tu ne tueras point
Un giorno da leoni
Una spada nell'ombra
A Difficult Life (Una vita difficile) Dino Risi Alberto Sordi, Lea Massari, Franco Fabrizi, Claudio Gora Commedia all'italiana
Une aussi longue absence
Ursus Peplum
Ursus nella valle dei leoni Peplum
Vanina Vanini Roberto Rossellini Sandra Milo, Laurent Terzieff, Martine Carol, Paolo Stoppa Drama Based on Stendhal's novel Vanina Vanini
Calvin Lockhart,
Viva l'Italia!
Vulcano, figlio di Giove Peplum
Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory Paolo Heusch Barbara Lass, , Curt Lowens Horror [24][25]
Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?
World in My Pocket Alvin Rakoff Rod Steiger, Nadia Tiller, Marisa Merlini N/A West German-French-Italian co-production[26]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Accattone!". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Teatro 1961 - 1962". Rai Teche (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  3. ^ Labbè, Jerome (November 19, 2017). "Alpha Omega, by Bruno Bozzetto (1961)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 146.
  5. ^ "Battle of the Worlds". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Il pianeta degli uomini spenti (1961)". Archivio del cinema italiano.it. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  7. ^ Curti 2016, p. 190.
  8. ^ "Divorce--Italian Style". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  9. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 52.
  10. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 68.
  11. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 69.
  12. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 73.
  13. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 76.
  14. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 77.
  15. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 87.
  16. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 89.
  17. ^ a b Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 90.
  18. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 91.
  19. ^ "Che Gioia Vivere".
  20. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 187.
  21. ^ Curti 2017, p. 316.
  22. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 133.
  23. ^ "Im Stahlnetz des Dr. Mabuse" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  24. ^ Curti 2015, p. 64.
  25. ^ Curti 2015, p. 65.
  26. ^ "An einem Freitag um halb zwölf..." (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved October 25, 2018.

References[]

  • Curti, Roberto (2015). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476619897.
  • Curti, Roberto (2016). Tonino Valerii: The Films. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476626185.
  • Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476628387.
  • Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908–1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476627045.

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