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The Second Time Around
The Second Time Around (1961) on 22 december 1961
, 1h39
Directed by Vincent Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Debbie Reynolds, Steve Forrest, Andy Griffith, Juliet Prowse, Thelma Ritter, Isobel Elsom
Rating64% 3.2446453.2446453.2446453.2446453.244645
Lu Rogers, recently widowed, leaves her children in New York with her mother-in-law in 1911 and travels west to take a job she's been offered. Upon arriving in Arizona, the job falls through, so farmer Aggie Gates tries her out as a hired hand.
Snow White and the Three Stooges
Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961) on 24 december 1961
, 1h47
Directed by Walter Lang, Frank Tashlin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films, Political films, Buddy films, Children's films, Films about royalty
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe DeRita, Edson Stroll, Patricia Medina, Guy Rolfe
Rating52% 2.6079652.6079652.6079652.6079652.607965
Once upon a time, in the kingdom of Fortunia, a noble king and his lovely young queen lack but one blessing to make their joy complete. The queen gives birth to a daughter named Snow White, but dies soon after. The king mourns her, but in time, he remarries because of the pleading of his people. His new Queen is a beautiful, but evil woman who soon becomes jealous of Snow White's beauty.
Mysterious Island
Mysterious Island (1961) on 20 december 1961
, 1h41
Directed by Ray Harryhausen, Cy Endfield
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes La fin du monde, Seafaring films, Transport films, Volcanisme, Pirate films, Films based on science fiction novels, Giant monster films, Political films, Films about volcanoes, Disaster films
Actors Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, Herbert Lom, Percy Herbert
Rating66% 3.3473653.3473653.3473653.3473653.347365
In 1865 during the American Civil War, a massive storm sweeps through a Confederate prison camp. Union soldiers Cyrus Harding (Michael Craig), Herbert Brown (Michael Callan) and Neb (Dan Jackson), are planning an escape via a tethered gas balloon. When a new prisoner, Union war correspondent Gideon Spillet (Gary Merrill), is brought into their cell, they knock out the guard and escape from the prison house. Once they arrive at the balloon, they drag one of the Confederate guards named Pencroft (Percy Herbert) aboard. After he explains that he knows how to pilot the balloon, they let him join the group.
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) on 19 december 1961
, 3h6
Directed by Stanley Kramer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about capital punishment, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Maximilian Schell
Rating82% 4.1486254.1486254.1486254.1486254.148625
Judgment at Nuremberg centers on a military tribunal convened in Nuremberg, Germany, in which four German judges and prosecutors stand accused of crimes against humanity for their involvement in atrocities committed under the Nazi regime. Judge Dan Haywood (Spencer Tracy) is the Chief Trial Judge of a three-judge panel that will hear and decide the case against the defendants. Haywood begins his examination by trying to learn how the defendant Ernst Janning (Burt Lancaster) could have sentenced so many people to death. Janning, it is revealed, is a well-educated and internationally respected jurist and legal scholar. Haywood seeks to understand how the German people could have turned blind eyes and deaf ears to the crimes of the Nazi regime. In doing so, he befriends the widow (Marlene Dietrich) of a German general who had been executed by the Allies. He talks with a number of Germans who have different perspectives on the war. Other characters the judge meets are U.S. Army Captain Byers (William Shatner), who is assigned to the American party hearing the cases, and Irene Hoffman (Judy Garland), who is afraid to bring testimony that may bolster the prosecution's case against the judges.
Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles (1961) on 18 december 1961
, 2h16
Directed by Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Glenn Ford, Bette Davis, Hope Lange, Arthur O'Connell, Peter Falk, Mickey Shaughnessy
Rating71% 3.5504353.5504353.5504353.5504353.550435
Dave the Dude (Glenn Ford) is a successful, very superstitious New York City gangster who buys apples from street peddler Apple Annie (Bette Davis) to bring him good luck. On the eve of a very important meeting, he finds Annie terribly upset.
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour (1961) on 19 december 1961
, 1h45
Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Shirley MacLaine, Audrey Hepburn, James Garner, Miriam Hopkins, Fay Bainter, Veronica Cartwright
Rating77% 3.8982253.8982253.8982253.8982253.898225
Former college classmates Martha Dobie (Shirley MacLaine) and Karen Wright (Audrey Hepburn) open a private school for girls. Martha's Aunt Lily (Miriam Hopkins), an aging actress, lives and teaches elocution at the school. After an engagement of two years to Joe Cardin (James Garner), a reputable obstetrician, Karen finally agrees to set a wedding date. Joe is related to the influential Amelia Tilford (Fay Bainter), whose granddaughter Mary (Karen Balkin) is a student at the school. Mary is a spoiled, conniving child who bullies her classmates, particularly Rosalie Wells (Veronica Cartwright), whom she blackmails when she discovers her in possession of a student's missing bracelet.
X-15
X-15 (1961) on 22 december 1961
, 1h47
Directed by Richard Donner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Historical
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors David McLean, Charles Bronson, Stanley Livingston, Brad Dexter, Kenneth Tobey, Mary Tyler Moore
Rating56% 2.8066352.8066352.8066352.8066352.806635
The experimental X-15 program at Edwards Air Force Base involves test pilots: civilian Matt Powell (David McLean), Lt. Col. Lee Brandon (Charles Bronson) and Maj. Ernest Wilde (Ralph Taeger). The cutting edge high-speed program is ramrodded by project chief Tom Deparma (James Gregory) and US Air Force Col. Craig Brewster (Kenneth Tobey). As the test pilots prepare for the planned launch of the rocket plane from a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress mother ship, they experience emotional and physical problems, which they share with their wives and sweethearts.
A Man Named Rocca
A Man Named Rocca (1961) on 20 december 1961
, 1h42
Directed by Jean Becker
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes La provence
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Christine Kaufmann, Pierre Vaneck, Béatrice Altariba, Henri Virlogeux, Mario David
Rating63% 3.1937753.1937753.1937753.1937753.193775
Roberto La Rocca, au passé trouble, s'est retiré des « affaires » à la campagne. Un jour, un informateur lui apprend que son ami Xavier Adé a été injustement incarcéré pour meurtre. Afin de venir en aide à son ami, La Rocca contacte à Marseille Villanova, l'ex-associé de Xavier qu'il soupçonne de cette machination. Lors de leur affrontement, La Rocca l'abat et, du coup, renoue avec le milieu en accaparant son tripot. Il poursuit néanmoins son objectif en joignant Geneviève, la sœur de Xavier. Lors d'un racket, il est blessé et capturé. Il retrouve Xavier en prison. On leur propose d'anticiper leur libération s'ils acceptent de participer au déminage de garrigues maritimes restées piégées depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Lors de l'une de ces dangereuses opérations, Xavier perd un bras en voulant protéger La Rocca. Cet acte héroïque leur vaut d'être immédiatement libérés. Pour l'avenir, Xavier et Geneviève souhaitent s'associer avec La Rocca en achetant ensemble une grande propriété. Sans en informer La Rocca, Xavier profite de l'infirmité de Nevada, un riche truand, pour lui extorquer l'argent nécessaire. Pendant que Xavier est parti signer l'acte d’achat, les hommes de main de Nevada font irruption à son domicile où ils trouvent La Rocca et Geneviève. Durant la rixe qui s'ensuit, Geneviève est mortellement blessée en s'interposant devant le revolver qui visait La Rocca. Celui-ci rompt définitivement son amitié avec Xavier qu'il rend responsable du décès de Geneviève.
Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back (1961) on 20 december 1961
, 1h47
Directed by Delbert Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Edie Adams, Jack Oakie, Joe Flynn
Rating70% 3.548173.548173.548173.548173.54817
In a New York advertising agency, Jerry Webster (Rock Hudson), a Madison Avenue ad executive, has achieved success not through hard work or intelligence but by wining and dining his clients, even setting them up on dates with attractive girls.
Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons (1959) on 18 december 1961
, 1h45
Directed by Roger Vadim
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Jeanne Moreau, Gérard Philipe, Annette Stroyberg, Jeanne Valérie, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Simone Renant
Rating67% 3.391673.391673.391673.391673.39167
In present-day France, Valmont and Juliette de Merteuil are a married couple who help each other have extramarital affairs.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959) on 18 december 1961
, 1h16
Directed by Jiří Trnka
Origin Tchecoslovaquie
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Théâtre, Les fées, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors Richard Burton, Joss Ackland, Jean Desailly, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Hugh Manning, Barbara Jefford
Rating69% 3.4672653.4672653.4672653.4672653.467265
D'après la pièce de Shakespeare, Le Songe d'une nuit d'été, ce film de marionnettes destiné aux adultes met en scène les trois univers de cette histoire complexe : l'Athènes patricienne, le milieu populaire et le monde magique des elfes et des nymphes.
Something Wild
Something Wild (1961) on 23 december 1961
, 1h52
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Romance
Actors Carroll Baker, Ralph Meeker, Mildred Dunnock, Jean Stapleton, Martin Kosleck, Clifton James
Rating66% 3.343393.343393.343393.343393.34339
Mary Ann Robinson, a teenage girl attending college in New York City, is brutally raped while walking in a park.
Everything's Ducky
Everything's Ducky (1961) on 20 december 1961
, 1h20
Directed by Don Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jackie Cooper, Roland Winters, Elizabeth MacRae, Gordon Jones
Rating45% 2.2660852.2660852.2660852.2660852.266085
Two sailors sneak a talking duck aboard their ship. Complications ensue. The duck waddles all over the ship until he escapes.
Aquamania
Aquamania (1961) on 20 december 1961
, 8minutes
Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Pinto Colvig, Kevin Corcoran, John Dehner
Rating66% 3.3406853.3406853.3406853.3406853.340685
Dingo joue le rôle d'un père qui vient d'acquérir un bateau et amène son fils à la mer pour le week-end. Il démontre ses capacités à faire du ski nautique. Le fils, impressionné, inscrit son père à une compétition. Ce sera la source de nombreuses mésaventures de la pieuvre aux montagnes russes en ski. Dingo finira par remporter la course.