List of Italian films of 1961 explained

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

Italian films released in 1961
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
A cavallo della tigre Comedy
Drama
Comedy
Accattone Drama [1]
Vittorio Gasmann, Carla RagionieriVittorio Gassmann, Valentina Fortunato, Carlo D'AngeloHistoryTV-footage of the theatrical performance[2]
Comedy
Alfa OmegaBruno BozzettoAnimation[3]
documentary
Famous love affairs (Amours célèbres) Alain Delon, Brigitte Bardot, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Philippe NoiretHistoric French-Italian coproduction
The Assassin Entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival
Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops
Banditi a Orgosolo Venice Award for debut feature
Battle of the Worlds Science Fiction[4] [5]
, Alessandro BlasettiAlberto Sordi, David Niven, Amedeo Nazzari
Divorce Italian Style Comedy [6]
Erik the Conqueror Mario BavaPeplum
The Fascist (Il federale) Commedia all'italianaAbout World War II
Goliath Against the Giants Peplum
Goliath and the Vampires Peplum
Guns of the Black Witch Domenico Paolella
Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis Italian-French co-production
Hercules in the Haunted World Peplum
Hercules in the Valley of Woe Kirk Morris, Franco and Ciccio
Il posto DramaVenice Award. Close to Italian neorealism
Adventure French/Italian co-production
Comedy [7]
The Ladykiller of Rome (L'assassino) Kafkaesque DramaPetri's debut
Peplum
La notte DramaWon the Golden Bear at Berlin
Girl with a Suitcase (La ragazza con la valiglia)Drama
Samson Burke, Wandisa Guida, Livio Lorenzon
The Last Judgement (Il Giudizio universale) Commedia all'italianaNegatively reviewed by contemporary critics
The Lovemakers (La viaccia) Drama
Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan Peplum
Peplum
Madame (Madame Sans-Gêne) Sophia Loren, Robert HosseinHistorical
Steve Reeves
Queen of the Seas
Gert Fröbe, Lex Barker, Daliah LaviWest German-French-Italian co-production[8]
Piero CostaHistorical Co-production with Spain
Romolo e Remo(Duel of the Titans) Peplum
Peplum
The Joy of Living Entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival
The Triumph of Michael Strogoff Viktor TourjanskyAdventure Co-production with France
A Difficult Life (Una vita difficile)Commedia all'italiana
Peplum
Peplum
Vanina Vanini DramaBased on Stendhal's novel Vanina Vanini
Peplum
Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory Horror
World in My Pocket West German-French-Italian co-production[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Accattone!. https://web.archive.org/web/20140403171601/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=23850. April 3, 2014. October 25, 2018. American Film Institute.
  2. Web site: Teatro 1961 - 1962. 2020-11-18. Rai Teche. it-IT.
  3. Web site: Labbè. Jerome. November 19, 2017. Alpha Omega, by Bruno Bozzetto (1961). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/UvFr7gDGedY. 2021-12-12 . live. November 22, 2020. YouTube.
  4. Web site: Battle of the Worlds. January 15, 2019. April 3, 2014. American Film Institute. https://web.archive.org/web/20140403011041/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=19407.
  5. Web site: Il pianeta degli uomini spenti (1961). Archivio del cinema italiano.it. January 17, 2019.
  6. Web site: Divorce--Italian Style. https://web.archive.org/web/20140402220610/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=22814. April 2, 2014. October 25, 2018. American Film Institute.
  7. Web site: Che Gioia Vivere.
  8. Web site: Im Stahlnetz des Dr. Mabuse. Filmportal.de. 25 October 2018. de.
  9. Web site: An einem Freitag um halb zwölf.... Filmportal.de. October 25, 2018. de.

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