1961 Movies

An early work by Bruce Baillie, originally a Canyon Cinemanews.

Persuaded by Lysistrata, the women of Athens agree to withdraw all sexual favours from the men until the men agree to end to war with Sparta.

Dedicated “to the exiled, proscribed, expelled, banned,” this montage of documentary images codirected and written by Jean Cayrol—a former deportee wh...

Instead of going to the front, where he had decided to go after his father’s death, Giga Betaneli ends up at a defence factory in Donbass. His fiancé...

A heavy drug addict in his junkie quarter at Österlånggatan, Stockholm.

Upon his arrival to Dragon Island, ronin Yagi Hanzo, is propositioned by various shady individuals representing rival gangs to lend his services to th...

Wada Kōji is a chivalrous young man who leads a group of youths that take on a yakuza boss.

Luo Ya-nan and Liang Ai-lun grow up together and never stop teasing each other. Liang, a doctor by profession, has a crush on the nurse Gao Shi-wen. T...

A display of the ancient way of fishing with birds, on Lake Dojran, the only place in the world where people are fishing with birds.

A romantic comedy by the Shaw Brothers studio. This is a sequel to Husband's Lover (1959).

After years of drifting around, Willi Palko arrives in the lignite mining area. He was not only looking for a new job, but also wanted to finally sett...

World War II GIs adopt an Italian war orphan.

Tom accompanies his owner, Clint Clobber, who has severe anger management issues, on a fishing trip.

Slaughter’s cattle are rustled, and when the sheriff is powerless to do anything about it, Slaughter is elected sheriff himself. With a band of skille...

The brothers Papolya and Nyakochi argued over who should chop the wood and who was stronger. In the struggle, Nyakochi knocked down his brother, but s...

Two British soldiers in 1830s South Africa flee military discipline and join a group of Boers heading north on "the Great Trek." In between fighting o...

I Faresonen is a combination of a documentary and fictional approach to the problem of alcoholism -- or alcohol dependency. Tackling a problem common...

A wandering swordsman helps a doll maker and his fiancée fight against a ruthless gang in a small town. As tensions escalate, epic duels and betrayals...