Top Films of the 1960s (Calculated)

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The Valley of the Bees (1968)
Údolí včel
other title: O Vale das Abelhas / La Vallée des abeilles …
Cast out by his father, young Ondrej joins the Order of the Teutonic Knights, where he is raised by strict monk Armin. After years of hardship, Ondrej escapes from the Order when he is wrongly punished, and sets out for his former home. Arriving to discover his father to be dead, Ondrej now not only assumes control of his father's properties, but seeks to marry his former stepmother.

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Stolen Kisses (1968)
Baisers volés
François Truffaut actor: Jean-Pierre Léaud / Claude Jade …
other title: Baci rubati / Stjålne kys …
The third in a series of films featuring François Truffaut's alter-ego, Antoine Doinel, the story resumes with Antoine being discharged from military service. His sweetheart Christine's father lands Antoine a job as a security guard, which he promptly loses. Stumbling into a position assisting a private detective, Antoine falls for his employers' seductive wife, Fabienne, and finds that he must choose between the older woman and Christine.

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Loves of a Blonde (1965)
Lásky jedné plavovlásky IMDb TMDB
Miloš Forman actor: Hana Brejchová / Vladimír Pucholt …
other title: Gli amori di una bionda / Lásky jedné plavovlásky …
Andula, an innocent Czech girl from a factory town, is desperately in search of love. She believes she's found it when she beds Milda, a charming young musician visiting from Prague. Milda, however, is only looking for a casual encounter, and leaves town assuming he'll never see Andula again. But when Andula doesn't hear from him, she packs up and heads to Prague, to the surprise of Milda and his parents.

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Pirosmani (1969)
ფიროსმანი
other title: ფიროსმანი
A biography of the Georgian primitive artist Nikoloz Pirosmanishvili (1862–1918), better known as Pirosmani, who died of starvation and sold his paintings to bars and restaurants for food and drink. The film experiments with color control techniques based on the painter’s style.

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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Tony Richardson actor: Michael Redgrave / Tom Courtenay …
other title: Gioventù amore e rabbia / Die Einsamkeit des Langstreckenläufers …
A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.

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Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
Tirez sur le pianiste IMDb TMDB Douban NeoDB
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François Truffaut actor: Charles Aznavour / Marie Dubois …
other title: Tirate sul pianista / Skyd på pianisten …
Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. Soon Charlie and Lena, a waitress at the same bar, face trouble when the gangsters arrive, looking for his brothers.

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Red Angel (1966)
赤い天使 WikiData IMDb TMDB NeoDB
Yasuzō Masumura actor: Ayako Wakao / Shinsuke Ashida …
other title: Nuda per un pugno di eroi / 赤い天使 …
In 1939, Sakura Nishi is a young army nurse who is sent to the field hospitals in China during the Sino-Japanese war. She has to assist the surgeon Dr. Okabe with an incredible number of amputations. In the crowded wards, she gives sympathy to some of the soldiers, including sexually servicing one who has lost both arms and has no hope of returning home. She falls in love with Dr. Okabe, and follows him to the front, even though he is impotent from his morphine addiction.

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The Cow (1969)
گاو
Dariush Mehrjui actor: Ezzatollah Entezami / Mahin Shahabi …
other title: La Vache / گاو
An old villager deeply in love with his cow goes to the capital for a while. While he's there, the cow dies and now the villagers are afraid of his possible reaction to it when he returns.

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Yellow Submarine (1968)
Yellow Submarine
George Dunning actor: Paul Angelis / John Clive …
other title: Yellow Submarine - Il sottomarino giallo / Den gule undervandsbåd …
The wicked Blue Meanies take over Pepperland, eliminating all color and music. As the only survivor, the Lord Admiral escapes in the yellow submarine and journeys to Liverpool to enlist the help of the Beatles.

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A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
飢餓海峡
Tomu Uchida actor: Rentaro Mikuni / Sachiko Hidari …
other title: Lo stretto della fame / Le détroit de la faim …
Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, provoking a policeman's interest.

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Wait Until Dark (1967)
Wait Until Dark
Terence Young actor: Audrey Hepburn / Alan Arkin …
other title: Gli occhi della notte / Fanget af Mørket …
After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move — and find his blind wife, Susy, alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threatening game begins between Susy and the thugs.

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Welcome, or No Trespassing (1964)
Добро пожаловать, или Посторонним вход воспрещен TMDB Douban NeoDB
Elem Germanovich Klimov actor: Evgeniy Evstigneev / Arina Aleynikova …
other title: Benvenuti ovvero vietato l'ingresso agli estranei / Soyez les bienvenus …
A satirical comedy about the excessive restrictions that children face during their vacation in a Young Pioneer camp.

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Eros + Massacre (1969)
エロス+虐殺
Yoshishige Yoshida actor: Mariko Okada / Toshiyuki Hosokawa …
other title: Eros y Masacre / エロス+虐殺
Two interwoven stories. The first is a biography of anarchist Sakae Osugi which follows his relationship with three women in the 1920s. The second centers around two 1960s students researching Osugi's theories.

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The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
The T.A.M.I. Show
Steve Binder actor: Chuck Berry / James Brown …
Hailed by one music reviewer as "the grooviest, wildest, slickest hit ever to pound the screen," "The T.A.M.I. Show" is an unrelenting rock spectacular starring some of the greatest pop performers of the 60s. These top recording idols — representing the musical moods of London, Liverpool, Hollywood and Detroit — packed the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium with 2,600 screaming fans and virtually brought down the house. This is the cinematic record of that electrifying event.

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My Son, the Hero (1961)
Los hermanos Del Hierro WikiData IMDb TMDB NeoDB
Ismael Rodríguez actor: Antonio Aguilar / Julio Alemán …
other title: Les Frères Del Hierro / Los hermanos Del Hierro …
Northern Mexico, early 20th century. Reynaldo del Hierro is murdered while riding with his sons Reynaldo and Martín, whose mother instills in them the need for revenge.

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A Taste of Honey (1961)
A Taste of Honey
Tony Richardson actor: Rita Tushingham / Murray Melvin …
other title: Sapore di miele / Bitterer Honig …
While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.
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