List of American films of 1961

Shinii nima din nyɛ America shinii nima ka yina yuuni 1961. 

Shinii nima din da pam (U.S.)
 1961Rank Title Studio Gross 1.  The Guns of Navarone*  Columbia $28,900,000 2.  West Side Story United Artists $19,646,000 3.  One Hundred and One Dalmatians Disney $14,000,000 4.  El Cid Allied Artists $12,000,000 5.  The Absent-Minded Professor*  Disney $11,426,000 6.  The Parent Trap*  Disney $11,322,000 7.  La Dolce Vita*  Astor/AIP $8,000,000 8.  Lover Come Back Universal $7,625,000 9.  King of Kings MGM $6,520,000 10.  Poor White Trash*  CDA/United Artists $6,000,000

A–B
 Title  Director  Cast  Genre  Note 20,000 Eyes  Jack Leewood  Gene Nelson, Merry Anders  Thriller  20th Century FoxThe Absent-Minded Professor  Robert Stevenson  Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk, Ed Wynn, Edward Andrews, Leon Ames, Elliott Reid  Comedy  Disney; remade in 1997; 3 Oscar nominationsAda Daniel Mann  Susan Hayward, Dean Martin   Drama  MGM; based on novel by Wirt WilliamsAll in a Night's Work Joseph Anthony Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine, Cliff Robertson  Comedy ParamountAll Hands on Deck  Norman Taurog  Pat Boone, Barbara Eden, Buddy Hackett  Musical  20th Century FoxAngel Baby Paul Wendkos  George Hamilton, Mercedes McCambridge, Joan Blondell  Drama  Allied Artists; film debut of Burt Reynolds Atlas  Roger Corman  Michael Forest, Barboura Morris  Adventure  American International PicturesArmored Command Byron Haskin  Howard Keel, Tina Louise, Earl Holliman  War  Allied ArtistsAtlantis, the Lost ContinentGeorge Pal John Dall, Edward Platt Science fiction  MGMBabes in Toyland Jack Donohue  Tommy Sands, Annette Funicello, Ray Bolger, Ed Wynn  Musical Disney; based on Victor Herbert operettaBachelor in Paradise Jack Arnold  Bob Hope, Lana Turner, Paula Prentiss, Janis Paige  Comedy  MGMBack Street David Miller Susan Hayward, John Gavin, Vera Miles Drama Universal; from Fannie Hurst novel; remake of 1932 and 1941 filmsBattle at Bloody Beach  Herbert Coleman  Audie Murphy, Dolores Michaels  War  20th Century FoxThe Beast of Yucca Flats Coleman Francis  Tor Johnson Science fictionThe Big Bankroll Joseph M. Newman  David Janssen, Dianne Foster, Diana Dors  Crime  Allied ArtistsThe Big Gamble Richard Fleischer  Stephen Boyd, Juliette Gréco, David Wayne  Adventure  20th Century FoxThe Big Show  James B. Clark  Esther Williams, Cliff Robertson, Robert Vaughn  Drama  20th Century FoxBlast of Silence Allen Baron  Allen Baron, Larry Tucker  Thriller  UniversalBloodlust! Ralph Brooke  Robert Reed, June Kenney Horror Crown InternationalBlue Hawaii  Norman Taurog  Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury, Roland Winters  Musical  ParamountBlueprint for Robbery  Jerry Hopper  J. Pat O'Malley, Robert Gist  Crime  Paramount PicturesBoy Who Caught a Crook  Edward L. Cahn  Wanda Hendrix, Roger Mobley  Adventure  United ArtistsBreakfast at Tiffany's Blake Edwards Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Buddy Ebsen, Patricia Neal, Martin Balsam, Mickey RooneyDramaParamount; based on Truman Capote story; won two OscarsBridge to the Sun Étienne Périer Carroll Baker, James Shigeta Drama MGMBuffalo Gun  Albert C. Gannaway  Webb Pierce, Wayne Morris, Mary Ellen Kay  Western  IndependentBy Love Possessed John Sturges  Lana Turner, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Jason Robards  Drama  United Artists

C–I
 Title  Director  Cast  Genre  Note The Cat Burglar  William Witney  Jack Hogan, June Kenney  Thriller  United ArtistsThe Children's HourWilliam Wyler  Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, James Garner  Drama   United Artists; from Lillian Hellman play; five Oscar nominationsThe Choppers  Leigh Jason  Arch Hall Jr.  Crime  Fairway International PicturesClaudelle Inglish  Gordon Douglas  Diane McBain, Arthur Kennedy, Chad Everett  Drama  Warner Bros. The Clown and the Kid  Edward L. Cahn  John Lupton, Michael McGreevey, Mary Webster  Drama  United ArtistsA Cold Wind in August  Alexander Singer  Lola Albright, Scott Marlowe  Drama  United ArtistsThe Comancheros Michael Curtiz  John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Ina Balin  Western  20th Century Fox; Curtiz's final film Come SeptemberRobert Mulligan Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Bobby Darin, Sandra Dee Comedy  Universal The Continental Twist  William J. Hole Jr.  Louis Prima, June Wilkinson, Gertrude Michael  Comedy  American International PicturesCreature from the Haunted SeaRoger Corman  Antony Carbone, Betsy Jones-Moreland Science fiction  IndependentCry for Happy George Marshall  Glenn Ford, Donald O'Connor, James Shigeta  Comedy  ColumbiaThe Deadly CompanionsSam PeckinpahMaureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Chill WillsWestern  Pathé America; Peckinpah's first filmThe Devil at 4 O'Clock Mervyn LeRoy Spencer Tracy, Frank Sinatra, Grégoire Aslan Adventure  Columbia The Devil's Hand  William J. Hole Jr.  Robert Alda, Linda Christian, Ariadna Welter  Horror  Crown International PicturesDiary of a Nudist  Doris Wishman  Davee Decker, Norman Casserly  Comedy Dondi Albert Zugsmith  David Janssen, Patti Page, Walter Winchell  Comedy  Allied Artists; based on comic stripEl Cid Anthony Mann Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page, Herbert Lom Historical epic Allied Artists; three Oscar nominationsThe Errand BoyJerry Lewis  Jerry Lewis, Brian Donlevy Comedy  ParamountEverything's DuckyDon TaylorBuddy Hackett, Mickey Rooney, Jackie CooperComedy  ColumbiaThe Exiles  Kent Mackenzie   Documentary  Contemporary FilmsThe Explosive Generation Buzz Kulik  William Shatner, Patty McCormack  Drama  United ArtistsFanny Joshua Logan Leslie Caron, Charles Boyer Drama  Warner Bros.; five Oscar nominations Fear No More  Bernard Wiesen  Mala Powers, Jacques Bergerac, Anna Lee Carroll  Thriller  Astor PicturesA Fever in the Blood Vincent Sherman  Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Angie Dickinson, Don Ameche  Drama  Warner Bros.The Fiercest Heart  George Sherman  Stuart Whitman, Juliet Prowse, Geraldine Fitzgerald  Drama  20th Century FoxFive Minutes to Live  Bill Karn  Johnny Cash, Cay Forrester  Drama  Somera Productions-Flower Film ProductionsFlight of the Lost Balloon  Nathan Juran  Mala Powers, Marshall Thompson  Science fiction  A.I.P.The Flight That Disappeared  Reginald Le Borg  Craig Hill, Paula Raymond  Drama  United ArtistsFlower Drum Song Henry Koster  Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Jack Soo, Miyoshi Umeki   Musical   Universal; based on play; five Oscar nominations  Force of Impulse  Saul Swimmer  Robert Alda, Jeff Donnell, J. Carrol Naish  Drama Astor PicturesFrancis of Assisi Michael Curtiz  Bradford Dillman, Dolores Hart, Stuart Whitman  Drama  Fox Frontier Uprising  Edward L. Cahn  Jim Davis, Nestor Paiva  Western  United Artists The Gambler Wore a Gun  Edward L. Cahn  Jim Davis, Merry Anders  Western  United ArtistsThe George Raft Story Joseph M. Newman  Ray Danton, Jayne Mansfield, Julie London  Biography  Allied ArtistsGidget Goes HawaiianPaul Wendkos Deborah Walley, James Darren Comedy Columbia Pictures; sequel to Gidget Go Naked in the World  Ranald MacDougall  Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Franciosa, Ernest Borgnine  Drama  MGMGold of the Seven SaintsGordon Douglas Clint Walker, Roger Moore Adventure  Warner Bros.Goodbye AgainAnatole Litvak Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Perkins Drama  United Artists; based on Françoise Sagan novelThe Great ImpostorRobert Mulligan Tony Curtis, Edmond O'Brien, Karl Malden Biography Universal; based on Robert Crichton book Greyfriars Bobby  Don Chaffey  Donald Crisp, Laurence Naismith  Drama  DisneyGun Fight  Edward L. Cahn  James Brown, Joan Staley  Western  United ArtistsGun Street  Edward L. Cahn  James Brown, Jean Willes, John Clarke  Western  United ArtistsThe Happy Thieves  George Marshall  Rex Harrison, Rita Hayworth  Comedy  United ArtistsHey, Let's Twist!  Greg Garrison  Joey Dee, Jo Ann Campbell  Musical  ParamountHomicidalWilliam Castle Glenn Corbett, Patricia Breslin, Eugenie Leontovich Thriller  ColumbiaThe Honeymoon MachineRichard Thorpe Steve McQueen, Jim Hutton, Paula Prentiss Comedy  MGM; based on play by Lorenzo Semple Jr.The Hoodlum PriestIrvin Kershner Don Murray, Keir Dullea Biography  United ArtistsThe HustlerRobert Rossen Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Myron McCormick Drama  20th Century Fox; based on novel by Walter Tevis; nine Oscar nominations

J–R
 Title  Director  Cast  Genre  NoteJudgment at NurembergStanley Kramer Spencer Tracy, Marlene Dietrich, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell, Burt Lancaster  Drama  United Artists; Academy Awards for Schell, screenplay; eleven nominationsKing of Kings Nicholas Ray  Jeffrey Hunter, Robert Ryan, Hurd Hatfield, Rip Torn  Biblical drama   MGM; remake of 1927 filmThe Ladies ManJerry Lewis Jerry Lewis, Lillian Briggs, Helen Traubel Comedy  ParamountThe Last SunsetRobert Aldrich Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, Dorothy Malone Western  Universal; based on Howard Rigsby novelThe Last Time I Saw Archie Jack Webb  Robert Mitchum, Jack Webb, Martha Hyer  Comedy  United ArtistsThe Lawbreakers  Joseph M. Newman  Jack Warden, Vera Miles  Drama  MGMThe Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come  Andrew McLaglen  Jimmie Rodgers, Luana Patten  Drama  20th Century Fox The Long Rope  William Witney  Hugh Marlowe. Alan Hale, Jr.  Western  20th Century FoxLook in Any Window William Alland  Paul Anka, Gigi Perreau  Drama  Allied ArtistsLove in a Goldfish Bowl Jack Sher  Tommy Sands, Fabian  Comedy  ParamountLover Come BackDelbert Mann Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Edie Adams  Comedy  UniversalMad Dog Coll  Burt Balaban  John Davis Chandler, Brooke Hayward, Jerry Orbach  Drama  Columbia Pictures Madison Avenue  H. Bruce Humberstone  Dana Andrews, Eleanor Parker, Jeanne Crain  Drama  20th Century FoxA Majority of OneMervyn LeRoy Rosalind Russell, Alec Guinness Comedy  Warner Bros.; based on Leonard Spigelgass playMan-Trap Edmond O'Brien  Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Stella Stevens  Drama  ParamountMarines, Let's Go  Raoul Walsh  Tom Tryon, David Hedison  War  20th Century FoxThe Marriage-Go-RoundWalter Lang Julie Newmar, James Mason, Susan Hayward Comedy  Fox; based on Leslie Stevens playMaster of the WorldWilliam Witney Vincent Price, Charles Bronson Adventure  A.I.P.The Misfits John Huston  Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift Drama, Romance, Western  United Artists; final film for Gable, Monroe A Matter of Morals  John Cromwell  Maj-Britt Nilsson, Mogens Wieth, Eva Dahlbeck  Drama  United ArtistsMisty  James B. Clark  Arthur O'Connell, Anne Seymour, David Ladd  Family  20th Century FoxMost Dangerous Man Alive Allan Dwan Ron Randell, Debra Paget Science fiction  Columbia; Dwan's final film Mr. Sardonicus  William Castle  Oskar Homolka, Ronald Lewis, Audrey Dalton. Guy Rolfe  Horror  ColumbiaMysterious IslandCy Endfield Gary Merrill, Herbert Lom, Beth Rogan Science fiction  Columbia; based on Jules Verne novelThe Naked EdgeMichael Anderson Gary Cooper, Deborah Kerr Suspense  United Artists; Cooper's final filmNight Tide Curtis Harrington  Dennis Hopper, Marjorie Cameron, Linda Lawson Fantasy  A.I.P.Nude on the Moon Doris Wishman  Adult  Ole Rex  Robert Hinkle  Bill Coontz, Billy Hughes  Western  UniversalOn the DoubleMelville Shavelson Danny Kaye, Dana Wynter Comedy  ParamountOne-Eyed Jacks Marlon Brando  Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Katy Jurado  Western  Paramount; only film directed by BrandoOne Hundred and One DalmatiansClyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman Ben Wright, Betty Lou Gerson, Rod Taylor (voices)  Animated Disney; live-action remake in 1996One, Two, Three  Billy Wilder  James Cagney, Horst Bucholtz, Pamela Tiffin Comedy  United Artists; Cagney's last film until 1981 Operation Bottleneck  Edward L. Cahn  Ron Foster, Miiko Taka  War  United Artists Operation Eichmann  R.G. Springsteen  Werner Klemperer, Ruta Lee  Drama  Allied ArtistsThe Outsider Delbert Mann  Tony Curtis, James Franciscus, Bruce Bennett  Biography  Universal; story of Ira HayesThe Parent Trap David Swift  Hayley Mills, Brian Keith, Maureen O'Hara   Comedy  Disney; remade in 1998Paris BluesMartin Ritt Sidney Poitier, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward Comedy  United ArtistsParrishDelmer Daves Troy Donahue, Claudette Colbert, Karl Malden Drama  Warner Bros.The Phantom Planet  William Marshall  Coleen Gray, Anthony Dexter  Science fiction  A.I.P. Pirates of Tortuga  Robert D. Webb  Ken Scott, Letícia Román  Adventure  20th Century FoxThe Pit and the PendulumRoger Corman Vincent Price, John Kerr Horror  A.I.P.; from Edgar Allan Poe storyThe Pleasure of His Company George Seaton  Fred Astaire, Debbie Reynolds, Lilli Palmer, Tab Hunter  Comedy  Paramount; Golden Globe for AstairePocketful of Miracles  Frank Capra  Bette Davis, Glenn Ford, Hope Lange, Arthur O'Connell, Thomas Mitchell, Peter Falk, Ann-Margret  Comedy  United Artists; Capra's final film; based on a story by Damon Runyon Police Dog Story  Edward L. Cahn  James Brown, Merry Anders Crime  United Artists Portrait of a Mobster Joseph Pevney  Vic Morrow, Leslie Parrish  Crime  Warner Bros.Posse from Hell  Herbert Coleman  Audie Murphy, Lee Van Cleef, Vic Morrow  Western  Universal The Purple Hills  Maury Dexter  Gene Nelson, Kent Taylor  Western  20th Century FoxQuestion 7Stuart Rosenberg Michael Gwynn, Erik Schumann Drama A Raisin in the SunDaniel Petrie  Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee  Drama   Columbia; based on Lorraine Hansberry play; remade in 2008Reptilicus Sidney W. Pink Carl Ottosen Science fiction  Saga Studios; Danish-American productionReturn to Peyton PlaceJosé Ferrer Carol Lynley, Jeff Chandler, Eleanor Parker Drama  20th Century Fox; sequel to Peyton PlaceThe Right Approach  David Butler  Frankie Vaughan, Martha Hyer, Juliet Prowse  Drama  20th Century Fox Ring of Fire  Andrew L. Stone  David Janssen, Joyce Taylor  Drama  MGMRomanoff and Juliet  Peter Ustinov  John Gavin, Sandra Dee  Comedy  UniversalThe Roman Spring of Mrs. StoneJose Quintero  Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty Drama Warner Bros.; based on Tennessee Williams play

S–Z
 Title  Director  Cast  Genre  NoteSail a Crooked Ship Irving Brecher  Robert Wagner, Dolores Hart, Ernie Kovacs  Comedy  ColumbiaSanctuary  Tony Richardson  Lee Remick, Yves Montand  Drama  20th Century FoxThe Second Time Around Vincent Sherman  Debbie Reynolds, Steve Forrest, Andy Griffith  Comedy  20th Century Fox Secret of Deep Harbor  Edward L. Cahn  Ron Foster, Merry Anders  Thriller  United ArtistsThe Secret WaysPhil Karlson Richard Widmark, Sonja Ziemann Thriller  UniversalThe Sergeant Was a Lady  Bernard Glasser  Venetia Stevenson, Bill Williams  Comedy  UniversalSeven Women from Hell  Robert D. Webb  Patricia Owens, Denise Darcel, Yvonne Craig  Drama  20th Century Fox The Silent Call  John A. Bushelman  Gail Russell, David McLean  Drama  20th Century FoxThe Sinister UrgeEd Wood  Kenne Duncan, Jean Fontaine Drama Headliner ProductionsThe Sins of Rachel Cade Gordon Douglas  Angie Dickinson, Peter Finch, Roger Moore  Drama  Warner Bros. Sniper's Ridge  John A. Bushelman  Jack Ging, Stanley Clements  War  20th Century FoxSnow White and the Three StoogesWalter Lang  The Three Stooges, Carol Heiss  Comedy  20th Century FoxSomething Wild Jack Garfein Carroll Baker, Ralph Meeker Drama  United ArtistsSplendor in the Grass Elia Kazan  Warren Beatty, Natalie Wood, Barbara Loden  Drama  Warner Bros.; Oscar for writer William Inge Square of Violence  Leonardo Bercovici  Broderick Crawford, Valentina Cortese, Bibi Andersson  War  MGMThe Steel ClawGeorge Montgomery George Montgomery Action  Warner Bros.Stop! Look! and Laugh!Don Appell, Louis Brandt  The Three Stooges, Paul Winchell  Comedy  ColumbiaSummer and SmokePeter Glenville Laurence Harvey, Geraldine Page, Rita Moreno, Thomas Gomez, Una Merkel Drama  Paramount; from play by Tennessee Williams; four Oscar nominations Susan Slade  Delmer Daves  Troy Donahue, Connie Stevens, Dorothy McGuire  Drama  Warner Bros.Swingin' Along  Charles Barton  Peter Marshall, Tommy Noonan, Barbara Eden  Comedy 20th Century FoxTammy Tell Me True Harry Keller Sandra Dee, John Gavin Romance  Universal; second film in Tammy seriesTeenage Millionaire  Lawrence Doheny  Jimmy Clanton, Diane Jergens  Comedy  United ArtistsThree Blondes in His Life  Leon Chooluck  Jock Mahoney, Greta Thyssen  Comedy Golden Film ProductionsA Thunder of Drums Joseph M. Newman  Richard Boone, George Hamilton, Luana Patten  Western  MGM Tomboy and the Champ  Francis D. Lyon  Candy Moore, Ben Johnson  Western  UniversalToo Late BluesJohn CassavetesBobby Darin, Stella StevensDrama ParamountTown Without PityGottfried Reinhardt Kirk Douglas, E. G. Marshall, Robert Blake Drama United ArtistsTwenty Plus Two  Joseph M. Newman  David Janssen, Jeanne Crain, Dina Merrill  Drama  Allied ArtistsTwist Around the Clock  Oscar Rudolph  Chubby Checker, Dion DiMucci  Musical  Columbia The Two Little Bears  Randall Hood  Eddie Albert, Jane Wyatt  Comedy  20th Century FoxTwo Loves  Charles Walters  Shirley MacLaine, Laurence Harvey  Romance  MGMTwo Rode TogetherJohn Ford James Stewart, Richard Widmark, Shirley Jones Western  ColumbiaUnderworld U.S.A. Samuel Fuller  Cliff Robertson, Beatrice Kay  Film noir  Columbia Valley of the Dragons  Edward Bernds  Cesare Danova, Sean McClory, Joan Staley  Science fiction  ColumbiaVoyage to the Bottom of the SeaIrwin Allen Walter Pidgeon, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden Science fiction  20th Century Fox; became TV seriesWar Is Hell Burt Topper  Audie Murphy, Judy Dan War  Allied ArtistsWest Side Story Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins  Richard Beymer, Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, Russ Tamblyn, George Chakiris, Simon Oakland  Musical  United Artists; won 10 Oscars; based on stage musical and Romeo and Juliet When the Clock Strikes  Edward L. Cahn  James Brown, Merry Anders  Crime  United ArtistsWild in the Country  Philip Dunne  Elvis Presley, Tuesday Weld, Hope Lange, Millie Perkins, John Ireland, Gary Lockwood  Drama  20th Century Fox Wings of Chance  Eddie Dew  James Brown, Frances Rafferty  Action  UniversalThe Wizard of Baghdad  George Sherman  Dick Shawn, Diane Baker  Comedy 20th Century FoxX-15Richard Donner Charles Bronson, Kenneth Tobey, David McLean, Mary Tyler Moore Adventure  United ArtistsYou Have to Run Fast  Edward L. Cahn  Craig Hill, Grant Richards  Drama  United ArtistsThe Young DoctorsPhil Karlson Ben Gazzara, Fredric March, Dick Clark Drama  United ArtistsThe Young SavagesJohn Frankenheimer Burt Lancaster, Dina Merrill, Shelley Winters Drama  United Artists

Lihi pahi
 1961 in the United States

External links

1961 films at the Internet Movie Database
List of 1961 box office number-one films in the United States

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