List of American films of 1961

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A list of American films released in 1961.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

RankTitleStudioGross
1.One Hundred and One Dalmatians* Disney $186,648,000
2.West Side Story United Artists $19,646,000
3.The Guns of Navarone Columbia $13,000,000
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
The Absent-Minded ProfessorRobert StevensonFred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy KirkComedyDisney; remade in 1997; 3 Oscar nominations
AdaDaniel MannSusan Hayward, Dean MartinPolitical dramaMGM; based on novel by Wirt Williams
All in a Night's WorkJoseph AnthonyDean Martin, Shirley MacLaine, Cliff RobertsonRomantic comedyParamount
All Hands on DeckNorman TaurogPat Boone, Barbara Eden, Buddy HackettMusical comedy20th Century Fox
Angel BabyPaul WendkosGeorge Hamilton, Mercedes McCambridge, Joan BlondellDramaAllied Artists; film debut of Burt Reynolds
AquamaniaWolfgang ReithermanAnimated
Armored CommandByron HaskinHoward Keel, Tina Louise, Earl HollimanWarAllied Artists
Atlantis, the Lost ContinentGeorge PalJohn Dall, Edward PlattSci-fiMGM
Babes in ToylandJack DonohueTommy Sands, Annette Funicello, Ray Bolger, Ed WynnMusicalDisney; based on Victor Herbert operetta
Bachelor in ParadiseJack ArnoldBob Hope, Lana Turner, Paula Prentiss, Janis PaigeComedyMGM
Back StreetDavid MillerSusan Hayward, John Gavin, Vera MilesDramafrom Fannie Hurst novel; remake of 1932 and 1941
Battle at Bloody BeachHerbert ColemanAudie Murphy, Dolores MichaelsWar20th Century Fox
The Beast of Yucca FlatsColeman FrancisTor JohnsonSci-fi
Beep PreparedChuck Jonesvoice of Paul JulianAnimated
The Big BankrollJoseph M. NewmanDavid Janssen, Dianne Foster, Diana DorsCrimeaka King of the Roaring '20s
The Big GambleRichard FleischerStephen Boyd, Juliette Greco, David WayneAdventure20th Century Fox
The Big ShowJames B. ClarkEsther Williams, Cliff Robertson, Robert VaughnDrama20th Century Fox
Blast of SilenceAllen BaronAllen Baron, Larry TuckerThriller
Bloodlust!Ralph BrookeRobert Reed, June KenneyHorrorCrown International
Blue HawaiiNorman TaurogElvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela LansburyMusicalParamount
Boys BewareSid DavisDocumentary
Breakfast at Tiffany'sBlake EdwardsAudrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Buddy Ebsen, Patricia Neal, Martin Balsam, Mickey RooneyDramabased on Truman Capote story; won 2 Oscars
Bridge to the SunÉtienne PérierCarroll Baker, James ShigetaDramaMGM
By Love PossessedJohn SturgesLana Turner, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Jason RobardsDramaUnited Artists

C–I

Title Director Cast Genre Note
The Children's HourWilliam WylerAudrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, James GarnerDramafrom Lillian Hellman play; 5 Oscar nominations
Claudelle InglishGordon DouglasDiane McBain, Arthur Kennedy, Chad EverettDramaWarner Bros.
A Cold Wind in AugustAlexander SingerLola Albright, Scott MarloweDramaUnited Artists
The ComancherosMichael CurtizJohn Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Ina BalinWestern20th Century Fox; final film for Curtiz
Come SeptemberRobert MulliganRock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Bobby Darin, Sandra DeeComedyUniversal
Creature from the Haunted SeaRoger CormanAntony Carbone, Betsy Jones-MorelandScience fiction
Cry for HappyGeorge MarshallGlenn Ford, Donald O'Connor, James ShigetaComedyColumbia
Daffy's Inn TroubleRobert McKimsonvoice of Mel BlancAnimated
The Deadly CompanionsSam PeckinpahMaureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Chill WillsWesternPeckinpah's first film
The Devil at 4 O'ClockMervyn LeRoySpencer Tracy, Frank Sinatra, Grégoire AslanDisasterColumbia
Diary of a NudistDoris WishmanDavee Decker, Norman CasserlyComedy
DondiAlbert ZugsmithDavid Janssen, Patti Page, Walter WinchellComedybased on comic strip
Down and OutingGene Deitchvoice of Allen SwiftAnimated
El CidAnthony MannCharlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page, Herbert LomHistorical epicAllied Artists; 3 Oscar nominations
The Errand BoyJerry LewisJerry Lewis, Brian DonlevyComedyParamount
Everything's DuckyDon TaylorBuddy Hackett, Mickey Rooney, Jackie CooperComedyColumbia
The ExilesKent MackenzieDocumentary
The Explosive GenerationBuzz KulikWilliam Shatner, Patty McCormackDramaUnited Artists
FannyJoshua LoganLeslie Caron, Charles BoyerDrama5 Oscar nominations
A Fever in the BloodVincent ShermanEfrem Zimbalist Jr., Angie Dickinson, Don AmecheCrime dramaWarner Bros.
The Fiercest HeartGeorge ShermanStuart Whitman, Juliet Prowse, Geraldine FitzgeraldDrama20th Century Fox
Five Golden HoursMario ZampiErnie Kovacs, Cyd CharisseCrime comedyColumbia
Five Minutes to LiveBill KarnJohnny Cash, Cay ForresterCrime dramawritten by Forrester
Flight of the Lost BalloonNathan JuranMala Powers, Marshall ThompsonSci-fiA.I.P.
The Flight That DisappearedReginald Le BorgCraig Hill, Paula RaymondDrama
Flower Drum SongHenry KosterNancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Jack Soo, Miyoshi UmekiMusicalUniversal; based on play; 5 Oscar nominations
Francis of AssisiMichael CurtizBradford Dillman, Dolores Hart, Stuart WhitmanDramaFox
The George Raft StoryJoseph M. NewmanRay Danton, Jayne Mansfield, Julie LondonBiography
Gidget Goes HawaiianPaul WendkosDeborah Walley, James DarrenComedysequel to Gidget
Gold of the Seven SaintsGordon DouglasClint Walker, Roger MooreAdventureWarner Bros.
Goodbye AgainAnatole LitvakIngrid Bergman, Anthony PerkinsDramabased on Françoise Sagan novel
The Great ImpostorRobert MulliganTony Curtis, Edmond O'Brien, Karl MaldenBiographybased on Robert Crichton book
Gun FightEdward L. CahnJames Brown, Joan StaleyWesternUnited Artists
Gun StreetEdward L. CahnJames Brown, Jean Willes, John ClarkeWesternUnited Artists
The Happy ThievesGeorge MarshallRex Harrison, Rita HayworthComedyUnited Artists
Havoc in HeavenWan LaimingAnimated
Hercules in the Haunted WorldMario BavaReg Park, Christopher LeeAdventurefilmed in Italy
Hey, Let's Twist!Greg GarrisonJoey Dee, Jo Ann CampbellMusicalParamount
HomicidalWilliam CastleGlenn Corbett, Patricia Breslin, Eugenie LeontovichSuspense
The Honeymoon MachineRichard ThorpeSteve McQueen, Jim Hutton, Paula PrentissComedyMGM; based on play by Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Hoodlum PriestIrvin KershnerDon Murray, Keir DulleaBiographyUnited Artists
The HustlerRobert RossenPaul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Myron McCormickDramabased on a novel by Walter Tevis; 9 Oscar nominations

J–R

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Judgment at NurembergStanley KramerSpencer Tracy, Marlene Dietrich, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell, Burt Lancaster, William Shatner, Montgomery Clift, Judy GarlandDramaUnited Artists; Academy Awards for Schell, screenplay; 11 nominations
King of KingsNicholas RayJeffrey Hunter, Robert Ryan, Hurd Hatfield, Rip Torn, Siobhán McKenna, Ron Randell, Rita GamBiblical dramaMGM; remake of 1927 film
The Ladies ManJerry LewisJerry LewisComedyParamount
The Last SunsetRobert AldrichRock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, Dorothy MaloneWesternUniversal; based on Howard Rigsby novel
The Last Time I Saw ArchieJack WebbRobert Mitchum, Jack Webb, Martha HyerComedyUnited Artists
The LawbreakersJoseph M. NewmanJack Warden, Vera MilesCrime dramaMGM
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom ComeAndrew McLaglenJimmie Rodgers, Luana PattenDrama20th Century Fox
Look in Any WindowWilliam AllandPaul Anka, Gigi PerreauDramaAllied Artists
Love in a Goldfish BowlJack SherTommy Sands, FabianComedyParamount
Lover Come BackDelbert MannDoris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Edie AdamsRomantic comedyUniversal
Mad Dog CollBurt BalabanJohn Davis Chandler, Kay Doubleday, Jerry OrbachCrime drama
A Majority of OneMervyn LeRoyRosalind Russell, Alec GuinnessComedyWarner Bros.; based on Leonard Spigelgass play
Man-TrapEdmond O'BrienJeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Stella StevensCrime dramaParamount
Marines, Let's GoRaoul WalshTom Tryon, David HedisonWar20th Century Fox
The MarkGuy GreenStuart Whitman, Rod SteigerDramaWhitman Oscar-nominated
The Marriage-Go-RoundWalter LangJulie Newmar, James Mason, Susan HaywardComedyFox; based on Leslie Stevens play
Master of the WorldWilliam WitneyVincent Price, Charles BronsonAdventureA.I.P.
The MisfitsJohn HustonClark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery CliftDramaUnited Artists; final film for Gable, Monroe
A Matter of MoralsJohn CromwellMaj-Britt Nilsson, Mogens Wieth, Eva DahlbeckDramaUnited Artists
MistyJames B. ClarkArthur O'Connell, Anne Seymour, David LaddFamily
Morgan, the PirateAndré de TothSteve ReevesAdventure
Most Dangerous Man AliveAllan DwanRon Randell, Debra PagetScience fictionDwan's final film
Mysterious IslandCy EndfieldGary Merrill, Herbert Lom, Beth RoganScience fictionColumbia; based on Jules Verne novel
The Naked EdgeMichael AndersonGary Cooper, Deborah KerrSuspenseUnited Artists; final film for Cooper
Night TideCurtis HarringtonDennis Hopper, Marjorie Cameron, Linda LawsonFantasyA.I.P.
Nude on the MoonDoris WishmanAdult
On the DoubleMelville ShavelsonDanny Kaye, Dana WynterComedyParamount
One-Eyed JacksMarlon BrandoMarlon Brando, Karl Malden, Katy JuradoWesternParamount; only film directed by Brando
One Hundred and One Dalmatians3 directorsBen Wright, Betty Lou Gerson, Rod Taylor (voices)AnimatedDisney; live-action remake in 1996
One, Two, ThreeBilly WilderJames Cagney, Horst Bucholtz, Pamela TiffinComedyUnited Artists; Cagney's last film until 1981
The OutsiderDelbert MannTony Curtis, James Franciscus, Bruce BennettBiographyUniversal; story of Ira Hayes
The Parent TrapDavid SwiftHayley Mills, Brian Keith, Maureen O'HaraComedyDisney; remade in 1998
Paris BluesMartin RittSidney Poitier, Paul Newman, Joanne WoodwardComedyUnited Artists
ParrishDelmer DavesTroy Donahue, Claudette Colbert, Karl MaldenDramaWarner Bros.
The Phantom PlanetWilliam MarshallColeen Gray, Anthony DexterSci-fi
The Pit and the PendulumRoger CormanVincent Price, John KerrHorrorfrom Edgar Allan Poe story
The Pleasure of His CompanyGeorge SeatonFred Astaire, Debbie Reynolds, Lilli Palmer, Tab HunterComedyParamount; Golden Globe for Astaire
Pocketful of MiraclesFrank CapraBette Davis, Glenn Ford, Hope Lange, Peter Falk, Arthur O'Connell, Ann-MargretComedyCapra's final film; based on a story by Damon Runyon
Portrait of a MobsterJoseph PevneyVic Morrow, Leslie ParrishCrime
Posse from HellHerbert ColemanAudie Murphy, Lee Van Cleef, Vic MorrowWesternUniversal
Question 7Stuart RosenbergMichael GwynnDrama
A Raisin in the SunDaniel PetrieSidney Poitier, Ruby DeeDramaColumbia; based on Lorraine Hansberry play
ReptilicusSidney W. PinkCarl OttosenSci-fiDanish-American production
Return to Peyton PlaceJosé FerrerCarol Lynley, Jeff Chandler, Eleanor ParkerDramasequel to Peyton Place
The Right ApproachDavid ButlerFrankie Vaughan, Martha Hyer, Juliet ProwseDrama20th Century Fox
Romanoff and JulietPeter UstinovJohn Gavin, Sandra DeeComedyUniversal
The Roman Spring of Mrs. StoneJose QuinteroVivien Leigh, Warren BeattyDramabased on Tennessee Williams play

S–Z

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Sail a Crooked ShipIrving BrecherRobert Wagner, Dolores Hart, Ernie KovacsCrime comedyColumbia
SanctuaryTony RichardsonLee Remick, Yves MontandDrama20th Century Fox
The Second Time AroundVincent ShermanDebbie Reynolds, Steve Forrest, Andy GriffithComedy20th Century Fox
The Secret WaysPhil KarlsonRichard Widmark, Sonja ZiemannThrillerUniversal
The Sergeant Was a LadyBernard GlasserVenetia Stevenson, Bill WilliamsComedy
Seven Women from HellRobert WebbPatricia Owens, Denise Darcel, Yvonne CraigDrama20th Century Fox
The Sinister UrgeEd WoodKenne Duncan, Jean FontaineDrama
The Sins of Rachel CadeGordon DouglasAngie Dickinson, Peter Finch, Roger MooreDramaWarner Bros.
Snow White and the Three StoogesWalter LangThe Three Stooges, Carol HeissComedy20th Century Fox
Something WildJack GarfeinCarroll Baker, Ralph MeekerDramaUnited Artists
Splendor in the GrassElia KazanWarren Beatty, Natalie Wood, Barbara LodenDramaWarner Bros.; Oscar for writer William Inge
The Steel ClawGeorge MontgomeryGeorge MontgomeryActionWarner Bros.
Stop, Look and LaughDon Appell, Louis BrandtThe Three Stooges, Paul WinchellComedyColumbia
Summer and SmokePeter GlenvilleLaurence Harvey, Geraldine Page, Rita Moreno, Thomas Gomez, Una MerkelDramafrom play by Tennessee Williams; 4 Oscar nominations
Susan SladeDelmer DavesTroy Donahue, Connie Stevens, Dorothy McGuireDramaWarner Bros.
Swingin' AlongCharles BartonPeter Marshall, Tommy Noonan, Barbara EdenComedy
Tammy Tell Me TrueHarry KellerSandra Dee, John GavinRomance2nd in Tammy series
Teenage MillionaireLawrence DohenyJimmy Clanton, Diane JergensComedyUnited Artists
Three Blondes in His LifeLeon ChooluckJock Mahoney, Greta ThyssenComedy
A Thunder of DrumsJoseph M. NewmanRichard Boone, George Hamilton, Luana PattenWesternMGM
Too Late BluesJohn CassavetesBobby Darin, Stella StevensDramaParamount
Town Without PityGottfried ReinhardtKirk Douglas, E. G. Marshall, Robert BlakeDramaUnited Artists
Twenty Plus TwoJoseph M. NewmanDavid Janssen, Jeanne Crain, Dina MerrillDrama
Twist Around the ClockOscar RudolphChubby Checker, Dion DiMucciMusicalColumbia
Two LovesCharles WaltersShirley MacLaine, Laurence HarveyRomanceMGM
Two Rode TogetherJohn FordJames Stewart, Richard Widmark, Shirley JonesWesternColumbia
Underworld U.S.A.Samuel FullerCliff Robertson, Beatrice KayFilm noirColumbia
Very Nice, Very NiceArthur LipsettShort subject7 min.
Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaIrwin AllenWalter Pidgeon, Joan Fontaine, Barbara EdenScience fiction20th Century Fox; became TV series
War Is HellBurt TopperAudie Murphy, Judy DanWarUnited Artists
West Side StoryRobert Wise, Jerome RobbinsRichard Beymer, Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, Russ Tamblyn, George Chakiris, Simon OaklandMusicalUnited Artists; won 10 Oscars; based on stage musical and Romeo and Juliet
Wild in the CountryPhilip DunneElvis Presley, Tuesday Weld, Hope LangeDrama20th Century Fox
The Wizard of BaghdadGeorge ShermanDick Shawn, Diane BakerComedy
X-15Richard DonnerCharles Bronson, Kenneth Tobey, David McLean, Mary Tyler MooreAdventureUnited Artists
You Have to Run FastEdward L. CahnCraig Hill, Grant RichardsDramaUnited Artists
The Young DoctorsPhil KarlsonBen Gazzara, Fredric March, Dick ClarkDramaUnited Artists
The Young SavagesJohn FrankenheimerBurt Lancaster, Dina Merrill, Shelley WintersDramaUnited Artists

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