Best Drama movies of 1961

Actors : Kayoko Honoo, Yûsuke Kawazu, Shima Iwashita, Fumio Watanabe,
Directors : Masahiro Shinoda,

A young journalist turns to an assassin for help when a team of hired killers comes gunning for her.

Actors : Jean-François Poron, Marina Vlady, Annie Ducaux, Jean Marais,
Directors : Jean Delannoy,

Princess of Cleves is married with a rich and old prince but she loves secretly a lord younger, more beautiful and also very popular.

Actors : Nancy Walters, Ed Begley, Sidney James, Bill Travers,
Directors : Michael Forlong,

A racing driver loses his nerves after several crashes

Actors : Yôko Tani, Hélène Chanel, Gordon Scott, Dante DiPaolo,
Directors : Riccardo Freda,

Sam must rescue a beautiful Chinese princess from a marauding horde of warriors.

Actors : Ruth Roman, Paul Anka, Gigi Perreau, Alex Nicol,
Directors : William Alland,

Teen idol Paul Anka plays Craig Fowler, the troubled son of dysfunctional parents Jackie and Jay Fowler (Ruth Roman and Alex Nicol). When Jay loses his job as a aircraft mechanic, he goes ...

Actors : Georges Descrières, Claude Rich, Anna Karina, Jacqueline Danno,
Directors : Michel Deville,

Laurent is theatrical director, his girl Valerie an aspiring actress. Their relationship begins to fracture when Valerie doesn't get the role in Laurent's play.

Actors : Arch Hall Jr., Rex Holman, Burr Middleton, Robert Paget,
Directors : Leigh Jason,

A gang of teenage delinquents terrorize a small community by stealing cars and stripping them for parts, then selling the parts to a crooked junkyard owner. The police and an insurance company investigator set out to break up the gang.

Actors : Mario Barri, Charito Luna, Paul Sorensen, George Montgomery,
Directors : George Montgomery,

A Marine stationed in the Philippines loses a hand in an accident and is discharged from the Corps. When the Japanese invade the Philippines, he is called back into service to rescue a ...

Actors : Mikhail Ulyanov, Pyotr Glebov, Rolan Bykov, Vsevolod Platov,
Directors : Vladimir Vengerov,

Actors : Christine Kaufmann, Cornel Wilde, Belinda Lee, Massimo Serato,
Directors : Lionello De Felice,

Biopic of Constantine the Great, set between 293-312 AD, from his days as Tribune to his accession as Roman Emperor of Gaul under the tetrarchy system and ending with his battle against the usurper Roman Emperor Maxentius in Rome.

Actors : Keiji Sada, Tatsuya Nakadai, Hideko Takamine, Nobuko Otowa,
Directors : Keisuke Kinoshita,

The year is 1932, and a woman, whose tenant-farmer fiancé is fighting in China, is raped by the landowners son(Nakadai)... See full synopsis »

Actors : Anouk Aimée, Jeanne Valérie, Tomas Milian, Raymond Pellegrin,
Directors : Alberto Lattuada,

An English teacher seduces a young student in the company of his wife to help him in an ambitious plan with the kidnapping of a newborn baby of a wealthy businessman.

Actors : Kirk Morris, Ljubica Otasevic, Cathia Caro, Cesare Fantoni,
Directors : Tanio Boccia,

The evil Queen Tenefi, who's usurped the throne of Memphis, demands that a steady supply of young women be sacrificed to the God of Fire inside the Mountain of Thunder. Maciste intervenes ...

Actors : Vijay Dutt, Kammo, M. Kumar, Nimmi,
Directors : Lekhraj Bhakri,

A woman experiences heartbreak when she ends up arranging the marriage of the poet she secretly loves.

Actors : Norman Alden, Ron Foster, Miiko Taka, John Clarke,
Directors : Edward L. Cahn,

WWII Burma...Six paratroopers undertake an extremely dangerous mission against the Japanese. It will ultimately cost them their lives, except for one "lucky" survivor.

Actors : Livio Lorenzon, Conrado San Martín, Susana Canales, Virginia Mayo,
Directors : Piero Costa,

During the Renaissance, in Friul, Italy. Beautiful Duchess Patrizia is determined to marry, although against her will, effeminate but powerful Prince Stefano. This is the only way she has ...

Actors : Jeanne Jerrems, Athan Karras, Rosemary Torri, David Hooks,

A young Greek immigrant confronts New York City while searching for the man who raped his sister.

Actors : Lalita Pawar, Dev Anand, Sudesh Kumar, Mala Sinha,
Directors : D.D. Kashyap,

Disillusioned with his wealthy friends, a male goes to live in the slums and falls in love with a burglar's sister.

Actors : Lalita Pawar, Mahipal, Anita Guha, Sulochana Latkar,
Directors : Babubhai Mistri,

This is the story of Lord Ram and his years spent in exile with his wife and brother, and also chronicles the end of the demon king Ravan and his family.

Actors : Jang-kang Heo, Eun-hie Choi, Do Geum Bung, Jin Kyu Kim,
Directors : Sang-ok Shin,

The daughter of a kisaeng in Namwon falls in love with Lee, a noble's son. Her lover leaves to complete his studies in Seoul and Chunhyang awaits his return. Soon, a new magistrate, Byeon, ...