Best Murder Mystery movies of 1960s

Actors : Charles McGraw, Richard Kiley, Jean Seberg, George Peppard,
Directors : George Schaefer,

When police captain Frank Matthews is accused of murdering his adulterous wife and her lover he avoids arrest and sets out to find the killer.

Actors : John Carson, Gerald Flood, Yvonne Romain, Peter Vaughan,
Directors : Jim O'Connolly,

A fastidious insurance assessor investigates a potential case of insurance fraud in Brighton and uncovers a murder.

Actors : Joseph Bardo, Ray Dennis Steckler, Carolyn Brandt, Liz Renay,
Directors : Ray Dennis Steckler,

Three psychotic murderers escape from a mental institution and stalk women in Los Angeles.

Actors : Rajendra Kumar, Nana Palsikar, Nanda, Ashok Kumar,
Directors : B.R. Chopra,

A lawyer holds the eyewitness evidence to catch a killer, but the identified criminal is the lawyer's own mentor, prospective father-in-law, and also the judge who presides over the case.

Actors : Walter Rilla, Richard Häussler, Karin Dor, Joachim Fuchsberger,
Directors : Harald Reinl,

A serial-killer is murdering the ladies of a night club. Detective Gray is seeking for the killer but can only find a lot of gangsters. And the killer is about to act again...

Actors : Lex Barker, Ann Smyrner, Walter Rilla, Ronald Fraser,
Directors : Robert Lynn,

When a millionaires valet is murdered he hires a detective to discover by who and why his valet was killed, leading to connections of the nazi sort!

Actors : Delia Boccardo, Franco Nero, Florinda Bolkan, Adolfo Celi,
Directors : Romolo Guerrieri,

A crooked detective begins investigating a situation on behalf of a friend and gets involved in murder, deception and double-cross.

Actors : Tatsuya Mihashi, Izumi Yukimura, Akemi Kita, Akira Takarada,
Directors : Kôzô Saeki,

Crime thriller about the investigation of a man murdered at a Tokyo race track, Clues lead Detective Yoneyama (Misashi) to Kobe where a narcotics gang is smuggling drugs in golf balls with the aid of an ex-cop (Takarada).

Actors : Masayoshi Nogami, Yûichi Minato, Shôhei Yamamoto, Miki Watari,
Directors : Atsushi Yamatoya,

A private detective is hired to find a woman who has apparently been murdered in a snuff film. It turns out the woman's not dead, but very much alive, and he gets sucked into a torrid ...

Actors : Raymond St. Jacques, Kevin McCarthy, Barbara McNair, Dana Wynter,
Directors : Charles Martin,

An escaped convict goes to a small town to clear his name. He becomes part of a murder plot in order to pull his plan off.

Actors : Senta Berger, Joachim Hansen, Hans Reiser, Leonard Steckel,
Directors : Werner Klingler,

A killer who uses a knife is knocking off guests at a hotel in London's Soho district. A police detective is sent to investigate.

Actors : Seok-hun Kim, Hae Hwang, Mi-ryeong Jo,
Directors : Muk Kim,

A detective's case against a murder suspect is derailed wehn the suspect's girlfriend supplies an alibi. Knowing that the woman is lying, but unable to prove it, the investigation is forced to start from scratch.

Actors : Brian Donlevy, Victor Merinow, Andrea Bayard, Elizabeth Howard,
Directors : Richard E. Cunha,

A letter summons American detective Steve Marshall to Sao Paulo, Brazil, in search of fugitive murderess Louise Dunning. Marshall contacts Louise and learns that she murdered her husband ...

Actors : Yôko Mihara, Kyôko Katsura, Shigeru Amachi, Toshio Hosokawa,
Directors : Teruo Ishii,

A reporter investigating a prostitution ring is framed for murder.

Actors : Warren J. Kemmerling, Michael Fox, William Thourlby, Kathleen Gallant,

A series of murders involving a stripper (Indus Arthur) are investigated by a hard-drinking reporter (William Thourlby) in this late-entry film-noir.

Actors : Chieko Baishô, Michiyo Aratama, Yûsuke Kawazu, Osamu Takizawa,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

Kiriko attempts to hire a well-known lawyer to defend her brother's murder case. The lawyer turns Kiriko down as she cannot afford him. Some time later, Kiriko encounters the lawyer again, but this time it is he who needs her help.

Actors : Yorgos Moutsios, Voula Harilaou, Mairi Hronopoulou, Nikos Kourkoulos,
Directors : Dinos Katsouridis,

After his release from prison, Stathis visits a private investigator, Othonas, whom he had assigned many years ago to find his mother, who has been missing from the time of the German ...

Actors : Dora Doll, Jean Danet, Claudine Dupuis, Henri Vilbert,
Directors : Alfred Rode,

Claudine Dupuis, Jean Danet, Dora Doll, Henri Vilbert. A detective investigates the grisly murder of a woman. The trail leads him to dope peddling, blackmail, and financial spying. From 16mm.

Actors : Kerry Anderson, Anna Pavane, Patrick Magee, William Campbell,
Directors : Rados Novakovic,

A plan to steal a valuable work of art leads to murder.

Actors : Sven Lindberg, Åke Falck, Gio Petré, Anita Björk,
Directors : Rolf Husberg,

A member of a highly successful crime drama TV-series is found murdered in a TV studio. The screenwriter of the TV-series is found as prime suspect but claims his innocence and tries to ...