Best Biography movies of 1960s

Actors : Bob Mathias, Trax Colton, Nico Minardos, Jayne Mansfield,
Directors : Andrew Marton,

In 1896 it is announced that the Olympic Games will be revived in Athens. A young shepherd, Spiridon Loues, decides to enter the 26-mile marathon. Once in Athens, he meets Christina Gratsos...

Actors : Igor Dmitriev, Ariadna Shengelaia, Imre Sinkovits, Sándor Pécsi,
Directors : Márton Keleti,

Pianist and composer Liszt was giving performances all over Europe and made his famous concert tour to St. Petersburg, Russia. Liszt's brilliant piano playing impressed the Russian royalty ...

Actors : Horst Buchholz, José Ferrer, Louis Jourdan, Gina Lollobrigida,
Directors : Vincent Sherman,

A highly fictionalized filming of the early life of Miguel de Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote".

Actors : Diana Dors, Dianne Foster, David Janssen, Jack Carson,
Directors : Joseph M. Newman,

The story of flamboyant Prohibition-era gangster, gambler and bootlegger Arnold Rothstein.

Actors : Quinn K. Redeker, John Himes, John Hansen, Joan Tompkins,
Directors : Irving Rapper,

A sex-change operation that changed "George" into "Christine" in 1950s Denmark.

Actors : Kamini Kaushal, Nirupa Roy, Prem Chopra, Anand Kumar,
Directors : S. Ram Sharma,

Shaheed (1965) presents the inspirational biography of one of India's greatest patriots Sardar Bhagat Singh.

Actors : María Mahor, Rosanna Schiaffino, Sonja Ziemann, O.W. Fischer,

Actors : Cameron Mitchell, Rik Battaglia, Dominique Wilms, Ivica Pajer,
Directors : Tanio Boccia,

Julius Caesar leads the Roman army to battle against rebels in Gaul.

Actors : Florinda Chico, Julio Iglesias, Charo López, Jean Harrington,
Directors : Eugenio Martín,

Actors : Victoria Shaw, Curd Jürgens, Gia Scala, Herbert Lom,
Directors : J. Lee Thompson,

The story of rocket scientist Dr. Werner von Braun's career, from the 1920s until the late 1950s.

Actors : Gordon Jackson, Tom Adams, Peter McEnery, Susan Hampshire,
Directors : Michael O'Herlihy,

After inheriting his father's title, the young noble Hugh O'Connell is taken hostage by the English viceroy but escapes to lead an uprising.

Actors : Fabian, Adam Roarke, Jocelyn Lane, Astrid Warner,

The movie tells the biography of the gangster Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd who started his career young aged when he saw his father die and seeked out revenge by killing his murderer during a...

Actors : Alan Badel, Tommy Steele, Dudley Foster, Stanley Baker,
Directors : James Clavell,

The adventures and the exploits of notorious English thief and prison-breaker Jack Sheppard in 1720s London.

Actors : Jason Robards, George Hamilton, George Segal, Jack Klugman,
Directors : Dore Schary,

Story of the life of writer/playwright Moss Hart.

Actors : Kirill Lavrov, Antonina Shuranova, Vladislav Strzhelchik, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy,
Directors : Igor Talankin,

The life and work of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky is shown through his relationship with aristocratic art connoisseur Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck.

Actors : Vincent Price, Stuart Whitman, Ben Gazzara, Ray Walston,
Directors : Millard Kaufman,

A semi-fictionalized version of John Resko's incarceration is presented. John is on death row at Sing Sing for murder. In December 1930, he killed a toy store shopkeeper over a teddy bear ...

Actors : Diana Lorys, Jeffrey Hunter, Sara Lezana, Arthur Kennedy,
Directors : George Sherman,

The story of Joaquin Murrieta, a real life Mexican bandit who terrorized California with his gang of raiders and cutthroats during the first half of the 19th century. Some saw him as a murderous outlaw, others as the Mexican Robin Hood.

Actors : Farid Shawqi, Ibrahim Emara, Nabila Ebeid, Imad Hamdi,
Directors : Niazi Mostafa,

The film is based on the life of the female Muslim saint Rabia Basri.

Actors : Robin Banerjee, N. Bishwanathan, Ajitprakash, Shiben Bandyopadhyay,
Directors : Piyush Bose,

This film is based on the life of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose from a child to a great patriotic leader.