List of American films of 1960

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A list of American films released in 1960.

The Apartment won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

A-C

Title	Director	Cast	Genre/Note
The 3rd Voice	Hubert Cornfield	Edmond O'Brien, Laraine Day, Julie London	Mystery	Fox
5 Branded Women	Martin Ritt	Silvana Mangano, Jeanne Moreau, Vera Miles, Barbara Bel Geddes	War drama	Paramount
13 Ghosts	William Castle	Charles Herbert, Jo Morrow	Horror
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn	Michael Curtiz	Tony Randall, Patty McCormack, Eddie Hodges, Archie Moore	Family	from Mark Twain book
The Alamo	John Wayne	John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Chill Wills, Frankie Avalon, Richard Boone	Biography, Western	7 Oscar nominations
All the Fine Young Cannibals	Michael Anderson	Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, George Hamilton	Drama
All the Young Men	Hall Bartlett	Alan Ladd, Sidney Poitier, James Darren	War	Columbia
The Amazing Transparent Man	Edgar G. Ulmer	Marguerite Chapman, Douglas Kennedy	Science fiction	AIP
The Angel Wore Red	Nunnally Johnson	Ava Gardner, Dirk Bogarde, Joseph Cotten	War	MGM
The Apartment	Billy Wilder	Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston, Jack Kruschen, Edie Adams	Drama, Comedy	10 Oscar nominations; Best Picture
BUtterfield 8	Daniel Mann	Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey, Eddie Fisher, Dina Merrill	Drama	Oscar for Taylor
Because They're Young	Paul Wendkos	Dick Clark, Tuesday Weld	Drama
The Bellboy	Jerry Lewis	Jerry Lewis, Bob Clayton, Milton Berle	Comedy	Paramount
Bells Are Ringing	Vincente Minnelli	Judy Holliday, Dean Martin	Musical comedy	based on stage show
The Boy and the Pirates	Bert I. Gordon	Charles Herbert, Susan Gordon, Murvyn Vye	Adventure
The Bramble Bush	Daniel Petrie	Richard Burton, Angie Dickinson, Barbara Rush	Drama	Warner Bros.
A Breath of Scandal	Michael Curtiz	Sophia Loren, Maurice Chevalier, John Gavin	Drama	Paramount
Can-Can	Walter Lang	Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Juliet Prowse	Musical	based on stage show
The Cape Canaveral Monsters	Phil Tucker	Scott Peters, Jason Johnson	Science-fiction
Cash McCall	Joseph Pevney	James Garner, Natalie Wood, Nina Foch, E.G. Marshall	Drama	Warner Bros.
Cimarron	Anthony Mann	Glenn Ford, Maria Schell, Anne Baxter	Western	remake of 1931 film
Cinderfella	Frank Tashlin	Jerry Lewis, Ed Wynn, Anna Maria Alberghetti	Musical comedy	Paramount
A Circle of Deception	Jack Lee	Bradford Dillman, Suzy Parker	Drama
College Confidential	Albert Zugsmith	Steve Allen, Mamie Van Doren, Herbert Marshall, Jayne Meadows	Teen	Universal
Comanche Station	Budd Boetticher	Randolph Scott, Nancy Gates, Claude Akins	Western	Columbia
Crack in the Mirror	Richard Fleischer	Orson Welles, Juliette Gréco, Bradford Dillman	Drama	Fox

D-H

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs	Delbert Mann	Robert Preston, Dorothy McGuire, Eve Arden, Shirley Knight, Angela Lansbury	Drama	Warner Bros.; from William Inge play
Desire in the Dust	Robert L. Lippert	Raymond Burr, Martha Hyer, Joan Bennett	Drama	20th Century Fox
Dinosaurus!	Irvin Yeaworth	Ward Ramsey, Paul Lukather, Kristina Hanson	Sci-fi
Elmer Gantry	Richard Brooks	Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones, Dean Jagger, Patti Page	Drama	from novel by Sinclair Lewis; Oscars for Lancaster, Jones, screenplay
Esther and the King	Raoul Walsh	Joan Collins, Richard Egan, Denis O'Dea	Biblical
Exodus	Otto Preminger	Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Sal Mineo, Peter Lawford, Lee J. Cobb, Jill Haworth, Hugh Griffith, John Derek	Drama	from the Leon Uris novel; 3 Oscar nominations
The Facts of Life	Melvin Frank	Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Ruth Hussey	Comedy	5 Oscar nominations
Flaming Star	Don Siegel	Elvis Presley, Steve Forrest, Barbara Eden, John McIntire, Dolores del Río	Western	20th Century Fox
From the Terrace	Mark Robson	Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy, Ina Balin, Leon Ames, George Grizzard	Drama	from John O'Hara novel
G.I. Blues	Norman Taurog	Elvis Presley, Juliet Prowse, Robert Ivers	Musical	Paramount
The Gallant Hours	Robert Montgomery	James Cagney, Dennis Weaver	Biography, War	story of "Bull" Halsey
The Grass Is Greener	Stanley Donen	Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons	Comedy	based on the play
Guns of the Timberland	Robert D. Webb	Alan Ladd, Jeanne Crain, Gilbert Roland	Western	Warner Bros.
Hell Bent for Leather	George Sherman	Audie Murphy, Felicia Farr, Stephen McNally	Western
Hell to Eternity	Phil Karlson	Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Vic Damone	War	Allied Artists
Heller in Pink Tights	George Cukor	Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Margaret O'Brien, Steve Forrest	Western	Paramount
High Time	Blake Edwards	Bing Crosby, Fabian, Tuesday Weld, Nicole Maurey	Musical	20th Century Fox
Home from the Hill	Vincente Minnelli	Robert Mitchum, Eleanor Parker, George Peppard, George Hamilton	Drama	from William Humphrey novel
House of Usher	Roger Corman	Vincent Price, Mark Damon, Myrna Fahey	Horror	AIP
Hyde and Go Tweet	Friz Freleng		Animated
The Hypnotic Eye	George Blair	Jacques Bergerac, Allison Hayes	Sci-fi	Allied Artists

I-M

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
I Aim at the Stars	J. Lee Thompson	Curd Jürgens, Herbert Lom, Gia Scala	Biography
Ice Palace	Vincent Sherman	Richard Burton, Robert Ryan, Martha Hyer, Jim Backus, Carolyn Jones	Drama	based on a novel by Edna Ferber
Inherit the Wind	Stanley Kramer	Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Harry Morgan, Claude Akins, Dick York	Drama	based on the play; 4 Oscar nominations
It Started in Naples	Melville Shavelson	Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica	Romantic comedy	Paramount
The Last Voyage	Andrew L. Stone	Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, George Sanders, Woody Strode, Jack Kruschen	Adventure	MGM
Last Woman on Earth	Roger Corman	Betsy Jones-Moreland, Antony Carbone, Robert Towne	Science-fiction	Filmgroup
The Leech Woman	Edward Dein	Grant Williams, Coleen Gray, Phillip Terry, Gloria Talbot	Science-fiction
Let's Make Love	George Cukor	Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, Tony Randall, Frankie Vaughan, Milton Berle, Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby	Musical comedy	Monroe's last musical
The Little Shop of Horrors	Roger Corman	Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, Dick Miller	Comedy	remade in 1986
The Lost World	Irwin Allen	Michael Rennie, Jill St. John, David Hedison, Fernando Lamas, Claude Rains	Science-fiction	20th Century Fox
The Magnificent Seven	John Sturges	Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, Brad Dexter, Horst Buchholz	Western	based on Seven Samurai; inspired 3 sequels
Mice Follies	Robert McKimson		Animated
Midnight Lace	David Miller	Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin, Roddy McDowall, Myrna Loy	Suspense	Universal
The Mountain Road	Daniel Mann	James Stewart, Lisa Lu, Glenn Corbett, Harry Morgan	War
Murder, Inc.	Stuart Rosenberg	Stuart Whitman, May Britt, Peter Falk, Henry Morgan	Crime	20th Century Fox

N-S

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Never on Sunday	Jules Dassin	Melina Mercouri, Jules Dassin, Giorgos Fountas	Drama	Greek/US production; 5 Oscar nominations
North to Alaska	Henry Hathaway	John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Capucine, Fabian, Ernie Kovacs, Mickey Shaughnessy	Western comedy	20th Century Fox
Ocean's Eleven	Lewis Milestone	Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop, Angie Dickinson, Richard Conte, George Raft, Cesar Romero	Crime drama	Rat Pack; Warner Bros.; remade in 2001
Once More, with Feeling!	Stanley Donen	Yul Brynner, Kay Kendall, Gregory Ratoff	Comedy	Columbia; based on Henry Kurnitz play
One Foot in Hell	James B. Clark	Alan Ladd, Dan O'Herlihy	Western	20th Century Fox
Pay or Die	Richard Wilson	Ernest Borgnine, Zohra Lampert	Crime	Allied Artists
Pepe	George Sidney	Cantinflas, Dan Dailey, Shirley Jones	Comedy	Columbia
Platinum High School	Charles F. Haas	Mickey Rooney, Dan Duryea	Drama
Please Don't Eat the Daisies	Charles Walters	Doris Day, David Niven, Janis Paige	Comedy	from Jean Kerr book; inspired TV series
Pollyanna	David Swift	Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Richard Egan, Karl Malden	Family comedy	from Eleanor Porter book; Disney
Portrait in Black	Michael Gordon	Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart, Sandra Dee, John Saxon	Suspense	Universal
Pretty Boy Floyd	Herbert J. Leder	John Ericson, Barry Newman	Drama
The Private Lives of Adam and Eve	Mickey Rooney	Mickey Rooney, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Tormé, Tuesday Weld, Fay Spain, Paul Anka	Comedy	Universal
Psycho	Alfred Hitchcock	Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, John McIntire, Martin Balsam	Suspense	from Robert Bloch novel; remade in 2008
The Rat Race	Robert Mulligan	Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds, Don Rickles	Drama	Paramount
Raymie	Frank McDonald	David Ladd, Julie Adams, Charles Winninger	Drama
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond	Budd Boetticher	Ray Danton, Karen Steele, Elaine Stewart	Crime	based on Jack Diamond
The Savage Innocents	Nicholas Ray	Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, Yoko Tani	Drama	Paramount
Scent of Mystery	Jack Cardiff	Denholm Elliott, Peter Lorre	Mystery
September Storm	Byron Haskin	Joanne Dru, Mark Stevens, Robert Strauss	Adventure	filmed in 3-D
Sergeant Rutledge	John Ford	Jeffrey Hunter, Woody Strode, Constance Towers	Western	Warner Bros.
Seven Thieves	Henry Hathaway	Edward G. Robinson, Rod Steiger, Joan Collins	Film noir	Fox
Seven Ways from Sundown	Harry Keller	Audie Murphy, Barry Sullivan	Western	Universal
Sex Kittens Go to College	Albert Zugsmith	Mamie Van Doren, Tuesday Weld, John Carradine	Comedy
Song Without End	Charles Vidor, George Cukor	Dirk Bogarde, Capucine	Biography	Columbia
Spartacus	Stanley Kubrick	Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Tony Curtis, Peter Ustinov, Charles Laughton, John Gavin, Woody Strode, John Ireland, John Dall	Epic	Universal; from Howard Fast novel; won 4 Oscars
Stop!, Look and Laugh			Animated film
The Story of Ruth	Henry Koster	Stuart Whitman, Tom Tryon, Peggy Wood, Elana Eden	Biblical	20th Century Fox
Strangers When We Meet	Richard Quine	Kirk Douglas, Kim Novak, Ernie Kovacs	Drama	Columbia
The Subterraneans	Ranald MacDougall	Leslie Caron, George Peppard, Janice Rule	Drama	MGM; based on Jack Kerouac book
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll	Leslie Norman	Ernest Borgnine, Anne Baxter, John Mills, Angela Lansbury	Adventure	set in Australia
The Sundowners	Fred Zinnemann	Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum	Drama	set in Australia; 5 Oscar nominations
Sunrise at Campobello	Vincent J. Donehue	Ralph Bellamy, Greer Garson	Biography	story of FDR
Surprise Package	Stanley Donen	Yul Brynner, Mitzi Gaynor	Comedy	Columbia
Swiss Family Robinson	Ken Annakin	John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, Tommy Kirk	Adventure	Disney
Switchin' Kitten	Gene Deitch	Tom and Jerry	Animated	MGM

T-Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Tall Story	Joshua Logan	Anthony Perkins, Jane Fonda, Ray Walston	Comedy	Fonda's first film
Tarzan the Magnificent	Robert Day	Gordon Scott	Adventure
A Terrible Beauty	Tay Garnett	Robert Mitchum, Anne Heywood, Dan O'Herlihy	Drama	United Artists
This Rebel Breed	Richard L. Bare	Rita Moreno, Gerald Mohr, Dyan Cannon	Crime drama
The Three Worlds of Gulliver	Jack Sher	Kerwin Mathews, June Thorburn	Fantasy	based on Gulliver's Travels
The Time Machine	George Pal	Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux	Science fiction	from H.G. Wells book; special effects Oscar
Toby Tyler	Charles Barton	Kevin Corcoran	Family	Disney
Too Hot to Handle	Terence Young	Jayne Mansfield, Leo Genn, Karlheinz Böhm	Comedy
Tormented	Bert I. Gordon	Richard Carlson, Lugene Sanders	Horror	Allied Artists
Twelve Hours to Kill	Edward L. Cahn	Nico Minardos, Barbara Eden, Russ Conway	Crime drama
The Unforgiven	John Huston	Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn	Western	United Artists
Vice Raid	Edward L. Cahn	Mamie Van Doren, Richard Coogan	Crime
Visit to a Small Planet	Norman Taurog	Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman	Comedy	Paramount
The Wackiest Ship In the Army	Richard Murphy	Jack Lemmon, Ricky Nelson	Comedy	Columbia; became TV series
The Wasp Woman	Roger Corman, Jack Hill	Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley	Sci-fi	Filmgroup
Where the Boys Are	Henry Levin	George Hamilton, Connie Francis, Yvette Mimieux, Paula Prentiss	Comedy	MGM; remade in 1984
Who Was That Lady?	George Sidney	Dean Martin, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh	Comedy	Columbia; nominated for 2 Golden Globes
Why Must I Die?	Roy Del Ruth	Terry Moore, Debra Paget	Crime	A.I.P.
The Wild Ride	Harvey Berman	Jack Nicholson	Drama
Wild River	Elia Kazan	Montgomery Clift, Lee Remick	Drama	20th Century Fox
The World of Suzie Wong	Richard Quine	William Holden, Nancy Kwan, Sylvia Sims	Romance	Paramount
The Young One	Luis Buñuel	Zachary Scott, Bernie Hamilton	Drama

External links

• 1960 films at the Internet Movie Database