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.


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Title Director Cast Genre/Note
The 3rd VoiceHubert CornfieldEdmond O'Brien, Laraine Day, Julie LondonMystery20th Century Fox
12 to the MoonDavid BradleyKen Clark, Tom Conway, Michi KobiScience fictionColumbia
13 Fighting MenHarry W. GerstadGrant Williams, Carole Matthews, Brad DexterWar20th Century Fox
13 GhostsWilliam CastleCharles Herbert, Jo Morrow, Rosemary DeCampHorrorColumbia; remade in 2001
The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMichael CurtizTony Randall, Patty McCormack, Eddie Hodges, Archie MooreFamilyMGM. From Mark Twain book
The AlamoJohn WayneJohn Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Chill Wills, Frankie Avalon, Richard BooneBiography, WesternUnited Artists. 7 Oscar nominations
All the Fine Young CannibalsMichael AndersonNatalie Wood, Robert Wagner, George HamiltonDramaMGM
All the Young MenHall BartlettAlan Ladd, Sidney Poitier, James DarrenWarColumbia
The Amazing Transparent ManEdgar G. UlmerMarguerite Chapman, Douglas Kennedy, James GriffithScience fictionAIP
The Angel Wore RedNunnally JohnsonAva Gardner, Dirk Bogarde, Joseph CottenWarMGM
The ApartmentBilly WilderJack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston, Jack Kruschen, Edie AdamsDrama, ComedyUnited Artists. 10 Oscar nominations; Best Picture
Because They're YoungPaul WendkosDick Clark, Tuesday Weld, Victoria Shaw (actress)DramaColumbia
The BellboyJerry LewisJerry Lewis, Bob Clayton, Milton BerleComedyParamount
Bells Are RingingVincente MinnelliJudy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred ClarkMusical comedyMGM. Based on stage show
Beyond the Time BarrierEdgar G. UlmerDarlene Tompkins, Robert Clarke, Vladimir SokoloffSci-fiAIP
The Big NightSidney SalkowVenetia Stevenson, Randy Sparks, Dick ContinoDramaParamount
The Boy and the PiratesBert I. GordonCharles Herbert, Susan Gordon, Murvyn VyeAdventureUnited Artists
The Bramble BushDaniel PetrieRichard Burton, Angie Dickinson, Barbara RushDramaWarner Bros.
A Breath of ScandalMichael CurtizSophia Loren, Maurice Chevalier, John GavinDramaParamount
Butterfield 8Daniel MannElizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey, Eddie Fisher, Dina MerrillDramaMGM. Oscar for Taylor
Cage of EvilEdward L. CahnRon Foster, Pat BlairCrimeUnited Artists
Can-CanWalter LangFrank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Juliet ProwseMusical20th Century Fox. Based on stage show
The Cape Canaveral MonstersPhil TuckerScott Peters, Jason JohnsonScience-fiction
Cash McCallJoseph PevneyJames Garner, Natalie Wood, Nina Foch, E. G. MarshallDramaWarner Bros.
Chartroose CabooseWilliam ReynoldsMolly Bee, Ben CooperComedyUniversal
CimarronAnthony MannGlenn Ford, Maria Schell, Anne BaxterWesternMGM. Remake of 1931 film
CinderfellaFrank TashlinJerry Lewis, Ed Wynn, Anna Maria AlberghettiMusical comedyParamount
College ConfidentialAlbert ZugsmithSteve Allen, Mamie Van Doren, Herbert Marshall, Jayne MeadowsTeenUniversal
Comanche StationBudd BoetticherRandolph Scott, Nancy Gates, Claude AkinsWesternColumbia
Crack in the MirrorRichard FleischerOrson Welles, Juliette Gréco, Bradford DillmanDrama20th Century Fox
The Crowded SkyJoseph PevneyDana Andrews, Rhonda FlemingDramaWarner Bros.
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Title Director Cast Genre Note
The Dark at the Top of the StairsDelbert MannRobert Preston, Dorothy McGuire, Eve Arden, Shirley Knight, Angela LansburyDramaWarner Bros.; from William Inge play
Desire in the DustRobert L. LippertRaymond Burr, Martha Hyer, Joan BennettDrama20th Century Fox
Dinosaurus!Irvin YeaworthWard Ramsey, Paul Lukather, Kristina HansonSci-fiUniversal
Elmer GantryRichard BrooksBurt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones, Dean Jagger, Patti PageDramaUnited Artists. From novel by Sinclair Lewis; Oscars for Lancaster, Jones, screenplay
Esther and the KingRaoul WalshJoan Collins, Richard Egan, Denis O'DeaBiblical20th Century Fox
ExodusOtto PremingerPaul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Sal Mineo, Peter Lawford, Lee J. Cobb, Jill Haworth, Hugh Griffith, John DerekDramaUnited Artists. From the Leon Uris novel; 3 Oscar nominations
The Facts of LifeMelvin FrankBob Hope, Lucille Ball, Ruth HusseyComedyUnited Artists. 5 Oscar nominations
Five Branded WomenMartin RittSilvana Mangano, Jeanne Moreau, Vera Miles, Barbara Bel Geddes, Carla GravinaWar dramaParamount
Five Guns to TombstoneEdward L. CahnJames Brown, Walter CoyWesternUnited Artists
Flaming StarDon SiegelElvis Presley, Steve Forrest, Barbara Eden, John McIntire, Dolores del Río, Richard JaeckelWestern20th Century Fox
Four Fast GunsWilliam J. Hole Jr.Martha Vickers, James CraigWesternUniversal
FrecklesAndrew V. McLaglenCarol ChristensenDrama20th Century Fox
From the TerraceMark RobsonPaul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy, Ina Balin, Leon Ames, George GrizzardDrama20th Century Fox. From John O'Hara novel
G.I. BluesNorman TaurogElvis Presley, Juliet Prowse, Robert Ivers, Leticia RomanMusicalParamount
The Gallant HoursRobert MontgomeryJames Cagney, Dennis WeaverBiography, WarUnited Artists. Story of "Bull" Halsey
The Giant of MarathonJacques TourneurSteve Reeves, Mylène Demongeot, Sergio FantoniEpicMGM
Girl of the NightJoseph CatesAnne Francis, Lloyd Nolan, Kay MedfordDramaWarner Bros.
The Grass Is GreenerStanley DonenCary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Jean SimmonsComedyUniversal. Based on the play
Gunfighters of AbileneEdward L. CahnBuster Crabbe, Barton MacLane, Judith AmesWesternUnited Artists
Guns of the TimberlandRobert D. WebbAlan Ladd, Jeanne Crain, Gilbert RolandWesternWarner Bros.
Hell Bent for LeatherGeorge ShermanAudie Murphy, Felicia Farr, Stephen McNallyWesternUniversal
Hell to EternityPhil KarlsonJeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Vic DamoneWarAllied Artists
Heller in Pink TightsGeorge CukorSophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Margaret O'Brien, Steve ForrestWesternParamount
The High Powered RifleMaury DexterAllison Hayes, Willard ParkerWestern20th Century Fox
High TimeBlake EdwardsBing Crosby, Fabian, Tuesday Weld, Nicole MaureyMusical20th Century Fox
Home from the HillVincente MinnelliRobert Mitchum, Eleanor Parker, George Peppard, George HamiltonDramaMGM. From William Humphrey novel
The Horse with the Flying TailLarry LansburghGeorge Fenneman (narrator)DocumentaryAcademy Award winner
House of UsherRoger CormanVincent Price, Mark Damon, Myrna FaheyHorrorAIP
Hyde and Go TweetFriz FrelengAnimated
The Hypnotic EyeGeorge BlairJacques Bergerac, Allison HayesSci-fiAllied Artists
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I Aim at the StarsJ. Lee ThompsonCurd Jürgens, Herbert Lom, Gia ScalaBiographyColumbia. Based on life of Wernher von Braun
Ice PalaceVincent ShermanRichard Burton, Robert Ryan, Martha Hyer, Jim Backus, Carolyn JonesDramaWarner Bros. Based on a novel by Edna Ferber
I'll Give My LifeWilliam F. ClaxtonAngie Dickinson, Ray CollinsDrama
Inherit the WindStanley KramerSpencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Harry Morgan, Claude Akins, Dick YorkDramaUnited Artists. Based on the play; 4 Oscar nominations
It Started in NaplesMelville ShavelsonClark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De SicaRomantic comedyParamount
Key WitnessPhil KarlsonJeffrey Hunter, Pat Crowley, Dennis HopperCrimeMGM
The Last VoyageAndrew L. StoneRobert Stack, Dorothy Malone, George Sanders, Woody Strode, Jack KruschenAdventureMGM
Last Woman on EarthRoger CormanBetsy Jones-Moreland, Antony Carbone, Robert TowneScience-fictionFilmgroup
The Leech WomanEdward DeinGrant Williams, Coleen Gray, Phillip Terry, Gloria TalbottScience-fictionUniversal
Let's Make LoveGeorge CukorMarilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, Tony Randall, Frankie Vaughan, Milton Berle, Gene Kelly, Bing CrosbyMusical comedy20th Century Fox. Monroe's last musical
Let No Man Write My EpitaphPhilip LeacockBurl Ives, Shelley Winters, James Darren, Jean SebergDramaColumbia
The Little Shop of HorrorsRoger CormanJonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, Dick Miller, Jack NicholsonSci-fi comedyremade in 1986
The Lost WorldIrwin AllenMichael Rennie, Jill St. John, David Hedison, Fernando Lamas, Claude RainsScience-fiction20th Century Fox
Macumba LoveDouglas FowleyWalter Reed, Ziva RodannHorrorUnited Artists
The Magnificent SevenJohn SturgesYul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, Brad Dexter, Horst BuchholzWesternUnited Artists. Based on Seven Samurai; inspired 3 sequels and remake
Man on a StringAndré de TothErnest Borgnine, Kerwin MathewsCrime, DramaColumbia; Remade in 1972
Mice FolliesRobert McKimsonAnimated
Midnight LaceDavid MillerDoris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin, Roddy McDowall, Myrna LoySuspenseUniversal
Moment of DangerLaszlo BenedekTrevor Howard, Dorothy DandridgeDrama
The Mountain RoadDaniel MannJames Stewart, Lisa Lu, Glenn Corbett, Harry MorganWarColumbia
Murder, Inc.Stuart RosenbergStuart Whitman, May Britt, Peter Falk, Henry MorganCrime20th Century Fox
The Music Box KidEdward L. CahnRon Foster, Luana PattenCrimeUnited Artists
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Never on SundayJules DassinMelina Mercouri, Jules Dassin, Giorgos FountasDramaUnited Artists. Greek/US production; 5 Oscar nominations
None but the BraveGeorge ShermanRichard Basehart, Stuart Erwin, Arthur ShieldsWestern20th Century Fox
Noose for a GunmanEdward L. CahnJim Davis, Lyn ThomasWesternUnited Artists
North to AlaskaHenry HathawayJohn Wayne, Stewart Granger, Capucine, Fabian, Ernie Kovacs, Mickey ShaughnessyWestern comedy20th Century Fox
Ocean's 11Lewis MilestoneFrank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop, Angie Dickinson, Richard Conte, George Raft, Cesar Romero, Henry Silva, Norman FellCrime, DramaRat Pack; Warner Bros.; remade in 2001
Oklahoma TerritoryEdward L. CahnBill Williams, Gloria Talbott, Ted de CorsiaWesternUnited Artists
Once More, with Feeling!Stanley DonenYul Brynner, Kay Kendall, Gregory RatoffComedyColumbia; based on Henry Kurnitz play
One Foot in HellJames B. ClarkAlan Ladd, Dan O'HerlihyWestern20th Century Fox
Pay or DieRichard WilsonErnest Borgnine, Zohra LampertCrimeAllied Artists
PepeGeorge SidneyCantinflas, Dan Dailey, Shirley JonesComedyColumbia
Platinum High SchoolCharles F. HaasMickey Rooney, Dan DuryeaDramaMGM
Please Don't Eat the DaisiesCharles WaltersDoris Day, David Niven, Janis PaigeComedyMGM. From Jean Kerr book; inspired TV series
The PlunderersJoseph PevneyJeff Chandler, John Saxon, Dolores HartWesternAllied Artists; Remake of 1948 film
PollyannaDavid SwiftHayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Richard Egan, Karl MaldenFamily comedyfrom Eleanor Porter book; Disney
Portrait in BlackMichael GordonLana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart, Sandra Dee, John SaxonSuspenseUniversal
Pretty Boy FloydHerbert J. LederJohn Ericson, Barry NewmanDrama
The Private Lives of Adam and EveMickey RooneyMickey Rooney, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Tormé, Tuesday Weld, Fay Spain, Paul AnkaComedyUniversal
Private PropertyLeslie StevensCorey Allen, Warren OatesCrime dramalost film, re-released 2016
The Purple GangFrank McDonaldBarry Sullivan, Robert BlakeCrimeAllied Artists
PsychoAlfred HitchcockAnthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, John McIntire, Martin BalsamSuspenseParamount. From Robert Bloch novel; remade in 1998
The PusherGene MilfordRobert Lansing, Felice OrlandiCrimeUnited Artists
The Rat RaceRobert MulliganTony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds, Don RicklesDramaParamount
RaymieFrank McDonaldDavid Ladd, Julie Adams, Charles WinningerDramaAllied Artists
The Rise and Fall of Legs DiamondBudd BoetticherRay Danton, Karen Steele, Elaine StewartCrimeWarner Bros. Based on Jack Diamond
The Savage InnocentsNicholas RayAnthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, Yoko TaniDramaParamount
Scent of MysteryJack CardiffDenholm Elliott, Peter LorreMystery
The Secret of the Purple ReefWilliam WitneyRichard Chamberlain, Peter Falk, Margia DeanAdventure20th Century Fox
September StormByron HaskinJoanne Dru, Mark Stevens, Robert StraussAdventure20th Century Fox. Filmed in 3-D
Sergeant RutledgeJohn FordJeffrey Hunter, Woody Strode, Constance TowersWesternWarner Bros.
Seven ThievesHenry HathawayEdward G. Robinson, Rod Steiger, Joan CollinsFilm noir20th Century Fox
Seven Ways from SundownHarry KellerAudie Murphy, Barry SullivanWesternUniversal
Sex Kittens Go to CollegeAlbert ZugsmithMamie Van Doren, Tuesday Weld, John CarradineComedyAllied Artists
Song Without EndCharles Vidor, George CukorDirk Bogarde, Capucine, Patricia MorisonBiographyColumbia
SpartacusStanley KubrickKirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Tony Curtis, Peter Ustinov, Charles Laughton, John Gavin, Woody Strode, John Ireland, John DallEpicUniversal; from Howard Fast novel; won 4 Oscars
Squad CarEd LeftwichVici Raaf, Paul BryarCrime20th Century Fox
Stop!, Look and LaughAnimated film
The Story of RuthHenry KosterStuart Whitman, Tom Tryon, Peggy Wood, Elana EdenBiblical20th Century Fox
Strangers When We MeetRichard QuineKirk Douglas, Kim Novak, Ernie KovacsDramaColumbia
Studs LoniganIrving LernerFrank Gorshin, Jack Nicholson, Venetia StevensonDramaUnited Artists
The SubterraneansRanald MacDougallLeslie Caron, George Peppard, Janice RuleDramaMGM; based on Jack Kerouac book
Summer of the Seventeenth DollLeslie NormanErnest Borgnine, Anne Baxter, John Mills, Angela LansburyAdventureset in Australia
The SundownersFred ZinnemannDeborah Kerr, Robert MitchumDramaWarner Bros. Set in Australia; 5 Oscar nominations
Sunrise at CampobelloVincent J. DonehueRalph Bellamy, Greer GarsonBiographyWarner Bros. Story of FDR
Swiss Family RobinsonKen AnnakinJohn Mills, Dorothy McGuire, Tommy KirkAdventureDisney
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Tall StoryJoshua LoganAnthony Perkins, Jane Fonda, Ray WalstonComedyWarner Bros. Fonda's first film
Tarzan the MagnificentRobert DayGordon Scott, Alexandra StewartAdventureParamount
A Terrible BeautyTay GarnettRobert Mitchum, Anne Heywood, Dan O'HerlihyDramaUnited Artists
Tess of the Storm CountryPaul GuilfoyleDiane Baker, Jack GingDrama20th Century Fox
This Rebel BreedRichard L. BareRita Moreno, Gerald Mohr, Dyan CannonCrime dramaWarner Bros.
The ThreatCharles R. RondeauRobert Knapp, Linda Lawson, Mary CastleCrimeWarner Bros.
The Three Worlds of GulliverJack SherKerwin Mathews, June ThorburnFantasyColumbia. Based on Gulliver's Travels
Thunder in CarolinaPaul HelmickRory Calhoun, Connie HinesDrama
The Time MachineGeorge PalRod Taylor, Sebastian Cabot, Yvette Mimieux, Alan YoungScience fictionMGM. From H. G. Wells book; special effects Oscar
Three Came to KillEdward L. CahnCameron Mitchell, Lyn ThomasCrimeUnited Artists
Toby TylerCharles BartonKevin CorcoranFamilyDisney
Too Hot to HandleTerence YoungJayne Mansfield, Leo Genn, Karlheinz BöhmComedy
TormentedBert I. GordonRichard Carlson, Lugene SandersHorrorAllied Artists
Twelve Hours to KillEdward L. CahnNico Minardos, Barbara Eden, Russ ConwayCrime drama20th Century Fox
The UnforgivenJohn HustonBurt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn, Audie MurphyWesternUnited Artists
Valley of the RedwoodsWilliam WitneyJohn Hudson, Ed NelsonAction20th Century Fox
Vice RaidEdward L. CahnMamie Van Doren, Richard CooganCrimeUnited Artists
Village of the DamnedWolf RillaGeorge Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Martin StephensHorror, Sci-fiMGM; Remade in 1995
Visit to a Small PlanetNorman TaurogJerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl HollimanComedyParamount
The Wackiest Ship In the ArmyRichard MurphyJack Lemmon, Ricky NelsonComedyColumbia; became TV series
Wake Me When It's OverMervyn LeRoyErnie Kovacs, Dick Shawn, Margo MooreComedy20th Century Fox
Walk Like a DragonJames ClavellJack Lord, Nobu McCarthy, Mel TorméDramaParamount
Walk TallMaury DexterWillard Parker, Joyce MeadowsWestern20th Century Fox
The Walking TargetEdward L. CahnJoan Evans, Merry AndersCrimeUnited Artists
The Wasp WomanRoger Corman, Jack HillSusan Cabot, Anthony EisleySci-fiFilmgroup
Weddings and BabiesMorris EngelViveca LindforsDrama20th Century Fox
Where the Boys AreHenry LevinGeorge Hamilton, Connie Francis, Yvette Mimieux, Paula PrentissComedyMGM; Remade in 1984
Who Was That Lady?George SidneyDean Martin, Tony Curtis, Janet LeighComedyColumbia; nominated for 2 Golden Globes
Why Must I Die?Roy Del RuthTerry Moore, Debra PagetCrimeA.I.P.
The Wild RideHarvey BermanJack NicholsonDrama
Wild RiverElia KazanMontgomery Clift, Lee RemickDrama20th Century Fox
The World of Suzie WongRichard QuineWilliam Holden, Nancy Kwan, Sylvia SymsRomanceParamount
Young Jesse JamesWilliam F. ClaxtonRay Stricklyn, Willard Parker, Merry AndersWestern20th Century Fox
The Young OneLuis BuñuelZachary Scott, Bernie HamiltonDrama
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