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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) dir. Martin Ritt

Posted on May 21, 2017
/Under 1960's, Crime, Thriller, UK, USA
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British agent Alec Leamas is recalled from West Berlin after the death of one of his operatives. He is removed from duty and left “in the cold”, falling into a jobless, alcohol-fueled...Read more

Last Year at Marienbad (1961) dir. Alain Resnais

Posted on March 31, 2017
/Under 1960's, France, Must See Cinema, Psychological, Romantic, Surrealist
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L’année dernière à Marienbad: In a strange, dreamlike chateau setting, a man tries to persuade a married woman that they have met previously and to run away with him. Experimental and...Read more

Yojimbo (1961) dir. Akira Kurosawa

Posted on March 23, 2017
/Under 1960's, Action, Japan, Thriller, Western
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Yōjinbō 用心棒: In the late 19th century, a lone rōnin Samurai arrives at a small town that is torn and terrorized by a war between competing crime gangs. Masterwork direction from Akira Kurosawa...Read more

Viridiana (1961) dir. Luis Buñuel

Posted on February 19, 2017
/Under 1960's, Drama, Mexico, Spain
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A young nun, about to take her final vows, visits her widowed uncle. Buñuel‘s Viridiana was the winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival and is...Read more

Le Samouraï (1967) dir. Jean-Pierre Melville

Posted on September 9, 2016
/Under 1960's, Crime, France, Must See Cinema, Noir, Thriller
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A cool, methodical and lonely contract killer is driven into a corner by police after making an unusual mistake in his latest hit. Perhaps the most defining role of Alain...Read more

High and Low (1963) dir. Akira Kurosawa

Posted on August 27, 2016
/Under 1960's, Crime, Drama, Japan, Thriller
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天国と地獄 / Tengoku to Jigoku: In the midst of a corporate war, a wealthy executive’s plans of taking over his company are put on hold after a kidnapper extorts him...Read more

Short Film: La Jetée (1962) dir. Chris Marker

Posted on July 29, 2016
/Under 1960's, France, Must See Cinema, Romantic, Sci-Fi, Short, Surrealist
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Welcome to MustSeeCinema’s short film corner. You can WATCH the full short at your leisure below, in the embedded video player. All films are eclectically chosen, based on their historic...Read more

Through a Glass Darkly (1961) dir. Ingmar Bergman

Posted on June 27, 2016
/Under 1960's, Drama, Sweden
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Shortly after being treated for schizophrenia, the beautiful young Karin, together with her husband, father and little brother gather for vacation in their summer home on a remote Swedish island....Read more

Eyes Without a Face (1960) dir. Georges Franju

Posted on May 25, 2016
/Under 1960's, France, Horror, Must See Cinema, Psychological, Surrealist, Thriller
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Les Yeux sans visage: A surgeon goes to extreme lengths to help his daughter repair her disfigured face. A trendsetting classic of European Horror cinema. Dark, chiaroscuro surrealism with a...Read more

In Cold Blood (1967) dir. Richard Brooks

Posted on April 7, 2016
/Under 1960's, Crime, Drama, Noir, USA
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An unsuccessful robbery results in the murder of a rural Kansas family and two ex-cons on the run from the law. Based on the book of the same name by...Read more