A list of American films released in 1960.
The Apartment won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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A-C Title Director Cast Genre/Note The 3rd Voice Hubert Cornfield Edmond O'Brien, Laraine Day, Julie London Mystery 20th Century Fox12 to the Moon David Bradley Ken Clark, Tom Conway, Michi Kobi Science fiction Columbia13 Fighting Men Harry W. Gerstad Grant Williams, Carole Matthews, Brad Dexter War 20th Century Fox13 Ghosts William Castle Charles Herbert, Jo Morrow, Rosemary DeCamp Horror Columbia; remade in 2001The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMichael Curtiz Tony Randall, Patty McCormack, Eddie Hodges, Archie Moore Family MGM. From Mark Twain bookThe AlamoJohn Wayne John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Chill Wills, Frankie Avalon, Richard Boone Biography, Western United Artists. 7 Oscar nominationsAll the Fine Young Cannibals Michael Anderson Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, George Hamilton Drama MGMAll the Young Men Hall Bartlett Alan Ladd, Sidney Poitier, James Darren War ColumbiaThe Amazing Transparent ManEdgar G. Ulmer Marguerite Chapman, Douglas Kennedy, James Griffith Science fiction AIPThe Angel Wore RedNunnally Johnson Ava Gardner, Dirk Bogarde, Joseph Cotten War MGMThe ApartmentBilly Wilder Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston, Jack Kruschen, Edie Adams Drama, Comedy United Artists. 10 Oscar nominations; Best PictureBecause They're Young Paul Wendkos Dick Clark, Tuesday Weld, Victoria Shaw (actress) Drama ColumbiaThe BellboyJerry Lewis Jerry Lewis, Bob Clayton, Milton Berle Comedy ParamountBells Are RingingVincente Minnelli Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark Musical comedy MGM. Based on stage showBeyond the Time Barrier Edgar G. Ulmer Darlene Tompkins, Robert Clarke, Vladimir Sokoloff Sci-fi AIPThe Big Night Sidney Salkow Venetia Stevenson, Randy Sparks, Dick Contino Drama ParamountThe Boy and the PiratesBert I. Gordon Charles Herbert, Susan Gordon, Murvyn Vye Adventure United ArtistsThe Bramble Bush Daniel Petrie Richard Burton, Angie Dickinson, Barbara Rush Drama Warner Bros.A Breath of ScandalMichael Curtiz Sophia Loren, Maurice Chevalier, John Gavin Drama ParamountButterfield 8Daniel Mann Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey, Eddie Fisher, Dina Merrill Drama MGM. Oscar for Taylor Cage of Evil Edward L. Cahn Ron Foster, Pat Blair Crime United ArtistsCan-CanWalter Lang Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Juliet Prowse Musical 20th Century Fox. Based on stage showThe Cape Canaveral MonstersPhil Tucker Scott Peters, Jason Johnson Science-fiction Cash McCallJoseph Pevney James Garner, Natalie Wood, Nina Foch, E. G. Marshall Drama Warner Bros.Chartroose Caboose William Reynolds Molly Bee, Ben Cooper Comedy UniversalCimarron Anthony Mann Glenn Ford, Maria Schell, Anne Baxter Western MGM. Remake of 1931 filmCinderfellaFrank Tashlin Jerry Lewis, Ed Wynn, Anna Maria Alberghetti Musical comedy ParamountCollege Confidential Albert Zugsmith Steve Allen, Mamie Van Doren, Herbert Marshall, Jayne Meadows Teen UniversalComanche StationBudd Boetticher Randolph Scott, Nancy Gates, Claude Akins Western ColumbiaCrack in the Mirror Richard Fleischer Orson Welles, Juliette Gréco, Bradford Dillman Drama 20th Century FoxThe Crowded Sky Joseph Pevney Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming Drama Warner Bros.
D-H Title Director Cast Genre NoteThe Dark at the Top of the StairsDelbert Mann Robert Preston, Dorothy McGuire, Eve Arden, Shirley Knight, Angela Lansbury Drama Warner Bros.; from William Inge playDesire in the Dust Robert L. Lippert Raymond Burr, Martha Hyer, Joan Bennett Drama 20th Century FoxDinosaurus! Irvin Yeaworth Ward Ramsey, Paul Lukather, Kristina Hanson Sci-fi UniversalElmer GantryRichard Brooks Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones, Dean Jagger, Patti Page Drama United Artists. From novel by Sinclair Lewis; Oscars for Lancaster, Jones, screenplayEsther and the King Raoul Walsh Joan Collins, Richard Egan, Denis O'Dea Biblical 20th Century FoxExodusOtto Preminger Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Sal Mineo, Peter Lawford, Lee J. Cobb, Jill Haworth, Hugh Griffith, John Derek Drama United Artists. From the Leon Uris novel; 3 Oscar nominationsThe Facts of LifeMelvin Frank Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Ruth Hussey Comedy United Artists. 5 Oscar nominationsFive Branded Women Martin Ritt Silvana Mangano, Jeanne Moreau, Vera Miles, Barbara Bel Geddes, Carla Gravina War drama ParamountFive Guns to Tombstone Edward L. Cahn James Brown, Walter Coy Western United ArtistsFlaming Star Don Siegel Elvis Presley, Steve Forrest, Barbara Eden, John McIntire, Dolores del Río, Richard Jaeckel Western 20th Century FoxFour Fast Guns William J. Hole Jr. Martha Vickers, James Craig Western UniversalFreckles Andrew V. McLaglen Carol Christensen Drama 20th Century FoxFrom the TerraceMark Robson Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy, Ina Balin, Leon Ames, George Grizzard Drama 20th Century Fox. From John O'Hara novelG.I. Blues Norman Taurog Elvis Presley, Juliet Prowse, Robert Ivers, Leticia Roman Musical ParamountThe Gallant HoursRobert MontgomeryJames Cagney, Dennis Weaver Biography, WarUnited Artists. Story of "Bull" HalseyThe Giant of Marathon Jacques Tourneur Steve Reeves, Mylène Demongeot, Sergio Fantoni Epic MGMGirl of the Night Joseph Cates Anne Francis, Lloyd Nolan, Kay Medford Drama Warner Bros.The Grass Is GreenerStanley Donen Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons Comedy Universal. Based on the play Gunfighters of Abilene Edward L. Cahn Buster Crabbe, Barton MacLane, Judith Ames Western United ArtistsGuns 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 UniversalHell to Eternity Phil Karlson Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Vic Damone War Allied ArtistsHeller in Pink TightsGeorge Cukor Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Margaret O'Brien, Steve Forrest Western ParamountThe High Powered Rifle Maury Dexter Allison Hayes, Willard Parker Western 20th Century FoxHigh TimeBlake Edwards Bing Crosby, Fabian, Tuesday Weld, Nicole Maurey Musical 20th Century FoxHome from the HillVincente Minnelli Robert Mitchum, Eleanor Parker, George Peppard, George Hamilton Drama MGM. From William Humphrey novelThe Horse with the Flying Tail Larry Lansburgh George Fenneman (narrator) Documentary Academy Award winnerHouse of Usher Roger Corman Vincent Price, Mark Damon, Myrna Fahey Horror AIPHyde and Go TweetFriz Freleng Animated The Hypnotic Eye George Blair Jacques Bergerac, Allison Hayes Sci-fi Allied Artists
I-M Title Director Cast Genre NoteI Aim at the Stars J. Lee Thompson Curd Jürgens, Herbert Lom, Gia Scala Biography Columbia. Based on life of Wernher von Braun; Co-production with United StatesIce Palace Vincent Sherman Richard Burton, Robert Ryan, Martha Hyer, Jim Backus, Carolyn Jones Drama Warner Bros. Based on a novel by Edna FerberI'll Give My Life William F. Claxton Angie Dickinson, Ray Collins Drama Inherit the WindStanley Kramer Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Harry Morgan, Claude Akins, Dick York Drama United Artists. Based on the play; 4 Oscar nominationsIt Started in NaplesMelville Shavelson Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica Romantic comedy ParamountKey Witness Phil Karlson Jeffrey Hunter, Pat Crowley, Dennis Hopper Crime MGMThe Last VoyageAndrew L. Stone Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, George Sanders, Woody Strode, Jack Kruschen Adventure MGMLast Woman on EarthRoger Corman Betsy Jones-Moreland, Antony Carbone, Robert Towne Science-fiction FilmgroupThe Leech WomanEdward Dein Grant Williams, Coleen Gray, Phillip Terry, Gloria Talbott Science-fiction UniversalLet's Make LoveGeorge Cukor Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, Tony Randall, Frankie Vaughan, Milton Berle, Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby Musical comedy 20th Century Fox. Monroe's last musicalLet No Man Write My EpitaphPhilip Leacock Burl Ives, Shelley Winters, James Darren, Jean Seberg Drama ColumbiaThe Little Shop of HorrorsRoger Corman Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, Dick Miller, Jack Nicholson Sci-fi comedy remade in 1986The Lost WorldIrwin Allen Michael Rennie, Jill St. John, David Hedison, Fernando Lamas, Claude Rains Science-fiction 20th Century FoxMacumba Love Douglas Fowley Walter Reed, Ziva Rodann Horror United ArtistsThe Magnificent SevenJohn Sturges Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, Brad Dexter, Horst Buchholz Western United Artists. Based on Seven Samurai; inspired 3 sequels and remakeMan on a String André de Toth Ernest Borgnine, Kerwin Mathews Crime, Drama Columbia; Remade in 1972Mice FolliesRobert McKimson Animated Midnight LaceDavid Miller Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin, Roddy McDowall, Myrna Loy Suspense UniversalMoment of Danger Laszlo Benedek Trevor Howard, Dorothy Dandridge Drama The Mountain RoadDaniel Mann James Stewart, Lisa Lu, Glenn Corbett, Harry Morgan War ColumbiaMurder, Inc. Stuart Rosenberg Stuart Whitman, May Britt, Peter Falk, Henry Morgan Crime 20th Century FoxThe Music Box Kid Edward L. Cahn Ron Foster, Luana Patten Crime United Artists
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