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List Of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Films (1960–1969)
The following is a list of films originally produced and/or distributed theatrically by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and released between 1960 and 1969. See also * Lists of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films This is a list of feature films originally released and/or distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (to include MGM/UA Entertainment Co., MGM/UA Communications Co., MGM–Pathe Communications Co. and MGM/UA Distribution Co.). This list does not includ ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films (1960-1969) 1960-1969 American films by studio 1960s in American cinema Lists of 1960s films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by amazon (company), Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 and based in Beverly Hills, California. MGM was formed by Marcus Loew by combining Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures, and Louis B. Mayer Productions, Louis B. Mayer Pictures into one company. It hired a number of well known actors as contract players—its slogan was "more stars than there are in heaven"—and soon became Hollywood's most prestigious film studio, producing popular musical films and winning many Academy Awards. MGM also owned film studios, movie lots, movie theaters and technical production facilities. Its most prosperous era, from 1926 to 1959, was bracketed by two productions of ''Ben-Hur (1959 film), Ben Hur''. After that, it divested itself of the Loews movie theater chain, and, in the 1960s, diversified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Pal
George Pal (born György Pál Marczincsak; ; February 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-American animator, film director and producer, principally associated with the fantasy and science-fiction genres. He became an American citizen after emigrating from Europe. He was nominated for Academy Awards (in the category Best Short Subjects, Cartoon) for seven consecutive years (1942–1948) and received an honorary award in 1944. This makes him the second-most nominated Hungarian exile (together with William S. Darling and Ernest Laszlo) after Miklós Rózsa. Early life and career Pal was born in Cegléd, Hungary, the son of György Pál Marczincsak, Sr. and his wife Mária. He graduated from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in 1928 (aged 20). From 1928 to 1931, he made films for Hunnia Film Studio of Budapest, Hungary. At the age of 23 in 1931, he married Elisabeth "Zsóka" Grandjean, and after moving to Berlin, founded Trickfilm-Studio GmbH Pal und Wittke, with UFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Quixote (1957 Film)
''Don Quixote'' (russian: Дон Кихот, translit. Don Kikhot) is a 1957 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Kozintsev. It is based on Evgeny Schwartz's stage adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes's novel of the same name. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. The film was exhibited in the mid-1960s by Australian University film clubs receiving the productions of Sovexportfilm. It was the first film version of ''Don Quixote'' to be filmed in both widescreen and color. Cast * Nikolay Cherkasov as Don Quixote de la Mancha / Alonso Quixano * Yuri Tolubeyev as Sancho Panza * Serafima Birman as The Housekeeper * Lyudmila Kasyanova as Aldonsa * Svetlana Grigoryeva as The Niece * Vasily Maksimov as The Priest * Viktor Kolpakov as The Barber * Tamilla Agamirova as Lady Altisidora * Georgy Vitsin as Sanson Carrasco * Bruno Freindlich as The Duke * Lidiya Vertinskaya as The Duchess * Galina Volchek Galina Borisovna (Berovna) Volchek (russian: Гали́на � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Murder Men (film)
''The Murder Men'' (later presented as an episode of the TV show '' Cain's Hundred'' which was called ''Blues for a Junkman'', in 1962) is a 1961 film starring Peter Mark Richman, James Coburn, and Dorothy Dandridge. Plot Norma Sherman, is a night-club singer and addict who, upon being released from jail, attempts to win back the love of her husband. Cast * Mark Richman as Nick Cain * James Coburn as Arthur Troy * Dorothy Dandridge as Norma Sherman * Joe Mantell as Maury Troy * Ivan Dixon as Joe Sherman *Ed Asner Eddie Asner (; November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021) was an American actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild. He is best remembered for portraying Lou Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' an ... as Dave Keller Reviews One commentator called Dorothy Dandridge's role in this film "one of (her) most interesting late performances".Foster, page 184 This was her last film. References External links {{DEFAULTSOR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where The Boys Are
''Where the Boys Are'' is a 1960 American CinemaScope comedy film directed by Henry Levin and starring Connie Francis, Dolores Hart, Paula Prentiss, George Hamilton, Yvette Mimieux, Jim Hutton, and Frank Gorshin. It was written by George Wells based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Glendon Swarthout. The screenplay concerns four college co-eds who spend spring break in Fort Lauderdale. The title song "Where the Boys Are" was sung by Connie Francis, who also co-starred in a supporting role. ''Where the Boys Are'' was one of the first teen films to explore adolescent sexuality and the changing sexual morals and attitudes among American college youth. Aimed at the teen market, it inspired many American college students to head to Fort Lauderdale for their annual spring break. It won Laurel Awards for Best Comedy of the Year and Best Comedy Actress (Paula Prentiss). Plot The film mainly focuses on the "coming of age" of four girl students at a midwestern university dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MGM-British Studios
MGM-British was a subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer initially established (as MGM London Films Denham) at Denham Film Studios in 1936. It was in limbo during the Second World War; however, following the end of hostilities, a facility was acquired in Borehamwood (one of several known as Elstree Studios), which remained in use until it was closed in 1970. Pre-war MGM London Films Denham Ltd was formed in 1936. The films produced during the initial period at Denham Film Studios were '' A Yank at Oxford'' (1938), ''The Citadel'' (1938), '' Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' (1939) and ''Busman's Honeymoon'' (US: ''Haunted Honeymoon'', 1940). The first production head was Michael Balcon. However, he left after a single film and was replaced by Victor Saville. The subsidiary was in abeyance during the war. Meanwhile, Amalgamated Studios Ltd constructed a large studio on the north side of Elstree Way, Borehamwood, between 1935 and 1937. A January 1937 deal for eight films to be made for the American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village Of The Damned (1960 Film)
''Village of the Damned'' is a 1960 British science fiction horror film by Anglo-German director Wolf Rilla. The film is adapted from the novel '' The Midwich Cuckoos'' (1957) by John Wyndham. The lead role of Professor Gordon Zellaby was played by George Sanders. A sequel, ''Children of the Damned'' (1964), followed, as did a remake, also called '' Village of the Damned'' (1995). Plot The inhabitants of the British village of Midwich suddenly fall unconscious, as does anyone entering the village. The military establishes a cordon around Midwich and sends in a man wearing a gas mask, but he, too, falls unconscious and is pulled back with rope. The man awakens and reports experiencing a cold sensation just before passing out. The pilot of a military reconnaissance plane is contacted and asked to investigate. When he flies below 5,000 feet, he loses consciousness and the plane crashes. A five-mile exclusion zone around the village is established for all aircraft. After appr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cimarron (1960 Film)
''Cimarron'' is a 1960 American Western film based on the Edna Ferber novel '' Cimarron''. The film stars Glenn Ford and Maria Schell and was directed by Anthony Mann and Charles Walters, though Walters is not credited onscreen. Ferber's novel was previously adapted as a film in 1931; that version won three Academy Awards. ''Cimarron'' was the first of three epics (along with ''El Cid'' and ''The Fall of the Roman Empire'') that Mann directed. Despite high production costs and an experienced cast of western veterans, stage actors and future stars, the film was released with little fanfare. Plot Sabra Cravat joins her new husband, lawyer Yancey "Cimarron" Cravat, during the Oklahoma land rush of 1889. They encounter Yancey's old friend William "The Kid" Hardy and his buddies Wes Jennings and Hoss Barry. On the trail, Yancey helps Tom and Sarah Wyatt and their eight children, taking them aboard their wagons. It seems to Sabra that her husband knows everyone in Oklahoma. A small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Law (1959 Film)
''The Law'' ( it, La legge, french: La Loi and originally released in America as ''Where the Hot Wind Blows'') is a 1959 French-Italian film directed by Jules Dassin. Plot Beautiful Marietta (Gina Lollobrigida) is a small-town girl who lives in southern Italian fishing village of Porto Manacore, a corrupt village ruled by a petty crook Matteo Brigante (Yves Montand). An engineer, Enrico Tosso (Marcello Mastroianni) comes into town to drain the marshes, and helps the villagers to take back their town. Cast * Gina Lollobrigida - Marietta * Pierre Brasseur - Don Cesare * Marcello Mastroianni - Enrico Tosso, the Engineer * Melina Mercouri - Donna Lucrezia * Yves Montand - Matteo Brigante * Raf Mattioli - Francesco Brigante * Vittorio Caprioli - Attilio, the Inspector * Lidia Alfonsi - Giuseppina * Gianrico Tedeschi - First Loafer * Nino Vingelli - Pizzaccio * Bruno Carotenuto - Balbo * Luisa Rivelli - Elvira * Anna Maria Bottini - Maria * Anna Arena - Anna, Attilio's wife * Edda S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BUtterfield 8
''BUtterfield 8'' is a 1960 American drama film directed by Daniel Mann, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey. Taylor won her first Academy Award for her performance in a leading role. The film was based on a 1935 novel of the same name by John O'Hara. Plot Gloria Wandrous wakes up in the apartment of wealthy executive Weston Liggett, and finds that he has left her $250. Insulted, she finds her dress was torn, and takes Liggett's wife Emily's mink coat to cover herself, scrawling "No Sale" in lipstick on the mirror. She orders her telephone answering service, BUtterfield 8, to put Liggett through if he calls. Gloria visits a childhood friend, pianist Steve Carpenter, who chastises her for wasting her life on one-night stands, but agrees to ask his girlfriend Norma to lend her a dress. Gloria leaves, and Norma tells Steve he must choose between Gloria and her. As Norma leaves, he calls, "Gloria, don't go like this." "My name is Norma," she corrects. Liggett t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Key Witness (1960 Film)
''Key Witness'' is a black-and-white 1960 American neo-noir film crime film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Jeffrey Hunter, Pat Crowley, and Dennis Hopper. Plot Fred Morrow, an average Los Angeles citizen, witnesses a gang murder when he stops in a café to use a telephone. Aware that he is the only witness against them, the gang members, led by young "Cowboy" Tomkins, seek out his identity and terrorize his family and him to keep him from testifying against them. A police detective, Torno, fears he will lose his only witness, but Fred stands up to the gang, despite wife Ann's hysteria. Cowboy gives the Morrows until midnight to change their minds, while gang members Ruby, Muggles and Apple and he throw a rock through the family's window and slash their car's tires. Cowboy leads the cops on a car chase, but is caught. In court, though, Fred changes his testimony after learning Ann has been attacked by Ruby, and their child is held at gunpoint by Muggles. He later provoke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Angel Wore Red
''The Angel Wore Red'', also known as ''La sposa bella'' in its Italian version, is a 1960 Italian-American MGM/Titanus coproduction war drama starring Ava Gardner and Dirk Bogarde. It was directed by Nunnally Johnson and produced by Goffredo Lombardo from a screenplay by Johnson based on the 1953 novel '' The Fair Bride'' by Bruce Marshall. Giorgio Prosperi wrote the dialogue for the Italian version. The music score for the American version was written by Bronislau Kaper and by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino for the Italian version. The cinematography was handled by Giuseppe Rotunno. Plot Young Catholic priest Arturo Carrera sympathizes with the poor in the Spanish Civil War but finds that his fellow priests have little concern for the poor because they support the Nationalist rebels. He resigns from the priesthood. Hours later, the city is bombarded and he takes shelter with a mysterious, beautiful woman named Soledad. As night falls, Loyalist speakers induce a mob to torch the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
