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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1961
181 movies from 1961, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Mad Dog Coll
1961 · Drama
The Man from Nowhere
1961 · Fantasy
A Difficult Life
1961 · Drama
But What If This Is Love?
1961 · Romance
By Love Possessed
1961 · Drama
The Vengeance of Ursus
1961 · Adventure
The Shadow of the Cat
1961 · Thriller
Five Golden Hours
1961 · Comedy
Double Bunk
1961 · Comedy
The Young Savages
1961 · Crime
Return to Peyton Place
1961 · Drama
The Canadians
1961 · Drama
Murder She Said
1961 · Drama
Battle at Bloody Beach
1961 · Drama
When the Trees Were Tall
1961 · Drama
La Notte
1961 · Drama
Man-Trap
1961 · Drama
The Phantom Planet
1961
Five Day Lover
1961 · Comedy
The Snake Woman
1961 · Horror
Carry On Regardless
1961 · Comedy
The Bacchantes
1961 · Fantasy
Master of the World
1961 · Adventure
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961 · Drama
Angel Baby
1961 · Drama
Taxi for Tobruk
1961 · Drama
All in a Night’s Work
1961 · Romance
Paava Mannippu
1961 · Drama
The Tartars
1961 · Drama
Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare
1961 · Comedy
Dharmputra
1961 · Drama
Duel of Champions
1961 · History
Seong Chun-hyang
1961 · Romance
King of Kings
1961 · History
The Long and the Short and the Tall
1961 · War
Junglee
1961
The Naked Edge
1961 · Thriller
Léon Morin, Priest
1961 · Romance
Twenty Plus Two
1961 · Mystery
La Dolce Vita
1961 · Comedy
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