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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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West Side Story
1961 · Drama
The Guns of Navarone
1961 · Action
Atlas
1961 · Fantasy
Sword of the Conqueror
1961 · Adventure
No, My Darling Daughter
1961 · Comedy
The Knife
1961 · Drama
A Thunder of Drums
1961 · Western
What a Whopper
1961 · Comedy
Claudelle Inglish
1961 · Drama
Chasing Two Hares
1961 · Comedy
Gunga Jumna
1961
Barabbas
1961 · Drama
The Long Absence
1961 · Drama
Kappalottiya Thamizhan
1961 · History
Girls of the Night
1961 · Drama
The Wind of Change
1961 · Drama
The Conspirator
1961 · Drama
Whistle Down the Wind
1961 · Crime
Come September
1961 · Comedy
Pit of Darkness
1961 · Thriller
The Colossus of Rhodes
1961 · Adventure
The Miracle of Father Malachia
1961 · Comedy
The Outsider
1961 · War
Blast of Silence
1961 · Drama
Living Venus
1961 · Drama
Girl in the Window
1961 · Romance
Ring of Fire
1961 · Adventure
Amphibian Man
1961 · Adventure
Mother Joan of the Angels
1961 · Drama
Hand in Hand
1961 · Family
The Best of Enemies
1961 · War
Ada
1961 · Drama
The Devil’s Hand
1961 · Horror
Black Gravel
1961 · Thriller
Dentist on the Job
1961 · Comedy
The Happy Thieves
1961 · Crime
Very Important Person
1961 · War
Two Loves
1961 · Drama
The Red Detachment of Women
1961 · Drama
Striped Trip
1961 · Comedy
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