List of action films of the 1960s
This is chronological list of action films released before the 1970s. Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between action and other genres (including horror , comedy , and science fiction films ); the list should attempt to document films which are more closely related to action, even if they bend genres.
Action films are generally considered a post-Classical Hollywood film genre.[ 1] [ 2] Additions to this category before the 1970s should be used sparingly, and films before the 1960s are not to be included.
Title
Director
Cast
Country
Subgenre/notes
1961
Yojimbo
Akira Kurosawa
Toshiro Mifune , Tatsuya Nakadai , Yoko Tsukasa
Japan
[ 3]
1962
Dr. No
Terence Young
Sean Connery
United Kingdom United States
[ 4]
Shinobi no Mono
Satsuo Yamamoto
Raizo Ichikawa
Japan
Martial arts film[ 5]
1963
From Russia with Love
Terence Young
Sean Connery , Daniela Bianchi , Robert Shaw , Pedro Armendáriz
United Kingdom United States
[ 6]
1964
Goldfinger
Guy Hamilton
Sean Connery , Gert Fröbe , Honor Blackman , Harold Sakata
United Kingdom United States
[ 7]
Greed in the Sun
Henri Verneuil
Jean-Paul Belmondo , Lino Ventura , Bernard Blier , Gert Fröbe
France Italy
Action comedy[ 8]
That Man from Rio
Philippe de Broca
Jean-Paul Belmondo , Françoise Dorléac , Jean Servais , Adolfo Celi
France Italy
Action comedy[ 9]
1965
The 10th Victim
Elio Petri
Marcello Mastroianni , Ursula Andress , Elsa Martinelli
Italy France
Science fiction action[ 10]
Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell
Sergio Sollima
George Ardisson , Georges Rivière
France Italy
[ 11]
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Russ Meyer
Tura Satana , Haji , Lori Williams
United States
Action comedy[ 12]
Masquerade
Basil Dearden
Cliff Robertson , Jack Hawkins , Marisa Mell
United Kingdom
Action comedy[ 13]
Red Line 7000
Howard Hawks
James Caan , Laura Devon , Charlene Holt , Marianna Hill
United States
[ 14]
Thunderball
Terence Young
Sean Connery , Claudine Auger , Adolfo Celi , Luciana Paluzzi
United Kingdom United States
Action thriller[ 15]
1966
Come Drink with Me
King Hu
Chen Hung-Lieh , Cheng Pei-pei , Chung Shen Lao
Hong Kong
Martial arts film[ 16]
Lightning Bolt
Antonio Margheriti
Anthony Eisley , Diana Lorys , Ursula Parker
Italy Spain
[ 17]
Murderers' Row
Henry Levin
Dean Martin , Ann-Margret , Karl Malden
United States
[ 18]
Ōgon Bat
Hajime Sato
Sonny Chiba , Wataru Yamakawa, Hisako Tsukaba
Japan
Superhero film[ 19]
Our Man Flint
Daniel Mann
James Coburn , Lee J. Cobb , Gila Golan
United States
[ 20]
Password: Kill Agent Gordon
Terence Hathaway
Roger Browne , Helga Liné , Franco Ressel
United States Spain Italy
[ 21]
Sabotage
Eddie Garcia
Tony Ferrer , Josephine Manuel , Mary Louise Matheson
Philippines
[ 22]
The Silencers
Phil Karlson
Dean Martin , Stella Stevens , Daliah Lavi
United States
[ 23]
The Wild Angels
Roger Corman
Peter Fonda , Nancy Sinatra , Bruce Dern
United States
Action thriller[ 24]
1967
The Ambushers
Henry Levin
Dean Martin , Senta Berger , Janice Rule
United States
[ 25]
The Born Losers
Tom Laughlin
Tom Laughlin , Elizabeth James , Jane Russell
United States
Action thriller[ 26]
The Elusive Avengers
Edmond Keosayan
Viktor Kosykh , Mikhail Metyolkin, Vasili Vasilyev
Soviet Union
[ 27]
A Game without Rules
Jindřich Polák
Svatopluk Matyáš
Czechoslovakia
[ 28]
Hells Angels on Wheels
Richard Rush
Jack Nicholson , Adam Roarke , Sabrina Scharf
United States
Action thriller[ 29]
In Like Flint
Gordon Douglas
James Coburn , Lee J. Cobb , Jean Hale
United States
Action comedy[ 30]
One Armed Swordsman
Chang Cheh
Jimmy Wang Yu , Pan Yin Tze , Chiao Chiao
Hong Kong
Martial arts films[ 31]
You Only Live Twice
Lewis Gilbert
Sean Connery , Akiko Wakabayashi , Tetsurō Tamba , Mie Hama
United Kingdom United States
[ 32]
1968
Bullitt
Peter Yates
Steve McQueen , Robert Vaughn , Jacqueline Bisset
United States
Action thriller[ 33]
Coogan's Bluff
Don Siegel
Clint Eastwood , Lee J. Cobb , Susan Clark , Tisha Sterling , Don Stroud , Betty Field , Tom Tully , Melodie Johnson, James Edwards , Rudy Diaz, David F. Doyle , Meg Myles , Marjorie Bennett , Seymour Cassel , Albert Popwell , Skip Battin
United States
Action thriller[ 34]
Danger: Diabolik
Mario Bava
John Phillip Law , Marisa Mell , Michel Piccoli , Adolfo Celi
Italy France
[ 35]
Ice Station Zebra
John Sturges
Rock Hudson , Ernest Borgnine , Patrick McGoohan
United States
Action thriller[ 36]
The Mini-Skirt Mob
Maury Dexter
Jeremy Slate , Diane McBain , Sherry Jackson
United States
Action thriller[ 37]
OSS 117 – Double Agent
André Hunebelle
John Gavin , Curd Jürgens , Margaret Lee
France
Action thriller[ 38]
The Wrecking Crew
Phil Karlson
Dean Martin , Elke Sommer , Sharon Tate
United States
[ 39]
1969
Hell's Angels '69
Lee Madden , Conny Van Dyke
Tom Stern, Jeremy Slate , Conny Van Dyke
United States
Action thriller[ 40]
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Peter Hunt
George Lazenby , Diana Rigg , Telly Savalas
United Kingdom United States
[ 41]
Shark!
Samuel Fuller
Burt Reynolds , Arthur Kennedy
Mexico United States
Action thriller[ 42]
See also
Notes
^ Kelle, Alexandra. "Action movies" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Lichtenfeld, Eric (27 April 2007). "Introduction:A Little Violence Never Hurt Anyone". Action speaks louder: violence, spectacle, and the American action movie . Wesleyan University Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-8195-6801-4 . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ https://www.allmovie.com/movie/yojimbo-vm1072939
^ Brenner, Paul. "Overview: Dr. No" . AllMovie . Retrieved January 27, 2010 .
^ "Shinobi No Mono (1962) - Satsuo Yamamoto | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" .
^ Brenner, Paul. "Overview: From Russia with Love" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Overview: Goldfinger" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Erickson, Hal. "Overview: Greed in the Sun" . AllMovie . Retrieved February 15, 2010 .
^ Brennan, Sandra. "Overview: That Man from Rio" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 11, 2021 .
^ "Overview: The 10th Victim" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Erickson, Hal. "Overview: Agent 3SE Passeport Pour L'Enfer" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Firsching, Robert. "Overview: Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Deming, Mark. "Overview: Masquerade" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Deming, Mark. "Overview: Red Line 7000" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Erikson, Hal. "Overview: Thunderball" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Ralske, Josh. "Overview: Come Drink with Me" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Brennan, Sandra. "Overview: Operazione Goldman" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Brenner, Paul. "Overview: Murderers' Row" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ The Golden Bat – Rotten Tomatoes
^ Deming, Mark. "Overview: Our Man Flint" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Erickson, Hal. "Overview: Password: Kill Agent Gordon" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ "Overview: Sabotage" . video48.blogspot.com (in Filipino). 5 May 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015 .
^ Williams, Karl. "Overview: The Silencers" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ The Wild Angels (1966) – Roger Corman | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie
^ Brenner, Paul. "Overview: The Ambushers" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Beday, Jeremy. "The Born Losters: Overview" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 24, 2009 .
^ Elusive Avengers (1966) – Edmond Keosayan | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie
^ "Hra bez pravidel – Revue" . Filmový přehled (in Czech). Retrieved 2 April 2019 .
^ Deming, Mark. "Overview: Hells Angels on Wheels" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Pavlides, Dan. "Overview: In Like Flint" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 24, 2009 .
^ Deming, Mark. "Overview: One Armed Swordsmen" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Deming, Mark. "Overview: You Only Live Twice" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Tobey, Matthew. "Overview: Bullitt" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Costello, Michael. "Overview: Coogan's Bluff" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Pavlides, Dan. "Overview: Danger: Diabolik" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Eder, Bruce. "Overview: Ice Station Zebra" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Erickson, Hal. "Overview: The Mini-Skirt Mob" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 24, 2009 .
^ Erikson, Hal. "Overview: O.S.S. 117: Double Agent" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Erikson, Hal. "Overview: The Wrecking Crew" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ "Hell's Angels '69 (1969) – Lee Madden | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" .
^ Eder, Bruce. "Overview: On Her Majesty's Secret Service" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
^ Brennan, Sandra. "Overview: Shark!" . AllMovie . Retrieved November 23, 2009 .
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