Best award winning movies with powerful imagery from 1961
Check out today’s highest ranked movies with powerful imagery from 1961! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with powerful imagery from 1961, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.
1 Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defendant Ernst Janning and his defense attorney Hans Rolfe, but also from the widow of a Nazi general, an idealistic U.S. Army captain and reluctant witness Irene Wallner.
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- 1961-12-18 | Drama / War
Cast
- Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster
Rating
- 8.0
2 Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
Karin hopes to recover from her recent stay at a mental hospital by spending the summer at her family's cottage on a tiny island. Her husband, Martin, cares for her but is frustrated by her physical withdrawal. Her younger brother, Minus, is confused by Karin's vulnerability and his own budding sexuality. Their father, David, cannot overcome his haughty remoteness. Beset by visions, Karin descends further into madness.
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- 1961-10-16 | Drama
Cast
- Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand
Rating
- 7.753
3 West Side Story (1961)
In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to "own" the neighborhood streets. Tensions are high between the gangs but two romantics, one from each gang, fall in love leading to tragedy.
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- 1961-12-13 | Crime / Drama
Cast
- Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer
Rating
- 7.263
4 Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
In a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before.
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- 1961-05-25 | Drama / Romance
Cast
- Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi
Rating
- 7.423
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5 La Notte (1961)
A day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship in Milan.
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- 1961-01-24 | Drama / Romance
Cast
- Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau
Rating
- 7.931
6 The Hustler (1961)
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
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- 1961-09-25 | Drama / Romance
Cast
- Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason
Rating
- 7.686
7 The Innocents (1961)
A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.
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- 1961-12-15 | Horror / Mystery
Cast
- Deborah Kerr, Peter Wyngarde
Rating
- 7.453
8 Lola (1961)
A bored young man meets with his former girlfriend, now a cabaret dancer and single mother, and soon finds himself falling back in love with her.
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- 1961-03-03 | Drama / Romance
Cast
- Anouk Aimée, Marc Michel
Rating
- 7.1
9 The Children's Hour (1961)
A private school for young girls is scandalized when one spiteful student accuses the two young women who run the school of being in a relationship.
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- 1961-12-19 | Drama
Cast
- Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine
Rating
- 7.679
10 Accattone (1961)
A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiralling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.
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- 1961-09-25 | Drama
Cast
- Franco Citti, Franca Pasut
Rating
- 7.735