Sunday, February 24, 2013

Films of the 1960s

Perhaps more than any other decade, the 1960s represented a change in the ways movies were made and viewed.  The following ten titles are not only great films from that period, but were highly influential in terms of style, content and theme.


In the Heat of the Night - 1967


The Graduate - 1967


Easy Rider - 1969


The Manchurian Candidate - 1962


Night of the Living Dead - 1968


Bonnie and Clyde - 1967


The Wild Bunch - 1969


2001: A Space Oddessy - 1968


Psycho - 1960


Dr. Strangelove - 1964

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  1. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2013 at 9:16 AM

    The 1960s were a definite turning point in American Film. The subject matter became gritter and more fantastical and out of this bore some of the greatest directors in film: Stanley Kubrick, Mike Nichols, Dennis Hopper, etc. All setting out to break the classic director's mold. Each one a renegade...

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