1961 Movies

A journey through five continents and an impression of the impact of television on peoples of different civilisations.

Documentary short on how to do the twist.

Some thieves leave a chest of jewels in a cave. Sidney the Elephant is looking to get out of the rainstorm and goes into the cave.

A bookmaker struggles to cope with his two mothers-in-law.

A 1961 short directed by Piotr Kamler.

Holland is threatened from all sides by water. The film tells about the creation of Holland millions of years ago, the history and methods of land re...

Documentary about Nepal and its path into the 20th century.

Documentary footage of Soviet Air Forces parade held on 9 July 1961 on Tushino airfield.

Music video for the song "Punpun Polka" by Hiroshi Ashino that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.

Before she became a regular in the Carry On films, Margaret Nolan was known as Vicky (or Vicki) Kennedy and worked as a glamour model. Here she bares...

Short film with hitchhikers and jazz music by Belgium filmmaker Jean-Marie Buchet.

This lovely color film from 1961 was shot over the course of a year, mostly in the region of Robert Frost’s solitary mountain cabin in Vermont. Probab...

The story of John A. MacDonald’s rise to power.

8mm home movie showing picketers and Ruby Bridges at her elementary school, likely Spring 1961.