1960 Movies

A behind-the-scenes look at "The Pool Room" in the 1960s, from the ladies arriving to start the day, to the vans bringing in the post, providing a ree...

"A visual poem to the glory of Venice by the gifted young Venezuelan painter, with music by Vivaldi." –G. Weinberg

After getting help from some Boy Scouts, two friends become curious to just what it is that the Boy Scouts of America do and decide to join to find ou...

Directed by Hy Hirsh. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2000.

The 18th short of the 'Angelino' series.

A gothic-infused escapade where slapstick visual gags are playfully tested. A man disappears into a bathtub and out hops a woman; a fisherman casts hi...

Looking at the life of a student nurse in London.

A daughter from a wealthy family falls for a young worker and wants to marry him.

Photographed through a mirror system to achieve radial kaleidoscopic images, the beginning portion of this film consists of fast-moving kaleidoscopic...

Swiss journalist Peter Schmid describes his documentary as a sociological study. In his film, he takes a look behind the facade of St. Pauli. He contr...

The film has a dual focus. First, portrait of a young artist, Nathaniel Kaz, at the brink of a successful career in sculpture. Second, a visual treati...

A documentary about the life of the surfers during the sunset golden years in Hawaii.

Brown takes us to various surfing locales with his customary great photography, wry comments and solid musical score.

Directed by Gajanan Jagirdar.

The Santiago de Surco grape harvest festival, 1960. Lima, Peru

Formerly named HMS Ceylon (C-30),it was a British light cruiser that had served in World War II and the Korean War. As part of the Peruvian Navy, it...

Short from 1960 based on the popular Mell Lazarus comic by the same name!

Composition based on lines and spots of light and color that represent abstract shapes. The shape of a moving spiral predominates.