A list of thriller films released in the 1960s.
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/notes 1960The 1000 Eyes of Dr. MabuseFritz LangPeter van Eyck, Gert Fröbe, Dawn AddamsWest GermanyItalyFranceCrime thrillerClasse Tous RisquesClaude SautetLino Ventura, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Sandra MiloItalyFranceCrime thrillerThe HousemaidKim Ki-young South KoreaKey WitnessPhil KarlsonJeffrey Hunter, Dennis Hopper, Joby BakerUnited StatesMidnight LaceDavid MillerDoris Day, Rex Harrison, John GavinUnited StatesParis Belongs to UsJacques RivetteBetty Schneider, Gianni Esposito, Françoise Prevost FrancePsychological thrillerPeeping TomMichael PowellKarl Heinz Böhm, Moira Shearer, Anna MasseyPortrait in BlackMichael GordonLana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Sandra DeeUnited StatesCrime thrillerPsychoAlfred HitchcockAnthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera MilesUnited StatesPurple NoonRené ClémentAlain Delon, Maurice Ronet, Marie LaforêtFranceItalyThe Sinister UrgeEdward D. Wood, Jr.Carl Anthony, Conrad Brooks, Kenne DuncanUnited StatesPsychological thriller 1961Blast of SilenceAllen BaronAllen Baron, Molly McCarthy, Larry TuckerUnited StatesCrime thrillerLe Cave Se RebiffeGilles GrangierJean Gabin, Martine Carol, Bernard BlierFranceItalyComedy thrillerThe Dead Eyes of LondonAlfred VohrerJoachim Fuchsberger, Karin Baal, Dieter BorscheWest GermanyCrime thrillerFive Minutes to LiveBill KarnJohnny Cash, Donald Woods, Cay ForesterUnited StatesLemmy pour les damesBernard BorderieEddie Constantine, Françoise Brion, Robert BerriFranceNight TideCurtis HarringtonDennis Hopper, Linda Lawson, Gavin MuirUnited StatesPleins feux sur l'assassinGeorges FranjuPierre Brasseur, Pascale Audret, Marianne KochFrancePsychological thrillerTaste of FearSeth HoltSusan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis, Ann Todd United Kingdom Underworld U.S.A.Samuel FullerCliff Robertson, Dolores Dorn, Beatrice KayUnited StatesCrime thriller 1962The Burning CourtJulien DuvivierJean-Claude Brialy, Perette Pradier, Nadja TillerUnited StatesFranceItalyThe Cabinet of CaligariRoger KayGlynis Johns, Dan O'Herlihy, Dick DavalosUnited KingdomUnited StatesPsychological thrillerCape FearJ. Lee ThompsonGregory Peck, Robert MitchumUnited StatesCarnival of SoulsHerk HarveyCandace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney BergerUnited StatesPsychological thriller, supernatural thrillerLe DoulosJean-Pierre MelvilleJean-Paul Belmondo, Serge Reggiani, Monique Hennessy FranceItalyCrime thrillerExperiment in TerrorBlake EdwardsGlenn Ford, Lee Remick, Stefanie PowersUnited StatesThe Manchurian CandidateJohn FrankenheimerFrank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet LeighUnited StatesTales of TerrorRoger CormanPeter Lorre, Basil Rathbone, Debra PagetUnited StatesWhat Ever Happened to Baby Jane?Robert AldrichBette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor BuonoUnited States 1963CharadeStanley DonenCary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter MatthauUnited StatesComedy thrillerChildren of the DamnedTony LeaderIan Hendry, Alan Badel, Barbara FerrisUnited KingdomLe meurtrierClaude Autant-LaraRobert Hossein, Marina Vlady, Yvonne FurneauxWest GermanyFranceItalyThe Girl Who Knew Too MuchMario BavaValentina Cortese, Gianni di Benedetto, Dante DiPaoloItalyManiacMichael CarrerasKerwin Mathews, Nadia Gray, Donald Houston United KingdomUnited StatesThe Mind BendersBasil DeardenDirk Bogarde, Mary Ure, John ClementsUnited KingdomUnited StatesParanoid thrillerThe PrizeMark RobsonPaul Newman, Edward G. Robinson, Elke SommerUnited StatesThe SadistJames LandisArch Hall, Jr., Helen Hovey, Richard AldenUnited StatesShock CorridorSamuel FullerPeter Breck, Constance Towers, Gene EvansUnited StatesPsychological thrillerJudexGeorges FranjuChanning Pollock, Francine Bergé, Édith ScobFranceItalyCrime thrillerX: The Man with X-Ray EyesRoger CormanRay Milland, Diana Van Der Vlis, Harold J. StoneUnited StatesSupernatural thrillerYouth of the BeastSeijun SuzukiJoe ShishidoJapanCrime thriller 1964Blood and Black LaceMario BavaCameron Mitchell, Eva Bartók, Thomas ReinerItalyWest GermanyFranceDead RingerPaul HenreidBette Davis, Karl Malden, Peter Lawford United StatesDr. Orloff's MonsterJesús FrancoMarcelo Arroita-Jauregui, Hugo Blanco, Perla Cristal AustriaSpainPsychological thrillerFail-SafeSidney LumetHenry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Frank Overton United StatesFantômasAndré HunebelleJean Marais, Louis de Funès, Mylène DemongeotFranceItalyComedy thrillerDu grabuge chez les veuvesJacques PoitrenaudDanielle Darrieux, Dany Carrel, Pascale de Boysson FranceItalyComedy thrillerHush… Hush, Sweet CharlotteRobert AldrichBette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph CottenUnited StatesJoy HouseRené ClémentAlain Delon, Jane Fonda, Lola AlbrightFranceUnited StatesLady in a CageWalter E. GraumanOlivia de Havilland, Ann Sothern, Jeff Corey United StatesMarnieAlfred HitchcockTippi Hedren, Sean Connery, Diane Baker United StatesPsychological thrillerLe monocle rit jauneGeorges LautnerPaul Meurisse, Robert Dalban, Olivier DespaxFranceItalyComedy thrillerNight Must FallKarel ReiszAlbert Finney, Susan Hampshire, Mona WashbourneUnited KingdomThe Night WalkerWilliam CastleRobert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Judi MeredithUnited StatesNightmareFreddie FrancisDavid Knight, Moira Redmond, Brenda BruceUnited KingdomSeven Days in MayJohn FrankenheimerBurt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric MarchUnited StatesShock TreatmentDenis SandersStuart Whitman, Lauren Bacall, Carol LynleyUnited StatesStrait-JacketWilliam CastleJoan Crawford, Diane Baker, Leif EricksonUnited StatesWoman of StrawBasil DeardenGina Lollobrigida, Sean Connery, Ralph RichardsonUnited Kingdom 1965The Bedford IncidentJames B. HarrisRichard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, James MacArthur United KingdomUnited StatesBunny Lake Is MissingOtto PremingerCarol Lynley, Keir Dullea, Laurence OlivierUnited KingdomUnited StatesPsychological thrillerThe CollectorWilliam WylerTerence Stamp, Samantha Eggar, Maurice DallimoreUnited KingdomUnited StatesFanaticSilvio NarizzanoTallulah Bankhead, Stefanie Powers, Peter VaughanUnited KingdomFantômas se déchaîneAndré HunebelleJean Marais, Louis de Funès, Mylène DemongeotFranceItalyComedy thrillerHysteriaFreddie FrancisRobert Webber, Anthony Newlands, Jennifer JayneUnited KingdomI Saw What You DidWilliam CastleJoan Crawford, John Ireland, Leif EricksonUnited StatesThe IPCRESS FileSidney J. FurieMichael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy DolemanUnited KingdomLa Métamorphose des cloportesPierre Granier-DeferreLino Ventura, Charles Aznavour, Maurice BiraudFranceItalyCrime thrillerMirageEdward DmytrykGregory Peck, Diane Bake, Walter MatthauUnited StatesPsychological thrillerThe NannySeth HoltBette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill BennettUnited KingdomRepulsionRoman PolanskiCatherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John FraserUnited KingdomThe Sleeping Car MurdersCosta-GavrasYves Montand, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Pierre MondyFranceTen Little IndiansGeorge PollockHugh O'Brian, Shirley Eaton, Fabian United KingdomThunderballTerence YoungSean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo CeliUnited KingdomAction thriller 1966ArabesqueStanley DonenGregory Peck, Sophia Loren, Alan BadelUnited KingdomUnited StatesBlow-UpMichelangelo AntonioniDavid Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah MilesUnited KingdomItalyPsychological thrillerCul-de-sacRoman PolanskiDonald Pleasence, Françoise Dorléac, Lionel StanderUnited KingdomComedy thrillerLe Deuxième souffleJean-Pierre MelvilleLino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Raymond Pellegrin FranceCrime thrillerFuneral in BerlinGuy HamiltonMichael Caine, Paul Hubschmid, Oscar HomolkaUnited KingdomGambitRonald NeameShirley MacLaine, Michael Caine, Herbert LomUnited StatesComedy thrillerMade in U.S.A.Jean-Luc GodardAnna Karina, Jean-Pierre Léaud, László Szabó FranceCrime thrillerSecondsJohn FrankenheimerRock Hudson, Salome Jens, John Randolph United StatesTokyo DrifterSeijun SuzukiTetsuya Watari, Tamio Kawachi, Hideaki NitaniJapanCrime thrillerTorn CurtainAlfred HitchcockPaul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila KedrovaUnited StatesThe Wild AngelsRoger CormanPeter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra, Bruce DernUnited StatesAction thriller 1967Branded to KillSeijun SuzukiJoe Shishido, Koji Nanbara, Annu Mari, Mariko OgawaJapanCrime thrillerThe Champagne MurdersClaude ChabrolAnthony Perkins, Maurice Ronet, Yvonne FurneauxFrancePsychological thrillerCol Cuore in GolaTinto BrassJean-Louis Trintignant, Ewa Aulin, Roberto BisaccoItalyFranceDiabolically YoursJulien DuvivierSenta Berger, Alain Delon, Sergio FantoniFranceItalyWest GermanyFantômas contre Scotland YardAndré HunebelleJean Marais, Louis de Funès, Mylène Demongeot FranceComedy thrillerGamesCurtis HarringtonSimone Signoret, James Caan, Katharine Ross United StatesGrand SlamGiuliano MontaldoEdward G. Robinson ItalyWest GermanySpainCrime thrillerThe IncidentLarry PeerceTony Musante, Martin Sheen, Beau BridgesUnited StatesThe Night of the GeneralsAnatole LitvakPeter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay FranceUnited KingdomPsychological thrillerPoint BlankJohn BoormanLee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan WynnUnited StatesCrime thrillerLa route de CorintheClaude ChabrolMaurice Ronet, Jean Seberg, Michel BouquetWest GermanyFranceItalyGreeceLe SamouraïJean-Pierre MelvilleAlain Delon, Nathalie Delon, Cathy RosierFranceItalyTony RomeGordon DouglasFrank Sinatra, Jill St. John, Richard ConteUnited StatesWait Until DarkTerence Young Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard CrennaUnited States 1968Adieu l'amiJean HermanAlain Delon, Charles Bronson, Olga Georges-Picot FranceItalyThe Bride Wore BlackFrançois TruffautJeanne Moreau, Claude Rich, Jean-Claude Brialy FranceItalyBullittPeter YatesSteve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline BissetUnited StatesIl dolce corpo di DeborahRomolo GuerrieriCarroll Baker, Jean Sorel, Evelyn StewartItalyFranceIl giorno della civettaDamiano DamianiClaudia Cardinale, Franco Nero, Lee J. CobbItalyFranceCrime thrillerIce Station ZebraJohn SturgesRock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan United StatesAction thrillerLady In CementGordon DouglasFrank Sinatra, Raquel Welch, Richard ConteUnited StatesMadiganDon SiegelRichard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Inger StevensUnited StatesNo Way to Treat a LadyJack SmightRod Steiger, Lee Remick, George SegalUnited StatesComedy thrillerNude... si muoreAnthony M. DawsonMichael Rennie, Mark Damon, Eleanora BrownItalyUnited StatesPretty PoisonNoel BlackAnthony Perkins, Tuesday Weld, Beverly GarlandUnited StatesPsych-OutRichard RushSusan Strasberg, Dean Stockwell, Jack NicholsonUnited StatesCrime thrillerRosemary's BabyRoman PolanskiMia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth GordonUnited StatesPsychological thrillerTargetsPeter BogdanovichBoris Karloff, Tim O'Kelly, Nancy HsuehUnited StatesTwisted NerveRoy BoultingHayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Billie WhitelawUnited Kingdom 1969The Bird with the Crystal PlumageDario ArgentoTony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Eva RenziItalyWest GermanyThe Laughing WomanPiero SchivazappaPhilippe Leroy, Dagmar LassanderItalyParanoiaUmberto LenziCarroll Baker, Lou Castel, Colette DescombesItalyFranceParoxismusJesús FrancoJames Darren, Barbara McNair, Klaus KinskiWest GermanyItalyUnited KingdomA Quiet Place in the CountryElio PetriFranco Nero, Vanessa Redgrave, Georges GéretItalyFranceSo Sweet... So PerverseUmberto LenziCarroll Baker, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Erika BlancItalyFranceWest GermanyThis Man Must DieClaude ChabrolMichel Duchaussoy, Caroline Cellier, Jean Yanne FranceItalyTopazAlfred HitchcockFrederick Stafford, Dany Robin, John Vernon United KingdomUnited StatesPolitical thrillerWhat Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?Lee H. KatzinGeraldine Page, Ruth Gordon, Rosemary ForsythUnited StatesZCosta-GavrasYves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis TrintignantFranceAlgeria
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