List of science-fiction films of the 1960s

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A list of science fiction films released in the 1960s. These films include core elements of science fiction, but can cross into other genres. They have been released to a cinema audience by the commercial film industry and are widely distributed with reviews by reputable critics. Collectively, the science fiction films from the 1960s received five Academy Awards, a Hugo Award and a BAFTA Award.

Contents


1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969
1960
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
12 to the Moon David Bradley Ken Clark, Michi Kobi, Tom Conway [1][2]
A Corpse Hangs in the Web Fritz Böttger Alexander D'Arcy, Barbara Valentin
The Amazing Transparent Man Edgar G. Ulmer Douglas Kennedy, Marguerite Chapman
Atomic War Bride Veljko Bulajic Bata Živojinović, Antun Vrdoljak [3]
Beyond the Time Barrier Edgar G. Ulmer Robert Clarke, Darlene Tompkins [4][5]
Dinosaurus! Irvin Shortess Yeaworth, Jr. Ward Ramsey, Paul Lukather, Kristina Hanson
The Human Vapor Ishirō Honda Tatsuya Mihashi, Kaoru Yachigusa, Yoshio Tsuchiya
Last Woman on Earth Roger Corman Anthony Carbone, Betsy Jones-Moreland
The Lost World Irwin Allen Michael Rennie, Jill St. John, David Hedison, Claude Rains, Fernando Lamas Adventure
Man in the Moon Basil Dearden Kenneth More, Shirley Anne Field, Norman Bird [6]
The Secret of the Telegian Jun Fukuda Koji Tsuruta, Akihiko Hirata, Yoshio Tsuchiya
The Silent Star Kurt Maetzig Guenther Simon, Oldrich Lukes, Yoko Tani German title: Der schweigende Stern.[7]
Space Men Antonio Margheriti Rik Van Nutter, Aldo Pini, Jack Wallace
The Time Machine George Pal Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux [nb 1]
Visit to a Small Planet Norman Taurog Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Fred Clark
The Wasp Woman Roger Corman, Jack Hill Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley, Michael Mark
1961
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
Atlantis, the Lost Continent George Pal Anthony Hall, Joyce Taylor, Frank Dekova
Battle of the Worlds Antonio Margheriti Claude Rains, Bill Carter, Renzo Palmer
The Beast of Yucca Flats Coleman Francis Douglas Mellor, Larry Aten, Tor Johnson
The Day the Earth Caught Fire Val Guest Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd [nb 2]
Gorgo Eugène Lourié Bill Travers, William Sylvester, Vincent Winter
Invasion of the Neptune Men Koji Ota Sonny Chiba
The Last War Shūe Matsubayashi Frankie Sakai, Akira Takarada
The Man with the Lens Frank Vogel Rolf Ludwig, Christine Laszar German title: Der Mann mit dem Objektiv.[8]
Master of the World William Witney Vincent Price, Charles Bronson, Henry Hull
Mysterious Island Cy Endfield Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan
Mothra Ishirō Honda Jerry Ito, Ken Uehara, Yumi Ito
The Phantom Planet William Marshall Dean Fredericks, Coleen Gray, Anthony Dexter
The Planets Against Us Romano Ferrara Peter Dane, Marco Guglielmi, Maria Pia Luzi, Otello Toso [9]
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Irwin Allen Walter Pidgeon, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden
1962
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
The Amphibian Man Gennadiy Kazansky Vladimir Korenev, Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Mikhail Kozakov
The Brain That Wouldn't Die Joseph Green Herb Evers, Adele Lamont
Creation of the Humanoids Wesley Barry Don Megowan, Erica Elliott, Dudley Manlove
The Day of the Triffids Steve Sekely Howard Keel, Kieron Moore, Janette Scott
Gorath Ishirō Honda Ryo Ikebe, Yumi Shirakawa, Takashi Shimura
In Search of the Castaways Robert Stevenson Hayley Mills, Maurice Chevalier, George Sanders, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Invasion of the Star Creatures Bruno VeSota Bob Ball, Frankie Ray, Gloria Victor, Dolores Reed
La jetée Chris Marker Jean Negroni, Etienne Becker
Journey to the 7th Planet Sidney Pink John Agar, Greta Thyssen, Ann Smyrner
King Kong vs. Godzilla Ishirō Honda, Thomas Montgomery Michael Keith, James Yagi, Tadao Takashima
Moon Pilot James Neilson Tom Tryon, Dany Saval [10]
Night of the Bloody Apes René Cardona José Moreno, Armando Silvestre
Panic in Year Zero! Ray Milland Ray Milland, Jean Hagen, Frankie Avalon
Planeta Bur Pavel Klushantsev Vladimir Yemelyanov, Georgiy Zhzhenov, Gennadi Vernov [11]
Varan the Unbelievable Myron Healey, Tsuruku Kobayashi, Derick Shimatsu
1963
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
Atom Age Vampire Anton Giulio Majano Alberto Lupo, Susanne Loret, Sergio Fantoni
Atragon Ishirō Honda Tadao Takashima, Yoko Fujiyama, Yu Fujiki
Battle Beyond the Sun Mikhail Kozyry Aleksandr Shvorin, Ivan Pereverzhev
The Crawling Hand Herbert L. Strock Peter Breck, Kent Taylor
The Damned Joseph Losey MacDonald Carey, Shirley Ann Field, Viveca Lindfors
The Day Mars Invaded Earth Maury Dexter Betty Beall, Lowell Brown, Troy Melton [12]
Ikarie XB-1 Jindřich Polák Otto Lackovič, Radovan Lukavský, Zdeňek Štepánek, František Smolík [13][14]
Matango Ishirō Honda Yoshio Tsuchiya, Kenji Sahara, Hiroshi Tachikawa
No Survivors, Please Hans Albin, Peter Berneis Karen Blanguernon, Burr Jerger, Wolfgang Zilzer, Teddy Turner, Stefan Schnabel [15]
The Nutty Professor Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens
Unearthly Stranger John Krish John Neville, Gabriella Licudi, Phillip Stone [16]
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes Roger Corman Ray Milland, Diana Van Der Vlis, Harold J. Stone
1964
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
Dogora Ishirō Honda Yosuke Natsuki, Yōko Fujiyama
First Men in the Moon Nathan H. Juran Edward Judd, Lionel Jeffries, Martha Hyer
The Flesh Eaters Jack Curtis Martin Kosleck
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Ishirō Honda Yuriko Hoshi, Takashi Shimura, Yumi Ito, Emi Ito
Kiss Me Quick! Peter Perry Frank A. Coe, Max Gardens, Althea Currier
The Last Man on Earth Ubaldo Ragona, Sidney Salkow Vincent Price, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, Tony Cerevi
Monstrosity Joseph Mascelli Frank Gerstle, Erika Peters, Judy Bamber [nb 3]
Mothra vs. Godzilla Ishirō Honda Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi
Pajama Party Don Weis Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Elsa Lanchester, Jody McCrea
Robinson Crusoe on Mars Byron Haskin Paul Mantee, Vic Lundin, Adam West
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Nicholas Webster Pia Zadora, Charles G. Renn, Doris Rich
The Time Travelers Ib Melchior Preston S. Foster, Philip Carey, Merry Anders
1965
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
The 10th Victim Elio Petri Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Elsa Martinelli
Alphaville Jean-Luc Godard Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff [nb 4]
Crack in the World Andrew Marton Dana Andrews, Janette Scott, Kieron Moore, Alexander Knox
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine Norman Taurog Vincent Price, Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman
Dr. Who and the Daleks Gordon Flemyng Peter Cushing, Roy Castle, Jennie Linden
The Eye Creatures Larry Buchanan John Ashley, Chet Davis, Warren Hammack
Frankenstein Conquers the World Ishirō Honda Nick Adams, Tadao Takashima, Kumi Mizuno
Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster Robert Gaffney James Karen, Marilyn Hanold, Lou Cutell, Robert Reilly
Gamera Noriaki Yuasa Eiji Funakoshi, Harumi Kiritachi
The Human Duplicators Hugo Grimaldi Richard Kiel, George Macready
Invasion Alan Bridges Edward Judd
Invasion of Astro-Monster Ishirō Honda Nick Adams, Jun Tazaki, Akira Takarada
It Happened Here Andrew Mollo, Kevin Brownlow Pauline Murray, Sebastian Shaw, Nicolette Bernard
Monster a Go-Go! Sheldon Seymour, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Bill Rebane Bill Rebane, June Travis
Night Caller from Outer Space John Gilling John Saxon, Alfred Burke
Planet of the Vampires Mario Bava Barry Sullivan, Norma Bengell, Angel Aranda
Space Monster Leonard Katzman Francine York, James Brown, Russ Bender [nb 5][17]
Star Pilot Pietro Francisci Leonora Ruffo
Village of the Giants Bert I. Gordon Tommy Kirk, Johnny Crawford, Beau Bridges
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet Pavel Klushantsev, Curtis Harrington Basil Rathbone, Faith Domergue, Marc Shannon
War Gods of the Deep Jacques Tourneur Vincent Price, Tab Hunter, Susan Hart
Wild, Wild Planet Antonio Margheriti Tony Russel, Lisa Gastoni, Massimo Serato
1966
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
Agent for H.A.R.M. Gerd Oswald Martin Kosleck, Donna Michelle, Alizia Gur
Around the World Under the Sea Andrew Marton Lloyd Bridges, Brian Kelly
Daleks - Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. Gordon Flemyng Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins, Ray Brooks
The Face of Another Hiroshi Teshigahara Tatsuya Nakadai, Machiko Kyō, Kyoko Kishida
Fahrenheit 451 François Truffaut Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack
Fantastic Voyage Richard Fleischer Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Edmond O'Brien [nb 6]
Gamera vs. Barugon Shigeo Tanaka Kojiro Hongo, Kyoko Enami
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster Jun Fukuda Akira Takarada, Toru Watanabe
Island of Terror Terence Fisher Peter Cushing, Edward Judd, Carole Gray
The Navy vs. the Night Monsters Michael A. Hoey Mamie Van Doren, Anthony Eisley, Billy Gray [18]
Queen of Blood Curtis Harrington John Saxon, Basil Rathbone, Dennis Hopper, Judi Meredith
Seconds John Frankenheimer Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, John Randolph, Will Geer
Terror Beneath the Sea Hajime Sato Sonny Chiba, Peggy Neal, Franz Gruber [19]
War of the Gargantuas Ishirō Honda Russ Tamblyn, Ikio Sawamura, Kenji Sahara
Who Wants to Kill Jessie? Václav Vorlíček Jiří Sovák, Dana Medřická, Olga Schoberová
Women of the Prehistoric Planet Arthur C. Pierce Wendell Corey, Keith Larsen, John Agar
1967
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
The Andromeda Nebula Yevgeny Sherstobitov Via Artmane, Sergei Stolyarov, Nikolai Kryukov
Gamera vs. Gyaos Noriyaki Yuasa Kojiro Hongo, Kichijiro Ueda
Journey to the Center of Time David L. Hewitt Scott Brady, Anthony Eisley, Abraham Sofaer, Gigi Perreau
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon Don Sharp Burl Ives, Terry-Thomas, Gert Fröbe Also called Those Fantastic Flying Fools
King Kong Escapes Ishirō Honda Rhodes Reason, Mie Hama, Linda G. Miller
Mars Needs Women Larry Buchanan Tommy Kirk, Yvonne Craig
Mission Mars Nicholas Webster Darren McGavin, Nick Adams, George de Vries, Shirley Parker [20]
Night of the Big Heat Terence Fisher Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee
Privilege Peter Watkins Paul Jones, Jean Shrimpton, Mark London
Quatermass and the Pit Roy Ward Baker James Donald, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Kier
Son of Godzilla Jun Fukuda Akira Kubo, Tadao Takashima, Bibari Maeda
They Came From Beyond Space Freddie Francis Robert Hutton, Jennifer Jayne, Michael Gough [21]
The X from Outer Space Kazui Nihonmatsu Eiji Okada, Toshiya Wazaki
Yonggary Kim Ki-duk Moon Kang, Kwang Ho Lee, Soonjai Lee
1968
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
2001: A Space Odyssey Stanley Kubrick Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester [nb 7]
The Astro-Zombies Ted V. Mikels Wendell Corey, John Carradine, Tom Pace
Barbarella Roger Vadim Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Anita Pallenberg
Charly Ralph Nelson Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom [nb 8]
Countdown Robert Altman James Caan, Robert Duvall
Destroy All Monsters Ishirō Honda Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yoshio Tsuchiya
Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell Hajime Sato
The Green Slime Kinji Fukasaku Robert Horton, Luciana Paluzzi, Richard Jaeckel
Je t'aime, je t'aime Alain Resnais Claude Rich, Olga Georges-Picot, Anouk Ferjac [22]
Mission Stardust Primo Zeglio Lang Jeffries, Essy Persson [23][24]
On the Comet Karel Zeman Emil Horváth, Magda Vasaryova [nb 9][25]
Planet of the Apes Franklin J. Schaffner Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans
The Power Byron Haskins George Hamilton, Suzanne Pleshette, Richard Carlson
Project X William Castle Christopher George, Greta Baldwin, Henry Jones [26]
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women Peter Bogdanovich Mamie Van Doren, Mary Marr, Paige Lee
Wild in the Streets Barry Shear Christopher Jones, Shelley Winters, Richard Pryor
1969
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
All Monsters Attack Ishirō Honda Tomonori Yazaki, Eisei Amamoto, Sachio Sakai, Kazuo Suzuki, Kenji Sahara
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City James H. Hill Robert Ryan, Chuck Connors, Nanette Newman
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes Robert Butler Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn
Crimes of the Future David Cronenberg Ronald Mlodzik, Paul Mulholland, Jack Messinger
Doppelgänger Robert Parrish Roy Thinnes, Patrick Wymark, Ian Hendry [nb 10]
The Gladiators Peter Watkins Arthur Pentelow, Frederick Danner, Hans Bendrik
Gamera vs. Guiron Noriyaki Yuasa Nobuhiro Kashima, Chris Murphy
The Illustrated Man (film) Jack Smight Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Robert Drivas [27]
Latitude Zero Ishirō Honda Joseph Cotten, Cesar Romero, Akira Takarada
The Mad Doctor of Blood Island Gerardo de Leon, Eddie Romero John Ashley, Angelique Pettyjohn, Ronald Remy [28]
Marooned John Sturges Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, James Franciscus [nb 11]
Moon Zero Two Roy Ward Baker James Olson, Catherine Schell, Warren Mitchell
Stereo David Cronenberg Jack Messinger, Iain Ewing, Clara Mayer
The Valley of Gwangi Jim O'Connolly James Franciscus, Gila Golan, Laurence Naismith

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Won an Academy Award for Visual Effects.
  2. ^ Winner of a BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay.
  3. ^ Alternate title: The Atomic Brain
  4. ^ Won the Golden Bear award at the 1965 Berlin Film Festival.
  5. ^ Alternate title Space Probe Taurus
  6. ^ Won Academy Awards for Art Direction and Visual Effects.
  7. ^ Won an Academy Award for Visual Effects and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
  8. ^ Winner of an Academy Award for Best Actor.
  9. ^ Original czech title: Ark Na kometě (Off on a Comet).
  10. ^ Alternate title: Journey to the Far Side of the Sun.
  11. ^ Won an Academy Award for Visual Effects.

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