Best Adventure Films of 1961
The Devil at 4 O'clock
Spencer Tracy plays an ... at Four O'Clock is less interesting than the behind-the-scenes rumors concerning the friction between Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra. [ best adventure films - 1961 ]
Mysterious Island
Filmed at least nine ... composer Bernard Herrmann is unbeatable; otherwise, Mysterious Island tends to slow to a halt in-between its spectacular special-effects highlights. [ best adventure films - 1961 ]
Yojimbo
Toshiro Mifune portrays a ... Yojimbo scores on every creative level, from director Akira Kurosawa to cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa to Mifune's classic lead performance. [ best adventure films - 1961 ]
David and Goliath
Very loosely based on ... is portrayed by Pierre Cressoy, and Goliath by Kronos, a muscular "giant" of European circus and music hall circuits. [ best adventure films - 1961 ]
Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World
In 13th-Century China, the ... rousing battle scenes, but was so heavily edited for American release that only five of Maciste's seven tests remain. [ best adventure films - 1961 ]
Il Colosso di Rodi
Sergio Leone's first solo ... the supporting players in this Italian-French-Spanish co-production went on to become regulars in the exploitation films of Jesus Franco. [ best adventure films - 1961 ]
Gli Invasori
Italian director Mario Bava ... the ruthless counselor kills Iron, leading the Vikings and British to join forces with Erik and take Gunnar down. [ best adventure films - 1961 ]
Pirates of Tortuga
In this high-seas adventure ... the pirate vessel steps forward and reveals the hero's true identity and saves him. Morgan is not so lucky. [ best adventure films - 1961 ]
The Giant of Metropolis
In the year 20,000 ... Mesede to help save the boy from the doom that he has brought upon Atlantis, its people, and himself. [ best adventure films - 1961 ]
Hercules in the Haunted World
Horrormeister Mario Bava helmed ... to the bowels of Hell to recover a magical plant that is the only hope of a dying princess. [ best adventure films - 1961 ]
