1961 directorial debut films

Accattone (, lit. "vagabond", "scrounger") is a 1961 Italian drama film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, and starring Franco Citti. It was Pasolini's first film as a director, as well as the acting debut for Citti, who would become a regular collaborator. It follows the life of Vittorio "Accattone" Cataldi, a pimp living on the outskirts of Rome.

1961 American Western film by Marlon Brando

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1961 film by Coleman Francies

1961 film by Jean Becker

1961 film by Bryan Forbes

1961 film by Elio Petri

1961 film by Richard Donner

1961 film by Herbert Coleman

1961 film by Alberto De Martino, Antonio Momplet

1961 film by Allen Baron

1961 film by Vittorio Caprioli

1961 film by Peter Sellers

1961 film by Alfredo Giannetti

1961 film by Burt Kennedy

1961 film by Fadil Hadžić

1961 film by Giuliano Montaldo

1961 film by Kim Ki-duk

thumb|Bloodlust! (1961) by Ralph Brooke Bloodlust! is a 1961 American horror thriller film written, directed and produced by Ralph Brooke and starring Wilton Graff, June Kenney, Joan Lora, Eugene Persson, and Robert Reed. It is based without attribution on Richard Connell's 1924 short story "The Most Dangerous Game." It was produced by Robert H. Bagley. Its plot follows four young adults who visit a tropical island only to become prey for a sadistic hunter. It was filmed in 1959 but not released until 1961, when it was the second film on a double feature with ''The Devil's Hand''.

1961 American musical film directed by Greg Garrison