Murder & Mayhem of the 1960's Decade
This is a list of films released in the 1960's that are either based on true people and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction.
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- DirectorBurt TopperStarsVictor BuonoDavid McLeanDiane SayerAn overweight lab technician with low self esteem, brought on by his dominant mother, becomes a serial killer of female nurses.Knock...Knock...Whose there?
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This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders. - DirectorRichard BrooksStarsRobert BlakeScott WilsonJohn ForsytheTwo ex-cons murder a family in a robbery attempt, before going on the run from the authorities. The police try to piece together the details of the murder in an attempt to track down the killers.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorJoseph CatesStarsSal MineoJuliet ProwseJan MurrayIn New York, a disco hostess is stalked by a sexual predator and she requests help from a vice squad detective who takes a personal interest in the case.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorMiroslav OndrácekStarsHelena Lehká-RejskováJan PohanJaroslav SatoranskýA suspenseful story in which detectives search for the killer of the "fallen" girls. Monika is summoned to the police to identify her murdered colleague. The investigator warns her that the killer only chooses girls from certain circles and strangles them with a yellow collar, which was used to mark "fallen" girls in the Middle Ages. Perhaps she will be the next victim. In the evening, Monika meets an elderly gentleman in a bar. He invites her to his friend's flat. Above the fireplace is a portrait of an unknown woman, and Monika realizes that the stranger is wearing the same yellow collar that the investigator showed her.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorJoseph W. SarnoStarsGretchen RudolphJohn AristedesTammy LatourMarcia, a sexy bucolic orphan, hitch-hikes to the city to meet up with her sister, who has promised her a job at the roadhouse where she works as a hostess. She has no qualms about sleeping with her driver in order to be safeguarded to her destination. Once she arrives, she discovers that her sister has recently been violently murdered -- in a stangulation by garter belt. Marcia takes her sister's job in order to go undercover in finding the murderer. She thus imperils her own life while making discoveries about her sister's former lifestyle and the seamy antics of the local civic leaders.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorDuccio TessariStarsTony RusselMaria PerschyMaria Laura RoccaA group of people meet under strange circumstances and one by one they are murdered. Thomas wants to retrieve hidden gold bullion and persuades Helene to off her scientist husband whose expedition hampers Thomas' scheme.Alternate title: Secret of the Sphinx
This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders. - DirectorMichael PowellStarsKarlheinz BöhmAnna MasseyMoira ShearerA young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorHerschell Gordon LewisStarsConnie MasonWilliam KerwinJeffrey AllenSix people are lured into a small Deep South town for a Centennial celebration where the residents proceed to kill them one by one as revenge for the town's destruction during the Civil War.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera MilesA secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded California motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.An interesting piece of trivia... Leading actress in this film Psycho, Janet Leigh, and lead actor Tony Curtis as the real life serial killer Albert DeSalvo in the 1968 film The Boston Strangler, were married for eleven (11) years and they were the proud parents of the scream Queen actress Jamie Lee Curtis who starred as victim Laurie Strode in the box office spectacular 1978 Halloween. Murder and mayhem certainly runs through the blood of this famous Hollywood family, like mother, like father, like daughter.
This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders. - DirectorW. Lee WilderStarsGeorge SandersCorinne CalvetJean KentA golddigger inspires her older lover to murder wealthy women for the finances to keep her happy.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorAllen BaronStarsAllen BaronMolly McCarthyLarry TuckerA hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York, but a special girl from his past and a gun dealer with pet rats get in his way.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsGregory PeckRobert MitchumPolly BergenA lawyer's family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorOwen CrumpStarsGrant WilliamsShirley KnightOnslow StevensWhile undergoing therapy for his problem, a serial killer continues his murderous sprees.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorHarold LeaStarsFrank JamusJanet DamonPatricia McNairA detective searches for the killer of three young women. The killer is insane and has a fetish for high heels. The detective is not at home in the world of beatniks which he is forced to investigate.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorBen ParkerStarsBill BloomJohn EnsignRick HarrisA troubled teen with an undeserved criminal past is the suspect when young women start turning up around town dead and marked up with lipstick.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorGeorge PollockStarsHugh O'BrianShirley EatonFabianTen people are invited to a luxury mountaintop mansion, only to find that an unseen person is killing them one by one. Could one of them be the killer?This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorHerschell Gordon LewisStarsGordon Oas-HeimCandi ConderElyn WarnerA crackpot artist kills various people to use their blood as his new crimson red color for his paintings.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorHy AverbackStarsPatrick O'NealCesare DanovaWilfrid Hyde-WhiteA one-handed madman uses various detachable devices as murder weapons to gain revenge on those he believes have wronged him.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorArthur PennStarsWarren BeattyFaye DunawayMichael J. PollardBored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorErick SantamariaStarsWilliam KerwinJean ChristopherAndrée ChampagneA rich, lonely woman hires a drifter as a live-in handyman. The drifter turns out to be a psycho artist who has beautiful women model for him, then kills them.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorJim O'ConnollyStarsJoan CrawfordTy HardinDiana DorsA scheming circus owner finds her authority challenged when a vicious killer targets the show.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorJack SmightStarsRod SteigerLee RemickGeorge SegalA crafty serial killer plays a game of cat-and-mouse with a harried police detective trying to track him down.Rod Steiger has been nominated by the Academy Awards for best actor three times and he has won the prestigious award once for his performance in the 1967 crime/drama "In the Heat of the Night". He should have also been nominated for his performance as serial killer Christopher Gill in No Way to Treat a Lady.
This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders. - DirectorRichard FleischerStarsTony CurtisHenry FondaGeorge KennedyA series of strangulation murders of Boston women sparks a protracted complex manhunt. Law professor John Bottomley leads a multi-jurisdictional task force in the investigation, with help from surviving victim Diane Cluny.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsDean MartinRobert MitchumInger StevensThe players in an ongoing poker game are being mysteriously killed off, one by one.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
- DirectorByron HaskinStarsGeorge HamiltonSuzanne PleshetteRichard CarlsonOne by one members of a special project team are being killed by telekinesis - the ability to move things with the power of the mind alone. The race is to determine which of the remaining team members is the murderer and how to stop them.This is a list of films that were released in the 1960's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
