{"id":5310,"date":"2015-10-11T20:52:10","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T00:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=5310"},"modified":"2015-10-11T21:18:42","modified_gmt":"2015-10-12T01:18:42","slug":"best-movies-of-the-1960s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/best-movies-of-the-1960s\/","title":{"rendered":"Best movies of the 1960s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Best of the best<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2001: A Space Odyssey\n<ul>\n<li>Full of stunning visuals and ideas. A monolith is discovered on the Moon that sends a signal towards Jupiter &#8212; so a ship is sent to investigate. Directed by Stanley Kubrick.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Strangelove\n<ul>\n<li>One of the funniest movies ever made. An insane general orders planes with nuclear warheads to bomb the Soviet Union. Stars Peter Sellers in three roles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Mary Poppins\n<ul>\n<li>A very funny movie. Mary Poppins arrives to be the nanny for Jane and Michael, and adventures ensue. Stars Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>My Fair Lady\n<ul>\n<li>A delightful musical. Professor Henry Higgins bets his friend he can transform Eliza Doolittle into a lady. Stars Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Planet of the Apes\n<ul>\n<li>Big ideas and adventures. Astronauts land on a planet where apes are in charge and humans are treated as animals. Stars Charlton Heston.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/the-sound-of-music\/\">The Sound of Music<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Every song is memorable. Maria is sent to be a governess with a family that has a strict father and a large number of children. Stars Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>West Side Story\n<ul>\n<li>Ultimately a tragedy, the music is terrific. An American boy and a Puerto Rican girl fall in love, but their respective communities don&#8217;t like each other.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Runner ups<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid<\/li>\n<li>The Great Escape<\/li>\n<li>The Lion in Winter<\/li>\n<li>Yellow Submarine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Honourable mentions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Born Free<\/li>\n<li>Fahrenheit 451<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/goldfinger\/\">Goldfinger<\/a><\/li>\n<li>On Her Majesty&#8217;s Secret Service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Worth watching once<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/dr-no\/\">Dr. No<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/from-russia-with-love\/\">From Russia with Love<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/thunderball\/\">Thunderball<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/you-only-live-twice\/\">You Only Live Twice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I previously listed the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/best-movies-of-the-1950s\/\">best movies of the 1950s<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best of the best 2001: A Space Odyssey Full of stunning visuals and ideas. A monolith is discovered on the Moon that sends a signal towards Jupiter &#8212; so a ship is sent to investigate. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Dr. Strangelove One of the funniest movies ever made. 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