Greatest 23 Action Movies Must-Watch Released in 1961

A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town. Get info on Yojimbo / IMDB / YouTube

A team of Allied saboteurs is assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held Greek island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers. Read about The Guns of Navarone / IMDB / YouTube

The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors. Look into El Cid / IMDB / YouTube

The State of Israel is created in 1948, resulting in war with its Arab neighbors. See more about Exodus / IMDB / YouTube

Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves dealing with the Comanches known as Comancheros. Info on The Comancheros / IMDB / YouTube

When the Earth is threatened by a burning Van Allen Radiation Belt, U.S. Navy Admiral Harriman Nelson plans to shoot a nuclear missile at the Belt, using his experimental atomic submarine, the Seaview. Details on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea / IMDB / YouTube

After copper miners discover a piece of the frozen tail of a giant prehistoric reptile in Lapland, scientists inadvertently bring it back to life. More about Reptilicus / IMDB / YouTube

Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus, inciting the wrath of the creature's much-larger mother. See more about Gorgo / IMDB / YouTube

After an invisible asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere. More about The Phantom Planet / IMDB / YouTube

A district attorney investigates three white teenagers accused of murdering a blind Puerto Rican kid. Check out The Young Savages / IMDB / YouTube

In 1910, Hong Kong members of a secret Tong crime syndicate protect their identities by murdering the daughter of a British sea captain who vows revenge. Get info on The Terror of the Tongs / IMDB / YouTube

Sent to destroy a German petrol dump in the North African desert, a British commando team unexpectedly discovers a large German tank unit, and must inform headquarters in time. Get info on Desert Patrol / IMDB / YouTube

People are mysteriously disappearing near a remote Cornish village, where a scientist is experimenting; reviving the dead. Info on Doctor Blood's Coffin / IMDB / YouTube

Twin brothers revolt against tyranny in pre-Roman Italy and then come to a parting of the ways as they lead their people toward the founding of a new city. Learn about Duel of the Titans / IMDB / YouTube

Scientists discover that a group of meteors are hurtling on a collison course with Earth, and if they hit, the planet will be destroyed. See more about The Day the Sky Exploded / IMDB / YouTube

King Saul of the Israelites is visited in Jerusalem by the Prophet Samuel who foretells him that a war with The Philistines is inevitable and the shepherd David will become king. Learn about David and Goliath / IMDB / YouTube

The ruined Baron Philippe de Sigognac, meets one day a troupe of traveling actors. Attracted by Isabelle, and by the enthusiasm of his acting companions, he joins the troupe. Get info on Le capitaine Fracasse / IMDB / YouTube

During the Cold War in the 1960s the U.S.A.F. and NASA tested the experimental rocket-powered aircraft X-15 that set altitude and speed records and reached the edge of outer space. Info on X-15 / IMDB / YouTube

In the 1960s Oregon, two sheriff deputies arrest three teenagers for robbery but are overpowered and taken hostage while forest fires rage all around them. Check out Ring of Fire / IMDB / YouTube

An English captain sent to Spanish-controlled Tortuga to deal with privateer Henry Morgan, who defected from England and now plunders all ships, including English vessels, running a pirate operation. Details on Pirates of Tortuga / IMDB / YouTube

A gang of teenage delinquents terrorize a small community by stealing cars and stripping them for parts, then selling the parts to a crooked junkyard owner. The police and an insurance company investigator set out to break up the gang. Details on The Choppers / IMDB / YouTube

During the Mongol invasion of Poland, a conflict between Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan and his oldest son Ogotai ensues when the former aims for peace and the latter itches for war and conquest. Check out The Mongols / IMDB / YouTube

In the 5th century BC, rival kingdoms Rome and Alba entrust their fate to a duel to death between their respective chosen champions, the 3 Orazi brothers for Rome and the 3 Curiazi brothers for Alba. Details on Duel of Champions / IMDB / YouTube