List of science fiction films of the 1960s

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A list of science fiction films released in the 1960s. These films include core elements of science fiction, but can cross into other genres. They have been released to a cinema audience by the commercial film industry and are widely distributed with reviews by reputable critics. Collectively, the science fiction films from the 1960s received five Academy Awards, a Hugo Award and a BAFTA Award.

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1960
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
12 to the Moon David Bradley Ken Clark, Michi Kobi, Tom Conway United States [1][2]
The Amazing Transparent Man Edgar G. Ulmer Marguerite Chapman, Douglas Kennedy, James Griffith United States Horror
Atom Age Vampire (a.k.a Seddok, l'erede di Satana) Anton Giulio Majano Alberto Lupo, Susanne Loret, Sergio Fantoni Italy Horror
Atomic War Bride (a.k.a Rat) Veljko Bulajić Antun Vrdoljak, Zlatko Madunić, Ljubiša Jovanović Yugoslavia Drama Romance [3]
Beyond the Time Barrier Edgar G. Ulmer Robert Clarke, Darlene Tompkins, Arianne Ulmer United States Romance [4][5]
Dinosaurus! Irvin Yeaworth Ward Ramsey, Paul Lukather, Kristina Hanson United States Adventure Comedy Fantasy Horror
The Human Vapor (a.k.a Gasu ningen dai 1 gô) Ishirō Honda Tatsuya Mihashi, Kaoru Yachigusa, Yoshio Tsuchiya Japan Crime Thriller
Last Woman on Earth Roger Corman Betsy Jones-Moreland, Anthony Carbone, Robert Towne United States Drama Horror Mystery Romance
The Lost World Irwin Allen Michael Rennie, Jill St. John, David Hedison United States Adventure Fantasy
Man in the Moon Basil Dearden Kenneth More, Shirley Anne Field, Michael Hordern United Kingdom [6]
Mistress of the World (a.k.a Herrin der Welt) William Dieterle Martha Hyer, Micheline Presle, Carlos Thompson West Germany
France
Italy
Adventure Crime
The Secret of the Telegian (a.k.a Densô ningen) Jun Fukuda Kōji Tsuruta, Akihiko Hirata, Yoshio Tsuchiya Japan Horror
The Silent Star (a.k.a Der schweigende Stern, First Spaceship on Venus, Planet of the Dead, Spaceship Venus Does Not Reply) Kurt Maetzig Yoko Tani, Oldřich Lukeš, Ignacy Machowski East Germany
Poland
Space Men (a.k.a Assignment Outer Space) Antonio Margheriti Rik Van Nutter, Gabriella Farinon, David Montresor Italy
The Time Machine George Pal Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux United Kingdom Adventure Romance Thriller [nb 1]
Village of the Damned Wolf Rilla George Sanders, Barbara Shelley United Kingdom
United States
Horror
Visit to a Small Planet Norman Taurog Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman United States Comedy
1961
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Atlantis, the Lost Continent George Pal Sal Ponti, Joyce Taylor, John Dall United States Adventure
The Absent-Minded Professor Robert Stevenson Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson United States Comedy Family Sport
Battle of the Worlds (a.k.a Il pianeta degli uomini spenti) Antonio Margheriti Claude Rains, Bill Carter, Umberto Orsini Italy Horror
The Beast of Yucca Flats Coleman Francis Douglas Mellor, Barbara Francis, Bing Stafford United States Horror
The Day the Earth Caught Fire Val Guest Edward Judd, Janet Munro, Leo McKern United Kingdom Drama Romance [nb 2]
Doctor Blood's Coffin Sidney J. Furie Kieron Moore, Hazel Court, Ian Hunter United Kingdom Horror Thriller
The Flight that Disappeared Reginald Le Borg Craig Hill, Paula Raymond United States Adventure Fantasy
Gorgo Eugène Lourié Bill Travers, William Sylvester, Vincent Winter United Kingdom Horror
Invasion of the Neptune Men (a.k.a Uchû Kaisokusen) Koji Ota Sonny Chiba, Ryûko Minakami, Mitsue Komiya Japan Action
The Last War (a.k.a Sekai daisensô) Shūe Matsubayashi Frankie Sakai, Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi Japan Drama
The Man with the Lens (a.k.a Der Mann mit dem Objektiv) Frank Vogel Rolf Ludwig, Christine Laszar, Helga Labudda East Germany Comedy [7][8][9][10][11][12]
Master of the World William Witney Vincent Price, Charles Bronson, Henry Hull United States Adventure
The Most Dangerous Man Alive Allan Dwan Ron Randell, Debra Paget, Morris Ankrum United States
Mothra (a.k.a Mosura) Ishirō Honda Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyōko Kagawa Japan Adventure Fantasy Thriller
Mysterious Island Cy Endfield Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan United Kingdom Adventure Family Fantasy
Nude On The Moon Raymond Phelan, Doris Wishman Marietta, William Mayer, Lester Brown United States Fantasy Romance
The Phantom Planet William Marshall Dean Fredericks, Coleen Gray, Anthony Dexter United States Action Adventure
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Irwin Allen Walter Pidgeon, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden United States Action Adventure
1962
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Amphibian Man (a.k.a Chelovek-amfibiya) Gennadiy Kazansky Vladimir Korenev, Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Mikhail Kozakov Soviet Union Adventure Drama Romance
A Bomb Was Stolen (a.k.a S-a furat o bomba) Ion Popescu-Gopo Iurie Darie, Liliana Tomescu, Haralambie Boroș Romania Comedy Fantasy
The Brain That Wouldn't Die Joseph Green Jason Evers, Virginia Leith, Leslie Daniel United States Horror [13]
The Creation of the Humanoids Wesley Barry Don Megowan, Erica Elliott, Dudley Manlove United States
A Flying Proletarian (a.k.a Летающий пролетарий) Iosif Boyarskiy, Ivan Ivanov-Vano Boris Popov (voice) Soviet Union Animation [14]
Gorath (a.k.a Yôsei Gorasu) Ishirō Honda Ryō Ikebe, Yumi Shirakawa, Takashi Shimura Japan Thriller
Invasion of the Star Creatures Bruno VeSota Bob Ball, Frankie Ray, Gloria Victor, Dolores Reed United States Comedy
La jetée Chris Marker Jean Négroni, Etienne Becker France Short Drama Romance
Journey to the Seventh Planet Sidney Pink John Agar, Greta Thyssen, Ann Smyrner Denmark
United States
Action Adventure Fantasy Horror
King Kong vs. Godzilla (a.k.a Kingu Kongu tai Gojira) Ishirō Honda, Thomas Montgomery Michael Keith, James Yagi, Tadao Takashima Japan
United States
Action Adventure Fantasy
The Man from the First Century (a.k.a Muz z prvního století) Oldřich Lipský Miloš Kopecký, Radovan Lukavský, Lubomír Lipský Czechoslovakia Comedy
Moon Pilot James Neilson Tom Tryon, Dany Saval United States Comedy Family [15]
Panic in Year Zero! Ray Milland Ray Milland, Jean Hagen, Frankie Avalon United States Action Horror Thriller
Planeta Bur (a.k.a Planet of Storms) Pavel Klushantsev Vladimir Yemelyanov, Georgiy Zhzhenov, Gennadi Vernov Soviet Union Adventure [16][17]
Planets Against Us (a.k.a I pianeti contro di noi) Romano Ferrara Michel Lemoine, Maria Pia Luzi, Jany Clair Italy
France
Horror [18]
Space Invasion of Lapland Virgil W. Vogel Bengt Blomgren, John Carradine United States
Sweden
Horror. Recut of Invasion of the Animal People
The Three Stooges in Orbit Edward Bernds Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe DeRita "Curley Joe" United States Comedy Family
This Is Not a Test Fredric Gadette Seamon Glass, Thayer Roberts, Aubrey Martin, Mary Morlas United States Drama
Varan the Unbelievable Jerry A. Baerwitz, Ishirô Honda Myron Healey, Tsuruku Kobayashi, Derick Shimatsu United States Horror. Japan movie (1958) with new material
1963
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Atragon (a.k.a Kaitei Gunkan) Ishirō Honda Tadao Takashima, Yoko Fujiyama, Yu Fujiki Japan Action Adventure Fantasy
The Crawling Hand Herbert L. Strock Peter Breck, Kent Taylor United States Horror
The Damned Joseph Losey Macdonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field, Viveca Lindfors United Kingdom Drama Fantasy Horror Romance
The Day Mars Invaded Earth Maury Dexter Betty Beall, Lowell Brown, Troy Melton United States [19]
The Day of the Triffids Steve Sekely Howard Keel, Kieron Moore, Janette Scott United Kingdom Horror
Ikarie XB-1 (a.k.a. Voyage to the End of the Universe ) Jindřich Polák Otto Lackovič, Radovan Lukavský, Zdeňek Štepánek, František Smolík Czechoslovakia [20][21]
Kalai Arasi A. Kasilingam M. G. Ramachandran, P. Bhanumathi, M. N. Nambiar India Comedy
Little Sun Minsheng Wang Ke Bi, Naihua Jin, Kang Ni China Children's educational film [22][23][24][25][26]
Matango (a.k.a. Attack of the Mushroom People) Ishirō Honda Yoshio Tsuchiya, Kenji Sahara, Hiroshi Tachikawa Japan Horror Mystery Thriller
Monstrosity (a.k.a. The Atomic Brain) Joseph V. Mascelli Frank Gerstle, Erika Peters, Judy Bamber United States Horror Mystery [nb 3]
The Nutty Professor Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens United States Comedy Romance
The Secret of the Magic Gourd Xiaozhong Yang Lu Mao, Shan Jiang, He Wen China [23]
The Yesterday Machine Russ Marker Tim Holt, Ann Pellegrino, James Britton, Jack Herman United States
Son of Flubber Robert Stevenson Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson United States Comedy Family
Unearthly Stranger John Krish John Neville, Gabriella Licudi, Phillip Stone United Kingdom Horror Mystery [27]
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes Roger Corman Ray Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Harold J. Stone United States Horror Thriller
1964
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Children of the Damned Anton M. Leader Ian Hendry, Alan Badel, Barbara Ferris, Alfred Burke United Kingdom Drama Horror Mystery
The Creeping Terror Vic Savage Vic Savage, Shannon O'Neil, William Thourlby United States Horror[28]
Dogora (a.k.a Uchû daikaijû Dogora) Ishirō Honda Yosuke Natsuki, Yōko Fujiyama Japan Crime Horror
First Men in the Moon Nathan H. Juran Edward Judd, Lionel Jeffries, Martha Hyer United Kingdom Adventure
The Flesh Eaters Jack Curtis Martin Kosleck United States Horror
Frozen Alive Bernard Knowles Mark Stevens, Marianne Koch, Wolfgang Lukschy United Kingdom
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (a.k.a San daikaijû: Chikyû saidai no kessen) Ishirō Honda Yuriko Hoshi, Takashi Shimura, Yumi Ito, Emi Ito Japan Action Adventure Fantasy Thriller
Gonks Go Beat Robert Hartford-Davis Kenneth Connor, Frank Thornton, Terry Scott United Kingdom
It Happened Here Andrew Mollo, Kevin Brownlow Pauline Murray, Sebastian Shaw, Nicolette Bernard United Kingdom Drama War
Kiss Me Quick! Peter Perry Frank A. Coe, Max Gardens, Althea Currier United States Comedy Fantasy Horror
The Last Man on Earth Ubaldo Ragona, Sidney Salkow Vincent Price, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, Tony Cerevi Italy
United States}
Drama Horror
Mothra vs. Godzilla (a.k.a Mosura tai Gojira) Ishirō Honda Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi Japan
United States
Adventure Fantasy
Pajama Party Don Weis Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Elsa Lanchester, Jody McCrea United States Comedy Musical Romance
Robinson Crusoe on Mars Byron Haskin Paul Mantee, Victor Lundin, Adam West United States Adventure
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Nicholas Webster Pia Zadora, Charles G. Renn, Doris Rich United States Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy
No Survivors, Please [de] (a.k.a Der Chef wünscht keine Zeugen) Hans Albin, Peter Berneis [de] Uwe Friedrichsen, Maria Perschy, Karen Blanguernon [fr], Burr Jerger, Wolfgang Zilzer, Teddy Turner, Stefan Schnabel United States
West Germany
Crime [29]
The Earth Dies Screaming Terence Fisher Willard Parker, Virginia Field, Dennis Price United Kingdom Horror
The Time Travelers Ib Melchior Preston S. Foster, Philip Carey, Merry Anders United States
1965
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The 10th Victim (a.k.a La decima vittima) Elio Petri Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Elsa Martinelli Italy
France
Action Comedy Romance Thriller
Alphaville (a.k.a Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution) Jean-Luc Godard Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff France
Italy
Drama Mystery Thriller [nb 4]
Crack in the World Andrew Marton Dana Andrews, Janette Scott, Kieron Moore, Alexander Knox United States Action Drama Thriller
Curse of the Fly Don Sharp Brian Donlevy, Carole Gray, George Baker United Kingdom Drama Horror Mystery
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine Norman Taurog Vincent Price, Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman United States Comedy
Dr. Who and the Daleks Gordon Flemyng Peter Cushing, Roy Castle, Jennie Linden United Kingdom Adventure Drama
Frankenstein Conquers the World (a.k.a Frankenstein tai Baragon) Ishirō Honda Nick Adams, Tadao Takashima, Kumi Mizuno Japan Horror Thriller
Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster Robert Gaffney James Karen, Marilyn Hanold, Lou Cutell, Robert Reilly United States Horror
Gamera, the Giant Monster (a.k.a Daikaijû Gamera) Noriaki Yuasa Eiji Funakoshi, Harumi Kiritachi Japan Action Horror
The Heat of a Thousand Suns (a.k.a La brûlure de mille soleils) Pierre Kast Pierre Vaneck (voice), Barbara Laage (voice), Barbara Aptekman, Nicole Karen, Ursula Kübler, Deborah Romano, Alexandra Stewart France Animated short film [30][31][32][33]
The Human Duplicators Hugo Grimaldi Richard Kiel, George Macready United States Horror
Invasion Alan Bridges Edward Judd United Kingdom Drama
Invasion of Astro-Monster (a.k.a Kaijû daisensô) Ishirō Honda Nick Adams, Jun Tazaki, Akira Takarada Japan
United States
Action Adventure
Monster a Go-Go! Sheldon Seymour, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Bill Rebane Bill Rebane, June Travis United States Horror
Mutiny in Outer Space Hugo Grimaldi William Leslie (actor), Dolores Faith United States Horror
Night Caller from Outer Space a.k.a The Night Caller John Gilling John Saxon, Alfred Burke United Kingdom Horror
Planet of the Vampires (a.k.a Terrore nello spazio) Mario Bava Barry Sullivan, Norma Bengell, Angel Aranda Italy
Spain
Action Adventure Horror
Spaceflight IC-1 Bernard Knowles Bill Williams
Norma West
John Cairney
United Kingdom
Space Probe Taurus (a.k.a. Space Monster) Leonard Katzman Francine York, James Brown, Russ Bender United States Horror [nb 5][34]
Village of the Giants Bert I. Gordon Tommy Kirk, Johnny Crawford, Beau Bridges United States Comedy
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet Pavel Klushantsev, Curtis Harrington Basil Rathbone, Faith Domergue, Marc Shannon United States Adventure
The Wizard of Mars (a.k.a. Horrors of the Red Planet) David L. Hewitt John Carradine, Roger Gentry, Vic McGee, Jerry Rannow, Eve Bernhardt United States Fantasy Horror
War Gods of the Deep (a.k.a City Under the Sea) Jacques Tourneur Vincent Price, Tab Hunter, Susan Hart United States
United Kingdom
Adventure Fantasy Horror
1966
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Agent for H.A.R.M. Gerd Oswald Martin Kosleck, Donna Michelle, Alizia Gur United States Action Adventure Thriller
Around the World Under the Sea Andrew Marton Lloyd Bridges, Brian Kelly United States Action Adventure
Cyborg 2087 Franklin Adreon Michael Rennie, Karen Steele, Wendell Corey United States Action Drama Thriller
Daleks - Invasion Earth: 2150 AD Gordon Flemyng Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins, Ray Brooks United Kingdom Adventure Drama
Destination Inner Space Francis D. Lyon Scott Brady, Gary Merrill, Sheree North, Wende Wagner United States Thriller
Dimension 5 Franklin Adreon Jeffrey Hunter, France Nuyen, Donald Woods, Harold Sakata United States Crime Thriller
The Face of Another (a.k.a Tanin no kao) Hiroshi Teshigahara Tatsuya Nakadai, Machiko Kyō, Kyōko Kishida Japan Drama Horror
Fahrenheit 451 François Truffaut Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack United Kingdom Drama
Fantastic Voyage Richard Fleischer Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Edmond O'Brien United States Adventure Family [nb 6]
Gamera vs. Barugon (a.k.a Daikaijû kettô: Gamera tai Barugon) Shigeo Tanaka Kojiro Hongo, Kyoko Enami Japan Action Adventure Fantasy Horror Thriller
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (a.k.a Godzilla versus the Sea Monster (USA TV), Gojira, Ebirâ, Mosura: Nankai no daiketto) Jun Fukuda Akira Takarada, Toru Watanabe Japan Action Adventure Fantasy
Gogola Balwant B Dave Azaad Irani, Nayam Palli India
Island of Terror Terence Fisher Peter Cushing, Edward Judd, Carole Gray United Kingdom Horror
The Main Star (a.k.a Главный звёздный) Roman Davydov Valentina Sperantova (voice), Aleksandra Nazarova (voice), Rostislav Plyatt (voice) Soviet Union Animated short film.
The Navy vs. the Night Monsters Michael A. Hoey Mamie Van Doren, Anthony Eisley, Billy Gray United States Horror [35]
The Golden Bat (a.k.a Ôgon batto) Hajime Sato Sonny Chiba, Wataru Yamakawa, Hisako Tsukaba Japan Adventure Action Thriller[36]
Planet of the Female Invaders Alfredo B. Crevenna Lorena Velázquez, Elizabeth Campbell, Maura Monti
Queen of Blood (a.k.a. Planet of Blood) Curtis Harrington John Saxon, Basil Rathbone, Dennis Hopper, Judi Meredith United States Horror
Seconds John Frankenheimer Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, John Randolph, Will Geer United States Thriller
Star Pilot (a.k.a 2+5: Missione Hydra) Pietro Francisci Leonora Ruffo Italy Adventure
Terror Beneath the Sea (a.k.a Kaitei daisensô) Hajime Sato Sonny Chiba, Peggy Neal, Franz Gruber Japan Horror [37]
Thunderbirds Are Go David Lane Sylvia Anderson (voice), Ray Barrett (voice), Alexander Davion (voice) United Kingdom Marionette Action Adventure Drama Family
The War of the Gargantuas (a.k.a Furankenshutain no kaijû: Sanda tai Gaira) Ishirō Honda Russ Tamblyn, Ikio Sawamura, Kenji Sahara Japan
United States
Action Horror
War of the Planets (a.k.a Anno zero - Guerra nello spazio) Antonio Margheriti Tony Russel, Lisa Gastoni Italy Adventure
Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (a.k.a Kdo chce zabít Jessii?) Václav Vorlíček Jiří Sovák, Dana Medřická, Olga Schoberová Czechoslovakia Comedy
Wild, Wild Planet (a.k.a I criminali della galassia) Antonio Margheriti Tony Russel, Lisa Gastoni, Massimo Serato Italy
Women of the Prehistoric Planet Arthur C. Pierce Wendell Corey, Keith Larsen, John Agar United States Action Adventure Romance
1967
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Ambushers Henry Levin Dean Martin, Senta Berger United States Comedy, Spy
The Andromeda Nebula Yevgeny Sherstobitov Via Artmane, Sergei Stolyarov, Nikolai Kryukov Soviet Union
Countdown Robert Altman James Caan, Robert Duvall United States Thriller
Gamera vs. Gyaos (a.k.a Daikaijû kûchûsen: Gamera tai Gyaosu) Noriyaki Yuasa Kojiro Hongo, Kichijiro Ueda Japan Action Family Fantasy Kaiju
Gappa: The Triphibian Monster (a.k.a Daikyojû Gappa) Haruyasu Noguchi Tamio Kawachi, Tatsuya Fuji, Yoko Yamamoto Japan Action Adventure Comedy Drama Family Fantasy Horror Thriller Kaiju
Glorious Times at the Spessart Inn (a.k.a Herrliche Zeiten im Spessart) Kurt Hoffmann Liselotte Pulver, Harald Leipnitz, Vivi Bach West Germany Comedy
Journey to the Center of Time David L. Hewitt Scott Brady, Anthony Eisley, Abraham Sofaer, Gigi Perreau United States
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon (a.k.a Those Fantastic Flying Fools, Blast-Off) Don Sharp Burl Ives, Terry-Thomas, Gert Fröbe United Kingdom Adventure Comedy Fantasy
King Kong Escapes (a.k.a Kingu Kongu no gyakushû) Ishirō Honda Rhodes Reason, Mie Hama, Linda G. Miller Japan Action Adventure Family Kaiju
Late August at the Hotel Ozone (a.k.a Konec srpna v Hotelu Ozon) Jan Schmidt Ondrej Jariabek, Beta Poničanová, Magda Seidlerová Czechoslovakia Drama [38]
Mission Stardust (a.k.a ...4 ..3 ..2 ..1 ...morte) Primo Zeglio Lang Jeffries, Essy Persson Italy
West Germany
Spain
Action Adventure [39][40]
Night of the Big Heat (a.k.a Island of the Burning Damned or Island Of The Burning Doomed) Terence Fisher Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee United Kingdom Horror Mystery Thriller
Privilege Peter Watkins Paul Jones, Jean Shrimpton, Mark London United Kingdom Comedy Drama Music
Quatermass and the Pit Roy Ward Baker James Donald, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Kier United Kingdom Horror Mystery Thriller
Son of Godzilla (a.k.a Kaijûtô no kessen: Gojira no musuko) Jun Fukuda Akira Kubo, Tadao Takashima, Bibari Maeda Japan Action Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy Kaiju
The Sorcerers Michael Reeves Boris Karloff, Elizabeth Ercy, Ian Ogilvy United Kingdom Horror
Space Monster, Wangmagwi (a.k.a Ujugoe-in wangmagwi) Kwon Hyeok-jin Nam Koong Won, Seon-kyeong Kim, Eun-jin Han South Korea Comedy Kaiju
The Terrornauts Montgomery Tully Simon Oates, Zena Marshall, Charles Hawtrey United Kingdom Mystery
They Came from Beyond Space Freddie Francis Robert Hutton, Jennifer Jayne, Michael Gough United Kingdom Adventure [41]
The X from Outer Space (a.k.a Uchû daikaijû Girara) Kazui Nihonmatsu Eiji Okada, Toshiya Wazaki Japan Horror Kaiju
Yongary, Monster from the Deep (a.k.a Taekoesu Yonggary) Kim Ki-duk Moon Kang, Kwang Ho Lee, Soonjai Lee South Korea
Japan
Adventure Drama Fantasy Horror Kaiju
1968
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
2001: A Space Odyssey Stanley Kubrick Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester United Kingdom
United States
Adventure [nb 7]
The Astro-Zombies Ted V. Mikels Wendell Corey, John Carradine, Tom Pace United States Horror
Barbarella Roger Vadim Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Anita Pallenberg France
Italy
Adventure Comedy Fantasy
The Bamboo Saucer (aka Collision Course (1969) Frank Telford Dan Duryea, John Ericson, Lois Nettleton United States
Charly Ralph Nelson Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom United States Drama Romance[nb 8]
Destroy All Monsters (a.k.a Kaijû sôshingeki) Ishirō Honda Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yoshio Tsuchiya Japan Action Adventure kaijū
Gamera vs. Viras (a.k.a Gamera tai uchu kaijû Bairasu) Noriaki Yuasa Kôjirô Hongô Tôru Takatsuka Carl Craig Japan Action Aventure Famille
Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell (a.k.a Kyuketsuki Gokemidoro) Hajime Sato Teruo Yoshida, Tomomi Sato, Eizo Kitamura, Hideo Ko, Kazuo Kato, Yuko Kusunoki, Masaya Takahashi, Nobuo Kaneko Japan Horror
The Green Slime Kinji Fukasaku Robert Horton, Luciana Paluzzi, Richard Jaeckel Japan
United States
Drama Horror
Je t'aime, je t'aime Alain Resnais Claude Rich, Olga Georges-Picot, Anouk Ferjac France Drama [42]
Mission Mars Nicholas Webster Darren McGavin, Nick Adams, George de Vries, Shirley Parker United States [43]
Planet of the Apes Franklin J. Schaffner Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans United States Adventure
The Power Byron Haskin George Hamilton, Suzanne Pleshette, Richard Carlson United States Thriller
Project X William Castle Christopher George, Greta Baldwin, Henry Jones United States Mystery [44]
Thunderbird 6 David Lane Keith Alexander (voice), Sylvia Anderson (voice), John Carson (voice) United Kingdom Marionette Action Adventure Drama Family
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women Peter Bogdanovich Mamie Van Doren, Mary Marr, Paige Lee United States Adventure
1969
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
All Monsters Attack (a.k.a. Godzilla's Revenge) Ishirō Honda Tomonori Yazaki, Eisei Amamoto, Sachio Sakai, Kazuo Suzuki, Kenji Sahara Japan Action Adventure Family Fantasy Kaiju
The Body Stealers Gerry Levy George Sanders, Maurice Evans, Patrick Allen United Kingdom Horror Mystery
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City James H. Hill Robert Ryan, Chuck Connors, Nanette Newman United Kingdom Adventure Family Fantasy
Change of Mind Robert Stevens Raymond St. Jacques, Susan Oliver, Janet MacLachlan United States Drama
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes Robert Butler Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn United States Comedy Family
Doppelgänger (a.k.a Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun) Robert Parrish Roy Thinnes, Patrick Wymark, Ian Hendry United Kingdom Drama[nb 9]
The Gladiators Peter Watkins Arthur Pentelow, Frederick Danner, Hans Bendrik Sweden Drama
Gamera vs. Guiron (a.k.a Gamera tai daiakuju Giron) Noriyaki Yuasa Nobuhiro Kashima, Chris Murphy Japan Action Adventure Family
Hibernatus Édouard Molinaro Louis de Funès, Claude Gensac, Bernard Alane France
Italy
Comedy Fantasy
The Illustrated Man Jack Smight Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Robert Drivas United States Drama Fantasy Horror[45]
Latitude Zero (a.k.a Ido zero daisakusen) Ishirō Honda Joseph Cotten, Cesar Romero, Akira Takarada Japan Action Adventure
The Mad Doctor of Blood Island Gerardo de León, Eddie Romero John Ashley, Angelique Pettyjohn, Ronald Remy Philippines
United States
Adventure Horror[46]
The Man Who Thought Life (a.k.a Manden der tænkte ting) Jens Ravn John Price, Preben Neergaard, Lotte Tarp Denmark Horror
Marooned John Sturges Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, James Franciscus United States Adventure Drama Thriller
The Monitors Jack Shea Guy Stockwell, Susan Oliver, Avery Schreiber United States Comedy
Moon Zero Two Roy Ward Baker James Olson, Catherine Schell, Warren Mitchell United Kingdom Crime
Night of the Bloody Apes (a.k.a La horripilante bestia humana) René Cardona José Moreno, Armando Silvestre Mexico Horror
Stereo David Cronenberg Jack Messinger, Iain Ewing, Clara Mayer Canada Fantasy Silent
A Time of Roses (a.k.a Ruusujen aika) Risto Jarva Arto Tuominen, Ritva Vepsä, Tarja Markus Finland
The Valley of Gwangi Jim O'Connolly James Franciscus, Gila Golan, Laurence Naismith United States Action Adventure Thriller Western
The Windows of Time (a.k.a Az idö ablakai) Tamás Fejér Miklós Gábor, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Ivan Andonov, Krystyna Mikołajewska, Heidemarie Wenzel, Iván Darvas Hungary [47][48][49][50]
Zeta One (a.k.a The Love Factor) Michael Cort James Robertson Justice, Charles Hawtrey, Robin Hawdon United Kingdom Comedy Fantasy

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Won an Academy Award for Visual Effects.
  2. ^ Winner of a BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay.
  3. ^ Alternate title: The Atomic Brain
  4. ^ Won the Golden Bear award at the 1965 Berlin Film Festival.
  5. ^ Alternate title Space Probe Taurus
  6. ^ Won Academy Awards for Art Direction and Visual Effects.
  7. ^ Won an Academy Award for Visual Effects and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
  8. ^ Winner of an Academy Award for Best Actor.
  9. ^ Alternate title: Journey to the Far Side of the Sun.

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