List of action films of the 1960s

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This is chronological list of action films released before the 1970s. Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between action and other genres (including, horror, comedy, and science fiction films); the list should attempt to document films which are more closely related to action, even if it bends genres.

Action films are generally considered a post-Classical Hollywood film genre.^[1][2] Additions to this category before the 1970s should be used sparingly and additions before the 1960s are not to be included.

Title	Director	Cast	Country	Subgenre/Notes
1962
Dr. No	Terence Young	Sean Connery		[3]
1963
From Russia with Love	Terence Young	Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Pedro Armendáriz		[4]
1964
Goldfinger	Guy Hamilton	Sean Connery, Gert Fröbe, Honor Blackman, Harold Sakata		[5]
Greed in the Sun	Henri Verneuil	Jean-Paul Belmondo, Lino Ventura, Reginald Kernan		Action comedy[6]
Password: Kill Agent Gordon	Terence Hathaway	Roger Browne, Helga Liné, Franco Ressel		[7]
1965
The 10th Victim	Elio Petri	Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Elsa Martinelli		Science fiction action[8]
Agent 3S3 - Passport to Hell	Sergio Sollima	Georges Ardisson, Georges Riviere, Seyna Seyn		[9]
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!	Russ Meyer	Tura Satana, Haji, Lori Williams		Action comedy[10]
Masquerade	Basil Dearden	Cliff Robertson, Jack Hawkins, Marisa Mell		Action comedy[11]
Red Line 7000	Howard Hawks	James Caan, Laura Devon, Gail Hire		[12]
Thunderball	Terence Young	Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi		Action thriller[13]
1966
Come Drink with Me	King Hu	Chen Hung-Lieh, Cheng Pei-pei, Chung Shen Lao		Martial arts film[14]
Lightning Bolt	Antonio Margheriti	Anthony Eisley, Diana Lorys, Ursula Parker		[15]
Murderers' Row	Henry Levin	Dean Martin, Ann-Margret, Karl Malden		[16]
Our Man Flint	Daniel Mann	James Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, Gila Golan		[17]
The Silencers	Phil Karlson	Dean Martin, Stella Stevens, Daliah Lavi		[18]
1967
The Ambushers	Henry Levin	Dean Martin, Senta Berger, Janice Rule		[19]
The Born Losers	Tom Laughlin	Tom Laughlin, Elizabeth James, Jane Russell		Action thriller[20]
Hells Angels on Wheels	Richard Rush	Jack Nicholson, Adam Roarke, Sabrina Scharf		Action thriller[21]
In Like Flint	Gordon M. Douglas	James Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, Jean Hale		Action comedy[22]
O.S.S. 117: Double Agent	André Hunebelle	John Gavin, Curd Jürgens, Margaret Lee		Action thriller[23]
One Armed Swordsman	Chang Cheh	Jimmy Wang Yu, Pan Yin Tze, Chiao Chiao		Martial arts films[24]
You Only Live Twice	Lewis Gilbert	Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi, Tetsuro Tamba, Mie Hama		[25]
1968
Bullitt	Peter Yates	Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset		Action thriller[26]
Coogan's Bluff	Don Siegel	Clint Eastwood, Lee J. Cobb, Susan Clark		Action thriller[27]
Danger: Diabolik	Mario Bava	John Phillip Law, Marisa Mell, Michel Piccoli, Adolfo Celi		[28]
Ice Station Zebra	John Sturges	Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan		Action thriller[29]
The Mini-Skirt Mob	Maury Dexter	Jeremy Slate, Diane McBain, Sherry Jackson		Action thriller[30]
The Wrecking Crew	Phil Karlson	Dean Martin, Elke Sommer, Sharon Tate		[31]
1969
On Her Majesty's Secret Service	Peter Hunt	George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas		[32]
Shark!	Samuel Fuller	Manuel Alvarado, Carlos Berriochoa, Arthur Kennedy		Action thriller[33]

See also

• Action films
• Martial arts films
• Swashbuckler films

Notes

1. Kelle, Alexandra. "Action movies". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
2. Lichtenfeld, Eric. "Introduction:A Little Violence Never Hurt Anyone". Action speaks louder: violence, spectacle, and the American action movie. Wesleyan University Press. p. 5. ISBN 0-8195-6801-5. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
3. Brenner, Paul. "Overview: Dr. No". Allmovie. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
4. Brenner, Paul. "Overview: From Russia with Love". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
5. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Overview: Goldfinger". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
6. Erickson, Hal. "Overview: Greed in the Sun". Allmovie. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
7. Erickson, Hal. "Overview: Password: Kill Agent Gordon". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
8. "Overview: The 10th Victim". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
9. Erickson, Hal. "Overview: Agent 3SE Passeport Pour L'Enfer". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
10. Firsching, Robert. "Overview: Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
11. Deming, Mark. "Overview: Masquerade". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
12. Deming, Mark. "Overview: Red Line 7000". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
13. Erikson, Hal. "Overview: Thunderball". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
14. Ralske, Josh. "Overview: Come Drink with Me". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
15. Brennan, Sandra. "Overview: Operazione Goldman". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
16. Brenner, Paul. "Overview: Murderers' Row". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
17. Deming, Mark. "Overview: Our Man Flint". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
18. Williams, Karl. "Overview: The Silencers". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
19. Brenner, Paul. "Overview: The Ambushers". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
20. Beday, Jeremy. "The Born Losters: Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
21. Deming, Mark. "Overview: Hells Angels on Wheels". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
22. Pavlides, Dan. "Overview: In Like Flint". Allmovie. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
23. Erikson, Hal. "Overview: O.S.S. 117: Double Agent". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
24. Deming, Mark. "Overview: One Armed Swordsmen". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
25. Deming, Mark. "Overview: You Only Live Twice". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
26. Tobey, Matthew. "Overview: Bullitt". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
27. Costello, Michael. "Overview: Coogan's Bluff". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
28. Pavlides, Dan. "Overview: Danger: Diabolik". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
29. Eder, Bruce. "Overview: Ice Station Zebra". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
30. Erickson, Hal. "Overview: The Mini-Skirt Mob". Allmovie. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
31. Erikson, Hal. "Overview: The Wrecking Crew". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
32. Eder, Bruce. "Overview: On Her Majesty's Secret Service". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
33. Brennan, Sandra. "Overview: Shark!". Allmovie. Retrieved November 23, 2009.