List of Australian films of the 1960s

This is a list of Australian films of the 1960s. For a complete alphabetical list, see Category:Australian films.

1960s edit

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1960
Shadow of the Boomerang
The SundownersFred ZinnemannDeborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Peter Ustinov, Glynis Johns, Dina Merrill, Michael Anderson Jnr, Lola Brooks, John Meillon, Jack Fegan, Gwen Plumb, Leonard Teale, Chips RaffertyDrama Feature filmAustralian/British/American co-production
Three in a MillionAFI winner for Best Film
1961
Bungala Boys
1962
Adam and EveDusan MarekShort/Animation
Bypass to LifeAFI winner for Best Film
Night FreighterAFI winner for Best Film
They Found a CaveAndrew SteaneBeryl Meekin, Mervyn Wiss, Anne Davis, Christopher Horner, Peter Conrad, Michael Nation, Michael Woolford, Michael Brady, Cecily McKinley, Joseph Smith, Barbara ManningAdventure / Family Short Feature film
1963
House with a Secret
The Land That WaitedAFI winner for Best Film
1964
The Dancing ClassAFI winner for Best Film
Forgotten Loneliness
I The AboriginalCecil HolmesAFI winner for Best Film
1965
ClayGiorgio MangiameleJanine Lebedew, George Dixon, Chris Tsalikis, Claude Thomas, Robert Clarke, Lola Russell, Cole Turnley, Sheila FloranceDrama Feature filmEntered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival
Funny Things Happen Down UnderJoe McCormickBruce Barry, Susanne Haworth, Ian Turpie, Olivia Newton-John, Gary Gray, David Morgan, Howard Morrison, Rodney PerlmanDrama / Family TV filmOlivia Newton-John's first film, based on a TV show called The Terrific Adventures of the Terrible Ten
The Legend of Damien ParerAFI winner for Best Film
Stronger Since The WarAFI winner for Best Film
The WarningChris LöfvénShort
1966
Blunderball, or from Dr. Nofinger with HateAlbie ThomsGeorge Brandt, Richard Brennan, Louis Davis, Clive Graham, Christine Hill, Arthur King, Terence McMullen, Brian Mills, Richard NevilleShort/Comedy
Concerto for OrchestraAFI winner for Best Film
Nightwait
The Story of Making the Film They're a Weird Mob
They're a Weird MobMichael PowellEd Devereaux, Walter Chiari, Clare Dunne, Chips Rafferty, Alida Chelli, Judith Arthy, Slim de Grey, Jeanie Drynan, Anne Haddy, Gita Revira, Tony Bonner, Graham Kennedy, Muriel Steinbeck, John Meillon, Jacki WeaverComedy / Drama Feature filmBased on a novel of the same title
1967
Cardin in AustraliaAFI winner for Best Film
Journey Out of DarknessJames TrainorKonrad Matthaei, Ed Devereaux, Kamahl, Marie Clarke, Betty Campbell, Ronald MorseDrama / Thriller Feature film US Co-production
Shades of Puffing BillyAntonio ColacinoShort/Documentary
The Pudding Thieves
Wheels Across a WildernessMalcolm Leyland, Mike LeylandDocumentary
1968
The Change at GrooteAFI winner for Best Film
The Pictures That Moved: Australian Cinema
Ride a White Horse
Skindeep
The Talgai SkullAFI winner for Best Film
Time in Summer
1969
2000 WeeksTim BurstallMark McManus, Jeanie Drynan, Eileen Chapman, David Turnbull, Graeme Blundell, Bruce Anderson, Anne Charleston, Nicholas McCallum, John Frawley, Michael DuffieldDrama Feature filmEntered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival
Age of ConsentMichael PowellJames Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran, Slim DeGrey, Harold Hopkins, Michael Boddy, Frank Thring, Andonia Katsaros, Clarissa Kaye, Slim de Grey, Tommy Hanlon Jnr, Neva Carr-Glynn, Judy McGrathDrama / Romance Feature film
Color Me DeadEddie DavisTom Tryon, Carolyn Jones, Rick Jason, Penny Sugg, Sandy Harbutt, Suzy Kendall, Lyndall Moor, Tom Oliver, Barrie Chase, Margot Reid, Patricia Conolly, Reg Gillam, Michael Laurence, Peter Sumner, Tony WardMystery / Thriller Feature film
Headland 69Kevin KearneyTullyMusical/DocumentaryUBU News No. 14 April
The IntrudersLee RobinsonEd Devereaux, Tony Bonner, Ken James, Gary Pankhurst, Jack Hume, John Unicombe, Ron Graham, Jeanie Drynan, Kevin Miles, Jeff Ashby, Robert Bruning, Liza GoddardAdventure / Drama / Family Feature film(Based on the 'Skippy' TV seriesaka Skippy And The Intruders / Mallacoota (Original working title)
It Takes All KindsEddie DavisRobert Lansing, Vera Miles, Barry Sullivan, Penny Sugg, Sid Melton, Dennis Miller, Allen Bickford, Ted Hepple, Chris Christensen, Rod Mullinar, Roger Ward, Tommy Dysart, Alister Smart, Reg GormanDrama / Thriller Feature film US Co-production
Jack and Jill: A PostscriptPhillip Adams (also wrote, produced, cinematographer)Anthony Ward, Judy Leach, Stanley Randall, Jean Higgs, Phyllis Freeman, Gerry Humphries, Bob Cornish, Gordon Rumph, Sylvia Thredfall, Ray Watts, Claire Humphries-Hunt, Lindsay HowattDrama Short Feature filmAFI winner for Best Film
Little Jungle BoyMende BrownRahman Rahmann, Mike Dorsey, Michael Pate, Lesley Berryman, Niki Huen, Noel Ferrier, Willie FennellAdventure / Family Feature film
Sampan
Savage Shadows
Stockman Joe
Strange HolidayMende BrownJaeme Hamilton, Mark Healey, Jamie Massang, Mark Lee, Van Alexander, Ross Williams, Carmen Duncan, Ben Gabriel, Larry Crane, Reg Gorman, Nigel LovellAdventure / Family Feature film
Thunderbolt
Will Ye No' Come Back Again?
You Can't See 'Round CornersDavid CahillKen Shorter, Rowena Wallace, Carmen Duncan, Judith Fisher, Lyndall Barbour, Slim de Grey, Max Cullen, Max Phipps, Vincent Gil, Henri Szeps, The Atlantics, Kevin Leslie, Goff Vockler, Lou VernonDrama Feature filmBased on 'You Can't See Round Corners' TV series (1967-1969)

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