How the West Was Won (
1962) | IMDb:
7
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
Birdman of Alcatraz (
1962) | IMDb:
7.8
After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world.
Starring:
Burt Lancaster
,
Karl Malden
,
Thelma Ritter
,
Neville Brand
,
Betty Field
,
Telly Savalas
The Misfits (
1961) | IMDb:
7.2
While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-gambler Gay Langland and former World War II aviator Guido Racanelli. The two men instantly become infatuated with Roslyn and, on a whim, the three decide to move into Guido's half-finished desert home together. When grizzled ex-rodeo rider Perce Howland arrives, the unlikely foursome strike up a business capturing wild horses.
Starring:
Marilyn Monroe
,
Clark Gable
,
Eli Wallach
,
Montgomery Clift
,
Thelma Ritter
,
James Barton