Best Biography movies of 1961

Actors : Geneviève Page, Raf Vallone, Sophia Loren, Charlton Heston,
Directors : Anthony Mann,

The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors.

Actors : Jeffrey Hunter, Hurd Hatfield, Siobhan McKenna, Ron Randell,
Directors : Nicholas Ray,

The temporary physical life of everyone's Savior, Jesus Christ.

Actors : Katy Jurado, Arthur Kennedy, Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano,
Directors : Richard Fleischer,

Barabbas, the criminal that Pontius Pilate induced the populace to vote to set free, so that Christ could be crucified, is haunted by the image of Jesus for the rest of his life.

Actors : Cecil Kellaway, Dolores Hart, Bradford Dillman, Stuart Whitman,
Directors : Michael Curtiz,

Francis Bernardone (Bradford Dillman) is the son of a wealthy cloth merchant in Assisi, who gives up all his worldly goods to dedicate himself to God. Clare (Dolores Hart) is a young ...

Actors : Barrie Chase, Jayne Mansfield, Ray Danton, Julie London,
Directors : Joseph M. Newman,

Dancer George Raft (Ray Danton) finds himself involved with the criminal underworld. After a conflict with gangster boss Frank Donatella (Joe de Santis), he is exiled to Hollywoood, where ...

Actors : John Davis Chandler, Brooke Hayward, Kay Doubleday, Neil Burstyn,
Directors : Burt Balaban,

Story of Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll, a notorious gangland killer in the 1930s.

Actors : Diana Dors, Dianne Foster, David Janssen, Jack Carson,
Directors : Joseph M. Newman,

The story of flamboyant Prohibition-era gangster, gambler and bootlegger Arnold Rothstein.

Actors : Norman Alden, Leslie Parrish, Vic Morrow, Peter Breck,
Directors : Joseph Pevney,

This movie portrays the rise and fall of 1920s gangster Dutch Schultz. While building his own mob ring, he romances Iris, the daughter of a man he killed. When Iris marries a cop, Schultz ...

Actors : Juan Calvo, René Muñoz, Jesús Tordesillas, Esther Zulema,
Directors : Ramón Torrado,

Film inspired by the life of the Spanish devotee Martín de Porres.

Actors : Joseph Estrada, Ben Perez, Leopoldo Salcedo, Lilia Dizon,
Directors : Gerardo de Leon,

Based on actual events, "The Moises Padilla Story" tells of a man's gallant stand, courage and struggle to fight an oligarchic governor who commands a private army to enforce his repressions of freedom.

Actors : Helena Lehtelä, Siiri Angerkoski, Mauno Kuusisto, Matti Hyvönen,
Directors : Åke Lindman,

Fictionalised biopic of Finnish tenor Mauno Kuusisto, taking its title from his most popular song which remains the all-time best-selling single record in Finland. An orphaned boy, singing ...

Actors : Almut Eggert, Christian De Bresson, Michael Gwynn, Margaret Jahnen,
Directors : Stuart Rosenberg,

Suspenseful story of a boy and his father, each forced to decide his future on his willingness to stand up for what he believes.

Actors : Hazy Osterwald, Wera Frydtberg, Marina Petrova, Peer Schmidt,
Directors : Franz Josef Gottlieb,

A young guy forms a big band and has some success with his musuc and strange lyrics.