Best Biography movies of 1960s

Actors : Maximilian Schell, Akim Tamiroff, Lea Padovani, Ricardo Montalban,
Directors : Edward Dmytryk,

In 17th century Italy, a simple and clumsy young man joins a Franciscan order, pursues full priesthood and performs a miracle that eventually ensures his sainthood.

Actors : Quinn K. Redeker, John Himes, John Hansen, Joan Tompkins,
Directors : Irving Rapper,

A sex-change operation that changed "George" into "Christine" in 1950s Denmark.

Actors : Tommy Steele, Alan Badel, Dudley Foster, Stanley Baker,
Directors : James Clavell,

The adventures and the exploits of notorious English thief and prison-breaker Jack Sheppard in 1720s London.

Actors : María Mahor, Rosanna Schiaffino, Sonja Ziemann, O.W. Fischer,

Actors : Victoria Shaw, Curd Jürgens, Gia Scala, Herbert Lom,
Directors : J. Lee Thompson,

The story of rocket scientist Dr. Werner von Braun's career, from the 1920s until the late 1950s.

Actors : Vincent Price, Ben Gazzara, Stuart Whitman, Ray Walston,
Directors : Millard Kaufman,

A semi-fictionalized version of John Resko's incarceration is presented. John is on death row at Sing Sing for murder. In December 1930, he killed a toy store shopkeeper over a teddy bear ...

Actors : Igor Dmitriev, Ariadna Shengelaia, Imre Sinkovits, Sándor Pécsi,
Directors : Márton Keleti,

Pianist and composer Liszt was giving performances all over Europe and made his famous concert tour to St. Petersburg, Russia. Liszt's brilliant piano playing impressed the Russian royalty ...

Actors : Jason Robards, George Hamilton, George Segal, Jack Klugman,
Directors : Dore Schary,

Story of the life of writer/playwright Moss Hart.

Actors : Bob Mathias, Trax Colton, Nico Minardos, Jayne Mansfield,
Directors : Andrew Marton,

In 1896 it is announced that the Olympic Games will be revived in Athens. A young shepherd, Spiridon Loues, decides to enter the 26-mile marathon. Once in Athens, he meets Christina Gratsos...

Actors : Gordon Jackson, Tom Adams, Peter McEnery, Susan Hampshire,
Directors : Michael O'Herlihy,

After inheriting his father's title, the young noble Hugh O'Connell is taken hostage by the English viceroy but escapes to lead an uprising.

Actors : Kamini Kaushal, Nirupa Roy, Prem Chopra, Anand Kumar,
Directors : S. Ram Sharma,

Shaheed (1965) presents the inspirational biography of one of India's greatest patriots Sardar Bhagat Singh.

Actors : Kirill Lavrov, Antonina Shuranova, Vladislav Strzhelchik, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy,
Directors : Igor Talankin,

The life and work of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky is shown through his relationship with aristocratic art connoisseur Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck.

Actors : Horst Buchholz, José Ferrer, Louis Jourdan, Gina Lollobrigida,
Directors : Vincent Sherman,

A highly fictionalized filming of the early life of Miguel de Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote".

Actors : Fabian, Adam Roarke, Jocelyn Lane, Astrid Warner,

The movie tells the biography of the gangster Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd who started his career young aged when he saw his father die and seeked out revenge by killing his murderer during a...

Actors : Florinda Chico, Julio Iglesias, Jean Harrington, Charo López,
Directors : Eugenio Martín,

Actors : Jaroslav Rozsíval, Frantisek Kuchta, Magdalena Lokvencová, Karol L. Zachar,
Directors : Palo Bielik,

The story of the Slovak highwayman and folk hero Juraj Janosik.

Actors : Jintang Dong, Tongyi Dang, Yanfeng He, Guifa Yang,
Directors : Zhaoqi Dong,

Biography of the famous Chinese moral model Lei Feng.

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 : Jack Hawkins, Folco Lulli, Michel Le Royer, Pascale Audret,
Directors : Jean Dréville,

During the American War of Independence, French officer and nobleman La Fayette comes to America's aid with men, money and weapons and becomes a Major-General under George Washington's command.