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The best Italian films of the 1960s

The top 3 according to 33 votes from people: La Dolce Vita (1960) · L'Eclisse (1962) · Il Sorpasso (1962). (Updated Jan 13, 2022.)

From 8½, Il Sorpasso and La Dolce Vita to L'Eclisse, The Leopard and A Fistful of Dollars: the 1960s films in Yanez Magazine's ranking of the best Italian films, in order.

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Automatically translated (original in Italiano). See the original

Top 12

  1. 1

    La Dolce Vita (1960)

    Federico Fellini. Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg in the Trevi Fountain. Palme d'Or.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  2. 2

    L'Eclisse (1962)

    Michelangelo Antonioni. Monica Vitti and Alain Delon in Rome.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  3. 3

    Il Sorpasso (1962)

    Dino Risi. Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant in a Lancia Aurelia on the August holiday.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  4. 4

    L'Avventura (1960)

    Michelangelo Antonioni. A young woman vanishes on a trip to the Aeolian Islands.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  5. 5

    8½ (1963)

    Federico Fellini. Marcello Mastroianni as a director in crisis. Second overall.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  6. 6

    Mamma Roma (1962)

    Pier Paolo Pasolini. Anna Magnani as a former prostitute who dreams of respectability for her son.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  7. 7

    A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

    Sergio Leone. Clint Eastwood in Leone's first spaghetti western.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  8. 8

    Hands over the City (1963)

    Francesco Rosi. Property speculation in Naples. Golden Lion.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  9. 9

    The Leopard (1963)

    Luchino Visconti. Burt Lancaster, Delon and Cardinale, from Tomasi di Lampedusa's novel. Palme d'Or.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  10. 10

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    Sergio Leone. Three gunmen and a buried treasure, with Morricone's score.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  11. 11

    Everybody Go Home (1960)

    Luigi Comencini. Alberto Sordi after 8 September 1943.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  12. 12

    La Notte (1961)

    Michelangelo Antonioni. Mastroianni and Jeanne Moreau, one night in Milan. Golden Bear.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

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