10 Most Classic Films of the 1960s

Beginning in the middle of the decade due to the start of the cultural revolution and the abolition of the Hays Code, films became increasingly experimental and daring and were taking shape of what was to define the 1970s. Historical drama films continued to include epics but also evolving with 20th-century settings, such as Lawrence of Arabia (1962). Psychological horror films extended to include more twisted films, such as Psycho (1960). Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove (1964) set a new standard for satire by turning a story about nuclear holocaust into a sophisticated black comedy. The spaghetti westerns (made in Italy and Spain), were typified by Clint Eastwood films, such as The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Science-fiction or fantasy films employed a wider range of special effects. Some extensive sets were built to simulate alien worlds or zero-gravity chambers, as in space-station and spaceship sets for the epic 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).