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12 Gritty 1960s Spy Films Better Than Bond According to 60s Cinema

In this video, 60s Cinema counts down "12 1960s Spy Movies That Went Harder Than James Bond" — gritty Cold War thrillers that pushed boundaries, challenged audiences, and often felt closer to reality than fantasy. Many were politically controversial. Bottom line at the bottom: while the James Bond films dominated the decade and seized all of public's attention, they were certainly not alone in crafting jet-setting adventures and entertaining espionage.
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Army of Shadows (1969)
Army of Shadows (1969)
1
97%8.2
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1965)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1965)
2
89%7.6
Fail Safe (2000)
Fail Safe (2000)
3
100%7.4
Masculin Féminin (1966)
Masculin Féminin (1966)
4
96%7.4
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
5
100%7.4
The Ipcress File (1965)
The Ipcress File (1965)
6
97%7.2
The Deadly Affair (1966)
The Deadly Affair (1966)
7
6.8
Our Man Flint (1966)
Our Man Flint (1966)
8
77%6.4
The Kremlin Letter (1970)
The Kremlin Letter (1970)
9
6.3
The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
10
62%6.3
Topaz (1969)
Topaz (1969)
11
69%6.2
Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
12
50%5.9
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