List of Canadian films of the 1960s

This is a list of Canadian films which were released in the 1960s.

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1960
Circle of the SunColin LowDocumentary
Frames of ReferenceRichard LeacockDocumentary
UniverseRoman Kroitor, Colin LowNFB animated/live-action shortNominee at the 33rd Academy Awards in the category of Best Documentary Short Subject
1961
1 + 1 (Exploring the Kinsey Reports)Arch ObolerLeo G. Carroll, Kate Reid, Austin Willis, Douglas Rain, Barbara HamiltonDocudrama[1]
The CanadiansBurt KennedyRobert Ryan, John Dehner, Torin Thatcher, Burt MetcalfeWesternUK-Canada coproduction
Golden GlovesGilles GroulxNFB short
MacbethPaul AlmondSean ConneryCBC-TV drama
The MaskJulian RoffmanPaul Stevens, Claudette Nevins, Anne Collings, Martin LavutHorror
Morning on the LièvreDavid BairstowNFB shortCanadian Film Award – Theatrical Short; Berlin Film Festival – Silver Bear for Short Film[2]
Nikki, Wild Dog of the NorthJack Couffer & Don HaldaneJean Coutu, Émile Genest, Uriel Luft, Robert RivardFamily filmThe first of three live-action films made in Canada by Disney, with a Canadian co-producing partner.
Very Nice, Very NiceArthur LipsettNFB experimental shortIt was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 34th Academy Awards.
Wings of ChanceEdward DewJames Brown, Frances Rafferty, Richard Tretter, Patrick WhyteDrama
Wrestling (La Lutte)Michel Brault, Claude Jutra, Marcel Carrière & Claude FournierNFB short
1962
À St-Henri le cinq septembreHubert AquinNFB documentary
Alone or With Others (Seul ou avec autres)Denis Héroux, Denys Arcand, Stéphane VenneNicole Braun, Pierre Létourneau, Marie-José RaymondDramaStudent film and Denys Arcand's first directorial credit[3]
Big RedNorman TokarWalter Pidgeon, Gilles Payant, Émile Genest, Janette BertrandFamily filmThe third of three co-productions with Disney
Day After Day (Jour après jour)Clément PerronDocumentary
DrylandersDonald HaldaneFrances Hyland, James Douglas, William FruetNFB dramaNFB's first English-language feature
Lonely BoyRoman Kroitor, Wolf KoenigNFB documentaryThis National Film Board of Canada production won a Canadian Film Award as top film of the year.
Manouane River Lumberjacks (Bûcherons de la Manouane)Arthur LamotheNFB documentary
My Financial CareerGerald PottertonAnimated short
NahanniAlbert FailleNFB documentary
1963
À tout prendreClaude JutraClaude Jutra, Johanne HarrelleDramaBest Picture at the 1964 Canadian Film Awards.
Amanita PestilensRené BonnièreJacques Labrecque, Huguette Oligny, Geneviève BujoldDrama
AnniversaryWilliam WeintraubWalter PidgeonDocumentary
The Bitter AshLarry KentAlan Scarfe, Lynn Stewart, Philip Brown, Diane GriffithDrama[4]
Christmas CrackerNorman McLaren, Jeff Hale, Gerald Potterton & Grant MunroNFB animated shortNominee for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 37th Academy Awards.
The Incredible JourneyFletcher MarkleÉmile Genest, John Drainie, Tommy TweedFamily filmThe most famous of a trio of live-action animal films from Disney shot in Canada.
Pour la suite du mondeMichel Brault & Pierre PerraultNFB documentaryAV Preservation Trust Masterwork
1964
21-87Arthur LipsettNFB experimental short
23 SkidooJulian BiggsNFB experimental short
CanonNorman McLaren, Grant MunroAnimated short
The Cat in the Bag (Le Chat dans le sac)Gilles GroulxBarbara Ulrich, Claude Godbout, Manon Blain, Véronique VilbertDramaAn essential feature of early Quebec cinema. AV Preservation Trust Masterwork[5]
Eskimo Artist: KenojuakJohn FeeneyNFB shortAcademy Award nominee[6]
Fields of SacrificeDonald BrittainDocumentary
The Luck of Ginger CoffeyIrvin KershnerRobert Shaw, Mary Ure, Liam Redmond, Tom Harvey, Libby McClintockDrama
Nobody Waved Good-byeDon OwenPeter Kastner, Julie Biggs, Claude Rae, Toby Tarnow, Charmion King, John VernonDramaAn essential feature of early English-Canadian cinema; AV Preservation Trust Masterwork
Return to OzF. R. Crawley, Thomas Glynn, Larry RoemerCarl Banas, Susan Conway, Peggi Loder, Susan Morse, Larry D. Mann, Alfie ScoppAnimated
Sweet SubstituteLarry KentRobert Howay, Angela Gann, Carol PastinskyDrama[7]
La terre à boireJean-Paul BernierGenevieve Bujold, Pauline Julien, Patricia Nolin, Gilles PelletierDrama
Trouble-Maker (Trouble fête)Pierre PatryLucien Hamelin, Jean Duceppe, Yves LétourneauDrama[8]
1965
60 CyclesJean-Claude LabrecqueNFB documentaryCanadian Film Award – Cinematography[9]
BethuneDonald BrittainDonald SutherlandNFB documentary[10]
Buster Keaton Rides AgainJohn SpottonBuster KeatonDocumentary
High SteelDon OwenDocumentary
Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard CohenDonald Brittain, Don OwenLeonard CohenNFB documentaryCanadian Film Award – TV Information[11]
MemorandumDonald Brittain, John SpottonDocumentary
The Merry World of Leopold Z (La vie heureuse de Léopold Z)Gilles CarleGuy L’Écuyer, Paul HébertComedy
The Mills of the Gods: Viet NamBeryl FoxDocumentaryBroadcast on CBC-TV; Canadian Film Award – Film of the Year[12][13]
Mission of Fear (Astataïon, ou Le Festin des morts)Fernand DansereauJean-Guy Sabourin, Alain Cuny, Jacques Godin, Monique MercureNFB drama
The RailrodderGerald PottertonBuster KeatonNFB short
The Revolutionary (Le révolutionnaire)Jean Pierre LefebvreDrama
Rope Around the Neck (La Corde au cou)Pierre PatryGuy Godin, Andrée Lachapelle, Henri Norbert, Jean DuceppeDrama
The Snow Has Melted on the Manicouagan (La neige a fondu sur la Manicouagan)Arthur LamotheMonique Miller, Gilles Vigneault, Jean Doyon, Margot CampbellDocufiction
Summer in MississippiBeryl FoxDocumentaryBroadcast on CBC-TV[14]
A Trip Down Memory LaneArthur LipsettCollage film
When Tomorrow DiesLarry KentPatricia Gage, Douglas Campbell, Neil DainardDrama
Willy McBean and His Magic MachineArthur Rankin Jr., Kizo NagashimaLarry D. Mann, Billie Mae Richards, Paul Soles, Alfie ScoppAnimated
Winter Kept Us WarmDavid SecterJohn Labow, Henry Tarvainen, Joy FieldingDrama
1966
AngelDerek MayLeonard CohenNFB shortCFA – Arts and Experimental
The DragCarlos MarchioriAnimated short
Footsteps in the Snow (Des pas sur la neige)Martin GreenPeter Kastner, Ovila Légaré, Veronica LakeThriller
Ghosts of a River (Trois hommes au mille carré)Pierre Patry, Jacques KasmaDocumentary
Helicopter CanadaEugene BoykoNFB documentaryNominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 39th Academy Awards.
Le MisanthropeLouis-Georges CarrierGuy Provost, Albert MillaireDramaA film record of a stage performance of the Molière play, thought to be the first in Canada, produced and distributed by Quebec’s film office and Ministry of Education.[15]
Never a Backward StepDonald Brittain, Arthur Hammond, John SpottonDocumentary
Notes for a Film About Donna and GailDon OwenMichèle Chicoine, Jackie BurroughsShort drama
Notes on a TriangleRené JodoinNFB animated shortBAFTA – Animated Short[16]
The OfferingDavid SecterKee Faun, Ratch WallaceDrama[17]
Paddle to the SeaBill MasonNFB animated shortNominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 40th Academy Awards.
The ScribeJohn SebertBuster KeatonComedy short
The TrapSidney HayersRita Tushingham, Oliver ReedAdventure
TransferDavid CronenbergMort Ritts, Rafe MacphersonShort drama
What on Earth!Les Drew, Kaj PindalNarrated by Donald BrittainNFB animated shortNominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 40th Academy Awards.
YUL 871Jacques GodboutCharles Denner, Andrée Lachapelle, Paul Buissonneau, Jean DuceppeDrama[18]
1967
Between Salt and Sweet Water (Entre la mer et l'eau douce)Michel BraultClaude Gauthier, Geneviève Bujold, Paul Gauthier, Robert CharleboisDrama
Canada '67Robert BarclayDocumentary
Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle or MutilateJohn HoweEd Begley, Bruno Gerussi, Al WaxmanDrama
Don't Let It Kill You (Il ne faut pas mourir pour ça)Jean Pierre LefebvreDrama
The Ernie GameDon OwenAlexis Kanner, Judith Gault, Jackie Burroughs, Derek MayDramaCBC-TV/NFB co-production.
La Fleur d’âge: GenevièveMichel BraultGeneviève Bujold, Louise Marleau, Bernard ArcandShort
Flowers on a One-Way StreetRobin SpryNFB documentary
The FoxMark RydellSandy Dennis, Anne Heywood, Keir DulleaDrama
From the DrainDavid CronenbergShort
HighLarry KentLanning Beckman, Peter MathewsDrama[7]
The House that Jack BuiltRon TunisNFB animated shortNominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 41st Academy Awards.
In the LabyrinthRoman Kroitor, Colin Low, Hugh O'ConnorMulti-screenMajor attraction at Expo 67
precursor to IMAX[19]
The Paper PeopleDavid GardnerMarc Strange, Marigold CharlesworthDrama
A Place to StandChristopher ChapmanShortAcademy Award, Best Documentary Short Subject nominee and winner for Best Live Action Short Subject.
The Sweet and the BitterJames ClavellYoko Tani, Torin Thatacher, Jane MallettDrama[20]
The Things I Cannot ChangeTanya BallantyneKenneth Bailey, Gertrude BaileyDocumentary
This Is No Time for Romance (Ça n'est pas le temps des romans)Fernand DansereauMonique Mercure, Marc FavreauShort drama
The Times That Are (Le Règne du jour)Pierre PerraultNFB documentary[21]
The VultureLawrence HuntingtonAkim Tamiroff, Broderick CrawfordHorrorCanada-U.K. co-production[22]
Waiting for CarolineRon KellyAlexandra Stewart, François Tassé, Sharon AckerDramaCBC-TV/NFB co-production
WarrendaleAllan KingDocumentary
WavelengthMichael SnowHollis Frampton, Joyce WeilandStructural filmAV Preservation Trust Masterwork
We Are YoungAlexander Hammid, Francis ThompsonDocumentary
With Drums and Trumpets (Avec tambours et trompettes)Marcel CarrièreNFB documentaryCanadian Film Award – Short Documentary[23]
1968
At HomeMartin LavutMartin Lavut, Adrienne HorswillShort documentary
The Ballad of CrowfootWillie DunnDocumentary
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to KaladarPeter PearsonChris Wiggins, Kate Reid, Margot KidderNFB drama
Christopher's Movie MatinéeMort RansenNFB documentary[24]
Cosmic ZoomEva SzaszAnimated short
Dust from Underground (Poussière sur la ville)Arthur LamotheGuy Sanche, Michelle RossignolDrama
A Great Big ThingEric TillReni Santoni, Louise Latraverse, Paul SandDrama
IsabelPaul AlmondGeneviève Bujold, Marc Strange, Gerard Parkes, Al WaxmanDramaAV Preservation Trust Masterwork
It Isn't Jacques Cartier's Fault (C'est pas la faute à Jacques Cartier)Clément Perron, Georges DufauxJacques Desrosiers, Paul Buissonneau, Paul HébertComedy
Kid SentimentJacques GodboutAndrée Cousineau, François Guy, Michèle Mercure, Louis ParizeauDocufiction
The Man Who Wanted NothingMary Walker-SawkaWallace McSween, Marilyn MarshDrama
Pas de deuxNorman McLarenNFB animated shortAcademy Award nominee
Patricia and Jean-Baptiste (Patricia et Jean-Baptiste)Jean Pierre LefebvreJean Pierre Lefebvre, Patricia Kaden-LacroixComedy-drama
Rat Life and Diet in North AmericaJoyce WeilandExperimental[25]
The Rape of a Sweet Young Girl (Le Viol d'une jeune fille douce)Gilles CarleDaniel Pilon, Donald Pilon, André GagnonDrama[26]
The Rise and Fall of the Great LakesBill MasonNFB short
The River Schooners (Les Voitures d'eau)Pierre PerraultNFB documentary
Straight to the Heart (Jusqu'au coeur)Jean Pierre LefebvreRobert Charlebois, Claudine MonfetteExperimental dramaMade for the NFB
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeCharles JarrottJack Palance, Denholm Elliott, Leo Genn, Torin ThatcherDrama
ViennaOrson WellesDocumentary
WalkingRyan LarkinNFB animated shortAcademy Award nominee[27]
1969
<---> (Back and Forth)Michael SnowExperimental
All About WomenClaude PiersonDrama
And No Birds SingVictor CowieIan Malcolm, Marsha Sadoway, Michael Posner, Judy Daniels, Brian StavechnyDrama
Bambi Meets GodzillaMarv NewlandAnimated
BlakeBill MasonBlake JamesNFB shortAcademy Award nominee[28]
CircleJack ChambersExperimental[29]
Deliver Us from Evil (Délivrez-nous du mal)Jean-Claude LordYvon Deschamps, Guy GodinMelodrama[30]
Don't Let the Angels FallGeorge KaczenderArthur Hill, Sharon Acker, Charmion King, Monique MercureDrama
DulcimaMatt SegalJackie Burroughs, John Colicos, Chuck ShamataDrama
Good Times Bad TimesDonald ShebibDocumentary
Hey, Cinderella!Jim HensonThe MuppetsTelevision film
The House of Light (Le Chambre blanche)Jean Pierre LefebvreMichèle Magny, Marcel SabourinDrama[31]
A Married CoupleAllan KingDocumentary
A Matter of FatWilliam WeintraubDocumentary
My Friend Pierrette (Mon amie Pierrette)Jean Pierre LefebvreDrama
Reason over PassionJoyce WeilandExperimental[32]
StereoDavid CronenbergRonald MlodzikShort[33]
To See Or Not to See (Psychocratie)Bretislav PojarNFB animated shortCanadian Film Award – Film of the Year, Animated Short; Berlin Film Festival – Golden Bear for Short Film
ValérieDenis HérouxDanielle Ouimet, Guy Godin, Yvan Ducharme, Claude Préfontaine
VertigeJean BeaudinDocumentary
WowClaude JutraDocudrama
You Are on Indian LandMike Kanentakeron MitchellDocumentary
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