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This is a list of films produced in China ordered by year of release in the 1960s. For an alphabetical listing of Chinese films see Category:Chinese films
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This is a list of films produced in China ordered by year of release in the 1960s. For an alphabetical listing of Chinese films see Category:Chinese films
| Title | Chinese Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
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| Havoc in Heaven (Part I) | 大闹天宫 | Wan Laiming | Animation | Best Art Film at the 1963 Hundred Flowers Awards [1] | |
| Red Detachment of Women | 红色娘子军 | Xie Jin | Zhu Xijuan, Wang Xingang, Xiang Mei, Chen Qiang | War | Best Director (Xie Jin), Best Actress (Zhu Xijuan), and Best Supporting Actor (Chen Qiang) at the 1962 Hundred Flowers Awards [1] |
| Spring Comes to the Withered Tree | 枯木逢春 | Zheng Junli | You Jia, Xu Zhihua | Drama | Alternate title: Withered Trees Revive |
| Spring Thunder | 春雷 | Ling Zifeng, Lü Peng | Wei Bingzhe, Hua Songru, Luo Minchi | Musical | |
| Title | Chinese Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreams of the Red Chambers | 红楼梦 | Cen Fan | Xu Yulan, Wang Wenjuan, Lü Ruiying | Drama/Musical | |
| Fire on the Plain | 燎原 | Zhang Junxiang, Gu Eryi | Wang Shangxin, Wang Xiyan | Drama | Alternate titles: Land Aflame and Prairie Fire |
| Li Shuangshuang | 李双双 | Lu Ren | Zhang Ruifang, Zhong Xinghuo, Zhang Wenrong | Drama | Best Film, Best Screenplay (Li Zhun), (Best Actress (Zhang Ruifang), and Best Supporting Actor (Zhong Xinghuo) at the 1963 Hundred Flowers Awards [1] |
| Waves on the Southern Shore | 南海潮 | Cai Chusheng, Wang Weiyi | Wu Wenhua, Zhang Zheng | Drama | Alternate title: Waves on the South China Sea |
| Title | Chinese Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cowboy's Flute | 牧笛 | Te Wei, Qian Jiajun | Animation | Shanghai Animation Film Studio | |
| Early Spring in February | 早春二月 | Xie Tieli | Sun Daolin, Shangguan Yunzhu, Xie Fang | Drama | |
| Serfs | 农奴 | Li Jun | Wang Dui, Qiang Ba | Drama | |
| Visitor on Ice Mountain | 冰山上的来客 | Zhao Xinshui | Liang Yin, Gu Yuying | Drama | Alternate title: Visitors on the Icy Mountain |
| Title | Chinese Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Bethune | 白求恩大夫 | Zhang Junxiang, Li Shutian, Gao Zheng | Gerald Tannenbaum, Cun Li, Ying Ruocheng | Biographical | Story of Norman Bethune's time in China in 1938-1939 |
| Havoc in Heaven (Part II) | 大闹天宫 | Wan Laiming | Animated | ||
| Heroic Sons and Daughters | 英雄儿女 | Wu Zhaodi | Tian Fang, Zhou Wenbin, Liu Shangxian | War | Changchun Film Studio production |
| Prairie Eagles | 草原雄鹰 | Ling Zifeng, Dong Kena | Abudulaheman Awazi, Nuernisha Simayi, Sa Deke | Drama | Alternate title: Eagles on the Grassland |
| Sentinels under the Neon Lights | 霓虹灯下的哨兵 | Wang Ping, Ge Gan | Xu Linge, Yuan Ye | Drama | |
| Two Stage Sisters | 舞台姐妹 | Xie Jin | Xie Fang, Cao Yindi, Shangguan Yunzhu | Drama | Shanghai Film Studio production |
| Title | Chinese Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The East Is Red | 东方红 | Wang Ping | Musical | ||
| Living Forever in Burning Flames | 烈火中永生 | Shui Hua | Yu Lan, Zhao Dan, Zhang Ping | Drama | |
| Tunnel War | 地道战 | Ren Xudong | Zhu Longguang, Zhang Yongshou, Wang Bingyu | War | Alternate title: Tunnel Warfare |
| Title | Chinese Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Great Statement | 伟大声明 | Animation | This short film was created to accompany Mao Zedong's statement made on 26 April 1968 supporting the struggle of African Americans. It was produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio. | ||
| Year | Total Films [2] |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 63 |
| 1961 | 29 |
| 1962 | 34 |
| 1963 | 40 |
| 1964 | 32 |
| 1965 | 47 |
| 1966 | 15 |
| 1967 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 0 |
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