Editing 1960 in film (section)

==Events==
*  March 5 – For the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, [[Elvis Presley]] returns to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] to film ''[[G.I. Blues]]'' 
* June 16 – Premiere of [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s landmark film, ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'' in the United States. Controversial since release, it sets new standards in violence and sexuality on screen, and is a critical influence on the emerging [[Slasher film|slasher]] genre.
* August 5 - [[Mughal-e-Azam]], produced and directed by [[K. Asif]] and starring [[Prithviraj Kapoor]], [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Madhubala]], and [[Durga Khote]], premieres at the Maratha Mandir in Mumbai. Production was plagued by delays and financial uncertainty. Before its [[principal photography]] began in the early 1950s, the project had lost a financier and undergone a complete change of cast. ''Mughal-e-Azam'' cost more to produce than any previous [[Cinema of India|Indian motion picture]]. it broke box office records in India and became the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian film]], a distinction it held for 15 years. The film is widely considered to be a milestone for its genre, earning praise from critics for its grandeur and attention to detail, and the performances of its cast (especially that of Madhubala, who earned a nomination for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]]).
* August 10 – Filming of ''[[West Side Story (1961 film)|West Side Story]]'' begins.
* October 6 & December 16 – [[Dalton Trumbo]], one of the [[Hollywood Ten]], receives full screenwriting credit for his work on the films ''[[Spartacus (film)|Spartacus]]'' and ''[[Exodus (1960 film)|Exodus]]'', released in the United States on these dates.
* October 27 – Film ''[[Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)|Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]'' released, first of the British [[Social realism|social-realist]] wave.
* November 4 – Filming wraps on ''[[The Misfits (1961 film)|The Misfits]]'', starring [[Marilyn Monroe]] and [[Clark Gable]], the last film for both (though Monroe will be working on another at the time of her death).