1966 in film

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The year1966 in filminvolved some significant events.A Man for All Seasonswon sixAcademy Awards,includingBest Picture.

Top-grossing films

North America

The top ten 1966 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1966
Rank	Title	Distributor	Domestic rentals
1	Hawaii	United Artists	$15,600,000^[1]
2	The Bible: In the Beginning...	20th Century Fox	$15,000,000^[1]
3	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?	Warner Bros.	$14,500,000^[1]
4	The Sand Pebbles	20th Century Fox	$13,500,000^[1]
5	A Man for All Seasons	Columbia	$12,800,000^[1]
6	The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming	United Artists	$9,800,000^[1]
7	Grand Prix	MGM	$9,300,000^[1]
8	The Professionals	Columbia	$8,800,000^[1]
9	Alfie	Paramount	$8,500,000^[2]
10	Georgy Girl	Columbia	$7,600,000^[2]

Outside North America

The highest-grossing 1966 films in countries outside North America.

Country	Title	Studio	Gross
India	Phool Aur Patthar	Ralhan Productions	$11,790,000^{[n 1]}
Soviet Union	War and Peace	Mosfilm	$64,000,000^{[n 2]}

Events

October 19 –Gulf and Western IndustriesacquireParamount Pictures.
November –Seven Arts Productionsreach agreement to acquireWarner Bros.for $32 million, later forming a new companyWarner Bros.-Seven Arts.
December 15 – Entertainment pioneerWalt Disney,best known for his creation ofMickey Mouse,breakthroughs in the field ofanimation,filmmaking,theme parkdesign and other achievements, dies at the age of 65. He died while he was producingThe Jungle Book,The Happiest Millionaire,andWinnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day;the last three films under his personal supervision.

Awards

Academy Awards:

Best Picture:A Man for All Seasons– Highland,Columbia

Best Director:Fred Zinnemann–A Man for All Seasons

Best Actor:Paul Scofield–A Man for All Seasons

Best Actress:Elizabeth Taylor–Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best Supporting Actor:Walter Matthau–The Fortune Cookie

Best Supporting Actress:Sandy Dennis–Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best Foreign Language Film:A Man and a Woman(Un homme et une femme), directed byClaude Lelouch,France

BAFTA Film Awards:

Best Film from any Source:Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best British film:The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:

Best Picture:A Man for All Seasons

Best Actor:Paul Scofield–A Man for All Seasons

Best Actress:Anouk Aimée–A Man and a Woman

Comedy or Musical:

Best Picture:The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming

Best Actor:Alan Arkin–The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming

Best Actress:Lynn Redgrave–Georgy Girl

Other

Best Supporting Actor:Richard Attenborough–The Sand Pebbles

Best Supporting Actress:Jocelyne LaGarde–Hawaii

Best Director:Fred Zinnemann–A Man for All Seasons

Palme d'Or(Cannes Film Festival):

A Man and a Woman(Un homme et une femme), directed byClaude Lelouch,France

Signore & Signori(The Birds, the Bees and the Italians), directed byPietro Germi,Italy

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists,Location: Italy

Silver Ribbon

Best Actor winner inQuesta volta parliamo di uomini(This Time Let's Talk about Men):Nino Manfredi
- Nominee inThe 10th Victim:Marcello Mastroianni
- A third nominee was not determined.
Best Actress winner inLa fuga:Giovanna Ralli
- Nominees inJuliet of the Spirits:Giulietta Masinaand inThe Mandrake:Rosanna Schiaffino
Best Supporting Actor winner inI Knew Her Well:Ugo Tognazzi
- Nominees inThe Mandrake:TotòandRomolo Valli
Best Supporting Actress winner inJuliet of the Spirits:Sandra Milo
- Nominee inMade in ItalyAnna Magnani
- A third nominee was not determined.
Best Director winner inI Knew Her Well:Antonio Pietrangeli
- Nominees inFists in the Pocket:Marco Bellocchioand inJuliet of the Spirits:Federico Fellini
Best Foreign Director winner inThe Servant:Joseph Losey
- Nominees inHamlet (1964 film):Grigori Kozintsevand inKing and Country:Joseph Losey
Best Screenplay winner inI Knew Her Well:Ettore Scola,Antonio PietrangeliandRuggero Maccari
- Nominees inFists in the Pocket:Marco Bellocchioand inSandra:Suso Cecchi d'Amico,Enrico Medioli,Luchino Visconti
Best Cinematography, B/W winner inSandra:Armando Nannuzzi
Best Cinematography, Color winner inJuliet of the Spirits:Gianni Di Venanzo.In memory of.
Best Costume Design winner inJuliet of the Spirits:Piero Gherardi
Best Score winner inSeven Golden Men:Armando Trovajoli
Best Producer - Short Film winner inCon il cuore fermo Sicilia:Clodio Cinematografica
Best Short Film winner inAntonio Ligabue, pittore:Raffaele Andreassi
Best Original Story winner inFists in the Pocket:Marco Bellocchio
- Nominees inI Knew Her Well:Ruggero Maccari,Ettore Scola,Antonio Pietrangeliand inSeven Golden Men:Marco Vicario
Best Producer winner inSeven Golden Men:Marco Vicario
- Nominee inFists in the Pocket:Enzo Doria
- A third nominee was not determined.
Best Production Design winner inJuliet of the Spirits:Piero Gherardi.

Golden Lion(Venice Film Festival):

The Battle of Algiers(La Battaglia di Algeri), directed byGillo Pontecorvo,Algeria / Italy

Golden Bear(Berlin Film Festival):

Cul-de-sac,directed byRoman Polanski,United Kingdom

1966 film releases

United Statesunless stated

Notable films released in 1966

United Statesunless stated

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10:30 P.M. Summer,directed byJules Dassinand starringMelina MercouriandRomy Schneider
7 Women,the last film ofJohn Ford,starringAnne Bancroft,Flora Robson,Margaret Leighton,Mildred Dunnock,Anna Lee

A

Aakhri Khat(The Last Letter) – (India)
After the Fox,starringPeter SellersandVictor Mature
Alfie,directed byLewis Gilbert,starringMichael Caine,Shelley Winters,Millicent Martin– (U.K.)
Alice in Wonderland,a TV film starringJohn Gielgud,Peter Cook,Peter Sellers– (U.K.)
Alvarez Kelly,starringWilliam Holden
Ambush Bay,starringHugh O'Brian,Mickey RooneyandJames Mitchum
An American Dream,starringStuart Whitman,Janet Leigh,Eleanor Parker
Amrapali,starringVyjayanthimalaandSunil Dutt– (India)
Andrei Rublev,directed byAndrei Tarkovsky– (USSR)
The Appaloosa,starringMarlon Brando
Arabesque,directed byStanley Donen,starringSophia LorenandGregory Peck
Around the World Under the Sea,starringLloyd Bridges
As Long as You've Got Your Health(Tant qu'on a la santé), directed by and starringPierre Étaix– (France)
Assault on a Queen,starringFrank Sinatra,Virna Lisi,Anthony Franciosa
Au hasard Balthazar(Chosen by Lot Balthazar), directed byRobert Bresson– (France/Sweden)
Aybolit-66– (USSR)

B

Bariera(Barrier), directed byJerzy Skolimowski– (Poland)
Batman,starringAdam West,Burt Ward,Burgess Meredith,Cesar Romero,Lee Meriwether,Frank Gorshin
The Battle of Algiers,directed byGillo Pontecorvo-Golden Lionwinner – (Italy/Algeria)
Beau Geste,directed byDouglas Heyes
Beregis Avtomobilya(Beware of the Automobile) – (USSR)
The Bible: In the Beginning...,directed byJohn Huston,starringStephen Boyd,Franco Nero,Ava Gardner,Richard Harris,Peter O'Toole
The Big Gundown(La resa dei conti), starringLee Van Cleef– (Italy)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady,starringHenry Fonda,Joanne Woodward,Jason Robards,Burgess Meredith,Kevin McCarthy
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians(Signore & Signori), directed byPietro Germi– (Italy)
Birds Do It,starringSoupy Sales
Black Girl(La Noire de...), directed byOusmane Sembène– (France/Senegal)
Blindfold,directed byPhilip Dunne,starringRock HudsonandClaudia Cardinale
Blowup,directed byMichelangelo Antonioni,starringDavid HemmingsandVanessa Redgrave—winner ofPalme d'Or,1967 Cannes Film Festival– (Italy/U.K./U.S.)
The Blue Max,starringGeorge Peppard,James Mason,Ursula Andress– (U.K.)
Borom Sarret(The Wagoner) – (Senegal)
Born Free,starringVirginia McKennaandBill Travers– (U.K.)
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!,starringBob Hope,Phyllis Diller,Elke Sommer
A Bullet for the General(El Chucho, quién sabe?), starringGian Maria VolontéandKlaus Kinski– (Italy)

C

Cairo 30(Al-Kahira 30), directed bySalāḥ Abu Seif– (Egypt)
Carry On Screaming!,starringHarry H. CorbettandKenneth Williams– (U.K.)
Cast a Giant Shadow,starringKirk Douglas,Senta Berger,Yul Brynner,John WayneandFrank Sinatra
Chafed Elbows,directed byRobert Downey Sr.
Chappaqua,featuringWilliam S. Burroughs
The Chase,directed byArthur Penn,starringMarlon Brando,Jane Fonda,Angie DickinsonandRobert Redford
Chelsea Girls,directed byAndy Warhol,starringNico
Chimes at Midnight(a.k.a. Falstaff), directed by and starringOrson Welles,withJeanne MoreauandJohn Gielgud– (France/Spain/Switzerland)
Cinerama's Russian Adventure,a documentary on the USSR introduced byBing Crosby
Circus of Fear,starringChristopher Lee,Leo Genn,Klaus Kinski– (U.K.)
Closely Watched Trains(Ostře sledované vlaky), directed byJiří Menzel– (Czechoslovakia)
Come Drink with Me(Da zui xia), directed byKing Hu– (Hong Kong)
The Crazy-Quilt,directed byJohn Korty
Cul-de-sac,directed byRoman Polanski,starringDonald PleasenceandFrançoise Dorléac– (U.K.)
Curse of the Swamp Creature,starringJohn Agar,Francine York
Curse of the Vampires(Dugo ng vampira, a.k.a. Blood of the Vampires or Creatures of Evil), directed byGerardo de León– (Philippines)
Cyborg 2087,starringMichael RennieandWendell Corey

D

Daimajin,directed byKimiyoshi Yasuda– (Japan)
Daisies(Sedmikrásky), directed byVěra Chytilová– (Czechoslovakia)
Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.,starringPeter Cushing– (U.K.)
The Daydreamer,a Rankin-Bass and Embassy Pictures stop-motion/live-action film
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round,starringJames Coburn,Camilla Sparv,Robert WebberandRose Marie
The Deadly Bees,directed byFreddie Francisand starringSuzanna Leigh– (U.K.)
Death of a Bureaucrat(La muerte de un burócrata), directed byTomás Gutiérrez Alea– (Cuba)
The Defector,directed byRaoul Lévyand starringMontgomery Clift,Hardy KrügerandMacha Méril– (France/West Germany)
Degueyo,directed byGiuseppe Vari– (Italy)
Destination Inner Space,starringGary MerrillandSheree North
The Diabolical Dr. Z(Miss Muerte), directed byJesús Franco– (France/Spain)
Dimension 5,starringJeffrey Hunter
Django,starringFranco Nero– (Italy/Spain)
Don't Look Now, We're Being Shot At(La grande vadrouille), starringTerry-ThomasandBourvil– (France/U.K.)
Le deuxieme souffle(a.k.a. Second Breath), directed byJean-Pierre Melville,starringLino Ventura– (France)
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs(Le spie vengono dal semifreddo), directed byMario Bava– (Italy/U.S.)
Dracula: Prince of Darkness,starringChristopher Lee– (U.K.)
Drop Dead Darling,starringTony Curtis
Duel at Diablo,starringJames GarnerandSidney Poitier
Dutchman,starringAl Freeman, Jr.andShirley Knight

E

Ebirah, Horror of the Deep(Gojira, Ebira, Mosura Nankai no Daikettō), directed byJun Fukuda– (Japan)
El Dorado,directed byHoward Hawks,starringJohn Wayne,Robert MitchumandJames Caan
The Elusive Avengers(Neulovimye mstiteli), directed byEdmond Keosayan– (USSR)
Eye of the Devil,directed byJ. Lee Thompson,starringDeborah Kerr,David NivenandSharon Tate

F

The Face of Another(Tanin no kao) – (Japan)
Fahrenheit 451,directed byFrançois Truffaut,starringJulie ChristieandOskar Werner– (U.K.)
The Family Way,aBoulting brothersfilm, starringHayley MillsandHywel Bennett– (U.K.)
Fantastic Voyage,directed byRichard Fleischer,starringStephen BoydandRaquel Welch
The Fat Spy,starringPhyllis Diller,Jayne Mansfield,Brian Donlevy
Fighting Elegy(Kenka erejii), directed bySeijun Suzuki– (Japan)
A Fine Madness,starringSean ConneryandJoanne Woodward
Fireball 500,starringFrankie Avalon,Annette Funicello,Fabian Forte
Follow Me, Boys!,directed byNorman Tokar,starringFred MacMurray,Vera Miles,Kurt Russell
For Love and Gold(L'armata Brancaleone), directed byMario Monicelli,starringVittorio Gassman– (Italy)
The Fortune Cookie(a.k.a. Meet Whiplash Willie), directed byBilly Wilder,starringJack LemmonandWalter Matthau
Frankie and Johnny,starringElvis PresleyandDonna Douglas
Funeral in Berlin,starringMichael Caine– (U.K.)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,directed byRichard Lester,starringZero Mostel,Jack Gilford,Phil Silvers,Michael Crawford– (U.S./U.K.)

G

Galia,directed byGeorges Lautnerand starringMireille Darc– (France/Italy)
Gambit,starringMichael CaineandShirley MacLaine
The Game Is Over(La curée), directed byRoger Vadimand starringJane Fonda– (France/Italy)
Gamera vs. Barugon,directed by Shigeo Tanaka – (Japan)
Georgy Girl,directed bySilvio Narizzano,starringLynn Redgrave,James MasonandAlan Bates– (U.K.)
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken,starringDon Knotts
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini,starringDeborah Walley,Tommy Kirk,Nancy Sinatra
The Glass Bottom Boat,starringDoris DayandRod Taylor
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster(Gojira, Ebira, Mosura Nankai no Daikettō) – (Japan)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,directed bySergio Leone,starringClint Eastwood,Eli WallachandLee Van Cleef– (Italy)
Grand Prix,directed byJohn Frankenheimer,starringJames Garner,Yves Montand,Toshiro Mifune,Eva Marie Saint,Jessica Walter
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery,starringFrankie HowerdandDora Bryan– (U.K.)
The Group,directed bySidney Lumet,starringCandice Bergen,Shirley Knight,Joan Hackett,Joanna PettetandJessica Walter
Gunpoint,starringAudie Murphy,Joan StaleyandWarren Stevens

H

Harper,starringPaul Newman,Robert Wagner,Lauren Bacall,Pamela Tiffin,Julie Harris,Arthur Hill,Janet Leigh
Hawaii,directed byGeorge Roy Hill,starringJulie Andrews,Max von Sydow,Richard Harris
The Hawks and the Sparrows(Uccellacci e uccellini), directed byPier Paolo Pasolini,starringTotò– (Italy)
The Hellbenders(I Crudeli), starringJoseph Cotten– (Italy)
Here Is Your Life(Här har du ditt liv) – (Sweden)
The Hills Run Red(Un Fiume di dollari), directed byCarlo Lizzani– (Italy)
Hold On!,starringPeter NooneandShelley Fabares
How to Steal a Million,directed byWilliam Wyler,starringAudrey HepburnandPeter O'Toole
Hotel Paradiso,directed byPeter Glenvilleand starringAlec Guinness– (U.K.)
The Hunchback of Soho(Der Bucklige von Soho), directed byAlfred Vohrer– (West Germany)
Hunger(Sult) – (Denmark/Norway/Sweden)
The Hunt(La Caza), directed byCarlos Saura– (Spain)

I

The Idol,directed byDaniel Petrieand starringJennifer JonesandMichael Parks– (U.K.)
Incident at Phantom Hill,directed byEarl Bellamy
Is Paris Burning?(Paris brûle-t-il?), directed byRené Clément,starringJean-Paul Belmondo,Charles Boyer,Leslie Caron– (France/United States)
Island of Terror,starringPeter Cushing,Edward Judd,Carole Gray
It Happened Here,starringSebastian Shaw– (U.K.)

J

Jack Frost(Морозко), directed byAlexander Rou– (USSR)
John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums,a documentary narrated byGregory Peckand directed byBruce Herschensohn
Johnny Reno,starringJane Russell
Johnny Yuma,directed byRomolo Girolamiand starringMark Damon– (Italy)
Judith,starringSophia LorenandPeter Finch– (Israel/U.K./U.S.)

K

Kaleidoscope,directed byJack Smight,starringWarren Beatty– (U.K.)
Khartoum,directed byBasil Dearden,starringCharlton HestonandLaurence Olivier– (U.K.)
Kill, Baby, Kill,directed byMario Bava– (Italy)
King of Hearts(Le roi de cœur), directed byPhilippe de Broca,starringAlan Bates– (France)
Kriminal– (Italy/Spain)

L

Let's Kill Uncle,directed byWilliam Castle
Lightning Bolt(Operazione Goldman), directed byAntonio Margheriti– (Italy)
Lord Love a Duck,starringRoddy McDowallandTuesday Weld
Lost Command,directed byMark Robson,starringAnthony Quinn,George Segal,Alain Delon,Claudia Cardinale
Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.,starringDick Van DykeandNancy Kwan

M

Madame X,starringLana Turner
Made in Paris,starringAnn-Margret,Louis Jourdan,Chad Everett,Edie Adams
Made in U.S.A.,directed byJean-Luc Godard,starringAnna KarinaandJean-Pierre Léaud– (France)
Mademoiselle,directed byTony Richardson,starringJeanne Moreau– (France/U.K.)
Mamta,starringAshok Kumar– (India)
A Man and a Woman,directed byClaude Lelouch,starringAnouk AiméeandJean-Louis Trintignant--Palme d'Orwinner – (France)
The Man Called Flintstone,directed byJoseph BarberaandWilliam Hanna
A Man for All Seasons,directed byFred Zinnemann,starringPaul Scofield,Robert Shaw,Orson Welles- winner of 6Academy Awardsand 5BAFTAs– (U.K.)
A Man Could Get Killed,starringJames GarnerandSandra Dee
Manos: The Hands of Fate,starring and written, directed and produced by Harold P. Warren
Masculine-FemininebyJean-Luc Godard,starringJean-Pierre Léaud– (France)
Mera Saaya(My Shadow), starringSunil DuttandSadhana– (India)
Mission to Death
Mister Buddwing,directed byDelbert Mann,starringJames Garner,Jean Simmons,Angela Lansbury,Suzanne Pleshette,Katharine Ross
Misunderstood(Incompreso), directed byLuigi Comencini– (Italy)
Modesty Blaise,starringMonica VittiandTerence Stamp– (U.K.)
Moment to Moment,starringJean SebergandHonor Blackman
Morgan!(a.k.a. Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment), directed byKarel Reisz– (U.K.)
Munster, Go Home!,starringFred Gwynne,Yvonne De Carlo,Al Lewis
Murderers' Row,starringDean Martin(asMatt Helm), withKarl Malden,Camilla Sparv,Ann-Margret
My Wife, the Director General,directed byFatin Abdel Wahab,starringSalah ZulfikarandShadia– (Egypt)

N

Namu, the Killer Whale,directed byLászló Benedek
Navajo Joe,starringBurt Reynolds– (Italy/Spain)
Nayak,directed bySatyajit Ray– (India)
Nevada Smith,starringSteve McQueen,Karl Malden,Martin Landau,Suzanne PleshetteandArthur Kennedy
Night Games(Nattlek), directed byMai Zetterlingand starringIngrid Thulin– (Sweden)
Nobody Wanted to Die(Niekas nenorėjo mirti) – (USSR)
Not with My Wife, You Don't!,starringTony Curtis,George C. ScottandVirna Lisi
The Nun(La religieuse), directed byJacques Rivette,starringAnna Karina– (France)

O

Once Before I Die,starringUrsula AndressandJohn Derek
One Million Years B.C.,starringRaquel Welch– (U.K.)
Operazione San Gennaro(a.k.a. The Treasure of San Gennaro), starringNino ManfrediandSenta Berger– (Italy)
The Oscar,starringStephen Boyd,Elke Sommer,Jill St. John,Tony Bennett
Our Man Flint,starringJames Coburn
Our Man in Marrakesh,a.k.a.Bang! Bang! You're Dead!,starringTony Randall

P

The Pad and How to Use It,directed byBrian G. Hutton
Paradise, Hawaiian Style,starringElvis Presley
Penelope,starringNatalie Wood,Peter Falk,Dick Shawn,Jonathan Winters,Ian BannenandArlene Golonka
Le Père Noël a les yeux bleus(Father Christmas Has Blue Eyes), starringJean-Pierre Léaud– (France)
Persona,directed byIngmar Bergman,starringBibi AnderssonandLiv Ullmann– (Sweden)
Pharaoh(Faraon), directed byJerzy Kawalerowicz– (Poland)
Phool Aur Patthar,starringDharmendra– (India)
Picture Mommy Dead,starringDon AmecheandZsa Zsa Gabor
The Plague of the Zombies,starringAndré Morell– (U.K.)
The Plainsman,starringDon Murray,Abby DaltonandLeslie Nielsen
The Poppy Is Also a Flower,directed byTerence Young,starringSenta Berger,Stephen Boyd,Rita Hayworth,Yul BrynnerandAngie Dickinson
The Pornographers(Erogotoshitachi yori Jinruigaku nyumon), directed byShōhei Imamura– (Japan)
The Priest and the Girl(O Padre e a Moça) – (Brazil)
The Professionals,directed byRichard Brooks,starringLee Marvin,Burt Lancaster,Robert Ryan,Woody Strode,Jack PalanceandClaudia Cardinale
The Projected Man,starringMary Peach,Bryant HalidayandRonald Allen– (U.K.)

Q

Queen of Blood,starringJohn Saxon,Basil RathboneandDennis Hopper
The Quiller Memorandum,starringGeorge Segal,Alec Guinness,Max von SydowandSenta Berger– (U.K./U.S.)

R

Rage,starringGlenn FordandStella Stevens
The Rare Breed,starringJames Stewart,Maureen O'Hara,Brian KeithandJuliet Mills
A Report on the Party and the Guests(O slavnosti a hostech), directed byJan Němec– (Czechoslovakia)
The Reptile,starringNoel Willman,Ray BarrettandJennifer Daniel– (U.K.)
Return of the Seven,starringYul Brynner,Robert Fuller,Claude AkinsandWarren Oates
Ride in the Whirlwind,directed byMonte Hellman,starringJack NicholsonandMillie Perkins
Ringo and His Golden Pistol(Johnny Oro), directed bySergio Corbucciand starringMark Damon– (Italy)
Roman Candles,directed byJohn Waters
Rondo,directed byZvonimir Berković– (Yugoslavia)
Rosalie,a short directed byWalerian Borowczyk– (France)
The Round-Up(Szegénylegények), directed byMiklós Jancsó– (Hungary)
Run, Appaloosa, Run,starringRex Allen
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming,directed byNorman Jewison,starringAlan Arkin,Jonathan Winters,Carl ReinerandEva Marie Saint

S

The Sand Pebbles,directed byRobert Wise,starringSteve McQueen,Richard Attenborough,Candice BergenandRichard Crenna
The Sandwich Man,starringMichael BentineandDora Bryan– (U.K.)
Savage Pampas,starringRobert Taylor,Ron RandellandMarc Lawrence(U.S./Spain/Argentina)
Seconds,directed byJohn Frankenheimer,starringRock Hudson
The She Beast,starringBarbara Steele,John Karlsen,Ian Ogilvy
Shiroi Kyotō(The White Tower) – (Japan)
The Shooting,starringWarren Oates,Jack NicholsonandMillie Perkins
Sri Krishna Pandaveeyam,directed by and starringN. T. Rama Rao– (India)
The Silencers,starringDean Martin,Stella Stevens,Daliah Lavi,Cyd CharisseandNancy Kovack
The Singing Nun,starringDebbie ReynoldsandGreer Garson
Sound of Horror,starringJames Philbrook,Arturo FernandezandSoledad Miranda
Spinout,starringElvis Presley
The Spy with a Cold Nose,directed byDaniel Petrie– (U.K.)
Stagecoach,starringAnn-Margret,Bing Crosby,Red Buttons,Alex Cord,Mike ConnorsandStefanie Powers
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off,directed byPhilip Saville
Suraj,starringVyjayanthimalaandRajendra Kumar– (India)
The Swinger,starringAnn-Margret,Tony FranciosaandYvonne Romain
The Sword of Doom(Dai-bosatsu tōge) – (Japan)

T

Tarzan and the Valley of Gold,starringMike HenryandNancy Kovack
Teesri Kasam(Third Oath), starringRaj Kapoor– (India)
Texas Across the River,starringDean Martin,Alain Delon,Rosemary Forsyth,Peter Graves,Joey Bishop
They're a Weird Mob,directed byPowell and Pressburger– (Australia)
This Property Is Condemned,directed bySydney Pollack,starringNatalie Wood,Robert Redford,Charles Bronson,Kate Reid
Three on a Couch,directed by and starringJerry Lewis,withJanet Leigh,Leslie Parrish,Mary Ann Mobley
Thunderbirds Are Go,produced byGerry Andersonand Sylvia Anderson, voices ofPeter Dyneley,Shane Rimmer,Matt Zimmerman,David Graham,Christine Finn,Sylvia Anderson,Jeremy Wilkin,Ray Barrett
Time to Die(Tiempo de morir), directed byArturo Ripstein,starringMarga LópezandJorge Martínez de Hoyos– (Mexico)
Tokyo Drifter(Tōkyō nagaremono), directed bySeijun Suzuki– (Japan)
Torn Curtain,directed byAlfred Hitchcock,starringPaul NewmanandJulie Andrews
Trace of Stones(Spur der Steine) – (East Germany)
The Trap,starringRita TushinghamandOliver Reed– (U.K./Canada)
Triple Cross,starringChristopher Plummer,Claudine Auger,Gert Fröbe– (U.K./France)
The Trouble with Angels,directed byIda Lupino,starringRosalind RussellandHayley Mills
Trunk to Cairo,directed byMenahem Golan,starringAudie Murphy– (Israel)
The Trygon Factor,starringStewart Granger,Susan HampshireandRobert Morley– (U.K./West Germany)

U

The Ugly Dachshund,directed byNorman Tokarand starringDean JonesandSuzanne Pleshette
Ukamau(And So it Is) – (Bolivia)
The Uncle,directed byDesmond Davisand starringRupert Davies– (U.K.)

V

A Very Handy Man(Liolà), directed byAlessandro Blasetti– (Italy)
Very Happy Alexander(Alexandre le bienheureux), directed byYves Robert,starringPhilippe Noiret– (France)

W

Waco,starringJane RussellandHoward Keel
Walk, Don't Run,starringCary Grant(in his final film),Samantha Eggar,Jim Hutton
The War Is Over(La Guerre est Finie), directed byAlain Resnais,starringYves MontandandIngrid Thulin– (France)
The War of the Gargantuas(Furankenshutain no Kaijū: Sanda tai Gaira) – (Japan)
Way...Way Out,starringJerry LewisandConnie Stevens
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?,directed byBlake Edwards,starringJames CoburnandDick Shawn
Where the Spies Are,directed byVal Guestand starringDavid Niven– (U.K.)
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?(Qui êtes vous, Polly Maggoo?) – (France)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,directed byMike Nichols,starringElizabeth Taylor,(Best ActressOscar),Richard Burton,George Segal,Sandy Dennis
The Wild Angels,starringPeter FondaandNancy Sinatra
Wings(Крылья), directed byLarisa Shepitko– (USSR)
Winnetou and the Crossbreed(Winnetou und das Halbblut Apanatschi), directed byHarald Philipp– (West Germany)
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree(animated short)
The Witches,starringJoan Fontaine
The Wrong Box,starringJohn Mills,Michael Caine,Peter Cook,Nanette Newman– (U.K.)

Y

Yesterday Girl,directed byAlexander Kluge– (West Germany)
Young Törless(Der junge Törless), directed byVolker Schlöndorff– (West Germany)
You're a Big Boy Now,directed byFrancis Ford Coppola,starringPeter Kastner,Elizabeth Hartman,Karen Black,Julie Harris

Z

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage(Zatōichi umi o wataru), directed byKazuo Ikehiro– (Japan)
Zatoichi's Vengeance(Zatōichi no uta ga kikoeru) is a 1966 Japanesechambarafilm directed byTokuzō Tanaka

Short film series

Births

January 2 -Kate Hodge,American actress and producer
January 13 -Patrick Dempsey,American actor
January 17 -Joshua Malina,American actor
January 20 –Rainn Wilson,American actor, comedian, writer, director and producer
January 24 -Julie Dreyfus,French actress
January 31 -Dexter Fletcher,English film director and actor
February 1 -Anthony Johnson,American actor and comedian (died 2021)
February 4 -Piret Kalda,Estonian actress
February 12 -Lochlyn Munro,Canadian actor
February 13 -Neal McDonough,American actor and producer
February 14 -Kristen Dalton,American actress
February 15
- Mo Gallini,American actor
- Cynthia Lamontagne,American former actress
February 19 -Justine Bateman,American actress, writer, director and producer
February 22 -Rachel Dratch,American actress, comedian, writer and producer
February 24
- Ben Miller,English actor
- Billy Zane,American actor
February 25
- Alexis Denisof,American actor
- Téa Leoni,American actress
February 27 -Donal Logue,Canadian-Irish actor, producer and writer
March 1
- Michelle Berube,American actress
- Zack Snyder,American director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer
March 3 -Tone Loc,American rapper and actor
March 4 -Steve Bastoni,Italian-born Australian actor
March 5 -Aasif Mandvi,British-American actor and comedian
March 9 -Alison Doody,Irish model and actress
March 10 -Stephen Mailer,American actor
March 14
- Elise Neal,American actress
- Gary Anthony Williams,American actor, comedian and filmmaker
March 22 -Sara Crowe,Scottish actress
March 23 -Marin Hinkle,American actress
March 26 -Michael Imperioli,American actor
April 8 -Robin Wright,American actress
April 9 -Cynthia Nixon,American actress
April 13 -Andy Nyman,English actor, director and writer
April 14 -Lloyd Owen,British actor
April 22 -Jeffrey Dean Morgan,American actor and producer
April 27 -Matt Reeves,American director, producer and screenwriter
May 3 -Firdous Bamji,Indian actor and writer
May 10 -Ilian Djevelekov,Bulgarian film director and producer
May 12 -Stephen Baldwin,American actor
May 15 -Greg Wise,English actor and producer
May 16 -Scott Reeves,American actor and country music singer
May 19 -Polly Walker,English actress
May 20 -Mindy Cohn,American actress and voice actress
May 23 -H. Jon Benjamin,American actor and comedian
May 26 -Helena Bonham Carter,English actress
June 5 -Dwayne Hill,Canadian voice actor
June 7 -Tom McCarthy,American director, screenwriter and actor
June 8 -Julianna Margulies,American actress
June 16 -Phil Vischer,American filmmaker, animator, musician and voice actor
June 17 -Jason Patric,American actor
June 19 -Samuel West,English actor, director and voice actor
June 22
- Carlos Gallardo,Mexican actor, producer, screenwriter and director
- Emmanuelle Seigner,French actress
June 24 -Adrienne Shelly,American actress, director and screenwriter (died 2006)
June 27 -J. J. Abrams,American filmmaker and composer
June 28
- John Cusack,American actor, brother of actressJoan Cusack
- Şenay Gürler,Turkish actress
- Mary Stuart Masterson,American actress
- Sara Stewart,Scottish actress
June 30
- Ian Bliss,Australian character actor
- Marton Csokas,New Zealand actor
July 5
- Charles Herman-Wurmfeld,American director
- Claudia Wells,American actress
July 6
- Mark Mitchinson,English-born New Zealand actor
- Brian Posehn,American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, musician and writer
July 7
- Jim Gaffigan,American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer
- William Haze,American actor (died 2016)
July 8 -Mike Nawrocki,American director, animator, writer and voice actor
July 9
- Pamela Adlon,American actress, voice actress, screenwriter, producer and director
- Jamie Bartlett,British-born South African actor (died 2022)
July 10 -A. O. Scott,American film critic ofThe New York Times
July 11
- Debbe Dunning,American actress
- Greg Grunberg,American actor
- Elina Löwensohn,Romanian-American actress
July 12 -Tamsin Greig,English actress, narrator and comedian
July 14 -Matthew Fox,American actor
July 15 -Irène Jacob,French-born Swiss actress
July 16 -Scott Derrickson,American filmmaker
July 18 -Lori Alan,American actress and voice actress
July 19 -Nancy Carrell,American actress, comedian and writer
July 31 -Dean Cain,American actor, producer and television presenter
August 1 -Dan Gerson,American screenwriter and voice actor (died 2016)
August 5
- James Gunn,American filmmaker and actor
- Jonathan Silverman,American actor
August 8 -Verónica Falcón,Mexican actress
August 10 -André Sogliuzzo,American voice actor
August 14 -Halle Berry,American actress
August 15
- Con O'Neill,English actor
- Tasha de Vasconcelos,Mozambican-born Portuguese-Canadian actress
August 17 -Matt Maiellaro,American actor
August 18
- Sarita Choudhury,British actress
- María Onetto,Argentine actress (died 2023)
August 20
- Colin Cunningham,American actor
- David Rees Snell,American actor
August 25 -Julia Davis,English actress, comedian, director and writer
August 29 -Stacey Travis,American actress
August 30 -Michael Michele,American actress
September 1 -James Nguyen,Vietnamese filmmaker
September 2 -Salma Hayek,Mexican actress
September 7 -Toby Jones,English actor
September 9 -Adam Sandler,American actor
September 12 -Darren E. Burrows,American actor
September 13 -Louis Mandylor,Australian actor
September 16 -Sean Frye,American former actor
September 20 -Niki Caro,New Zealand film director and screenwriter
September 22
- Ira Heiden,American actor
- Ruth Jones,Welsh actress, comedian, writer and producer
September 25 -Jason Flemyng,English actor
October 6 -Jacqueline Obradors,American actress
October 9 -Tim Herlihy,American actor, producer and screenwriter
October 11 -Luke Perry,American actor (died 2019)
October 16 -Mary Elizabeth McGlynn,American voice actress
October 17 -Mark Gatiss,English actor, comedian, screenwriter, director and producer
October 19 -Jon Favreau,American actor, director, producer and screenwriter
October 24 -Zahn McClarnon,American actor
October 26 -Steve Valentine,English actor
October 28
- Chris Bauer,American actor
- Andy Richter,American actor, writer, comedian and talk show announcer
November 2 –David Schwimmer,American actor, director and producer
November 3
- Vincent Franklin,English actor
- Jonathan Loughran,American actor
November 5 -Leni Parker,Canadian actress
November 6 -Peter DeLuise,American actor
November 11 -Vince Colosimo,Australian actor
November 17 -Sophie Marceau,French actress and director
November 19
- Wolfgang Bodison,American actor
- Jason Scott Lee,American actor and martial artist
November 22
- Nicholas Rowe,British actor
- Michael K. Williams,American actor (died 2021)
November 23 -Vincent Cassel,French actor
November 25 -Billy Burke,American actor
November 26 -Garcelle Beauvais,Haitian actress and television personality
December 1 -Andrew Adamson,New Zealand director, producer and screenwriter
December 2 -Katherine LaNasa,American actress
December 4
- Fred Armisen,American actor and comedian
- Carey Means,American voice and stage actor
December 7 -C. Thomas Howell,American actor
December 8
- Tyler Mane,Canadian character actor
- Scott Shepherd,American actor
- Sinead O'Connor,Irish actress and singer (died 2023)
December 9 -Toby Huss,American actor
December 12 -Lydia Zimmermann,Spanish filmmaker
December 14 -Boris Isaković.Serbian actor
December 19 -Robert MacNaughton,American actor
December 20 -Paul Ritter,English actor (died 2021)
December 21
- Michelle Hurd,American actress
- Kiefer Sutherland,Canadian actor
December 24 -Diedrich Bader,American actor and voice actor
December 30 -Akosua Busia,Ghanaian actress and writer
December 31
- Bruce Ramsey,Canadian actor
- Maddie Taylor,American voice actress and comedian

Deaths

January 3 -Rex Lease,62, American actor,Rough Riding Ranger,Borrowed Wives
January 17 -Vincent J. Donehue,50, American director,Lonelyhearts,Sunrise at Campobello
January 22 -Herbert Marshall,75, British actor,The Letter,The Little Foxes
January 31 -Elizabeth Patterson,90, American actress,The Shocking Miss Pilgrim,Remember the Night
February 1
- Buster Keaton,70, American actor and director,The General,Sherlock Jr.
- Hedda Hopper,80, American gossip columnist and actress,Sunset Boulevard,Topper
February 9 -Sophie Tucker,82, Russian-born American singer and actress,Thoroughbreds Don't Cry,Broadway Melody of 1938
February 18 -Robert Rossen,57, American writer and director,The Hustler,All the King's Men^[7]
February 19 -James Edward Grant,60, American writer and director,Angel and the Badman,The Alamo
February 26 -Mientje Kling,71, Dutch actress,The Devil in Amsterdam
March 3
- William Frawley,79, American actor,Miracle on 34th Street,The Lemon Drop Kid
- Alice Pearce,48, American actress,On the Town,The Disorderly Orderly
March 12 -Estelita Rodriguez,34, Cuban actress,Tropical Heat Wave,Rio Bravo
March 26 -Cyril Hume,66, American screenwriter,The Great Gatsby,Forbidden Planet^[8]^[9]
April 6
- Julia Faye,73, American actress,Chicago,The Ten Commandments
- Edna Flugrath,73, American silent-film actress,The Derby Winner,The Pursuit of Pamela
April 16 -Marjie Millar,34, American actress,Money from Home,About Mrs. Leslie
June 5 -Natacha Rambova,69, American actress,Salomé,Monsieur Beaucaire
June 11 -Wallace Ford,68, British-born American actor,Another Face,3 Ring Circus
June 19 -Ed Wynn,79, American actor,Alice in Wonderland,Mary Poppins
July 5 -John P. Fulton,63, American special effects supervisor,The Ten Commandments
July 6 -Anne Nagel,50, American actress,Under the Big Top,My Little Chickadee
July 23
- Douglass Montgomery,59, American actor,Little Women,Waterloo Bridge
- Montgomery Clift,45, American actor,From Here to Eternity,A Place in the Sun
August 3 -Lenny Bruce,40, American satirist
August 15
- Jan Kiepura,64, Polish tenor and actor,My Song for You
- Seena Owen,71, American actress,Queen Kelly,Victory
August 23 -Francis X. Bushman,83, American actor,Ben-Hur,The Phantom Planet
August 25 -Lance Comfort,58, British director,Penn of Pennsylvania,Eight O'Clock Walk
August 26 -Art Baker,68, American actor,Cover Up,The Farmer's Daughter
August 29 -Joseph Egger,77, Austrian actor,A Fistful of Dollars,For a Few Dollars More
September 14 -Nikolai Cherkasov,63, Soviet actor,Alexander Nevsky,Ivan The Terrible, Part II
September 22 -Jules Furthman,78, American screenwriter,The Big Sleep,To Have and Have Not
October 13 -Clifton Webb,76, American actor,Laura,The Man Who Never Was
October 16 -George O'Hara,67, American actor and writer,Side Street,The Grapes of Wrath
October 23
- Eugenio Bava,80, Italian cinematographer,Cabiria,Quo Vadis
- Claire McDowell,88, American actress,The Mark of Zorro,Ben-Hur
October 24 -Hans Dreier,81, German art director of European and American films,Sunset Boulevard,Double Indemnity
November 3 -Byron Barr,49, American actor,Double Indemnity,Pitfall
November 9 -James V. Kern,57, American screenwriter and director,Never Say Goodbye,Two Tickets to Broadway
December 14
- Emma Dunn,91, British actress,Mother,Life with Father
- Verna Felton,76, American actress and voice actress,Picnic,Cinderella
- Richard Whorf,60, American actor and director,Christmas Holiday,Yankee Doodle Dandy
December 15 -Walt Disney,65, American producer, cartoonist and studio executive,Steamboat Willie,Cinderella,Fantasia
December 19 -Betty Kuuskemaa,87, Estonian actress,Elu tsitadellis,Pöördel
December 22
- Harry Beaumont,78, American director,The Broadway Melody,Enchanted April
- Robert Keith,68, American actor,The Lineup,Written on the Wind

Film debuts

Héctor Alterio–Todo sol es amargo
Candice Bergen–The Group
Peter Boyle–The Group
Richard Bradford–The Chase
Roberta Collins–Lord Love a Duck
Michael Douglas–Cast a Giant Shadow
Harrison Ford–Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Ted Gehring–Swamp Country
Julien Guiomar–King of Hearts
Hal Holbrook–The Group
Paulo José–The Priest and the Girl
Stuart Margolin–Women of the Prehistoric Planet
Bette Midler–Hawaii
Helen Mirren–Press for Time
Ian Ogilvy–The She Beast
Alan Oppenheimer–Gammera the Invincible
Robert Pine–Gunpoint
Maurice Roëves–The Fighting Prince of Donegal
Hiroyuki Sanada–Game of Chance
Anatoly Solonitsyn–Andrei Rublev
James Tolkan–The Three Sisters
Natalya Varley–Formula radugi
Sam Waterston–The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
Mary Woronov–The Beard

Notes

^₹7.5crore;^[3]6.3591Indian rupeesper US dollar in 1966^[4]
^58 millionRbls,^[5]0.9 Rbl per US dollar from 1961 to 1971^[6]

References

^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^hFinler, Joel Waldo (2003).The Hollywood Story.Wallflower Press. pp.358–359.ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6.
^^a ^bTop 20 Films of 1966 by Domestic Revenue
^"Box Office 1966".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-10-14.Retrieved2013-10-14.
^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived(PDF)from the original on 2015-05-12.Retrieved2017-07-10.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^Kudryavtsev, Sergei (2008).3500 avtorskuiu knigu kinoretsenzii.Pechatny Dvor. p. 185.ISBN 978-5990131835.
^"Archive of Bank of Russia".Archivedfrom the original on 2017-07-17.Retrieved2017-07-10.
^"Robert Rossen Is Dead at 57; Maker of Films for 30 Years; Writer-Director-Producer Won International Fame for Trenchant Realism".The New York Times.February 19, 1966. p. 27.Archivedfrom the original on 4 November 2021.Retrieved24 October2021.
^Howes, Durward (1938).America's Young Men.Richard Blank Publishing Company. p. 292.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-11-04.Retrieved2021-10-18.
^"Cyril Hume dies; wrote for films; did 'Great Gatsby' script in 1949--also a novelist".New York Times.March 28, 1966.Archivedfrom the original on 4 November 2021.Retrieved17 October2021.

External links

[5] ₹7.5crore;^[3]6.3591Indian rupeesper US dollar in 1966^[4]

[8] 58 millionRbls,^[5]0.9 Rbl per US dollar from 1961 to 1971^[6]

[Finler-1] ^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^hFinler, Joel Waldo (2003).The Hollywood Story.Wallflower Press. pp.358–359.ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6.

[1966DomesticRevenue-2] Top 20 Films of 1966 by Domestic Revenue

[boi66-3] "Box Office 1966".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-10-14.Retrieved2013-10-14.

[sauder-4] "Archived copy"(PDF).Archived(PDF)from the original on 2015-05-12.Retrieved2017-07-10.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[K-6] Kudryavtsev, Sergei (2008).3500 avtorskuiu knigu kinoretsenzii.Pechatny Dvor. p. 185.ISBN 978-5990131835.

[russia-7] "Archive of Bank of Russia".Archivedfrom the original on 2017-07-17.Retrieved2017-07-10.

[9] "Robert Rossen Is Dead at 57; Maker of Films for 30 Years; Writer-Director-Producer Won International Fame for Trenchant Realism".The New York Times.February 19, 1966. p. 27.Archivedfrom the original on 4 November 2021.Retrieved24 October2021.

[Durward_1938-10] Howes, Durward (1938).America's Young Men.Richard Blank Publishing Company. p. 292.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-11-04.Retrieved2021-10-18.

[11] "Cyril Hume dies; wrote for films; did 'Great Gatsby' script in 1949--also a novelist".New York Times.March 28, 1966.Archivedfrom the original on 4 November 2021.Retrieved17 October2021.

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