1965 in film
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The year1965 in filminvolved several significant events, withThe Sound of Musictopping the U.S. box office and winning fiveAcademy Awards.
Top-grossing films (U.S.)
[edit]The top ten 1965 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
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1 | The Sound of Music | 20th Century Fox | $72,000,000[1] |
2 | Doctor Zhivago | MGM | $43,000,000[1] |
3 | Thunderball | United Artists/Eon | $27,000,000[1] |
4 | Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines | 20th Century Fox | $14,000,000[2] |
5 | The Great Race | Warner Bros. | $11,400,000[3] |
6 | That Darn Cat! | Buena Vista | $9,500,000[1] |
7 | Cat Ballou | Columbia | $9,300,000[1] |
8 | What's New Pussycat? | United Artists | $8,469,000[3] |
9 | Shenandoah | Universal | $7,771,000[3] |
10 | Von Ryan's Express | 20th Century Fox | $7,700,000[3] |
Events
[edit]- February 15 –George Stevens' production ofThe Greatest Story Ever Told,a retelling of the account ofJesus Christ,premieres inNew York City, New York.It was such a flop with critics and audiences that its failure discouraged production of religious epics for many years. It is considered notable in the 21st century for its astonishing landscapes, powerful and provocative cinematography,Max von Sydow's debut acting performance in an American film, and the final film performance ofClaude Rains.
- March 2 – TheRodgers and Hammersteinfilm adaptation ofThe Sound of Music,directed byRobert Wiseand starringJulie AndrewsandChristopher Plummer,premieres. It quickly became a worldwide phenomenon and an instant classic. It successfully displacedGone with the Windto become, at the time,the highest-grossing film of all-time.The Sound of Musicis credited as the film that saved and restoredTwentieth Century-Foxfrom bankruptcy after it suffered from extremely high production costs ofCleopatratwo years prior.
- July 1 –Blake Edwards's epic comedyThe Great Race,starringTony Curtis,Jack Lemmon,Natalie Wood,Peter Falk,andKeenan Wynn,premieres. Initially a flop with critics and audiences, some do admire Edwards' direction, the acting by its ensemble cast,Henry Mancini's music and its climactic pie fight.
- August 10 - Amassive vault fireat MGM studios inCulver City,California, destroys the only known copies of hundreds of archived silent films, includingLon Chaney'sLondon After Midnightand Greta Garbo'sThe Divine Woman.
- December 22 –David Lean's film adaptation ofBoris Pasternak'sDoctor Zhivago,starringOmar Sharif,Julie Christie,Rod Steiger,andAlec Guinness,premieres and, likeThe Sound of Music,quickly became a worldwide phenomenon. Its moral story and message of a love and human spirit that defied the communist Soviet Union have made the film a true classic with critics and audiences. It was included among top films by theAmerican Film Institute.In a decade of very difficult times for its studio,Zhivagobecame the most successful and acclaimedMetro-Goldwyn-Mayerfilm sinceHow the West Was Won;it was the greatest MGM film sinceBen-Hur.
Awards
[edit]- Best Picture:The Sound of Music– Argyle Enterprises,20th Century Fox
- Best Director:Robert Wise–The Sound of Music
- Best Actor:Lee Marvin–Cat Ballou
- Best Actress:Julie Christie–Darling
- Best Supporting Actor:Martin Balsam–A Thousand Clowns
- Best Supporting Actress:Shelley Winters–A Patch of Blue
- Best Foreign Language Film:The Shop on Main Street(Obchod na korze), directed byJán KadárandElmar Klos,Czechoslovakia
- Drama:
- Best Picture:Doctor Zhivago
- Best Actor:Omar Sharif–Doctor Zhivago
- Best Actress:Samantha Eggar–The Collector
- Comedy or Musical:
- Best Picture:The Sound of Music
- Best Actor:Lee Marvin–Cat Ballou
- Best Actress:Julie Andrews–The Sound of Music
- Other
- Best Supporting Actor:Oskar Werner–The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
- Best Supporting Actress:Ruth Gordon–Inside Daisy Clover
- Best Director:David Lean–Doctor Zhivago
Palme d'Or(Cannes Film Festival):
- The Knack...and How to Get It,directed byRichard Lester,United Kingdom
Golden Lion(Venice Film Festival):
- Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa(Sandra of a Thousand Delights), directed byLuchino Visconti,Italy
Golden Bear(Berlin Film Festival):
- Alphaville,directed byJean-Luc Godard,France / Italy
1965 film releases
[edit]United Statesunless stated
January–March
[edit]- January 1965
- January 8
- January 15
- January 28
- February 1965
- February 10
- February 15
- February 23
- February 24
- March 1965
- March 2
- March 5
- March 6
- March 15
- March 21
- Die! Die! My Darling!(U.K.)
- March 24
- March 31
April–June
[edit]- April 1965
- April 3
- April 6
- April 7
- April 8
- April 9
- April 14
- May 1965
- 5 May
- 7 May
- 13 May
- 14 May
- 26 May
- June 1965
- June 2
- June 3
- June 9
- June 16
- June 18
- June 23
- June 24
- June 30
July–September
[edit]- July 1965
- July 1
- July 3
- July 12
- July 14
- July 21
- July 22
- July 29
- August 1965
- August 1
- August 3
- August 8
- August 9
- August 14
- August 18
- August 23
- August 25
- September 1965
- September 1
- September 3
- September 8
- September 15
- September 20
- September 24
- September 27
October–December
[edit]- October 1965
- October 6
- October 7
- October 11
- October 13
- October 15
- October 17
- October 27
- November 1965
- November 4
- November 6
- November 10
- November 15
- November 18
- November 19
- November 24
- November 25
- November 26
- November 27
- December 1965
- December 2
- December 8
- December 10
- December 13
- December 15
- December 16
- December 19
- December 22
- December 23
- December 24
- December 29
Notable films released in 1965
[edit]United Statesunless stated
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[edit]- The 10th Victim(La decima vittima), starringMarcello MastroianniandUrsula Andress– (Italy/France)
- 36 Hours,starringJames Garner,Rod TaylorandEva Marie Saint
- The 317th Platoon(La 317ème section), written and directed byPierre Schoendoerffer– (France)
A
[edit]- Abashiri Prison(Abashiri Bangaichi), starringKen Takakura– (Japan)
- Adventures of a Dentist(Pokhozhdyeniya zubnovo vracha), directed byElem Klimov– (U.S.S.R.)
- The Adventures of the Smurfs(Les aventures des Schtroumpfs) – (Belgium)
- The Agony and the Ecstasy,directed byCarol Reed,starringCharlton HestonandRex Harrison
- The Alphabet Murders,directed byFrank Tashlin,starringTony RandallandAnita Ekberg
- Alphaville(Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution), directed byJean-Luc Godard– (France)
- Always Further On(Tarahumara (Cada vez más lejos)), directed byLuis Alcoriza– (Mexico)
- The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders,starringKim Novak,Richard JohnsonandAngela Lansbury
- The Art of Love,directed byNorman Jewison,starringJames Garner,Angie Dickinson,Elke SommerandDick Van Dyke
- Arzoo(Wish), starringSadhana– (India)
- The Ashes(Popioły), directed byAndrzej Wajda– (Poland)
B
[edit]- Baby the Rain Must Fall,starringSteve McQueenandLee Remick
- Bad Girls Go to Hell,directed byDoris Wishman
- Battle of the Bulge,starringHenry Fonda,Robert ShawandRobert Ryan
- The Battle of the Villa Fiorita,directed byDelmer Daves,starringMaureen O'Hara,Rossano Brazzi,Olivia Hussey
- Beach Blanket Bingo,directed byWilliam Asher,starringAnnette Funicello,Frankie Avalon,Deborah Walley,Don Rickles
- The Bedford Incident,starringRichard WidmarkandSidney Poitier– (US/UK)
- Behind the Mask of Zorro,directed by Ricardo Blasco and starringTony Russel– (Italy/Spain)
- Billie,directed byDon Weisand starringPatty Duke
- Black Humor,anthology film directed byClaude Autant-Lara,Giancarlo ZagniandJosé María Forqué– (France/Italy/Spain)
- Black Wind(Viento negro), directed byServando González– (Mexico)
- Boeing Boeing,starringJerry LewisandTony Curtis
- La Bohème,directed byFranco Zeffirelli– (West Germany)
- Le Bonheur,directed byAgnès Varda– (France)
- Brainstorm,directed byWilliam Conrad,starringAnne FrancisandJeffrey Hunter
- The Brigand of Kandahar,starringOliver ReedandYvonne Romain
- Bunny Lake Is Missing,directed byOtto Preminger,starringLaurence OlivierandCarol Lynley– (U.K.)
- Bus Riley's Back in Town,starringAnn-MargretandMichael Parks
C
[edit]- The Camp Followers(Le soldatesse), starringAnna Karina– (Italy)
- Carry On Cowboy,starringSid James,Kenneth Williams,Jim Dale– (U.K.)
- Casanova 70,starringMarcello MastroianniandVirna Lisi– (Italy)
- Cat Ballou,starringJane FondaandLee Marvin
- Catch Us If You Can(a.k.a.Having a Wild Weekend), starringthe Dave Clark Five– (U.K.)
- China!,a documentary written byFelix Greene
- Chronicle of a Boy Alone(Crónica de un niño solo) – (Argentina)
- The Cincinnati Kid,directed byNorman Jewison,starringSteve McQueen,Edward G. Robinson,Ann-Margret,Karl Malden,Tuesday Weld,Joan Blondell
- City Under the Sea(a.k.a. War-Gods of the Deep), starringVincent PriceandTab Hunter
- Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion,starringMarshall ThompsonandBetsy Drake
- Cloportes(La aétamorphose des cloportes), directed byPierre Granier-Deferre– (France/Italy)
- Coast of Skeletons,directed byRobert Lynnand starringRichard ToddandDale Robertson– (U.K./South Africa)
- The Collector,directed byWilliam Wyler,starringTerence StampandSamantha Eggar– (U.K./U.S.)
- Crack in the World,starringDana Andrews,Kieron Moore,Janette Scott
- Cup Fever,starringBernard Cribbins– (U.K.)
- Curse of the Fly,starringBrian Donlevy,George Baker,Carole Gray
- Curse of the Voodoo(a.k.a. Curse of Simba / Voodoo Blood Death), directed byLindsay Shonteff– (U.K.)
D
[edit]- Darling,directed byJohn Schlesinger,starringLaurence Harvey,Dirk Bogarde,Julie Christie– (U.K.)
- Dear Brigitte,starringJames Stewart,Bill Mumy,Glynis Johns,Ed Wynn,Brigitte Bardot
- The Decadent Influence(Une fille et des fusils, a.k.a. To Be a Crook), directed byClaude Lelouch– (France)
- A Devilish Homicide(Salinma) – (South Korea)
- Die! Die! My Darling!(a.k.a.Fanatic), starringTallulah BankheadandStefanie Powers
- Dingaka,starringStanley Baker– (South Africa)
- Do Not Disturb,starringDoris DayandRod Taylor
- Doctor Zhivago,directed byDavid Lean,starringOmar Sharif,Julie Christie,Geraldine Chaplin,Rod Steiger,Alec Guinness—winner of 5Academy Awards– (U.K.)
- The Dolls(Le bambole), starringNino Manfredi,Monica Vitti,Elke SommerandGina Lollobrigida– (Italy)
- Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine,starringVincent PriceandFrankie Avalon
- Dr. Terror's House of Horrors,starringPeter CushingandChristopher Lee– (U.K.)
- Dr. Who and the Daleks,starringPeter Cushing– (U.K.)
E
[edit]- The Early Bird,starringNorman Wisdom– (U.K.)
- The Eleanor Roosevelt Story,a documentary directed byRichard Kaplan
- Eric Soya's "17"(Sytten), starringOle SøltoftandGhita Nørby– (Denmark)
F
[edit]- The Face of Fu Manchu,directed byDon Sharpand starringChristopher Lee– (U.K./West Germany)
- The Family Jewels,starringJerry Lewis
- Fantômas se déchaîne(Fantômas Unleashed), starringJean Marais– (France)
- Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!,directed byRuss Meyer
- Ferry Cross the Mersey,starringGerry and the Pacemakers– (U.K.)
- Film,written bySamuel Beckettand directed byAlan Schneider
- Fists in the Pocket(I pugni in tasca) – (Italy)
- The Flight of the Phoenix,directed byRobert Aldrich,starringJames Stewart,Richard Attenborough,Hardy Krüger,Ernest Borgnine,Peter Finch
- For a Few Dollars More,directed bySergio Leone,starringClint Eastwood– (Italy)
- Frankenstein Conquers the World(Furankenshutain tai Baragon), directed byIshirō Honda– (Japan)
- Funny Things Happen Down Under,starringOlivia Newton-John– (Australia)
G
[edit]- Il Gaucho,starringVittorio GassmanandNino Manfredi– (Italy/Argentina)
- Gendarme in New York(Le gendarme à New York), starringLouis de Funès– (France/Italy/U.S.)
- Genghis Khan,starringOmar Sharif,Stephen BoydandJames Mason
- Girl Happy,starringElvis Presley
- The Girls on the Beach,directed byWilliam N. Witney,starringNoreen CorcoranandMartin West
- The Glory Guys,directed byArnold Laven,starringTom TryonandHarve Presnell
- Goldstein,comedy ensemble film, with actors fromThe Second City,includingSevern Darden
- The Great Race,directed byBlake Edwards,starringTony Curtis,Jack Lemmon,Natalie Wood,Peter Falk,Ross Martin
- The Great Sioux Massacre,directed bySidney Salkowand starringJoseph Cotten,Darren McGavinandPhilip Carey
- The Greatest Story Ever Told,directed byGeorge Stevens,starringMax von Sydow,Charlton Heston,Dorothy McGuire,David McCallum,Martin Landau,Telly Savalas
- Guide,directed byVijay Anand,starringDev Anand– (India)
- Gumnaam(Unknown), starringManoj Kumar– (India)
H
[edit]- The Hallelujah Trail,directed byJohn Sturges,starringBurt Lancaster,Lee Remick,Jim Hutton,Pamela Tiffin
- Hands of a Gunfighter(Ocaso de un pistolero / Il destino di un pistolero), directed byRafael Romero Marchent– (Italy/Spain)
- Happiness(Le bonheur), directed byAgnès Varda– (France)
- Harlow,starringCarroll Baker,Peter Lawford,Red Buttons,Mike Connors,Leslie Nielsen,Angela Lansbury
- Harlow,starringCarol Lynley,Efrem Zimbalist Jr.,Barry Sullivan,Hurd Hatfield,Ginger Rogers
- Harum Scarum,akaHarem Holiday,starringElvis Presley,Mary Ann Mobley,Fran Jeffries
- Harvey Middleman, Fireman,written and directed by Ernest Pintoff
- Help!,directed byRichard Lester,starringthe Beatles– (U.K.)
- The Heroes of Telemark,starringKirk DouglasandRichard Harris
- A High Wind in Jamaica,starringAnthony QuinnandJames Coburn– (U.K.)
- The Hill,directed bySidney Lumet,starringSean Connery,Ian Bannen,Ossie Davis– (U.K.)
- The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga(A Hora e a Vez de Augusto Matraga) – (Brazil)
- How to Murder Your Wife,starringJack LemmonandVirna Lisi
- How to Stuff a Wild Bikini,starringAnnette Funicello,Dwayne Hickman,Buster Keaton,Beverly Adams,Mickey Rooney
I
[edit]- I, a Woman(Jeg - en kvinde), directed byMac Ahlberg– (Denmark/Sweden)
- I Knew Her Well(Io la conoscevo bene), starringStefania Sandrelli,Nino Manfredi,Franco Nero– (Italy)
- I'll Take Sweden,starringBob Hope,Dina Merrill,Frankie Avalon,Tuesday Weld
- Impossible on Saturday(Pas question le samedi) – (Italy/France/Israel)
- In Harm's Way,directed byOtto Preminger,starringJohn Wayne,Kirk Douglas,Patricia Neal,Brandon deWilde,Paula Prentiss,Henry Fonda
- Inside Daisy Clover,starringNatalie Wood,Robert Redford,Christopher Plummer
- Inside the Forbidden City(Song gong mi shi) – (Hong Kong)
- Intimate Lighting(Intimní osvětlení), directed byIvan Passer– (Czechoslovakia)
- Invasion of Astro-Monster(Kaijû daisensô), directed byIshirō Honda– (Japan)
- The Ipcress File,directed bySidney J. Furie,starringMichael Caine–BAFTA Award for Best British Film– (U.K.)
- I Saw What You Did,starringJoan Crawford
J
[edit]- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!,starringShirley MacLaine,Richard Crenna,Peter Ustinov
- Joy in the Morning,starringRichard ChamberlainandYvette Mimieux
- Juliet of the Spirits(Giulietta degli spiriti), directed byFederico Fellini– (Italy/France)
K
[edit]- King Rat,starringGeorge Segal,Tom CourtenayandJames Fox
- The Knack...and How to Get It,directed byRichard Lesterand starringRita Tushingham– (U.K.)
L
[edit]- The Lace Wars(Les fêtes galantes), directed byRené Clair– (France/Romania)
- Lady L,directed byPeter Ustinov,starringSophia Loren,Paul NewmanandDavid Niven
- Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's,a retrospective film directed byRobert Youngson
- Licensed to Kill,starringTom Adams– (U.K.)
- Life at the Top,starringLaurence HarveyandJean Simmons– (U.K.)
- The Liquidator,directed byJack Cardiff,starringRod TaylorandTrevor Howard(U.K.)
- La Loba(The She-Wolf) – (Mexico)
- Lord Jim,starringPeter O'Toole– (UK/US)
- Love and Kisses,starringRick Nelson
- The Love Goddesses,a documentary directed bySaul J. Turell
- Love Has Many Faces,starringLana Turner,Hugh O'BrianandCliff Robertson
- Love Meetings,a documentary byPier Paolo Pasolini– (Italy)
- The Loved One,directed byTony Richardson,starringRobert MorseandJonathan Winters
- Loves of a Blonde(Lásky jedné plavovlásky), directed byMiloš Forman– (Czechoslovakia)
M
[edit]- A Maiden for a Prince(Una vergine per il principe), starringVirna LisiandVittorio Gassman– (Italy)
- Major Dundee,directed bySam Peckinpah,starringCharlton Heston,Richard Harris,James Coburn,Jim Hutton
- The Man from Button Willow
- Man Is Not a Bird(Čovek nije tica) – (Yugoslavia)
- Marco the Magnificent(La fabuleuse aventure de Marco Polo), directed byDenys de La Patellièreand Noël Howard – (Multiple countries)
- Marriage on the Rocks,starringFrank Sinatra,Dean MartinandDeborah Kerr
- Marvelous Angelique(Merveilleuse Angélique), directed byBernard Borderie– (France/Italy/West Germany)
- McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
- Mickey One,directed byArthur Penn,starringWarren Beatty
- Mirage,directed byEdward Dmytryk,starringGregory Peck,Diane BakerandWalter Matthau
- Mister Moses,directed byRonald Neameand starringRobert MitchumandCarroll Baker
- The Moment of Truth(Il momento della verità), directed byFrancesco Rosi– (Italy)
- The Money Trap,starringGlenn Ford,Rita Hayworth,Ricardo Montalbán,Joseph Cotten,Elke Sommer
- The Monkey's Uncle,starringAnnette FunicelloandTommy Kirk
- Morituri,starringMarlon BrandoandYul Brynner
- Mozambique,directed byRobert Lynn– (U.K./West Germany)
- My Baby Is Black!(Les lâches vivent d'espoir), 1961 French film released in the U.S. in 1965 – (France)
N
[edit]- The Nanny,starringBette Davis– (U.K.)
- The Naked Prey,directed by and starringCornel Wilde– (U.S./South Africa)
- Never Too Late,starringPaul Ford,Maureen O'Sullivan,Connie Stevens,Jim Hutton
- Nightmare Castle,starringBarbara Steele– (Italy)
- Nightmare in the Sun,starringUrsula Andress,John Derek,Aldo RayandSammy Davis Jr.
- Ninety Degrees in the Shade(Třicet jedna ve stínu), directed byJiří Weiss– (U.K./Czechoslovakia)
- None but the Brave,directed by and starringFrank Sinatra,withClint WalkerandTommy Sands
O
[edit]- Once a Thief,starringAlain DelonandAnn-Margret– (United States/France)
- One Way Pendulum,directed byPeter Yates– (U.K.)
- Operation C.I.A.,starringBurt Reynoldsand Danielle Aubry
- Operation Crossbow,starringSophia Loren– (U.K.)
- Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures(Operatsiya „Y “i drugie priklyucheniya Shurika), starringAleksandr Demyanenko– (U.S.S.R.)
- OSS 117–Mission for a Killer(Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117), directed byAndré Hunebelleand starringFrederick Stafford– (France)
- Othello,directed byStuart Burge,starringLaurence Olivier,Maggie Smith,Frank Finlay– (U.K.)
P
[edit]- Pandora and the Magic Box,directed byJoseph W. Sarno
- Paris Secret,a documentary directed by Edouard Logereau
- A Patch of Blue,starringSidney Poitier,Elizabeth Hartman,Shelley Winters
- Pierrot le Fou,directed byJean-Luc Godard,starringJean-Paul BelmondoandAnna Karina– (France)
- Pinocchio in Outer Space,produced and directed byRay Goossens– (U.S./Belgium)
- A Pistol for Ringo(Una pistola per Ringo), directed byDuccio Tessari
- Planet of the Vampires(Terrore nello spazio), directed byMario Bava– (Italy/Spain)
- The Possessed(La donna del lago), directed byLuigi Bazzoniand Franco Rossellini – (Italy)
- Promise Her Anything,directed byArthur Hiller,starringWarren BeattyandLeslie Caron
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[edit]- The Rabbit Is Me(Das Kaninchen bin ich) – (East Germany)
- A Rage to Live,directed byWalter Graumanand starringSuzanne Pleshette
- The Railroad Man(Il ferroviere), directed byPietro Germi– (Italy)
- The Railrodder,a comedy short starringBuster Keatonin his last film – (Canada)
- Rapture(La fleur de l'âge), directed byJohn Guillermin,starringMelvyn Douglas,Patricia GozziandDean Stockwell– (France/U.S.)
- Răscoala,directed byMircea Mureșan– (Romania)
- Red Beard(Akahige), directed byAkira Kurosawa,starringToshiro Mifune– (Japan)
- Red Line 7000,directed byHoward Hawksand starringJames Caan
- Repulsion,directed byRoman Polanski,starringCatherine Deneuve– (U.K.)
- Return from the Ashes,starringMaximilian SchellandSamantha Eggar
- The Return of Mr. Moto,starringHenry Silva– (U.K.)
- The Return of Ringo(Il ritorno di Ringo), directed byDuccio Tessari
- Rotten to the Core,directed byJohn Boulting– (U.K.)
- The Rounders,directed byBurt Kennedy,starringGlenn FordandHenry Fonda
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[edit]- Samurai Spy(Ibun Sarutobi Sasuke) – (Japan)
- Sandra(Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa), directed byLuchino Visconti,starringClaudia Cardinale– (Italy)
- São Paulo, Sociedade Anônima(São Paulo, the Anonymous Town) – (Brazil)
- The Saragossa Manuscript(Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie), starringZbigniew Cybulski– (Poland)
- The Sandpiper,directed byVincente Minnelli,starringElizabeth Taylor,Richard BurtonandEva Marie Saint
- Sands of the Kalahari,starringStuart Whitman,Stanley Baker,Susannah York– (U.K.)
- The Satan Bug,starringGeorge MaharisandAnne Francis
- Secrets Behind the Wall(Kabe no naka no himegoto) – (Japan)
- Sergeant Deadhead,starringFrankie AvalonandDeborah Walley
- Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors(Tini zabutykh predkiv) – (U.S.S.R.)
- Shakespeare Wallah,directed byJames Ivory,starringShashi Kapoor,Felicity Kendal,Madhur Jaffrey
- The Shameless Old Lady(La vieille dame indigne), directed byRené Allio– (France)
- She,starringUrsula AndressandPeter Cushing– (U.K.)
- Shenandoah,starringJames Stewart,Doug McClure,Rosemary Forsyth,Katharine Ross
- Ship of Fools,directed byStanley Kramer,starringVivien Leigh,Simone Signoret,Lee Marvin,Michael Dunn,José Ferrer
- The Shop on Main Street(Obchod na korze), directed byJán KadárandElmar Klos(Czechoslovakia)
- Simon of the Desert(Simón del desierto), directed byLuis Buñuel– (Mexico)
- The Sin(Al Haram) – (Egypt)
- Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious,starringAlec Guinness,Mike Connors,Robert Redford
- Ski Party,starringFrankie AvalonandYvonne Craig
- The Skull,starringPeter Cushing,Christopher Lee,Patrick Wymark– (U.K.)
- Slalom,starringVittorio Gassman,Adolfo Celi,Beba Lončar,Daniela Bianchi– (Italy)
- The Sleeping Car Murders(Compartiment tueurs), directed byCosta-Gavras,starringYves MontandandSimone Signoret– (France)
- The Slender Thread,directed bySydney Pollack,starringSidney Poitier,Anne Bancroft,Telly SavalasandEd Asner
- The Sons of Katie Elder,directed byHenry Hathaway,starringJohn WayneandDean Martin
- The Sound of Music,directed byRobert Wise,starringJulie AndrewsandChristopher Plummer
- The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,directed byMartin Ritt,starringRichard BurtonandClaire Bloom– (U.K.)
- Sting of Death,directed byWilliam Grefe
- Story of a Prostitute(Shunpuden), directed bySeijun Suzuki– (Japan)
- Strange Bedfellows,starringRock HudsonandGina Lollobrigida
- A Study in Terror(British), aSherlock Holmesmystery directed by James Hill, starringJohn Nevilleas Holmes,Donald Houstonas Watson, andAnthony Quayle- (U.K.)
- A Swingin' Summer,starringJames StacyandRaquel Welch
- Sword of the Beast(Kedamono no ken), directed byHideo Gosha– (Japan)
- Sylvia,starringCarroll BakerandGeorge Maharis
- Synanon,directed byRichard Quine,starringEdmond O'Brien,Chuck Connors,Stella Stevens
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[edit]- Tattooed Life(Irezumi ichidai), directed bySeijun Suzuki– (Japan)
- Ten Little Indians,starringShirley Eaton,Hugh O'Brian,Daliah Lavi,Stanley Holloway,Wilfred Hyde-White,Fabian Forte– (U.K.)
- That Darn Cat!starringDean Jones
- That Funny Feeling,starringBobby DarinandSandra Dee
- That Man in Istanbul,directed byAntonio Isasi-Isasmendiand starringHorst Buchholz– (France/Italy/Spain)
- The Third Day,starringGeorge PeppardandElizabeth Ashley
- Thirty Three(Tridtsat tri) – (U.S.S.R.)
- Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines,directed byKen Annakin,starringStuart Whitman,Sarah Miles,Robert Morley,Gert Fröbe– (U.K.)
- A Thousand Clowns,starringJason Robards,Barry Gordon,Martin Balsam,Barbara Harris
- Thunderball,starringSean Connery(asJames Bond), withClaudine Auger,Luciana Paluzzi,Adolfo Celi– (U.K.)
- Tickle Me,starringElvis Presley
- Tokyo Olympiad,a documentary directed byKon Ichikawa– (Japan)
- Town Tamer,directed byLesley Selanderand starringDana Andrews
- The Truth About Spring,directed byRichard Thorpe,starringHayley MillsandJohn Mills
- Two on a Guillotine,directed byWilliam Conradand starringConnie Stevens
U
[edit]- The Uninhibited(Los pianos mecánicos), directed byJuan Antonio Bardem,starringMelina MercouriandJames Mason– (Spain)
- Up from the Beach,starringCliff Robertson
- Up to His Ears(Les tribulations d'un chinois en chine), starringJean Paul BelmondoandUrsula Andress– (France)
V
[edit]- A Very Special Favor,starringRock HudsonandLeslie Caron
- Victim Five,directed byRobert Lynn– (U.K.)
- Viva Maria!,directed byLouis Malle,starringBrigitte BardotandJeanne Moreau– (France)
- Von Ryan's Express,directed byMark Robson,starringFrank Sinatra,Trevor Howard,Edward Mulhare,Adolfo Celi
- Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet,starringBasil Rathbone
W
[edit]- Waqt,starringSunil DuttandSadhana– (India)
- The War Game,a TVdocudramadirected byPeter Watkins– (U.K.)
- The War Lord,starringCharlton Heston,Richard Boone,Rosemary Forsyth
- What's New Pussycat?,directed byClive Donner,starringPeter Sellers,Peter O'Toole,Woody Allen,Romy Schneider,Paula Prentiss,Capucine
- Who Killed Teddy Bear,starringSal Mineo,Juliet ProwseandElaine Stritch
- Wild on the Beach,starringSherry Jackson,Frankie Randall,Sonny & Cher
- Willy McBean and His Magic Machine,stop-motion film produced byArthur Rankin Jr.andVideocraft International
- Winter Kept Us Warm,directed byDavid Secter– (Canada)
- The World of Abbott and Costello,starringBud AbbottandLou Costello
Y
[edit]- Yo Yo,directed by and starringPierre Étaix– (France)
- You Must Be Joking!,starringLionel Jeffries,Denholm Elliott,Michael Callan– (U.K.)
- Young Cassidy,directed byJack CardiffandJohn Ford– (U.K.)
- Young Dillinger,starringNick AdamsandMary Ann Mobley
Z
[edit]- Zatoichi and the Chess Expert(Zatōichi jigoku-tabi), directed byKenji Misumi– (Japan)
- Zatoichi and the Doomed Man(Zatōichi sakate-giri), directed byKazuo Mori– (Japan)
Short film series
[edit]- Looney Tunes(1930–1969)
- Merrie Melodies(1931–1969)
- Speedy Gonzales(1953–1968)
- Goofy(1965)
Births
[edit]- January 1 -Dan Yeager,American actor, writer, producer and director
- January 3 –Jens Albinus,Danish actor
- January 4
- Yvan Attal,French actor, scriptwriter and director
- Julia Ormond,English actress
- January 5 -Vinnie Jones,British actor, producer and singer
- January 8 -Michelle Forbes,American actress
- January 9 –Joely Richardson,English actress
- January 10 –Butch Hartman,American animator, writer, producer and director
- January 12 -Rob Zombie,American singer-songwriter, filmmaker and actor
- January 15 –James Nesbitt,Northern Irish actor
- January 22
- Diane Lane,American actress
- Brian McCardie,Scottish actor and writer (d. 2024)
- January 24 -Carlos Saldanha,Brazilian animator, director, producer and voice actor
- January 27 –Alan Cumming,Scottish actor
- January 28 -Lynda Boyd,Canadian actress, singer, musician and writer
- January 31 -Matt McColm,American actor and stuntman
- February 1 –Brandon Lee,American actor (d. 1993)
- February 3 –Maura Tierney,American actress
- February 5 -Jordi Caballero,Spanish actor, writer and producer
- February 7
- Chris Rock,American actor and comedian
- Jason Gedrick,American actor
- February 9
- Darren Dalton,American actor, screenwriter and producer
- Keith Wickham,British voice actor, comedian and screenwriter
- February 12 -Christine Elise,American actress
- February 13 -Andy Buckley,American actor
- February 15 -Claire Yarlett,English-born American actress
- February 17 -Michael Bay,American director and producer
- February 18 –Dr. Dre,American music producer
- February 20
- Ron Eldard,American actor
- Jim Zulevic,American actor, comedian, writer and radio host (d. 2006)
- February 23 –Kristin Davis,American actress
- February 27 -Noah Emmerich,American actor and director
- March 4 -Stacy Edwards,American actress
- March 9
- Mike Pollock,American voice actor and former radio personality
- Coolie Ranx,British-Jamaican actor and singer
- March 11 -Wallace Langham,American actor
- March 13 -Steve Bacic,Canadian actor
- March 14
- Aamir Khan,Indian actor
- Kevin Williamson,American screenwriter, director and producer
- March 18
- David Cubitt,English-born Canadian actor
- Yul Vazquez,Cuban-American actor and musician
- March 19 -Fred Stoller,American actor and stand-up comedian
- March 23
- Peter Jacobson,American actor
- Wayne Péré,American character actor
- March 25 –Sarah Jessica Parker,American actress
- March 31 –Steve Bing,American businessman, philanthropist and film producer (d. 2020)
- April 1 -José Zúñiga,Honduran-American actor
- April 3 -Angela Featherstone,actress and writer
- April 4 –Robert Downey Jr.,American actor
- April 9 -Mark Pellegrino,American actor
- April 11 -Lynn Ferguson,Scottish writer and actress
- April 16
- Jon Cryer,American actor
- Martin Lawrence,American actor and comedian
- April 17
- William Mapother,American actor
- Catherine Russell,British actress
- April 22 -Roman Coppola,American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer
- April 25
- John Henson,American puppeteer (d. 2014)
- Corrado Invernizzi,Italian actor
- April 26 –Kevin James,American actor and comedian
- April 27 -Anna Chancellor,English actress
- April 30 -Adrian Pasdar,American actor and voice artist
- May 2 -Ari Lehman,American actor
- May 3 -Rob Brydon,Welsh actor, comedian, presenter, singer and writer
- May 10 -Kiyoyuki Yanada,Japanese voice actor (d. 2022)
- May 12 -Anthony Brandon Wong,Australian actor
- May 13 -Lari White,American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2018)
- May 16 -Vincent Regan,British actor
- May 19 -Mikhail Gorevoy,Russian actor
- May 23 –Liina Tennosaar,Estonian actress
- May 24
- John C. Reilly,American actor and comedian
- Peter Tuiasosopo,American actor
- May 27 –Zenobia Shroff,Indian-American actress and comedienne
- May 28 -Alon Abutbul,Israeli actor
- May 29 -Matthew Porretta,American actor
- May 31
- Jeremy Hotz,Canadian-American actor and stand-up comedian
- Brooke Shields,American actress and model
- June 1 -Andrew Havill,English actor
- June 8 -Frank Grillo,American actor
- June 10 –Elizabeth Hurley,English model and actress
- June 18 –Kim Dickens,American actress
- June 19 –Sean Marshall,American child actor and singer
- June 22 -J. J. Cohen,American actor
- June 24 -Richard Lumsden,English actor, writer, composer and musician
- June 25 -Tricia Cooke,American editor, screenwriter and producer
- June 28 –Sonny Strait,American voice actor
- July 1 -Tom Hodges,American actor and producer
- July 3
- Tommy Flanagan,Scottish actor
- Connie Nielsen,Danish actress
- July 4
- Gérard Watkins,English-French actor, playwright, director and screenwriter
- Tracy Letts,American actor, playwright and screenwriter
- July 8
- Corey Parker,American actor and acting coach
- Lee Tergesen,American actor
- July 9
- K. Todd Freeman,American actor
- David O'Hara,Scottish character actor
- July 11
- Liane Curtis,American actress and musician
- Pamela Gidley,American actress and model (d. 2018)
- July 14 -Bibo Bergeron,French animator and director
- July 16 -Daryl Mitchell,American actor and rapper
- July 17
- Santiago Segura,Spanish filmmaker and actor
- Alex Winter,British-born American director, writer and actor
- July 23 -Allison Abbate,American producer and animator
- July 24
- Paul Ben-Victor,American character actor
- Kadeem Hardison,American actor
- Doug Liman,American director and producer
- July 25 –Illeana Douglas,American actress
- July 26 –Jeremy Piven,American actor
- July 28 -James Biberi,Albanian-American actor
- August 1 -Sam Mendes,British director, producer and screenwriter
- August 4 -James Tupper,Canadian actor
- August 5
- Olivier Megaton,French director, writer and editor
- Scott William Winters,American actor
- August 6
- Jeremy Ratchford,Canadian actor
- De'voreaux White,American actor
- August 10 -Claudia Christian,American actress and singer
- August 11
- Embeth Davidtz,American-South African actress
- Viola Davis,American actress
- August 12 -Peter Krause,American actor, director and producer
- August 16 -Brian McCann,American actor, comedian and writer
- August 18 -Ikue Ōtani,Japanese actress, singer, voice actress and narrator
- August 19
- Maria de Medeiros,Portuguese actress, director and singer
- Kevin Dillon,American actor
- Kyra Sedgwick,American actress
- August 22
- Courtney Gains,American actor
- Valery Nikolaev,Soviet-Russian actor and director
- August 24 –Marlee Matlin,American actress
- August 25 -Kim Kold,Danish actor
- August 31
- Daniel Bernhardt,Swiss actor, model and martial artist
- Jaime P. Gomez,American actor
- September 3 –Charlie Sheen,American actor
- September 4 -Michael Bentt,British-born American actor
- September 6 -John Polson,Australian actor and director
- September 9 -Constance Marie,American actress
- September 13 -Jeff Ross,American stand-up comedian and actor
- September 15 -Joe Chrest,American academic and actor
- September 17
- Bryan Singer,American director, producer and screenwriter
- Kyle Chandler,American actor
- September 19 -Cheri Oteri,American actress and comedian
- September 21
- Cheryl Hines,American actress, comedian and director
- David Wenham,Australian actor
- September 25 -Gordon Currie,Canadian-American actor
- September 28 -Christopher Evan Welch,American actor (d. 2013)
- September 30 -Omid Djalili,British stand-up comedian, actor and writer of Iranian descent
- October 1 -Cindy Margolis,American actress and model
- October 8
- Peter Greene,American actor
- Burr Steers,American actor, screenwriter and director
- October 10
- Chris Penn,American actor (d. 2006)
- Rebecca Pidgeon,American actress, singer and songwriter
- October 11
- Lennie James,English actor
- Ivo Uukkivi,Estonian actor, singer and television producer
- Sean Patrick Flanery,American actor, author and martial artist
- October 14 –Steve Coogan,English actor
- October 18 -Ralph Eggleston,American animator, art director, storyboard artist, writer, director and production designer (d. 2022)
- October 19 –Merle Jääger,Estonian actress and poet
- October 20 –William Zabka,American actor
- October 22 -Valeria Golino,Italian actress and film director
- October 25 –Mathieu Amalric,French actor and filmmaker
- October 27 -Mohan Kapur,Indian actor and television host
- October 28 -Jami Gertz,American actress
- October 31 -Rob Rackstraw,British voice actor
- November 2 –Shah Rukh Khan,Indian actor
- November 7 -Mike Henry,American actor, comedian, writer and producer
- November 19 -Paul Weitz,American filmmaker and actor
- November 21 –Alexander Siddig,Sudanese-English actor
- November 22 -Mads Mikkelsen,Danish actor
- November 23 -Don Frye,American actor
- November 24 –Shirley Henderson,Scottish actress
- November 25 -Dougray Scott,Scottish actor
- November 26 -Scott Adsit,American actor, comedian and writer
- November 29 -Ellen Cleghorne,American actress and comedian
- November 30
- Ben Stiller,American actor
- Andrew Tiernan,British actor and director
- December 2 -Beatrice Macola,Italian actress (d. 2001)
- December 3
- Steve Harris,American actor
- Andrew Stanton,American animator, director, screenwriter, producer and voice actor
- December 7 –Jeffrey Wright,American actor
- December 8 -David Harewood,British actor
- December 9 -Margaret Riley,producer (d. 2024)
- December 14 -Ted Raimi,American character actor, director, comedian and writer
- December 15 -Anjul Nigam,Indian-born American actor, producer and writer
- December 16 –J.B. Smoove,American actor and comedian
- December 19 -Jessica Steen,Canadian actress
- December 21
- Andy Dick,American comedian, actor, musician and television and film producer
- Declan O'Brien,American writer and director (d. 2022)
- December 22 -David S. Goyer,American filmmaker
- December 27 –Salman Khan,Indian actor
- December 31 –Gong Li,Chinese actress
Deaths
[edit]- January 14 –Jeanette MacDonald,61, American actress, singer,San Francisco,One Hour with You
- February 5 –Irving Bacon,71, American actor,Meet John Doe,Fort Ti
- February 10 –Arnold Manoff,50, American screenwriter,No Minor Vices,Casbah
- February 15 –Nat King Cole,45, American singer and actor,St. Louis Blues,Istanbul
- February 23 –Stan Laurel,74, British actor,The Flying Deuces,Sons of the Desert
- March 1 –Fred Immler,84, German actor,Madame Du Barry,Zapata's Gang
- March 6 –Margaret Dumont,82, American actress,Duck Soup,A Night at the Opera
- March 8 –Esther Howard,72, American actress,The Big Noise,Detour
- March 23 –Mae Murray,79, American actress,The Merry Widow,The Delicious Little Devil
- March 28
- Clemence Dane,77, British screenwriter,Anna Karenina,Perfect Strangers
- Jack Hoxie,80, AmericanWesternactor,The Last Frontier,Gold
- April 1 –Edna Tichenor,64, American actress,London After Midnight,The Show
- April 3 –Ray Enright,69, American director,Alibi Ike,The Spoilers
- April 8 –Lars Hanson,78, Swedish actor,The Wind,Flesh and the Devil
- April 10 –Linda Darnell,41, American actress,My Darling Clementine,The Mark of Zorro
- April 24 –Louise Dresser,85, American actress,A Ship Comes In,The Scarlet Empress
- April 30 –Helen Chandler,59, American actress,Dracula,The Last Flight
- 5 May –John Waters,71, screenwriter and director,The Big Country,The Desperate Hours
- June 6 –Lech Owron,71, Polish actor,Vampires of Warsaw,The Little Eagle
- June 7 –Judy Holliday,43, American actress,Born Yesterday,Bells Are Ringing
- June 8 –Florence Ryerson,72, American screenwriter,The Wizard of Oz,The Ice Follies of 1939
- June 15 –Steve Cochran,48, American actor,The Best Years of Our Lives,White Heat
- June 22 –David O. Selznick,63, American producer,Gone with the Wind,Rebecca
- June 23 –Mary Boland,85, American stage and film actress,The Women,Ruggles of Red Gap
- June 27 –Anthony Veiller,62, American screenwriter,The Stranger,The Killers
- July 11 –Ray Collins,78, American actor,Citizen Kane,The Kid from Left Field
- July 19 –Clyde Beatty,62, American actor and animal trainer,Africa Screams,Ring of Fear
- July 24 –Constance Bennett,60, American actress,Topper,Merrily We Live
- July 28 –Minor Watson,75, American actor,Woman of the Year,The Jackie Robinson Story
- August 6
- Everett Sloane,55, American actor,Citizen Kane,The Lady from Shanghai
- Nancy Carroll,61, American actress,The Devil's Holiday,Hot Saturday
- August 30 –Pauline Garon,64, Canadian actress,The Heart of Broadway,The College Hero
- September 2 –Felix E. Feist,55, American director,This Woman Is Dangerous,The Big Trees
- September 4 –Isabel Jeans,93, British actress,Suspicion,Gigi
- September 7
- Catherine Dale Owen,70, American actress,Such Men Are Dangerous,Born Reckless
- Jean Peyrière,79, French actor,Le roi de Paris,Fanfan la Tulipe
- September 8 –Dorothy Dandridge,42, American actress, singer,Carmen Jones,Porgy and Bess
- September 27 –Clara Bow,60, American actress,Wings,It
- September 29 –Eddie Gribbon,75, American film actor, brother ofHarry Gribbon
- October 3 –Zachary Scott,51, American actor,Mildred Pierce,The Southerner
- October 6 –Tom Kennedy,80, American actor,Petticoat Larceny,Bringing Up Father
- October 18 –Henry Travers,91, British actor,It's a Wonderful Life,Shadow of a Doubt
- October 21 –Marie McDonald,42, American actress,The Geisha Boy,Living in a Big Way
- October 23 –Janice Logan,50, American actress,Dr. Cyclops,Opened by Mistake
- October 31 –Rita Johnson,52, American actress,Here Comes Mr. Jordan,The Major and the Minor
- November 14 –Russell Collins,68, American actor,Miss Sadie Thompson,Bad Day at Black Rock
- November 26 –Wild Bill Elliott,61, American actor,The San Antonio Kid,Sudden Danger
- December 5 –Joseph I. Breen,77, chief administrator of the Motion Picture Production Code of 1930 (Hays Code) from 1934 to 1954
- December 22 –Albert Ritz,64, American entertainer of theRitz Brothers,Sing, Baby, Sing,Life Begins in College
- December 29 –Frank S. Nugent,57, American screenwriter,The Searchers,She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Film debuts
[edit]- Ian Abercrombie–Von Ryan's Express
- Woody Allen–What's New Pussycat
- Paul Benedict–The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
- Jane Birkin–The Knack...and How to Get It
- Jacqueline Bisset–The Knack...and How to Get It
- Dabney Coleman–The Slender Thread
- Robert De Niro–Three Rooms in Manhattan
- Agneta Ekmanner–Love 65
- Michael Gambon–Othello
- Giancarlo Giannini–Libido
- Teresa Gimpera–Fata Morgana
- Uschi Glas–The Sinister Monk
- Olivia Hussey–The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
- Timothy Hutton–Never Too Late
- Derek Jacobi–Othello
- James Karen–Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster
- Philip Kaufman(director) –Goldstein
- Stuart Lancaster–Mudhoney
- Ana Martín–El gángster
- Alex Rocco–Motorpsycho
- Katharine Ross–Shenandoah
- Fran Ryan–Mickey One
- José Sacristán–La familia y... uno más
- Hiroyuki Sanada–Rokyoku komori-uta
- Abe Vigoda–Three Rooms in Manhattan
- José Wilker–A Falecida
- Paul Williams–The Loved One