The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones.

Top-grossing films

United States

The top ten 1954 released films by box office gross in the United States are as follows:

International

Events

* A reproduction of "America's First Movie Studio",

Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison (February11, 1847October18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, ...

's Black Maria, is constructed. * May 12 — The

Marx Brothers The Marx Brothers were an American family comedy act known for their anarchic humor, rapid-fire wordplay, and visual gags. They achieved success in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in 14 motion pictures. The core group consisted of brothers Chi ...

' Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda. The two were married in 1927. * September 29 — '' A Star is Born'' premieres and marks Judy Garland's comeback after her termination from her contract at

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. An astounding success with critics and audiences, ''A Star is Born'' not only marks the first time that legendary director

George Cukor George Dewey Cukor ( ; July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director and film producer, producer. He mainly concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations. His career flourished at RKO Pictures, RKO when David O. Selzn ...

has made a film musical or a film in

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and in anamorphic widescreen format, but also becomes regarded as one of Garland's best performances in her film career. * November 3 — The film '' Godzilla'' premieres in Japan. It becomes a huge success and the first in the ''Godzilla'' film franchise, the longest running

film series A film series or movie series is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe, or are marketed as a series. It is a type of series fiction. This article explains what film series are and gives brief examples ...

in history.

Awards

Top ten money-making stars

Exhibitors selected the following as the Top Ten Money Making Stars of the Year in Quigley Publishing Company's annual poll. John Wayne became the first actor to regain the number one spot after losing that position.

Top Western stars

The poll also revealed the top Western stars.

Notable films released in 1954

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*'' 3 Ring Circus'', starring

Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor, and comedian. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Cool", he is regarded as one of the most popular entertainers of ...

and

Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian, with a career spanning seven decades in film, stage, television and radio. Famously nicknamed as "Th ...

*'' 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'', starring Kirk Douglas and James Mason

A

*''

Aar Paar ''Aar Paar'' () is a 1954 Indian Hindi-language Film noir, noir comedy film. Directed by Guru Dutt, it has music by O.P. Nayyar and lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. ''Aar-Paar'' stars Johnny Walker (actor), Johnny Walker, Shyama (Hindi actress), Sh ...

'' (This or That), directed by and starring Guru Dutt – (

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

) *'' About Mrs. Leslie'', starring

Shirley Booth Shirley Booth (born Marjory Ford; August 30, 1898October 16, 1992) was an American actress. One of 24 performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, Booth was the recipient of an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and three Tony Awards. ...

*'' Robinson Crusoe'' (Aventuras de Robinson Crusoe), directed by

Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish and Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians and directors to be one of the greatest and ...

– (

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

) *'' Alaska Seas'', starring Robert Ryan and Jan Sterling *'' Amar'' (''Immortal''), starring Madhubala, Nimmi and Dilip Kumar – (India) *'' An American in Rome'' (Un americano a Roma), starring Alberto Sordi – (

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

) *'' Andha Naal'' (That Day) – (

) *''

Animal Farm ''Animal Farm'' (originally ''Animal Farm: A Fairy Story'') is a satirical allegorical novella, in the form of a beast fable, by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. It tells the story of a group of anthropomorphic far ...

'', an animated film – ( GB) *'' Apache'', starring

Burt Lancaster Burton Stephen Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American actor. Initially known for playing tough characters with tender hearts, he went on to achieve success with more complex and challenging roles over a 45-year caree ...

*''

Attila Attila ( or ; ), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in early 453. He was also the leader of an empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, Alans, and Gepids, among others, in Central Europe, C ...

'', starring

Anthony Quinn Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), known as Anthony Quinn, was an American actor. He was known for his portrayal of earthy, passionate characters "marked by a brutal and elemental virility" in over 100 ...

and Sophia Loren – (

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)

B

*'' Bahut Din Huwe'', starring Madhubala – (

) *'' The Back of Beyond'' – (

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) *'' The Barefoot Contessa'', directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring

Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart ( ; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American actor. His performances in classic Hollywood cinema made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Bogart ...

Ava Gardner Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' att ...

, Edmond O'Brien, Rossano Brazzi *'' Beachhead'', starring Tony Curtis and Mary Murphy *'' Beau Brummell'', starring Stewart Granger,

Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was an English and American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 19 ...

, Peter Ustinov *'' Beautiful Stranger'', aka ''Twist of Fate'', starring

Ginger Rogers Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer and singer during the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of Hollywood. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her starri ...

– ( GB/ U.S.) *'' The Belles of St. Trinian's'', starring Alastair Sim,

Joyce Grenfell Joyce Irene Grenfell (''née'' Phipps; 10 February 1910 – 30 November 1979) was an English diseuse, singer, actress and writer. She was known for the songs and monologues she wrote and performed, at first in revues and later in her solo show ...

and George Cole – ( GB) *'' Betrayed'', fourth and final film co-starring

Clark Gable William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901November 16, 1960) was an American actor often referred to as the "King of Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". He appeared in more than 60 Film, motion pictures across a variety of Film genre, genres dur ...

and

Lana Turner Julia Jean "Lana" Turner ( ; February 8, 1921June 29, 1995) was an American actress. Over a career spanning nearly five decades, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized personal life. ...

*'' A Big Family'' (Bolshaya semya) – (

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) *'' The Black Knight'', starring Alan Ladd – (GB/U.S.) *'' The Black Shield of Falworth'', starring Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh *'' Black Tuesday'', starring Edward G. Robinson and Peter Graves *'' Black Widow'', starring

, Gene Tierney, Peggy Ann Garner, Van Heflin,

George Raft George Raft (né Ranft; September 26, 1901 – November 24, 1980) was an American film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. A stylish leading man in dozens of movies, Raft is remembe ...

*'' Boot Polish'' – (

) *'' Boris Godunov'' – (

) *'' The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters'', starring

Leo Gorcey Leo Bernard Gorcey (June 3, 1917– June 2, 1969) was an American stage and film actor, famous for portraying the leader of a group of street-wise city toughs known variously as the Dead End Kids, East Side Kids, the East Side Kids, and as adults ...

, Huntz Hall and

Ellen Corby Ellen Hansen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) was an American actress and screenwriter. She played the role of List of The Waltons characters#Esther Walton, Esther "Grandma" Walton on the Columbia Broadcasting System, CBS television ...

*''

Bread, Love and Jealousy ''Bread, Love and Jealousy'' (), known as ''Frisky'' in the US, is a 1954 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini. It is the second part of the Italian trilogy, preceded by '' Bread, Love and Dreams'' and followed by '' Scanda ...

'' (Pane, Amore e Gelosia), starring Vittorio De Sica and Gina Lollobrigida – (

) *'' The Bridges at Toko-Ri'', directed by Mark Robson, starring William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March,

Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Ninnian Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor. In a career spanning nearly nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last survivi ...

*'' Brigadoon'', directed by

Vincente Minnelli Vincente Minnelli (; born Lester Anthony Minnelli; February 28, 1903 – July 25, 1986) was an American Theatre director, stage director and film director. From a career spanning over half a century, he is best known for his sophisticated innovat ...

, starring

Gene Kelly Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style and sought to create a new form of American dance accessibl ...

, Cyd Charisse, Van Johnson *''

Broken Lance ''Broken Lance'' is a 1954 American Western film directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Sol C. Siegel. The film stars Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Jean Peters, Richard Widmark and Katy Jurado. Shot in Technicolor and CinemaScope, the film ...

'', starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Jean Peters, Richard Widmark, Katy Jurado

C

* '' Cadet Rousselle'', directed by André Hunebelle, starring François Périer and Dany Robin – (

) *'' The Caine Mutiny'', directed by

Edward Dmytryk Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 – July 1, 1999) was a Canadian-born American film director and editor. He was known for his 1940s films noir, noir films and received an Academy Award for Best Director, Oscar nomination for Best Director for ...

, starring

, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray, José Ferrer, Robert Francis, May Wynn, E. G. Marshall *'' Canaris'', directed by

Alfred Weidenmann Alfred Weidenmann (10 May 1916 – 9 June 2000) was a German film director, screenwriter, and author of children's books. He directed more than 30 films between 1942 and 1984. Selected filmography * ' (1942) * ' (1944) * ''I and You'' (195 ...

– (

West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...

) *'' Carmen Jones'', starring Dorothy Dandridge (first African-American to be Oscar-nominated for Best Actress) *'' Casanova's Big Night'', starring

Bob Hope Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours. He appeared ...

*'' Chronicle of Poor Lovers'' (Cronache di poveri amanti) – (

) *'' Circus Fandango'' – (

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) *'' The Country Girl'', directed by George Seaton, starring

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian, entertainer and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwi ...

, Grace Kelly, William Holden *'' Creature from the Black Lagoon'', directed by Jack Arnold *'' Crime Wave'', directed by André de Toth, starring Sterling Hayden and

Phyllis Kirk Phyllis Kirk (born Phyllis Kirkgaard or Kirkegaard; September 18, 1927 October 19, 2006) was an American actress. Early life Kirk was born in Syracuse, New York, although some sources state her birthplace as Plainfield, New Jersey. She contra ...

*'' Crossed Swords'' ('' l Maestro di Don Giovanni'), starring

Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian and American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Oliv ...

and Gina Lollobrigida – (

) *'' The Crucified Lovers'' (Chikamatsu Monogatari), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, starring

Kazuo Hasegawa , formerly known by his stage names and , was a Japanese film and stage actor. He appeared in over 300 films from 1927 to 1963. Career Born to a sake brewing family in Kyoto, he first appeared on stage at age five in a theater run by his famil ...

– (

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)

D

*'' Dangerous Mission'', starring Victor Mature and Piper Laurie *'' Deep in My Heart'', directed by

Stanley Donen Stanley Donen ( ; April 13, 1924 – February 21, 2019) was an American film director and choreographer. He received the Honorary Academy Award in 70th Academy Awards, 1998, and the Golden Lion#Golden Lion – Honorary Award, Career Golden Lion ...

, starring José Ferrer and Merle Oberon *'' Demetrius and the Gladiators'', starring Victor Mature and

Susan Hayward Susan Hayward (born Edythe Marrener; June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) was an American actress best known for her film portrayals of women that were based on true stories. After working as a fashion model for the Walter Clarence Thornton, Walt ...

*'' Désirée'', starring

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and Jean Simmons *'' Dial M for Murder'', directed by

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featu ...

, starring Ray Milland, Robert Cummings, Grace Kelly *''

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'', starring Dirk Bogarde, first of "Doctor" series – ( GB) *'' Down Three Dark Streets'', starring Broderick Crawford and Ruth Roman *'' Drive a Crooked Road'', starring

and Dianne Foster *'' Drum Beat'', directed by Delmer Daves, starring Alan Ladd

E

*'' The Egyptian'', starring Jean Simmons, Gene Tierney, Victor Mature, Bella Darvi,

Edmund Purdom Edmund Cutlar Purdom (19 December 19261 January 2009)

*'' Eight O'Clock Walk'', starring

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and Cathy O'Donnell – ( GB) *''Elephant Walk'', starring

and Peter Finch *''Executive Suite'', starring William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck, June Allyson, Fredric March, Louis Calhern, Walter Pidgeon, Nina Foch

F

*''The Far Country (film), The Far Country'', directed by Anthony Mann, starring James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Walter Brennan *''Father Brown (film), Father Brown'', starring Alec Guinness – ( GB) *''Fear (1954 film), Fear'' (La Paura), directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Ingrid Bergman – (List of German films of 1945–59, West Germany/

) *''Five Boys from Barska Street'' (Piątka z ulicy Barskiej) – (List of Polish films of the 1950s, Poland) *''Flame and the Flesh'', starring

*''French Cancan'', starring Jean Gabin – (

/Italy) *''The French Line'', starring Jane Russell

G

*''Garden of Evil'', starring Gary Cooper,

, Richard Widmark *''The Glenn Miller Story'', directed by Anthony Mann, starring Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson *'' Godzilla'' (Gojira), directed by Ishirō Honda – (

) *''The Gold of Naples'' (L'oro di Napoli), directed by Vittorio De Sica, starring Silvana Mangano and Sophia Loren – (

) *''The Good Die Young'', directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Stanley Baker and Laurence Harvey – ( GB)

H

*''Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy'', a Stop motion animated film *''Happy Ever After (1954 film), Happy Ever After'', starring David Niven and Yvonne De Carlo – (GB) *''Hell and High Water (1954 film), Hell and High Water'', directed by Samuel Fuller, starring Richard Widmark *''Hell Below Zero'', starring Alan Ladd *''Hell's Half Acre (1954 film), Hell's Half Acre'', starring Evelyn Keyes and Wendell Corey *''The High and the Mighty (film), The High and the Mighty'', starring John Wayne, Robert Stack, Laraine Day, Claire Trevor, Phil Harris *''Highway Dragnet'', starring Richard Conte and Joan Bennett *''Hobson's Choice (1954 film), Hobson's Choice'', directed by David Lean, starring Charles Laughton and John Mills – ( GB) *''The House Across the Lake'', aka ''Heat Wave'', starring Alex Nicol and Hillary Brooke – (GB) *''Human Desire'', starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford

I

*''La ilusión viaja en tranvía, Illusion Travels by Streetcar'' (La ilusión viaja en tranvía), directed by

, starring Lilia Prado – (

) *''Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome'', directed by Kenneth Anger *''An Inspector Calls (1954 film), An Inspector Calls'', with Alastair Sim, based on the J. B. Priestley play – ( GB) *''It Should Happen to You'', starring Judy Holliday, Peter Lawford, Jack Lemmon

J

*''Jagriti'' (The Awakening) – (

) *''Johnny Guitar'', directed by Nicholas Ray, starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge *''Journey to Italy'' (Viaggio in Italia), directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders – (

)

K

*''King Richard and the Crusaders'', starring Rex Harrison and Virginia Mayo *''Knock on Wood (1954 film), Knock on Wood'', starring Danny Kaye

L

*''The Lady of the Camellias#Other films based on La Dame aux Camélias, The Lady of the Camellias'' (''La Mujer de las camelias'') – (Argentine films of the 1950s, Argentina) *''The Last Bridge'' (Die Letzte Brücke), starring Maria Schell and Bernhard Wicki – (Austrian films of the 1950s, Austria) *''Late Chrysanthemums'' (bangiku), directed by Mikio Naruse – (

) *''A Lesson in Love (1954 film), A Lesson in Love'' (En lektion i kärlek), directed by Ingmar Bergman, starring Eva Dahlbeck and Gunnar Björnstrand – (Swedish films of the 1950s, Sweden) *''A Life at Stake'', starring Angela Lansbury *''Liliomfi'' – (List of Hungarian films 1948-1989, Hungary) *''Living It Up'', starring

and

*''The Long, Long Trailer'', starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz *''The Long Wait'', starring

*''Loophole (1954 film), Loophole'', starring Barry Sullivan (actor), Barry Sullivan and Dorothy Malone

M

*''Mad About Men'', starring Glynis Johns and Margaret Rutherford – (U.K.) *''Madame X (1954 film), Madame X'' (I Agnostos)Madame X (1954 film) – (List of Greek films of the 1950s, Greece) *''Maddalena (1954 film), Maddalena'' – (

) *''The Maggie'', directed by Alexander Mackendrick – ( GB) *''Magnificent Obsession (1954 film), Magnificent Obsession'', directed by Douglas Sirk, starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson *''The Million Pound Note'', starring Gregory Peck – ( GB)

N

*''Nagin (1954 film), Nagin'', starring Vyjayanthimala and Pradeep Kumar – (

) *''Naked Alibi'', starring Sterling Hayden and Gloria Grahame *''The Naked Jungle'', starring Eleanor Parker and Charlton Heston *''Neelakuyil'' (The Blue Cuckoo) – (Malayalam films: 1928–1959, India) *''Night People (1954 film), Night People'', directed by Nunnally Johnson, starring Gregory Peck, Broderick Crawford, Buddy Ebsen *''Aldri annet enn bråk, Nothing But Trouble'' (Aldri annet enn bråk) – (

)

O

*''On the Waterfront'', directed by Elia Kazan, starring

with Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger—winner of eight 27th Academy Awards, Oscars *''On Trial (1954 film), On Trial'' (L'affaire Maurizius; Il caso Mauritius), directed by Julien Duvivier – (

) *''The Outcast (1954 film), The Outcast'', starring John Derek

P

*''Phantom of the Rue Morgue'', starring Karl Malden, Patricia Medina, Merv Griffin *''Phffft'', starring Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon, Kim Novak *''Pride of the Blue Grass (1954 film), Pride of the Blue Grass'', starring Lloyd Bridges and Vera Miles *''Prince Valiant (1954 film), Prince Valiant'', starring Robert Wagner, James Mason, Janet Leigh *''Prisoner of War (1954 film), Prisoner of War'', starring Ronald Reagan *''Private Hell 36'', directed by Don Siegel, starring Ida Lupino *''Pushover (film), Pushover'', starring Fred MacMurray and Kim Novak (in her film debut)

R

*''Radio Cab Murder'', directed by Vernon Sewell, starring Jimmy Hanley and Lana Morris – ( GB) *''The Raid (1954 film), The Raid'', starring Van Heflin, Anne Bancroft, Lee Marvin *''Rear Window'', directed by

, starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter, Wendell Corey, Raymond Burr *''Red Garters (film), Red Garters'', directed by George Marshall (director), George Marshall, starring Rosemary Clooney *''Return to Treasure Island (1954 film), Return to Treasure Island'', starring Tab Hunter *''Riot in Cell Block 11'', directed by Don Siegel, starring Neville Brand *''River of No Return'', directed by Otto Preminger, starring Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe *'' Robinson Crusoe'', starring Dan O'Herlihy *''Rogue Cop'', starring Robert Taylor (American actor), Robert Taylor and Janet Leigh *''Romeo and Juliet (1954 film), Romeo and Juliet'', starring Laurence Harvey – (

/ GB)

S

*''Sabrina (1954 film), Sabrina'', directed by Billy Wilder, starring

, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden *''Salt of the Earth (1954 film), Salt of the Earth'', starring Rosaura Revueltas and Will Geer *''Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto'' (Miyamoto Musashi), directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, starring Toshiro Mifune – (

) *''Sansho the Bailiff'' (Sanshō Dayũ), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, starring Kinuyo Tanaka – (Japan) *''Saskatchewan (film), Saskatchewan'', starring Alan Ladd *''The Sea Shall Not Have Them'', directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Michael Redgrave, Dirk Bogarde, Anthony Steel (actor), Anthony Steel, Nigel Patrick – ( GB) *''Secret of the Incas'', starring Charlton Heston *''The Seekers (1954 film), The Seekers'', starring Jack Hawkins and Glynis Johns – (GB) *''Senso (film), Senso'', directed by Luchino Visconti, starring Alida Valli and Farley Granger – (

) *''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (film), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'', directed by

, starring Jane Powell and Howard Keel *''Seven Samurai'' (Shichinin no Samurai), directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura – (

) *''She Couldn't Say No (1954 film), She Couldn't Say No'', starring Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons *''Shield for Murder'', starring Edmond O'Brien *''The Silver Chalice (film), The Silver Chalice'', starring Paul Newman (in his film debut) *''Silver Lode (1954 film), Silver Lode'', starring Dan Duryea *''Sira` Fi al-Wadi'' (Struggle in the Valley), directed by Youssef Chahine – (Egyptian films of the 1950s, Egypt) *''Sitting Bull (film), Sitting Bull'', starring Dale Robertson and J. Carrol Naish *''Sound of the Mountain'' (Yama no Oto), directed by Mikio Naruse – (

) *''A Star Is Born (1954 film), A Star Is Born'', directed by

, starring Judy Garland and James Mason, musical remake of 1937 film *''Star of India (film), Star of India'', starring Cornel Wilde and Herbert Lom – ( GB) *''La strada (film), La strada'' (The Road), directed by Federico Fellini, starring

– (

) *''Stranger from Venus'', directed by Burt Balaban, starring Patricia Neal and Derek Bond *''Suddenly (1954 film), Suddenly'', starring Frank Sinatra and Sterling Hayden *''Supir Istimewa'', directed by Rempo Urip and starring MS Priyadi and Ermina Zaenah (Indonesia) *''Susan Slept Here'', starring Debbie Reynolds and Dick Powell

T

*''Tanganyika (film), Tanganyika'', starring Van Heflin and Ruth Roman *''Taza, Son of Cochise'', starring Rock Hudson *''Them!'', starring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness *''There's No Business Like Show Business (film), There's No Business Like Show Business'', starring Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey, Donald O'Connor, Mitzi Gaynor, Marilyn Monroe *''They Who Dare'', starring Dirk Bogarde – ( GB) *''Three Coins in the Fountain (1954 film), Three Coins in the Fountain'', starring Jean Peters, Dorothy McGuire, Maggie McNamara *''Three Young Texans'', starring Jeffrey Hunter, Mitzi Gaynor, Keefe Brasselle *''Too Bad She's Bad'' (Peccato che sia una canaglia), starring Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica – (

) *''Top Banana (film), Top Banana'', starring Phil Silvers *''Touchez pas au grisbi'' (Hands Off the Loot), starring Jean Gabin – (

) *''Track of the Cat (film), Track of the Cat'', directed by William A. Wellman, starring Robert Mitchum and Teresa Wright *''Twenty-Four Eyes'' (Nijū-shi no Hitomi) – (

) *''Twist of Fate (film), Twist of Fate'', starring

V

*''Vera Cruz (film), Vera Cruz'', starring Gary Cooper and

W

*''The Weak and the Wicked'', directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring Glynis Johns and Diana Dors – ( GB) *''West of Zanzibar (1954 film)'', directed by Harry Watt (director), Harry Watt, starring Anthony Steel (actor), Anthony Steel, Sheila Sim, Edric Connor & Orlando Martins – (British films of 1954, U.K.) *''White Christmas (film), White Christmas'', directed by Michael Curtiz, starring

, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen, Dean Jagger *''Windfall in Athens'' (Kyriakatiko xypnima), directed by Michael Cacoyannis – (List of Greek films of the 1950s, Greece) *''Witness to Murder'', directed by Roy Rowland (film director), Roy Rowland, starring Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Merrill, George Sanders *''Woman's World (1954 film), Woman's World'', starring June Allyson, Clifton Webb, Fred MacMurray, Van Heflin, Lauren Bacall, Arlene Dahl *''Wyoming Renegades'', starring Phil Carey

Y

*''Young at Heart (1954 film), Young at Heart'', starring Frank Sinatra and Doris Day *''The Young Lovers (1954 film), The Young Lovers'', directed by Anthony Asquith – ( GB)

Serials

*''Gunfighters of the Northwest'', starring Clayton Moore and Phyllis Coates *''Man with the Steel Whip'', starring Dick Simmons *''Riding with Buffalo Bill'' *''Trader Tom of the China Seas'', starring Harry Lauter and Aline Towne

Short film series

*''Looney Tunes'' (1930 in film, 1930–1969 in film, 1969) *''Terrytoons'' (1930 in film, 1930–1964 in film, 1964) *''Merrie Melodies'' (1931 in film, 1931–1969 in film, 1969) *''Popeye'' (1933 in film, 1933–1957 in film, 1957) *''The Three Stooges'' (1934 in film, 1934–1959 in film, 1959) *''Bugs Bunny'' (1940 in film, 1940–1962 in film, 1962) *''Tom and Jerry'' (1940 in film, 1940–1958 in film, 1958) *''Mighty Mouse'' (1942 in film, 1942–1955 in film, 1955) *''Chip 'n' Dale'' (1943 in film, 1943–1956 in film, 1956) *''Droopy'' (1943 in film, 1943–1958 in film, 1958) *''Barney Bear'' (1939 in film, 1939–1954) *''Yosemite Sam'' (1945 in film, 1945–1963 in film, 1963) *''Speedy Gonzales'' (1953 in film, 1953–1968 in film, 1968) *''Ranger Don'' (1953 in film, 1953–1956 in film, 1956)

Births

*January 1 **Richard Edson, American actor and musician **Richard Gibson, British actor **Rawiri Paratene, New Zealand actor, director and writer **Helen Wellington-Lloyd, South African-born British artist and actress *January 6 – Anthony Minghella, English film director and screenwriter (d. 2008) *January 6 - John Sparkes, Welsh actor and comedian *January 19 - Katey Sagal, American actress and singer-songwriter *January 20 - Ken Page, American actor and cabaret singer (d. 2024) *January 25 - Sean Lawlor, Irish character actor and playwright (d. 2009) *January 28 - Kaneto Shiozawa, Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (d. 2000) *January 29 **Juan de Marcos González, Cuban bandleader, musician and actor **Terry Kinney, American actor **Oprah Winfrey, American actress and television personality *February 2 – Christie Brinkley, American model and actress *February 6 – Aare Laanemets, Estonian actor (d. 2000) *February 8 - Alistair Browning, New Zealand actor (d. 2019) *February 9 - Leslie Bevis, retired American model and actress *February 12 - Zach Grenier, American character actor *February 15 – Matt Groening, American animator, writer, producer, voice actor and creator of ''The Simpsons'' and ''Futurama'' *February 17 – Rene Russo, American actress *February 18 – John Travolta, American actor *February 20 - Anthony Head, English actor and singer *February 21 - Christopher Mayer (American actor), Christopher Mayer, American actor (d. 2011) *March 1 **Ron Howard, American director and actor **Peter Spellos, American voice actor (d. 2023) *March 2 - Olwen Fouéré, Irish actress *March 4 – Catherine O'Hara, Canadian actress *March 8 **James Carter Cathcart, retired American voice actor and voice director **Jay Arlen Jones, American actor *March 9 - Martin P. Robinson, American puppeteer *March 13 - Robin Duke, Canadian actress and comedian *March 15 – Craig Wasson, American actor *March 17 – Lesley-Anne Down, English actress *March 22 - Tommy Hollis, American actor (d. 2001) *March 24 – Robert Carradine, American actor *March 29 - Dianne Kay, retired American actress *April 7 – Jackie Chan, Hong Kong-born actor *April 9 – Dennis Quaid, American actor *April 10 **Peter MacNicol, American actor **Deborah Rush, American actress *April 16 – Ellen Barkin, American actress *April 19 - Lucinda Dooling, Puerto-Rican-born American actress (d. 2015) *April 20 - Brett Rice, American actor *April 21 - James Morrison (actor), James Morrison, American actor *April 23 - Lucinda Jenney, American actress *April 25 - George Spartels, Australian actor, presenter, director and musician *April 27 – John Cygan, American actor, voice artist and comedian (d. 2017) *April 29 – Jerry Seinfeld, American stand-up comedian and actor *May 4 - Pia Zadora, American actress and singer *May 7 – Amy Heckerling, American director *May 8 **Stephen Furst, American actor, director and producer (d. 2017) **David Keith (actor), David Keith, American actor and director **Clive Wood, British actor *May 10 - Mike Hagerty, American actor (d. 2022) *May 18 - Patrick St. Esprit, American character actor *May 21 - Jean Kasem, American former actress *May 29 - Pankaj Kapur, Indian actor *June 2 **Dennis Haysbert, American actor **Jeannine Taylor, American actress *June 5 - Haluk Bilginer, Turkish actor *June 6 – Merle Talvik, Estonian actress *June 7 - Bobby Di Cicco, American actor *June 14 **Will Patton, American actor **Jan Rabson, American actor and voice actor (d. 2022) *June 15 – Jim Belushi, American actor *June 19 – Kathleen Turner, American actress *June 21 - Robert Pastorelli, American actor (d. 2004) *June 22 – Chris Lemmon, American actor and author *June 26 - David Steen (actor), David Steen, American playwright, actor and writer *June 28 – Alice Krige, South African actress *July 2 - Eddie Rouse, American character actor (d. 2014) *July 31 - Rainer Bock, German actor *August 10 - Rick Overton, American actor, comedian and screenwriter *August 12 – Sam J. Jones, American actor *August 13 – Tõnu Kilgas, Estonian actor and singer *August 15 - Sean Bury, British actor *August 16 – James Cameron, Canadian-born director *August 18 - Winnie Holzman, American screenwriter, actor and producer *August 20 **Al Roker, American weather forecaster, journalist, television personality, actor and author **Theresa Saldana, American actress and writer (d. 2016) *August 22 - Jay Patterson, American actor *August 30 - David Paymer, American actor *September 4 - James Martin Kelly, American character actor *September 13 - Isiah Whitlock Jr., American actor *September 15 **Brad Leland, American actor **Barry Shabaka Henley, American character actor *September 19 **David Bamber, English actor **Blanche Ravalec, French actress and dubbing artist *September 23 - Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Italian actor and screenwriter (d. 2023) *September 29 ** Mark Mitchell (actor), Mark Mitchell, Australian actor and comedian ** Cindy Morgan, American actress (d. 2023) *October 2 – Lorraine Bracco, American actress *October 9 **Scott Bakula, American actor **John O'Hurley, American actor, comedian, singer, author, game show host and television personality *October 10 **David Barron (film producer), David Barron, British producer **Rekha, Indian actress **Patric Zimmerman, retired American voice actor *October 11 - Tim Choate, American actor (d. 2004) *October 14 - Elizabeth Sung, Chinese-American actress, director and screenwriter (d. 2018) *October 15 - Jere Burns, American actor *October 18 **Arliss Howard, American actor, screenwriter and director **Bob Weinstein, American producer *October 19 - Ken Stott, Scottish actor *October 23 – Ang Lee, Taiwanese director *October 26 **D. W. Moffett, American actor **James Pickens Jr., American actor *November 3 - Kathy Kinney, American actress and comedian *November 5 - Mike Gabriel, American animator and director *November 7 – Kamal Haasan, Indian actor, director, script-writer, producer and singer *November 13 - Chris Noth, American actor *November 19 – Kathleen Quinlan, American actress *November 20 - Richard Brooker, British actor and stuntman (d. 2013) *November 21 - Timothy Stack, American actor, producer and screenwriter *November 29 – Joel Coen, American director, producer and screenwriter *November 30 - Simonetta Stefanelli, Italian retired actress *December 2 - Dan Butler, American actor *December 4 – Tony Todd, American actor and producer (d. 2024) *December 7 - , French voice actor (d. 2006 in film, 2006) *December 9 - Ken Cheeseman, American actor *December 18 – Ray Liotta, American actor (d. 2022 in film, 2022) *December 20 - Michael Badalucco, American actor *December 26 – Tony Rosato, Canadian actor and comedian (d. 2017 in film, 2017) *December 28 – Denzel Washington, American actor

Deaths

*January 5 – Lillian Rich, 54, English actress, ''The Golden Bed'', ''On the Front Page'' *January 11 – Oscar Straus (composer), Oscar Straus, 83, Viennese composer, ''La Ronde (1950 film), La Ronde'' *January 16 – Baburao Painter, 63, Indian film director, ''Savkari Pash'' *January 18 – Sydney Greenstreet, 74, English actor, ''Casablanca (film), Casablanca'', ''The Maltese Falcon (1941 film), The Maltese Falcon'', ''Christmas in Connecticut'', ''The Mask of Dimitrios'' *January 30 – John Murray Anderson, 67, Canadian director, ''King of Jazz'' *January 31 – Florence Bates, 65, American actress, ''Rebecca (1940 film), Rebecca'' *February 1 – Yvonne de Bray, 64, French actress, ''Les Parents terribles (1948 film), Les Parents terribles'' *February 9 – Mabel Paige, 73, American actress, ''Lucky Jordan'', ''Murder, He Says'' *February 12 – Dziga Vertov, 58, Russian filmmaker, ''Man with a Movie Camera'' *February 13 – Stephen Auer, 53, American producer, ''Trail of Kit Carson'' *February 21 – William K. Howard, 54, American director, ''The Power and the Glory (1933 film), The Power and the Glory'', ''Johnny Come Lately'' * March 5 – John Eberson, 78, American movie palace architect *March 7 – Will H. Hays, 74, American movie censor, first chairman of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America *March 8 – John L. Balderston, 64, American screenwriter, ''The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film), The Prisoner of Zenda'', ''Gaslight (1944 film), Gaslight'' *March 14 – Otto Gebühr, 76, German actor, ''The Great King'' *March 18 – Louis Lipstone, 61, American conductor, head of Paramount Pictures music department *March 24 – Alberto Colombo (composer), Alberto Colombo, 65, American film composer and music director, ''Portia on Trial'' *March 30 – Pauline Brunius, 73, Swedish actress, director and screenwriter, ''Charles XII (film), Charles XII'' *April 1 – Jack Lait, 71, American author, ''New York Confidential (film), New York Confidential'' *April 3 – Ernest Vajda, 67, Hungarian actor and screenwriter, ''Smilin' Through (1932 film), Smilin' Through'' *April 4 – Frederick Lonsdale, 73, English playwright and screenwriter, ''The Private Life of Don Juan'' *April 10 – Auguste Lumiere, 91, French film pioneer *April 29 – Joe May, 73, Austrian director, ''The House of Fear (1939 film), The House of Fear'', ''The Invisible Man Returns'' *May 1 – Arthur Johnston (composer), Arthur Johnston, 56, Composer, ''Pennies from Heaven (1936 film), Pennies from Heaven'' *May 3 – Tom Tyler, 50, American actor, ''Adventures of Captain Marvel'', ''The Phantom (serial), The Phantom'' *May 15 – Herbert I. Leeds, 54, American director, ''Mr. Moto in Danger Island'' *May 17 – Ethel Hill, 56, American screenwriter, ''The Little Princess (1939 film), The Little Princess'', ''In Old Oklahoma'' *May 18 – Fred Waller, 67, American film pioneer, inventor of Cinerama *May 20 – Hans von Wolzogen (producer), Hans von Wolzogen, 65, German film producer and director, ''Sprengbagger 1010'' *May 25 – Hans Janowitz, 63, German writer, ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' *May 31 – Guglielmo Barnabò, 66, Italian actor, ''Miracle in Milan'' *June 27 – Theodor Loos, 71, German actor, ''Die Nibelungen'' *June 28 – Ludwig Schmitz, 70, German actor, ''The Heath is Green (1951 film), The Heath is Green'' *July 1 – Thea von Harbou, 65, German screenwriter, novelist, director and actress, ''Metropolis (1927 film), Metropolis'' *July 6 – Gabriel Pascal, 60, Hungarian film producer and director, ''Pygmalion (1938 film), Pygmalion'' *July 8 – Gerald Geraghty, 47, American screenwriter, ''The Jungle Princess'' *July 12 – Richard Henry Brinsley Norton, 6th Baron Grantley, Lord Grantley, 62, British film executive *July 13 – Irving Pichel, 63, American director and actor, ''The Most Dangerous Game (film), The Most Dangerous Game'', ''Santa Fe (film), Santa Fe'', ''Oliver Twist (1933 film), Oliver Twist'', ''How Green Was My Valley (film), How Green Was My Valley'' *July 14 – Al Hill (actor), Al Hill, 62, American actor, ''The Payoff (1935 film), The Payoff'', ''The Border Patrolman'' *July 23 – Leonard Goldstein, 51, American producer, ''Ma and Pa Kettle (film), Ma and Pa Kettle'' *July 24 – Effie Shannon, 87, American actress, ''Sally of the Sawdust'' *August 4 – Harald Paulsen, 58, German actor and director, ''Ave Maria (1936 film), Ave Maria'' *August 11 – Murray Kinnell, 65, English-born American actor, ''The Public Enemy'' *August 19 – Terry Ramsaye, 68, American producer and movie historian, author of ''A Million and One Nights: A History of the Motion Picture'' *August 24 – Lewis D. Collins, 55, American director, ''The Desert Trail'' *September 3 – Eugene Pallette, 65, American actor, ''My Man Godfrey'', ''The Adventures of Robin Hood (film), The Adventures of Robin Hood'' *September 28 – Bert Lytell, 69, American actor, ''The Lone Wolf (1917 film), The Lone Wolf'' *October 22 – Charles Skouras, 65, American movie executive and president of Twentieth Century Fox, Fox West Coast *October 22 – George McManus, 70, American cartoonist, ''Bringing Up Father'' *November 11 – Reinhold Schünzel, 68, German director and actor, ''The Ice Follies of 1939'', ''Notorious (1946 film), Notorious'' *November 15 – Lionel Barrymore, 76, American actor, ''It's a Wonderful Life'', ''You Can't Take It with You (film), You Can't Take It with You'', ''Key Largo (film), Key Largo'', ''Treasure Island (1934 film), Treasure Island'', ''Grand Hotel (1932 film), Grand Hotel'' *November 22 – Moroni Olsen, 65, American actor, ''The Three Musketeers (1935 film), The Three Musketeers'' *November 22 – Roy Rene, 63, Australian comedian, ''Strike Me Lucky'' *November 29 – Eero Kilpi, 77, Finnish actor, ''Anna Liisa'' *December 6 – Truly Shattuck, 79, American actress, ''A Wise Fool'' *December 8 – Gladys George, 50, American actress, ''The Maltese Falcon (1941 film), The Maltese Falcon'', ''The Best Years of Our Lives'', ''The Roaring Twenties'', ''Detective Story (1951 film), Detective Story'' *December 18 – Maria Eis, 58, Austrian actress, ''The Eternal Waltz''

Film debuts

*Stanley Adams (actor), Stanley Adams – ''The Atomic Kid'' *Mario Adorf – ''08/15 (film), 08/15'' *Ursula Andress – ''An American in Rome'' *R.G. Armstrong – ''Garden of Eden (1954 film), Garden of Eden'' *Martin Balsam – ''On the Waterfront'' *Sean Connery – ''Lilacs in the Spring'' *Allan Cuthbertson – ''Carrington V.C. (film), Carrington V.C.'' *Angie Dickinson – ''Lucky Me (film), Lucky Me'' *Lisa Gastoni – ''They Who Dare'' *Charles Grodin – '' 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'' *Allison Hayes – ''Francis Joins the WACS'' *David Hemmings – ''The Rainbow Jacket'' *Pat Hingle – ''On the Waterfront'' *James Hong – ''Dragonfly Squadron'' *Jack Lemmon – ''It Should Happen to You'' *Elsa Martinelli – ''The Red and the Black (1954 film), The Red and the Black'' *Marisa Mell – ''Das Licht der Liebe'' *Rosenda Monteros – ''Reto a la vida'' *Paul Newman – ''The Silver Chalice (film), The Silver Chalice'' *Kim Novak – ''The French Line'' *Patrick O'Neal (actor), Patrick O'Neal – ''The Mad Magician'' *Terele Pávez – ''Boyfriend in Sight'' *Donald Pleasence – ''The Beachcomber (1954 film), The Beachcomber'' *Stafford Repp – ''Fireman Save My Child (1954 film), Fireman Save My Child'' *Eva Marie Saint – ''On the Waterfront'' *Dick Sargent – ''Prisoner of War (1954 film), Prisoner of War'' *John Saxon – ''It Should Happen to You'' *Omar Sharif – ''Devil of the Sahara'' *Rod Taylor – ''King of the Coral Sea'' *Lino Ventura – ''Touchez pas au grisbi''

Notes

References

External links

List of 1954 films
at IMDb
List of 1954 deaths
at IMDb
List of 1954 births
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