The year 1960 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1960 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Top-grossing films by country

The highest-grossing 1960 films in countries outside of North America.

Events

* March 5 – For the first time since coming home from military service in Germany,

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

returns to Hollywood to film '' G.I. Blues'' * June 16 – Premiere of Alfred Hitchcock's landmark film, ''

Psycho Psycho may refer to: Mind * Psychopath * Sociopath * Someone with a personality disorder * Someone with a psychological disorder People with the nickname * Karl Amoussou or Psycho, mixed martial artist * Peter Ebdon or Psycho, English snook ...

'' in the United States. Controversial since release, it sets new standards in violence and sexuality on screen, and is a critical influence on the emerging slasher genre. * August 10 – Filming of '' West Side Story'' begins. * October 6 & December 16 – Dalton Trumbo, one of the Hollywood Ten, receives full screenwriting credit for his work on the films '' Spartacus'' and ''

Exodus Exodus or the Exodus may refer to: Religion * Book of Exodus, second book of the Hebrew Torah and the Christian Bible * The Exodus, the biblical story of the migration of the ancient Israelites from Egypt into Canaan Historical events * Exo ...

'', released in the United States on these dates. * October 27 – Film '' Saturday Night and Sunday Morning'' released, first of the British social-realist wave. * November 4 – Filming wraps on '' The Misfits'', starring

Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe (; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; 1 June 1926 4 August 1962) was an American actress. Famous for playing comedic " blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as wel ...

and Clark Gable, the last film for both (though Monroe will be working on another at the time of her death).

Awards

1960 film releases

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...

unless stated

January–March

*January 1960 **5 January ***'' When a Woman Ascends the Stairs'' ( Japan) **12 January ***'' Mrs. Warren's Profession'' (

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

) **20 January ***'' The Immoral Mr. Teas'' **21 January ***'' Toby Tyler'' **26 January ***'' Two Way Stretch'' (U.K.) **27 January ***'' Cash McCall'' **28 January ***'' The Lady with the Dog'' ( U.S.S.R.) *February 1960 **1 February ***'' Hell Bent for Leather'' **3 February ***'' The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond'' **4 February ***'' Visit to a Small Planet'' **5 February ***'' La Dolce Vita'' (

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

) **11 February ***'' Once More, with Feeling!'' ***'' Sink the Bismarck!'' (U.K.) **19 February ***'' Devi'' (

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

) ***'' The Last Voyage'' **24 February ***''

The Bramble Bush ''The Bramble Bush'' is a 1960 American drama film, based on the controversial novel of the same name, directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Richard Burton, Angie Dickinson, Barbara Rush, Jack Carson and James Dunn. It was released by Warner ...

'' ***''

Kidnapped Kidnapped may refer to: * subject to the crime of kidnapping In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful confinement of a person against their will, often including transportation/asportation. The asportation and abduction element is typically ...

'' **25 February ***'' The Battle of the Sexes'' ( U.K.) **27 February ***'' Cleopatra's Daughter'' ***'' The Hypnotic Eye'' *March 1960 **1 March ***'' Comanche Station'' ***'' Heller in Pink Tights'' **2 March ***''

Eyes Without a Face Eyes Without a Face can refer to: * ''Eyes Without a Face'' (film), (French: ''Les yeux sans visage''), 1960 French-language horror film * "Eyes Without a Face" (song), 1984 Billy Idol song {{dab ...

'' (

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

) **3 March ***'' Home from the Hill'' **4 March ***'' Never Take Sweets from a Stranger'' ( U.K.) **5 March ***''

The 3rd Voice ''The 3rd Voice'' (also known as ''The Third Voice'') is a 1960 American neo noir thriller crime drama film directed and written by Hubert Cornfield, who also produced the film with Maury Dexter. It is based on the novel ''All the Way'' by C ...

'' **9 March ***'' Can-Can'' **10 March ***'' Purple Noon'' (

) **12 March ***'' Seven Thieves'' **15 March ***'' 5 Branded Women'' ***'' The Angry Silence'' ( U.K.) **17 March ***''

Breathless Breathless may refer to: Aircraft *Paradelta Breathless, an Italian paraglider design Film and television * Breathless (1960 film), ''Breathless'' (1960 film) (''À bout de souffle''), a French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard * Breathless (1982 ...

'' (France) **18 March ***'' The Hole'' (

) **23 March ***'' The Big Risk'' (

) **31 March ***'' Please Don't Eat the Daisies''

April–June

*April 1960 **2 April ***'' Twelve Hours to Kill'' **5 April ***'' The League of Gentlemen'' ( U.K.) **6 April ***'' Tall Story'' ***'' The Unforgiven'' **10 April ***'' The Secret of the Telegian'' ( Japan) ***'' Hell Is a City'' **13 April ***'' Obaltan'' (

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

) **14 April ***''

The Fugitive Kind ''The Fugitive Kind'' is a 1960 American drama film starring Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, and Joanne Woodward, directed by Sidney Lumet. The screenplay by Meade Roberts and Tennessee Williams was based on the latter's 1957 play ''Orpheus Descendi ...

'' **15 April ***'' Who Was That Lady?'' **21 April ***'' The Ninth Circle'' (

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label= Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavij ...

) **27 April ***'' The Demon of Mount Oe'' ( Japan) *May 1960 **16 May ***'' Peeping Tom'' ( U.K.) **17 May ***'' The Challenge'' ( U.K.) **19 May ***'' Crack in the Mirror'' ***'' Pollyanna'' **25 May ***'' Faust'' (

) **26 May ***'' Wild River'' *June 1960 **3 June ***'' Cruel Story of Youth'' ( Japan) **7 June ***'' Never Let Go'' ( U.K.) **9 June ***'' Macario'' (

Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...

) **15 June ***'' The Apartment'' **16 June ***''

'' **17 June ***'' The Story of Ruth'' ***'' A Terrible Beauty'' **22 June ***'' The Gallant Hours'' ***'' House of Usher'' **23 June ***'' Bells Are Ringing'' ***'' The Party Is Over'' (

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, t ...

) ***'' Portrait in Black'' **24 June ***'' Dinosaurus!'' **28 June ***'' Murder, Inc.'' **29 June ***'' L'Avventura'' (Italy) ***'' Strangers When We Meet''

July–September

*July 1960 **7 July ***'' The Brides of Dracula'' ***'' Elmer Gantry'' ***'' Inherit the Wind'' **10 July ***''

13 Ghosts ''13 Ghosts'' is a 1960 American supernatural horror film produced and directed by William Castle, written by Robb White and starring Rosemary DeCamp, Margaret Hamilton, Charles Herbert, Martin Milner, Jo Morrow, John van Dreelen, and Donald W ...

'' ***'' The Rat Race'' **13 July ***'' The Lost World'' **15 July ***'' From the Terrace'' ***'' Knights of the Teutonic Order'' (

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...

) **20 July ***'' The Bellboy'' **25 July ***''

The Entertainer An entertainer is a person who entertains (singer, actor, comedian, etc.) The Entertainer may refer to: Music Songs * "The Entertainer" (rag), a 1902 classic piano rag written by Scott Joplin *"The Entertainer", rearrangement of the Joplin rag by ...

'' ( U.K.) **30 July ***'' Jigoku'' ( Japan) *August 1960 **5 August ***'' Last Woman on Earth'' ***'' Mughal-e-Azam'' (

) ***'' Parakh'' (

) **7 August ***'' It Started in Naples'' **9 August ***'' Make Mine Mink'' (U.K.) **10 August ***'' Jungle Cat'' ***'' Ocean's 11'' **11 August ***'' Black Sunday'' (

) ***'' Song Without End'' **14 August ***''

Alakazam the Great ''Alakazam the Great'', known in Japan as , is a 1960 Japanese anime musical film, based on the 16th-century Chinese novel ''Journey to the West''. It was one of the earliest anime films to be released in the United States. Osamu Tezuka was named ...

'' ( Japan) **17 August ***''

The Enchanting Shadow ''The Enchanting Shadow'' () is a 1960 Hong Kong drama film directed by Li Han-hsiang. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 33rd Academy Aw ...

'' (

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

) ***''

The Time Machine ''The Time Machine'' is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle or device to travel purposely and selectively fo ...

'' **20 August ***'' College Confidential'' *September 1960 **6 September ***'' Rocco and His Brothers'' (

) **8 September ***'' Let's Make Love'' **9 September ***'' September Storm'' **14 September ***'' The Little Shop of Horrors'' **15 September ***'' Under Ten Flags'' **16 September ***'' High Time'' **19 September ***'' The Bad Sleep Well'' (Japan) **28 September ***'' Sunrise at Campobello'' **29 September ***'' Kapo'' (

) ***'' Surprise Package'' **30 September ***'' Hell to Eternity''

October–December

*October 1960 **1 October ***'' Autumn Has Already Started'' ***'' Never on Sunday'' (

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wit ...

) **6 October ***'' Spartacus'' **8 October ***'' A False Student'' ( Japan) **9 October ***'' Night and Fog in Japan'' ( Japan) **12 October ***''

The Magnificent Seven ''The Magnificent Seven'' is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges. The screenplay by William Roberts is a remake – in an Old West–style – of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film '' Seven Samurai'' (itself initially ...

'' **13 October ***'' Midnight Lace'' **17 October ***'' The Devil's Eye'' ( Sweden) **18 October ***'' The Millionairess'' ( U.K.) **24 October ***''

The Alamo The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Anto ...

'' **27 October ***'' Everybody Go Home'' (

) **28 October ***'' Zazie in the Metro'' (

) **31 October ***''

Man in the Moon In many cultures, several pareidolic images of a human face, head or body are recognized in the disc of the full moon; they are generally known as the Man in the Moon. The images are based on the appearance of the dark areas (known as lunar m ...

'' (U.K.) *November 1960 **1 November ***'' Her Brother'' ( Japan) ***''

Ten Who Dared ''Ten Who Dared'' is a 1960 American Western film directed by William Beaudine and starring Brian Keith, Ben Johnson, John Beal and James Drury. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution. It tells the sto ...

'' **3 November ***'' El Cochecito'' (

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...

) ***'' Five Cartridges'' (

East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

) ***'' The Housemaid'' (

) **4 November ***'' BUtterfield 8'' ***'' G.I. Blues'' **10 November ***'' The World of Suzie Wong'' ( U.K./U.S.) **13 November ***'' Late Autumn'' ( Japan) ***'' North to Alaska'' **14 November ***'' The Facts of Life'' **16 November ***'' Fortunat'' (

) **22 November ***'' Cinderfella'' **23 November ***'' Go to Hell, Hoodlums!'' ***'' The Naked Island'' ( Japan) **25 November ***'' Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete''

) *December 1960 **1 December ***'' Cimarron'' **7 December ***'' Village of the Damned'' ( U.K.) **8 December ***'' The Sundowners'' **9 December ***'' Barsaat Ki Raat'' (

) **11 December ***'' The Human Vapor'' **12 December ***'' The River of Love'' (

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Med ...

) ***

The Yellow Gloves ''Ta Kitrina Gantia'' ( el, Τα Κίτρινα Γάντια, ''The Yellow Gloves'') is a 1960 Greek comedy film made by Finos Films. It was directed by Alekos Sakellarios and stars Nikos Stavridis, Mimis Fotopoulos, Maro Kontou and Martha Vour ...

'' (

) **14 December ***'' Esther and the King'' ( U.S./

) **16 December ***''

'' ***'' The 3 Worlds of Gulliver'' **20 December ***'' Flaming Star'' ***'' Pepe'' ***'' Tunes of Glory'' ( U.K.) ***'' The Wackiest Ship in the Army'' **21 December ***'' Swiss Family Robinson'' **23 December ***'' The Grass Is Greener'' **28 December ***'' Where the Boys Are'' **30 December ***'' The Last Witness'' (

)

Notable films released in 1960

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'', directed by Hubert Cornfield, starring Edmond O'Brien, Laraine Day, Julie London *'' 5 Branded Women'', directed by Martin Ritt, starring Vera Miles, Barbara Bel Geddes,

Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau (; 23 January 1928 – 31 July 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, director, and socialite. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. M ...

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'', directed by William Castle

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*'' Adua and Friends'' (Adua e le compagne), starring Simone Signoret – (

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'' (Saiyu-ki), an

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film – ( Japan) *''

'', directed by and starring John Wayne, co-starring Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Chill Wills, Frankie Avalon, Richard Boone *'' Ali Baba Bujang Lapok'' – (

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

) *'' The Angry Silence'', starring Richard Attenborough – ( U.K.) *''

Anuradha Anuradha may refer to: Film * ''Anuradha'' (1940 film), a 1940 Bollywood film * ''Anuradha'' (1960 film), a 1960 Hindi-language film * ''Anuradha'' (1967 film), a 1967 Indian Kannada film * ''Anuradha'' (2014 film), a 2014 Bollywood drama fil ...

'' – (

) *'' The Apartment'', directed by

Billy Wilder Billy Wilder (; ; born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-American filmmaker. His career in Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Classic Holl ...

, starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston, Jack Kruschen, Edie Adams *'' Autumn Has Already Started'' (Aki tachinu), directed by Mikio Naruse – ( Japan) *'' L'Avventura'' (The Adventure), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni – (Italy)

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*'' Bad Luck'' (Zezowate szczęście) – (

) *'' Barsaat Ki Raat'', starring Madhubala and Bharat Bhushan – (

) *'' The Bad Sleep Well'' (Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru), directed by

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Kurosawa displayed a bold, dy ...

, starring

Toshiro Mifune was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 150 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration (1948–1965) with Akira Kurosawa in such works as '' Rashomon'', '' Seven Samurai'', '' The Hidden Fortress'', '' Throne of Blood'', a ...

– (Japan) *'' Because They're Young'', starring Dick Clark *'' Beat Girl'', starring David Farrar,

Gillian Hills Gillian Hills (born 5 June 1944) is an English actress and singer. She first came to notice as a teenager in the 1960s in the British films ''Beat Girl'' (1960) and '' Blowup'' (1966). She also spent a number of years living in France, where sh ...

, Adam Faith, Christopher Lee – ( U.K.) *'' The Bellboy'', starring Jerry Lewis *'' Bells Are Ringing'', starring Dean Martin and Judy Holliday *'' Beyond the Time Barrier'' *'' The Big Risk'' (Classe tous risques), starring

Lino Ventura Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura (14 July 1919 – 22 October 1987), known as Lino Ventura, was an Italian actor who grew up in France and starred in many French films. Born in Italy, he was raised in Paris by his mother. After a first caree ...

, Sandra Milo,

Jean-Paul Belmondo Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo (; 9 April 19336 September 2021) was a French actor and producer. Initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s, he was a major French film star for several decades from the 1960s onward. His best known credits ...

– (

) *'' Black Sunday'' (La maschera del demonio) – (

) *'' Les Bonnes Femmes'' (The Girls), directed by Claude Chabrol – (France) *''

'', starring Richard Burton and Angie Dickinson *''

'' (À bout de souffle), directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring

and Jean Seberg – (France) *'' The Brides of Dracula'', starring Peter Cushing – ( U.K.) *''

The Broken Pots ''The Broken Pots'' ( tr, Kırık Çanaklar) is a 1960 Turkish drama film directed by Memduh Ün. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Lale Oraloğlu - Sabahat * Turgut Özatay - Cemal * Rüya Gümüsata - Ay ...

'' (Kırık Çanaklar) – (

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

) *'' BUtterfield 8'', directed by Daniel Mann, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey

C

*'' Can-Can'', starring Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Louis Jourdan, Juliet Prowse *'' Carry On Constable'', starring Sid James and Eric Barker – ( U.K.) *'' Cash McCall'', starring James Garner and

Natalie Wood Natalie Wood ( Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully transitioned to young adult roles. Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring r ...

*'' The Challenge'', a.k.a. ''It Takes A Thief'', starring Jayne Mansfield – ( U.K.) *'' Cidade Ameaçada'' (a.k.a. Jerry the Gangster) – (

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

) *'' Cimarron'', directed by Anthony Mann, starring Glenn Ford, Maria Schell, Anne Baxter *'' Cinderfella'', starring Jerry Lewis and Anna Maria Alberghetti *'' Circus of Horrors'', starring Anton Diffring and Donald Pleasence – ( U.K.) *'' Cleopatra's Daughter'', starring Debra Paget *'' The Cloud-Capped Star'' (Meghe Daka Tara), directed by Ritwik Ghatak – (

) *'' El Cochecito'' (The Little Coach), directed by Marco Ferreri – (

) *'' College Confidential'', starring Mamie Van Doren *'' Comanche Station'', directed by Budd Boetticher, starring Randolph Scott *'' Come Back, Africa'', documentary film – (

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...

) *'' Crack in the Mirror'', directed by Richard Fleischer, starring

Orson Welles George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his innovative work in film, radio and theatre. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential f ...

, Bradford Dillman, Juliette Gréco *''

The Criminal A criminal is a person who commits a crime. Criminal or The Criminal may also refer to: Film and television * ''The Criminal'' (1916 film), an American film of 1916 * ''The Criminal'' (1926 film), a French silent film * ''The Criminal'' (196 ...

'', directed by Joseph Losey, starring Stanley Baker – ( U.K.) *'' Cruel Story of Youth'' (Seishun Zankoku Monogatari), directed by Nagisa Oshima – ( Japan)

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The Dark at the Top of the Stairs ''The Dark at the Top of the Stairs'' is a 1957 play by William Inge about family conflicts during the early 1920s in a small Oklahoma town. It was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play in 1958 and was made into a film of the same name in 196 ...

'', starring Dorothy McGuire, Shirley Knight, Robert Preston *''

Dentist in the Chair ''Dentist in the Chair'' is a 1960 British comedy film, directed by Don Chaffey and starring Bob Monkhouse, Ronnie Stevens (actor), Ronnie Stevens, Eric Barker and Vincent Ball. The screenplay was written by Val Guest, and based on a novel by M ...

'', starring Bob Monkhouse and Kenneth Connor – ( U.K.) *'' Desire in the Dust'', starring Joan Bennett, Martha Hyer, Raymond Burr *'' Devi'' (a.k.a. The Goddess), directed by Satyajit Ray – (

) *'' The Devil's Eye'' (Djävulens öga), directed by Ingmar Bergman, starring

Bibi Andersson Berit Elisabet Andersson (11 November 1935 – 14 April 2019), known professionally as Bibi Andersson (), was a Swedish actress who was best known for her frequent collaborations with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. Early life and career Ander ...

– ( Sweden) *'' La Dolce Vita'' (The Sweet Life), directed by Federico Fellini, starring Marcello Mastroianni and

Anita Ekberg Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (; 29 September 193111 January 2015) was a Swedish actress active in American and European films, known for her beauty and stunning figure. She became prominent in her iconic role as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini ...

– (

)

E

*'' Elmer Gantry'', directed by Richard Brooks, starring Burt Lancaster,

Jean Simmons Jean Merilyn Simmons, (31 January 1929 – 22 January 2010) was a British actress and singer. One of J. Arthur Rank's "well-spoken young starlets", she appeared predominantly in films, beginning with those made in Great Britain during and afte ...

, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones *''

'' (Ching nu yu hun) – (

) *''

'', directed by Tony Richardson, starring Laurence Olivier – ( U.K.) *'' Esther and the King'', starring Joan Collins and Richard Egan – ( U.S./

) *'' Everybody Go Home'' (Tutti a casa), directed by Luigi Comencini – (

) *''

'', directed by Otto Preminger, starring Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Sal Mineo, Peter Lawford, Lee J. Cobb, John Derek *''

'' (Les yeux sans visage), starring Pierre Brasseur and Alida Valli – (

)

F

*'' The Facts of Life'', starring Bob Hope and Lucille Ball *'' A False Student'' (Nise daigakusei) – ( Japan) *'' Faust'' – (

) *'' Five Cartridges'' (Fünf Patronenhülsen) – (

) *'' Flaming Star'', starring

and Barbara Eden *'' Fortunat'' (Fortunate), starring Bourvil and Michèle Morgan – (

) *'' From the Terrace'', starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Ina Balin, George Grizzard,

Myrna Loy Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress. Trained as a dancer, Loy devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films ...

G

*'' G.I. Blues'', starring

and Juliet Prowse *'' The Gallant Hours'', a biopic of Admiral "Bull" Halsey starring James Cagney *'' Girl of the Night'', starring Anne Francis and John Kerr *'' Go to Hell, Hoodlums!'' (Kutabare gurentai) – ( Japan) * Goliath and the Dragon *'' Goliath II'', a

Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

animated short *'' The Grass Is Greener'', starring

Cary Grant Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one o ...

, Deborah Kerr,

Robert Mitchum Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American actor. He rose to prominence with an Academy Award nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor for ''The Story of G.I. Jo ...

*''

Guns of the Timberland ''Guns of the Timberland'' is a 1960 American Technicolor lumberjack Western film directed by Robert D. Webb and starring Alan Ladd, Jeanne Crain, Gilbert Roland and Frankie Avalon. Plot Logger Jim Hadley and his lumberjack crew are looking fo ...

'', starring Alan Ladd

H

*'' Hell Bent for Leather'', starring Audie Murphy and Felicia Farr *'' Hell Is a City'', starring Stanley Baker – ( U.K.) *'' Heller in Pink Tights'', starring

Sophia Loren Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren ( , ), is an Italian actress. She was named by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest female stars of Classical Hollywood ci ...

and Anthony Quinn *'' Hell to Eternity'', starring Jeffrey Hunter and David Janssen *'' Her Brother'' (Otôto), directed by

Kon Ichikawa was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films ''The Burmese Harp (1956 film), The Burmese Harp'' (1956) and ''Fires on the Plain (1959 film), Fires on the Plain'' (1959 ...

– ( Japan) *'' High Time'', starring

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

*''

Hobbi al-Wahid ''My Only Love'' ( ar, حبي الوحيد) is a 1960 Egyptian drama/romance film directed by the Egyptian film director Kamal El Sheikh. It starred Omar Sharif, Kamal Al-Shennawi, and Nadia Lutfi. Plot Mona is in a love triangle with Adel (Oma ...

'' (My Only Love), starring Omar Sharif – (

) *'' The Hole'' (Le Trou) (a.k.a. The Night Watch), directed by Jacques Becker – (

) *'' Home from the Hill'', directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring

, Eleanor Parker, George Peppard *'' House of Usher'', directed by

Roger Corman Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...

, starring Vincent Price *'' The Housemaid'' (Hanyeo) – (

) *'' The Human Vapor'' (Gasu Ningen dai Ichigo), directed by Ishirō Honda – ( Japan) *'' The Hypnotic Eye'', starring

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*'' Il Mattatore'', directed by

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) *'' I Aim at the Stars'', directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring Curd Jürgens, Herbert Lom, Gia Scala *'' Ice Palace'', starring Richard Burton, Robert Ryan and Carolyn Jones *'' The Iceman Cometh'', directed by Sidney Lumet, starring

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, Myron McCormick, and Robert Redford – (made for TV) *'' Inherit the Wind'', directed by Stanley Kramer, starring Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Harry Morgan, Dick York *'' It Started in Naples'', starring Clark Gable and

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*'' Jaali Note'' ( Counterfeit Money), starring Madhubala and

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) *'' Jigoku'' (Hell) – ( Japan) *'' Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai'' (The Land Where the Ganges Flows), starring Raj Kapoor – (

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*'' Kanoon'' (The Law), starring Ashok Kumar – (

) *'' Knights of the Teutonic Order'' (Krzyżacy), directed by

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*'' The Lady with the Dog'' (Dama s sobachkoy) – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' The Last Voyage'', starring Robert Stack and

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*'' The Last Witness'' (Der Letzte Zeuge) – (

) *'' Last Woman on Earth'', directed by

*'' Late Autumn'' (Akibiyori), directed by Yasujirō Ozu – ( Japan) *'' The League of Gentlemen'', directed by Basil Dearden, starring Jack Hawkins – ( U.K.) *'' Let's Make Love'', starring

and Yves Montand *'' The Little Shop of Horrors'', directed by

*'' Linda'', starring Carol White – (U.K.) *'' The Lost World'', starring Michael Rennie and Jill St. John *'' Love in Simla'', starring Joy Mukherjee and Sadhana – (

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*'' Macario'', directed by Roberto Gavaldón – (

) *'' Macumba Love'' – (

) *''

'', directed by John Sturges, starring Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, Brad Dexter, Horst Buchholz *'' Make Mine Mink'', starring Terry-Thomas – (U.K.) *'' Makkers Staakt uw Wild Geraas'' (a.k.a. That Joyous Eve), directed by Fons Rademakers – (Dutch films of the 1960s, Netherlands) *''

'', starring Kenneth More – (U.K.) *''Manzil (1960 film), Manzil'' (Destination), starring

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) *'' Midnight Lace'', starring Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin,

*'' The Millionairess'', directed by Anthony Asquith, starring

and Peter Sellers – ( U.K.) *''The Mountain Road'', starring James Stewart * '' Mrs. Warren's Profession'' (Frau Warrens Gewerbe), starring Lilli Palmer (

) *'' Mughal-e-Azam'' (The Greatest of the Mughals), starring Madhubala and Dilip Kumar – (

) *'' Murder, Inc.'', starring Peter Falk, Stuart Whitman, May Britt, Henry Morgan (comedian), Henry Morgan

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*'' The Naked Island'' (Hadaka no shima) – ( Japan) *'' Never Let Go'', directed by John Guillermin, starring Richard Todd, Peter Sellers, Elizabeth Sellars and Adam Faith – ( U.K.) *'' Never on Sunday'', directed by Jules Dassin, starring Melina Mercouri – (

) *'' Never Take Sweets from a Stranger'', starring Patrick Allen and Gwen Watford – ( U.K.) *'' Night and Fog in Japan'' (Nihon no yoru to kiri), directed by Nagisa Oshima – ( Japan) *'' The Ninth Circle'' (Deveti krug) – (

) *'' North to Alaska'', starring John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Ernie Kovacs, Capucine, Fabian Forte

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*'' Obaltan'' (a.k.a. The Stray Bullet) – (

) *''Ocean's 11 (1960 film), Ocean's 11'', starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop, Angie Dickinson *'' Once More, with Feeling!'', directed by Stanley Donen, starring Yul Brynner *''Our Last Spring'' (a.k.a. Eroica), directed by Michael Cacoyannis – (

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*'' Parakh'', directed by Bimal Roy – (

) *'' The Party Is Over'' (Fin de fiesta) – (

) *''Le Passage du Rhin'', starring Charles Aznavour – (

) *'' Peeping Tom'', directed by Michael Powell, starring Karl Boehm, Anna Massey, Moira Shearer – ( U.K.) *'' Pepe'', starring Cantinflas *'' Please Don't Eat the Daisies'', starring Doris Day and David Niven *'' Pollyanna'', starring Hayley Mills *'' Portrait in Black'', starring Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Sandra Dee *''The Private Lives of Adam and Eve (film), The Private Lives of Adam and Eve'', starring Mickey Rooney and Mamie Van Doren *''

'', directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Janet Leigh, Martin Balsam, John Gavin *''The Pure Hell of St Trinian's'', starring Cecil Parker and Joyce Grenfell – ( U.K.) *'' Purple Noon'' (Plein Soleil), a.k.a. ''Blazing Sun'', directed by René Clément, starring Alain Delon – (

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*''The Queen of Spades (1960 film), The Queen of Spades'' (Pikovaya dama) – ( U.S.S.R.)

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*'' The Rat Race'', starring Debbie Reynolds, Tony Curtis, Don Rickles *'' The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond'', directed by Budd Boetticher, starring Ray Danton and Karen Steele *'' The River of Love'' (Nahr el hub), starring Omar Sharif – (

) *'' Rocco and His Brothers'' (Rocco e i suoi fratelli), directed by Luchino Visconti, starring Alain Delon – (

) *''Romeo, Juliet and Darkness'' (Romeo, Julie a tma) – (Czech films of the 1960s, Czechoslovakia) *''The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film'', directed by Richard Lester and Peter Sellers – ( U.K.)

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*'' Saturday Night and Sunday Morning'', directed by Karel Reisz, starring Albert Finney, Shirley Anne Field, Rachel Roberts (actress), Rachel Roberts – (U.K.) *''The Savage Innocents'', directed by Nicholas Ray, starring Anthony Quinn *''Scent of Mystery'', starring Denholm Elliott and Elizabeth Taylor *''School for Scoundrels (1960 film), School for Scoundrels'', directed by Robert Hamer, starring Ian Carmichael and Terry-Thomas – ( U.K.) *'' September Storm'', starring Joanne Dru *''Sergeant Rutledge'', starring Jeffrey Hunter and Woody Strode *''Seven Days... Seven Nights'' (Moderato cantabile), starring

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) *'' Seven Thieves'', starring Edward G. Robinson, Rod Steiger, Eli Wallach, Joan Collins *''Shoot the Pianist'' (Tirez sur le pianiste), directed by François Truffaut, starring Charles Aznavour – (

) *'' Sink the Bismarck!'', starring Kenneth More – (U.K.) *''El Esqueleto de la señora Morales, The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales'' (El Esqueleto de la señora Morales), starring Arturo de Córdova – (

) *'' Song Without End'', starring Dirk Bogarde, Capucine, Patricia Morison *''Sons and Lovers (1960 film), Sons and Lovers'', directed by Jack Cardiff, starring Dean Stockwell and Trevor Howard – ( U.K.) *'' Spartacus'', directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier,

, Charles Laughton, John Gavin, Peter Ustinov, Tony Curtis *''The Spider's Web (1960 film), The Spider's Web'', directed by Godfrey Grayson. Based on an Agatha Christie play ( U.K.) *'' The Story of Ruth'', a Biblical drama starring Stuart Whitman and Peggy Wood *'' Strangers When We Meet'', starring Kim Novak, Kirk Douglas, Ernie Kovacs *''Struggle for Eagle Peak'' (Venner) – (Norwegian films of the 1960s, Norway) *''The Subterraneans'', starring George Peppard *'' The Sundowners'', directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Deborah Kerr and

– (American films of 1960, US/British films of 1960, UK/Australian films of the 1960s, Australia) *''Summer of the Seventeenth Doll'', a.k.a. ''Season of Passion'', starring Anne Baxter, Angela Lansbury, Ernest Borgnine, John Mills *'' Sunrise at Campobello'', starring Ralph Bellamy (as Franklin D. Roosevelt) and Greer Garson *'' Surprise Package'', directed by Stanley Donen, starring Yul Brynner, Mitzi Gaynor, Noël Coward *'' Swiss Family Robinson'', starring John Mills and Dorothy McGuire

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*'' Tall Story'', starring Jane Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Ray Walston *''Tarzan the Magnificent'', starring Gordon Scott, Jock Mahoney, John Carradine *'' A Terrible Beauty'', directed by Tay Garnett, starring

and Anne Heywood *''Testament of Orpheus'' (Le Testament d'Orphée), directed by Jean Cocteau – (

) *''There Was a Crooked Man (film), There Was a Crooked Man'', starring Norman Wisdom – ( U.K.) *''The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse'' (Die tausend Augen des Dr. Mabuse), directed by Fritz Lang – (

) *''The Three Worlds of Gulliver'', starring Kerwin Mathews *''

'', starring Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimieux *''Too Hot to Handle (1960 film), Too Hot to Handle'', starring Jayne Mansfield – (U.K.) *''The Trials of Oscar Wilde'', starring Peter Finch – (U.K.) *''La Vérité (film), The Truth'' (La Vérité), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, starring Brigitte Bardot – (

) *'' Tunes of Glory'', directed by Ronald Neame, starring Alec Guinness – ( U.K.) *'' Twelve Hours to Kill'', starring Nico Minardos and Barbara Eden *''Two-Way Stretch'', starring Peter Sellers – (U.K.) *''Two Women'', directed by Vittorio De Sica, starring

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*'' Under Ten Flags'', starring Van Heflin and Charles Laughton *'' The Unforgiven'', starring Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn *''Universe (1960 film), Universe'' – (List of Canadian films#1960s, Canada)

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*''Vice Raid'', starring Mamie Van Doren *'' Village of the Damned'', starring George Sanders and Barbara Shelley – ( U.K.) *''The Virgin Spring'' (Jungfrukällan), directed by Ingmar Bergman, starring Max von Sydow – ( Sweden) *'' Visit to a Small Planet'', starring Jerry Lewis

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*'' The Wackiest Ship in the Army'', starring Jack Lemmon and Ricky Nelson *''Watch Your Stern'', starring Eric Barker and Leslie Phillips – ( U.K.) *'' When a Woman Ascends the Stairs'' (Onna ga kaidan wo agaru toki), directed by Mikio Naruse – ( Japan) *'' Where the Boys Are'', starring George Hamilton (actor), George Hamilton, Paula Prentiss, Connie Francis *''The White Horse Inn (1960 film), The White Horse Inn'' (Im weißen Rößl) – (

/Austrian films of the 1960s, Austria) *'' Who Was That Lady?'', starring Dean Martin, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh *'' Wild River'', directed by Elia Kazan, starring Montgomery Clift *'' The World of Suzie Wong'', starring Nancy Kwan and William Holden – ( U.K./U.S.)

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'' (Ta kitrina gantia) – (

) *''The Young One'' (La Joven), directed by Luis Buñuel – (

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*''Zazie dans le Métro'', directed by Louis Malle – (

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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) *''Bugs Bunny'' (1940 in film, 1940–1962 in film, 1962) *''Yosemite Sam'' (1945 in film, 1945–1963 in film, 1963) *''Speedy Gonzales'' (1953 in film, 1953–1968 in film, 1968)

Births

*January 4 - April Winchell, American actress, voice actress, writer, talk radio host and commentator *January 9 – Terje Pennie, Estonian actress *January 12 – Oliver Platt, Canadian actor *January 13 – Kevin Anderson (actor), Kevin Anderson, American actor *January 15 - Kelly Asbury, American director, writer and voice actor (died 2020) *January 18 – Mark Rylance, English actor *January 25 - Kerry Noonan, former actress *February 7 – James Spader, American actor *February 9 - David Bateson, British actor and comedian *February 13 - Matt Salinger, American actor and producer *February 14 – Meg Tilly, Canadian-American actress *February 18 **Tony Anselmo, American animator and cartoon voice actor **Greta Scacchi, Italian-Australian actress *February 20 – Wendee Lee, American voice actress *February 21 - Joel McKinnon Miller, American actor *February 28 – Dorothy Stratten, Canadian model and actress (died 1980) *March 13 - Joe Ranft, American screenwriter, animator and voice actor (died 2005) *March 17 **Vicki Lewis, American singer and actress **Cameron Thor, American former actor, filmmaker and acting coach *March 25 - Brenda Strong, American actress and director *March 26 - Jennifer Grey, American actress *March 29 - Annabella Sciorra, American actress and producer *March 31 – Michelle Nicastro, American actress and singer (died 2010) *April 1 - Jennifer Runyon, American actress *April 4 – Hugo Weaving, Australian actor *April 7 – Elaine Miles, American actress *April 14 – Brad Garrett, American actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian and professional poker-player *April 23 - Craig Sheffer, American actor *April 29 - Steve Blum, American voice actor *May 3 - Amy Steel, American former actress *May 9 - Lisa Henson, American producer and former actress *May 20 - Tony Goldwyn, American actor, singer, producer, director and political activist *May 21 – Mohanlal, Indian actor *May 24 **Kristin Scott Thomas, English actress **Doug Jones (actor), Doug Jones, American actor *May 26 - Doug Hutchison, American character actor *May 31 **Chris Elliott, American actor and comedian **Don Harvey (actor, born 1960), American actor and voice actor *June 5 - James Isaac, American director and visual effects supervisor (died 2012) *June 8 - Gary Trousdale, American animator, director, screenwriter and storyboard artist *June 17 – Thomas Haden Church, American actor *June 27 - Jeremy Swift, English actor *July 5 – Brad Loree, Canadian actor and stuntman *July 10 - Jeff Bergman, American voice actor, comedian and impressionist *July 11 – Jafar Panahi, Iranian director *July 14 – Jane Lynch, American actress *July 18 - Barbara Broccoli, American-British producer *July 19 - Elizabeth Kaitan, Hungarian-American actress and model *July 21 - Adrienne King, American actress and voice actress *July 22 - John Leguizamo, American actor, comedian and producer *July 23 - Gabrielle Reidy, Irish actress (died 2014) *August 5 - Steve Bannos, American actor *August 6 - Leland Orser, American actor *August 7 **David Duchovny, American actor **Rosana Pastor, Spanish actress *August 10 – Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor *August 16 – Timothy Hutton, American actor *August 17 – Sean Penn, American actor *August 18 - Richard McCabe, Scottish actor *August 29 – Viire Valdma, Estonian actress *September 1 – Tahmineh Milani, Iranian filmmaker *September 4 - Damon Wayans, American actor, comedian, producer and writer *September 5 - Denis Forest, Canadian character actor (died 2002) *September 9 – Hugh Grant, English actor *September 10 **Nancy Bernstein, American producer (died 2015) **Colin Firth, English actor *September 12 - Felicity Montagu, English actress *September 13 - Greg Baldwin, American actor and voice actor *September 17 **Kevin Clash, American puppeteer, director and producer **Frédéric Pierrot, French actor *September 21 - Mary Mara, American actress (died 2022) *October 1 - Elizabeth Dennehy, American actress *October 5 - Daniel Baldwin, American actor, director and producer *October 9 – Maddie Blaustein, American voice actress (died 2008) *October 12 - Hiroyuki Sanada, Japanese actor *October 18 – Jean-Claude Van Damme, Belgian actor *October 24 - BD Wong, American actor *October 25 – Hong Sang-soo, South Korean director *November 5 **Tilda Swinton, English actress **Yolanda Vázquez, Spanish actress *November 8 – Michael Nyqvist, Swedish actor (died 2017) *November 9 - Toni Hudson, American actress *November 11 – Stanley Tucci, American actor and film director *November 13 - Neil Flynn, American actor and comedian *November 18 **Elizabeth Perkins, American actress **John Shepherd (actor), American actor and producer *November 29 - Cathy Moriarty, American actress and singer *November 30 - Hiam Abbass, Palestinian actress and director *December 3 **Daryl Hannah, American actress **Julianne Moore, American actress *December 9 - Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, American animator, writer, director, producer and voice actor *December 10 **Kenneth Branagh, Northern Irish actor and film director **Michael Schoeffling, American actor and model *December 26 - Temuera Morrison, New Zealand actor *December 27 **Maryam d'Abo, British actress **Traci Wolfe, American actress and model

Deaths

*January 1 – Margaret Sullavan, 50, American actress, ''The Shop Around the Corner'', ''The Mortal Storm'' *January 3 – Victor Sjöström, 80, Swedish film actor and director, ''The Phantom Carriage'', ''Wild Strawberries (film), Wild Strawberries'' *January 4 – Dudley Nichols, 64, American screenwriter, ''Bringing Up Baby'', ''Stagecoach (1939 film), Stagecoach'' *January 21 – Matt Moore (actor), Matt Moore, 72, Irish-American actor, ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'', ''Coquette (film), Coquette'' *January 24 – John Miljan, 67, American actor, ''The Plainsman'', ''Mississippi (film), Mississippi'' *February 3 **Fred Buscaglione, 38, Italian actor and singer **Pierre Watkin, 70, American actor, ''Pride of the Yankees'', ''The Hunted (1948 film), The Hunted'' *March 19 – Sonya Levien, 71, Russian screenwriter, ''Oklahoma! (1955 film), Oklahoma!'', ''Quo Vadis (1951 film), Quo Vadis'', ''Interrupted Melody'' *April 5 – Alma Kruger, 90, American actress, ''His Girl Friday'', ''Saboteur (film), Saboteur'' *April 25 – Hope Emerson, 62, American actress, ''Caged (1950 film), Caged'', ''Adam's Rib'' *May 27 – George Zucco, 74, British actor, ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (film), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'', ''My Favorite Blonde'' *June 4 – Lucien Littlefield, 64, American actor, ''The Cat and the Canary (1927 film), The Cat and the Canary'', ''Dirty Work (1933 film), Dirty Work'' *June 29 – Elizabeth Cooper, Dimples Cooper, 46, Filipina actress, ''Ang Tatlong Hambog'', ''Miracle of Love (disambiguation), Miracles of Love'' *July 2 – Gene Fowler, 70, American screenwriter, ''What Price Hollywood?'', ''The Call of the Wild (1935 film), The Call of the Wild'' *July 15 – Lawrence Tibbett, 63, American singer and actor, ''The Rogue Song'', ''Under Your Spell'' *July 26 – Cedric Gibbons, 67, Irish production designer and art director, ''An American in Paris (film), An American in Paris'', ''The Bad and the Beautiful'' *July 29 – Leonora Corbett, 52, British actress, ''Love on Wheels'', ''Living Dangerously (film), Living Dangerously'' *August 10 – Frank Lloyd, 74, Scottish director, ''Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film), Mutiny on the Bounty'', ''Cavalcade (1933 film), Cavalcade'' *September 4 – Alfred E. Green, 71, American director, ''Baby Face (film), Baby Face'', ''Top Banana (film), Top Banana'' *September 5 – Aku Korhonen, 57, Finnish actor *September 11 – Edwin Justus Mayer, 63, American screenwriter, ''To Be or Not to Be (1942 film), To Be or Not to Be'', ''A Royal Scandal (1945 film), A Royal Scandal'' *October 11 – Richard Cromwell (actor), Richard Cromwell, 50, American actor, ''The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (film), The Lives of a Bengal Lancer'', ''Jezebel (1938 film), Jezebel'' *October 15 **Maude Eburne, 84, Canadian actress, ''The Border Legion (1940 film), The Border Legion'', ''Almost Married (1942 film), Almost Married'' **Clara Kimball Young, 70, American actress, ''My Official Wife (1914 film), My Official Wife'', ''Kept Husbands'' *November 3 – Paul Willis (actor), Paul Willis, 59, American silent-film actor, ''The Fall of a Nation'' *November 5 **Mack Sennett, 80, Canadian-American producer and director, ''Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914 film), Tillie's Punctured Romance'', ''Tango Tangles'' **Ward Bond, 57, American actor, ''It's a Wonderful Life'', ''The Searchers'', ''Rio Bravo (film), Rio Bravo'' *November 14 – Walter Catlett, 71, American actor, comedian, ''Slightly Scandalous'', ''Henry, the Rainmaker'', ''Here Comes the Groom'' *November 16 – Clark Gable, 59, American actor, ''It Happened One Night'', ''Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film), Mutiny on the Bounty'', ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind'' *November 19 – Phyllis Haver, 61, American actress, ''Chicago (1927 film), Chicago'', ''Sal of Singapore'' *November 20 – Betty Lawford, 48, British actress, ''Criminal Lawyer (1937 film), Criminal Lawyer'', ''The Devil Thumbs a Ride'' *December 14 – Gregory Ratoff, 67, Russian actor and director, ''All About Eve'', ''Intermezzo (1939 film), Intermezzo''

Film debuts

*Alan Bates – ''

'' *Karen Black – ''The Prime Time'' *Dyan Cannon – '' The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond'' *Richard Chamberlain – ''The Secret of the Purple Reef'' *Bruce Dern – '' Wild River'' *Albert Finney – ''The Entertainer'' *Jane Fonda – '' Tall Story'' *Diane Ladd – '' Murder, Inc.'' *Peter O'Toole – ''

'' * Robert Redford – ''Tall Story'' *Gian Maria Volonté – '' Under Ten Flags'' *Susannah York – '' Tunes of Glory''

Notes

References

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