The year 1962 in film involved some very significant events, with '' Lawrence of Arabia'' winning seven

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including Best Picture and Best Director.

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and

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will celebrated their 50th anniversaries.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1962 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

* February – Warner Bros. buy the film rights for ''

My Fair Lady ''My Fair Lady'' is a musical theatre, musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story, based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play ''Pygmalion (play), Pygmalion'' and on the Pygmalion (1938 film), 1938 film ...

'' for the unprecedented sum of $5.5 million plus 47¼% of the gross over $20 million. * May – The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government. * June 18 – MCA Inc. finalize their merger with Decca- Universal. * July 25 – Darryl F. Zanuck, one of the founders of

20th Century Fox 20th Century Studios, Inc., formerly 20th Century Fox, is an American film studio, film production and Film distributor, distribution company owned by the Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, the film studios division of the ...

, becomes president, replacing

Spyros Skouras Spyros Panagiotis Skouras (; ; March 28, 1893 – August 16, 1971) was a Greek-American motion picture pioneer and film executive who was the president of 20th Century-Fox from 1942 to 1962. He resigned June 27, 1962, but was chairman of the comp ...

. Skouras becomes chairman of the board. * August 5 – Hollywood legend

Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe ( ; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "Blonde stereotype#Blonde bombshell, blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex ...

is found dead of a

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. * September 7 – Filming of Sergei Bondarchuk's '' War and Peace'' begins and will continue for another 5 years. * October 5 – '' Dr. No'' launches the

James Bond The ''James Bond'' franchise focuses on James Bond (literary character), the titular character, a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels ...

series, the second longest-running film franchise of all time (next to ''

Godzilla is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films p ...

''), still running 60 years later ( ''No Time to Die'', 2021). It also launches the career of

Sean Connery Sir Thomas Sean Connery (25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to Portrayal of James Bond in film, portray the fictional British secret agent James Bond (literary character), James Bond in motion pic ...

Awards

: : Best Picture: '' Lawrence of Arabia'' – Horizon- Spiegel- Lean, Columbia : Best Director:

David Lean Sir David Lean (25 March 190816 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor, widely considered one of the most important figures of Cinema of the United Kingdom, British cinema. He directed the large-scale epi ...

– '' Lawrence of Arabia'' : Best Actor:

Gregory Peck Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, 12th-greatest male ...

– ''

To Kill a Mockingbird ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' is a 1960 Southern Gothic novel by American author Harper Lee. It became instantly successful after its release; in the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' ...

'' : Best Actress: Anne Bancroft – '' The Miracle Worker'' : Best Supporting Actor: Ed Begley – '' Sweet Bird of Youth'' : Best Supporting Actress: Patty Duke – '' The Miracle Worker'' : Best Foreign Language Film: '' Sundays and Cybele'' (''Les dimanches de ville d'Avray''), directed by Serge Bourguignon, France

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: :Drama: : Best Picture: '' Lawrence of Arabia'' : Best Actor:

– ''

'' : Best Actress:

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– '' Sweet Bird of Youth'' :Comedy or Musical: : Best Picture − Comedy: '' That Touch of Mink'' : Best Picture − Musical: ''

The Music Man ''The Music Man'' is a musical theatre, musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns a confidence trick, con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and ...

'' : Best Actor: Marcello Mastroianni – '' Divorce Italian Style'' : Best Actress: Rosalind Russell – ''

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'' :Other : Best Director:

– '' Lawrence of Arabia'' : Best Supporting Actor: Omar Sharif – '' Lawrence of Arabia'' : Best Supporting Actress: Angela Lansbury – '' The Manchurian Candidate''

Palme d'Or The (; ) is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festiv ...

(Cannes Film Festival): :'' Keeper of Promises'' ('' O Pagador de Promessas''), directed by Anselmo Duarte, Brazil

Golden Lion The Golden Lion () is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguished prizes. In 1970, a ...

(Venice Film Festival): :'' Family Diary'' (''Cronaca familiare'', ''Journal intime''), directed by Valerio Zurlini, France / Italy :'' My Name is Ivan'' (''Ivanovo detstvo''), directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, USSR

Golden Bear The Golden Bear () is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival and is, along with the Palme d'Or and the Golden Lion, the most important international film festival award. The bear is the heraldic an ...

(Berlin Film Festival): :'' A Kind of Loving'', directed by

John Schlesinger John Richard Schlesinger ( ; 16 February 1926 – 25 July 2003) was an English film and stage director, and actor. He emerged in the early 1960s as a leading light of the British New Wave, before embarking on a successful career in Hollywood ...

, United Kingdom

1962 film releases

All of these films are from the

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unless stated.

January–March

*January 1962 **1 January ***'' Heaven and Earth Magic'' ***'' Sanjuro'' (

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

) **9 January ***'' The Nun and the Sergeant'' **11 January ***'' Only Two Can Play'' **12 January ***'' Bachelor Flat'' **14 January ***'' I Thank a Fool'' **17 January ***'' The Intruder'' **18 January ***'' My Geisha'' **19 January ***'' Tender Is the Night'' ***'' A View from the Bridge'' **26 January ***'' The Three Stooges Meet Hercules'' *February 1962 **7 February ***'' Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' ***'' Light in the Piazza'' **10 February ***'' Sergeants 3'' **12 February ***'' The Bellboy and the Playgirls'' **15 February ***''

Pontius Pilate Pontius Pilate (; ) was the Roman administration of Judaea (AD 6–135), fifth governor of the Judaea (Roman province), Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD. He is best known for being the official wh ...

'' **21 February ***'' The Couch'' ***'' Walk on the Wild Side'' **28 February ***'' Too Late Blues'' *March 1962 **1 March ***'' Posse from Hell'' **5 March ***'' Rome Adventure'' **7 March ***'' The Premature Burial'' **9 March ***''

State Fair A state fair is an annual competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. state's population, usually held in late summer or early fall. It is a larger version of a county fair, often including only exhibits or competitors that have won in t ...

'' **10 March ***'' Journey to the Seventh Planet'' **14 March ***'' The Road to Hong Kong'' **21 March ***''

Hitler Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his suicide in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the lea ...

'' ***'' Sweet Bird of Youth'' ***'' Gorath'' (

) **23 March ***'' Satan in High Heels'' ***'' Satan Never Sleeps'' **28 March ***'' Hand of Death'' ***''

The Manster is a 1959 American science-fiction horror film. Shot in Japan, it was produced by George P. Breakston and directed by Breakston and Kenneth G. Crane from a screenplay by Walter J. Sheldon. Sheldon's script was based on Breakston's story, which ...

'' (

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) ***'' Six Black Horses''

April–June

*April 1962 **2 April ***'' The Broken Land'' **5 April ***'' Moon Pilot'' **6 April ***'' Ivan's Childhood'' ( U.S.S.R) **11 April ***'' All Fall Down'' ***'' Follow That Dream'' ***'' House of Women'' ***'' The Magic Sword'' **12 April ***'' Cape Fear'' **13 April ***'' Experiment in Terror'' **17 April ***'' The Counterfeit Traitor'' **18 April ***'' The Horizontal Lieutenant'' **19 April ***'' Five Finger Exercise'' **22 April ***'' Hands of a Stranger'' ***'' The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'' **23 April ***'' Escape from Zahrain'' **25 April ***'' Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules'' (

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 ...

) *May 1962 **3 May ***'' The Brain That Wouldn't Die'' ***'' Invasion of the Star Creatures'' **9 May ***'' Jessica'' ***'' War Hunt'' **17 May ***'' Bon Voyage!'' **24 May ***'' The Inspector'' ***'' Lonely Are the Brave'' **25 May ***'' The Cabinet of Caligari'' ***'' When the Girls Take Over'' **29 May ***''

Hatari! ''Hatari!'' (, Swahili for "Danger!") is a 1962 American adventure romantic comedy film starring John Wayne as the leader of a group of professional game catchers in Africa.McCarthy, Todd. ''Howard Hawks: the grey fox of Hollywood'', New York, ...

'' *June 1962 **6 June ***'' 13 West Street'' ***'' Big Red'' ***''

Lad, A Dog ''Lad: A Dog'' is a 1919 American novel written by Albert Payson Terhune and published by E. P. Dutton. Composed of twelve short stories first published in magazines, the novel is based on the life of Terhune's real-life Rough Collie, Lad. Bor ...

'' **9 June ***'' Eegah'' **13 June ***'' It Happened in Athens'' ***''

Lolita ''Lolita'' is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov. The protagonist and narrator is a French literature professor who moves to New England and writes under the pseudonym Humbert Humbert. He details his obsession ...

'' ***''

Merrill's Marauders Merrill’s Marauders (named after Frank Merrill) or Unit ''Galahad'', officially named the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), was a United States Army long range penetration special operations jungle warfare unit, which fought in the South-E ...

'' **14 June ***'' That Touch of Mink'' **15 June ***'' Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation'' **19 June ***''

'' **20 June ***'' Confessions of an Opium Eater'' ***'' The Pigeon That Took Rome'' ***'' Ride the High Country'' **21 June ***'' Boys' Night Out'' **26 June ***'' Hell Is for Heroes'' **27 June ***'' Safe at Home!'' **29 June ***''

Beauty and the Beast "Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales''). Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...

July–September

*July 1962 **3 July ***'' Birdman of Alcatraz'' ***'' The Creation of the Humanoids'' ***'' Tarzan Goes to India'' **4 July ***'' Tales of Terror'' ***'' The Three Stooges in Orbit'' **5 July ***'' Panic in Year Zero!'' **7 July ***'' Advise & Consent'' **15 July ***'' Kujira Gami'' aka The Whale God (

) **16 July ***'' Jack the Giant Killer'' **17 July ***'' Air Patrol'' **21 July ***'' Black Gold'' **25 July ***'' Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man'' **26 July ***'' The Lion'' ***'' The Notorious Landlady'' **28 July ***'' The Miracle Worker'' *August 1962 **1 August ***'' Kid Galahad'' **2 August ***'' The Underwater City'' **3 August ***'' The Spiral Road'' **7 August ***''

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm ''The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm'' is a 1962 American Biographical film, biographical fantasy film directed by Henry Levin (film director), Henry Levin and George Pal. The latter was the producer and also in charge of the stop motion a ...

'' **8 August ***'' The Interns'' **11 August ***'' King Kong vs. Godzilla'' (

) **17 August ***'' Two Weeks in Another Town'' ***'' Guns of Darkness'' **22 August ***'' Five Weeks in a Balloon'' **29 August ***'' The 300 Spartans'' *September 1962 **15 September ***'' Convicts 4'' **16 September ***'' Harakiri'' (

) ***'' Billy Budd'' **25 September ***'' The Longest Day'' **26 September ***''

Carnival of Souls ''Carnival of Souls'' is a 1962 American psychological horror film produced and directed by Herk Harvey and written by John Clifford from a story by Clifford and Harvey, and starring Candace Hilligoss. Its plot follows Mary Henry, a young woman ...

'' **27 September ***'' Gigot''

October–December

*October 1962 **1 October ***'' A Kind of Loving'' **3 October ***'' Zotz!'' **4 October ***''

Sodom and Gomorrah In the Abrahamic religions, Sodom and Gomorrah () were two cities destroyed by God for their wickedness. Sodom and Gomorrah are repeatedly invoked throughout the Hebrew Bible, Deuterocanonical texts, and the New Testament as symbols of sin, di ...

'' **5 October ***'' The Chapman Report'' ***'' Dr. No'' – ( U.K.) **10 October ***''

If a Man Answers ''If a Man Answers'' is a 1962 American romantic comedy film directed by Henry Levin (film director), Henry Levin and stars then real-life husband-and-wife Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee. It was produced by Ross Hunter, Ross Hunter Productions, Inc ...

'' ***'' Long Day's Journey into Night'' **16 October ***'' Requiem for a Heavyweight'' **18 October ***'' Phaedra'' **22 October ***'' Escape from East Berlin'' **24 October ***'' The Manchurian Candidate'' ***''

Tower of London The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamle ...

'' **25 October ***'' Tonight for Sure'' ***'' The War Lover'' **31 October ***'' Period of Adjustment'' ***'' What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'' *November 1962 **1 November ***'' How the West Was Won'' ***''

'' **2 November ***'' The Reluctant Saint'' **8 November ***''

Mutiny on the Bounty The mutiny on the ''Bounty'' occurred in the South Pacific Ocean on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship, , from their captain, Lieutenant (navy), Lieutenant William Bli ...

'' **14 November ***'' In Search of the Castaways'' **21 November ***'' It's Only Money'' ***'' Two for the Seesaw'' ***'' Girls! Girls! Girls!'' **27 November ***'' The Main Attraction'' *December 1962 **2 December ***'' Pressure Point'' **6 December ***'' Billy Rose's Jumbo'' **10 December ***'' Lawrence of Arabia'' **12 December ***'' Five Miles to Midnight'' ***'' Freud: The Secret Passion'' **17 December ***'' Gay Purr-ee'' **19 December ***'' Taras Bulba'' **22 December ***'' The Trial'' **25 December ***''

'' ***'' Who's Got the Action?'' **26 December ***'' David and Lisa'' ***'' Days of Wine and Roses'' **31 December ***'' 40 Pounds of Trouble''

Notable films released in 1962

unless stated

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*'' The 300 Spartans'', starring Ralph Richardson, Richard Egan, Diane Baker *'' 40 Pounds of Trouble'', starring Tony Curtis, Suzanne Pleshette, and Larry Storch

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*'' Abhijan'' (The Expedition), directed by

Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, author, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligraphy, calligrapher, and composer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influ ...

– (

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 ...

) *'' Advise & Consent'', directed by

Otto Preminger Otto Ludwig Preminger ( ; ; 5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian Americans, Austrian-American film and theatre director, film producer, and actor. He directed more than 35 feature films in a five-decade career after leaving the the ...

, starring Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Walter Pidgeon, Don Murray, Peter Lawford *'' Alaverdoba'', directed by Giorgi Shengelaia – (

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) *'' All Fall Down'', directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Eva Marie Saint and

Warren Beatty Henry Warren Beatty (né Beaty; born March 30, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker. His career has spanned over six decades, and he has received an Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards. He also received the Irving G. Thalberg Memor ...

*'' All Night Long'', starring Patrick McGoohan and

Richard Attenborough Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough (; 29 August 192324 August 2014) was an English actor, film director, and Film producer, producer. Attenborough was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Acade ...

– ( U.K.) *'' All Souls' Day'' (Zaduszki) – (

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

) *'' The American Beauty'' (La belle américaine), directed by

Robert Dhéry Robert Dhéry (; 27 April 1921 – 3 December 2004) (born Robert Léon Henri Fourrey or Robert Foullcy) was a French comedian, actor, director and screenwriter. He was married to actress Colette Brosset, with whom he appeared onstage in ''La Plu ...

– (

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

) *'' The Amphibian Man'' (Chelovek-amfibiya) – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' Asli-Naqli'' (Real and Fake), starring Dev Anand – (

) *'' Atraco a las tres'' (Robbery at 3 O'Clock) – (

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

) *'' Attack of the Normans'' (I normanni), directed by

Giuseppe Vari Giuseppe Vari (9 March 1924 – 1 October 1993) was an Italian film director, editor and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Segni, Rome, Vari started his career as an editor of films and documentaries, collaborating among others with Fed ...

– (

) *'' An Autumn Afternoon'' (Sanma no aji), directed by

Yasujirō Ozu was a Japanese filmmaker. He began his career during the era of silent films, and his last films were made in colour in the early 1960s. Ozu first made a number of short comedies, before turning to more serious themes in the 1930s. The most pr ...

– (

) *'' The Awful Dr. Orloff'' (Gritos en la noche), directed by Jesús Franco – (

)

B

*'' Baat Ek Raat Ki'' (A Tale of One Night), starring Dev Anand – (

) *'' Bachelor Flat'', starring Terry-Thomas, Tuesday Weld,

Celeste Holm Celeste Holm (April 29, 1917 – July 15, 2012) was an American actress. Holm won an Academy Award for her performance in Elia Kazan's '' Gentleman's Agreement'' (1947), and was nominated for her roles in '' Come to the Stable'' (1949) and ''A ...

*'' Bees Saal Baad'' – (

) *'' The Bellboy and the Playgirls'', directed by

Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola ( ; born April 7, 1939) is an American filmmaker. He is considered one of the leading figures of the New Hollywood and one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. List of awards and nominations received by Francis Ford Coppo ...

and

Fritz Umgelter Fritz Umgelter (18 August 1922 – 9 May 1981) was a German television director, television writer, and film director. Umgelter worked mainly in television as both a writer and director. He received directing credit for 68 TV films or series, a ...

*'' Big and Little Wong Tin Bar'', starring Jackie Chan and

Sammo Hung Samuel "Sammo" Hung Kam-bo ( zh, t=洪金寶, j=Hung4 Gam1-bou2; born 7 January 1952) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and Film director, director, known for his work in martial arts films, Hong Kong action cinema, and as a figh ...

– (

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

) *'' Billy Budd'', directed by and starring

Peter Ustinov Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (16 April 192128 March 2004) was a British actor, director and writer. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. Ustinov received #Awa ...

, with Robert Ryan and

Terence Stamp Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) is an English actor. Known for his sophisticated villain roles, he was named by ''Empire (magazine), Empire'' as one of the 100 Sexiest Film Stars of All Time in 1995. He has received various accolades in ...

– ( U.K.) *'' Billy Rose's Jumbo'', starring

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress and singer. She began her career as a big band singer in 1937, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, "Sentimental Journey ...

and

Jimmy Durante James Francis Durante ( , ; February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980) was an American comedian, actor, singer, and pianist. His distinctive gravelly speech, Lower East Side New York accent, accent, comic language-butchery, jazz-influenced son ...

*'' Birdman of Alcatraz'', directed by John Frankenheimer, 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 ...

, Karl Malden, Telly Savalas *''

Boccaccio '70 ''Boccaccio '70'' is a 1962 comedy anthology film directed by Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli and Luchino Visconti from an idea by Cesare Zavattini. It consists of four episodes, each by one of the directors, all about ...

'', directed by

Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and ...

Mario Monicelli Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, one of the masters of the ''commedia all'italiana'' ("Italian-style comedy"). He was nominated six times for an Academy Awards, Os ...

Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Widely considered one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, four of the fil ...

and

Luchino Visconti Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (; 2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976) was an Italian filmmaker, theatre and opera director, and screenwriter. He was one of the fathers of Italian neorealism, cinematic neorealism, but later ...

, starring Anita Ekberg and Sophia Loren – (

) *'' Bon Voyage!'', starring Fred MacMurray and

Jane Wyman Jane Wyman ( ; born Sarah Jane Mayfield; January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007). was an American actress. A star of both movies and television, she received an Academy Award for Best Actress, four Golden Globe Awards and nominations for two Pr ...

*'' The Boys'', directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Richard Todd – ( U.K.) *'' Boys' Night Out'', starring Kim Novak and James Garner *'' The Brain That Wouldn't Die'', starring Virginia Leith *'' The Brainiac (El baron del terror)'', directed by Chano Urueta – (

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 ...

) *'' The Bread of Those Early Years'' (Das Brot der frühen Jahre) – (

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 ...

) *'' The Broken Land'', starring Kent Taylor, Diana Darrin and

Jack Nicholson John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. Nicholson is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, often playing rebels fighting against the social structure. Over his five-de ...

C

*'' Cape Fear'', directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring

, Robert Mitchum,

Polly Bergen Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin; July 14, 1930 – September 20, 2014) was an American actress, singer, television host, writer, and entrepreneur. She won an Emmy Award in 1958 for her performance as Helen Morgan (singer), Helen ...

, Telly Savalas *'' Captain Clegg'' (released as ''Night Creatures'' in the U.S.), directed by

Peter Graham Scott Peter Graham Scott (27 October 1923 – 5 August 2007) was an English television producer, television and film producer, television director, film director, Film editing, film editor and screenwriter. He was one of the producers and directors wh ...

– ( U.K.) *''

'', directed by Herk Harvey *'' Carry On Cruising'', starring Sid James and Kenneth Williams – ( U.K.) *'' Carry On Jack'', starring Kenneth Williams, Bernard Cribbins and Juliet Mills – ( U.K.) *'' Cartouche'', starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and

Claudia Cardinale Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale (; born 15 April 1938), known as Claudia Cardinale (), is an Italian actress. Born and raised in La Goulette, a neighbourhood of Tunis, Cardinale won the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia" competition ...

– (

) *'' The Chapman Report'', directed by

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 ...

, starring

Jane Fonda Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress and activist. Recognized as a film icon, Jane Fonda filmography, Fonda's work spans several genres and over six decades of film and television. She is the recipient of List of a ...

, Shelley Winters, Claire Bloom, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. *'' Chased by the Dogs'' (El less wal kilab) – (

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

) *'' Cléo from 5 to 7'', directed by Agnès Varda – (

) *'' The Condemned of Altona'' (I sequestrati di Altona), directed by

, starring Sophia Loren and

Maximilian Schell Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was a Swiss actor. Born in First Austrian Republic, Austria, his parents were involved in the arts and he grew up surrounded by performance and literature. While he was still a child, his fa ...

– (

) *'' Convicts 4'', starring Ben Gazzara,

Stuart Whitman Stuart Maxwell Whitman (February 1, 1928 – March 16, 2020) was an American actor, known for his lengthy career in film and television. Whitman was born in San Francisco and raised in New York until the age of 12, when his family relocated to ...

, Vincent Price,

Ray Walston Herman Ray Walston (November 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001) was an American actor. He started his career on Broadway theatre, Broadway earning the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Mr. Applegate in ''Damn Yankees'' (1956 ...

, Sammy Davis Jr. *'' The Counterfeit Traitor'', directed by

George Seaton George Seaton (April 17, 1911 – July 28, 1979) was an American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theater director. Seaton led several industry organizations, serving as a three-time president of the Motion Picture Aca ...

, starring

William Holden William Franklin Holden (né Beedle Jr.; April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor and one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1950s. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film '' Stalag 17'' (1953) and the Pri ...

*'' Crazy Paradise'' (Det tossede paradis), directed by

Gabriel Axel Axel Gabriel Erik Mørch better known as Gabriel Axel (18 April 1918 – 9 February 2014) Ronald Berganbr>Obituary: Gabriel Axel ''The Guardian'', 10 February 2014 was a Danish film director, actor, writer and producer, best known for ''Bab ...

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Salah Zulfikar Salah El-Din Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar (, ; 18 January 1926 – 22 December 1993) was an Egyptian actor and film producer. He started his career as a Egyptian National Police, police officer, before becoming an actor in 1956. He is regarded as one o ...

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Howard Keel Harold Clifford Keel (April 13, 1919November 7, 2004), professionally Howard Keel, was an American actor and singer known for his rich bass-baritone singing voice. He starred in a number of MGM musicals in the 1950s, including ''Show Boat'' (195 ...

– ( U.K.) *'' Days of Wine and Roses'', directed by

Blake Edwards Blake Edwards (born William Blake Crump; July 26, 1922 – December 15, 2010) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Edwards began his career in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon began writing screenplays and radio scripts ...

, starring Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford, Jack Klugman *'' Dead Man's Evidence'', directed by

Francis Searle Francis Searle (14 March 1909 – 31 July 2002) was an English film director, writer and producer. He was active in the post-Second World War cinema industry. Amongst the films he directed were ''The Lady Craved Excitement'' (1950), ''One Way Ou ...

– ( U.K.) *'' The Devil's Agent'' (Im Namen des Teufels), directed by John Paddy Carstairs – ( U.K./

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Jean-Pierre Melville Jean-Pierre Grumbach (20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973), known professionally as Jean-Pierre Melville (), was a French filmmaker. Considered a spiritual godfather of the French New Wave, he was one of the first fully-independent French filmmake ...

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Dino Risi Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy, and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of ''commedia all'italiana''. Biography Risi was born in Milan. He had an ...

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Vittorio Gassman Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important producti ...

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Jean-Louis Trintignant Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant (; 11 December 1930 – 17 June 2022) was a French actor. He made his theatrical debut in 1951, and went on to be regarded as one of the best French dramatic actors of the post-World War II, war era. He starred in m ...

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Michelangelo Antonioni Michelangelo Antonioni ( ; ; 29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for his "trilogy on modernity and its discontents", ''L'Avventura'' (1960), ''La Notte'' (1961), and '' ...

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Alain Delon Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (; 8 November 1935 – 18 August 2024) was a French actor, film producer, screenwriter, singer, and businessman. Acknowledged as a cultural and cinematic leading man of the 20th century, Delon emerged as one of ...

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Monica Vitti Maria Luisa Ceciarelli (3 November 1931 – 2 February 2022), known professionally as Monica Vitti, was an Italian actress who starred in several award-winning films directed by Michelangelo Antonioni during the 1960s. She appeared with Marcel ...

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Camillo Mastrocinque Camillo Mastrocinque (11 May 1901 – 23 April 1969) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 60 films between 1937 and 1968, and is known to horror film fans for directing ''Terror in the Crypt'' (1964) starring ...

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Michael Cacoyannis Michalis Kakogiannis (; ; 11 June 1922 – 25 July 2011), usually credited as Michael Cacoyannis or Michael Yannis, was a Greek Cypriot filmmaker, theatre director, and playwright. He is best known for writing, directing, producing, and e ...

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Irene Papas Irene Papas or Irene Pappas (, ; born Eirini Lelekou (); 3 September 1929 – 14 September 2022) was a Greek actress and singer who starred in over 70 films in a career spanning more than 50 years. She gained international recognition through ...

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) *'' The Elusive Corporal'' (Le Caporal épinglé), directed by

Jean Renoir Jean Renoir (; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. His '' La Grande Illusion'' (1937) and '' The Rules of the Game'' (1939) are often cited by critics as among the greate ...

, starring Jean-Pierre Cassel and Claude Brasseur – (

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Robert Siodmak Robert Siodmak (; 8 August 1900 – 10 March 1973) was a German Jewish film director. His career spanned some 40 years, working extensively in the United States and France, as well as in his native country. Though he worked in many genres, he was ...

, starring Don Murray *'' Escape from Zahrain'', starring

Yul Brynner Yuliy Borisovich Briner (; July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985), known professionally as Yul Brynner (), was a Russian-born actor. He was known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical ''The King and I'' (19 ...

, Sal Mineo and Jack Warden *'' Eva'' (released in the U.K. as ''Eve''), starring

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. Mo ...

, Stanley Baker and Virna Lisi – (

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Glenn Ford Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006), known as Glenn Ford, was a Canadian-born American actor. He was most prominent during Classical Hollywood cinema, Hollywood's Golden Age as one of the biggest box-office draws of th ...

, Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers, Ross Martin *'' The Exterminating Angel'' (El ángel exterminador), 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 ...

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*'' The Fabulous Baron Munchausen'' (Baron Prášil), directed by Karel Zeman – (

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) *'' Family Diary'' (Cronaca familiare), starring Marcello Mastroianni – (Italy) *'' The Female: Seventy Times Seven'' (Setenta veces siete), starring Isabel Sarli – (

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

) *'' Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules'' *'' Five Finger Exercise'', starring Rosalind Russell *'' Five Miles to Midnight'', starring Sophia Loren *'' Five Weeks in a Balloon'' *'' Follow That Dream'', starring

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one of the most significant cultural figures of the ...

, Arthur O'Connell, Joanna Moore *'' The Four Days of Naples'' (Le Quattro giornate di Napoli) – (

) *'' Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'', 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 ...

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Ingrid Thulin Ingrid Lilian Thulin (; 27 January 1926 – 7 January 2004) was a Swedish actress and director who collaborated with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. She was often cast as harrowing and desperate characters, and earned acclaim from both Swedish and in ...

, Yvette Mimieux *'' Freud: The Secret Passion'', directed by

John Huston John Marcellus Huston ( ; August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics. He rec ...

, starring Montgomery Clift, Susannah York, Larry Parks *'' The Fury of Hercules'' (La furia di Ercole), written and directed by Gianfranco Parolini – (

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Jackie Gleason Herbert John Gleason (born Herbert Walton Gleason Jr.; February 26, 1916June 24, 1987), known as Jackie Gleason, was an American comedian, actor, writer, and composer also known as "The Great One". He developed a style and characters from growin ...

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*'' Go to Blazes'', directed by Michael Truman – (U.K.) *'' The Golden Arrow'' (''L'arciere delle mille e una notte)'', directed by Antonio Margheriti – (

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Ishirō Honda was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 46 feature films in a career spanning five decades. He is acknowledged as the most internationally successful Japanese filmmaker prior to Hayao Miyazaki and one of the founders of modern disaster film, wit ...

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Mervyn LeRoy Mervyn LeRoy (; October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director and producer. During the 1930s, he was one of the two great practitioners of economical and effective film directing at Warner Bros., Warner Brothers studios, ...

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Natalie Wood Natalie Wood (née Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress. She began acting at age four and co-starred at age eight in ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (1947). As a teenager, she was nominated for an Academy Award f ...

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Dirk Bogarde Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter. Initially a matinée idol in films such as ''Doctor in the House (film), Doctor in the Hous ...

– ( U.K.) *'' Half Ticket'', starring

Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly; ; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of modern India ...

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Howard Hawks Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896December 26, 1977) was an American film director, Film producer, producer, and screenwriter of the Classical Hollywood cinema, classic Hollywood era. Critic Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American ...

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John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne, was an American actor. Nicknamed "Duke", he became a Pop icon, popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood' ...

Red Buttons Red Buttons (born Aaron Chwatt; February 5, 1919 – July 13, 2006) was an American actor and comedian. He won an Oscar and Golden Globe for '' Sayonara''. He was nominated for awards for his work such as ''Harlow'' (1965), '' They Shoot Ho ...

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Elsa Martinelli Elsa Martinelli (born Elisa Tia; 30 January 1935 – 8 July 2017) was an Italian actress and fashion model. Described by ''The Guardian'' as a "versatile star of Hollywood’s international years whose work spanned romantic comedies, period epi ...

*'' Hell Is for Heroes'', starring Steve McQueen and

Bobby Darin Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor who performed Pop music, pop, Swing music, swing, Folk music, folk, rock and roll, and country music. Darin started ...

*'' Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man'', directed by Martin Ritt, starring Richard Beymer, Diane Baker, Corinne Calvet,

Paul Newman Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and activist. He was the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Paul Newman, numerous awards ...

*'' Hero's Island'', starring James Mason and Rip Torn *'' Hombre de la esquina rosada'' (Man on Pink Corner) – (

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Riccardo Freda Riccardo Freda (24 February 1909 – 20 December 1999) was an Italian film director. He worked in a variety of genres, including sword-and-sandal, horror film, horror, ''giallo'' and spy films. Freda began directing ''I Vampiri'' in 1956. The f ...

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Constance Ford Constance Ford (born Cornelia M. Ford; July 1, 1923 – February 26, 1993) was an American actress and Model (person), model. She portrayed Ada Lucas Hobson on the long-running daytime soap opera ''Another World (TV series), Another World'', f ...

*'' How the West Was Won'', starring

James Stewart James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military aviator. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morali ...

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Eli Wallach Eli Herschel Wallach ( ; December 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014) was an American film, television, and stage actor from New York City. Known for his character actor roles, his entertainment career spanned over six decades. He received a British Aca ...

Debbie Reynolds Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer and entrepreneur. Her acting career spanned almost 70 years. Reynolds performed on stage and television and in films into her 80s. She was nom ...

, Carroll Baker, George Peppard and more *'' Hussar Ballad'' (Gusarskaya ballada) – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' Hussar of the Dead'' (El Húsar de la Muerte), (Restored, originally released in

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*'' In Search of the Castaways'', starring Hayley Mills and Maurice Chevalier *'' In the Affirmative'' (L'Amour avec des si), directed by

Claude Lelouch Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critical ...

– (

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Alfred Vohrer Alfred Vohrer (29 December 1914 – 3 February 1986) was a German film director and actor. He directed 48 films between 1958 and 1984. His 1969 film ''Seven Days Grace'' was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1972 ...

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Roger Corman Roger William Corman (April 5, 1926 – May 9, 2024) was an American film director, producer, and actor. Known under various monikers such as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult", he w ...

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William Shatner William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, from his 1966 debut as the captain of the starship USS Enterpri ...

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The Iron Maiden ''The Iron Maiden'' is a 1963 British comedy film. The film was directed by Gerald Thomas, and stars Michael Craig (actor), Michael Craig, Anne Helm, Jeff Donnell and Alan Hale Jr. There are minor roles for ''Carry On (series), Carry On'' stal ...

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Frank Tashlin Frank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972), also known as Tish Tash and Frank Tash, was an American animator and filmmaker. He was best known for his work on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' ...

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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 ...

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*'' Jessica'', starring Angie Dickinson *'' La Jetée'', directed by Chris Marker – (France) *'' Jigsaw'', starring Jack Warner – (U.K.) *'' Journey to the Seventh Planet'', directed by Sid Pink – (

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François Truffaut François Roland Truffaut ( , ; ; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French filmmaker, actor, and critic. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave. He came under the tutelage of film critic Andre Bazin as a ...

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Alan Bates Sir Alan Arthur Bates (17 February 1934 – 27 December 2003) was an English actor who came to prominence in the Cinema of the United Kingdom#The 1960s, 1960s, when he appeared in films ranging from ''Whistle Down the Wind (film), Whistle Down ...

– ( U.K.) *'' King Kong vs. Godzilla'', directed by

– (

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Roman Polanski Raymond Roman Thierry Polański (; born 18 August 1933) is a Polish and French filmmaker and actor. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Roman Polanski, numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, three Britis ...

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, starring Leslie Caron and Tom Bell – ( U.K.) *'' Lawrence of Arabia'', directed by

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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 ...

José Ferrer José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1912 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television. He was one of the most celebrated and esteemed Hispanic and Latino Americans, Hi ...

– ( UK/ US) *'' The Legend of Lobo'', a

Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney ( ; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the Golden age of American animation, American animation industry, he introduced several develop ...

production *'' Life for Ruth'', starring Patrick McGoohan and Michael Craig – (U.K.) *'' Light in the Piazza'', starring

Olivia de Havilland Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland (; July 1, 1916July 26, 2020) was a British and American actress. The major works of her cinematic career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in 49 feature films and was one of the leading actresses of her tim ...

, Yvette Mimieux, George Hamilton *'' The Lion'', starring

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Peter Sellers Peter Sellers (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English actor and comedian. He first came to prominence performing in the BBC Radio comedy series ''The Goon Show''. Sellers featured on a number of hit comi ...

, Sue Lyon *'' The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner'', directed by

Tony Richardson Cecil Antonio Richardson (5 June 1928 – 14 November 1991) was an English theatre and film director, producer and screenwriter, whose career spanned five decades. He was identified with the "angry young men" group of British directors and play ...

, starring Tom Courtenay – ( U.K.) *'' Lonely Are the Brave'', starring

Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in '' The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'' (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. ...

, Walter Matthau, Gena Rowlands, George Kennedy, Carroll O'Connor *'' Lonely Boy'', a documentary about

Paul Anka Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter and actor. His songs include " Diana", “ You Are My Destiny", “Lonely Boy", " Put Your Head on My Shoulder", and " (You're) Having My Baby". Anka also wr ...

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Sidney Lumet Sidney Arthur Lumet ( ; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director. Lumet started his career in theatre before moving to film, where he gained a reputation for making realistic and gritty New York City, New York dramas w ...

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Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress whose Katharine Hepburn on screen and stage, career as a Golden Age of Hollywood, Hollywood leading lady spanned six decades. She was known for her headstrong ...

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Richard Burton Richard Burton (; born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. Noted for his mellifluous baritone voice, Burton established himself as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s and gave a memor ...

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Rod Steiger Rodney Stephen Steiger ( ; April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters. Ranked as "one of Hollywood's most charismatic and dynamic stars", he is closely associ ...

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Tomu Uchida , born Tsunejirō Uchida, was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Uchida chose the stage name Tomu, a transliteration of the English Tom, written in Kanji characters meaning "to spit out dreams". Biography Early career After leaving junio ...

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Shintaro Ishihara was a Japanese politician and writer, who served as the Governor of Tokyo Metropolis, Governor of Tokyo from 1999 to 2012. Being the former leader of the Far-right politics, radical right Sunrise Party, later merged with Toru Hashimoto's Japan ...

Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "P ...

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Jeanne Crain Jeanne Elizabeth Crain (May 25, 1925 – December 14, 2003) was an American actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her title role in ''Pinky (film), Pinky'' (1949). She also starred in the films ''In the Meantime, Da ...

Eleanor Parker Eleanor Jean Parker (June 26, 1922 – December 9, 2013) was an American actress. She was nominated for three Academy Awards for her roles in the films ''Caged (1950 film), Caged'' (1950), ''Detective Story (1951 film), Detective Story'' (1951 ...

*'' Mafioso'', starring Alberto Sordi – (Italy) *'' The Magic Sword'', directed by Bert I. Gordon *'' The Magnificent Concubine'' (Yang Kwei Fei) – (

) *'' The Main Attraction'', starring

Pat Boone Patrick Charles Eugene Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, author, television personality, radio host and philanthropist. He sold nearly 50 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and has acted in many films. Boone ...

*'' Mamma Roma'', directed by

Pier Paolo Pasolini Pier Paolo Pasolini (; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, film director, writer, actor and playwright. He is considered one of the defining public intellectuals in 20th-century Italian history, influential both as an artist ...

, starring

Anna Magnani Anna Maria Magnani (; 7 March 1908 – 26 September 1973) was an Academy Award-winning Italian actress.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'', 3 October 1973, pg. 47 She was known for her explosive acting and earthy, realistic portrayals of ...

– (

) *'' The Man of Gold'' (Az aranyember) – (

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

) *'' The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'', directed by

John Ford John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), better known as John Ford, was an American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and w ...

, starring

, Lee Marvin, Vera Miles, Edmond O'Brien,

Woody Strode Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode (July 25, 1914 – December 31, 1994) was an American athlete, actor, and author. He was a decathlon, decathlete and American football, football star who was one of the first Black American players in the National ...

*'' The Manchurian Candidate'', directed by John Frankenheimer, starring

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ...

Laurence Harvey Laurence Harvey (born Zvi Mosheh Skikne; 1 October 192825 November 1973) was a Lithuanian-born British actor and film director. He was born to Lithuanian Jewish parents and emigrated to Union of South Africa, South Africa at an early age, before ...

, Janet Leigh, Leslie Parrish, Angela Lansbury *''

March on Rome The March on Rome () was an organized mass demonstration in October 1922 which resulted in Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party (, PNF) ascending to power in the Kingdom of Italy. In late October 1922, Fascist Party leaders planned a march ...

'' (La marcia su Roma), starring

Ugo Tognazzi Ottavio "Ugo" Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the most important faces of Italian comedy together with Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Marcello Mastr ...

and

– (Italy) *''

'', directed by Samuel Fuller, starring Jeff Chandler and Ty Hardin *'' Mediterranean Holiday'' (Traumreise unter weissen Segeln), a documentary directed by Hermann Leitner and Rudolf Nussgruber – (

) *'' The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women'' (열녀문 – ''Yeolnyeomun''), directed by

Shin Sang-ok Shin Sang-ok (; 1925 or 1926 – April 11, 2006), anglicized as Simon Sheen, was a South Korean filmmaker who directed 74 films in a career spanning over five decades. He is best known in South Korea for his efforts during the 1950s and 1960s, ...

– (

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

) *'' The Miracle Worker'', directed by

Arthur Penn Arthur Hiller Penn (September 27, 1922 – September 28, 2010) was an American filmmaker, theatre director, and producer. He was a three-time Academy Award nominee for Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director, and a Tony Awards, Tony Awa ...

, starring Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke *'' Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol'', (on NBC-TV) *'' Mix Me a Person'', directed by Leslie Norman, starring Anne Baxter, Donald Sinden and Adam Faith – ( U.K.) *''

Mondo Cane ''Mondo Cane'' (a somewhat coarse Italian expletive, literally ) is a 1962 Italian mondo documentary film and directed by the trio of Gualtiero Jacopetti, Paolo Cavara, and Franco E. Prosperi, with narration by Stefano Sibaldi. The film ...

'', directed by

Paolo Cavara Paolo Cavara (4 July 1926 – 7 August 1982) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He is best known for collaborating with Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco E. Prosperi on the 1962 mondo film ''Mondo Cane'', and for directing the ficti ...

Franco Prosperi Franco Prosperi (2 September 1926 – 17 October 2004) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, active between the mid-1960s and the early 1980s. Career Born in Rome, Prosperi began his career as an assistant director with Mario Bava ...

and Gualtiero Jacopetti – (

) *'' A Monkey in Winter'' (Un singe en hiver), directed by Henri Verneuil – (

) *'' Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation'', starring

and Maureen O'Hara *'' Moon Pilot'', starring Tom Tryon *''

'', starring Robert Preston,

Shirley Jones Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an American actress and singer. In her six decades in show business, she has starred as wholesome characters in a number of musical films, such as ''Oklahoma! (film), Oklahoma!'' (1955), ''Carousel (fi ...

, Buddy Hackett,

Paul Ford Paul Ford Weaver (November 2, 1901 – April 12, 1976) was an American character actor and comedian, comedic actor who came to specialize in portraying authority figures whose ineptitude and pompous demeanor were played for comic effect, notabl ...

Ron Howard Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor. Howard started his career as a child actor before transitioning to directing films. Over his six-decade career, Howard has received List of awards and nominations r ...

*''

'', starring

Marlon Brando Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest cinema actors of the 20th century,''Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia''

and Trevor Howard *'' My Geisha'', starring

Shirley MacLaine Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty; April 24, 1934) is an American actress and author. With a career spanning over 70 years, she has received List of awards and nominations received by Shirley MacLaine, numerous accolades, including a ...

*'' My Life to Live'' (Vivre sa vie), directed by

Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 September 2022) was a French and Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as ...

, starring Anna Karina – (

)

N

*'' Night of the Eagle'' (retitled ''Burn, Witch, Burn!'' in the U.S.), starring Janet Blair *'' Nine Days in One Year'' (9 dney odnogo goda) – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' The Notorious Landlady'', starring Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon and Fred Astaire

O

*'' On the Beat'', starring Norman Wisdom – ( U.K.) *'' Only Two Can Play'', starring

*''

Operation Snatch ''Operation Snatch'' (also known as ''Top Secret'' ) is a 1962 British comedy film starring Terry-Thomas and George Sanders and directed by Robert Day (director), Robert Day. It was written by Alan Hackney, Len Heath and John Warren (actor), ...

'', directed by Robert Day and starring Terry-Thomas and George Sanders – ( U.K.) *'' O Pagador de Promessas'' (The Keeper of Promises), directed by Anselmo Duarte – (

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)

P

*'' Panic in Year Zero!'', starring Ray Milland and

Frankie Avalon Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1940), better known as Frankie Avalon, is an American singer, actor and former teen idol. He had 31 charting U.S. ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' singles from 1958 to late 1962, including Record ...

*'' Period of Adjustment'', starring

, Jim Hutton, Anthony Franciosa, Lois Nettleton *'' Phaedra'', directed by Jules Dassin, starring Melina Mercouri and Anthony Perkins – (

) *'' The Phantom of the Opera'', starring Herbert Lom – ( U.K.) *'' The Pigeon That Took Rome'', starring

Charlton Heston Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor. He gained stardom for his leading man roles in numerous Cinema of the United States, Hollywood films including biblical epics, science-fiction f ...

*'' The Pirates of Blood River'', directed by

John Gilling John Gilling (29 May 1912 – 22 November 1984) was an English film director and screenwriter, born in London. He was known for his horror film, horror movies, especially those he made for Hammer Films, for whom he directed ''The Shadow of the ...

– ( U.K.) *'' Pitfall'' (Otoshiana) – (

) *'' Play It Cool'', starring Billy Fury – ( U.K.) *''

'', starring Jean Marais,

, Basil Rathbone *'' Premature Burial'', directed by

, starring Ray Milland, Hazel Court, Heather Angel *'' Pressure Point'', starring Sidney Poitier and

*'' Pretty Foe'' by Esmail Koushan (Iran) *''

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'', starring

Shammi Kapoor Shammi Kapoor (born Shamsher Raj Kapoor; (pronounced Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu, �ʌmːi kʌpuːɾ 21 October 1931 – 14 August 2011) was an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. Kapoor is considered one of the greatest and most s ...

– (

) *'' The Puzzle of the Red Orchid'' (Das Rätsel der Roten Orchidee), directed by Helmut Ashley – (

)

R

*'' Redhead'' (Die Rote or La rossa) – (

) *'' Requiem for a Heavyweight'', starring

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 ...

, Julie Harris *'' Revenge of the Snakes'' (Yılanların öcü) – (

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

) *'' Ride the High Country'' (a.k.a. Guns in the Afternoon), directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring Joel McCrea and

Randolph Scott George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American film actor, whose Hollywood career spanned from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in dramas, come ...

*'' The Road to Hong Kong'', directed by Norman Panama, 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 ...

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 ...

and Joan Collins *'' Roaring Years'' (Anni ruggenti), starring Nino Manfredi – (

) *'' Rome Adventure'', starring Angie Dickinson and Suzanne Pleshette *'' Der rote Rausch'' (The Red Intoxication), starring

Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski (, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski 18 October 1926 – 23 November 1991) was a German actor. Equally renowned for his intense performance style and notorious for his volatile personality, he appeared in over 130 film roles in a ...

– (

)

S

*'' Safe at Home!'', starring

Mickey Mantle Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995), nicknamed "the Mick" and "the Commerce Comet", was an American professional baseball player who played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career (1951–1968) with the New York ...

and Roger Maris *'' Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam'' (King, Queen and Slave), starring Meena Kumari and Guru Dutt – (

) *'' Salvatore Giuliano'', directed by Francesco Rosi – (

) *'' Samar'', directed by and starring George Montgomery *'' Sanjuro'' (Tsubaki Sanjûrô), directed by

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, starring Toshiro Mifune – (

) *'' Satan in High Heels'', starring Meg Myles and Grayson Hall *'' Sergeants 3'', 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 ...

, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford,

Joey Bishop Joseph Abraham Gottlieb (February 3, 1918 – October 17, 2007), known professionally as Joey Bishop, was an American entertainer who appeared on television as early as 1948 and eventually starred in his own weekly comedy series playing a Talk ...

*'' Seven Seas to Calais'' (Il dominatore dei sette mari), directed by Rudolph Maté ''–'' (

) *''

Shaheed ''Shahid'' ( , , ) denotes a martyr in Islam. The word is used frequently in the Quran in the generic sense of "witness" but only once in the sense of "martyr" (i.e. one who dies for his faith); the latter sense acqui ...

'', starring Musarrat Nazir, Talish, Allauddin, Ejaz, Saqi ( Pakistani film on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict) *'' She'll Have to Go'' (released in the United States as ''Maid for Murder''), directed by Robert Asher – ( U.K.) *'' She Knows Y'Know'', directed by

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– ( U.K.) *''

Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace ''Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace'' () is a 1962 mystery film directed by Terence Fisher and written by Curt Siodmak, based on the characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson created by Arthur Conan Doyle. It stars Christopher Lee as Holm ...

''/ ''Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes'' (German) a Sherlock Holmes mystery directed by Terence Fisher, written by Curt Siodmak, starring Christopher Lee as Holmes and Thorley Walters as Watson *'' Slaughter of the Vampires'' (La strage dei vampiri), directed by

Roberto Mauri Roberto Mauri (8 February 1924 – 18 February 2018) was an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. Life and career Born Giuseppe Tagliavia in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Mauri began his career as a film actor in low-budget films, occasion ...

''–'' (

) *'' Solo for Sparrow'', directed by Gordon Flemyng – ( U.K.) *'' Some People'', starring

Kenneth More Kenneth Gilbert More (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English actor. Initially achieving fame in the comedy ''Genevieve (film), Genevieve'' (1953), he appeared in many roles as a carefree, happy-go-lucky gent. Films from this period ...

– ( U.K.) *'' Something's Got to Give'', starring

and

(unfinished) *'' The Spiral Road'', starring Rock Hudson and Gena Rowlands *''

'', starring

, Tom Ewell, Ann-Margret, Pamela Tiffin,

*''The Suitor'' (Le Soupirant) – (

) *'' Sundays and Cybele'' (Les dimanches de ville d'Avray), starring Hardy Krüger and Nicole Courcel – (

) *''Sweet Bird of Youth'', starring

, Shirley Knight, Ed Begley, Rip Torn *''Swordsman of Siena'' (La congiura dei dieci/Le mercenaire), starring Stewart Granger – (Italy/

) *''A Symposium on Popular Songs'', a Disney animation

T

*''The Tale of Zatoichi'' (Zatōichi monogatari), directed by Kenji Misumi – (

) *''The Tale of Zatoichi Continues'' (Zoku Zatōichi Monogatari), starring Shintaro Katsu – (Japan) *'' Tales of Terror'', starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Basil Rathbone *'' Taras Bulba'', starring

and Tony Curtis *'' Tarzan Goes to India'', Jock Mahoney's first film as Tarzan *''Tender Is the Night (1962 film), Tender Is the Night'', starring Jennifer Jones *''Term of Trial'', starring Laurence Olivier and Simone Signoret – ( U.K.) *''The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1962 film), The Testament of Dr. Mabuse'' (Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse), starring Wolfgang Preiss – (

) *'' That Touch of Mink'', starring Cary Grant and

*''Thérèse Desqueyroux (1962 film), Thérèse Desqueyroux'', starring Emmanuelle Riva and Philippe Noiret – (

) *''The Three Stooges in Orbit, The Three Stooges In Orbit'', starring the Three Stooges *''Time to Remember'', directed by Charles Jarrott – ( U.K.) *''

'', directed by Robert Mulligan, starring

*''Tobacco (film), Tobacco'' (Tyutyun) – (Bulgarian films of the 1960s, Bulgaria) *''Tonny,'' directed by Nils R. Müller and Per Gjersøe – (Norway) *'' Too Late Blues'', directed by John Cassavetes, starring

and Stella Stevens *''

'', starring Vincent Price *''Treasure of the Silver Lake'', directed by Harald Reinl – (

) *''The Cursed Palace'', starring

and Mariam Fakhr Eddine – (

) *'' The Trial'' (Le Procès), directed by and starring Orson Welles with Anthony Perkins and

– (France/

) *''The Trial of Joan of Arc'' (Procès de Jeanne d'Arc), directed by Robert Bresson – (

) *''Tudor (film), Tudor'' – (List of Romanian films, Romania) *''The Twelve Chairs (1962 film), The Twelve Chairs'' (Las doce sillas), directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea – (Cinema of Cuba, Cuba) *'' Two for the Seesaw'', starring

and Robert Mitchum *''Two Half Times in Hell'' (Két félidő a pokolban), directed by Zoltán Fábri – (

) *'' Two Weeks in Another Town'', directed by

, starring

, Edward G. Robinson, George Hamilton, Cyd Charisse

U

* ''Os Cafajestes, The Unscrupulous Ones'' (Os Cafajestes), directed by Ruy Guerra – (

)

V

*''A Very Private Affair'', starring Brigitte Bardot – (France) *'' A View from the Bridge'' (Vu du Pont), directed by

, starring Raf Vallone – (France/Italy) *''Violent Life'' (Una vita violenta), directed by Paolo Heusch and Brunello Rondi ''–'' (

) *''Vive le Tour,'' documentary by Louis Malle, Louis Malle – (France)

W

*'' Walk on the Wild Side'', starring

, Capucine,

, Barbara Stanwyck *''Waltz of the Toreadors (film), Waltz of the Toreadors'' (a.k.a. The Amorous General), directed by John Guillermin, starring

– ( U.K.) *''War of the Buttons (1962 film), War of the Buttons'' (La Guerre des boutons) – (

) *''We Joined the Navy'', starring

– ( U.K.) *''What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962 film), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'', directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford *'' Who's Got the Action?'' starring

and Lana Turner *''The Witch's Curse'' (Maciste all'inferno), directed by

''–'' (

) *''

'', starring

and Claire Bloom

Z

*''Zorro the Avenger'' *'' Zotz!'', directed by William Castle, starring Tom Poston

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, 1940–1964) *''Yosemite Sam'' (1945 in film, 1945–1963 in film, 1963) *''Speedy Gonzales'' (1953 in film, 1953–1968 in film, 1968)

Births

*January 1 - Carlos Gomez (actor), Carlos Gomez, American actor *January 4 – Michael France, American screenwriter (d. 2013) *January 5 – Suzy Amis Cameron, American actress *January 7 – Kiiri Tamm, Estonian actress *January 9 - Conrad Goode, American actor, screenwriter, screenwriter, producer and musician *January 10 – C. Martin Croker, American animator and voice actor (d. 2016) *January 11 **Kim Coles, American actress, comedian and game show host **Melanie Hill, British actress *January 16 - Peter Lurie, American voice actor, sports anchor and television personality *January 17 – Jim Carrey, Canadian actor and comedian *January 19 - Kelly Coffield Park, American actress and comedian *January 20 - Sophie Thompson, British actress *January 21 - Marie Trintignant, French actress (d. 2003) *January 22 **Tamra Davis, American director **Robert Mailhouse, American actor and musician **Piotr Polk, Polish actor and singer *January 23 **Pete Koch, American actor **Boris McGiver, American actor **Richard Roxburgh, Australian actor, writer, producer and director *February 2 - Michael T. Weiss, American actor *February 4 **Jim O'Heir, American actor and comedian **Michael Riley, Canadian actor *February 5 – Jennifer Jason Leigh, American actress *February 7 - Eddie Izzard, English stand-up comedian, actor and writer *February 8 - Martin Wuttke, German actor and director *February 12 - Diane Franklin, American actress and producer *February 13 – Michele Greene, American actress *February 14 **Sakina Jaffrey, American actress **Kirk Thatcher, American writer, producer and director *February 16 - Alexa Kenin, American actress (d. 1985) *February 17 – Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor *February 18 - Julie Strain, American actress and model (d. 2021) *February 22 **Steve Irwin, Australian zookeeper, television personality, conservationist, actor (d. 2006) **Ethan Wayne, American actor *February 27 – Adam Baldwin, American actor *March 2 - Jon Bon Jovi, American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor *March 8 **Leon Robinson, American actor and singer **Cecilia Yip, Hong Kong actress *March 10 – Jasmine Guy, American actress, singer, dancer and director *March 11 - Jeffrey Nordling, American actor *March 12 **Julia Campbell, American actress **Chris Sanders, American actor, animator, director and voice actor **Titus Welliver, American actor *March 18 **Thomas Ian Griffith, American actor, producer, and screenwriter **Etsushi Toyokawa, Japanese actor *March 20 – Stephen Sommers, American director, screenwriter and producer *March 21 **Matthew Broderick, American actor **Kathy Greenwood, Canadian actress and comedian **Rosie O'Donnell, American actress and comedian *March 23 - Jenny Wright, American actress *March 25 - Thom Bierdz, American actor *March 26 **Marita Geraghty, American actress **Eric Allan Kramer, American actor *March 29 - Tyra Ferrell, American actress *April 2 – Clark Gregg, American actor, director and screenwriter *April 3 - Jennifer Rubin (actress), Jennifer Rubin, American actress and model *April 5 - Lana Clarkson, American actress and model (d. 2003) *April 15 **Tom Kane, American actor and voice actor **Alex Veadov, American actor *April 18 - Jeff Dunham, American ventriloquist, stand-up comedian and actor *April 23 - John Hannah (actor), John Hannah, Scottish actor *April 24 - Jason Salkey, English actor *April 27 – James LeGros, American actor *May 2 - Elizabeth Berridge (actress), Elizabeth Berridge, American actress *May 5 - Manoj Sood, Indo-Canadian actor *May 9 - Sean McNamara (filmmaker), Sean McNamara, American director, producer, actor and screenwriter *May 12 – Emilio Estevez, American actor *May 14 - Danny Huston, American actor, director and writer *May 17 - Craig Ferguson, Scottish-American television host, comedian, author and actor *May 18 **Nathaniel Parker, English actor **Karel Roden, Czech actor *May 26 – Bobcat Goldthwait, American actor, comedian and director *May 29 - John D. LeMay, American former actor *May 31 - Sebastian Koch, German actor *June 4 - Lindsay Frost, American former actress *June 5 **Jeff Garlin, American comedian and actor **Ken Hudson Campbell, American actor *June 6 - Todd Kimsey, American actor (d. 2016) *June 7 - Lance Reddick, American actor and musician (d. 2023) *June 10 **Gina Gershon, American actress **Tzi Ma, Hong Kong-American actor *June 13 – Ally Sheedy, American actress *June 16 - Arnold Vosloo, South African actor *June 19 – Paula Abdul, American singer *June 22 - Nicholas Lea, Canadian actor *June 23 - Billy Wirth, American actor and producer *June 27 **Emel Heinreich, Turkish-Austrian actress, author and film-director **Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Hong Kong actor *June 30 - Predrag Bjelac, Serbian actor *July 1 - Andre Braugher, American actor (d. 2023) *July 2 - Doug Benson, American comedian, television host and actor *July 3 **Tom Cruise, American actor **Thomas Gibson, American actor *July 4 - Neil Morrissey, English actor, voice actor, comedian, singer and businessman *July 8 - Oreste Baldini, Italian actor and voice actor *July 13 **Michael Jace, American former character actor **Tom Kenny, American actor, voice actor, singer and comedian **Paul Mercier (actor), Paul Mercier, American actor and voice actor *July 15 – Martin Roach, Canadian actor *July 18 - Lee Arenberg, American actor *July 19 – Anthony Edwards (actor), Anthony Edwards, American actor *July 20 – Carlos Alazraqui, voice actor *July 23 - Eriq La Salle, American actor, director, writer and producer *July 29 **Kevin Chapman, American actor **Kevin Spirtas, American actor *July 31 **Al Sapienza, American actor **Wesley Snipes, American actor *August 1 - Jesse Borrego, American actor *August 2 - Cynthia Stevenson, American actress *August 6 – Michelle Yeoh, Malaysian actress *August 12 - Miss Cleo, American television personality (d. 2016) *August 13 – John Slattery, American actor *August 14 - Steve Reevis, Native American actor (d. 2017) *August 15 - David Zayas, Puerto Rican actor *August 16 – Steve Carell, American actor, comedian, producer, writer and director *August 17 - John Marshall Jones, American actor *August 20 **Geoffrey Blake (actor), Geoffrey Blake, American actor **Ravil Isyanov, Russian actor (d. 2021) *August 21 - Cleo King, American actress *August 24 – David Koechner, American actor and comedian *August 25 - Rusty Schwimmer, American character actress and singer *August 27 – Vic Mignogna, American voice actor *August 28 - David Fincher, American filmmaker *August 29 **Ian James Corlett, Canadian-American voice actor **Lycia Naff, American actress *August 31 – Dee Bradley Baker, American voice actor *September 1 - Michelle Meyrink, Canadian former actress *September 8 **Moya Brady, English actress **Thomas Kretschmann, German actor *September 11 – Kristy McNichol, American actress *September 12 - Amy Yasbeck, American actress *September 15 – Scott McNeil, Australian-Canadian voice actor *September 16 - Jonathan Pienaar, South African actor, writer and comedian *September 17 **Paul Feig, American actor, director, comedian and filmmaker **Baz Luhrmann, Australian director *September 21 - Mark Holden (actor), Mark Holden, Canadian actor, writer and producer *September 22 - Rob Morrow, American actor and director *September 24 – Nia Vardalos, Canadian-American actress and producer *September 25 - Aida Turturro, American actress *September 26 – Melissa Sue Anderson, American actress *October 1 **Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Nigerian-British actor and producer **Esai Morales, American actor *October 2 – Jeff Bennett, American actor and voice actor *October 5 - Ricky Harris, American producer, actor and comedian (d. 2016) *October 6 - Joaquín Cosío, Mexican actor *October 9 - Peter Hewitt (director), Peter Hewitt, English director and writer *October 10 - Tony Pitts, English actor *October 11 – Joan Cusack, American actress *October 12 – Deborah Foreman, American actress *October 13 **T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, American actress and singer **Kelly Preston, American actress (d. 2020) *October 14 - Trevor Goddard, English actor (d. 2003) *October 15 - Simon Kunz, English actor *October 16 - Christian Stolte, American character actor *October 17 - Mike Judge, American actor, animator, filmmaker and musician *October 20 - David Mickey Evans, American director and screenwriter *October 22 - Bob Odenkirk, American actor, comedian, writer, director and producer *October 26 – Cary Elwes, English actor *October 27 - Brontis Jodorowsky, Mexican-French actor *October 28 **Jason Watkins, English actor **Daphne Zuniga, American actress *November 1 - Brenda Chapman, American writer, storyboard artist and director *November 5 - Michael Gaston, American actor *November 7 - Tracie Savage, American actress and journalist *November 9 - Rick Batalla, American actor *November 11 **Gerard Horan, British actor **Demi Moore, American actress and producer *November 14 – Harland Williams, Canadian-American actor and comedian *November 18 - Tim Guinee, American actor *November 19 – Jodie Foster, American actress and director *November 28 **Rose Abdoo, American actress and comedian **Jon Stewart, American actor and comedian *November 29 – Andrew McCarthy, American actor *December 2 - Brendan Coyle, British-Irish actor *December 6 - Janine Turner, American actress *December 8 - Wendell Pierce, American actor *December 9 – Felicity Huffman, American actress *December 10 - Scott Capurro, American comedian, writer and actor *December 14 - Ginger Lynn, American pornographic actress *December 18 **James Sie, American actor **Michel Vuillermoz, French actor and screenwriter *December 19 – Jill Talley, American actress *December 22 – Ralph Fiennes, English actor *December 23 - Peter Ramsey, American storyboard artist, story artist, director, writer and producer

Deaths

*January 13 – Ernie Kovacs, 42, American comedian, actor, ''North to Alaska'', ''Bell, Book and Candle'' *January 28 – Hermann Wlach, 77, Austrian actor, ''The Pearl Maker of Madrid'' *February 1 – Carey Wilson (writer), Carey Wilson, American screenwriter, ''Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film), Mutiny on the Bounty'' *February 19 – James Barton (actor), James Barton, American actor, ''Here Comes the Groom (1951 film), Here Comes the Groom'', ''Yellow Sky'' *February 20 – Halliwell Hobbes, 84, British actor, ''Gaslight (1944 film), Gaslight'', ''That Hamilton Woman'' *February 27 – Willie Best, 48, American actor, ''Nothing but the Truth (1941 film), Nothing but the Truth'', ''The Red Dragon (film), The Red Dragon'' *February 28 – Chic Johnson, 70, American comedian, actor, ''Hellzapoppin' (film), Hellzapoppin''' *March 17 – Frank Orth, 82, American actor, ''Nancy Drew... Detective'', ''Here Come the Girls (1953 film), Here Come the Girls'' *April 10 – Michael Curtiz, 75, Hungarian-born director, ''Casablanca (film), Casablanca'', ''The Adventures of Robin Hood (film), The Adventures of Robin Hood'' *April 15 – Clara Blandick, 85, American actress, ''The Wizard of Oz (1939 film), The Wizard of Oz'', ''Tom Sawyer (1930 film), Tom Sawyer'' *April 17 – Louise Fazenda, 66, American actress, ''Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928 film), Tillie's Punctured Romance'', ''Alice in Wonderland (1933 film), Alice in Wonderland'' *April 22 **Angus MacPhail, 59, British screenwriter, ''Spellbound (1945 film), Spellbound'', ''The Wrong Man'' **Vera Reynolds, 62, American actress, ''The Night Club (film), The Night Club'', ''Feet of Clay (1924 film), Feet of Clay'' *May 14 – Florence Auer, 82, American actress, ''The Bishop's Wife'', ''State of the Union (film), State of the Union'' *June 2 – Aeneas MacKenzie, 72, Scottish screenwriter, ''The Ten Commandments (1956 film), The Ten Commandments'', ''Ivanhoe (1952 film), Ivanhoe'' *June 6 – Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, 63, American actor, ''Nevada (1944 film), Nevada'', ''Southwest Passage'' *June 19 **Frank Borzage, 69, American director, actor, ''A Farewell to Arms (1932 film), A Farewell to Arms'', ''7th Heaven (1927 film), 7th Heaven'' **Will Wright (actor), Will Wright, 68, American actor, ''Quantrill's Raiders (film), Quantrill's Raiders'', ''Alias Jesse James'' *June 24 – Lucile Watson, 83, Canadian actress, ''Waterloo Bridge (1940 film), Waterloo Bridge'', ''Made for Each Other (1939 film), Made for Each Other'' *July 2 – Valeska Suratt, 80, American stage and screen actress, ''The Immigrant (1915 film), The Immigrant'' *July 4 – Rex Bell, 58, American actor, ''Broadway to Cheyenne'', ''Law and Lead'' *July 13 – Jerry Wald, 50, American screenwriter and producer, ''Mildred Pierce (film), Mildred Pierce'', ''Peyton Place (film), Peyton Place'' *July 23 – Victor Moore, 86, American actor, ''It Happened on Fifth Avenue'', ''Louisiana Purchase (film), Louisiana Purchase'' *July 30 – Myron McCormick, 54, American actor, ''The Hustler'', ''No Time for Sergeants (film), No Time for Sergeants'' *August 5 –

, 36, American actress, Hollywood icon, ''Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'', ''Some Like It Hot'' *August 23 – Hoot Gibson, 70, American actor, ''Action (1921 film), Action'', ''The Horse Soldiers'' *September 7 – Louis King, 64, American director, ''Typhoon (1940 film), Typhoon'', ''Green Grass of Wyoming'' *October 2 – Frank Lovejoy, 50, American actor, ''The Hitch-Hiker (1953 film), The Hitch-Hiker'', ''Goodbye, My Fancy (film), Goodbye, My Fancy'' *October 6 – Tod Browning, 82, American director, ''Dracula (1931 English-language film), Dracula'', ''Freaks (1932 film), Freaks'' *October 26 – Louise Beavers, 60, American actress, ''Holiday Inn (film), Holiday Inn'', ''The Jackie Robinson Story'' *November 15 – Irene (costume designer), Irene, American costume designer, ''Shall We Dance (1937 film), Shall We Dance'', ''Midnight Lace'' *December 15 – Charles Laughton, 63, British actor, ''Spartacus (film), Spartacus'', ''Witness for the Prosecution (1957 film), Witness for the Prosecution'' *December 17 – Thomas Mitchell (actor), Thomas Mitchell, 70, American actor, ''It's a Wonderful Life'', ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind'' *December 21 – Syd Saylor, 67, American actor, ''The Lost Jungle'', ''The Three Mesquiteers (film), The Three Mesquiteers'' *December 23 – Luis Alberni, 76, Spanish actor, ''Svengali (1931 film), Svengali'', ''The Count of Monte Cristo (1934 film), The Count of Monte Cristo'' *December 28 – Kathleen Clifford, 75, American actress, ''When the Clouds Roll By'', ''Richard the Lion-Hearted (1923 film), Richard the Lion-Hearted'' *December 29 – Hugh Sinclair (actor), Hugh Sinclair, 59, British actor, ''The Saint's Vacation'', ''Judgment Deferred''

Film debuts

References

External links

List of 1962 films
at IMDb
List of 1962 deaths
at IMDb
List of 1962 births
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