The year 1964 in film involved some significant events, including three highly successful musical films, ''

Mary Poppins It may refer to: * ''Mary Poppins'' (book series), the original 1934–1988 children's fantasy novels that introduced the character. * Mary Poppins (character), the nanny with magical powers. * ''Mary Poppins'' (film), a 1964 Disney film sta ...

,'' ''

My Fair Lady ''My Fair Lady'' is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play '' Pygmalion'', with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons ...

,'' and ''

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg ''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' (french: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) is a 1964 musical romantic drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music and lyrics by Michel Legrand. Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo star as two young ...

.''

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1964 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

* January 29 – 50-year-old actor Alan Ladd is found dead in bed at his home in Palm Springs, California. An autopsy confirms the cause of death as cerebral edema caused by an acute overdose of "alcohol and three other drugs" His death is ruled accidental. Ladd's final film, ''

The Carpetbaggers ''The Carpetbaggers'' is a 1961 bestselling novel by Harold Robbins, which was adapted into a 1964 film of the same title. The prequel '' Nevada Smith'' (1966) was also based on a character in the novel. In the United States, the term "car ...

'', is released in April and, despite mostly negative reviews from critics, becomes a major commercial success. * March 6 –

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 ...

's 14th motion picture, ''

Kissin' Cousins ''Kissin' Cousins'' (stylized onscreen as ''KISƧIN' COUSINS'') is a 1964 American musical Panavision Metrocolor comedy film directed by Gene Nelson and starring Elvis Presley. Written by Gerald Drayson Adams and Gene Nelson, the film featur ...

'', is released to theaters. * March 15 - Elizabeth Taylor marries

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

. * July 6 – '' A Hard Day's Night'', the first Beatles film, premieres. * August 27 – The film ''

'' is released. Not only is it a massive hit with both critics and audiences, but it also becomes

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 ...

's highest-grossing film of all time. It goes on to win five

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

, including

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...

for Julie Andrews. * October – In '' Photoplay'' magazine,

Hedda Hopper Hedda Hopper (born Elda Furry; May 2, 1885February 1, 1966) was an American gossip columnist and actress. At the height of her influence in the 1940s, her readership was 35 million. A strong supporter of the House Un-American Activities Committ ...

announces that Sophia Loren and Paul Newman will star in the film version of

Arthur Miller Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are ''All My Sons'' (1947), '' Death of a Salesman'' (1 ...

's play ''After the Fall'', with Loren in the role that was written about

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 ...

. The film is never made.

Awards

: :

Best Picture This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

: ''

'' –

Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...

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

– ''

'' : Best Actor: Rex Harrison – ''

'' :

: Julie Andrews – ''

'' : Best Supporting Actor: Peter Ustinov – '' Topkapi'' : Best Supporting Actress:

Lila Kedrova Yelizaveta Nikolaevna Kedrova (Russian: Елизавета Николаевна Кедрова; 9 October 1909 – 16 February 2000), known as Lila Kedrova, was a Russian-born French actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actre ...

– ''

Zorba the Greek ''Zorba the Greek'' ( el, Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά, , Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas) is a novel written by the Cretan author Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in 1946. It is the tale of a young Greek int ...

'' :

Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

: ''

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow ''Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow'' ( it, Ieri, oggi, domani) is a 1963 comedy anthology film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It stars Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. The film consists of three short stories about couples in differ ...

'' (''Ieri, oggi, domani''), directed by

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. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Sciuscià'' and ''Bicycle Thieves'' (honorary) ...

, Italy Golden Globe Awards: :Drama: :

: ''

Becket ''Becket or The Honour of God'' (french: Becket ou l'honneur de Dieu) is a 1959 play written in French by Jean Anouilh. It is a depiction of the conflict between Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England leading to Becket's assassination in 117 ...

'' : Best Actor: Peter O'Toole – ''

'' :

Anne Bancroft Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two ...

– ''

The Pumpkin Eater ''The Pumpkin Eater'' is a 1964 British drama film starring Anne Bancroft as an unusually fertile woman and Peter Finch as her philandering husband. The film was adapted by Harold Pinter from the 1962 novel of the same title by Penelope Mortim ...

'' :Comedy or Musical: :

: ''

'' : Best Actor: Rex Harrison – ''

'' :

: Julie Andrews – ''

'' :Other : Best Supporting Actor:

Edmond O'Brien Eamon Joseph O'Brien (September 10, 1915 – May 9, 1985) was an American actor and film director. His career spanned almost 40 years, and he won one Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. O'Brien w ...

– ''

Seven Days in May ''Seven Days in May'' is a 1964 American political thriller film about a military-political cabal's planned takeover of the United States government in reaction to the president's negotiation of a disarmament treaty with the Soviet Union. The ...

'' : Best Supporting Actress:

Agnes Moorehead Agnes Robertson Moorehead (December 6, 1900April 30, 1974) was an American actress. In a career spanning four decades, her credits included work in radio, stage, film, and television.Obituary ''Variety'', May 8, 1974, page 286. Moorehead was th ...

– '' Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'' :

– ''

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

(Cannes Film Festival): :''

Les Parapluies de Cherbourg ''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' (french: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) is a 1964 musical romantic drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music and lyrics by Michel Legrand. Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo star as two young ...

'' (''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg''), directed by Jacques Demy, France Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): :''

Il deserto rosso ''Red Desert'' ( it, Il deserto rosso) is a 1964 drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Monica Vitti with Richard Harris. Written by Antonioni and Tonino Guerra, it was Antonioni's first color film. The story follows a trouble ...

'' (''The Red Desert''), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, Italy

Golden Bear The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. History The win ...

(Berlin Film Festival): :'' Susuz Yaz'' (''Dry Summer''), directed by Ismail Metin, Turkey

1964 film releases

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unless stated

January–March

*January 1964 **19 January ***'' Strait-Jacket'' **22 January ***''

The Comedy of Terrors ''The Comedy of Terrors'' is a 1963 American International Pictures horror comedy film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, and (in a cameo) Joe E. Brown in his final film appeara ...

'' ***'' Pyro... The Thing Without a Face'' ***'' Zulu'' **29 January ***''

Dr. Strangelove ''Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'', known simply and more commonly as ''Dr. Strangelove'', is a 1964 black comedy film that satirizes the Cold War fears of a nuclear conflict between the Soviet Union and t ...

'' ***''

Man's Favorite Sport? ''Man's Favorite Sport?'' is a 1964 American comedy film starring Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss and directed and produced by Howard Hawks. Hawks intended the film to be an homage to his own 1938 screwball classic ''Bringing Up Baby'' with Kat ...

'' **30 January ***'' A Global Affair'' ***'' Surf Party'' *February 1964 **5 February ***'' Man in the Middle'' **10 February ***''

The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies ''The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies'' (sometimes "!!?" is appended to the title) is a 1964 American monster movie written and directed by Ray Dennis Steckler. Steckler also starred in the film, bille ...

'' **12 February ***''

'' **19 February ***'' Dead Ringer'' ***''

'' **24 February ***''

Crack in the World ''Crack in the World '' is a 1965 American science-fiction doomsday disaster movie filmed in Spain. It is about scientists who launch a nuclear missile into the Earth's crust, to release the geothermal energy of the magma below; but accidentally ...

'' **26 February ***''

He Rides Tall ''He Rides Tall'' is a 1964 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Charles Irwin and Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Tony Young, Dan Duryea, Jo Morrow, Madlyn Rhue, R. G. Armstrong, and Joel Fluellen. The ...

'' *March 1964 **6 March ***''

'' **8 March ***'' The Last Man on Earth'' (

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 March ***''

'' ***''

Mail Order Bride A mail-order bride is a woman who lists herself in catalogs and is selected by a man for marriage. In the twentieth century, the trend was primarily towards women living in developing countries seeking men in more developed nations. The majority ...

'' **12 March ***'' A Tiger Walks'' **18 March ***''

7 Faces of Dr. Lao ''7 Faces of Dr. Lao'' is a 1964 American Metrocolor Western fantasy-comedy film directed by George Pal (his final directorial effort) and starring Tony Randall. The film, an adaptation of the 1935 novel ''The Circus of Dr. Lao'' by Charles G. ...

'' ***''

The Flesh Eaters The Flesh Eaters are an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California, United States, in 1977. They are the most prominent of the bands which have showcased the compositions and singing of their founder, punk poet Chris Desjardi ...

'' ***'' Law of the Lawless'' *** ''The Pink Panther'' **19 March ***''

Two Thousand Maniacs! ''Two Thousand Maniacs!'' is a 1964 American horror film written and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis and starring 1963 ''Playboy'' Playmate Connie Mason. It follows a group of Northern tourists who are savagely tortured and murdered during a ...

'' ***''

The World of Henry Orient ''The World of Henry Orient'' is a 1964 American comedy film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Peter Sellers, Paula Prentiss, Angela Lansbury, Tippy Walker, Merrie Spaeth, Phyllis Thaxter, Bibi Osterwald and Tom Bosley. It is based o ...

'' **25 March ***'' Flight from Ashiya'' ***''

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones ''The Misadventures of Merlin Jones'' is a 1964 American science-fiction comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney Productions. The film stars Tommy Kirk as a college student who experiments with mind-reading and hypn ...

'' ***'' Muscle Beach Party'' **26 March ***'' The Fall of the Roman Empire'' **28 March ***'' The Incredible Mr. Limpet''

April–June

*April 1964 **1 April ***''

The Curse of the Living Corpse ''The Curse of the Living Corpse'' is a 1964 American horror film produced, written and directed by Del Tenney. The film is about a series of murders that haunt the family of a man who died leaving extensive instructions in his will to avoid hi ...

'' ***''

Gunfighters of Casa Grande ''Gunfighters of Casa Grande'' ( es, Los pistoleros de Casa Grande) is a 1964 Western (genre), Eurowestern film, co-produced by American and Spanish producers. Based on a story by Borden Chase, Borden and Patricia Chase, it was later developed i ...

'' **3 April ***''

Dark Purpose ''Dark Purpose'' is a 1964 film directed by George Marshall and starring Shirley Jones, Rossano Brazzi, and George Sanders. Plot American secretary Karen Williams travels to Italy with her employer, art appraiser Raymond Fountaine, to assess ...

'' **5 April ***'' The Best Man'' **8 April ***'' Paris When It Sizzles'' ***'' The Strangler'' **9 April ***''

'' **14 April ***''

The Quick Gun ''The Quick Gun'' is a 1964 American Techniscope Western film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Audie Murphy. It was the second of four films produced by Grant Whytock and Edward Small's Admiral Pictures in the 1960s.The Chalk Garden ''The Chalk Garden'' is a play by Enid Bagnold that premiered in the US in 1955 and was produced in Britain the following year. It tells the story of the imperious Mrs St Maugham and her granddaughter Laurel, a disturbed child under the care of ...

'' ***''

French Dressing French dressing, in consumer-facing American cuisine and store-bought products in the United States, is a creamy dressing that varies in color from pale orange to bright red. It is made of oil, vinegar, sugar, and other flavorings, with the colo ...

'' **28 April ***'' The Third Secret'' ***''

Woman of Straw ''Woman of Straw'' is a 1964 crime thriller directed by Basil Dearden and starring Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery. It was written by Robert Muller and Stanley Mann, adapted from the 1954 novel ''La Femme de paille'' by Catherine Arley. ...

'' **29 April ***'' Mothra vs. Godzilla'' ( Japan) *May 1964 **2 May ***''

The Bargee ''The Bargee'' is a 1964 British comedy film shot in Techniscope directed by Duncan Wood, and starring Harry H. Corbett, Hugh Griffith, Eric Sykes and Ronnie Barker. The screenplay was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Plot Hemel Pike ...

'' ***'' The Thin Red Line'' **6 May ***'' The Visit'' **11 May ***''

What a Way to Go! ''What a Way to Go!'' is a 1964 American black comedy film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Shirley MacLaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Dean Martin, Gene Kelly, Bob Cummings and Dick Van Dyke. Plot In a dream-like pre-credit sequ ...

'' **13 May ***''

The Eyes of Annie Jones ''The Eyes of Annie Jones'' is a 1964 American-British drama film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Richard Conte, Francesca Annis and Joyce Carey. The film tells the story of a sleepwalking young woman involved with a murder. Plot ...

'' **14 May ***''

Girl with Green Eyes ''Girl with Green Eyes'' is a 1964 British film, which Edna O'Brien adapted from her novel ''The Lonely Girl''. It tells the story of a young, naive country girl's romance with a sophisticated older man. Directed by Desmond Davis, the film stars ...

'' **19 May ***''

Signpost to Murder ''Signpost to Murder'' is a 1965 American crime film directed by George Englund and written by Sally Benson based on the play by Monte Doyle. The film stars Joanne Woodward, Stuart Whitman, Edward Mulhare, Alan Napier, Joyce Worsley, and Lesl ...

'' **20 May ***'' Black Like Me'' ***'' The Brass Bottle'' ***''

Rhino! ''Rhino!'' is a 1964 American action film directed by Ivan Tors and written by Art Arthur and Arthur Weiss. The film stars Harry Guardino, Shirley Eaton, Robert Culp, Harry Makela and George Korelin. The film was released on May 20, 1964, by Metr ...

'' ***''

Viva Las Vegas ''Viva Las Vegas'' is a 1964 American musical film directed by George Sidney and starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret. The film is regarded by fans and film critics as one of Presley's best films, and it is noted for the on-screen chemistry be ...

'' **27 May ***''

A Distant Trumpet ''A Distant Trumpet'' is a 1964 American Western film, the last directed by Raoul Walsh. It stars Troy Donahue, Suzanne Pleshette and Diane McBain. The screenplay by John Twist, Albert Beich and Richard Fielder is based on the 1960 novel of th ...

'' **29 May ***''

3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt ''3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt'' is a 1964 comedy film starring Mamie Van Doren and Tommy Noonan, who also directed and co-wrote the film. Plot An out of work Method actor is hired by a stripper, a male model, and a car salesman to listen to their ...

'' *June 1964 **1 June ***'' The Horror of Party Beach'' ***''

The New Interns ''The New Interns'' is a 1964 American drama film directed by John Rich, and the sequel to the 1962 film '' The Interns'', itself based on the novel of the same name by Richard Frede. It stars Michael Callan and Dean Jones. For his performance, ...

'' **3 June ***'' For Those Who Think Young'' ***''

Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! ''Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!'' is a 1964 American animated musical comedy film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and released by Columbia Pictures. The film stars the voices of Daws Butler, Don Messick, Julie Bennett, Mel Blanc, and J. Pa ...

'' ***'' Honeymoon Hotel'' **4 June ***''

633 Squadron ''633 Squadron'' is a 1964 British / American war film directed by Walter Grauman and starring Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris, and Maria Perschy. The plot, which involves the exploits of a fictional World War II British bomber squadron, wa ...

'' ***''

The Three Lives of Thomasina ''The Three Lives of Thomasina'' is a 1963 fantasy film directed by Don Chaffey, starring Patrick McGoohan, Susan Hampshire, child actor Matthew Garber and child actress Karen Dotrice in a story about a cat and her influence on a family. The ...

'' **10 June ***'' Advance to the Rear'' ***''

Bedtime Story A bedtime story is a traditional form of storytelling, where a story is told to a child at bedtime to prepare the child for sleep. The bedtime story has long been considered "a definite institution in many families".Dickson, Marguerite Stockm ...

'' ***''

McHale's Navy ''McHale's Navy'' is an American sitcom starring Ernest Borgnine that aired 138 half-hour episodes over four seasons, from October 11, 1962, to April 12, 1966, on the ABC television network. The series was filmed in black and white and originate ...

'' ***''

Wild and Wonderful ''Wild and Wonderful'' is a 1964 comedy film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Tony Curtis and Christine Kaufmann. The screenplay concerns a clever French poodle named Monsieur Cognac, and the dog's effect on the newly married couple ...

'' **11 June ***'' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' **17 June ***'' Robinson Crusoe on Mars'' **23 June ***'' A Shot in the Dark'' ***'' The Young Lovers'' **24 June ***''

Flipper's New Adventure ''Flipper's New Adventure'' (known in some countries as ''Flipper and the Pirates'') is a 1964 American feature film released on June 24, 1964 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, written by Art Arthur, and directed by Leon Benson. It was a sequel to the 1963 ...

'' ***''

The Masque of the Red Death "The Masque of the Red Death" (originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy") is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1842. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plagu ...

'' ***'' Robin and the 7 Hoods'' **25 June ***'' Circus World'' **26 June ***'' The Cavern''

July–September

*July 1964 **2 July ***''

The Moon-Spinners ''The Moon-Spinners'' is a 1964 American mystery film starring Hayley Mills, Eli Wallach and Peter McEnery in a story about a jewel thief hiding on the island of Crete. Produced by Walt Disney Productions, the film was based upon a 1962 suspense ...

'' ***''

The Pawnbroker ''The Pawnbroker'' (1961) is a novel by Edward Lewis Wallant which tells the story of Sol Nazerman, a concentration camp survivor who suffers flashbacks of his past Nazi imprisonment as he tries to cope with his daily life operating a pawn sh ...

'' **3 July ***'' Island of the Blue Dolphins'' **6 July ***'' A Hard Day's Night'' **7 July ***''

The Killers The Killers are an American rock band formed in Las Vegas in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals). After going through a number of short-term bass players and drummers in t ...

'' **8 July ***''

Lady in a Cage ''Lady in a Cage'' is a 1964 American psychological thriller film directed by Walter Grauman, written and produced by Luther Davis, and released by Paramount Pictures. It stars Olivia de Havilland and James Caan in his first substantial film ro ...

'' **22 July ***''

Bikini Beach ''Bikini Beach'' is a 1964 American teen film directed by William Asher and starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. The film belongs to the beach party genre of movies, popular in the 1960s. This is the third in the series of seven film ...

'' ***'' Good Neighbor Sam'' ***''

Marnie ''Marnie'' is an English crime novel, written by Winston Graham and first published in 1961. It has been adapted as a film, a stage play and an opera. Plot ''Marnie'' is about a young woman who makes a living by embezzling her employers' funds, ...

'' ***''

Shock Treatment ''Shock Treatment'' is a 1981 American musical comedy film directed by Jim Sharman, and co-written by Sharman and Richard O'Brien. It is a follow-up to the 1975 film ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show''. While not an outright sequel, the film do ...

'' **29 July ***''

Carry On Spying ''Carry On Spying'' is a 1964 British spy comedy film, the ninth in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). It marks Barbara Windsor's first appearance in the series. Series regulars Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, and Jim Dal ...

'' ***''

One Potato, Two Potato "One potato, two potato" (sometimes "One potato, two potatoes") is a traditional children's counting-out rhyme with accompanying hand actions. It has a Roud number of 19230. Text The rhyme has been recorded in a large number of variants, b ...

'' *August 1964 **5 August ***''

Ride the Wild Surf ''Ride the Wild Surf'' is a 1964 American romantic drama film. It was filmed in 1963 and distributed in 1964. Unlike the beach party movies of the era, this was a departure from the typical Hollywood approach to surfing as it was a drama, not a ...

'' **6 August ***''

The Night of the Iguana ''The Night of the Iguana'' is a stage play written by American author Tennessee Williams. It is based on his 1948 short story. In 1959, Williams staged it as a one-act play, and over the next two years he developed it into a full-length play, p ...

'' **11 August ***''

Crooks in Cloisters ''Crooks in Cloisters'' is a 1964 British comedy film directed by Jeremy Summers and starring Ronald Fraser as 'Little Walter', the leader of a gang of forgers, including Barbara Windsor as 'Bikini', Bernard Cribbins as 'Squirts', Melvyn Hayes ...

'' ***''

Dogora is a 1964 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Studios, the film stars Yosuke Natsuki, Nobuo Nakamura, Hiroshi Koizumi, and Akiko Wakabayashi, along with A ...

'' ( Japan) **12 August ***'' A House Is Not a Home'' ***'' The Patsy'' **14 August ***'' Behold a Pale Horse'' **16 August ***'' Diary of a Bachelor'' **26 August ***''The Beauty Jungle'' ***''I'd Rather Be Rich'' **27 August ***''

'' *September 1964 **2 September ***''The 7th Dawn'' ***''Bullet for a Badman'' ***''The Comedy Man'' ***'' Topkapi'' **4 September ***''The Gospel According to St. Matthew (film), The Gospel According to St. Matthew'' (

) **11 September ***''Lorna (film), Lorna'' **12 September ***''A Fistful of Dollars'' (

) **16 September ***''The Secret Invasion'' **18 September ***''Goldfinger (film), Goldfinger'' **19 September ***''Nothing but a Man'' **25 September ***''Fanny Hill (1964 film), Fanny Hill'' **27 September ***''Lilith (film), Lilith''

October–December

*October 1964 **3 October ***''Cheyenne Autumn'' **7 October ***''Fail-Safe (1964 film), Fail-Safe'' **8 October ***''The Outrage'' **11 October ***''Blood on the Arrow'' ***''The System (1964 film), The System'' **14 October ***''Invitation to a Gunfighter'' ***''Send Me No Flowers'' **20 October ***''The Black Torment'' **24 October ***''The Lively Set'' **27 October ***''The Americanization of Emily'' **28 October ***''Rio Conchos (film), Rio Conchos'' **29 October ***''The Naked Kiss'' ***''The Time Travelers (1964 film), The Time Travelers'' ***''The Train (1964 film), The Train'' *November 1964 **2 November ***'' Where Love Has Gone (film), Where Love Has Gone'' **4 November ***''Kitten with a Whip'' ***''Youngblood Hawke (1964 film), Youngblood Hawke'' ***''Your Cheatin' Heart (film), Your Cheatin' Heart'' **5 November ***''Flight to Fury'' **8 November ***''Fate Is the Hunter (film), Fate Is the Hunter'' **9 November ***''

'' **10 November ***''Roustabout (film), Roustabout'' ***''Stage to Thunder Rock'' **11 November ***''Pajama Party (film), Pajama Party'' **15 November ***''Back Door to Hell'' **18 November ***''Goodbye Charlie'' **21 November ***''Four Days in November'' **25 November ***''Ensign Pulver'' **26 November ***''Apache Rifles'' **27 November ***''Looking for Love (film), Looking for Love'' *December 1964 **3 December ***''Dear Heart'' **4 December ***''Kisses for My President'' **10 December ***''Carry On Cleo'' ***''Father Goose (film), Father Goose'' ***''The Golden Head'' **12 December ***''Raiders from Beneath the Sea'' **16 December ***''The Disorderly Orderly'' ***'' Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'' ***''

'' **18 December ***''Emil and the Detectives (1964 film), Emil and the Detectives'' ***''Get Yourself a College Girl'' **20 December ***''Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster'' ( Japan) **22 December ***''Kiss Me, Stupid'' **25 December ***''The Pleasure Seekers (1964 film), The Pleasure Seekers'' ***''Sex and the Single Girl (film), Sex and the Single Girl'' **28 December ***''Carol for Another Christmas'' **30 December ***''The Night Walker (film), The Night Walker''

Notable films released in 1964

unless stated

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'', starring Mamie Van Doren and Tommy Noonan * ''

'', starring Tony Randall, Barbara Eden and Arthur O'Connell, with special effects by George Pal * ''The 7th Dawn'', starring William Holden and Susannah York * ''

'', starring Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris and Maria Perschy – (British films of 1964, U.K.)

A

* ''Adobe and Mirror'', directed by Ebrahim Golestan, starring Mohammad Ali Keshavarz, Jamshid Mashayekhi and Pari Saberi (Iran) * '' Advance to the Rear'', directed by George Marshall (director), George Marshall, starring Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens and Melvyn Douglas * ''Adventures of Zatoichi'' (Zatōichi sekisho-yaburi), directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda – ( Japan) *''Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens'' * ''The Alive and the Dead'' (Zhivye i myortvye) – (Soviet films of 1964, U.S.S.R.) * ''All These Women'' (För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor), directed by Ingmar Bergman – (List of Swedish films of the 1960s, Sweden) *''The Americanization of Emily'', directed by Arthur Hiller, starring James Garner and Julie Andrews *''Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise'', directed by André Cayatte – (French films of 1964, France) *''Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc'', directed by André Cayatte – (French films of 1964, France) * ''The Ape Woman'' (La donna scimmia), starring Ugo Tognazzi and Annie Girardot – (

/French films of 1964, France) * ''Assassination (1964 film), Assassination'' (Ansatu) – ( Japan) * ''At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul'' (À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma) – (Brazilian films of the 1960s, Brazil) * ''Atentát'' – (Czech films of the 1960s, Czechoslovakia) * ''A Trip to the Moon (Chronicle), A Trip to the Moon'' * ''Ayee Milan Ki Bela'' – (Bollywood films of 1964, India)

B

* ''Back Door to Hell'', starring Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer), Jimmie Rodgers and Jack Nicholson * Backfire (1964 film), ''Backfire'' (Échappement libre), starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg – (French films of 1964, France) * ''Ballad in Blue'', directed by Paul Henreid and starring Ray Charles * ''Band of Outsiders'' (Bande à part), directed by Jean-Luc Godard – (French films of 1964, France) * ''

'', starring Harry H. Corbett and Eric Sykes – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''The Beauty Jungle'', starring Ian Hendry – (U.K.) * ''

'', directed by Peter Glenville, starring Peter O'Toole and

– (U.K./U.S.) * ''

'', starring Marlon Brando, David Niven and Shirley Jones * ''Before the Revolution'' (Prima della rivoluzione), directed by Bernardo Bertolucci – (

) * '' Behold a Pale Horse'', directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif * ''Belarmino'', a Cinema of Portugal#1960s–1970s, Cinema Novo docufiction – (List of Portuguese films of the 1960s, Portugal) * '' The Best Man'', directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, written by Gore Vidal, starring Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson *''

'', starring Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Martha Hyer and Don Rickles * ''Black God, White Devil'' (Deus e o Diabo na terra do sol) – (Brazilian films of the 1960s, Brazil) * '' Black Like Me'', starring James Whitmore and Roscoe Lee Browne * ''Black Peter (film), Black Peter'' (Cerný Petr), directed by Miloš Forman – (Czech films of the 1960s, Czechoslovakia) * ''The Black Torment'', directed by Robert Hartford-Davis – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''Blood and Black Lace'' (6 donne per l'assassino), directed by Mario Bava – (

) * ''Blood on the Arrow'', directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Dale Robertson and Martha Hyer * ''La Bonne Soupe, La bonne soupe'' (a.k.a. Careless Love), directed by Robert Thomas (director), Robert Thomas – (

/French films of 1964, France) *'' The Brass Bottle'', starring Tony Randall, Burl Ives and Barbara Eden * ''Bullet for a Badman'', starring Audie Murphy, Darren McGavin and Ruta Lee

C

* ''A Carol for Another Christmas'', starring Peter Sellers and Britt Ekland * ''

'', starring George Peppard, Carroll Baker and Elizabeth Ashley * ''Carry On Cleo'', starring Sid James and Amanda Barrie – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''

'', starring Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor – (U.K.) * ''Castle of Blood'' (Danza macabra), directed by Antonio Margheriti and Sergio Corbucci – (

/French films of 1964, France) * ''Castle of the Living Dead'' (Il castello dei morti vivi), directed by Warren Kiefer – (

/French films of 1964, France) * ''The Chairman (1964 film), The Chairman'' (Predsedatel) – (Soviet films of 1964, U.S.S.R.) * ''

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'', starring Deborah Kerr and Hayley Mills – (U.K.) * ''Charulata'', directed by Satyajit Ray – (Indian films of 1964, India) * ''Cheyenne Autumn'', directed by John Ford, starring Carroll Baker, Richard Widmark, Edward G. Robinson and Karl Malden * ''Circle of Love (film), Circle of Love'' (La ronde), directed by Roger Vadim and starring Jane Fonda – (French films of 1964, France) * '' Circus World'', starring John Wayne, Claudia Cardinale and Rita Hayworth * ''The Comedy Man'', starring Kenneth More and Cecil Parker – (U.K.) * ''

'', starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone *''

'', starring Ronald Fraser (actor), Ronald Fraser and Barbara Windsor – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''The Curse of the Hidden Vault'' (Die Gruft mit dem Rätselschloß), directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb – (List of German films of the 1960s, West Germany) * ''

'', produced, written and directed by Del Tenney * ''The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb'', directed by Michael Carreras – (British films of 1964, U.K.)

D

* ''

'', starring Shirley Jones * '' Dead Ringer'', starring Bette Davis, Peter Lawford * ''Dear Heart'', directed by Delbert Mann, starring Geraldine Page, Glenn Ford and Angela Lansbury * ''Dear John (1964 film), Dear John'' (Käre John), directed by Lars-Magnus Lindgren – (List of Swedish films of the 1960s, Sweden) * ''Devil Doll (film), Devil Doll'', directed by Lindsay Shonteff – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''The Devil-Ship Pirates'', starring Christopher Lee and Andrew Keir * ''Diamonds of the Night'' (Démanty noci), directed by Jan Němec – (Czech films of the 1960s, Czechoslovakia) * '' Diary of a Bachelor'', directed by Sandy Howard, starring William Traylor, Joe Silver and Dagne Crane * ''Diary of a Chambermaid (1964 film), Diary of a Chambermaid'' (Le journal d'une femme de chambre), directed by Luis Buñuel, starring Jeanne Moreau and Michel Piccoli – (French films of 1964, France) * ''The Disorderly Orderly'', directed by Frank Tashlin, starring Jerry Lewis and Susan Oliver * ''

'', starring Troy Donahue, Suzanne Pleshette and Diane McBain * ''Dog Eat Dog (1964 film), Dog Eat Dog'' (Einer frisst den anderen), starring Jayne Mansfield – (List of German films of the 1960s, West Germany/

/Liechtenstein) * ''

'' (a.k.a. Uchū Daikaijū Dogora), directed by Ishirō Honda – ( Japan) * ''Dosti'' (Friendship), directed by Satyen Bose – (Bollywood films of the 1960s, India) *''Dr. Crippen (1962 film), Dr. Crippen'', starring Donald Pleasence – (U.K.) *''Dr. Sex'', directed by Ted V. Mikels * ''Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'', directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Peter Sellers (in three roles) and George C. Scott – (British films of 1964, U.K.) *''Dry Summer'' (Susuz Yaz), directed by Metin Erksan – (Turkish films of the 1960s, Turkey)

E

* ''The Earth Dies Screaming'', starring Willard Parker, Virginia Field and Dennis Price – (British films of 1964, U.K.) *'' East of Sudan'', starring Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Syms and Jenny Agutter – (U.K.) * ''Empire (1964 film), Empire'', directed by Andy Warhol * ''Ensign Pulver'', a sequel to ''Mister Roberts (1955 film), Mister Roberts'', starring Robert Walker (actor, born 1940), Robert Walker Jr. and Burl Ives * ''El extraño viaje'' (The Strange Voyage), directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez – (Spanish films of 1964, Spain) * ''The Evil of Frankenstein'', directed by Freddie Francis – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''The Evil Stairs'' (마의 계단, Ma-ui gyedan), directed by Lee Man-hee (film director), Lee Man-hee – (Lists of South Korean films, South Korea) * ''

'', starring Richard Conte and Francesca Annis – (U.K.)

F

* ''Face of the Screaming Werewolf'', starring Lon Chaney (actor, born 1906), Lon Chaney – (Mexican films of 1964, Mexico/U.S.) * ''Fail-Safe (1964 film), Fail-Safe'', directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Henry Fonda, Dan O'Herlihy and Walter Matthau * '' The Fall of the Roman Empire'', starring Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd and Alec Guinness * ''Fanny Hill (1964 film), Fanny Hill'', directed by Russ Meyer – (List of German films of the 1960s, West Germany/U.S.) * ''Fantômas (1964 film), Fantômas'', starring Jean Marais – (French films of 1964, France) * ''Fate Is the Hunter (film), Fate Is the Hunter'', starring Glenn Ford, Rod Taylor and Suzanne Pleshette * ''Father Came Too!'', starring James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips and Stanley Baxter – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''Father Goose (film), Father Goose'', starring Cary Grant, Leslie Caron and Trevor Howard * ''Father of a Soldier'' (Jariskats'is mama), directed by Revaz Chkheidze – (List of Georgian films of the 1960s, Georgia) * ''The Fifth Horseman Is Fear'' (A Paty Jezdec je Strach), directed by Zbyněk Brynych – (Czech films of the 1960s, Czechoslovakia) * ''Fight, Zatoichi, Fight'' (Zatōichi kesshō-tabi), directed by Kenji Misumi – ( Japan) * ''First Men in the Moon (1964 film), First Men in the Moon'', starring Edward Judd and Lionel Jeffries, with special effects by Ray Harryhausen – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''A Fistful of Dollars'', directed by Sergio Leone, starring Clint Eastwood – (

) * ''

'', starring Martin Kosleck * '' Flight from Ashiya'', starring Yul Brynner and Richard Widmark * ''

'', starring Luke Halpin and Pamela Franklin * ''The Flower and the Angry Waves'' (Hana to dotō), directed by Seijun Suzuki – ( Japan) * ''For Men Only (1964 film), For Men Only'', directed by Mahmoud Zulfikar, starring Soad Hosny and Nadia Lutfi – (List of Egyptian films of 1964, Egypt) * '' For Those Who Think Young'', starring Pamela Tiffin and James Darren * ''Forest of the Hanged'' (Pădurea spânzuraţilor), directed by Liviu Ciulei – (List of Romanian films#1960s, Romania) * ''Four Days in November'', a documentary directed by Mel Stuart

G

* ''Gate of Flesh'' (Nikutai no mon), directed by Seijun Suzuki – ( Japan) *''Gertrud (film), Gertrud'', directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer – (Danish films of the 1960s, Denmark) * ''Get Yourself a College Girl'', starring Mary Ann Mobley and Nancy Sinatra * ''Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster'' (San Daikaijū: Chikyū Saidai no Kessen) – ( Japan) * ''The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre'', starring Martin Landau, Judith Anderson and Diane Baker * ''

'', starring Peter Finch and Rita Tushingham – (U.K.) * '' A Global Affair'', starring Bob Hope * ''Goldfinger (film), Goldfinger'', starring Sean Connery as James Bond), with Honor Blackman, Shirley Eaton and Gert Fröbe – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''Goodbye Charlie'', starring Debbie Reynolds, Tony Curtis and Pat Boone * '' Good Neighbor Sam'', starring Jack Lemmon and Romy Schneider * ''The Gorgon'', starring Peter Cushing, Barbara Shelley and Christopher Lee – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''The Gospel According to St. Matthew (film), The Gospel According to St. Matthew'' (Il vangelo secondo Matteo), directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini – (

) * ''Greed in the Sun'' (Cent mille dollars au soleil), starring Jean-Paul Belmondo – (French films of 1964, France) * ''Os Fuzis, The Guns'' (Os Fuzis), directed by Ruy Guerra – (Brazilian films of the 1960s, Brazil/List of Argentine films of 1964, Argentina) * ''Guns at Batasi'', starring Richard Attenborough and Jack Hawkins – (U.K.) * ''The Guns of August#Film adaptation, The Guns of August'', a documentary directed by Nathan Kroll and narrated by Fritz Weaver

H

* ''Richard Burton's Hamlet, Hamlet'' (a.k.a. Richard Burton's Hamlet), starring

* ''Hamlet (1964 film), Hamlet'' – (Soviet films of 1964, U.S.S.R.) * ''Haqeeqat (1964 film), Haqeeqat'' (Reality) – (Bollywood films of 1964, India) * '' A Hard Day's Night'', directed by Richard Lester, starring the Beatles – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''

'', a Hanna-Barbera feature production * ''Hide and Seek (1964 film), Hide and Seek'', starring Ian Carmichael and Curd Jürgens – (U.K.) * ''High Infidelity'' (Alta infedeltà), starring Nino Manfredi – (

) * '' Honeymoon Hotel'', starring Robert Morse and Robert Goulet * '' The Horror of Party Beach'', directed by Del Tenney * ''Hot Enough for June'', starring Dirk Bogarde and Sylva Koscina – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * '' A House Is Not a Home'', starring Shelley Winters and Robert Taylor (American actor), Robert Taylor * ''Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte'', directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Bette Davis and Olivia de Havilland

I

* ''I Am Cuba'' (Soy Cuba), directed by Mikhail Kalatozov – (List of Cuban films, Cuba/U.S.S.R.)Andy Williams, iams * '' The Incredible Mr. Limpet'', starring Don Knotts, Jack Weston and Andrew Duggan * ''Unholy Desire, Intentions of Murder'' (Akai satsui), directed by Shōhei Imamura – ( Japan) * ''Invitation to a Gunfighter'', starring Yul Brynner, George Segal, Janice Rule * ''It's Not Just You, Murray!'', a short film directed by Martin Scorsese * ''Italiani brava gente'', directed by Giuseppe De Santis – (

)

J

* ''Joseph Kilian'' (Postava k podpírání), directed by Pavel Juráček and Jan Schmidt (director), Jan Schmidt – (Czech films of the 1960s, Czechoslovakia) * ''Joy House (film), Joy House'' (Les felins), directed by René Clément, starring Alain Delon and Jane Fonda – (French films of 1964, France)

K

* ''

'', directed by Don Siegel, starring Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Cassavetes and, in his final film, Ronald Reagan * ''King & Country'', directed by Joseph Losey, starring Dirk Bogarde and Tom Courtenay – (British films of 1964, U.K.) *''Kiss Me Quick!'', starring Althea Currier * ''Kiss Me, Stupid'', directed by Billy Wilder, starring Dean Martin and Kim Novak * ''Kisses for My President'', starring Polly Bergen and Fred MacMurray * ''

'', starring

and Yvonne Craig * ''Kitten with a Whip'', starring Ann-Margret and John Forsythe * ''Kwaidan (film), Kwaidan'', directed by Masaki Kobayashi – ( Japan)

L

* ''Lady General Hua Mu-lan'' (a.k.a. Hua Mu Lan) – (Hong Kong films of 1964, Hong Kong) * ''

'', directed by Walter Grauman, starring Olivia de Havilland and James Caan * ''Lana, Queen of the Amazons'' (Lana - Königin der Amazonen), starring Catherine Schell – (List of German films of the 1960s, West Germany/Brazilian films of the 1960s, Brazil) * ''The Last Gun'' (Jim il primo), directed by Sergio Bergonzelli – (

) *'' The Last Man on Earth'' (L'ultimo uomo della terra), starring Vincent Price – (

) * ''Les Pas perdus, The Last Steps'' (Les pas perdus), starring Michèle Morgan and Jean-Louis Trintignant – (French films of 1964, France) * ''Leader (1964 film), Leader'', starring Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala – (Bollywood films of 1964, India) * ''The Leather Boys'', directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Rita Tushingham – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''Lemonade Joe'' (Limonádový Joe aneb Koňská opera), directed by Oldřich Lipský – (Czech films of the 1960s, Czechoslovakia) * ''Let's Talk About Women'' (Se permettete parliamo di donne), directed by Ettore Scola – (

) * ''Lilith (film), Lilith'', directed by Robert Rossen, starring Warren Beatty and Jean Seberg *''The Lively Set'', starring James Darren, Pamela Tiffin and Doug McClure *''London in the Raw'', a documentary about London nightlife – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''The Lonely Wife'' (Charulata), directed by Satyajit Ray – (Bengali films of the 1960s, India) * ''The Long Hair of Death'' (I lunghi capelli della morte), directed by Antonio Margheriti – (

) * ''The Long Ships (film), The Long Ships'', starring Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier – (British films of 1964, U.K./List of Yugoslav films of the 1960s, Yugoslavia) * ''Looking for Love (film), Looking for Love'', starring Connie Francis * ''Lorna (film), Lorna'', directed by Russ Meyer * ''Love in 4 Dimensions'' (Amore in 4 dimensioni), directed by Mino Guerrini – (

) * ''Loving Couples (1964 film), Loving Couples'' (Älskande par), directed by Mai Zetterling – (List of Swedish films of the 1960s, Sweden) * ''The Luck of Ginger Coffey (film), The Luck of Ginger Coffey'', directed by Irvin Kershner, starring Robert Shaw (actor), Robert Shaw

M

* ''Madu Tiga'' (Three Wives), starring P. Ramlee – (List of Malaysian films#1960s, Malaysia) * ''The Magnificent Cuckold'' (Il magnifico cornuto), directed by Antonio Pietrangeli – (

) * ''

'', directed by Burt Kennedy, starring Buddy Ebsen and Lois Nettleton * ''Male Companion'' (Un monsieur de compagnie), directed by Philippe de Broca – (French films of 1964, France) * ''Male Hunt'' (La chasse à l'homme), starring Jean-Paul Belmondo – (French films of 1964, France/

) * '' Man in the Middle'', starring Robert Mitchum * ''

'', directed by Howard Hawks, starring Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss * ''

'', directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery * ''Marriage Italian Style'' (Matrimonio all'italiana), directed by

, starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni – (

) * ''A Married Woman'' (Une femme mariée), directed by Jean-Luc Godard – (French films of 1964, France) * ''

'', starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke * ''

'', starring Vincent Price, Hazel Court and Jane Asher – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''

'', based on the television sitcom of the same name, starring Ernest Borgnine * ''Men and Women (1964 film), Men and Women'' (Noite Vazia), directed by Walter Hugo Khouri – (Brazilian films of the 1960s, Brazil) * ''

'', starring Annette Funicello and Tommy Kirk * ''

'', starring Hayley Mills * '' Mothra vs. Godzilla'' (Godzilla vs. The Thing), directed by Ishirō Honda – ( Japan) * ''Murder Ahoy!'', starring Margaret Rutherford and Lionel Jeffries * ''Murder Most Foul (film), Murder Most Foul'', starring Margaret Rutherford and Ron Moody * ''

'', directed by

, starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison * ''O filos mou o Lefterakis, My Friend Lefterakis'' (O filos mou o Lefterakis) – (Greek films of the 1960s, Greece)

N

* ''The Naked Kiss'', directed by Samuel Fuller, starring Constance Towers * ''

'', starring Dean Jones (actor), Dean Jones and Michael Callan * ''Night Must Fall (1964 film), Night Must Fall'', starring Albert Finney, Mona Washbourne and Susan Hampshire – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''

'', directed by John Huston, starring

, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr and Sue Lyon * ''Night Train to Paris'', starring Leslie Nielsen, Aliza Gur and Dorinda Stevens – (U.S./British films of 1964, U.K.) *''The Night Walker'', starring Barbara Stanwyck (her last film) and Robert Taylor (American actor), Robert Taylor *''Nightmare (1964 film), Nightmare'', directed by Freddie Francis – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''Nobody Waved Good-bye'', directed by Don Owen (filmmaker), Don Owen – (List of Canadian films#1960s, Canada) *''Nothing But a Man'', starring Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln and Yaphet Kotto * ''Nothing But the Best (film), Nothing But the Best'', starring Alan Bates and Millicent Martin – (British films of 1964, U.K.)

O

* ''Of Human Bondage (1964 film), Of Human Bondage'', starring Kim Novak, Laurence Harvey and Siobhán McKenna – (U.K.) * ''

'', starring Barbara Barrie, Bernie Hamilton and Richard Mulligan * ''Onibaba (film), Onibaba'' (Demon Woman), directed by Kaneto Shindo – ( Japan) * ''The Outrage'', directed by Martin Ritt, starring Paul Newman, Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom and Edward G. Robinson

P

* ''Pajama Party (film), Pajama Party'', starring Annette Funicello and Tommy Kirk * ''Pale Flower'' (Kawaita hana) – ( Japan) * ''Panic Button (1964 film), Panic Button'', starring Jayne Mansfield and Maurice Chevalier * '' Paris When It Sizzles'', starring William Holden and Audrey Hepburn * '' The Patsy'', directed by and starring Jerry Lewis * ''

'', directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Brock Peters * ''The Pleasure Seekers (1964 film), The Pleasure Seekers'', starring Pamela Tiffin, Carol Lynley, Brian Keith, Tony Franciosa and Ann-Margret * ''Point of Order (film), Point of Order!'', a documentary directed by Emile de Antonio * ''Psyche 59'', directed by Alexander Singer – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''

'', starring

and Peter Finch – (British films of 1964, U.K.)

Q

*''Quick, Before It Melts'', starring George Maharis, Robert Morse, Anjanette Comer and Yvonne Craig *''

) * ''

'', starring Robert Culp * ''

'', starring Tab Hunter, Fabian Forte, Shelley Fabares and Barbara Eden * ''Ring of Spies'', starring Bernard Lee – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''Rio Conchos (film), Rio Conchos'', starring Stuart Whitman, Tony Franciosa, Richard Boone and Wende Wagner * '' Robin and the 7 Hoods'', starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Bing Crosby * '' Robinson Crusoe on Mars'', directed by Byron Haskin, starring Paul Mantee, Vic Lundin and Adam West * ''Room 13 (film), Room 13'' (Zimmer 13), directed by Harald Reinl – (Danish films of the 1960s, Denmark/French films of 1964, France/List of German films of the 1960s, West Germany) * ''Roustabout (film), Roustabout'', starring

and Barbara Stanwyck * ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'' – TV film by Rankin/Bass Productions

S

* ''Sallah Shabati'', starring Chaim Topol – (1964 in Israeli film, Israel) * ''Sangam (1964 Hindi film), Sangam'', starring Vyjayanthimala, Raj Kapoor and Rajendra Kumar – (Bollywood films of 1964, India) * ''Santa Claus Conquers the Martians'', directed by Nicholas Webster * ''Séance on a Wet Afternoon'', starring Kim Stanley and Richard Attenborough – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''The Secret Invasion'', starring Stewart Granger and Mickey Rooney * ''Seduced and Abandoned (1964 film), Seduced and Abandoned'' (Sedotta e abbandonata), starring Stefania Sandrelli – (

) * ''Send Me No Flowers'', starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson * ''

'', directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Fredric March and Ava Gardner * ''Seven Up!'', a documentary directed by Paul Almond – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''Sex and the Single Girl (film), Sex and the Single Girl'', starring Natalie Wood, Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda and Lauren Bacall * ''Shehar Aur Sapna'' (The City and the Dream), directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas – (Bollywood films of 1964, India) * '' A Shot in the Dark'', second The Pink Panther (film series), Pink Panther film, directed by Blake Edwards. starring Peter Sellers and Elke Sommer – (British films of 1964, U.K./U.S.) * ''Sleep (1964 film), Sleep'', by Andy Warhol * ''Smokescreen (film), Smokescreen'', starring Yvonne Romain * ''The Soft Skin'' (La peau douce), directed by François Truffaut, starring Françoise Dorléac – (French films of 1964, France) * '' Strait-Jacket'', directed by William Castle, starring Joan Crawford and Diane Baker * ''Swedish Wedding Night'' (Bröllopsbesvär), directed by Åke Falck – (List of Swedish films of the 1960s, Sweden) * ''The System (1964 film), The System'', starring Oliver Reed

T

* ''T.A.M.I. Show'', a concert film filmed at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium * ''That Man from Rio'' (L'Homme de Rio), starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Françoise Dorléac – (French films of 1964, France) * '' The Thin Red Line'', starring Keir Dullea and Jack Warden * ''This Is My Street'', directed by Sidney Hayers – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''

'', starring Patrick McGoohan and Susan Hampshire – (British films of 1964, UK/American films of 1964, US) *'' The Third Secret'', starring Stephen Boyd and Pamela Franklin – (U.K.) *''Those Calloways'', produced by Walt Disney and directed by Norman Tokar * ''Three Outlaw Samurai'' (Sanbiki no samurai) – ( Japan) * ''La Tía Tula'' (Aunt Tula) – (Spanish films of 1964, Spain) * '' A Tiger Walks'', starring Brian Keith and Vera Miles * ''Gli indifferenti (film), Time of Indifference'' (Gli indifferenti), starring Claudia Cardinale, Rod Steiger and Shelley Winters – (

) * ''The Time Travelers (1964 film), The Time Travelers'', starring Preston Foster and Merry Anders * ''Tintin and the Blue Oranges'' (Tintin et les oranges bleues), starring Jean-Pierre Talbot – (French films of 1964, France) * ''To the Moon and Beyond'', a film created for the 1964 New York World's Fair * ''The Tomb of Ligeia'', directed by Roger Corman, starring Vincent Price and Elizabeth Shepherd * '' Topkapi'', starring Melina Mercouri, Maximilian Schell and Peter Ustinov * ''The Train (1964 film), The Train'', directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield and Jeanne Moreau – (U.S./France/

) * ''Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez, The Troops of Saint-Tropez'' (Le gendarme de Saint-Tropez), directed by Jean Girault – (French films of 1964, France) * ''Troubled Waters (1964 film), Troubled Waters'', (a.k.a. Man with Two Faces), starring Tab Hunter – (British films of 1964, U.K.) *''Two Stage Sisters'' (Wŭtái Jiěmèi), directed by Xie Jin – (Chinese films of the 1960s, China) * ''

'', directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis

U

* ''

'' (Les parapluies de Cherbourg), directed by Jacques Demy, starring Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo – (French films of 1964, France) * '' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'', starring Debbie Reynolds, Harve Presnell and Ed Begley * ''The Unvanquished (film), The Unvanquished'' (L'insoumis), starring Alain Delon – (French films of 1964, France)

V

* '' The Visit'', directed by Bernhard Wicki – (List of German films of the 1960s, West Germany/U.S./French films of 1964, France/

) * ''

'', starring

and Ann-Margret

W

* ''Weekend at Dunkirk'' (Week-end à Zuydcoote), directed by Henri Verneuil – (

/French films of 1964, France) * ''Welcome, or No Trespassing'' (), starring Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev – (Soviet films of 1964, U.S.S.R.) * ''

'', starring Shirley MacLaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Dean Martin, Gene Kelly, Bob Cummings and Dick Van Dyke *''Where Love Has Gone (film), Where Love Has Gone'', starring Bette Davis and Susan Hayward * ''Whirlwind (1964 film), Whirlwind'' (Shikonmado – Dai tatsumaki), directed by Hiroshi Inagaki – ( Japan) * ''White Voices'' (Le voci bianche), directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile and Massimo Franciosa – (

) * ''

'', starring Tony Curtis and Christine Kaufmann * ''Wild West Story'' starring Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Lena Granhagen and Gerald Mohr * ''Witchcraft (1964 film), Witchcraft'', starring Lon Chaney (actor, born 1906), Lon Chaney and Jack Hedley – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''Woh Kaun Thi?'' (Who Was She?) – (Bollywood films of 1964, India) * ''The Woman in the Dunes (film), Woman in the Dunes'' (Suna no onna), directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara – ( Japan) * ''

'', starring Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * ''World Without Sun'' (Le monde sans soleil), directed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau – (French films of 1964, France) * ''The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers'' (Les plus belles escroqueries du monde), composed of five segments – (French films of 1964, France) * ''Wonderful Life (1964 film), Wonderful Life'' (U.S. title: Swingers' ParadiseOverview for ''Swingers' Paradise'' (1965)"
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'', directed by George Roy Hill, starring Peter Sellers, Paula Prentiss and Angela Lansbury

Y

* ''Yearning (1964 film), Yearning'' (Midareru), directed by Mikio Naruse – ( Japan) * ''The Yellow Rolls-Royce'', starring Rex Harrison and Jeanne Moreau – (British films of 1964, U.K.) * The Young Lovers (1964 film), ''The Young Lovers'', starring Peter Fonda and Sharon Hugueny *''Youngblood Hawke (1964 film), Youngblood Hawke'', starring James Franciscus, Suzanne Pleshette and Geneviève Page * ''Your Cheatin' Heart (film), Your Cheatin' Heart'', a biopic of Hank Williams, starring George Hamilton (actor), George Hamilton

Z

* ''Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold'' (Zatōichi senryō-kubi), directed by Kazuo Ikehiro – ( Japan) * ''Zatoichi's Flashing Sword'' (Zatōichi abare dako), directed by Kazuo Ikehiro – ( Japan) * ''Zhavoronok'' (Жаворонок), starring Gennadi Yukhtin – (Soviet films of 1964, U.S.S.R.) *''Zindagi (1964 film), Zindagi'', starring Vyjayanthimala, Rajendra Kumar, Raaj Kumar and Prithviraj Kapoor – (Bollywood films of 1964, India) *''Zogue fe Agaza'', starring Salah Zulfikar and Laila Taher – (List of Egyptian films of 1964, Egypt) * ''

'', directed by Michael Cacoyannis, starring Anthony Quinn and Alan Bates – (Greek films of the 1960s, Greece/British films of 1964, U.K.) * '' Zulu'', directed by Cy Endfield, starring Stanley Baker, Michael Caine and Jack Hawkins – (U.K.)

Short film series

* ''Looney Tunes'' (1930 in film, 1930–1969 in film, 1969) * ''Terrytoons'' (1930 in film, 1930-1964) * ''Merrie Melodies'' (1931 in film, 1931–1969 in film, 1969) * ''Speedy Gonzales'' (1953 in film, 1953–1968 in film, 1968) * ''Bugs Bunny'' (1940-1964) * ''Woody Woodpecker'' (1940–1972) * ''Chilly Willy'' (1953–1972)

Births

* January 4 - David Bowe (actor), American character actor * January 7 – Nicolas Cage, actor, producer and director * January 13 – Penelope Ann Miller, actress * January 14 - Mark Addy, English actor * January 18 – Jane Horrocks, actress * January 19 - Ty Granderson Jones, Creole American actor, screenwriter and producer * January 23 - Mariska Hargitay, actress * January 27 – Bridget Fonda, actress * February 5 – Laura Linney, actress * February 15 – Chris Farley, actor (d. 1997) * February 16 – Christopher Eccleston, English actor * February 18 – Matt Dillon, actor * February 20 **Willie Garson, American actor (d. 2021) **French Stewart, American actor * February 21 - Adrian Schiller, English actor * February 24 – Todd Field, director and actor * February 25 - Lee Evans (comedian), Lee Evans, English stand-up comedian and actor * February 26 - Mark Dacascos, American actor and martial artist * March 3 - Laura Harring, Mexican-American actress * March 6 - Yvette Wilson, American actress and comedian (d. 2012) * March 7 – Wanda Sykes, American actress, comedian and writer * March 8 - Bob Bergen, American voice actor * March 9 – Juliette Binoche, actress * March 11 **Emma Chambers, English actress (d. 2018) **Shane Richie, English actor, comedian, television presenter and singer * March 17 – Rob Lowe, actor * March 23 - Hope Davis, American actress * March 27 - Clive Rowe, British actor * March 29 - Elle Macpherson, Australian actress and model * April 4 – David Cross, actor and comedian * April 6 - Deborah Theaker, Canadian actress * April 7 – Russell Crowe, actor * April 8 - Biz Markie, American rapper and actor (d. 2021) * April 12 - Mark Camacho, Canadian actor and voice actor * April 13 - Caroline Rhea, Canadian-American actress, voice artist and stand-up comedian * April 14 - Gina McKee, English actress * April 16 - Boyd Banks, Canadian stand-up comedian and actor * April 20 ** Crispin Glover, actor ** Andy Serkis, actor * April 24 **Djimon Hounsou, actor **Cedric the Entertainer, actor and comedian **Gregory Sporleder, American actor and filmmaker * April 25 – Hank Azaria, actor, voice actor, comedian and producer * May 1 - Scott Coffey, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter * May 5 - Don Payne (writer), American writer and producer (d. 2013) * May 6 - Dana Hill, American actress (d. 1996) * May 11 - Tim Blake Nelson, American actor, writer and director * May 12 **Tiffany Helm, American actress **Pierre Morel, French film director * May 13 **Stephen Colbert, American comedian, television host, and writer **Tom Verica, American actor, director and producer * May 25 – Ray Stevenson (actor), Ray Stevenson, Irish actor * May 26 - Lenny Kravitz, American singer, songwriter and actor * May 27 - Adam Carolla, American radio personality, comedian, actor and podcaster * June 7 **Judie Aronson, American actress **Gia Carides, Australian actress * June 9 – Gloria Reuben, actress/singer * June 13 **Kathy Burke, English actress, comedian, writer, producer, and director **Laura Kightlinger, American actress, comedian and writer * June 15 – Courteney Cox, actress * June 22 – Hiroshi Abe (actor), Hiroshi Abe, actor and model * June 23 - Joss Whedon, American filmmaker and composer * June 26 - Ian Tracey, Canadian actor * June 30 **Ivan Trojan, Czech actor **Mark Waters, American screenwriter, director and producer * July 1 - Peter Marquardt, American actor and video game producer (d. 2014) * July 2 - Eric Michels, American actor (d. 2018) * July 3 **Peyton Reed, American director **Yeardley Smith, actress, voice actress, writer, author, comedian and painter * July 7 - Tracy Reiner, American actress * July 8 – Lam Suet, Hong Kong actor * July 11 - Laura Cayouette, American actress, writer, producer and director * July 16 – Canti Lau, Hong Kong actor * July 17 - Heather Langenkamp, American actress, writer, director and producer * July 20 – Dean Winters, American actor * July 22 **Adam Godley, English actor **David Spade, American actor, comedian, writer * July 26 – Sandra Bullock, American actress * July 28 — Lori Loughlin, actress * July 30 **Vivica A. Fox, American actress **Jim Wise, American actor, singer, writer and composer * August 2 – Mary-Louise Parker, actress * August 6 - Lisa Boyle, American actress and model * August 7 - Tom McGrath (animator), American voice actor, animator, screenwriter and director * August 11 - Lawrence Monoson, American retired actor * August 13 - Debi Mazar, American actress and television personality * August 16 – William Salyers, actor and voice actor * August 18 - Brian Stack, American actor, comedian and writer * August 20 – Flaminia Cinque, English actress * August 25 - Saverio Guerra, American actor * August 27 - Robert Bogue, American actor * August 29 - Dina Spybey, American actress * August 30 - Nelson Ascencio, Cuban-American actor and comedian * September 1 - Welker White, American actress * September 2 – Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor * September 5 – Thomas Mikal Ford, American actor (d. 2016) * September 6 - Rosie Perez, American actress, community activist, talk show host, author, dancer and choreographer * September 14 **Stephen Dunham, American actor (d. 2012) **Faith Ford, American actress * September 16 - Molly Shannon, American actress and comedian * September 19 - Jennifer Cooke, American former actress * September 20 - Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress * September 24 - Adam Alexi-Malle, Italian actor and singer * September 28 - Janeane Garofalo, American actress, voice artist, stand-up comedian and writer * September 30 - Monica Bellucci, Italian actress and model * October 3 – Clive Owen, English actor * October 8 - Ian Hart, English actor * October 9 - Guillermo del Toro, Mexican filmmaker * October 10 **Quinton Flynn, American film, television and voice actor **Tim Miller (director), American filmmaker * October 13 - Matt Walsh (comedian), American comedian and actor * October 14 - David Kaye (voice actor), David Kaye, Canadian-American voice actor * October 25 – Kevin Michael Richardson, American actor and voice actor * October 26 - Danny Mastrogiorgio, American actor * October 31 - Kirk Jones (director), English director and screenwriter * November 5 - Famke Janssen, Dutch actress * November 14 – Patrick Warburton, American actor and voice artist * November 16 - Harry Lennix, American actor * November 18 - Nadia Sawalha, British actress, television personality and YouTuber * November 29 – Don Cheadle, American actor * November 30 - Richard Brake, Welsh-born American character actor * December 3 - Lisanne Falk, American former actress and producer * December 4 – Marisa Tomei, American actress * December 8 – Teri Hatcher, American actress * December 10 - Edith González, Mexican actress and dancer (d. 2019) * December 19 **Zhang Hanyu, Chinese actor **Ben Becker, German actor * December 23 - Shelley Malil, American actor * December 24 - Mark Valley, American actor * December 27 **Ian Gomez, American actor **Theresa Randle, American actress * December 31 - Michael McDonald (comedian), American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter and director

Deaths

* January 21 - Joseph Schildkraut, 67, Austrian actor, ''The Diary of Anne Frank (1959 film), The Diary of Anne Frank'', ''The Life of Emile Zola'', ''Viva Villa!'' * January 22 – Lissy Arna, 63, German actress, ''Eva in Silk'', ''The Dance Goes On (1930 film), The Dance Goes On'' * January 27 – Norman Z. McLeod, 65, American director, ''The Paleface (1948 film), The Paleface'', ''The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947 film), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' * January 29 – Alan Ladd, 50, American actor, ''Shane (film), Shane'', ''The Blue Dahlia'' * February 19 – Edward Gargan, 62, American actor, ''Little Miss Broadway (1947 film), Little Miss Broadway'', ''Adventures of Gallant Bess'' * February 24 – Frank Conroy (actor), Frank Conroy, 73, British actor, ''The Ox-Bow Incident'', ''The Naked City'' * February 27 – Orry-Kelly, 66, Australian costume designer, ''Casablanca (film), Casablanca'', ''The Maltese Falcon (1941 film), The Maltese Falcon'' * February 29 – Frank Albertson, 55, American actor, ''It's a Wonderful Life'', ''Psycho (1960 film), Psycho'' * March 1 – Dennis Moore (actor), Dennis Moore, 56, American actor, ''The Lone Rider and the Bandit'', ''Overland Stagecoach'' * March 4 – Edwin August, 80, American actor, director and screenwriter * March 10 – Arthur Hohl, 74, American actor, ''Cleopatra (1934 film), Cleopatra'', ''Private Detective 62'' * March 23 – Peter Lorre, 59, Hungarian actor, ''Casablanca (film), Casablanca'', ''The Maltese Falcon (1941 film), The Maltese Falcon'' * April 18 – Ben Hecht, 70, American playwright and screenwriter, ''Notorious (1946 film), Notorious'', ''His Girl Friday'' * April 29 – J. M. Kerrigan, 79, Irish actor (''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind'') * May 10 – Carol Haney, 39, American dancer, actress, ''The Pajama Game (film), The Pajama Game'', ''Invitation to the Dance (film), Invitation to the Dance'' * May 13 – Diana Wynyard, 58, British actress, ''Cavalcade (1933 film), Cavalcade'', ''Gaslight (1940 film), Gaslight'' * June 27 – Mona Barrie, 54, British actress, ''Mystery Woman (film), Mystery Woman'', ''Ladies Love Danger'' * July 15 – Myles Connolly, 66, American screenwriter, ''State of the Union (film), State of the Union'', ''Hans Christian Andersen (film), Hans Christian Andersen'' * July 26 – William A. Seiter, 73, American film director, ''The Beautiful and Damned (film), The Beautiful and Damned, Sons of the Desert, Roberta (1935 film), Roberta * August 5 – Charles Quigley, 58, American actor, ''The Shadow (1937 film), The Shadow'', ''The Game That Kills'' *August 6 **Cedric Hardwicke, 71, British actor, ''Rope (film), Rope'', ''Suspicion (1941 film), Suspicion'' **Reed Howes, 64, American model and actor, ''The Dawn Rider'', ''Paradise Canyon'' * August 12 – Ian Fleming, 56, British author of ''James Bond'' novels, ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (film), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' * August 27 – Gracie Allen, 69, American comedy actress, ''A Damsel in Distress (1937 film), A Damsel in Distress'', ''The Big Broadcast of 1936'' * September 23 – Fred M. Wilcox (director), Fred M. Wilcox, 56, American director, ''Forbidden Planet'', ''Lassie Come Home'' * September 28 **Harpo Marx, 75, American comedy actor (Marx Brothers, The Marx Brothers), ''Duck Soup (1933 film), Duck Soup'', ''A Night at the Opera (film), A Night at the Opera'' **Nacio Herb Brown, 68, American songwriter and composer, ''The Broadway Melody'', ''Glorifying the American Girl'' * October 10 – Eddie Cantor, 72, American actor, singer, comedian, ''Whoopee! (film), Whoopee!'', ''Kid Millions'' * October 15 – Cole Porter, 73, American composer and songwriter, ''Night and Day (1946 film), Night and Day'', ''High Society (1956 film), High Society'' * October 19 – Russ Brown (actor), Russ Brown, American actor, ''Damn Yankees (film), Damn Yankees'', ''Anatomy of a Murder'' * October 22 – Whip Wilson, 53, American actor, ''Night Raiders (1952 film), Night Raiders'' * October 23 – Jo Swerling, 71, American screenwriter, ''It's a Wonderful Life'', ''Guys and Dolls (film), Guys and Dolls'' * October 27 – Rudolph Maté, 66, Hungarian cinematographer and director, ''D.O.A. (1950 film), D.O.A.'', ''When Worlds Collide (1951 film), When Worlds Collide'' * November 10 – Sam Newfield, 64, American director, ''The Terror of Tiny Town'', ''I Accuse My Parents'' * November 22 – George Tomasini, 55, American film editor, ''Psycho (1960 film), Psycho'', ''Rear Window'' * December 11 – Percy Kilbride, 76, American actor, ''The Southerner (film), The Southerner'', ''State Fair (1945 film), State Fair'' * December 14 – William Bendix, 58, American actor, ''Lifeboat (1944 film), Lifeboat'', ''Detective Story (1951 film), Detective Story'' * December 31 – Gertrude Michael, 53, American actress, ''Murder at the Vanities'', ''Women in Bondage''

Film debuts

*Jenny Agutter – ''East of Sudan'' *The Beatles – '' A Hard Day's Night'' *Jim Brown – ''Rio Conchos (film), Rio Conchos'' *Ellen Burstyn – '' For Those Who Think Young'' *David Carradine – ''Taggart (film), Taggart'' *Dom DeLuise – '' Diary of a Bachelor'' *Judi Dench – '' The Third Secret'' *Olympia Dukakis – ''Twice a Man'' *Morgan Freeman – ''

'' *Elliott Gould – ''Quick, Let's Get Married'' *Clu Gulager – ''

'' *James Earl Jones – ''Dr. Strangelove'' *Charlotte Rampling – ''A Hard Day's Night'' *Roy Scheider – ''

'' *Raquel Welch – '' A House Is Not a Home''

References

{{1964 films 1964 in film, Film by year