The year 1969 in film involved some significant events, with '' Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' dominating the U.S. box office and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time and ''

Midnight Cowboy ''Midnight Cowboy'' is a 1969 American drama film, based on the 1965 novel of the same name by James Leo Herlihy. The film was written by Waldo Salt, directed by John Schlesinger, and stars Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, with notable smaller ...

'', a film rated X, winning the

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for Best Picture.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1969 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

* January 14 - Louis F. Polk Jr. becomes president and CEO of

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 ...

* February 23 -

Madhubala Madhubala (born Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi; 14 February 1933 – 23 February 1969) was an Indian actress and producer who worked in Hindi-language films. She ranked as one of the highest-paid entertainers in India in the post-independence era, ...

dies due to a

congenital heart disease A congenital heart defect (CHD), also known as a congenital heart anomaly and congenital heart disease, is a defect in the structure of the heart or great vessels that is present at birth. A congenital heart defect is classed as a cardiovascular ...

, at age 36. *

June 22 Events Pre-1600 * 217 BC – Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. * 168 BC – Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat Macedonian King Perseus ...

- American singer and actress

Judy Garland Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. While critically acclaimed for many different roles throughout her career, she is widely known for playing the part of Dorothy Gale in '' The ...

dies at age 47 of an accidental

barbiturate overdose Barbiturate overdose is poisoning due to excessive doses of barbiturates. Symptoms typically include difficulty thinking, poor coordination, decreased level of consciousness, and a decreased effort to breathe (respiratory depression). Complicati ...

in London. * July 8 - Kinney National Services Inc. acquire substantially all of the assets of

Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, Inc. was a short-lived American entertainment company active from 1967 until 1969. History Seven Arts Productions acquired Jack L. Warner's controlling interest in Warner Bros. Pictures for $32 million in November 19 ...

. *

July 13 Events Pre-1600 * 1174 – William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173–74, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England. * 1249 – Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots. *1260 – The Livon ...

- Al Pacino's film debut (''

Me, Natalie ''Me, Natalie'' is a 1969 American comedy-drama film directed by Fred Coe about a homely young woman from Brooklyn who moves to Greenwich Village and finds romance with an aspiring painter. The screenplay by A. Martin Zweiback is based on an orig ...

''). * Summer - Last year for prize giving at the

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...

until it is revived in 1980. From 1969 to 1979, the festival is non-competitive. *

August 8 Events Pre-1600 * 685 BC – Spring and Autumn period: Battle of Qianshi: Upon the death of the previous Duke of Qi, Gongsun Wuzhi, Duke Zhuang of Lu sends an army into the Duchy of Qi to install the exiled Qi prince Gongzi Jiu as the ...

Kirk Kerkorian Kerkor Kerkorian ( hy, Գրիգոր Գրիգորեան; June 6, 1917 – June 15, 2015) was an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was the president and CEO of Tracinda Corporation, his private holding company based in Beve ...

buys 24% of

, becoming the biggest shareholder. *

August 9 Events Pre-1600 *48 BC – Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus: Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt. * 378 – Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens ...

Tate murders Tate is an institution that houses, in a network of four art galleries, the United Kingdom's national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art. It is not a government institution, but its main sponsor is the U ...

: Sharon Tate, the 26-year-old actress, model and

Roman Polanski Raymond Roman Thierry Polański , group=lower-alpha, name=note_a ( né Liebling; 18 August 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, tw ...

's wife, is murdered by Charles Manson's "

Family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

" at

10050 Cielo Drive 10050 Cielo Drive was the street address of a former luxury home in Benedict Canyon, in the west-central part of the Beverly Crest neighborhood of Los Angeles, bordering Beverly Hills, where three members of the Manson Family committed the Ta ...

in Beverly Hills, California. *

November 10 Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Emperor Leo II dies after a reign of ten months. He is succeeded by his father Zeno, who becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. * 937 – Ten Kingdoms: Li Bian usurps the throne and deposes Emperor Yang ...

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 film career ends with the release of ''

Change of Habit ''Change of Habit'' is a 1969 American crime drama musical film directed by William A. Graham and starring Elvis Presley and Mary Tyler Moore. Written by James Lee, S.S. Schweitzer, and Eric Bercovici, based on a story by John Joseph and Ric ...

''. * '' Jack and Jill: A Postscript'' becomes the first feature film to receive an

Australian Film Institute Award The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards recognise excellence in the film and television industry ...

Awards

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): :'' If....'', directed by

Lindsay Anderson Lindsay Gordon Anderson (17 April 1923 – 30 August 1994) was a British feature-film, theatre and documentary director, film critic, and leading-light of the Free Cinema movement and of the British New Wave. He is most widely remembered for ...

, United Kingdom

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): :'' Rani Radovi'' (''Early Works''), directed by

Želimir Žilnik Želimir Žilnik ( sr-cyr, Желимир Жилник; ; born 8 September 1942) is a Serbian film director best known as one of the major figures of the Yugoslav Black Wave film movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Early life Žilnik was born in 19 ...

, Yugoslavia

Films released in 1969

:Note:

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releases unless stated.

January–March

*January 1969 **January 15 ***'' More Dead Than Alive'' ***'' Riot'' **January 23 ***''

Dillinger Is Dead ''Dillinger Is Dead'' ( it, Dillinger è morto) is a 1969 Italian drama directed by Marco Ferreri. It stars Michel Piccoli, Anita Pallenberg and Annie Girardot. The story is a darkly satiric blend of fantasy and reality. It follows a bored, alienat ...

'' (

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) ***''

Some Girls Do ''Some Girls Do'' is a 1969 British comedy spy film directed by Ralph Thomas. It was the second of the revamped Bulldog Drummond films (following 1967's ''Deadlier Than the Male'') starring Richard Johnson as Drummond, made following the success ...

'' **January 24 ***''

Before Winter Comes ''Before Winter Comes'' is a 1969 British comedy-drama war film directed by J. Lee Thompson from a screenplay by Andrew Sinclair. Plot ''Before Winter Comes'' takes place in the immediate aftermath of World War II. British Major Giles Burnside ...

'' **January 27 ***''

The Extraordinary Seaman ''The Extraordinary Seaman'' is a 1969 American comedy war film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring David Niven, Faye Dunaway, Alan Alda, Mickey Rooney, and Jack Carter. Apart from his participation in the documentaries ''That's Enterta ...

'' *February 1969 **February 5 ***'' The Wrecking Crew'' **February 9 ***'' A Midsummer Night's Dream'' **February 12 ***''

The Candy Man "The Candy Man" (or alternatively, "The Candy Man Can") is a song that originally appeared in the 1971 film ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory''. It was written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley specifically for the film. Although the ori ...

'' **February 19 ***''

The Night of the Following Day ''The Night of the Following Day'' is a 1969 American Technicolor crime film directed by Hubert Cornfield starring Marlon Brando, Richard Boone, Rita Moreno and Pamela Franklin. Filmed in France, around Le Touquet it tells the story of a kidn ...

'' **February 26 ***'' Z'' *March 1969 **March 2 ***'' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' **March 5 ***'' The Big Bounce'' **March 7 ***''

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'' **March 10 ***''

The Assassination Bureau ''The Assassination Bureau Limited'' (also known as ''The Assassination Bureau'' in the United States) is a 1969 British Technicolor black comedy adventure film, produced by Michael Relph, directed by Basil Dearden, and starring Oliver Reed, Di ...

'' (

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) ***''

Oh! What a Lovely War ''Oh! What a Lovely War'' is a 1969 British comedy musical war film directed by Richard Attenborough (in his directorial debut), with an ensemble cast, including Maggie Smith, Dirk Bogarde, John Gielgud, John Mills, Kenneth More, Laurence Ol ...

'' **March 11 ***'' 2000 Years Later'' **March 12 ***'' Where Eagles Dare'' **March 13 ***''

Charro! ''Charro!'' is a 1969 American Western film starring Elvis Presley, shot on location at Apacheland Movie Ranch and Old Tucson Studios in Arizona. This was Presley's only film in which he did not sing on-screen; the film featured no songs at all ...

'' ***''

The Love Bug ''The Love Bug'' is a 1968 American comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and the first in a franchise by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution that starred an anthropomorphic pearl-white, fabric-sunroofed 19 ...

'' **March 21 ***''

Gamera vs. Guiron is a 1969 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Noriaki Yuasa, written by Niisan Takahashi, and produced by Daiei Film. It is the fifth entry in the ''Gamera'' film series, following '' Gamera vs. Viras'', which was released the previous year. '' ...

'' ( Japan) **March 26 ***'' 100 Rifles'' ***''

The Illustrated Man ''The Illustrated Man'' is a 1951 collection of 18 science fiction short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury. A recurring theme throughout the stories is the conflict of the cold mechanics of technology and the psychology of people. It was ...

'' ***''

Support Your Local Sheriff! ''Support Your Local Sheriff!'' (also known as ''The Sheriff'') is a 1969 American comedy Western film directed by Burt Kennedy and starring James Garner, Joan Hackett, and Walter Brennan. The supporting cast features Harry Morgan, Jack Elam, ...

'' **March 27 ***'' Age of Consent''

April–June

*April 1969 **April 1 ***'' Model Shop'' ***''

Sam Whiskey ''Sam Whiskey'' is a 1969 American Western comedy film directed in DeLuxe Color by Arnold Laven and starring Burt Reynolds, Angie Dickinson, Clint Walker and Ossie Davis. "Way ahead of its time," said Reynolds of the film. "I was playing light ...

'' ***'' Sweet Charity'' **April 2 ***''

Angel in My Pocket ''Angel in My Pocket'' is a 1969 American comedy film directed by Alan Rafkin and starring Andy Griffith. One of three films originally planned by Universal Pictures to star Griffith, it also features Lee Meriwether, Jerry Van Dyke, Kay Medford, ...

'' **April 3 ***''

Goodbye, Columbus ''Goodbye, Columbus'' is a 1959 collection of fiction by the American novelist Philip Roth, comprising the title novella "Goodbye, Columbus"—which first appeared in ''The Paris Review''—and five short stories. It was his first book and was ...

'' **April 9 ***'' The Wedding Party'' **April 16 ***'' Hook, Line & Sinker'' **April 17 ***''

Salesman Sales are activities related to selling or the number of goods sold in a given targeted time period. The delivery of a service for a cost is also considered a sale. The seller, or the provider of the goods or services, completes a sale in r ...

'' **April 24 ***''

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium ''If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium'' is a 1969 American DeLuxe Color romantic comedy film made by Wolper Pictures and released by United Artists. It was directed by Mel Stuart, was filmed on location throughout Europe, and features many came ...

'' **April 30 ***''

The Big Cube ''The Big Cube'' is a 1969 American psychological-thriller film directed by Tito Davison and starring Lana Turner, Karin Mossberg, George Chakiris, Daniel O'Herlihy and Richard Egan. Its plot follows an aging former actress who is dosed with LSD ...

'' ***''

Hard Contract ''Hard Contract'' is a 1969 American drama mystery film written and directed by S. Lee Pogostin and starring James Coburn and Lee Remick. It premiered on April 30, 1969 in Panavision. Plot synopsis CIA assassin John Cunningham ( James Coburn) ...

'' ***''

Midas Run ''Midas Run'' (UK title ''A Run on Gold'') is a 1969 American comedy film directed by Alf Kjellin and starring Richard Crenna, Anne Heywood and, in one of his final big-screen roles, Fred Astaire. It was shot at the Tirrenia Studios in Tuscany. ...

'' *May 1969 **May 1 ***''

The Mad Room ''The Mad Room'' is a 1969 American horror and drama film directed by Bernard Girard, and starring Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Skip Ward, Carole Cole, Severn Darden, Beverly Garland, Michael Burns, and Barbara Sammeth. It is a loose remake ...

'' **May 6 ***'' Slaves'' **May 7 ***''

Sinful Davey ''Sinful Davey'' is a 1969 picaresque adventure/crime/comedy film directed by John Huston and starring John Hurt, Pamela Franklin, and in early appearances Fionnula Flanagan and Anjelica Huston. John Huston later said the film was "very good" ...

'' ***'' Where It's At'' **May 10 ***''

Mackenna's Gold ''Mackenna's Gold'' is a 1969 American Western film directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring an ensemble cast featuring Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Ted Cassidy, Camilla Sparv and Julie Newmar in lead roles. It was photographed in S ...

'' **May 14 ***''

Krakatoa, East of Java ''Krakatoa, East of Java'' is a 1968 American disaster film starring Maximilian Schell and Brian Keith. During the 1970s, the film was re-released under the title ''Volcano''. The story is loosely based on events surrounding the 1883 eruption ...

'' ***''

Nightmare in Wax ''Nightmare in Wax'' is a 1969 horror film. Cameron Mitchell plays Vince Rinaud, a former film special effects artist who is disfigured by Max Block, the head of Paragon Pictures, and also a rival for the affections of a woman (Anne Helm). Lea ...

'' **May 15 ***''

'' **May 22 ***''

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed ''Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed'' is a 1969 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer Films, starring Peter Cushing, Freddie Jones, Veronica Carlson and Simon Ward. The film is the fifth in a series of Hammer films focusing on ...

'' (

) ***'' Winning'' **May 25 ***''

'' **May 27 ***''

Popi ''Popi'' is a 1969 American comedy-drama film directed by Arthur Hiller, and starring Alan Arkin (in the title role) and Rita Moreno. The screenplay was written by Tina Pine and Lester Pine. The film focuses on a Puerto Rican widower struggling ...

'' **May 28 ***''

The April Fools ''The April Fools'' is a 1969 American romantic comedy film directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring Jack Lemmon and Catherine Deneuve. Plot Wall Street broker Howard Brubaker is married to Phyllis, who does not love him. Catherine is the stunn ...

'' ***''

Guns of the Magnificent Seven ''Guns of the Magnificent Seven'' is a 1969 Western, styled in the genre of a Zapata Western, the second sequel to the classic 1960 Western action film ''The Magnificent Seven'', itself based on Akira Kurosawa's '' Seven Samurai'' (1954). The ...

'' **May 29 ***''

Carry On Camping ''Carry On Camping'' is a 1969 British comedy film, the 17th release in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). It features series regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Terry Scott, Hattie Jacques, Bar ...

'' ***'' Che!'' *June 1969 **June 5 ***''

The Italian Job ''The Italian Job'' is a 1969 British comedy caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley, directed by Peter Collinson, and starring Michael Caine. The film's plot centres around Cockney criminal Charlie Croker, r ...

'' **June 8 ***''

That Cold Day in the Park ''That Cold Day in the Park'' is a 1969 psychological thriller film directed by Robert Altman and starring Sandy Dennis. Based on the novel of the same name by Richard Miles and adapted for the screen by Gillian Freeman, it was filmed on locati ...

'' **June 11 ***'' The First Time'' ***'' Rascal'' **June 12 ***'' Blue Movie'' **June 13 ***''

True Grit True Grit may refer to: Fiction * ''True Grit'' (novel), a 1968 novel by Charles Portis ** ''True Grit'' (1969 film), a film adaptation by Henry Hathaway, starring John Wayne ** ''True Grit'' (2010 film), a film adaptation by the Coen Brothers, ...

'' **June 18 ***''

Eye of the Cat ''Eye of the Cat'' is a 1969 American horror film directed by David Lowell Rich and starring Michael Sarrazin, Gayle Hunnicutt, and Eleanor Parker. The screenplay is by Joseph Stefano, best known as the co-creator of the tv-series ''The Outer ...

'' ***''

Mississippi Mermaid ''Mississippi Mermaid'' (french: La Sirène du ) is a 1969 French romantic drama film written and directed by François Truffaut and starring Catherine Deneuve and Jean-Paul Belmondo. Adapted from the 1947 novel ''Waltz into Darkness'' by Cornel ...

'' (

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) ***''

Ring of Bright Water ''Ring of Bright Water'' is a book by Gavin Maxwell about his life in a remote house in coastal Scotland where he kept several wild otters as pets. First published in 1960, it became a best seller and is considered a literary masterpiece, event ...

'' ***''

The Wild Bunch ''The Wild Bunch'' is a 1969 American epic Revisionist Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien, Ben Johnson and Warren Oates. The plot concerns an aging outlaw gang on th ...

'' **June 19 ***'' The Bed Sitting Room'' ***''

Last Summer ''Last Summer'' is a 1969 teen drama film about adolescent sexuality based on the 1968 novel of the same name by Evan Hunter. Director Frank Perry filmed at Fire Island locations. It stars Catherine Burns, Barbara Hershey, Bruce Davison and R ...

'' **June 24 ***''

Chastity Chastity, also known as purity, is a virtue related to temperance. Someone who is ''chaste'' refrains either from sexual activity considered immoral or any sexual activity, according to their state of life. In some contexts, for example when ma ...

'' **June 25 ***''

The Bridge at Remagen ''The Bridge at Remagen'' is a 1969 DeLuxe Color war film in Panavision starring George Segal, Ben Gazzara and Robert Vaughn. The film, which was directed by John Guillermin, was shot in Czechoslovakia. It is based on the nonfiction book ''The ...

'' ***'' The Chairman'' ***'' Hello Down There'' ***''

My Side of the Mountain ''My Side of the Mountain'' is a middle-grade adventure novel written and illustrated by American writer Jean Craighead George published by E. P. Dutton in 1959. It features a boy who learns courage, independence, and the need for companionshi ...

July–September

*July 1969 **July 2 ***'' Three Into Two Won't Go'' **July 7 ***''

How to Commit Marriage ''How to Commit Marriage'' is a 1969 American comedy film directed by Norman Panama, and starring Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, Tina Louise, Irwin Corey, Leslie Nielsen, Tim Matheson and Jane Wyman in her final film role. It was filmed in the current ...

'' **July 10 ***''

Putney Swope ''Putney Swope'' is a 1969 American satirical comedy film written and directed by Robert Downey Sr., and starring Arnold Johnson as the title character, a black advertising executive. The film satirizes the advertising world, the portrayal of ...

'' **July 11 ***''

The Lost Man ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'' **July 13 ***'' Dance of Death'' ***''

'' **July 14 ***'' Alfred the Great'' ***''

Easy Rider ''Easy Rider'' is a 1969 American independent drug culture road drama film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda, and directed by Hopper. Fonda and Hopper play two bikers who travel through the American So ...

'' ***''

The Haunted House of Horror ''The Haunted House of Horror'', also titled ''Horror House'' and ''The Dark'', is a 1969 British horror film directed by Michael Armstrong and starring Frankie Avalon and Jill Haworth as young adults looking for a thrill by spending the nigh ...

'' **July 18 ***''

The Appointment ''The Appointment'' is a 1969 psychological drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Omar Sharif and Anouk Aimée. Written by James Salter, it is based on the story by Antonio Leonviola. Plot After becoming involved with the ex-fianc� ...

'' **July 19 ***''

The Mighty Gorga ''The Mighty Gorga'' is an American science fiction film. Released in 1969 by an independent company, the film is the brainchild of David L. Hewitt. The storyline concerns a couple hunting for a giant gorilla (The Mighty Gorga) in Africa for fi ...

'' **July 20 ***''

Guns in the Heather ''Guns in the Heather'' is a 1969 Walt Disney adventure film directed by Robert Butler and produced by Ron Miller. It stars Kurt Russell, Glenn Corbett and Alfred Burke. It was originally broadcast in parts on '' Walt Disney's Wonderful Wor ...

' **July 23 ***'' Castle Keep'' **July 26 ***''

Boy A boy is a young male human. The term is commonly used for a child or an adolescent. When a male human reaches adulthood, he is described as a man. Definition, etymology, and use According to the ''Merriam-Webster Dictionary'', a boy is ...

'' ( Japan) ***'' Latitude Zero'' ( Japan) *August 1969 **August 6 ***''

The Learning Tree ''The Learning Tree'' is a 1969 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Gordon Parks. It depicts the life of Newt Winger, a teenager growing up in Cherokee Flats, Kansas, in the 1920s, and chronicles his journey into manhood m ...

'' **August 9 ***''

The Love God? ''The Love God?'' is a 1969 American comedy film starring Don Knotts and Edmond O'Brien. It was written and directed by Nat Hiken, who died between the completion of shooting and the film's release. ''The Love God?'' marked a change of pace for Kn ...

'' ***''

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'' (

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) **August 18 ***''

Take the Money and Run ''Take the Money and Run'' is a 1969 American mockumentary comedy film directed by Woody Allen. Allen co-wrote the screenplay with Mickey Rose and stars alongside Janet Margolin. The film chronicles the life of Virgil Starkwell, an inept bank ro ...

'' **August 19 ***''

Alice's Restaurant "Alice's Restaurant Massacree", commonly known as "Alice's Restaurant", is a satirical talking blues song by singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie, released as the title track to his 1967 debut album '' Alice's Restaurant''. The song is a deadpan prote ...

'' ***''

Venus in Furs ''Venus in Furs'' (german: Venus im Pelz, links=no) is a novella by the Austrian author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, and the best known of his works. The novel was to be part of an epic series that Sacher-Masoch envisioned called '' Legacy of Cai ...

'' **August 20 ***'' Staircase'' ***''

What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? ''What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?'' is a 1969 American neo-noir thriller film directed by Lee H. Katzin with Bernard Girard (uncredited), and starring Geraldine Page, Ruth Gordon, Rosemary Forsyth, Robert Fuller and Mildred Dunnock. The scree ...

'' **August 21 ***''

Number One Number One most commonly refers to: * 1 (number) Number One, No. 1, or #1 may also refer to: Music Albums * ''Number 1'' (Big Bang album), and the title song * ''No. 1'' (BoA album), and the title song * ''No.1'' (EP), by CLC * ''n.1 ...

'' **August 27 ***''

Medium Cool ''Medium Cool'' is a 1969 American drama film written and directed by Haskell Wexler and starring Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill and Harold Blankenship. It takes place in Chicago in the summer of 1968. It was notab ...

'' ***''

The Rain People ''The Rain People'' is a 1969 American film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Shirley Knight, James Caan and Robert Duvall. Coppola's friend and fellow director George Lucas worked as an aide on this film, and made a short ...

'' **August 28 ***''

The Gypsy Moths ''The Gypsy Moths'' is a 1969 American drama film, based on the 1955 novel of the same name by James Drought and directed by John Frankenheimer. The film tells the story of three barnstorming skydivers and their effect on a Midwestern American to ...

'' *September 1969 **September 3 ***'' The Trouble with Girls'' ***''

The Valley of Gwangi ''The Valley of Gwangi'' is a 1969 American fantasy Western film produced by Charles H. Schneer and Ray Harryhausen, directed by Jim O'Connolly, written by William Bast, and starring James Franciscus, Richard Carlson, and Gila Golan. Creature ...

'' **September 5 ***''

The Bushbaby ''The Bushbaby'' is a 1969 American film based on the novel ''The Bushbabies'' (1965) by William Stevenson and adapted by Robert Maxwell. It was directed and produced by John Trent and stars Margaret Brooks and Lou Gossett in the leading roles, ...

'' **September 12 ***''

Army of Shadows ''Army of Shadows'' (french: L'Armée des ombres; it, L'armata degli eroi) is a 1969 World War II suspense-drama film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, and starring Lino Ventura, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse and Jean-Pierre Cassel ...

'' (

) **September 15 ***''

Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain, also known as the Air Battle for England (german: die Luftschlacht um England), was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defende ...

'' **September 17 ***''

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' is a 1969 American comedy-drama film directed by Paul Mazursky, written by Mazursky and Larry Tucker, who also produced the film, and starring Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, Elliott Gould, and Dyan Cannon. The origi ...

'' **September 24 ***''

Asterix and Cleopatra ''Asterix and Cleopatra'' is the sixth book in the Asterix album series by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. It was first published in serial form in ''Pilote'' magazine, issues 215–257, in 1963. Synopsis The book begins with an argument b ...

'' **September 29 ***'' De Sade''

October–December

*October 1969 **October 4 ***''

Hail, Hero! ''Hail, Hero!'' is a 1969 drama film directed by David Miller, starring Michael Douglas, Deborah Winters and Peter Strauss. David Manber wrote the screenplay based on the novel by John Weston. The picture was produced by Harold D. Cohen and was ...

'' **October 5 ***''

A Walk with Love and Death ''A Walk with Love and Death'' is a 1969 American adventure drama historical romance war film directed by John Huston and starring Anjelica Huston and Assi Dayan. Plot The story is based on the 1961 novel by Hans Koningsberger, set at the ti ...

'' **October 6 ***''

The Royal Hunt of the Sun ''The Royal Hunt of the Sun'' is a 1964 play by Peter Shaffer that dramatizes the relation of two worlds entering in a conflict by portraying two characters: Atahuallpa Inca and Francisco Pizarro. Performance history Premiere ''The Royal Hunt ...

'' **October 8 ***''

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys ''The Good Guys and the Bad Guys'' is a 1969 American comedy Western film directed by Burt Kennedy. It stars Robert Mitchum and George Kennedy. Plot Jim Flagg is the marshal in the town of Progress. He hears arch-rival Big John McKay is heade ...

'' ***'' The Monitors'' **October 10 ***'' Psycho'' (re-issue) **October 12 ***''

The Madwoman of Chaillot ''The Madwoman of Chaillot'' (french: La Folle de Chaillot) is a play, a poetic satire, by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux, written in 1943 and first performed in 1945, after his death. The play is in two acts. The story concerns an eccentric woma ...

'' **October 14 ***'' The Damned'' (

) **October 15 ***'' Eros + Massacre'' ( Japan) ***'' Paint Your Wagon'' ***'' The Virgin Soldiers'' **October 21 ***'' Lock Up Your Daughters'' **October 22 ***''

Marlowe Marlowe may refer to: Name * Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593), English dramatist, poet and translator * Philip Marlowe, fictional hardboiled detective created by author Raymond Chandler * Marlowe (name), including list of people and characters w ...

'' ***''

The Sterile Cuckoo ''The Sterile Cuckoo'' (released in the UK as ''Pookie'') is a 1969 American comedy-drama film by producer-director Alan J. Pakula that tells the story of an eccentric young couple whose relationship deepens despite their differences and inadeq ...

'' **October 24 ***'' Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' **October 29 ***''

The Secret of Santa Vittoria ''The Secret of Santa Vittoria'' is a 1969 American war film distributed by United Artists. It was produced and directed by Stanley Kramer and co-produced by George Glass from a screenplay by Ben Maddow and William Rose. It was based on the be ...

'' *November 1969 **November 6 ***''

Downhill Racer ''Downhill Racer'' is a 1969 American sports drama film starring Robert Redford, Gene Hackman and Camilla Sparv, and was the directorial debut of Michael Ritchie. Written by James Salter, based on the 1963 novel ''The Downhill Racers'' by Oakle ...

'' ***''

Trilogy A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, and video games, and are less common in other art forms. Three-part wor ...

'' **November 10 ***''

'' ***''

Flareup A disease is a particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism, and that is not immediately due to any external injury. Diseases are often known to be medical conditions that a ...

'' ***''

Marooned Marooned may refer to: * Marooning Marooning is the intentional act of abandoning someone in an uninhabited area, such as a desert island, or more generally (usually in passive voice) to be marooned is to be in a place from which one cannot escape ...

'' ***''

The Passion of Anna ''The Passion of Anna'' ( sv, En passion – "A passion") is a 1969 Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, who was awarded Best Director at the 1970 National Society of Film Critics Awards for the film. Plot The audience i ...

'' ( Sweden) **November 11 ***'' Don't Drink the Water'' **November 13 ***''

Women in Love ''Women in Love'' (1920) is a novel by English author D. H. Lawrence. It is a sequel to his earlier novel ''The Rainbow'' (1915) and follows the continuing loves and lives of the Brangwen sisters, Gudrun and Ursula. Gudrun Brangwen, an artist, ...

'' **November 15 ***''

Goodbye, Mr. Chips ''Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' is a novella about the life of a school teacher, Mr. Chipping, written by English writer James Hilton and first published by Hodder & Stoughton in October 1934. It has been adapted into two feature films and two televi ...

'' ***'' Kes'' **November 18 ***'' The Arrangement'' ***'' The Girl Who Knew Too Much'' **November 19 ***''

The Comic ''The Comic'' is a 1969 American Pathécolor comedy-drama film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Carl Reiner. It stars Dick Van Dyke as Billy Bright (which was the original title of the film), Michele Lee as Bright's love interest, and R ...

'' **November 26 ***''

Angel, Angel, Down We Go ''Angel, Angel, Down We Go'', also known as ''Cult of the Damned'', is a 1969 American film directed by playwright and screenwriter Robert Thom, his sole directorial credit. Thom based his screenplay on an unproduced stage play of the same title ...

'' **November 27 ***'' The Undefeated'' *December 1969 **December 4 ***'' A Boy Named Charlie Brown'' **December 8 ***'' The Sicilian Clan'' (

) **December 10 ***'' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' **December 12 ***'' The Magic Christian'' **December 14 ***'' John and Mary'' **December 15 ***''

Generation A generation refers to all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively. It can also be described as, "the average period, generally considered to be about 20–⁠30 years, during which children are born and gr ...

'' **December 16 ***'' Cactus Flower'' ***''

Gaily, Gaily ''Gaily, Gaily'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''Chicago, Chicago'') is a 1969 American comedy film directed by Norman Jewison. It is a fictionalized adaptation of a 1963 memoir of the same name by Ben Hecht and stars Beau Bridges, Brian ...

'' ***'' Hello, Dolly!'' **December 18 ***''

Anne of the Thousand Days ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' is a 1969 British period historical drama film based on the life of Anne Boleyn, directed by Charles Jarrott and produced by Hal B. Wallis. The screenplay by Bridget Boland and John Hale is an adaptation of the 19 ...

'' ***'' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' ***''

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here ''Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here'' is a 1969 American Western film based on the true story of a Chemehuevi–Paiute Native American named Willie Boy and his run-in with the law in 1909 in Banning, California, United States. The film is an adapt ...

'' **December 19 ***''

Captain Nemo and the Underwater City ''Captain Nemo and the Underwater City'' is a 1969 British film starring Robert Ryan, Chuck Connors and Nanette Newman. It features the character Captain Nemo and is inspired by Jules Verne's 1870 novel ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea''. ...

'' ***'' Topaz'' **December 20 ***'' All Monsters Attack'' ( Japan) **December 21 ***''

Burn! ''Burn!'' (original title: ''Queimada'') is a 1969 historical war drama film directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. Set in the mid-19th century, the film stars Marlon Brando as a British ''agent provocateur'' sent to overthrow a Portuguese colony in th ...

'' ***''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

'' ***''

The Happy Ending ''The Happy Ending'' is a 1969 drama film written and directed by Richard Brooks, which tells the story of a repressed housewife who longs for liberation from her husband and daughter. It stars Jean Simmons (who received an Oscar nomination), ...

'' **December 24 ***''

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes ''The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes'' is a 1969 American science fiction comedy film starring Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn and William Schallert. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution Compa ...

'' **December 25 ***'' The Reivers''

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:Note: U.S. releases unless stated.

#

*'' 100 Rifles'', starring Jim Brown,

Raquel Welch Jo Raquel Welch ( Tejada; September 5, 1940) is an American actress. She first won attention for her role in '' Fantastic Voyage'' (1966), after which she won a contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her contract to the British studio Hamm ...

, Burt Reynolds

A

*''

Ådalen 31 ''Ådalen 31'' (; released in the United States as ''Adalen Riots'') is a 1969 Swedish drama film directed by Bo Widerberg. It depicts the 1931 Ådalen shootings, in which Swedish military forces opened fire against labour demonstrators in the ...

'', directed by

Bo Widerberg Bo Gunnar Widerberg (; 8 June 1930 – 1 May 1997) was a Swedish film director, writer, editor and actor. Biography Early life Widerberg was born in Malmö, Malmöhus County, Sweden. Career Widerberg was the director of films such as ''Rave ...

– ( Sweden) *''

Adelheid Adelheid is the modern Dutch and German form of the Old High German female given name Adalheidis, meaning "nobility" or "noble-ness". It may refer to the following people: * Saint Adelheid or Adelaide of Italy, (931–999), Holy Roman Empress an ...

'', directed by

František Vláčil František Vláčil (19 February 1924, Český Těšín – 27 January 1999, Prague) was a Czech film director, painter, and graphic artist. Between 1945 and 1950, he studied aesthetics and art history at Masaryk University in Brno. Later he w ...

– (

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) *''

The Adjutant of His Excellency ''The Adjutant of His Excellency'' (russian: Адъютант его превосходительства, Adyutant ego prevoskhoditelstva) is a Soviet television mini-series which was produced in 1969 and is set during the Russian civil war. The ...

'' (Adyutant ego prevoskhoditelstva) – (

U.S.S.R. The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

) *'' Age of Consent'', directed by

Michael Powell Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company The Archers, they together wrote, produced and directed a seri ...

, starring James Mason and Helen Mirren – ( Australia) *'' Alfred the Great'', starring David Hemmings – (

) *''

'', directed by

Arthur Penn Arthur Hiller Penn (September 27, 1922 – September 28, 2010) was an American director and producer of film, television and theater. Closely associated with the American New Wave, Penn directed critically acclaimed films throughout the 19 ...

, starring

Arlo Guthrie Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10, 1947) is an American folk singer-songwriter. He is known for singing songs of protest against social injustice, and storytelling while performing songs, following the tradition of his father, Woody Guthrie. Gu ...

*'' All Monsters Attack'' (Gojira Minira Gabara Ōru Kaijū Daishingeki, also known as

Godzilla's Revenge is a 1969 Japanese Kaiju, ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, written by Shinichi Sekizawa, and produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka. The film, which was produced and distributed by Toho, Toho Co., Ltd, is the tenth film in the Godzilla (franchise), ...

), directed by

Ishirō Honda was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 44 feature films in a career spanning 59 years. The most internationally successful Japanese filmmaker prior to Hayao Miyazaki, his films have had a significant influence on the film industry. Honda enter ...

– ( Japan) *''

All My Compatriots ''All My Compatriots'', also known as ''All My Countrymen'' ( cs, Všichni dobří rodáci), is a 1968 Czechoslovak film directed by Vojtěch Jasný. Considered the "most Czech" of his contemporary filmmakers, Jasný's style was primarily lyrici ...

'' (Všichni dobří rodáci) – (

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

) *''

'', starring

Andy Griffith Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) was an American actor, comedian, television producer, southern gospel singer and writer whose career spanned seven decades in music and television. Known for his Southern drawl, his character ...

*''

'', starring

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 ...

Geneviève Bujold Geneviève Bujold (; born July 1, 1942) is a Canadian actress. For her portrayal of Anne Boleyn in the period drama film ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' (1969), Bujold received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her other film cre ...

John Colicos John Colicos (December 10, 1928 – March 6, 2000) was a Canadian actor. He performed on stage and television in the United States and Canada. Career Colicos was born in Toronto, Ontario, to a Greek father and a Canadian mother. In 1957 he app ...

Anthony Quayle Sir John Anthony Quayle (7 September 1913 – 20 October 1989) was a British actor and theatre director. He was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his supporting role as Thomas Wolsey in the film '' Anne of the Thousand Days'' (1969 ...

– winner of 4

Golden Globes The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of ...

– (

) *''

'', starring Jack Lemmon,

Catherine Deneuve Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (, , ), is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses. She gained recogni ...

, Peter Lawford *''Aradhana (1969 film), Aradhana'' (Worship) – (Bollywood films of 1969, India) *''

'' (L'armée des ombres), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, starring Lino Ventura and Simone Signoret – (

) *'' The Arrangement'', directed by Elia Kazan, starring Kirk Douglas and Deborah Kerr *''Arthur? Arthur!'', starring Shelley Winters, Terry-Thomas, Tammy Grimes *''

'', directed by Basil Dearden, starring Oliver Reed, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas – (

)

B

*''Ballad of Carl-Henning'' (Balladen om Carl-Henning) – (Danish films of the 1960s, Denmark) *''Bambi Meets Godzilla'', very short cult film by Marv Newland *''

'', starring Laurence Olivier, Trevor Howard, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer – (

) *''Battle of Neretva (film), Battle of Neretva'' (Bitka na Neretvi), starring Sergei Bondarchuk and Yul Brynner – (List of Yugoslav films of the 1960s, Yugoslavia) *''The Bed-Sitting Room (film), The Bed-Sitting Room'', directed by Richard Lester, starring Rita Tushingham, Ralph Richardson, Marty Feldman – (U.K.) *''

'', starring David Niven – (

) *'' The Big Bounce'', starring Ryan O'Neal and Leigh Taylor-Young *'' Blue Movie'', directed by Andy Warhol *''

'', directed by Paul Mazursky, starring Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, Elliott Gould, Dyan Cannon *''

'' (Shonen), directed by Nagisa Oshima – ( Japan) *'' A Boy Named Charlie Brown'' *''

'' (Le Cerveau), starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Bourvil, David Niven – (

) *''

'', starring George Segal, Ben Gazzara, Bradford Dillman, Robert Vaughn *''The Brothers Karamazov (1969 film), The Brothers Karamazov'' (Bratya Karamazovy) – (

) *''Burn!'' (Queimada), directed by Gillo Pontecorvo, starring Marlon Brando – (

) *''

'', directed by John Trent and starring Margaret Brooks and Louis Gossett Jr., Lou Gossett *'' Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'', directed by George Roy Hill, starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross

C

*'' Cactus Flower'', starring Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman, Goldie Hawn *''Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?'', starring Anthony Newley and Joan Collins *''

'', starring Robert Ryan and Chuck Connors *''

'', starring Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor – (

) *'' Castle Keep'', directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Burt Lancaster, Patrick O'Neal (actor), Patrick O'Neal, Peter Falk *'' The Chairman'', starring Gregory Peck *''

'', starring

, Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner *''

'', starring Cher *'' Che!'', directed by Richard Fleischer, starring Omar Sharif and Jack Palance *''The Color of Pomegranates'' (''Nran guyne'') – (Soviet films of 1968, U.S.S.R.) *''

'', directed by Carl Reiner, starring Dick Van Dyke *''Il Commissario Pepe'' (Police Chief pepe), starring Ugo Tognazzi – (

) *''

'', starring Kurt Russell *''The Cremator'' (Spalovač mrtvol) – (

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)

D

*'' The Damned'' (La caduta degli dei), directed by Luchino Visconti, starring Dirk Bogarde and Ingrid Thulin – (

) *''Daughter of the Mind'', starring Don Murray (actor), Don Murray and Ray Milland *'' De Sade'', starring Keir Dullea, Senta Berger, John Huston – (U.S./West Germany) *''Death of a Gunfighter'', starring Richard Widmark and Lena Horne *''

'' (Dillinger è morto), starring Michel Piccoli and Anita Pallenberg – (

) *'' Don't Drink the Water'', directed by Howard Morris, written by Woody Allen, starring Jackie Gleason, Estelle Parsons, Ted Bessell, Michael Constantine *''Do Raaste'' (Two Roads) – (Bollywood films of 1969, India) *''Doppelgänger (1969 film), Doppelgänger'', starring Roy Thinnes, Lynn Loring, Herbert Lom *''Double Suicide'' (Shinjū: Ten no amijima) – ( Japan) *''

'', starring Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv *''O Dragão da Maldade Contra o Santo Guerreiro, The Dragon of Evil Against the Warrior Saint'' (O Dragão da Maldade Contra o Santo Guerreiro), directed by Glauber Rocha – (Brazilian films of the 1960s, Brazil)

E

*''

'', directed by and starring Dennis Hopper, with Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson *''End of a Priest'' (Farářův konec) – (

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) *''Eros Plus Massacre'' (Erosu purasu gyakusatsu) – ( Japan) *''Everything for Sale (1969 film), Everything for Sale'' (Wszystko na sprzedaż), written and directed by Andrzej Wajda – (Lists of Polish films, Poland) *''The Exquisite Cadaver'' (Las crueles), starring Capucine – (Spanish films of 1969, Spain) *''

'', directed by John Frankenheimer, starring David Niven, Faye Dunaway, Alan Alda *''

'', starring Michael Sarrazin, Gayle Hunnicutt, Eleanor Parker

F

*''Fellini Satyricon'', directed by Federico Fellini – (

) *''Flashback (1969 film), Flashback'', directed by Raffaele Andreassi – (Italy) *''

'', directed by Terence Fisher, starring Peter Cushing – (

) *''Fräulein Doktor (film), Fraulein Doktor'', starring Suzy Kendall, Kenneth More, Capucine *''Funeral Parade of Roses'' (Bara no Sōretsu), by Toshio Matsumoto – ( Japan)

G

*''

'', directed by Norman Jewison, starring Beau Bridges, Melina Mercouri, George Kennedy, Margot Kidder *''Une femme douce, A Gentle Woman'' (Une femme douce), directed by Robert Bresson, starring Dominique Sanda – (

) *''The Girl from Rio (1969 film), The Girl from Rio'', starring Shirley Eaton, Richard Wyler and George Sanders – (Spanish films of 1969, Spain/

/U.S.) *''

'', starring Richard Benjamin, Ali MacGraw and Jack Klugman *''

'', directed by Herbert Ross, starring Peter O'Toole and Petula Clark *''Good Morning, My Dear Wife'', starring Salah Zulfikar and Nelly (Egyptian entertainer), Nelly – (Cinema of Egypt, Egypt) *''Goyokin'', directed by Hideo Gosha – ( Japan) *''The Grasshopper (1970 film), The Grasshopper'', directed by Jerry Paris, starring Jacqueline Bisset and Jim Brown *''The Great Love (1969 film), The Great Love'' (Le grand amour) – (

) *''

'', directed by Paul Wendkos, starring George Kennedy and James Whitmore *''

'', directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Gene Hackman, Bonnie Bedelia

H

*''

'' directed by David Miller (director), David Miller Starring Michael Douglas and Peter Strauss. *''

'', directed by Tony Richardson, starring Nicol Williamson, Marianne Faithfull, Anthony Hopkins – (

) *''Handcuffs (film), Handcuffs'' (Lisice) – (List of Yugoslav films of the 1960s, Yugoslavia) *''Hannibal Brooks'', starring Oliver Reed *''

'', starring Jean Simmons, John Forsythe, Shirley Jones, Lloyd Bridges and Teresa Wright *''

'', starring James Coburn, Lee Remick, Burgess Meredith – (

) *''

'' (a.k.a. ''Horror House'' or ''The Dark''), starring Frankie Avalon and Jill Haworth – (

) *'' Hello, Dolly!'', directed by Gene Kelly, starring Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford, Tommy Tune, Louis Armstrong *'' Hello Down There'', starring Tony Randall, Janet Leigh, Jim Backus, Charlotte Rae, Ken Berry, Roddy McDowall, Richard Dreyfuss *''Honeycomb (1969 film), Honeycomb'' (La madriguera), directed by Carlos Saura, starring Geraldine Chaplin – (Spanish films of 1969, Spain) *''The Honeymoon Killers'', starring Tony LoBianco and Shirley Stoler *'' Hook, Line & Sinker'', starring Jerry Lewis and Peter Lawford *''

'', starring Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, Jane Wyman, Tina Louise, Maureen Arthur, Leslie Nielsen *''Heaven Is Never a Great Distance'', starring Mohammad Ali Fardin – Iran

I

*''

'', starring Suzanne Pleshette, Ian McShane, Michael Constantine *''I'm an Elephant, Madame'' (Ich bin ein Elefant, Madame) – (

) *''

'', directed by Peter Collinson (film director), Peter Collinson, starring Michael Caine and Noël Coward – (

) *''

'', starring Rod Steiger and Claire Bloom *''It's Tough Being a Man'' (Otoko wa tsurai yo) – ( Japan) *''Ittefaq (1969 film), Ittefaq'', starring Rajesh Khanna – (Bollywood films of 1969, India)

J

*''Jackal of Nahueltoro'' (El Chacal de Nahueltoro) – (List of Chilean films#1960s, Chile) *'' John and Mary'', starring Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow

K

*''Katrina (1969 film), Katrina'' – (List of South African films#1960s, South Africa) *''Katzelmacher'', directed by and starring Rainer Werner Fassbinder with Hanna Schygulla – (

) *'' Kes'', directed by Ken Loach – (

) *''Khamoshi (1970 film), Khamoshi'' (Silence) – (Bollywood films of 1969, India)

L

*''L'Amour fou (1969 film), L'amour fou'', directed by Jacques Rivette – (

) *''The Land (1969 film), The Land'' (Al-ard), directed by Youssef Chahine – (Egyptian films of the 1960s, Egypt) *''Larks on a String'' (Skřivánci na niti), directed by Jiří Menzel – (

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) – banned until 1990 in film, 1990 *''

'', starring Barbara Hershey, Richard Thomas (actor), Richard Thomas, Bruce Davison, Catherine Burns *''Laughter in the Dark (film), Laughter in the Dark'' (La Chambre obscure), directed by Tony Richardson, starring Nicol Williamson and Anna Karina – (

) *''

'', directed by Gordon Parks *''Lions Love'', directed by Agnès Varda *'' Lock Up Your Daughters'', starring Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, Glynis Johns *''Lost Flight'', starring Anne Francis, Lloyd Bridges, Billy Dee Williams *''

'', starring Sidney Poitier and Joanna Shimkus *''

'', directed by Nat Hiken, starring Don Knotts, Anne Francis, Maureen Arthur *''Love Is Colder Than Death (film), Love Is Colder Than Death'' (''Liebe ist kälter als der Tod''), directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder – (

)

M

*''Machine Gun McCain'', starring John Cassavetes and Peter Falk *''

'', starring Gregory Peck, Telly Savalas, Camilla Sparv, and Omar Sharif *''Macunaíma (film), Macunaíma'', directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade – (Brazilian films of the 1960s, Brazil) *''

'', starring Katharine Hepburn, Paul Henreid, Yul Brynner, Charles Boyer, John Gavin, Danny Kaye *'' The Magic Christian'', starring Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr,

– (

) *''

'', directed by Paul Bogart, starring James Garner, Gayle Hunnicutt, Rita Moreno, Carroll O'Connor, Bruce Lee *''

'', directed by John Sturges, starring Gregory Peck, David Janssen, Richard Crenna, James Franciscus, Gene Hackman *''Marquis de Sade: Justine'', starring Romina Power, Klaus Kinski, Jack Palance – (Italy) *''Medea (1969 film), Medea'', directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, starring Maria Callas – (Italy/France/

) *''

'', directed by Haskell Wexler, starring Robert Forster, Marianna Hill, Peter Bonerz *''

'', starring Richard Crenna, Anne Heywood, Fred Astaire *''

'', directed by John Schlesinger, screenplay by Waldo Salt, starring Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman *''The Milky Way (1969 film), The Milky Way'' (La voie lactée), directed by Luis Buñuel – (France/

/West Germany) *''

'' (La sirène du ), directed by François Truffaut, starring

and Jean-Paul Belmondo – (

) *'' The Monitors'', starring Guy Stockwell and Susan Oliver *''Mon oncle Benjamin'' (My Uncle Benjamin) – (

) *''Monsieur Hawarden'' – (List of Belgian films of the 1960s, Belgium/Dutch films of the 1960s, Netherlands) *''Monte Carlo or Bust!'', aka ''Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies'', starring Tony Curtis, Peter Sellers, Dudley Moore – (U.K./France/Italy) *''

'', directed by Barbet Schroeder, starring Mimsy Farmer and Klaus Grünberg – (

) *''Mosquito Squadron'', starring David McCallum – (

) *''My Night at Maud's'' (Ma nuit chez Maud), directed by Éric Rohmer – (France)

N

*''The Night of Counting the Years'' (Al-Mummia) – (Egyptian films of the 1960s, Egypt) *''

'', starring Cameron Mitchell (actor), Cameron Mitchell and Anne Helm *''

'', starring Charlton Heston, Jessica Walter, Bruce Dern

O

*''The Oblong Box (film), The Oblong Box'', starring Vincent Price and Christopher Lee *''

'', directed by Richard Attenborough, starring Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, John Mills – (

) *'' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'', starring George Lazenby (as James Bond), with Diana Rigg and Telly Savalas – (U.K.)

P

*'' Paint Your Wagon'', directed by Joshua Logan, starring Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Jean Seberg, with songs by Lerner and Loewe *''

'', directed by Ingmar Bergman, starring Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson – ( Sweden) *''Pigsty (film), Pigsty'' (Porcile), directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini – (

) *''La Piscine (film), La Piscine'' (The Swimming Pool), starring Alain Delon and Romy Schneider – (

) *''Play Dirty'', starring Michael Caine – (

) *''

'', directed by Arthur Hiller, starring Alan Arkin and Rita Moreno *'' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'', directed by Ronald Neame, starring Maggie Smith (

winner) – (U.K.) *''The Promise (1969 film), The Promise'', starring John Castle and Ian McKellen – (U.K.) *''

'', directed by Robert Downey, Sr.

Q

*''A Quiet Place in the Country'' (Un tranquillo posto di campagna), starring Franco Nero and Vanessa Redgrave – (

)

R

*''

'', directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring James Caan, Robert Duvall, Shirley Knight *'' Rani Radovi'' (''Early Years'') – Golden Bear winner – (List of Yugoslav films of the 1960s, Yugoslavia) *'' Rascal'', starring Bill Mumy and Steve Forrest (actor), Steve Forrest *''The Red Tent (film), The Red Tent'' (Krasnaya palatka) – (

/U.K.) *'' The Reivers'', based on the novel by William Faulkner, directed by Mark Rydell, starring Steve McQueen, Rupert Crosse, Sharon Farrell, Mitch Vogel, Will Geer, narrated by Burgess Meredith *''La residencia'' (The Boarding School), starring Lilli Palmer – (Spanish films of 1969, Spain) *''Rider on the Rain'' (Le Passager de la pluie), directed by René Clément, starring Charles Bronson and Marlène Jobert – (

) *''

'', starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna – (

) *'' Riot'', starring Jim Brown and Gene Hackman *''

'', starring Robert Shaw (British actor), Robert Shaw and Christopher Plummer – (U.K./U.S.)

S

*''Sabata (film), Sabata'', starring Lee Van Cleef – (Italy) *''

'', directed by Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin *''

'', starring Burt Reynolds and Angie Dickinson *''Satyakam'', starring Dharmendra and Ashok Kumar – (Bollywood films of 1969, India) *''

'', directed by Stanley Kramer, starring Anthony Quinn and Anna Magnani *''Shining Star (1969 film), Shining Star'', starring Ahmad Ghadakchian and Forouzan – (Iran) *''Shinsengumi (1969 film), Shinsengumi'', starring Toshiro Mifune – ( Japan) *'' The Sicilian Clan'' (Le clan des siciliens), starring Jean Gabin, Alain Delon and Lino Ventura – (

) *''

'', directed by John Huston, starring John Hurt *'' Slaves'', directed by Herbert Biberman, starring Dionne Warwick, Ossie Davis and Stephen Boyd *''

'', starring Richard Johnson (actor), Richard Johnson and Daliah Lavi *''Some Kind of a Nut'', starring Dick Van Dyke, Rosemary Forsyth and Angie Dickinson *''The Southern Star (film), The Southern Star'', starring George Segal, Orson Welles and Ursula Andress *'' Staircase'', directed by Stanley Donen, starring Rex Harrison and

*''

'', starring Liza Minnelli *''Stiletto (1969 film), Stiletto'', starring Alex Cord, Britt Ekland, Joseph Wiseman and Patrick O'Neal (actor), Patrick O'Neal *''

'', starring James Garner, Joan Hackett, Walter Brennan, Harry Morgan and Jack Elam *'' Sweet Charity'', directed by Bob Fosse, starring Shirley MacLaine

T

*''

'', directed by and starring Woody Allen, with Janet Margolin and Louise Lasser *''A Talent for Loving'', directed by Richard Quine, starring Richard Widmark, Cesar Romero, Chaim Topol, Topol, Fran Jeffries *'' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'', directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Jane Fonda, Gig Young, Michael Sarrazin, Red Buttons *''

'', starring Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Robert Blake (actor), Robert Blake *''The Great Bank Robbery (1969 film), The Great Bank Robbery'' *''This Man Must Die'' (Que la bête meure), directed by Claude Chabrol – (

) *'' Three Into Two Won't Go'', starring Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Peggy Ashcroft *''Till Death Us Do Part (film), Till Death Us Do Part'', starring Warren Mitchell and Dandy Nichols – (

) *''A Time for Dying'', starring Audie Murphy and Anne Randall *'' Topaz'', directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Frederick Stafford, John Forsythe, John Vernon, Roscoe Lee Browne *'' The Trouble with Girls'', directed by Peter Tewksbury, starring

, Vincent Price, Dabney Coleman, Sheree North, John Carradine, Susan Olsen *''

'', directed by Henry Hathaway, starring John Wayne, Kim Darby, Glen Campbell, Jeff Corey, Robert Duvall, Strother Martin, Dennis Hopper *''Lola (1969 film), Twinky'', starring Charles Bronson and Susan George (actress), Susan George – (

)

U

*''Ultraman, Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight'' – ( Japan) *'' The Undefeated'', starring John Wayne and Rock Hudson *''The Unfaithful Wife'' (La Femme infidèle), directed by Claude Chabrol, starring Stéphane Audran – (

)

V

*''

'', starring James Franciscus, Gila Golan, Richard Carlson (actor), Richard Carlson, with visual effects by Ray Harryhausen completing work by Willis O'Brien *''Viimne reliikvia'', directed by Grigori Kromanov (Estonian SSR, List of Soviet films of 1969, U.S.S.R.) *''Viva Max!'', directed by Jerry Paris, starring Peter Ustinov, Pamela Tiffin, John Astin, Jonathan Winters

W

*'' The Wedding Party'', directed by Wilford Leach, Brian De Palma and Cynthia Monroe *''

'', starring Geraldine Page, Ruth Gordon and Rosemary Forsyth *''What's Good for the Goose'', starring Norman Wisdom and Sally Geeson – (

) *'' Where It's At'', starring David Janssen and Rosemary Forsyth *''Where's Jack?'', starring Stanley Baker and Tommy Steele – (

) *''White Sun of the Desert'' (Beloye solntse pustyni), directed by Vladimir Motyl – (

) *''

'', directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring William Holden, Robert Ryan, Ernest Borgnine, Edmond O'Brien, Ben Johnson (actor), Ben Johnson and Warren Oates *'' Winning'', starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Richard Thomas (actor), Richard Thomas, Robert Wagner *''The Witness (1969 Hungarian film), The Witness'' (A tanu), directed by Péter Bacsó – (List of Hungarian films 1948–1989, Hungary) *''

'', directed by Ken Russell, starring Alan Bates, Oliver Reed and Glenda Jackson – (

) *''The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots'' (Nagagutsu o Haita Neko), directed by Kimio Yabuki – ( Japan) *'' The Wrecking Crew'', starring Dean Martin, Elke Sommer, Nancy Kwan, Tina Louise and Sharon Tate

Y

*''Young Billy Young'', starring Robert Mitchum, Angie Dickinson, Robert Walker Jr.

Z

*'' Z'', directed by Costa Gavras, starring Yves Montand and Irene Papas – (

/List of Algerian films, Algeria)

Short film series

*''Looney Tunes'' (1930 in film, 1930–1969) *''Merrie Melodies'' (1931 in film, 1931–1969) * ''Cool Cat (Looney Tunes), Cool Cat'' (1967 in film, 1967—1969) * ''Merlin the Magic Mouse'' (1967 in film, 1967—1969) *''The Pink Panther (character), The Pink Panther'' (1963–1969, 1971–1977, 1978–1980) *''The Inspector'' (1965-1969) *''The Ant and the Aardvark'' (1969–1971) *''Roland and Rattfink'' (1968–1971) *''Tijuana Toads'' (1969–1972) *''Woody Woodpecker'' (1941–1949, 1951–1972) *''Chilly Willy'' (1955–1972) *''The Beary Family'' (1962–1972)

Births

*January 1 **Mr. Lawrence, American voice actor, comedian, writer, storyboard artist, animator and director **Verne Troyer, American actor (died 2018 in film, 2018) *January 2 - Nicholas Gleaves, English actor *January 8 - Ami Dolenz, American former actress *January 14 – Jason Bateman, American actor *January 17 – James Waterston, American actor *January 18 – Dave Bautista, American actor and former professional wrestler *January 21 - Matt Willig, American actor and former football player *January 22 - Olivia d'Abo, British actress and singer *January 27 – Patton Oswalt, American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, and writer *February 4 - Brandy Ledford, American actress and model *February 5 **Bobby Brown, American singer-songwriter and actor **Michael Sheen, Welsh actor and producer *February 6 **April Haney, American former actress and singer **Masaharu Fukuyama, Japanese actor and singer **David Hayter, Canadian actor, screenwriter, director, and producer *February 8 **Brian Krause, American actor **Mary McCormack, American actress *February 11 **Jennifer Aniston, American actress **Lee Tockar, Canadian voice actor and visual artist *February 13 - Andrew Bryniarski, American actor *February 22 - Thomas Jane, American actor *February 28 - Robert Sean Leonard, American actor *March 1 – Javier Bardem, Spanish actor *March 10 **Paget Brewster, American actress **Dave Sheridan (actor), American actor, comedian, writer, producer and musician *March 11 – Terrence Howard, American actor *March 15 - Kim Raver, American actress and producer *March 23 - Richard Cadell, Illusionist, puppeteer and screenwriter *March 27 - Kevin Corrigan, American character actor *March 28 - Brett Ratner, American director and producer *April 2 – Ajay Devgan, Indian actor *April 3 – Ben Mendelsohn, Australian actor *April 6 – Paul Rudd, American actor *April 21 – Toby Stephens, English actor *April 23 – Byron Thames, American actor *April 24 - Rory McCann, Scottish actor *April 25 – Renée Zellweger, American actress *May 1 – Wes Anderson, American director *May 2 - Karel Dobrý, Czech actor *May 10 - Lenny Venito, American actor *May 14 – Cate Blanchett, Australian actress *May 22 - Michael Kelly (actor), American actor *May 24 – Carl Anthony Payne II, American actor *May 25 – Anne Heche, American actress (died 2022 in film, 2022) *June 1 – Teri Polo, American actress *June 4 - Horatio Sanz, Chilean-born American actor and comedian *June 6 - Nina Sosanya, English actress and narrator *June 7 **Adam Buxton, English actor, comedian and writer **Kim Rhodes, American actress *June 9 - Josh Hamilton (actor), American actor *June 11 – Peter Dinklage, American actor *June 15 – Ice Cube, American actor and rapper *June 18 - Ella Kenion, English comedy actress *June 23 - Martin Klebba, American character actor and stunt performer *June 24 - Jensen Daggett, American actress *June 28 **Tichina Arnold, American actress **Angeline Ball, Irish actress **Ayelet Zurer, Israeli actress *June 29 - Aleks Paunovic, Canadian actor *July 5 - RZA, American rapper, actor and filmmaker *July 7 - Cree Summer, American-Canadian actress, voice actress and singer *July 10 - Jamie Glover, English actor *July 13 - Ken Jeong, American stand-up comedian, actor and producer *July 17 – Jason Clarke, Australian actor *July 21 – Godfrey (comedian), Godfrey, American actor, comedian *July 22 – James Arnold Taylor, American actor, writer and producer *July 24 **Rick Fox, Canadian-Bahamian former basketball player and actor **Jennifer Lopez, American actress, singer *July 25 - Dave B. Mitchell, American voice actor *July 28 **Alexis Arquette, American actress (died 2016 in film, 2016) **Noma Dumezweni, British actress *August 4 – Vlad Ivanov, Romanian actor *August 5 **Chuck Campbell, Canadian actor and comedian **Kim Mai Guest, American voice actress *August 6 - Chris Edgerly, American voice actor, comedian and singer *August 15 - Kimberley Kates, American actress and producer *August 16 - Kate Higgins, American voice actress and singer *August 17 - Donnie Wahlberg, American singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and producer *August 18 ** Edward Norton, American actor ** Christian Slater, American actor *August 19 – Matthew Perry, Canadian-American actor *August 21 - Nathan Jones (wrestler), Australian actor and former professional wrestler *August 27 - Reece Shearsmith, English actor, writer and comedian *August 28 – Jack Black, American actor, comedian, musician *September 4 - Noah Taylor, Australian actor *September 7 - Angie Everhart, American actress *September 14 – Bong Joon-ho, Korean director and screenwriter *September 23 - Crispin Bonham-Carter, English actor *September 25 – Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress *September 26 - David Slade, British director and actor *September 29 – Erika Eleniak, American actress *September 30 **Silas Weir Mitchell (actor), American character actor **Mark Smith (actor), British actor *October 1 – Zach Galifianakis, American actor *October 4 - Abraham Benrubi, American actor *October 8 **Jeremy Davies, American actor **Dylan Neal, Canadian-American actor *October 9 – Steve McQueen (director), Steve McQueen, English director *October 15 – Dominic West, English actor *October 17 **Wood Harris, American actor **Nancy Sullivan (American actress), Nancy Sullivan, American actress, television presenter, and screenwriter *October 19 **Roger Cross, Jamaican-born Canadian actor **Trey Parker, American actor, creator of ''South Park'' *October 25 - Nika Futterman, American actress, voice actress and singer *October 26 - Robert Maillet, Canadian actor and former professional wrestler *November 4 – Matthew McConaughey, American actor *November 10 - Jennifer Cody, American dancer and actress *November 13 – Gerard Butler, Scottish actor *November 28 - Martin Cummins, Canadian actor *November 30 **Marc Forster, German-Swiss director, producer and screenwriter **Chris Weitz, American director, screenwriter and producer *December 7 - Patrice O'Neal, American stand-up comedian, actor and radio personality (died 2011 in film, 2011) *December 9 - Allison Smith (actress), American actress, singer, writer and director *December 10 - Stephen Billington, English actor *December 13 - Tony Curran, Scottish actor *December 14 - Natascha McElhone, English actress *December 19 – Kristy Swanson, American actress *December 21 – Julie Delpy, French actress *December 27 - Sarah Vowell, American actress *December 29 - Jennifer Ehle, American actress

Deaths

*January 1 – Barton MacLane, 66, American actor, ''The Maltese Falcon (1941 film), The Maltese Falcon'', ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (film), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' *January 3 – Howard McNear, 63, American actor, ''Anatomy of a Murder'', ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'', ''Blue Hawaii'', ''Follow That Dream'' *January 4 – Violet Hilton, Violet and Daisy Hilton, 60, English conjoined twins, actresses, appeared in film ''Freaks (1932 film), Freaks'' *January 8 – Leslie Goodwins, 69, English director, ''The Mummy's Curse'', ''Mexican Spitfire (film), Mexican Spitfire'' *January 27 – Charles Winninger, 84, American actor, ''Destry Rides Again'', ''The Sun Shines Bright'' *February 2 – Boris Karloff, 81, English actor, ''Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special), Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'', ''Frankenstein (1931 film), Frankenstein'', ''The Mummy (1932 film), The Mummy'', ''The Raven (1935 film), The Raven'' *February 5 – Thelma Ritter, 66, American actress, ''Rear Window'', ''All About Eve'' *February 9 – Gabby Hayes, 83, American actor, ''The Man from Utah'', ''In Old Oklahoma'' *February 11 – James Lanphier, 48, American actor, ''The Pink Panther (1963 film), The Pink Panther'', ''The Party (1968 film), The Party'' *February 19 - Madge Blake, 69, American actress, ''The Long, Long Trailer'', ''Batman (1966 film), Batman'' *February 23 -

, 36, Indian actress, ''Mahal (1949 film), Mahal'', ''Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi'', ''Mughal-e-Azam, Mughal-E-Azam'' *February 27 – John Boles (actor), John Boles, 73, American actor, ''Frankenstein (1931 film), Frankenstein'', ''Stella Dallas (1937 film), Stella Dallas'' *March 18 – Barbara Bates, 43, American actress, ''The Caddy'', ''All About Eve'' *March 19 – Lola Braccini, 79, Italian actress, ''My Little One (1933 film), My Little One'', ''What a Distinguished Family'' *March 25 – Alan Mowbray, 72, British actor, ''Terror by Night'', ''My Darling Clementine'' *April 2 – Fortunio Bonanova, 74, Spanish actor, ''Citizen Kane'', ''An Affair to Remember'' *April 23 – Krzysztof Komeda, 37, Polish composer, ''Rosemary's Baby (film), Rosemary's Baby'', ''The Fearless Vampire Killers'' *May 3 – Karl Freund, 69, Czech-American cinematographer and director, ''Metropolis (1927 film), Metropolis'', ''The Mummy (1932 film), The Mummy'', ''Key Largo (film), Key Largo'' *May 24 **Paul Birch (actor), Paul Birch, 57, American actor, ''The Gun Runners'', ''Gunmen from Laredo'' **Mitzi Green, 48, American actress, ''Lost in Alaska'', ''Skippy (film), Skippy'' *May 27 – Jeffrey Hunter, 42, American actor, ''The Searchers (film), The Searchers'', ''King of Kings (1961 film), King of Kings'' *June 2 – Leo Gorcey, 51, American actor, ''Ghost Chasers'', ''Spook Busters'' *June 8 – Robert Taylor (American actor), Robert Taylor, 57, American actor, ''Quo Vadis (1951 film), Quo Vadis'', ''Camille (1936 film), Camille'', ''Bataan (film), Bataan'', ''Ivanhoe (1952 film), Ivanhoe'' *June 10 – Frank Lawton, 64, English actor, ''A Night to Remember (1958 film), A Night to Remember'', ''The Devil-Doll'' *June 13 – Martita Hunt, 70, Argentine-English actress, ''Becket (1964 film), Becket'', ''Great Expectations (1946 film), Great Expectations'' *June 19 – Natalie Talmadge, 73, American silent screen actress, ''Our Hospitality'', ''Intolerance (film), Intolerance'' *June 20 – Rudolf Schwarzkogler, 29, Austrian experimental filmmaker, ''Satisfaction'' *June 22 –

, 47, American actress and singer, ''The Wizard of Oz (1939 film), The Wizard of Oz'', ''Meet Me in St. Louis'', ''A Star Is Born (1954 film), A Star Is Born'' *June 23 – Stanley Andrews, 77, American actor, ''West of Wyoming'', ''Across the Badlands'', ''Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders'' *July 5 - Lambert Hillyer, 75, American director, ''Dracula's Daughter'', ''Batman (serial), Batman'' *July 5 – Leo McCarey, 72, American director, ''An Affair to Remember'', ''Going My Way'' *July 7 - Erskine Sanford, 83, American actor, ''Citizen Kane'', ''The Magnificent Ambersons (film), The Magnificent Ambersons'' *July 8 – Gladys Swarthout, 68, American singer, ''Romance in the Dark'', ''Give Us This Night'' *July 13 - Bess Meredyth, 79, American screenwriter, ''The Unsuspected'', ''Charlie Chan at the Opera'' *July 15 - Peter van Eyck, 57, Polish actor, ''The Wages of Fear'', ''The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (film), The Spy Who Came in from the Cold'' *July 17 - Harry Benham, 85, American actor, ''Nicholas Nickleby (1912 film), Nicholas Nickleby'' *July 18 - Barbara Pepper, 54, American actress, ''The Rogues Tavern'', ''Kiss Me, Stupid'' *July 26 – Raymond Walburn, 81, American actor, ''High, Wide, and Handsome'', ''Third Finger, Left Hand (film), Third Finger, Left Hand'' *August 1 – Donald Keith (actor), Donald Keith, 65, American actor, ''The Plastic Age (film), The Plastic Age'', ''Parisian Love'' *August 9 – Sharon Tate, 26, American actress, ''The Fearless Vampire Killers'', ''Valley of the Dolls (film), Valley of the Dolls'' *August 14 – Sigrid Gurie, 58, American actress, ''Algiers (film), Algiers'', ''The Adventures of Marco Polo'' *August 15 – William Goetz, 66, American producer, studio executive, ''Sayonara (film), Sayonara'', ''Les Misérables (1935 film), Les Misérables'' *August 18 – Mildred Davis, 68, American actress, Safety Last!, Grandma's Boy (1922 film), Grandma’s Boy *August 26 – Martin Miller (actor), Martin Miller, 69, Czech actor, ''55 Days at Peking'', ''The Pink Panther (1963 film), The Pink Panther'' *September 14 – James Anderson (American actor), James Anderson, 48, American actor, ''To Kill a Mockingbird (film), To Kill a Mockingbird'', ''

'' *September 19 – Rex Ingram (actor), Rex Ingram, 73, American actor, ''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939 film), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'', ''The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film), The Thief of Bagdad'' *October 8 – Eduardo Ciannelli, 81, Italian actor, ''Gunga Din (film), Gunga Din'', ''Strange Cargo (1940 film), Strange Cargo'' *October 12 – Sonja Henie, 57, Norwegian actress, former Olympic Games, Olympic ice skater, ''Sun Valley Serenade'', ''One in a Million (1936 film), One in a Million'' *October 15 – Rod La Rocque, 70, American actor, ''Meet John Doe'', ''The Shadow Strikes'' *October 28 – Constance Dowling, 49, American actress, ''Up in Arms'', ''The Well-Groomed Bride'' *November 5 – Lloyd Corrigan, 69, American actor, ''Son of Paleface'', ''The Thin Man Goes Home'' *November 8 – Dave O'Brien (actor), Dave O'Brien, 57, American actor, ''Captain Midnight (serial), Captain Midnight'', ''Brand of the Devil'' *December 3 – Ruth White (actress), Ruth White, 55, American actress, ''To Kill a Mockingbird (film), To Kill a Mockingbird'', ''No Way to Treat a Lady (film), No Way to Treat a Lady'' *December 7 – Eric Portman, 68, British actor, ''A Canterbury Tale'', ''The Bedford Incident'' *December 13 – Luigi Pavese, 72, Italian actor, ''Toto in Color'', ''Il Mattatore'' *December 22 **Ilse Steppat, 52, German actress, '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' **Josef von Sternberg, 73, Austrian director, ''The Blue Angel'', ''Macao (film), Macao''

Film debuts

*Amitabh Bachchan – ''Saat Hindustani'' *Bob Balaban – ''

'' *Bonnie Bedelia – ''

'' *Ed Begley Jr. – ''

'' *Bernie Casey – ''

'' *Jill Clayburgh – '' The Wedding Party'' *James Cosmo – ''

'' *Bruce Davison – ''

'' *Lesley-Anne Down – ''The Smashing Bird I Used to Know'' *Sam Elliott – '' Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' *Farrah Fawcett – ''Love Is a Funny Thing'' *Bridget Fonda – ''

'' *Melanie Griffith – ''Smith!'' *Anjelica Huston – ''

'' *Raul Julia – ''Stiletto (1969 film), Stiletto'' *George Lazenby – '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' *Joanna Lumley – ''

'' *Miriam Margoyles – ''A Nice Girl Like Me'' *Ian McKellen – ''A Touch of Love (1969 film), A Touch of Love'' *Ryan O'Neal – '' The Big Bounce'' * Al Pacino – ''

'' *Ron Rifkin – ''The Devil's 8'' *Sydne Rome – ''Some Girls Do'' *John Savage (actor), John Savage – ''The Master Beater'' *Jane Seymour – ''

'' *Sylvester Stallone – ''The Square Root'' *Christopher Walken – ''Me and My Brother (film), Me and My Brother'' *M. Emmet Walsh – ''

'' *Ray Wise – ''Dare the Devil''

References

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