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The year 1965 in film involved several significant events, with ''
The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. S ...
'' topping the U.S. box office and winning five
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.


Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1965 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:


Events

* February 15 – George Stevens' production of '' The Greatest Story Ever Told'', a retelling of the account of
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, premieres in
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. It was such a flop with critics and audiences that its failure discouraged production of religious epics for many years. It is considered notable in the 21st century for its astonishing landscapes, powerful and provocative cinematography, Max von Sydow's debut acting performance in an American film, and the final film performance of
Claude Rains William Claude Rains (10 November 188930 May 1967) was a British actor whose career spanned almost seven decades. After his American film debut as Griffin (The Invisible Man), Dr. Jack Griffin in ''The Invisible Man (1933 film), The Invisible Ma ...
. * March 2 – The Rodgers and Hammerstein film adaptation of ''
The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. S ...
'', directed by Robert Wise and starring
Julie Andrews Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy F ...
and Christopher Plummer, premieres. It quickly became a worldwide phenomenon and an instant classic. It successfully displaced '' Gone with the Wind'' to become, at the time, the highest-grossing film of all-time. ''The Sound of Music'' is credited as the film that saved and restored
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from bankruptcy after it suffered from extremely high production costs of ''
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'' two years prior. * July 1 – Blake Edwards's epic comedy ''
The Great Race ''The Great Race'' is a 1965 American Technicolor slapstick comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood, directed by Blake Edwards, written by Arthur A. Ross (from a story by Edwards and Ross), and with music by Henry Manci ...
,'' starring Tony Curtis,
Jack Lemmon John Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor. Considered equally proficient in both dramatic and comic roles, Lemmon was known for his anxious, middle-class everyman screen persona in dramedy pictures, leadi ...
, Natalie Wood,
Peter Falk Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running television series '' Columbo'' (1968–1978, 1989–2003), for which he ...
, and
Keenan Wynn Francis Xavier Aloysius James Jeremiah Keenan Wynn (July 27, 1916 – October 14, 1986) was an American character actor. His expressive face was his stock-in-trade; and though he rarely carried the lead role, he had prominent billing in most ...
, premieres. Initially a flop with critics and audiences, some do admire Edwards' direction, the acting by its ensemble cast, Henry Mancini's music and its climactic pie fight. *August 10 - A massive vault fire at MGM studios in
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, California, destroys the only known copies of hundreds of archived silent films, including Lon Chaney's '' London After Midnight'' and Greta Garbo's ''
The Divine Woman ''The Divine Woman'' (1928) is an American silent film directed by Victor Sjöström and starring Greta Garbo. Produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Only a single nine-minute reel and an additional 45-second excerpt are currently k ...
''. * December 22 –
David Lean Sir David Lean (25 March 190816 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Widely considered one of the most important figures in British cinema, Lean directed the large-scale epics ''The Bridge on the River ...
's film adaptation of
Boris Pasternak Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (; rus, Бори́с Леони́дович Пастерна́к, p=bɐˈrʲis lʲɪɐˈnʲidəvʲɪtɕ pəstɛrˈnak; 30 May 1960) was a Russian poet, novelist, composer and literary translator. Composed in 1917, Pa ...
's ''
Doctor Zhivago ''Doctor Zhivago'' is the title of a novel by Boris Pasternak and its various adaptations. Description The story, in all of its forms, describes the life of the fictional Russian physician and poet Yuri Zhivago and deals with love and loss during ...
'', starring
Omar Sharif Omar Sharif ( ar, عمر الشريف ; born Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub , 10 April 193210 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars. He began his career in his native country in the ...
, Julie Christie,
Rod Steiger Rodney Stephen Steiger (; April 14, 1925July 9, 2002, aged 77) was an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters. Cited as "one of Hollywood's most charismatic and dynamic stars," he is closely assoc ...
, and
Alec Guinness Sir Alec Guinness (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. After an early career on the stage, Guinness was featured in several of the Ealing comedies, including '' Kind Hearts and Coronets'' (1 ...
, premieres and, like ''The Sound of Music'', quickly became a worldwide phenomenon. Its moral story and message of a love and human spirit that defied the communist Soviet Union have made the film a true classic with critics and audiences. It was included among top films by the
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. In a decade of very difficult times for its studio, ''Zhivago'' became the most successful and acclaimed
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film since '' How the West Was Won;'' it was the greatest MGM film since '' Ben-Hur''.


Awards

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: : Best Picture: ''
The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. S ...
'' – Argyle Enterprises,
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: Best Director: Robert Wise – ''
The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. S ...
'' :
Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to the ...
: Lee Marvin – '' Cat Ballou'' : Best Actress: Julie Christie – '' Darling'' : Best Supporting Actor:
Martin Balsam Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American actor. He had a prolific career in character roles in film, in theatre, and on television. An early member of the Actors Studio, he began his career on the New Y ...
– ''
A Thousand Clowns ''A Thousand Clowns'' is a 1965 American comedy-drama film directed by Fred Coe and starring Jason Robards, Barbara Harris, Martin Balsam, and Barry Gordon. An adaptation of a 1962 play by Herb Gardner, it tells the story of an eccentric come ...
'' : Best Supporting Actress: Shelley Winters – ''
A Patch of Blue ''A Patch of Blue'' is a 1965 American drama film directed by Guy Green about the friendship between an educated black man (played by Sidney Poitier) and an illiterate, blind, white 18-year-old girl (played by Elizabeth Hartman), and the problem ...
'' :
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 ...
: '' The Shop on Main Street'' (''Obchod na korze''), directed by
Ján Kadár Ján Kadár (1 April 1918 – 1 June 1979) was a Hungarian-born Slovak film writer and director of Jewish heritage. As a filmmaker, he worked in Czechoslovakia, the United States, and Canada. Most of his films were directed in tandem with E ...
and
Elmar Klos Elmar Klos (26 January 1910 – 19 July 1993) was a Czech film director who collaborated for 17 years with his Slovak colleague Ján Kadár and with him won the 1965 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for the film ''The Shop on Main Street ...
, Czechoslovakia BAFTA Film Awards: : Best Film from Any Source: '' My Fair Lady'' :
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: '' The Ipcress File''
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: :Drama: : Best Picture: ''
Doctor Zhivago ''Doctor Zhivago'' is the title of a novel by Boris Pasternak and its various adaptations. Description The story, in all of its forms, describes the life of the fictional Russian physician and poet Yuri Zhivago and deals with love and loss during ...
'' :
Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to the ...
:
Omar Sharif Omar Sharif ( ar, عمر الشريف ; born Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub , 10 April 193210 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars. He began his career in his native country in the ...
– ''
Doctor Zhivago ''Doctor Zhivago'' is the title of a novel by Boris Pasternak and its various adaptations. Description The story, in all of its forms, describes the life of the fictional Russian physician and poet Yuri Zhivago and deals with love and loss during ...
'' : Best Actress: Samantha Eggar – '' The Collector'' :Comedy or Musical: : Best Picture: ''
The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. S ...
'' :
Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to the ...
: Lee Marvin – '' Cat Ballou'' : Best Actress:
Julie Andrews Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy F ...
– ''
The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. S ...
'' :Other : Best Supporting Actor: Oskar Werner – '' The Spy Who Came in from the Cold'' : Best Supporting Actress: Ruth Gordon – '' Inside Daisy Clover'' : Best Director:
David Lean Sir David Lean (25 March 190816 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Widely considered one of the most important figures in British cinema, Lean directed the large-scale epics ''The Bridge on the River ...
– ''
Doctor Zhivago ''Doctor Zhivago'' is the title of a novel by Boris Pasternak and its various adaptations. Description The story, in all of its forms, describes the life of the fictional Russian physician and poet Yuri Zhivago and deals with love and loss during ...
'' Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :'' The Knack ...and How to Get It'', directed by Richard Lester, United Kingdom
Golden Lion The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguis ...
(Venice Film Festival): :''
Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa ''Sandra'' ( it, Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa, lit=Glimmering stars of the Great Bear) is a 1965 drama film directed and co-written by Luchino Visconti, and starring Claudia Cardinale, Jean Sorel, and Michael Craig. A modern-day retelling of the Elec ...
'' (''Sandra of a Thousand Delights''), directed by Luchino Visconti, Italy Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :'' Alphaville'', directed by
Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as Fran ...
, France / Italy


1965 film releases

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unless stated


January–March

*January 1965 **January 8 ***'' Dear Brigitte'' **January 15 ***'' Baby the Rain Must Fall'' **January 28 ***'' 36 Hours'' *February 1965 **February 10 ***'' Strange Bedfellows'' ***'' Sylvia'' **February 15 ***''
Lord Jim ''Lord Jim'' is a novel by Joseph Conrad originally published as a serial in ''Blackwood's Magazine'' from October 1899 to November 1900. An early and primary event in the story is the abandonment of a passenger ship in distress by its crew, i ...
'' UK) **February 23 ***'' Dr. Terror's House of Horrors'' UK) **February 24 ***'' Love Has Many Faces'' ***''
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 ...
'' *March 1965 **March 2 ***''
The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. S ...
'' **March 5 ***''
Face of the Screaming Werewolf ''Face of the Screaming Werewolf'' is a 1965 horror film created by low budget film maker Jerry Warren. The film was created by combining parts of two unrelated Mexican horror films, ''House of Terror (1960 film), La Casa del Terror'' (1960), an ...
'' ***'' The Rounders'' **March 6 ***''
Empire An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...
'' ***''
Nightmare in the Sun ''Nightmare in the Sun'' is a 1965 film drama directed by Marc Lawrence, and written by George Fass and Fanya Foss, about a murderous affair. Derek starred along with Ursula Andress and Aldo Ray. Smaller roles in the film featured Sammy Davis, ...
'' **March 15 ***'' Major Dundee'' **March 21 ***''
Die! Die! My Darling! ''Fanatic'' (released as ''Die! Die! My Darling!'' in the United States) is a 1965 British horror thriller film directed by Silvio Narizzano for Hammer Films. It stars Tallulah Bankhead, Stefanie Powers, Peter Vaughan, Yootha Joyce, Maurice Kau ...
'' (U.K.) **March 24 ***''
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! ''John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!'' is a 1965 American comedy film based on the novel by William Peter Blatty published in 1963. The film was directed by J. Lee Thompson. The film was shot in the Mojave Desert. In the film, an American milita ...
'' **March 31 ***''
The Truth About Spring ''The Truth about Spring'' (also known as ''The Pirates of Spring Cove'' or ''Miss Jude'') is a 1965 American-British Technicolor adventure film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hayley Mills, John Mills and James MacArthur. It is a roman ...
''


April–June

*April 1965 **April 3 ***''
The Man from Button Willow ''The Man from Button Willow'' is a 1965 American animated Western film about the adventures of Justin Eagle, the first U.S. government agent. It was released on April 3, 1965, in the United States. Plot During construction of the first trans ...
'' **April 6 ***'' In Harm's Way'' **April 7 ***''
Bus Riley's Back in Town ''Bus Riley's Back in Town'' is a 1965 American drama film written by William Inge, directed by Harvey Hart, and starring Ann-Margret and Michael Parks. Inge was very unhappy with changes made to his script and had his name removed from the cre ...
'' ***'' Girl Happy'' **April 8 ***''
The World of Abbott and Costello ''The World of Abbott and Costello'' is a 1965 American compilation film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. Plot This film is a compilation of scenes from eighteen films that Abbott and Costello made for Universal Pictures between ...
'' **April 9 ***'' The Greatest Story Ever Told'' **April 14 ***''
Beach Blanket Bingo ''Beach Blanket Bingo'' is a 1965 American beach party film directed by William Asher. It is the fifth film in the Beach Party film series. The film stars Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Linda Evans, Deborah Walley, Paul Lynde, and Don Rickl ...
'' ***''
The Satan Bug ''The Satan Bug'' is a 1965 American crime science fiction suspense film from United Artists, produced and directed by John Sturges, that stars George Maharis, Richard Basehart, Anne Francis, and Dana Andrews. The screenplay by James Clavell a ...
'' *May 1965 **5 May ***'' Alphaville''
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) ***'' Brainstorm'' **7 May ***'' Joy in the Morning'' **13 May ***'' The Yellow Rolls-Royce'' **14 May ***''
Harlow Harlow is a large town and local government district located in the west of Essex, England. Founded as a new town, it is situated on the border with Hertfordshire and London, Harlow occupies a large area of land on the south bank of the uppe ...
'' **26 May ***''
Mirage A mirage is a naturally-occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays bend via refraction to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky. The word comes to English via the French ''(se) mirer'', from the Latin ''mirari'', meanin ...
'' *June 1965 **June 2 ***''
What's New Pussycat? ''What's New Pussycat?'' is a 1965 screwball comedy film directed by Clive Donner, written by Woody Allen in his first produced screenplay, and starring Allen in his acting debut, along with Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, Romy Schneider, Capuci ...
'' **June 3 ***'' Shenandoah'' **June 9 ***'' Up from the Beach'' French international co-production **June 16 ***'' Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'' **June 18 ***''
I'll Take Sweden ''I'll Take Sweden'' is a 1965 American comedy film directed by Frederick de Cordova, and starring Bob Hope, Frankie Avalon, and Tuesday Weld. Plot Single father Bob Holcomb, a widower, is unhappy with the guitar-playing boy Kenny his daughte ...
'' **June 23 ***'' ''Genghis Khan'' (1965 film)'' ***'' The Hallelujah Trail'' ***''
Harlow Harlow is a large town and local government district located in the west of Essex, England. Founded as a new town, it is situated on the border with Hertfordshire and London, Harlow occupies a large area of land on the south bank of the uppe ...
'' ***'' Von Ryan's Express'' ***'' Willy McBean and his Magic Machine'' **June 24 ***'' Cat Ballou'' **June 30 ***'' Ski Party'' ***'' Tickle Me''


July–September

*July 1965 **July 1 ***'' The Family Jewels'' ***''
The Great Race ''The Great Race'' is a 1965 American Technicolor slapstick comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood, directed by Blake Edwards, written by Arthur A. Ross (from a story by Edwards and Ross), and with music by Henry Manci ...
'' ***'' The Sons of Katie Elder'' **July 3 ***''
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'' ( UK) **July 12 ***'' The Art of Love'' **July 14 ***'' How to Stuff a Wild Bikini'' **July 21 ***'' I Saw What You Did'' **July 22 ***''
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders ''The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders'' is a 1965 British historical comedy film directed by Terence Young and starring Kim Novak, Richard Johnson, and Angela Lansbury. It is based on the 1722 novel ''Moll Flanders'' by Daniel Defoe. Pl ...
'' **July 29 ***''
Ship of Fools The ship of fools is an allegory, originating from Book VI of Plato's ''Republic'', about a ship with a dysfunctional crew. The allegory is intended to represent the problems of governance prevailing in a political system not based on expert kn ...
'' *August 1965 **August 1 ***''
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet ''Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet'' is a 1965 American science fiction film, one of two versions adapted for Roger Corman from the Soviet science fiction film '' Planeta Bur'' (''Planet of Storms''), scripted by Aleksandr Kazantsev (from his n ...
'' **August 3 ***'' Darling'' ( UK) ***'' You Must Be Joking!'' ( UK) **August 8 ***'' Frankenstein Conquers the World'' (
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
) **August 9 ***'' The Brigand of Kandahar'' **August 14 ***'' A Very Special Favor'' **August 18 ***'' Catch Us If You Can'' ( UK) ***'' The Monkey's Uncle'' ***''
Sergeant Deadhead ''Sergeant Deadhead'' is a 1965 musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Frankie Avalon. It features many cast members who appeared in the ''Beach Party'' movies. Plot Sergeant Deadhead is a bumbling soldier who is sent to the g ...
'' **August 23 ***'' Dr. Who and the Daleks'' ( U.K.) **August 25 ***'' Morituri'' ***''
That Funny Feeling ''That Funny Feeling'' is a 1965 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, and Donald O'Connor. This was the third film pairing of Dee and then-husband Darin, following 1961's ''Come Septembe ...
'' ***''
Wild on the Beach ''Wild on the Beach'' is a 1965 beach party film directed by Maury Dexter and starring Frankie Randall, Sherry Jackson, Gayle Caldwell, and Jackie Miller. It is notable for the musical acts showcased onscreen, being the film debut of Sonny & ...
'' *September 1965 **September 1 ***'' Billie'' **September 3 ***'' The Battle of the Villa Fiorita'' ( UK) **September 8 ***'' Operation C.I.A.'' **September 15 ***'' The Reward'' **September 20 ***''
How to Murder Your Wife ''How to Murder Your Wife'' is a 1965 American black comedy film from United Artists, produced by George Axelrod, directed by Richard Quine, that stars Jack Lemmon and Virna Lisi. Quine also directed Lemmon in '' My Sister Eileen'', ''It Happ ...
'' **September 24 ***''
Marriage on the Rocks ''Marriage on the Rocks'' is a 1965 comedy film starring Frank Sinatra, Deborah Kerr, and Dean Martin about a businessman's wife who ends up divorced by mistake and then married to his best friend by an even bigger mistake. The film was written by ...
'' **September 27 ***'' Mickey One''


October–December

*October 1965 **October 6 ***''
Who Killed Teddy Bear ''Who Killed Teddy Bear'' is a 1965 American neo-noir crime thriller film, directed by Joseph Cates and starring Sal Mineo, Juliet Prowse, Jan Murray and Elaine Stritch. The film was written by Arnold Drake and Leon Tokatyan. Plot Norah Dain ( ...
'' **October 7 ***'' The Agony and the Ecstasy'' **October 11 ***'' The Bedford Incident'' ( US/ UK) **October 13 ***'' Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious'' **October 15 ***'' The Cincinnati Kid'' **October 17 ***'' Sting of Death'' **October 27 ***'' King Rat'' *November 1965 **November 4 ***'' Never Too Late'' **November 6 ***'' Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine'' **November 10 ***'' The War Lord'' **November 15 ***'' Bunny Lake Is Missing'' ( UK) **November 18 ***''
For a Few Dollars More ''For a Few Dollars More'' ( it, Per qualche dollaro in più) is a 1965 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone. It stars Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef as bounty hunters and Gian Maria Volonté as the primary villain. German actor ...
'' (
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 ...
) **November 19 ***'' Return from the Ashes'' **November 24 ***'' Harum Scarum'' **November 25 ***'' Lady L'' **November 26 ***'' Carry On Cowboy'' UK) **November 27 ***''
Gamera, the Giant Monster is a 1965 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Noriaki Yuasa, with special effects by Yonesaburo Tsukiji. Produced and distributed by Daiei Film, it is the first film in the ''Gamera'' franchise and the Shōwa era. The film stars Eiji Funako ...
'' (
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
) *December 1965 **December 2 ***'' That Darn Cat!'' **December 8 ***'' The Return of Ringo'' (
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) **December 10 ***''
A Patch of Blue ''A Patch of Blue'' is a 1965 American drama film directed by Guy Green about the friendship between an educated black man (played by Sidney Poitier) and an illiterate, blind, white 18-year-old girl (played by Elizabeth Hartman), and the problem ...
'' **December 13 ***''
A Thousand Clowns ''A Thousand Clowns'' is a 1965 American comedy-drama film directed by Fred Coe and starring Jason Robards, Barbara Harris, Martin Balsam, and Barry Gordon. An adaptation of a 1962 play by Herb Gardner, it tells the story of an eccentric come ...
'' **December 15 ***'' The Flight of the Phoenix'' **December 16 ***''
Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. The battle lasted from 16 December 1944 to 28 January 1945, towards the end of the war in ...
'' ***'' The Spy Who Came in from the Cold'' UK) **December 19 ***''
Invasion of Astro-Monster is a 1965 ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. It is the sixth film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise and Shōwa period. The film was a Japanese-American co-production; it was the second collaboration ...
'' **December 22 ***''
Doctor Zhivago ''Doctor Zhivago'' is the title of a novel by Boris Pasternak and its various adaptations. Description The story, in all of its forms, describes the life of the fictional Russian physician and poet Yuri Zhivago and deals with love and loss during ...
'' ( UK/
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/ US) **December 23 ***'' The Slender Thread'' **December 24 ***'' Bad Girls Go to Hell'' **December 29 ***'' Thunderball'' ( UK/ US)


Notable films released in 1965

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#

*'' The 10th Victim'' (La decima vittima), starring
Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (28 September 1924 – 19 December 1996) was an Italian film actor, regarded as one of his country's most iconic male performers of the 20th century. He played leading roles for many of Italy's top di ...
and
Ursula Andress Ursula Andress (born 19 March 1936) is a Swiss-German actress, former model and sex symbol who has appeared in American, British and Italian films. Her breakthrough role was as Bond girl Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, '' Dr. No'' (1962 ...
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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 ...
/
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
) *'' 36 Hours'', starring James Garner,
Rod Taylor Rodney Sturt Taylor (11 January 1930 – 7 January 2015) was an Australian actor. He appeared in more than 50 feature films, including '' The Time Machine'' (1960), '' One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' (1961), '' The Birds'' (1963), and '' ...
and Eva Marie Saint *'' The 317th Platoon'' (La 317ème section), written and directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer – (
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
)


A

*'' Abashiri Prison'' (Abashiri Bangaichi), starring Ken Takakura – (
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
) *''
Adventures of a Dentist ''Adventures of a Dentist'' (russian: Похождения зубного врача, Pokhozhdyeniya zubnovo vracha) is a 1965 Soviet dark comedy/ drama feature film directed by Elem Klimov on Mosfilm. It is currently available to view through ...
'' (Pokhozhdyeniya zubnovo vracha), directed by Elem Klimov – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' The Adventures of the Smurfs'' (Les aventures des Schtroumpfs) – (
Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...
) *'' The Agony and the Ecstasy'', directed by Carol Reed, starring
Charlton Heston Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist. As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film ''The Ten ...
and
Rex Harrison Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison (5 March 1908 – 2 June 1990) was an English actor. Harrison began his career on the stage in 1924. He made his West End debut in 1936 appearing in the Terence Rattigan play '' French Without Tears'', in wh ...
*'' The Alphabet Murders'', directed by
Frank Tashlin Frank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972), also known as Tish Tash and Frank Tash, was an American animator, cartoonist, children's writer, illustrator, screenwriter, and film director. He was best k ...
, starring
Tony Randall Anthony Leonard Randall (born Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg; February 26, 1920 – May 17, 2004) was an American actor. He is best known for portraying the role of Felix Unger in a television adaptation of the 1965 play '' The Odd Couple'' by Neil Si ...
and
Anita Ekberg Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (; 29 September 193111 January 2015) was a Swedish actress active in American and European films, known for her beauty and stunning figure. She became prominent in her iconic role as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini ...
*'' Alphaville'' (Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution), directed by
Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as Fran ...
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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
) *'' Always Further On'' (Tarahumara (Cada vez más lejos)), directed by Luis Alcoriza – (
Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...
) *''
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders ''The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders'' is a 1965 British historical comedy film directed by Terence Young and starring Kim Novak, Richard Johnson, and Angela Lansbury. It is based on the 1722 novel ''Moll Flanders'' by Daniel Defoe. Pl ...
'', starring Kim Novak, Richard Johnson and
Angela Lansbury Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury (October 16, 1925 – October 11, 2022) was an Irish-British and American film, stage, and television actress. Her career spanned eight decades, much of it in the United States, and her work received a great deal ...
*'' The Art of Love'', directed by Norman Jewison, starring James Garner,
Angie Dickinson Angeline Dickinson (née Brown; born September 30, 1931) is an American actress. She began her career on television, appearing in many anthology series during the 1950s, before gaining her breakthrough role in ''Gun the Man Down'' (1956) wit ...
,
Elke Sommer Elke Sommer (; born Elke Baronin von Schletz, 5 November 1940) is a German actress. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including roles in '' The Pink Panther'' sequel '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1964), th ...
and
Dick Van Dyke Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American actor, entertainer and comedian. His award-winning career has spanned seven decades in film, television, and stage. Van Dyke began his career as an entertainer on radio and telev ...
*'' Arzoo'' (Wish), starring Sadhana – (
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...
) *''
The Ashes The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The term originated in a satirical obituary published in a British newspaper, '' The Sporting Times'', immediately after Australia's 1882 victory at The Oval, its first ...
'' (Popioły), directed by
Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the ...
– (
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
)


B

*'' Baby the Rain Must Fall'', starring
Steve McQueen Terrence Stephen McQueen (March 24, 1930November 7, 1980) was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw for his films of the late 1950s, 1960s, and ...
and
Lee Remick Lee Ann Remick (December 14, 1935 – July 2, 1991) was an American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the film '' Days of Wine and Roses'' (1962), and for the 1966 Tony Award for Best Actress ...
*'' Bad Girls Go to Hell'', directed by
Doris Wishman Doris Wishman (June 1, 1912 August 10, 2002) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. She is credited with having directed and produced at least 30 feature films during a career spanning over four decades, most notably in the ...
*''
Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. The battle lasted from 16 December 1944 to 28 January 1945, towards the end of the war in ...
'', starring Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw and Robert Ryan *'' The Battle of the Villa Fiorita'', directed by Delmer Daves, starring
Maureen O'Hara Maureen O'Hara (; 17 August 1920 – 24 October 2015) was a native Irish and naturalized American actress and singer, who became successful in Hollywood from the 1940s through to the 1960s. She was a natural redhead who was known for pl ...
, Rossano Brazzi,
Olivia Hussey Olivia Hussey (born Olivia Osuna; 17 April 1951) is an English film, stage, and television actress. Her awards include a Golden Globe Award and a David di Donatello Award. The daughter of Argentine opera singer Andrés Osuna, Hussey was born i ...
*''
Beach Blanket Bingo ''Beach Blanket Bingo'' is a 1965 American beach party film directed by William Asher. It is the fifth film in the Beach Party film series. The film stars Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Linda Evans, Deborah Walley, Paul Lynde, and Don Rickl ...
'', directed by William Asher, starring
Annette Funicello Annette Joanne Funicello (October 22, 1942 – April 8, 2013) was an American actress and singer. Funicello began her professional career as a child performer at the age of twelve. She was one of the most popular Mouseketeers on the orig ...
, Frankie Avalon,
Deborah Walley Deborah Walley (August 12, 1941May 10, 2001) was an American actress noted for playing the title role in '' Gidget Goes Hawaiian'' (1961) and appearing in several beach party films. Early years Walley was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut to Ice ...
, Don Rickles *'' The Bedford Incident'', starring Richard Widmark and
Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier ( ; February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was an American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received two competitive ...
– ( US/ UK) *''
Behind the Mask of Zorro ''Behind the Mask of Zorro'' (aka ''E Zorro cabalga otra vez''/ ''Zorro Rides Again''), is a 1965 Italian western film directed by Ricardo Blasco. Tony Russel plays Zorro. Cast *Tony Russel ... Patricio / Alfonso / Zorro * María José Alfons ...
'', directed by Ricardo Blasco and starring
Tony Russel Tony Russel (born Antonio Pietro Russo, and sometimes credited as Tony Russo or Tony Russell; November 23, 1925 – March 18, 2017) was an American film, stage, and television actor. He was noted for having worked extensively in the Italian fil ...
– (
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 ...
/
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...
) *'' Billie'', directed by Don Weis and starring Patty Duke *''
Black Humor Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discu ...
'', anthology film directed by
Claude Autant-Lara Claude Autant-Lara (; 5 August 1901 – 5 February 2000) was a French film director and later Member of the European Parliament (MEP). Biography Born at Luzarches in Val-d'Oise, Autant-Lara was educated in France and at London's Mill Hill Sc ...
,
Giancarlo Zagni Giancarlo Zagni (4 November 1926 – 21 March 2013) was an Italian director and screenwriter. Born in Bologna, Zagni attended the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bologna, then collaborated with ''L'avvenire d'Italia'' and other newsp ...
and José María Forqué – (
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
/
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 ...
/
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...
) *'' Black Wind'' (Viento negro), directed by Servando González – (
Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...
) *'' Boeing Boeing'', starring
Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. As his contributions to comedy and charity made him a global figure in popular culture, pop culture ...
and Tony Curtis *'' La Bohème'', directed by
Franco Zeffirelli Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli (12 February 1923 – 15 June 2019), was an Italian stage and film director, producer, production designer and politician. He was one of the most significant opera and theatre directors of the post-World War II era, ...
– (
West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 ...
) *'' Brainstorm'', directed by
William Conrad William Conrad (born John William Cann Jr., September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994) was an American actor, producer, and director whose entertainment career spanned five decades in radio, film, and television, peaking in popularity when he s ...
, starring
Anne Francis Anne Francis (also known as Anne Lloyd Francis; September 16, 1930 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress known for her ground-breaking roles in the science-fiction film ''Forbidden Planet'' (1956) and the television action-drama seri ...
and
Jeffrey Hunter Jeffrey Hunter (born Henry Herman McKinnies Jr.; November 25, 1926 – May 27, 1969) was an American film and television actor and producer known for his roles in films such as ''The Searchers'' and ''King of Kings''. On television, Hunter ...
*'' The Brigand of Kandahar'', starring
Oliver Reed Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 1999) was an English actor known for his well-to-do, macho image and "hellraiser" lifestyle. After making his first significant screen appearances in Hammer Horror films in the early 1960s, his ...
and
Yvonne Romain Yvonne Adelaide "Evie" Romain (''née'' Warren; 17 February 1938) is a British former film and television actress of the late 1950s and 1960s. Early career Romain was born in London of Maltese descent and is a graduate of the Italia Conti Acade ...
*'' Bunny Lake Is Missing'', directed by Otto Preminger, starring
Laurence Olivier Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier (; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, was one of a trio of male actors who dominated the British stage ...
and
Carol Lynley Carol Lynley (born Carole Ann Jones; February 13, 1942 – September 3, 2019) was an American actress known for her roles in the films ''Blue Denim'' (1959) and '' The Poseidon Adventure'' (1972). Lynley was born in Manhattan to an Irish ...
– ( U.K.) *''
Bus Riley's Back in Town ''Bus Riley's Back in Town'' is a 1965 American drama film written by William Inge, directed by Harvey Hart, and starring Ann-Margret and Michael Parks. Inge was very unhappy with changes made to his script and had his name removed from the cre ...
'', starring
Ann-Margret Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish–American actress, singer, and dancer. As an actress and singer, she is credited as Ann-Margret. She is known for her roles in '' Pocketful of Miracles'' (1961), ''State Fair'' (1962), '' ...
and Michael Parks


C

*'' The Camp Followers'' (Le soldatesse), starring Anna Karina – (
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 ...
) *'' Carry On Cowboy'', starring Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale – ( U.K.) *''
Casanova 70 ''Casanova 70'' is a 1965 Italian comedy film produced by Carlo Ponti, directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Virna Lisi, Enrico Maria Salerno and Michèle Mercier. Plot NATO officer Andrea Rossi-Colombotti is a ladies' ...
'', starring
Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (28 September 1924 – 19 December 1996) was an Italian film actor, regarded as one of his country's most iconic male performers of the 20th century. He played leading roles for many of Italy's top di ...
and Virna Lisi – (
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 ...
) *'' Cat Ballou'', starring
Jane Fonda Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress, activist, and former fashion model. Recognized as a film icon, Fonda is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Jane Fonda, various accolades including two ...
and Lee Marvin *'' Catch Us If You Can'' (a.k.a. ''Having a Wild Weekend''), starring
the Dave Clark Five The Dave Clark Five, also known as the DC5, were an English rock and roll band formed in 1958 in Tottenham, London. Drummer Dave Clark (musician), Dave Clark served as the group's leader, producer and co-songwriter. In January 1964 they had thei ...
– ( U.K.) *''China!'', a documentary written by Felix Greene *'' Chronicle of a Boy Alone'' (Crónica de un niño solo) – (
Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest ...
) *'' The Cincinnati Kid'', directed by Norman Jewison, starring
Steve McQueen Terrence Stephen McQueen (March 24, 1930November 7, 1980) was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw for his films of the late 1950s, 1960s, and ...
,
Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg; December 12, 1893January 26, 1973) was a Romanian-American actor of stage and screen, who was popular during the Hollywood's Golden Age. He appeared in 30 Broadway plays and more than 100 films duri ...
,
Ann-Margret Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish–American actress, singer, and dancer. As an actress and singer, she is credited as Ann-Margret. She is known for her roles in '' Pocketful of Miracles'' (1961), ''State Fair'' (1962), '' ...
, Karl Malden, Tuesday Weld, Joan Blondell *'' City Under the Sea'' (a.k.a. War-Gods of the Deep), starring
Vincent Price Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, art historian, art collector and gourmet cook. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. Price has two stars on the Hollywood Wal ...
and Tab Hunter *'' Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion'', starring Marshall Thompson and Betsy Drake *'' Cloportes'' (La aétamorphose des cloportes), directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre – (
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
/
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 ...
) *''
Coast of Skeletons ''Coast of Skeletons'' is a 1965 adventure film, directed by Robert Lynn and starring Richard Todd and Dale Robertson. It is a sequel to the 1963 film '' Death Drums Along the River'', and just as that film, it uses the characters from Edgar ...
'', directed by Robert Lynn and starring Richard Todd and Dale Robertson – ( U.K./
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring coun ...
) *'' The Collector'', directed by
William Wyler William Wyler (; born Willi Wyler (); July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a Swiss-German-American film director and producer who won the Academy Award for Best Director three times, those being for '' Mrs. Miniver'' (1942), '' The Best Years o ...
, starring
Terence Stamp Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) is an English actor. Stamp is known for his sophisticated villain roles. He was named by ''Empire Magazine'' as one of the 100 Sexiest Film Stars of All Time in 1995. He has received various accolades inc ...
and Samantha Eggar – ( U.K./U.S.) *''
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 ...
'', starring Dana Andrews, Kieron Moore, Janette Scott *'' Cup Fever'', starring Bernard Cribbins – (U.K.) *''
Curse of the Fly ''Curse of the Fly'' is a 1965 American horror science-fiction film and a sequel to '' Return of the Fly'' (1959), as the third installment in ''The Fly'' film series. It was released in 1965, and unlike the other films in the series was produc ...
'', starring
Brian Donlevy Waldo Brian Donlevy (February 9, 1901 – April 6, 1972) was an American actor, noted for playing dangerous tough guys from the 1930s to the 1960s. He usually appeared in supporting roles. Among his best-known films are ''Beau Geste'' (193 ...
, George Baker, Carole Gray *''
Curse of the Voodoo ''Curse of Simba'', also known as ''Voodoo Blood Death'', is a black-and-white 1965 British-American supernatural horror film set in Africa, but filmed in England in 18 days. Its producer was Kenneth Rive and it was directed by Lindsay Shonteff. ...
'' (a.k.a. Curse of Simba / Voodoo Blood Death), directed by
Lindsay Shonteff Lindsay Craig Shonteff (5 November 1935 – 11 March 2006) was a Canadian born film director, film producer and screenwriter who achieved fame for low-budget films produced in the United Kingdom. Biography Lindsay Shonteff was born in Toron ...
– ( U.K.)


D

*'' Darling'', directed by John Schlesinger, starring
Laurence Harvey Laurence Harvey (born Zvi Mosheh Skikne; 1 October 192825 November 1973) was a Lithuanian-born British actor and film director. He was born to Lithuanian Jewish parents and emigrated to South Africa at an early age, before later settling in th ...
,
Dirk Bogarde Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter. Initially a matinée idol in films such as '' Doctor in the House'' (1954) for the Rank Org ...
, Julie Christie – ( U.K.) *'' Dear Brigitte'', starring
James Stewart James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military pilot. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morality ...
, Bill Mumy, Glynis Johns, Ed Wynn,
Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot ( ; ; born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., is a former French actress, singer and model. Famous for portraying sexually emancipated characters with hedonistic lifestyles, she was one of the ...
* ''The Decadent Influence'' (Une fille et des fusils, a.k.a. To Be a Crook), directed by
Claude Lelouch Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish Family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critica ...
– (
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
) *'' A Devilish Homicide'' (Salinma) – (
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
) *''
Die! Die! My Darling! ''Fanatic'' (released as ''Die! Die! My Darling!'' in the United States) is a 1965 British horror thriller film directed by Silvio Narizzano for Hammer Films. It stars Tallulah Bankhead, Stefanie Powers, Peter Vaughan, Yootha Joyce, Maurice Kau ...
'' (a.k.a. '' Fanatic''), starring Tallulah Bankhead and
Stefanie Powers Stefanie Powers (born November 2, 1942) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Jennifer Hart on the mystery television series '' Hart to Hart'' (1979–1984), for which she received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards a ...
* '' Dingaka'', starring Stanley Baker – (
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring coun ...
) * '' Do Not Disturb'', starring
Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, " Sent ...
and
Rod Taylor Rodney Sturt Taylor (11 January 1930 – 7 January 2015) was an Australian actor. He appeared in more than 50 feature films, including '' The Time Machine'' (1960), '' One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' (1961), '' The Birds'' (1963), and '' ...
*''
Doctor Zhivago ''Doctor Zhivago'' is the title of a novel by Boris Pasternak and its various adaptations. Description The story, in all of its forms, describes the life of the fictional Russian physician and poet Yuri Zhivago and deals with love and loss during ...
'', directed by
David Lean Sir David Lean (25 March 190816 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Widely considered one of the most important figures in British cinema, Lean directed the large-scale epics ''The Bridge on the River ...
, starring
Omar Sharif Omar Sharif ( ar, عمر الشريف ; born Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub , 10 April 193210 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars. He began his career in his native country in the ...
, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin,
Rod Steiger Rodney Stephen Steiger (; April 14, 1925July 9, 2002, aged 77) was an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters. Cited as "one of Hollywood's most charismatic and dynamic stars," he is closely assoc ...
,
Alec Guinness Sir Alec Guinness (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. After an early career on the stage, Guinness was featured in several of the Ealing comedies, including '' Kind Hearts and Coronets'' (1 ...
—winner of 5
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 ...
– ( U.K.) * ''The Dolls'' (Le bambole), starring Nino Manfredi, Monica Vitti,
Elke Sommer Elke Sommer (; born Elke Baronin von Schletz, 5 November 1940) is a German actress. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including roles in '' The Pink Panther'' sequel '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1964), th ...
and Gina Lollobrigida – (
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 ...
) *'' Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine'', starring
Vincent Price Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, art historian, art collector and gourmet cook. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. Price has two stars on the Hollywood Wal ...
and Frankie Avalon *'' Dr. Terror's House of Horrors'', starring Peter Cushing and
Christopher Lee Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a long career spanning more than 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films, ultim ...
– (U.K.) *'' Dr. Who and the Daleks'', starring Peter Cushing – ( U.K.)


E

*'' The Early Bird'', starring
Norman Wisdom Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, (4 February 1915 – 4 October 2010) was an English actor, comedian, musician and singer best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring a hapless onscreen character often called Norman ...
– (U.K.) *'' The Eleanor Roosevelt Story'', a documentary directed by Richard Kaplan *'' Eric Soya's "17"'' (Sytten), starring
Ole Søltoft Ole Søltoft (8 January 1941 – 9 May 1999 in Kolding) was a Danish actor who became an icon of the 1970s wave of Danish erotic feature film comedies. For over a decade he starred or co-starred in nearly all notable films in this genre and became ...
and
Ghita Nørby Ghita Nørby (born 11 January 1935) is a Danish actress with 117 film credits to her name from 1956 to 2005, making her one of the most active Danish actresses ever. Early life Nørby was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of opera sing ...
– (
Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...
)


F

*'' The Face of Fu Manchu'', directed by
Don Sharp Donald Herman Sharp (19 April 192114 December 2011) was an Australian film director. His best known films were made for Hammer in the 1960s, and included '' The Kiss of the Vampire'' (1963) and '' Rasputin, the Mad Monk'' (1966). In 1965 he d ...
and starring
Christopher Lee Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a long career spanning more than 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films, ultim ...
– ( U.K./
West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 ...
) *'' The Family Jewels'', starring
Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. As his contributions to comedy and charity made him a global figure in popular culture, pop culture ...
*'' Fantômas se déchaîne'' (Fantômas Unleashed), starring
Jean Marais Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais (11 December 1913 – 8 November 1998), known professionally as Jean Marais (), was a French actor, film director, theatre director, painter, sculptor, visual artist, writer and photographer. He performed in over 100 f ...
– (
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
) *'' Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'', directed by Russ Meyer *'' Ferry Cross the Mersey'', starring Gerry and the Pacemakers – ( U.K.) *''
Film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmospher ...
'', written by
Samuel Beckett Samuel Barclay Beckett (; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish novelist, dramatist, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. His literary and theatrical work features bleak, impersonal and Tragicomedy, tr ...
and directed by
Alan Schneider Alan Schneider (December 12, 1917 – May 3, 1984) was an American theatre director responsible for more than 100 theatre productions. In 1984 he was honored with a Drama Desk Special Award for serving a wide range of playwrights. He directed ...
*'' Fists in the Pocket'' (I pugni in tasca) – (
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 ...
) *'' The Flight of the Phoenix'', directed by
Robert Aldrich Robert Burgess Aldrich (August 9, 1918 – December 5, 1983) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His notable credits include '' Vera Cruz'' (1954), '' Kiss Me Deadly'' (1955), '' The Big Knife'' (1955), '' Autumn ...
, starring
James Stewart James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military pilot. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morality ...
,
Richard Attenborough Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, (; 29 August 192324 August 2014) was an English actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur. He was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Televisi ...
, Hardy Krüger, Ernest Borgnine,
Peter Finch Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch (28 September 191614 January 1977) was an English-Australian actor of theatre, film and radio. Born in London, he emigrated to Australia as a teenager and was raised in Sydney, where he worked in vaudeville ...
*''
For a Few Dollars More ''For a Few Dollars More'' ( it, Per qualche dollaro in più) is a 1965 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone. It stars Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef as bounty hunters and Gian Maria Volonté as the primary villain. German actor ...
'', directed by
Sergio Leone Sergio Leone (; 3 January 1929 – 30 April 1989) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter credited as the pioneer of the Spaghetti Western genre and widely regarded as one of the most influential directors in the history of cin ...
, starring
Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western TV series '' Rawhide'', he rose to international fame with his role as the " Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's "'' Do ...
– (
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 ...
) *'' Frankenstein Conquers the World'' (Furankenshutain tai Baragon), directed by Ishirō Honda – (
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
) *'' Funny Things Happen Down Under'', starring
Olivia Newton-John Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British-Australian singer, actress and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Awards, Grammy Award winner whose music career included 15 top-ten singles, including 5 number-one s ...
– (
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...
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*'' Il Gaucho'', starring
Vittorio Gassman Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important productions ...
and Nino Manfredi – (
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 ...
/
Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest ...
) *''
Gendarme in New York ''Gendarme in New York'' (french: Le gendarme à New York) is a 1965 sequel to the French comedy film ''The Troops of St. Tropez''. It stars Louis de Funès as the gendarme along with Michel Galabru, Christian Marin, Guy Grosso and Michel Modo. P ...
'' (Le gendarme à New York), starring Louis de Funès – (
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
/
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 ...
/U.S.) *'' ''Genghis Khan'''', starring
Omar Sharif Omar Sharif ( ar, عمر الشريف ; born Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub , 10 April 193210 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars. He began his career in his native country in the ...
, Stephen Boyd and
James Mason James Neville Mason (; 15 May 190927 July 1984) was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was the top box-office attraction in the UK in 1944 and 1945; his British films inc ...
*'' Girl Happy'', starring
Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the " King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His ener ...
*'' The Girls on the Beach'', directed by
William N. Witney William Nuelsen Witney (May 15, 1915 – March 17, 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the action films he made for Republic Pictures, particularly serials: ''Dick Tracy Returns'', '' G-Men vs. the Bla ...
, starring
Noreen Corcoran Noreen Margaret Corcoran (October 20, 1943 – January 15, 2016) was an American film and television actress. She is best known for playing Kelly Gregg in the American sitcom television series '' Bachelor Father''. Early years Corcoran was born ...
and Martin West *''
The Glory Guys ''The Glory Guys'' is a 1965 American Western film directed by Arnold Laven and written by Sam Peckinpah, based on the 1956 novel ''The Dice of God'' by Hoffman Birney. Filmed by Levy-Gardner-Laven and released by United Artists, it stars Tom T ...
'', directed by Arnold Laven, starring Tom Tryon and
Harve Presnell George Harvey Presnell (September 14, 1933 – June 30, 2009) was an American actor and singer. He began his career in the mid-1950s as a classical baritone, singing with orchestras and opera companies throughout the United States. His career re ...
*'' Goldstein'', comedy ensemble film, with actors from
The Second City The Second City is an improvisational comedy enterprise and is the oldest ongoing improvisational theater troupe to be continually based in Chicago, with training programs and live theatres in Toronto and Los Angeles. The Second City Theatre o ...
, including Severn Darden *''
The Great Race ''The Great Race'' is a 1965 American Technicolor slapstick comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood, directed by Blake Edwards, written by Arthur A. Ross (from a story by Edwards and Ross), and with music by Henry Manci ...
'', directed by Blake Edwards, starring Tony Curtis,
Jack Lemmon John Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor. Considered equally proficient in both dramatic and comic roles, Lemmon was known for his anxious, middle-class everyman screen persona in dramedy pictures, leadi ...
, Natalie Wood,
Peter Falk Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running television series '' Columbo'' (1968–1978, 1989–2003), for which he ...
, Ross Martin *''
The Great Sioux Massacre ''The Great Sioux Massacre'' is a 1965 American Western war film directed by Sidney Salkow in CinemaScope using extensive action sequences from Salkow's 1954 ''Sitting Bull''. In a fictionalized form, it depicts Custer's descent from a defender ...
'', directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Joseph Cotten,
Darren McGavin Darren is a masculine given name of uncertain etymological origins. Some theories state that it originated from an Anglicisation of the Irish first name Darragh or Dáire, meaning "Oak Tree". According to other sources, it is thought to come from ...
and Philip Carey *'' The Greatest Story Ever Told'', directed by George Stevens, starring Max von Sydow,
Charlton Heston Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist. As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film ''The Ten ...
,
Dorothy McGuire Dorothy Hackett McGuire (June 14, 1916 – September 13, 2001) was an American actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for '' Gentleman's Agreement'' (1947) and won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actre ...
, David McCallum,
Martin Landau Martin James Landau (; June 20, 1928 – July 15, 2017) was an American actor, acting coach, producer, and editorial cartoonist. His career began in the 1950s, with early film appearances including a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's ''North ...
, Telly Savalas *'' Guide'', directed by Vijay Anand, starring
Dev Anand Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand (26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011), better known as Dev Anand, was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema, through a career that spanned over six decades. He was ...
– (
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...
) *'' Gumnaam'' (Unknown), starring
Manoj Kumar Harikrishan Goswami (born 24 July 1937), better known by his screen name Manoj Kumar, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for acting and making films with patriotic theme ...
– (India)


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*'' The Hallelujah Trail'', directed by John Sturges, starring
Burt Lancaster Burton Stephen Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American actor and producer. Initially known for playing tough guys with a tender heart, he went on to achieve success with more complex and challenging roles over a 45-yea ...
,
Lee Remick Lee Ann Remick (December 14, 1935 – July 2, 1991) was an American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the film '' Days of Wine and Roses'' (1962), and for the 1966 Tony Award for Best Actress ...
, Jim Hutton, Pamela Tiffin *''
Hands of a Gunfighter ''Hands of a Gunfighter'' ( es, Ocaso de un pistolero, it, Il destino di un pistolero, also known as ''Hands of Gunman'') is a 1965 Spanish-Italian western film directed by Rafael Romero Marchent Rafael Romero Marchent (3 May 1926 – 13 Febr ...
'' (Ocaso de un pistolero / Il destino di un pistolero), directed by Rafael Romero Marchent – (
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 ...
/
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...
) *''
Happiness Happiness, in the context of mental or emotional states, is positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. Other forms include life satisfaction, well-being, subjective well-being, flourishing and eudaimonia. ...
'' (Le bonheur), directed by
Agnès Varda Agnès Varda (; born Arlette Varda; 30 May 1928 – 29 March 2019) was a Belgian-born French film director, screenwriter, photographer, and artist. Her pioneering work was central to the development of the widely influential French New Wave film ...
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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
) *''
Harlow Harlow is a large town and local government district located in the west of Essex, England. Founded as a new town, it is situated on the border with Hertfordshire and London, Harlow occupies a large area of land on the south bank of the uppe ...
'', starring Carroll Baker, Peter Lawford, Red Buttons, Mike Connors, Leslie Nielsen,
Angela Lansbury Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury (October 16, 1925 – October 11, 2022) was an Irish-British and American film, stage, and television actress. Her career spanned eight decades, much of it in the United States, and her work received a great deal ...
*''
Harlow Harlow is a large town and local government district located in the west of Essex, England. Founded as a new town, it is situated on the border with Hertfordshire and London, Harlow occupies a large area of land on the south bank of the uppe ...
'', starring
Carol Lynley Carol Lynley (born Carole Ann Jones; February 13, 1942 – September 3, 2019) was an American actress known for her roles in the films ''Blue Denim'' (1959) and '' The Poseidon Adventure'' (1972). Lynley was born in Manhattan to an Irish ...
, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.,
Barry Sullivan Barry Sullivan may refer to: *Barry Sullivan (American actor) (1912–1994), US film and Broadway actor *Barry Sullivan (stage actor) (1821–1891), Irish born stage actor active in Britain and Australia *Barry Sullivan (lawyer) Barry Sullivan is ...
,
Hurd Hatfield William Rukard Hurd Hatfield (December 7, 1917 – December 26, 1998) was an American actor. He is best known for having played characters of handsome, narcissistic young men, most notably Dorian Gray in the film '' The Picture of Dorian Gray'' ...
, Ginger Rogers *'' Harum Scarum'', aka ''Harem Holiday'', starring
Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the " King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His ener ...
, Mary Ann Mobley, Fran Jeffries *''
Harvey Middleman, Fireman ''Harvey Middleman, Fireman'' is a 1965 American comedy film written and directed by Ernest Pintoff. It is Pintoff's first feature film, having previously only made shorts. The film follows the story of a fireman named Harvey Middleman who lives ...
'', written and directed by Ernest Pintoff *'' Help!'', directed by Richard Lester, starring
the Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...
– (U.K.) *'' The Heroes of Telemark'', starring
Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in '' The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'' (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. D ...
and Richard Harris *'' A High Wind in Jamaica'', starring Anthony Quinn and
James Coburn James Harrison Coburn III (August 31, 1928 – November 18, 2002) was an American film and television actor who was featured in more than 70 films, largely action roles, and made 100 television appearances during a 45-year career.AllmoviBi ...
– ( U.K.) *''
The Hill ''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 ...
'', directed by
Sidney Lumet Sidney Arthur Lumet ( ; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director. He was nominated five times for the Academy Award: four for Best Director for ''12 Angry Men'' (1957), '' Dog Day Afternoon'' (1975), ''Network'' (1976 ...
, starring
Sean Connery Sir Sean Connery (born Thomas Connery; 25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Origina ...
, Ian Bannen, Ossie Davis – (U.K.) *''
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga ''The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga'' ( pt, A Hora e Vez de Augusto Matraga) is a 1965 Brazilian crime drama film directed by Roberto Santos, based on the short story of the same name by João Guimarães Rosa. Cast * Leonardo Villar as Aug ...
'' (A Hora e a Vez de Augusto Matraga) – (
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
) *''
How to Murder Your Wife ''How to Murder Your Wife'' is a 1965 American black comedy film from United Artists, produced by George Axelrod, directed by Richard Quine, that stars Jack Lemmon and Virna Lisi. Quine also directed Lemmon in '' My Sister Eileen'', ''It Happ ...
'', starring
Jack Lemmon John Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor. Considered equally proficient in both dramatic and comic roles, Lemmon was known for his anxious, middle-class everyman screen persona in dramedy pictures, leadi ...
and Virna Lisi *'' How to Stuff a Wild Bikini'', starring
Annette Funicello Annette Joanne Funicello (October 22, 1942 – April 8, 2013) was an American actress and singer. Funicello began her professional career as a child performer at the age of twelve. She was one of the most popular Mouseketeers on the orig ...
, Dwayne Hickman,
Buster Keaton Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent film work, in which his trademark was physical comedy accompanied by a stoic, deadpan expression ...
, Beverly Adams,
Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor. In a career spanning nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last surviving stars of the ...


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*'' I, a Woman'' (Jeg - en kvinde), directed by
Mac Ahlberg Mac Ahlberg (12 June 1931 – 26 October 2012) was a Swedish film director and cinematographer. Biography In the years 1952–1954 he was married to Ulla Olofsson (1923–2009) and 1955–1961 to the actress Anna-Greta Bergman. He had a daughter ...
– (
Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...
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Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic countries, Nordic c ...
) *''
I Knew Her Well ''I Knew Her Well'' ( it, Io la conoscevo bene) is a 1965 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli and starring Stefania Sandrelli. In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved. Plot syn ...
'' (Io la conoscevo bene), starring Stefania Sandrelli, Nino Manfredi, Franco Nero – (
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 ...
) *''
I'll Take Sweden ''I'll Take Sweden'' is a 1965 American comedy film directed by Frederick de Cordova, and starring Bob Hope, Frankie Avalon, and Tuesday Weld. Plot Single father Bob Holcomb, a widower, is unhappy with the guitar-playing boy Kenny his daughte ...
'', starring
Bob Hope Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer and dancer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with ...
,
Dina Merrill Dina Merrill (born Nedenia Marjorie Hutton; December 29, 1923 – May 22, 2017) was an American actress, heiress, socialite, businesswoman, and philanthropist. Early life Merrill was born in New York City on December 29, 1923, but for man ...
, Frankie Avalon, Tuesday Weld *''
Impossible on Saturday ''Impossible on Saturday'' (french: Pas question le samedi, ''lit.'' "No question Saturday") is a 1965 Italian- French-Israeli comedy film co-production directed by Alex Joffé. Cast * Robert Hirsch as Carlo, plus 11 other roles * Dalia Friedland ...
'' (Pas question le samedi) – (
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 ...
/
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
/
Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
) *'' In Harm's Way'', directed by Otto Preminger, starring
John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Go ...
,
Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in '' The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'' (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. D ...
, Patricia Neal, Brandon deWilde, Paula Prentiss, Henry Fonda *'' Inside Daisy Clover'', starring Natalie Wood,
Robert Redford Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award from four nominations, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, the Cec ...
, Christopher Plummer *'' Inside the Forbidden City'' (Song gong mi shi) – (
Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special ...
) *'' Intimate Lighting'' (Intimní osvětlení), directed by Ivan Passer – (Czech films of the 1960s, Czechoslovakia) *''
Invasion of Astro-Monster is a 1965 ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. It is the sixth film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise and Shōwa period. The film was a Japanese-American co-production; it was the second collaboration ...
'' (Kaijû daisensô), directed by Ishirō Honda – (
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
) *'' The Ipcress File'', directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Michael Caine – BAFTA Award for Best British Film – ( U.K.) *'' I Saw What You Did'', starring Joan Crawford


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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! ''John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!'' is a 1965 American comedy film based on the novel by William Peter Blatty published in 1963. The film was directed by J. Lee Thompson. The film was shot in the Mojave Desert. In the film, an American milita ...
'', starring Shirley MacLaine, Richard Crenna, Peter Ustinov *'' Joy in the Morning'', starring Richard Chamberlain and Yvette Mimieux *''Juliet of the Spirits'' (Giulietta degli spiriti), directed by Federico Fellini – (
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 ...
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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
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*'' King Rat'', starring George Segal, Tom Courtenay and James Fox *'' The Knack ...and How to Get It'', directed by Richard Lester and starring Rita Tushingham – ( U.K.)


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*''The Lace Wars'' (Les fêtes galantes), directed by René Clair – (
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
/List of Romanian films#1960s, Romania) *'' Lady L'', directed by Peter Ustinov, starring Sophia Loren, Paul Newman and David Niven *''Laurel and Hardy#Posthumous revivals and popular culture, Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's'', a retrospective film directed by Robert Youngson *''Licensed to Kill (1965 film), Licensed to Kill'', starring Tom Adams (actor), Tom Adams – ( U.K.) *''Life at the Top (film), Life at the Top'', starring
Laurence Harvey Laurence Harvey (born Zvi Mosheh Skikne; 1 October 192825 November 1973) was a Lithuanian-born British actor and film director. He was born to Lithuanian Jewish parents and emigrated to South Africa at an early age, before later settling in th ...
and Jean Simmons – ( U.K.) *''The Liquidator (1965 film), The Liquidator'', directed by Jack Cardiff, starring
Rod Taylor Rodney Sturt Taylor (11 January 1930 – 7 January 2015) was an Australian actor. He appeared in more than 50 feature films, including '' The Time Machine'' (1960), '' One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' (1961), '' The Birds'' (1963), and '' ...
and Trevor Howard (U.K.) *''The She-Wolf (Mexican horror film), La Loba'' (The She-Wolf) – (
Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...
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Lord Jim ''Lord Jim'' is a novel by Joseph Conrad originally published as a serial in ''Blackwood's Magazine'' from October 1899 to November 1900. An early and primary event in the story is the abandonment of a passenger ship in distress by its crew, i ...
'', starring Peter O'Toole – ( UK/ US) *''Love and Kisses (film), Love and Kisses'', starring Ricky Nelson, Rick Nelson *''The Love Goddesses'', a documentary directed by Saul J. Turell *'' Love Has Many Faces'', starring Lana Turner, Hugh O'Brian and Cliff Robertson *''Love Meetings'', a documentary by Pier Paolo Pasolini – (
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 ...
) *''The Loved One (film), The Loved One'', directed by Tony Richardson, starring Robert Morse and Jonathan Winters *''Loves of a Blonde'' (Lásky jedné plavovlásky), directed by Miloš Forman – (Czech films of the 1960s, Czechoslovakia)


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*''A Maiden for a Prince'' (Una vergine per il principe), starring Virna Lisi and
Vittorio Gassman Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important productions ...
– (Italy) *'' Major Dundee'', directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring
Charlton Heston Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist. As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film ''The Ten ...
, Richard Harris,
James Coburn James Harrison Coburn III (August 31, 1928 – November 18, 2002) was an American film and television actor who was featured in more than 70 films, largely action roles, and made 100 television appearances during a 45-year career.AllmoviBi ...
, Jim Hutton *''
The Man from Button Willow ''The Man from Button Willow'' is a 1965 American animated Western film about the adventures of Justin Eagle, the first U.S. government agent. It was released on April 3, 1965, in the United States. Plot During construction of the first trans ...
'' *''Man Is Not a Bird'' (Čovek nije tica) – (List of Yugoslav films of the 1960s, Yugoslavia) *''Marco the Magnificent'' (La fabuleuse aventure de Marco Polo), directed by Denys de La Patellière and Noël Howard – (Multiple countries) *''
Marriage on the Rocks ''Marriage on the Rocks'' is a 1965 comedy film starring Frank Sinatra, Deborah Kerr, and Dean Martin about a businessman's wife who ends up divorced by mistake and then married to his best friend by an even bigger mistake. The film was written by ...
'', starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Deborah Kerr *''Marvelous Angelique'' (Merveilleuse Angélique), directed by Bernard Borderie – (
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
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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 ...
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West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 ...
) *''McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force'' *'' Mickey One'', directed by Arthur Penn, starring Warren Beatty *''
Mirage A mirage is a naturally-occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays bend via refraction to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky. The word comes to English via the French ''(se) mirer'', from the Latin ''mirari'', meanin ...
'', directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring Gregory Peck, Diane Baker and Walter Matthau *''Mister Moses'', directed by Ronald Neame and starring Robert Mitchum and Carroll Baker *The Moment of Truth (1965 film), ''The Moment of Truth'' (Il momento della verità), directed by Francesco Rosi – (Italy) *''The Money Trap'', starring Glenn Ford, Rita Hayworth, Ricardo Montalbán, Joseph Cotten,
Elke Sommer Elke Sommer (; born Elke Baronin von Schletz, 5 November 1940) is a German actress. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including roles in '' The Pink Panther'' sequel '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1964), th ...
*'' The Monkey's Uncle'', starring
Annette Funicello Annette Joanne Funicello (October 22, 1942 – April 8, 2013) was an American actress and singer. Funicello began her professional career as a child performer at the age of twelve. She was one of the most popular Mouseketeers on the orig ...
and Tommy Kirk *'' Morituri'', starring Marlon Brando and Yul Brynner *''Mozambique (film), Mozambique'', directed by Robert Lynn – ( U.K./
West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 ...
) *My Baby is Black, ''My Baby Is Black!'' (Les lâches vivent d'espoir), 1961 French film released in the U.S. in 1965 – (
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
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*''The Nanny (1965 film), The Nanny'', starring Bette Davis – ( U.K.) * ''The Naked Prey'', directed by and starring Cornel Wilde – (American films of 1965, U.S./
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring coun ...
) *'' Never Too Late'', starring Paul Ford, Maureen O'Sullivan, Connie Stevens, Jim Hutton *''Nightmare Castle'', starring Barbara Steele – (
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 ...
) *''
Nightmare in the Sun ''Nightmare in the Sun'' is a 1965 film drama directed by Marc Lawrence, and written by George Fass and Fanya Foss, about a murderous affair. Derek starred along with Ursula Andress and Aldo Ray. Smaller roles in the film featured Sammy Davis, ...
'', starring
Ursula Andress Ursula Andress (born 19 March 1936) is a Swiss-German actress, former model and sex symbol who has appeared in American, British and Italian films. Her breakthrough role was as Bond girl Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, '' Dr. No'' (1962 ...
, John Derek, Aldo Ray and Sammy Davis, Jr. *''Ninety Degrees in the Shade'' (''Třicet jedna ve stínu''), directed by Jiří Weiss – ( U.K./Czech films of the 1960s, Czechoslovakia) *''None but the Brave'', directed by and starring Frank Sinatra, with Clint Walker and Tommy Sands (entertainer), Tommy Sands


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*''Once a Thief (1965 film), Once a Thief'', starring Alain Delon and
Ann-Margret Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish–American actress, singer, and dancer. As an actress and singer, she is credited as Ann-Margret. She is known for her roles in '' Pocketful of Miracles'' (1961), ''State Fair'' (1962), '' ...
– (
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...
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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
) *''One Way Pendulum (film), One Way Pendulum'', directed by Peter Yates – ( U.K.) *'' Operation C.I.A.'', starring Burt Reynolds and Danielle Aubry *''Operation Crossbow (film), Operation Crossbow'', starring Sophia Loren – ( U.K.) *''Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures'' (Operatsiya „Y“ i drugie priklyucheniya Shurika), starring Aleksandr Demyanenko – ( U.S.S.R.) *''OSS 117 Mission for a Killer, OSS 117–Mission for a Killer'' (Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117), directed by André Hunebelle and starring Frederick Stafford – (
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
) *''Othello (1965 British film), Othello'', directed by Stuart Burge, starring
Laurence Olivier Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier (; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, was one of a trio of male actors who dominated the British stage ...
, Maggie Smith, Frank Finlay – ( U.K.)


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*''Pandora and the Magic Box'', directed by Joseph W. Sarno *''Paris Secret'', a documentary directed by Edouard Logereau *''
A Patch of Blue ''A Patch of Blue'' is a 1965 American drama film directed by Guy Green about the friendship between an educated black man (played by Sidney Poitier) and an illiterate, blind, white 18-year-old girl (played by Elizabeth Hartman), and the problem ...
'', starring
Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier ( ; February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was an American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received two competitive ...
, Elizabeth Hartman, Shelley Winters *''Pierrot le Fou'', directed by
Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as Fran ...
, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina – (
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
) *''Pinocchio in Outer Space'', produced and directed by Ray Goossens – (U.S./
Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...
) *''A Pistol for Ringo'' (Una pistola per Ringo), directed by Duccio Tessari *''Planet of the Vampires'' (Terrore nello spazio), directed by Mario Bava – (
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 ...
/
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...
) *''The Possessed (1965 film), The Possessed'' (La donna del lago), directed by Luigi Bazzoni and Franco Rossellini – (
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 ...
) *''Promise Her Anything'', directed by Arthur Hiller, starring Warren Beatty and Leslie Caron


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*''The Rabbit Is Me'' (Das Kaninchen bin ich) – (List of East German films#1960s, East Germany) *''A Rage to Live,'' directed by Walter Grauman and starring Suzanne Pleshette *''The Railroad Man'' (Il ferroviere), directed by Pietro Germi – (
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 ...
) *''The Railrodder'', a comedy short starring
Buster Keaton Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent film work, in which his trademark was physical comedy accompanied by a stoic, deadpan expression ...
in his last film – (List of Canadian films#1960s, Canada) *''Rapture (1965 film), Rapture'' (La fleur de l'âge), directed by John Guillermin, starring Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Gozzi and Dean Stockwell – (
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
/U.S.) *''Răscoala'', directed by Mircea Mureșan – (List of Romanian films#1960s, Romania) *''Red Beard'' (Akahige), directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshiro Mifune – (
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
) *''Red Line 7000'', directed by Howard Hawks and starring James Caan *''Repulsion (film), Repulsion'', directed by Roman Polanski, starring Catherine Deneuve – ( U.K.) *'' Return from the Ashes'', starring Maximilian Schell and Samantha Eggar *''The Return of Mr. Moto'', starring Henry Silva – ( U.K.) *'' The Return of Ringo'' (Il ritorno di Ringo), directed by Duccio Tessari *Rotten to the Core (film), ''Rotten to the Core'', directed by Boulting brothers, John Boulting – ( U.K.) *'' The Rounders'', directed by Burt Kennedy, starring Glenn Ford and Henry Fonda


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*''Samurai Spy'' (Ibun Sarutobi Sasuke) – (
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
) *''Sandra (1965 film), Sandra'' (Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa), directed by Luchino Visconti, starring Claudia Cardinale – (
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 ...
) *''São Paulo, Sociedade Anônima'' (São Paulo, the Anonymous Town) – (
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
) *''The Saragossa Manuscript (film), The Saragossa Manuscript'' (Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie), starring Zbigniew Cybulski – (
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
) *''The Sandpiper'', directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Eva Marie Saint *''Sands of the Kalahari'', starring Stuart Whitman, Stanley Baker, Susannah York – ( U.K.) *''
The Satan Bug ''The Satan Bug'' is a 1965 American crime science fiction suspense film from United Artists, produced and directed by John Sturges, that stars George Maharis, Richard Basehart, Anne Francis, and Dana Andrews. The screenplay by James Clavell a ...
'', starring George Maharis and
Anne Francis Anne Francis (also known as Anne Lloyd Francis; September 16, 1930 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress known for her ground-breaking roles in the science-fiction film ''Forbidden Planet'' (1956) and the television action-drama seri ...
*''Secrets Behind the Wall'' (Kabe no naka no himegoto) – (
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
) *''
Sergeant Deadhead ''Sergeant Deadhead'' is a 1965 musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Frankie Avalon. It features many cast members who appeared in the ''Beach Party'' movies. Plot Sergeant Deadhead is a bumbling soldier who is sent to the g ...
'', starring Frankie Avalon and
Deborah Walley Deborah Walley (August 12, 1941May 10, 2001) was an American actress noted for playing the title role in '' Gidget Goes Hawaiian'' (1961) and appearing in several beach party films. Early years Walley was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut to Ice ...
* ''Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors'' (Tini zabutykh predkiv) – (List of Ukrainian films, U.S.S.R.) *''Shakespeare Wallah'', directed by James Ivory, starring Shashi Kapoor, Felicity Kendal, Madhur Jaffrey *''The Shameless Old Lady'' (La vieille dame indigne), directed by René Allio – (
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
) *''She (1965 film), She'', starring
Ursula Andress Ursula Andress (born 19 March 1936) is a Swiss-German actress, former model and sex symbol who has appeared in American, British and Italian films. Her breakthrough role was as Bond girl Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, '' Dr. No'' (1962 ...
and Peter Cushing – ( U.K.) *'' Shenandoah'', starring
James Stewart James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military pilot. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morality ...
, Doug McClure, Rosemary Forsyth, Katharine Ross *''
Ship of Fools The ship of fools is an allegory, originating from Book VI of Plato's ''Republic'', about a ship with a dysfunctional crew. The allegory is intended to represent the problems of governance prevailing in a political system not based on expert kn ...
'', directed by Stanley Kramer, starring Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, Lee Marvin, Michael Dunn (actor), Michael Dunn, José Ferrer *'' The Shop on Main Street'' (Obchod na korze), directed by
Ján Kadár Ján Kadár (1 April 1918 – 1 June 1979) was a Hungarian-born Slovak film writer and director of Jewish heritage. As a filmmaker, he worked in Czechoslovakia, the United States, and Canada. Most of his films were directed in tandem with E ...
and
Elmar Klos Elmar Klos (26 January 1910 – 19 July 1993) was a Czech film director who collaborated for 17 years with his Slovak colleague Ján Kadár and with him won the 1965 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for the film ''The Shop on Main Street ...
(Czech films of the 1960s, Czechoslovakia) *''Simon of the Desert'' (Simón del desierto), directed by Luis Buñuel – (
Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...
) *''The Sin (1965 film), The Sin'' (Al Haram) – (Egyptian films of the 1960s, Egypt) *'' Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious'', starring
Alec Guinness Sir Alec Guinness (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. After an early career on the stage, Guinness was featured in several of the Ealing comedies, including '' Kind Hearts and Coronets'' (1 ...
, Mike Connors,
Robert Redford Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award from four nominations, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, the Cec ...
*'' Ski Party'', starring Frankie Avalon and Yvonne Craig *''The Skull'', starring Peter Cushing,
Christopher Lee Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a long career spanning more than 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films, ultim ...
, Patrick Wymark – ( U.K.) *''Slalom (film), Slalom'', starring
Vittorio Gassman Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important productions ...
, Adolfo Celi, Beba Lončar, Daniela Bianchi – (
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 ...
) *''The Sleeping Car Murders'' (Compartiment tueurs), directed by Costa-Gavras, starring Yves Montand and Simone Signoret – (
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
) *'' The Slender Thread'', directed by Sydney Pollack, starring
Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier ( ; February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was an American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received two competitive ...
, Anne Bancroft, Telly Savalas and Ed Asner *'' The Sons of Katie Elder'', directed by Henry Hathaway, starring
John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Go ...
and Dean Martin *''
The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. S ...
'', directed by Robert Wise, starring
Julie Andrews Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy F ...
and Christopher Plummer *'' The Spy Who Came in from the Cold'', directed by Martin Ritt, starring Richard Burton and Claire Bloom – ( U.K.) *'' Sting of Death'', directed by William Grefe *''Story of a Prostitute'' (Shunpuden), directed by Seijun Suzuki – (Japan) *'' Strange Bedfellows'', starring Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida *''A Study in Terror'' (British), a Sherlock Holmes mystery directed by James Hill, starring John Neville (actor), John Neville as Holmes, Donald Houston as Watson, and Anthony Quayle- ( U.K.) *''A Swingin' Summer'', starring James Stacy and Raquel Welch *''Sword of the Beast'' (Kedamono no ken), directed by Hideo Gosha – (
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
) *'' Sylvia'', starring Carroll Baker and George Maharis *''Synanon (film), Synanon'', directed by Richard Quine, starring Edmond O'Brien, Chuck Connors, Stella Stevens


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*''Tattooed Life'' (Irezumi ichidai), directed by Seijun Suzuki – (
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
) *''Ten Little Indians (1965 film), Ten Little Indians'', starring Shirley Eaton, Hugh O'Brian, Daliah Lavi, Stanley Holloway, Wilfred Hyde-White, Fabian Forte – ( U.K.) *'' That Darn Cat!'' starring Dean Jones (actor), Dean Jones *''
That Funny Feeling ''That Funny Feeling'' is a 1965 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, and Donald O'Connor. This was the third film pairing of Dee and then-husband Darin, following 1961's ''Come Septembe ...
'', starring Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee *''That Man in Istanbul'', directed by Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi and starring Horst Buchholz – (
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
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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 ...
/
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...
) *''The Third Day'', starring George Peppard and Elizabeth Ashley *''Thirty Three (film), Thirty Three'' (Tridtsat tri) – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'', directed by Ken Annakin, starring Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, Robert Morley, Gert Fröbe – ( U.K.) *''
A Thousand Clowns ''A Thousand Clowns'' is a 1965 American comedy-drama film directed by Fred Coe and starring Jason Robards, Barbara Harris, Martin Balsam, and Barry Gordon. An adaptation of a 1962 play by Herb Gardner, it tells the story of an eccentric come ...
'', starring Jason Robards, Barry Gordon,
Martin Balsam Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American actor. He had a prolific career in character roles in film, in theatre, and on television. An early member of the Actors Studio, he began his career on the New Y ...
, Barbara Harris (actress), Barbara Harris *'' Thunderball'', starring
Sean Connery Sir Sean Connery (born Thomas Connery; 25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Origina ...
(as James Bond), with Claudine Auger, Luciana Paluzzi, Adolfo Celi – ( U.K.) *'' Tickle Me'', starring
Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the " King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His ener ...
*''Tokyo Olympiad'', a documentary directed by Kon Ichikawa – (
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
) *''Town Tamer'', directed by Lesley Selander and starring Dana Andrews *''
The Truth About Spring ''The Truth about Spring'' (also known as ''The Pirates of Spring Cove'' or ''Miss Jude'') is a 1965 American-British Technicolor adventure film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hayley Mills, John Mills and James MacArthur. It is a roman ...
'', directed by Richard Thorpe, starring Hayley Mills and John Mills *''Two on a Guillotine'', directed by
William Conrad William Conrad (born John William Cann Jr., September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994) was an American actor, producer, and director whose entertainment career spanned five decades in radio, film, and television, peaking in popularity when he s ...
and starring Connie Stevens


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*''The Uninhibited'' (Los pianos mecánicos), directed by Juan Antonio Bardem, starring Melina Mercouri and
James Mason James Neville Mason (; 15 May 190927 July 1984) was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was the top box-office attraction in the UK in 1944 and 1945; his British films inc ...
– (
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...
) *'' Up from the Beach'', starring Cliff Robertson *''Up to His Ears'' (Les tribulations d'un chinois en chine), starring Jean Paul Belmondo and
Ursula Andress Ursula Andress (born 19 March 1936) is a Swiss-German actress, former model and sex symbol who has appeared in American, British and Italian films. Her breakthrough role was as Bond girl Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, '' Dr. No'' (1962 ...
– (
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
)


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*'' A Very Special Favor'', starring Rock Hudson and Leslie Caron *''Victim Five'', directed by Robert Lynn – ( U.K.) *''Viva Maria!'', directed by Louis Malle, starring
Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot ( ; ; born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., is a former French actress, singer and model. Famous for portraying sexually emancipated characters with hedonistic lifestyles, she was one of the ...
and Jeanne Moreau – (
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
) *'' Von Ryan's Express'', directed by Mark Robson (film director), Mark Robson, starring Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Edward Mulhare, Adolfo Celi *''
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet ''Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet'' is a 1965 American science fiction film, one of two versions adapted for Roger Corman from the Soviet science fiction film '' Planeta Bur'' (''Planet of Storms''), scripted by Aleksandr Kazantsev (from his n ...
'', starring Basil Rathbone


W

*''Waqt (1965 film), Waqt'', starring Sunil Dutt and Sadhana – (
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...
) *''The War Game'', a TV docudrama directed by Peter Watkins – ( U.K.) *'' The War Lord'', starring
Charlton Heston Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist. As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film ''The Ten ...
, Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth *''
What's New Pussycat? ''What's New Pussycat?'' is a 1965 screwball comedy film directed by Clive Donner, written by Woody Allen in his first produced screenplay, and starring Allen in his acting debut, along with Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, Romy Schneider, Capuci ...
'', directed by Clive Donner, starring Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, Woody Allen, Romy Schneider, Paula Prentiss, Capucine *''
Who Killed Teddy Bear ''Who Killed Teddy Bear'' is a 1965 American neo-noir crime thriller film, directed by Joseph Cates and starring Sal Mineo, Juliet Prowse, Jan Murray and Elaine Stritch. The film was written by Arnold Drake and Leon Tokatyan. Plot Norah Dain ( ...
'', starring Sal Mineo, Juliet Prowse and Elaine Stritch *''
Wild on the Beach ''Wild on the Beach'' is a 1965 beach party film directed by Maury Dexter and starring Frankie Randall, Sherry Jackson, Gayle Caldwell, and Jackie Miller. It is notable for the musical acts showcased onscreen, being the film debut of Sonny & ...
'', starring Sherry Jackson, Frankie Randall (singer), Frankie Randall, Sonny & Cher *''Willy McBean and his Magic Machine, Willy McBean and His Magic Machine,'' stop-motion film produced by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment, Videocraft International *''Winter Kept Us Warm'', directed by David Secter – (List of Canadian films#1960s, Canada) *''
The World of Abbott and Costello ''The World of Abbott and Costello'' is a 1965 American compilation film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. Plot This film is a compilation of scenes from eighteen films that Abbott and Costello made for Universal Pictures between ...
'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello


Y

*''Yo Yo'', directed by and starring Pierre Étaix – (
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
) *'' You Must Be Joking!'', starring Lionel Jeffries, Denholm Elliott, Michael Callan – ( U.K.) *''Young Cassidy'', directed by Jack Cardiff and John Ford – ( U.K.) *''Young Dillinger'', starring Nick Adams (actor, born 1931), Nick Adams and Mary Ann Mobley


Z

* ''Zatoichi and the Chess Expert'' (Zatōichi jigoku-tabi), directed by Kenji Misumi – (
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
) * ''Zatoichi and the Doomed Man'' (Zatōichi sakate-giri), directed by Kazuo Mori – (
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
)


Short film series

*''Looney Tunes'' (1930–1969) *''Merrie Melodies'' (1931–1969) *''Speedy Gonzales'' (1953–1968) *''Goofy'' (1965)


Births

*January 3 – Jens Albinus, Danish actor *January 4 **Yvan Attal, French actor, scriptwriter and director **Julia Ormond, English actress *January 5 - Vinnie Jones, British actor, producer and singer *January 8 - Michelle Forbes, American actress *January 9 – Joely Richardson, English actress *January 15 – James Nesbitt, Northern Irish actor *January 22 – Diane Lane, American actress *January 24 - Carlos Saldanha, Brazilian animator, director, producer and voice actor *January 27 – Alan Cumming, Scottish actor *January 31 - Matt McColm, American actor and stuntman *February 1 – Brandon Lee, American actor (d. 1993) *February 3 – Maura Tierney, American actress *February 7 – Chris Rock, American actor and comedian *February 9 **Darren Dalton, American actor, screenwriter and producer **Keith Wickham, British voice actor, comedian and screenwriter *February 12 - Christine Elise, American actress *February 13 - Andy Buckley, American actor *February 17 - Michael Bay, American director and producer *February 18 – Dr. Dre, American music producer *February 23 – Kristin Davis, American actress *February 27 - Noah Emmerich, American actor and director *March 9 **Mike Pollock (voice actor), American voice actor and former radio personality **Coolie Ranx, British-Jamaican actor and singer *March 13 - Steve Bacic, Canadian actor *March 14 – Aamir Khan, Indian actor *March 18 - Yul Vazquez, Cuban-American actor and musician *March 23 **Peter Jacobson, American actor **Wayne Péré, American character actor *March 25 – Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress *March 31 – Steve Bing, American businessman, philanthropist and film producer (d. 2020) *April 1 - José Zúñiga, Honduran-American actor *April 3 - Angela Featherstone, actress and writer *April 4 – Robert Downey, Jr., American actor *April 11 - Lynn Ferguson, Scottish writer and actress *April 16 **Jon Cryer, American actor **Martin Lawrence, Canadian-American actor and comedian *April 17 **William Mapother, American actor **Catherine Russell (British actress), British actress *April 22 - Roman Coppola, American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer *April 25 - John Henson (puppeteer), American puppeteer (d. 2014) *April 26 – Kevin James, American actor and comedian *April 30 - Adrian Pasdar, American actor and voice artist *May 2 - Ari Lehman, American actor *May 10 - Kiyoyuki Yanada, Japanese voice actor (d. 2022) *May 16 - Vincent Regan, British actor *May 19 - Mikhail Gorevoy, Russian actor *May 23 – Liina Tennosaar, Estonian actress *May 24 – John C. Reilly, American actor and comedian *May 27 – Zenobia Shroff, Indian-American actress and comedienne *May 31 – Brooke Shields, American actress and model *June 8 - Frank Grillo, American actor *June 10 – Elizabeth Hurley, English model and actress *June 18 – Kim Dickens, American actress *June 19 – Sean Marshall (actor), Sean Marshall, American child actor and singer *June 22 - J. J. Cohen, American actor *June 24 - Richard Lumsden, English actor, writer, composer and musician *June 28 – Sonny Strait, American voice actor *July 3 **Tommy Flanagan (actor), Scottish actor **Connie Nielsen, Danish actress *July 4 - Gérard Watkins, English-French actor, playwright, director and screenwriter *July 8 **Corey Parker (actor), American actor and acting coach **Lee Tergesen, American actor *July 9 - David O'Hara, Scottish character actor *July 11 **Liane Curtis, American actress and musician **Pamela Gidley, American actress and model (d. 2018) *July 13 - Eric Freeman (actor), American actor *July 14 - Bibo Bergeron, French animator and director *July 16 - Daryl Mitchell (actor), American actor and rapper *July 17 - Alex Winter, British-born American director, writer and actor *July 24 - Doug Liman, American director and producer *July 25 – Illeana Douglas, American actress *July 26 – Jeremy Piven, American actor *August 1 - Sam Mendes, British director, producer and screenwriter *August 4 - James Tupper, Canadian actor *August 6 - De'voreaux White, American actor *August 10 - Claudia Christian, American actress and singer *August 11 **Embeth Davidtz, American-South African actress **Viola Davis, American actress *August 12 - Peter Krause, American actor, director and producer *August 16 - Brian McCann (actor), American actor, comedian and writer *August 19 **Kevin Dillon, American actor **Kyra Sedgwick, American actress *August 22 - Courtney Gains, American actor *August 24 – Marlee Matlin, American actress *August 31 - Daniel Bernhardt, Swiss actor, model and martial artist *September 3 – Charlie Sheen, American actor *September 6 - John Polson, Australian actor and director *September 9 - Constance Marie, American actress *September 15 - Joe Chrest, American academic and actor *September 17 **Bryan Singer, American director, producer and screenwriter **Kyle Chandler, American actor *September 21 **Cheryl Hines, American actress, comedian and director **David Wenham, Australian actor *September 25 - Gordon Currie (actor), Canadian-American actor *September 30 - Omid Djalili, British stand-up comedian, actor, television producer, voice actor and writer of Iranian descent *October 8 – Peter Greene, American actor *October 10 **Chris Penn, American actor (d. 2006) **Rebecca Pidgeon, American actress, singer and songwriter *October 11 **Lennie James, English actor **Ivo Uukkivi, Estonian actor, singer and television producer *October 14 – Steve Coogan, English actor *October 18 - Ralph Eggleston, American animator, art director, storyboard artist, writer, director and production designer (d. 2022) *October 19 – Merle Jääger, Estonian actress and poet *October 20 – William Zabka, American actor *October 25 – Mathieu Amalric, French actor and filmmaker *October 28 - Jami Gertz, American actress *October 31 - Rob Rackstraw, British voice actor *November 2 – Shah Rukh Khan, Indian actor *November 19 - Paul Weitz (filmmaker), American filmmaker and actor *November 21 – Alexander Siddig, Sudanese-English actor *November 22 - Mads Mikkelsen, Danish actor *November 24 – Shirley Henderson, Scottish actress *November 25 - Dougray Scott, Scottish actor *November 26 - Scott Adsit, American actor, comedian and writer *November 30 **Ben Stiller, American actor **Andrew Tiernan, British actor and director *December 2 - Beatrice Macola, Italian actress (d. 2001) *December 3 - Andrew Stanton, American animator, director, screenwriter, producer and voice actor *December 7 – Jeffrey Wright (actor), Jeffrey Wright, American actor *December 14 - Ted Raimi, American character actor, director, comedian and writer *December 16 – J.B. Smoove, American actor and comedian *December 21 – Andy Dick, American comedian, actor, musician and television and film producer *December 27 – Salman Khan, Indian actor *December 31 – Gong Li, Chinese actress


Deaths

*January 14 – Jeanette MacDonald, 61, American actress, singer, ''San Francisco (1936 film), San Francisco'', ''One Hour with You'' *February 5 – Irving Bacon, 71, American actor, ''Meet John Doe'', ''Fort Ti'' *February 10 – Arnold Manoff, 50, American screenwriter, ''No Minor Vices'', ''Casbah (film), Casbah'' *February 15 – Nat King Cole, 45, American singer and actor, ''St. Louis Blues (1958 film), St. Louis Blues'', ''Istanbul (film), Istanbul'' *February 23 – Stan Laurel, 74, British actor, ''The Flying Deuces'', ''Sons of the Desert'' * March 1 – Fred Immler, 84, German actor, ''Madame Du Barry (1919 film), Madame Du Barry'', ''Zapata's Gang'' *March 6 – Margaret Dumont, 82, American actress, ''Duck Soup (1933 film), Duck Soup'', ''A Night at the Opera (film), A Night at the Opera'' *March 8 – Esther Howard, 72, American actress, ''The Big Noise (1944 film), The Big Noise'', ''Detour (1945 film), Detour'' *March 23 – Mae Murray, 79, American actress, ''The Merry Widow (1925 film), The Merry Widow'', ''The Delicious Little Devil'' *March 28 **Clemence Dane, 77, British screenwriter, ''Anna Karenina (1935 film), Anna Karenina'', ''Perfect Strangers (1945 film), Perfect Strangers'' **Jack Hoxie, 80, American Western (genre), Western actor, ''The Last Frontier (1926 film), The Last Frontier'', ''Gold (1932 film), Gold'' *April 1 – Edna Tichenor, 64, American actress, '' London After Midnight'', ''The Show (1927 film), The Show'' *April 3 – Ray Enright, 69, American director, ''Alibi Ike'', ''The Spoilers (1942 film), The Spoilers'' *April 8 – Lars Hanson, 78, Swedish actor, ''The Wind (1928 film), The Wind'', ''Flesh and the Devil'' *April 10 – Linda Darnell, 41, American actress, ''My Darling Clementine (film), My Darling Clementine'', ''The Mark of Zorro (1940 film), The Mark of Zorro'' *April 24 – Louise Dresser, 85, American actress, ''A Ship Comes In'', ''The Scarlet Empress'' *April 30 – Helen Chandler, 59, American actress, ''Dracula (1931 English-language film), Dracula'', ''The Last Flight (1931 film), The Last Flight'' *5 May – John Waters (director born 1893), John Waters, 71, screenwriter and director, ''The Big Country'', ''The Desperate Hours (1955 film), The Desperate Hours'' *June 6 – Lech Owron, 71, Polish actor, ''Vampires of Warsaw'', ''The Little Eagle'' *June 7 – Judy Holliday, 43, American actress, ''Born Yesterday (1950 film), Born Yesterday'', ''Bells Are Ringing (film), Bells Are Ringing'' *June 8 – Florence Ryerson, 72, American screenwriter, ''The Wizard of Oz (1939 film), The Wizard of Oz'', ''The Ice Follies of 1939'' *June 15 – Steve Cochran, 48, American actor, ''The Best Years of Our Lives'', ''White Heat'' *June 22 – David O. Selznick, 63, American producer, '' Gone with the Wind'', ''Rebecca (1940 film), Rebecca'' *June 23 – Mary Boland, 85, American stage and film actress, ''The Women (1939 film), The Women'', ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' *June 27 – Anthony Veiller, 62, American screenwriter, ''The Stranger (1946 film), The Stranger'', ''The Killers (1946 film), The Killers'' *July 11 – Ray Collins (actor), Ray Collins, 78, American actor, ''Citizen Kane'', ''The Kid from Left Field (1953 film), The Kid from Left Field'' *July 19 – Clyde Beatty, 62, American actor and animal trainer, ''Africa Screams'', ''Ring of Fear (film), Ring of Fear'' *July 24 – Constance Bennett, 60, American actress, ''Topper (film), Topper'', ''Merrily We Live'' *July 28 – Minor Watson, 75, American actor, ''Woman of the Year'', ''The Jackie Robinson Story'' *August 6 **Everett Sloane, 55, American actor, ''Citizen Kane'', ''The Lady from Shanghai'' **Nancy Carroll, 61, American actress, ''The Devil's Holiday'', ''Hot Saturday'' *August 30 – Pauline Garon, 64, Canadian actress, ''The Heart of Broadway'', ''The College Hero'' *September 2 – Felix E. Feist, 55, American director, ''This Woman Is Dangerous'', ''The Big Trees'' *September 4 – Isabel Jeans, 93, British actress, ''Suspicion (1941 film), Suspicion'', ''Gigi (1958 film), Gigi'' *September 7 ** Catherine Dale Owen, 70, American actress, ''Such Men Are Dangerous'', ''Born Reckless (1930 film), Born Reckless'' ** Jean Peyrière, 79, French actor, ''The King of Paris (1923 film), Le roi de Paris'', ''Fanfan la Tulipe (1925 film), Fanfan la Tulipe'' *September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, 42, American actress, singer, ''Carmen Jones (film), Carmen Jones'', ''Porgy and Bess (film), Porgy and Bess'' *September 27 – Clara Bow, 60, American actress, ''Wings (1927 film), Wings'', ''It (1927 film), It'' *September 29 – Eddie Gribbon, 75, American film actor, brother of Harry Gribbon *October 3 – Zachary Scott, 51, American actor, ''Mildred Pierce (film), Mildred Pierce'', ''The Southerner (film), The Southerner'' *October 6 – Tom Kennedy (actor), Tom Kennedy, 80, American actor, ''Petticoat Larceny'', ''Bringing Up Father (1946 film), Bringing Up Father'' *October 18 – Henry Travers, 91, British actor, ''It's a Wonderful Life'', ''Shadow of a Doubt'' *October 21 – Marie McDonald, 42, American actress, ''The Geisha Boy'', ''Living in a Big Way'' *October 23 – Janice Logan, 50, American actress, ''Dr. Cyclops'', ''Opened by Mistake'' *October 31 – Rita Johnson, 52, American actress, ''Here Comes Mr. Jordan'', ''The Major and the Minor'' *November 14 – Russell Collins, 68, American actor, ''Miss Sadie Thompson'', ''Bad Day at Black Rock'' *November 26 – Wild Bill Elliott, 61, American actor, ''The San Antonio Kid'', ''Sudden Danger'' *December 5 – Joseph I. Breen, 77, chief administrator of the Motion Picture Production Code of 1930 (Hays Code) from 1934 to 1954 *December 22 – Albert Ritz, 64, American entertainer of the Ritz Brothers, ''Sing, Baby, Sing'', ''Life Begins in College'' *December 29 – Frank S. Nugent, 57, American screenwriter, ''The Searchers (film), The Searchers'', ''She Wore a Yellow Ribbon''


Film debuts

*Woody Allen – ''What's New Pussycat?, What's New Pussycat'' *Ed Asner – ''
The Satan Bug ''The Satan Bug'' is a 1965 American crime science fiction suspense film from United Artists, produced and directed by John Sturges, that stars George Maharis, Richard Basehart, Anne Francis, and Dana Andrews. The screenplay by James Clavell a ...
'' *Sonny & Cher – ''
Wild on the Beach ''Wild on the Beach'' is a 1965 beach party film directed by Maury Dexter and starring Frankie Randall, Sherry Jackson, Gayle Caldwell, and Jackie Miller. It is notable for the musical acts showcased onscreen, being the film debut of Sonny & ...
'' *Dabney Coleman – '' The Slender Thread'' *Robert De Niro – ''Encounter'' and ''Three Rooms in Manhattan'' *Charles Durning – ''
Harvey Middleman, Fireman ''Harvey Middleman, Fireman'' is a 1965 American comedy film written and directed by Ernest Pintoff. It is Pintoff's first feature film, having previously only made shorts. The film follows the story of a fireman named Harvey Middleman who lives ...
'' *Michael Gambon – ''Othello (1965 British film), Othello'' *Giancarlo Giannini – ''Libido (1965 film), Libido'' *Derek Jacobi – ''Othello'' *James Karen – ''Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster'' *Philip Kaufman (director) – '' Goldstein'' *George Lucas (director) – ''Look at Life (film), Look at Life'' *Sandra Peabody – ''Misfit (1965 film), Misfit'' *Alex Rocco – ''Motorpsycho (film), Motorpsycho'' *Katharine Ross – '' Shenandoah'' *Sam Waterston – ''The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean''


References

{{1965 films 1965 in film, Film by year