1963 IN FILM

The year '1963 in film' involved some significant events.

Contents

Events

Top grossing films

Awards

Films released in 1963

Short Film Series

Births

Deaths

Events

★ January 28 - Filming begins on ''.

★ May 26 - Filming on '' ends.

★ June 12 - ''Cleopatra'' starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City.

★ November 7 - The comedy ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' premieres.

Top grossing films

:North America
# ''Cleopatra''
# ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World''
# ''The Great Escape''
# ''The Longest Day''
# ''Lawrence of Arabia''
# ''Charade''
# ''Mutiny on the Bounty''
# ''Hud''
# ''To Kill a Mockingbird''
# ''Son of Flubber''
# ''The Birds''

Awards

'Academy Awards:'
:Best Picture: '''Tom Jones''' — Woodfall, United Artists-Lopert (British)
:Award for Directing: 'Tony Richardson' - ''Tom Jones''
:Best Actor: 'Sidney Poitier' - ''Lilies of the Field''
:Best Actress: 'Patricia Neal' - ''Hud''
:Best Supporting Actor: 'Melvyn Douglas' - ''Hud''
:Best Supporting Actress: 'Margaret Rutherford' - ''The V.I.P.s''
:Best Foreign Language Film: '''8½''' (''Otto e mezzo''), directed by Federico Fellini, Italy
'Golden Globe Awards:'
:'Drama:'
:Best Picture: '''The Cardinal'''
:Best Actor: 'Sidney Poitier' - ''Lilies of the Field''
:Best Actress: 'Leslie Caron' - ''The L-Shaped Room''
:'Musical or comedy:'
:Best Picture: '''Tom Jones'''
:Best Actor: 'Alberto Sordi' - ''To Bed... or Not to Bed''
:Best Actress: 'Shirley MacLaine' - ''Irma la Douce''
:'Other'
:Best Director: 'Elia Kazan' - ''America, America''
'Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):'
:'''The Leopard''' (''Il Gattopardo''), directed by Luchino Visconti, Italy
'Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):'
:'''Hands Over the City''' (''Le mani sulla città''), directed by Francesco Rosi, Italy
'Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):'
:'''Il Diavolo''' (''To Bed... or Not to Bed''), directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro, Italy

Films released in 1963

★ ''8½''

★ ''America, America'' by Elia Kazan

★ ''An Actor's Revenge''

★ ''Atragon''

★ ''La Baie des anges''

★ ''The Birds'' (Alfred Hitchcock), starring Tippi Hedren and Rod Taylor

★ ''Blood Feast''

★ '' (''Bushidô zankoku monogatari'') Golden Bear winner

★ ''Bye Bye Birdie''

★ ''Charade'', starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn

★ ''Cleopatra''

★ ''Contempt'' (''Le Mépris'')

★ ''Critic's Choice'', starring Bob Hope and Lucille Ball

★ ''Dementia 13''

★ ''Il Diavolo'' Golden Bear winner

★ ''Flaming Creatures''

★ ''From Russia with Love''

★ ''Fun in Acapulco''

★ ''A Gathering of Eagles''

★ ''The Great Escape'', starring Steve McQueen

★ ''Hands Over the City'' Golden Lion winner

★ ''Hud''

★ ''Irma la Douce'' -(film mentioned in article)

★ ''It Happened at the World's Fair''

★ ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World''

★ ''Ladybug Ladybug''

★ ''The Leopard'' Palme d'Or winner

★ ''The L-Shaped Room''

★ ''Lilies of the Field''

★ ''The Mask'' -(?? only in 1961 such a film is mentioned)

★ ''Matango''

★ ''The Nutty Professor'', starring Jerry Lewis

★ ''One Got Fat

★ ''The Pink Panther'', starring Peter Sellers

★ ''7 Faces of Dr. Lao''

★ ''Sleep'', by Andy Warhol

★ ''Son of Flubber''

★ ''The Sword in the Stone''

★ ''To Bed or Not to Bed''

★ ''Tom Jones''

★ ''The V.I.P.s''

★ ''The Wheeler Dealers''

★ ''Who's Minding the Store?'', starring Jerry Lewis

★ ''The Wrong Arm of the Law''

★ ''Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke'' starring Sunil Dutt

★ ''Zuo ye meng hun zhong''

Short Film Series

★ ''Looney Tunes'' (1930-1969)

★ ''Terrytoons'' (1930-1964)

★ ''Merrie Melodies'' (1931-1969)

★ ''Yosemite Sam'' (1945-'1963')

★ ''Speedy Gonzales'' (1953-1968)

Births

★ January 14 — Steven Soderbergh, director

★ March 27 — Quentin Tarantino, director

★ June 9 — Johnny Depp, US actor

★ June 10 — Jeanne Tripplehorn, US actress

★ June 15 — Helen Hunt, US actress

★ October 6 — Elisabeth Shue, US actress

★ December 15 — Helen Slater, US actress

★ December 18 — Brad Pitt, actor

Deaths

★ February 18 - Monte Blue, actor

★ June 7 - Zazu Pitts, actress

★ December 5 - Tom London, actor

★ Oscar A.C. Lund, Swedish film actor/director/writer