1962 in film

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The year **1962 in film** involved some very significant events, with *Lawrence of Arabia* the year's top-grossing film as well as winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture.

## Events

* May – The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government.
* August 5 – Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe is found dead of a drug overdose.
* September 7 – Filming of Sergei Bondarchuk's *War and Peace* begins and will continue for another 5 years.
* October 5 – *Dr. No* launches the James Bond series, the second longest-running film franchise of all time (next to Godzilla), still running more than 50 years later (*Spectre*, 2015). It also launches the career of Sean Connery.

## Awards

**Academy Awards:**

Best Picture: ***Lawrence of Arabia*** – Horizon-Spiegel-Lean, Columbia
Best Director: **David Lean** – *Lawrence of Arabia*
Best Actor: **Gregory Peck** – *To Kill a Mockingbird*
Best Actress: **Anne Bancroft** – *The Miracle Worker*
Best Supporting Actor: **Ed Begley** – *Sweet Bird of Youth*
Best Supporting Actress: **Patty Duke** – *The Miracle Worker*
Best Foreign Language Film: ***Sundays and Cybele*** (*Les dimanches de ville d'Avray*), directed by Serge Bourguignon, France
Best Picture: ***Lawrence of Arabia***
Best Actor: **Gregory Peck** – *To Kill a Mockingbird*
Best Actress: **Geraldine Page** – *Sweet Bird of Youth*
**Musical or comedy:**
Best Picture (tie): ***That Touch of Mink***
Best Picture (tie): ***The Music Man***
Best Actor: **Marcello Mastroianni** – *Divorce Italian Style*
Best Actress: **Rosalind Russell** – *Gypsy*
**Other**
Best Director: **David Lean** – *Lawrence of Arabia*
**Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):**

***Keeper of Promises*** (*O Pagador de Promessas*), directed by Anselmo Duarte, Brazil
**Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):**

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

***A Kind of Loving***, directed by John Schlesinger, United Kingdom

## Notable films released in 1962

1. Lawrence of Arabia
2. Il Sorpasso

## Action movies released in 1962

1. Sanjuro
2. Dr. No
3. The Tale of Zatoichi
4. The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
5. King Kong vs. Godzilla
6. The Pirates of Blood River
7. Destiny's Son
8. Shinobi no Mono
9. Santo vs. las Mujeres Vampiro
10. Santo Contra los Zombis
11. Hero's Island
12. Commando

## The Classic Movies of 1962

1. Harakiri
2. Ivan's Childhood

## Short film series

* *Looney Tunes* (1930–1969)
* *Terrytoons* (1930–1964)
* *Merrie Melodies* (1931–1969)
* *Bugs Bunny* (1940–**1964**)
* *Yosemite Sam* (1945–1963)
* *Speedy Gonzales* (1953–1968)

## Births

* January 5 – Suzy Amis, actress
* January 17 – Jim Carrey, Canadian actor and comedian

## Film debuts

* Bernardo Bertolucci(director) – *The Grim Reaper*
* Jackie Chan – *Big and Little Wong Tin Bar*
* Julie Christie – *Crooks Anonymous*
* Robert Duvall – *To Kill a Mockingbird*
* Sally Field – *Moon Pilot*
* John Hurt – *Young and Willing*
* Ian McShane – *Young and Willing*
* Sarah Miles – *Term of Trial*
* Sydney Pollack(actor) – *War Hunt*
* Robert Redford – *War Hunt*
* George A. Romero(director) – *Expostulations*
* Tom Skerritt – *War Hunt*
* Terence Stamp – *Term of Trial*
* Lesley Ann Warren – *The Chapman Report*

## References

1. ↑ Box Office Information for *Lawrence of Arabia*. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
2. ↑ Box Office Information for *The Longest Day*. The Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
3. ↑ Box Office Information for *In Search of the Castaways*. Worldwide Box Office. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
4. ↑ Box Office Information for *That Touch of Mink*. The Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
5. ↑ Box Office Information for *The Music Man*. The Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
6. ↑ Box Office Information for *Mutiny on the Bounty*. The Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
7. ↑ Box Office Information for *To Kill a Mockingbird*. The Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
8. ↑ Box Office Information for *Hatari!* The Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
9. ↑ Box Office Information for *Gypsy*. The Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
10. ↑ "All-Time Top Grossers", *Variety*, 8 January 1964, pg 69.
11. ↑ Box Office Information for *The Manchurian Candidate*. The Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
12. ↑ Box Office Information for *The Manchurian Candidate*. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
13. ↑ Box Office Information for *Lolita*. The Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
14. ↑ Box Office Information for *The Interns*. The Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
15. ↑ Box Office Information for *What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?* IMDb. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
16. ↑ Box Office Information for *The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm*. The Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
17. ↑ Box Office Information for *Days of Wine and Roses*. The Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
18. ↑ Box Office Information for *The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance*. The Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
19. ↑ Solomon, Aubrey. *Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series)*. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p228
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Top Rental Features of 1963", *Variety*, 8 January 1964, pg 71.
21. ↑ Box Office Information for *The Miracle Worker*. IMDb. Retrieved June 13, 2013.

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