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| 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 •1949 |
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| 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 |
| 1960s |
| 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 |
| 1970s |
| 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 |
| 1980s |
| 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 |
| 1990s |
| 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 |
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The year 1964 in film involved some significant events.
Contents |
Events
- January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove is released.
- March 6 - Elvis Presley's 14th motion picture, Kissin' Cousins is released to theaters.
- July 6 - A Hard Day's Night, the first Beatles film, premieres.
Top grossing films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mary Poppins* | Disney | $45,000,000 |
| 2. | My Fair Lady* | Warner Brothers | $34,000,000 |
| 3. | Goldfinger | United Artists | $22,998,000 |
| 4. | The Carpetbaggers | Paramount | $15,500,000 |
| 5. | From Russia With Love | United Artists | $9,924,000 |
| 6. | A Shot in the Dark | United Artists | $6,748,000 |
| 7. | A Hard Day's Night | United Artists | $6,165,000 |
| 8. | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | MGM | $6,040,000 |
| 9. | The Pink Panther | United Artists | $5,935,000 |
| 10. | Father Goose | Universal | $6,200,000 |
(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1964.shtml
Awards
- Best Picture: My Fair Lady - Warner Bros.
- Best Director: George Cukor - My Fair Lady
- Best Actor: Rex Harrison - My Fair Lady
- Best Actress: Julie Andrews - Mary Poppins
- Best Supporting Actor: Peter Ustinov - Topkapi
- Best Supporting Actress: Lila Kedrova - Zorba the Greek
- Best Foreign Language Film: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Ieri, oggi, domani), directed by Vittorio De Sica, Italy
- Drama:
- Best Picture: Becket
- Best Actor: Peter O'Toole - Becket
- Best Actress: Anne Bancroft - The Pumpkin Eater
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: My Fair Lady
- Best Actor: Rex Harrison - My Fair Lady
- Best Actress: Julie Andrews - Mary Poppins
- Other
- Best Director: George Cukor - My Fair Lady
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg), directed by Jacques Demy, France
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- Il deserto rosso (The Red Desert), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, Italy
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- Susuz Yaz (Dry Summer), directed by Ismail Metin, Turkey
Films released in 1964
- 633 Squadron
- The Americanization of Emily
- At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul
- Bedtime Story
- Becket
- The Best Man
- Blood and Black Lace, directed by Mario Bava
- The Carpetbaggers
- Carry On Cleo
- Carry On Spying
- Circus World, starring John Wayne
- Cheyenne Autumn
- The Disorderly Orderly, starring Jerry Lewis
- Dr. Strangelove, directed by Stanley Kubrick
- Ensign Pulver
- Face of the Screaming Werewolf
- Fail-Safe
- The Fall of the Roman Empire
- Father Goose
- A Fistful of Dollars (Italy release)
- The Flesh Eaters
- From Russia with Love (U.S. release)
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
- Goldfinger
- Good Neighbor Sam, starring Jack Lemmon
- Hamlet (Russian adaptation)
- A Hard Day's Night, starring The Beatles
- The Incredible Mr. Limpet, starring Don Knotts
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home
- The Killers
- Kissin' Cousins, starring Elvis Presley
- Marnie
- Mary Poppins, starring Julie Andrews
- The Masque of the Red Death
- Mothra vs. Godzilla
- My Fair Lady
- The Night of the Iguana
- Nothing But the Best
- One Potato, Two Potato
- The Patsy, starring Jerry Lewis
- Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg)
- The Pink Panther, starring Peter Sellers
- The Pumpkin Eater
- Robin and the 7 Hoods, starring Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby
- Robinson Crusoe on Mars
- Roustabout, starring Elvis Presley
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Séance on a Wet Afternoon
- Seven Up!
- A Shot in the Dark, starring Peter Sellers
- The Thin Red Line
- Topkapi
- The Unsinkable Molly Brown
- The Visit
- Viva Las Vegas, starring Elvis Presley
- Welcome, or No Trespassing, starring Evgeni Evstigneev
- What a Way to Go!
- Woman in the Dunes
- The Yellow Rolls-Royce
- Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Ieri, oggi, domani)
- Zorba the Greek (aka Alexis Zorbas)
- Zulu, starring Michael Caine and Stanley Baker
Short Film Series
- Looney Tunes (1930-1969)
- Terrytoons (1930-1964)
- Merrie Melodies (1931-1969)
- Speedy Gonzales (1953-1968)
Births
- January 7 - Nicolas Cage, actor
- January 13 - Penelope Ann Miller, actress
- January 18 - Jane Horrocks, actress
- February 15 - Chris Farley, actor
- February 24 - Todd Field, director/actor
- March 9 - Juliette Binoche, actress
- March 17 - Rob Lowe, actor
- June 15 - Courteney Cox, actress
- July 26 - Sandra Bullock, actress
- September 2 - Keanu Reeves, actor
Deaths
- January 29 - Alan Ladd, 50, American actor
- February 27 - Orry-Kelly, 66, Australian-born costume designer for American films
- March 23 - Peter Lorre, 59, Hungarian actor, later career in American films
- April 18 - Ben Hecht, 70, American playwright and screenwriter
- May 10 - Carol Haney, 39, American dancer, actress
- May 13 - Diana Wynyard, 58, British actress
- August 6 - Cedric Hardwicke, 71, British actor
- August 12 - Ian Fleming, 56, British author of James Bond novels
- August 28 - Gracie Allen, 69 American actress, comedienne
- September 28 - Harpo Marx, 75, American comedy actor (The Marx Brothers)
- September 28 - Nacio Herb Brown, 68, American songwriter and composer
- October 23 - Jo Swerling, 71, American screenwriter
- December 9 - Edith Sitwell, 77, British actress
- December 11 - Percy Kilbride, 76, American actor
- December 14 - William Bendix, 58, American actor
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