More than 147 American feature films were released in 1962.Distribution 1963 Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p107 Features 1963 Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p186–209 Lawrence of Arabia won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures celebrated their 50th Anniversaries this year.
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Top-grossing films (U.S.) 1962Rank Title Studio Gross1.Lawrence of ArabiaColumbia$20,311,000 2. The Longest Day 20th Century Fox $17,600,000 3. In Search of the Castaways Disney $9,975,000 4. The Music Man Warner Brothers $8,100,000 5. That Touch of Mink Universal $7,942,000 6. Mutiny on the Bounty MGM $7,410,000 7. To Kill a Mockingbird Universal $7,112,000 8. Hatari! Paramount $7,000,000 9. Gypsy Warner Brothers $6,000,000 10. Bon Voyage!The Interns DisneyColumbia $5,000,000 source: boxofficereport.com
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A-B Title Director Cast Genre Note13 West Street Philip Leacock Alan Ladd, Rod Steiger, Dolores Dorn Drama ColumbiaThe 300 Spartans Rudolph Maté Richard Egan, Diane BakerAdventure Fox40 Pounds of Trouble Norman Jewison Tony Curtis, Suzanne Pleshette, Phil Silvers Comedy UniversalAdvise & Consent Otto PremingerHenry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Don Murray, Walter Pidgeon DramaColumbia; from novel by Allen Drury Air Patrol Maury Dexter Willard Parker, Merry Anders, Robert Dix Drama 20th Century FoxAll Fall DownJohn Frankenheimer Eva Marie Saint, Warren Beatty Drama MGMBachelor Flat Frank Tashlin Terry-Thomas, Tuesday Weld, Celeste Holm Comedy Fox Beauty and the Beast Edward L. Cahn Joyce Taylor, Mark Damon, Merry Anders Romance United ArtistsThe Bellboy and the PlaygirlsFrancis Ford Coppola, Fritz Umgelter June WilkinsonComedy American/West-German coproductionBig Red Norman TokarWalter Pidgeon, Janette Bertrand Family DisneyBilly Rose's JumboCharles Walters Doris Day, Jimmy Durante, Stephen Boyd, Martha Raye MusicalMGMBirdman of AlcatrazJohn Frankenheimer Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Telly Savalas Drama United Artists; four Oscar nominationsBlack Gold Leslie H. Martinson Diane McBain, Fay Spain, Philip Carey Adventure Warner Bros.Bon Voyage! James Neilson Fred MacMurray, Jane Wyman, Michael Callan Family DisneyBoys' Night OutMichael Gordon James Garner, Kim Novak, Tony Randall Comedy MGMThe Brain That Wouldn't DieJoseph Green Jason Evers, Virginia Leith Science fiction A.I.P. The Broken Land John A. Bushelman Kent Taylor, Diana Darrin, Jody McCrea Western 20th Century FoxBrushfire Jack Warner, Jr. John Ireland, Jo Morrow Drama Paramount
C-G Title Director Cast Genre Note The Cabinet of Caligari Roger Kay Glynis Johns, Dan O'Herlihy Horror 20th Century FoxCape FearJ. Lee Thompson Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Polly Bergen, Telly Savalas, Martin Balsam, Lori Martin, Barrie Chase Film noirUniversal; remade in 1991The Captive City Joseph Anthony David Niven, Ben Gazzara, Martin Balsam, Lea Massari Drama A.I.PCarnival of SoulsHerk HarveyCandace Hilligoss, Art Ellison Horror Harcourt ProductionsThe Chapman ReportGeorge Cukor Shelley Winters, Jane Fonda, Claire Bloom Drama Warner Bros. Confessions of an Opium Eater Albert Zugsmith Vincent Price, Philip Ahn Crime Allied ArtistsConvicts 4 Millard KaufmanBen Gazzara, Stuart Whitman, Sammy Davis Jr. Drama United Artists The Couch Owen Crump Grant Williams, Shirley Knight Horror Warner Bros.The Counterfeit Traitor George Seaton William Holden, Lilli Palmer, Hugh Griffith War ParamountThe Creation of the Humanoids Wesley Barry Don Megowan, Dudley Manlove Science fiction David and LisaFrank Perry Keir Dullea, Janet Margolin Drama Vision Associates Productions; two Oscar nominationsDays of Wine and Roses Blake Edwards Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Jack Klugman Drama Warner Bros.; Oscar for Best Song; five nominationsDeadly Duo Reginald LeBorg Marcia Henderson, Irene Tedrow Drama United ArtistsDon't Knock the Twist Oscar Rudolph Chubby Checker, Lang Jeffries Musical ColumbiaDr. No Terence Young Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman Spy United ArtistsEscape from East Berlin Robert Siodmak Don Murray, Christine Kaufmann, Werner Klemperer Drama MGM; American/West-German coproductionEscape from Zahrain Ronald Neame Yul Brynner, Sal Mineo, Jack Warden Adventure ParamountExperiment in Terror Blake EdwardsGlenn Ford, Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers, Ross Martin Film noirColumbiaFBI Code 98 Leslie H. Martinson Jack Kelly, Ray Danton Crime Warner Bros. The Firebrand Maury Dexter Kent Taylor, Valentin de Vargas, Lisa Montell Western 20th Century FoxFive Finger Exercise Daniel MannRosalind Russell, Jack Hawkins DramaColumbiaFive Miles to Midnight Anatole Litvak Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins Suspense United ArtistsFive Weeks in a Balloon Irwin Allen Red Buttons, Barbara Eden Adventure 20th Century FoxFollow That Dream Gordon Douglas Elvis Presley, Anne Helm, Arthur O'Connell, Joanna Moore, Simon Oakland, Roland Winters Musical United ArtistsThe Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseVincente Minnelli Glenn Ford, Lee J. Cobb, Charles Boyer Drama MGMFreud: The Secret Passion John Huston Montgomery Clift, Susannah York, Larry Parks Biography UniversalGay Purr-ee Abe Levitow (voices of) Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Red Buttons Animated Musical Warner Bros. Geronimo Arnold Laven Chuck Connors, Kamala Devi Western United ArtistsGigot Gene Kelly Jackie Gleason Comedy FoxA Girl Named Tamiko John Sturges Laurence Harvey, France Nuyen Drama ParamountGirls! Girls! Girls! Norman Taurog Elvis Presley, Stella Stevens, Laurel Goodwin MusicalParamountGypsy Mervyn LeRoy Rosalind Russell, Karl Malden, Natalie Wood Musical Warner Bros.; story of Gypsy Rose Lee; Golden Globe for Russell
H-M Title Director Cast Genre Note Hand of Death Gene Nelson John Agar, Paula Raymond Horror 20th Century Fox Hands of a Stranger Newt Arnold Paul Lukather, Joan Harvey Horror Allied ArtistsHatari!Howard Hawks John Wayne, Red Buttons, Elsa Martinelli Action, Comedy ParamountHeaven and Earth MagicHarry Everett Smith AnimatedHell Is for HeroesDon Siegel Steve McQueen, Fess Parker, James Coburn, Bobby Darin WarParamountHemingway's Adventures of a Young Man Martin Ritt Richard Beymer, Diane Baker, Corinne Calvet Drama 20th Century FoxHero's Island Leslie Stevens James Mason, Rip Torn Adventure United Artists Hitler Stuart Heisler Richard Basehart, Maria Emo, Cordula Trantow Biopic Allied ArtistsThe Horizontal LieutenantRichard Thorpe Jim Hutton, Paula Prentiss, Jack Carter, Miyoshi Umeki Comedy MGMHouse of Women Crane Wilbur Shirley Knight, Andrew Duggan, Constance Ford Drama Warner Bros.How the West Was WonJohn Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall James Stewart, Debbie Reynolds, Carroll Baker, Karl Malden Western MGM; nominated for 8 Academy AwardsIf a Man Answers Henry Levin Bobby Darin, Sandra Dee, Cesar Romero Comedy UniversalIn Search of the Castaways Robert Stevenson Hayley Mills, Maurice Chevalier, George Sanders Family Disney Incident in an Alley Edward L. Cahn Harp McGuire, Virginia Christine Crime United ArtistsThe Inspector Philip Dunne Stephen Boyd, Dolores Hart, Leo McKern Drama 20th Century FoxThe Interns David Swift Cliff Robertson, Stefanie Powers, Telly Savalas, Michael Callan Drama Columbia; sequel in 1964The Intruder Roger CormanWilliam Shatner, Beverly Lunsford Drama Filmgroup Invasion of the Star Creatures Bruno VeSota Frank Ray Perilli, Gloria Victor Comedy American International PicturesI Thank a Fool Robert Stevens Susan Hayward, Peter Finch Drama MGMIt Happened In Athens Andrew Marton Jayne Mansfield, Trax Colton Comedy FoxIt's Only MoneyFrank Tashlin Jerry Lewis, Zachary Scott, Joan O'Brien ComedyParamountJack the Giant KillerNathan H. Juran Kerwin Mathews, Torin Thatcher Fantasy United ArtistsJessica Jean Negulesco Angie Dickinson, Maurice Chevalier, Sylva Koscina, Agnes Moorehead Drama United Artists; filmed in ItalyJourney to the Seventh Planet Sidney W. Pink John Agar, Greta Thyssen Science Fiction American International PicturesKid Galahad Phil Karlson Elvis Presley, Gig Young, Lola Albright, Charles Bronson, Joan Blackman, Edward Asner Musical United Artists; remake of 1937 film Lad, A Dog Leslie H. Martinson, Aram Avakian Peter Breck, Peggy McCay, Carroll O'Connor Drama Warner Bros.Light in the Piazza Guy Green Olivia de Havilland, Rossano Brazzi, Barry Sullivan, Yvette Mimieux Drama MGM; from novel by Elizabeth SpencerThe Lion Jack Cardiff William Holden, Trevor Howard Drama 20th Century Fox; filmed in KenyaLolita Stanley Kubrick James Mason, Sue Lyon, Shelley Winters, Peter Sellers Drama MGM; from Vladimir Nabokov novelLonely Are the BraveDavid Miller Kirk Douglas, Walter Matthau, Gena Rowlands, Carroll O'Connor Western Universal; screenplay by Dalton TrumboLong Day's Journey Into NightSidney Lumet Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Richardson, Jason Robards, Dean Stockwell Drama Embassy; based on Eugene O'Neill playThe Longest DayKen Annakin John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Richard Burton War drama Fox; nominated for 5 Academy Awards The Magic Sword Bert I. Gordon Basil Rathbone, Estelle Winwood, Anne Helm Fantasy United ArtistsThe Main Attraction Daniel Petrie Pat Boone, Nancy Kwan Drama MGMThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance John FordJames Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Vera Miles Western Paramount; Academy Award nomination for Costume DesignThe Manchurian Candidate John Frankenheimer Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, James Gregory, Henry Silva, John McGiver Drama United Artists; Richard Condon novel; Golden Globe for Lansbury; remade in 2004The Manster George Breakston Peter Dyneley, Tetsu Nakamura, Terri Zimmern, Jane Hylton Horror U.S./Japan Mermaids of Tiburon John Lamb George Rowe, Diane Webber Fantasy FilmgroupMerrill's Marauders Samuel Fuller Jeff Chandler, Ty Hardin, Claude Akins War Warner Bros.The Miracle WorkerArthur Penn Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory Drama United Artists; Helen Keller bio; Oscars for Bancroft and DukeMoon Pilot James Neilson Tom Tryon, Edmond O'Brien, Dany Saval Comedy DisneyMr. Hobbs Takes a VacationHenry Koster James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Fabian, Reginald Gardiner, Marie Wilson, John McGiver ComedyFoxThe Music ManMorton DaCosta Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Ron Howard Musical Warner Bros.; from Meredith Willson play; five Oscar nominations; Remake of 2003 filmMutiny on the Bounty Lewis Milestone Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris, Richard Haydn, Hugh Griffith Adventure MGM; remake of 1935 film; seven Oscar nominationsMy Geisha Jack CardiffShirley MacLaine, Yves Montand, Edward G. Robinson ComedyParamount
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