This is a list of American films released in 1966.
A Man for All Seasons won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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A–B Title Director Cast Genre Note 10:30 P.M. Summer Jules Dassin Melina Mercouri, Romy Schneider, Peter Finch Drama Independent 7 Women John Ford Anne Bancroft, Sue Lyon, Margaret Leighton, Betty Field, Flora Robson, Mildred Dunnock, Eddie Albert Drama MGM After the Fox Vittorio De Sica Peter Sellers, Britt Ekland, Victor Mature Comedy United Artists Agent for H.A.R.M. Gerd Oswald Peter Mark Richman, Barbara Bouchet, Wendell Corey Spy Universal Alfie Lewis Gilbert Michael Caine, Millicent Martin, Julia Foster, Jane Asher Comedy/drama Paramount Alvarez Kelly Edward Dmytryk William Holden, Richard Widmark, Janice Rule Western Columbia Ambush Bay Ron Winston Hugh O'Brian, Mickey Rooney, James Mitchum War United Artists An American Dream Robert Gist Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Eleanor Parker Drama Warner Bros. And Now Miguel James B. Clark Michael Ansara, Guy Stockwell, Joe De Santis Drama Universal Any Wednesday Robert Ellis Miller Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, Dean Jones Comedy Warner Bros. The Appaloosa Sidney J. Furie Marlon Brando, John Saxon, Anjanette Comer Western Universal Arabesque Stanley Donen Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren, Kieron Moore Spy film Universal Around the World Under the Sea Andrew Marton Lloyd Bridges, Keenan Wynn, Gary Merrill, Shirley Eaton, David McCallum Science fiction MGM Assault on a Queen Jack Donohue Frank Sinatra, Virna Lisi, Tony Franciosa, Richard Conte Crime drama Paramount Batman Leslie H. Martinson Adam West, Burt Ward, Lee Meriwether, Cesar Romero, Burgess Meredith, Frank Gorshin Comedy, action 20th Century Fox. Based on the TV series Beau Geste Douglas Heyes Guy Stockwell, Doug McClure, Leslie Nielsen Adventure Universal The Bible: In the Beginning John Huston George C. Scott, Ava Gardner, Peter O'Toole, John Huston, Richard Harris, Stephen Boyd, Franco Nero Biblical drama 20th Century Fox A Big Hand for the Little Lady Fielder Cook Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards, Kevin McCarthy, Burgess Meredith, Paul Ford Western, comedy Warner Bros. Billy the Kid vs. Dracula William Beaudine John Carradine, Chuck Courtney, Virginia Christine Western, horror Embassy Birds Do It Andrew Marton Soupy Sales, Tab Hunter, Doris Dowling Comedy Columbia Blindfold Philip Dunne Rock Hudson, Claudia Cardinale, Jack Warden Drama Universal Blood Bath Stephanie Rothman, Jack Hill Lori Saunders, Marissa Mathes, Sid Haig Horror AIP Blowup Michelangelo Antonioni David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles Thriller MGM The Blue Max John Guillermin George Peppard, James Mason, Ursula Andress, Karl Michael Vogler, Jeremy Kemp War 20th Century Fox Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! George Marshall Bob Hope, Elke Sommer, Phyllis Diller Comedy United Artists
C–H Title Director Cast Genre Note Cast a Giant Shadow Melville Shavelson Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Yul Brynner, Frank Sinatra, Angie Dickinson, John Wayne Action Warner Bros. Castle of Evil Francis D. Lyon Virginia Mayo, Scott Brady, Lisa Gaye Horror United Pictures The Cat Ellis Kadison Roger Perry, Peggy Ann Garner, Barry Coe Adventure Embassy Chamber of Horrors Hy Averback Patrick O'Neal, Cesare Danova, Laura Devon, Wilfrid Hyde-White Horror Warner Bros. The Chase Arthur Penn Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Angie Dickinson, E. G. Marshall, Janice Rule, James Fox, Robert Duvall Drama Columbia based on Horton Foote play; screenplay by Lillian Hellman; Remade as a 1991 film Chelsea Girls Andy Warhol, Paul Morrissey Nico, Gerard Melanga, Ondine Drama Country Boy Joseph Kane Randy Boone, Sheb Wooley, Majel Barrett Musical Howco Curse of the Swamp Creature Larry Buchanan John Agar, Francine York, William McGhee Horror AIP Cyborg 2087 Franklin Adreon Michael Rennie, Karen Steele, Wendell Corey Science fiction United Pictures The Daydreamer Jules Bass Paul O'Keefe, Ray Bolger, Hayley Mills, Patty Duke Stop-motion animation Embassy Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round Bernard Girard James Coburn, Aldo Ray, Rose Marie Crime Columbia Destination Inner Space Francis D. Lyon Scott Brady, Gary Merrill, Sheree North Science fiction United Pictures Dimension 5 Franklin Adreon Jeffrey Hunter, France Nuyen, Donald Woods Spy/science fiction United Pictures Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title Harmon Jones Rose Marie, Richard Deacon, Joey Adams Comedy United Artists Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs Mario Bava Vincent Price, Fabian, Laura Antonelli Comedy AIP Drop Dead Darling Ken Hughes Tony Curtis, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Lionel Jeffries Comedy Paramount Duel at Diablo Ralph Nelson Sidney Poitier, James Garner, Bibi Andersson Western United Artists El Dorado Howard Hawks John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Charlene Holt, Ed Asner, Michele Carey, Christopher George, Arthur Hunnicutt Western Paramount The Endless Summer Bruce Brown Robert August, Mike Hynson Documentary An Eye for an Eye Michael D. Moore (as Michael Moore) Robert Lansing, Patrick Wayne, Slim Pickens, Gloria Talbott Western Embassy Fantastic Voyage Richard Fleischer Raquel Welch, Donald Pleasence, Stephen Boyd, Edmond O'Brien, Arthur Kennedy Science fiction 20th Century Fox; won 2 Oscars The Fat Spy Joseph Cates Phyllis Diller, Jack E. Leonard, Brian Donlevy, Jayne Mansfield Comedy Independent The Fighting Prince of Donegal Michael O'Herlihy Peter McEnery, Susan Hampshire, Tom Adams Adventure Walt Disney A Fine Madness Irvin Kershner Sean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg Comedy, drama Warner Bros. Based on Elliott Baker novel Fireball 500 Leo Townsend Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Fabian Comedy AIP Follow Me, Boys! Norman Tokar Fred MacMurray, Vera Miles, Lillian Gish, Kurt Russell Comedy, drama Disney The Fortune Cookie Billy Wilder Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Judi West Comedy United Artists. Oscar for Matthau, plus 3 more nominations Frankie and Johnny Fred de Cordova Elvis Presley, Donna Douglas, Nancy Kovack, Harry Morgan, Sue Ane Langdon Musical United Artists. Based on the song Funeral in Berlin Guy Hamilton Michael Caine, Paul Hubschmid, Oscar Homolka, Eva Renzi Spy, thriller Paramount. 2nd Harry Palmer series A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Richard Lester Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Michael Crawford, Jack Gilford, Michael Hordern, Roy Kinnear, Buster Keaton Musical comedy United Artists. Based on Broadway show; music by Stephen Sondheim; Oscar for music Gambit Ronald Neame Michael Caine, Shirley MacLaine, Herbert Lom Crime, comedy Universal. 3 Oscar nominations; inspired 2012 remake The Gentle Rain Burt Balaban Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Fay Spain Drama Allied Artists The Ghost and Mr. Chicken Alan Rafkin Don Knotts, Dick Sargent, Liam Redmond Comedy horror Universal The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini Don Weis Tommy Kirk, Nancy Sinatra, Basil Rathbone Comedy AIP The Glass Bottom Boat Frank Tashlin Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Paul Lynde Comedy MGM Grand Prix John Frankenheimer James Garner, Toshirō Mifune, Yves Montand, Eva Marie Saint, Brian Bedford, Jessica Walter Sports, Drama MGM; won 3 Oscars The Group Sidney Lumet Candice Bergen, Joanna Pettet, Shirley Knight, Joan Hackett, Elizabeth Hartman, Jessica Walter Drama United Artists. Based on a novel by Mary McCarthy Gunpoint Earl Bellamy Audie Murphy, Joan Staley, Warren Stevens Western Universal Harper Jack Smight Paul Newman, Robert Wagner, Lauren Bacall, Janet Leigh, Julie Harris, Pamela Tiffin, Arthur Hill, Shelley Winters Crime drama Warner Bros. Based on Ross Macdonald novel Hawaii George Roy Hill Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Richard Harris, Gene Hackman Drama United Artists. Based on James Michener novel, 7 Oscar nominations Hold On! Arthur Lubin Peter Noone, Shelley Fabares, Sue Ane Langdon Musical MGM Hot Rod Hullabaloo William T. Naud Marsha Mason, Val Bisoglio Action Allied Artists How to Steal a Million William Wyler Audrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Hugh Griffith, Charles Boyer Crime, comedy 20th Century Fox
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