1965 in film

Overview of the events of 1965 in film

Overview of the events of 1965 in film
List of years in film
  • … 1955
  • 1956
  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1959
  • 1960
  • 1961
  • 1962
  • 1963
  • 1964
  • 1965
  • 1966
  • 1967
  • 1968
  • 1969
  • 1970
  • 1971
  • 1972
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1975
In television
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
+...
Years in film
A reel of film (vector logo)
19th century
1870s
  • v
  • t
  • e

The year 1965 in film involved several significant events, with The Sound of Music topping the U.S. box office and winning five Academy Awards.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1965 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1965
Rank Title Distributor Domestic rentals
1 The Sound of Music 20th Century Fox $72,000,000[1]
2 Doctor Zhivago MGM $43,000,000[1]
3 Thunderball United Artists / Eon $27,000,000[1]
4 Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines 20th Century Fox $14,000,000[2]
5 The Great Race Warner Bros. $11,400,000[3]
6 That Darn Cat! Buena Vista $9,500,000[1]
7 Cat Ballou Columbia $9,300,000[1]
8 What's New Pussycat? United Artists $8,469,000[3]
9 Shenandoah Universal $7,771,000[3]
10 Von Ryan's Express 20th Century Fox $7,700,000[3]

Events

Awards

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: The Sound of Music – Argyle Enterprises, 20th Century Fox
Best Director: Robert WiseThe Sound of Music
Best Actor: Lee MarvinCat Ballou
Best Actress: Julie ChristieDarling
Best Supporting Actor: Martin BalsamA Thousand Clowns
Best Supporting Actress: Shelley WintersA Patch of Blue
Best Foreign Language Film: The Shop on Main Street (Obchod na korze), directed by Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos, Czechoslovakia

BAFTA Film Awards:

Best Film from Any Source: My Fair Lady
Best British Film: The Ipcress File

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:
Best Picture: Doctor Zhivago
Best Actor: Omar SharifDoctor Zhivago
Best Actress: Samantha EggarThe Collector
Comedy or Musical:
Best Picture: The Sound of Music
Best Actor: Lee MarvinCat Ballou
Best Actress: Julie AndrewsThe Sound of Music
Other
Best Supporting Actor: Oskar WernerThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Best Supporting Actress: Ruth GordonInside Daisy Clover
Best Director: David LeanDoctor Zhivago

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

The Knack ...and How to Get It, directed by Richard Lester, United Kingdom

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa (Sandra of a Thousand Delights), directed by Luchino Visconti, Italy

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Alphaville, directed by Jean-Luc Godard, France / Italy

1965 film releases

United States unless stated

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Notable films released in 1965

United States unless stated

#

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z

Short film series

Births

Deaths

Film debuts

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. pp. 358–359. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6.
  2. ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 229
  3. ^ a b c d Top 20 Films of 1965 by Domestic Revenue

External links

  • List of 1965 films at IMDb
  • List of 1965 deaths at IMDb
  • List of 1965 births at IMDb