Movies of 1962
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1. The Longest Day (1962)
G | 178 min | Action, Drama, History
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
Directors: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Gerd Oswald, Bernhard Wicki, Darryl F. Zanuck | Stars: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Richard Burton, Henry Fonda
Votes: 59,085 | Gross: $39.10M
Release date September 25, 1962
Directed by Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton & Bernhard Wicki
Henry Fonda - Brigadier Gen. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
Robert Mitchum - Brigadier Gen. Norman Cota
Robert Ryan - Brigadier Gen. James M. Gavin
John Wayne - Lieutenant Col. Benjamin H. Vandervoort
Richard Burton - Flying Officer David Campbell
Sean Connery Pte. Flanagan
Bourvil - Alphonse Lenaux
Arletty - Madame Barrault
Curd Jürgens - Gen. der Infanterie Günther Blumentritt
Academy Awards, USA 1963
NOMINEE Best Picture
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
WINNER Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
WINNER Best Effects, Special Effects
NOMINEE Best Film Editing
2. Dr. No (1962)
PG | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.
Director: Terence Young | Stars: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Bernard Lee, Joseph Wiseman
Votes: 179,464 | Gross: $16.07M
Release date 5 October 1962 Directed by Terence Young Sean Connery ... James Bond Ursula Andress ... Honey Ryder
3. Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
PG | 106 min | Comedy, Musical
When he finds out his boss is retiring to Arizona, a sailor has to find a way to buy the Westwind, a boat that he and his father built. He is also caught between two women: insensitive club singer Robin and sweet Laurel.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Elvis Presley, Stella Stevens, Jeremy Slate, Laurel Goodwin
Votes: 3,624
Release date November 21, 1962 Directed by Norman Taurog Elvis Presley ... Ross Carpenter Stella Stevens ... Robin Gantner
4. The Treasure of the Silver Lake (1962)
82 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
In their first cinematic adventure, Apache chief Winnetou and mountain man Old Shatterhand pursue a gang of murderous outlaws who will stop at nothing to find the legendary treasure of Silver Lake.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Pierre Brice, Lex Barker, Herbert Lom, Götz George
Votes: 3,627
Release date 14 December 1962 Directed by Harald Reinl Lex Barker ... Old Shatterhand Karin Dor ... Ellen Patterson Pierre Brice ... Winnetou
5. Lolita (1962)
Not Rated | 153 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a 14-year-old girl.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: James Mason, Shelley Winters, Sue Lyon, Gary Cockrell
Votes: 108,839 | Gross: $9.25M
Release date June 13, 1962
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
James Mason ... Prof. Humbert Humbert
Shelley Winters ... Charlotte Haze
Sue Lyon ... Lolita
Academy Awards, USA 1963
NOMINEE Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
6. How the West Was Won (1962)
G | 164 min | Adventure, War, Western
A family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the 19th century, including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads.
Directors: John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall, Richard Thorpe | Stars: James Stewart, John Wayne, Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda
Votes: 23,338 | Gross: $46.50M
Release date November 1, 1962
Directed by Henry Hathaway, John Ford & George Marshall
Henry Fonda ... Jethro Stuart
Gregory Peck ... Cleve Van Valen
George Peppard ... Zeb Rawlings
Debbie Reynolds ... Lilith Prescott
James Stewart ... Linus Rawlings
Eli Wallach ... Charlie Gant
John Wayne ... Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
Lee Van Cleef ... River Pirate (uncredited)
Academy Awards, USA 1964
NOMINEE Best Picture
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
NOMINEE Best Cinematography, Color
NOMINEE Best Costume Design, Color
WINNER Best Film Editing
NOMINEE Best Music, Score - Substantially Original
WINNER Best Sound
WINNER Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
7. Merrill's Marauders (I) (1962)
Approved | 98 min | Adventure, Drama, War
During WW2, a 3000-strong American unit, known as Merrill's Marauders, battles the Japanese forces in Burma.
Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Jeff Chandler, Ty Hardin, Peter Brown, Andrew Duggan
Votes: 2,780
Release date March 16, 1962 Directed by Samuel Fuller
8. Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
Approved | 107 min | Drama, Western
A fiercely independent cowboy gets himself locked up in prison to escape with an old friend.
Director: David Miller | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau, Michael Kane
Votes: 9,962
Release date April 26, 1962 Directed by David Miller Kirk Douglas ... John W. "Jack" Burns Gena Rowlands ... Jerry Bondi Walter Matthau ... Sheriff Morey Johnson
9. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Approved | 129 min | Crime, Drama
Atticus Finch, a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama, defends a Black man against an undeserved rape charge, and tries to educate his young children against prejudice.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy
Votes: 332,985
Release date December 25, 1962
Directed by Robert Mulligan
Gregory Peck ... Atticus Finch
Academy Awards, USA 1963
NOMINEE Best Picture)
WINNER Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gregory Peck)
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Mary Badham)
WINNER Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
NOMINEE Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
NOMINEE Best Director
NOMINEE Best Music, Score - Substantially Original
WINNER Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
10. Cartouche (1962)
Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The story of a kid from the back streets who wants to become king of Paris. Brought up among petty thieves, he becomes their leader through an audacious and elegant coup which wins him the love of the beautiful Venus.
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Jess Hahn, Marcel Dalio
Votes: 2,937
Release date March 7, 1962 Directed by Philippe de Broca Jean-Paul Belmondo ... Cartouche Claudia Cardinale ... Vénus Jean Rochefort ... La Taupe
11. Kid Galahad (1962)
Approved | 96 min | Drama, Musical, Sport
After completing his military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter and takes him under his wing.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Elvis Presley, Gig Young, Lola Albright, Joan Blackman
Votes: 3,111 | Gross: $1.80M
Release date August 11, 1962 Directed by Phil Karlson Elvis Presley ... Walter Gulick Charles Bronson ... Lew Nyack
12. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Approved | 123 min | Drama, Western
A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.
Director: John Ford | Stars: James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin
Votes: 82,329
Release date April 13, 1962
Directed by John Ford
John Wayne ... Tom Doniphon
James Stewart ... Ransom Stoddard
Lee Marvin ... Liberty Valance
John Carradine ... Maj. Cassius Starbuckle
Lee Van Cleef ... Reese
Academy Awards, USA 1963
NOMINEE Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
13. Follow That Dream (1962)
109 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A family of ragtag vagabonds sets up a makeshift home on a Florida beach after becoming marooned there, prompting an uptight local bureaucrat to attempt to evict them.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Elvis Presley, Arthur O'Connell, Anne Helm, Joanna Moore
Votes: 2,995
Release date April 11, 1962 Directed by Gordon Douglas Elvis Presley ... Toby Kwimper
14. Cape Fear (1962)
Passed | 106 min | Drama, Thriller
A lawyer's family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen, Lori Martin
Votes: 31,897
Release date April 12, 1962 Directed by J. Lee Thompson Gregory Peck ... Sam Bowden Robert Mitchum ... Max Cady Telly Savalas ... Private Detective Charles Sievers
15. Tales of Paris (1962)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
The omnibus made of four separate romantic playlets, each with its own cast, director, and scenarist. "The Tale of Ella," directed by Jacques Poitrenaud, stars Dany Saval as an ambitious ... See full summary »
Directors: Marc Allégret, Claude Barma, Michel Boisrond, Jacques Poitrenaud | Stars: Françoise Arnoul, Françoise Brion, Catherine Deneuve, Gillian Hills
Votes: 165
Release date 17 January 1962
Directed by Marc Allégret, Claude Barma, Michel Boisrond & Jacques Poitrenaud
Catherine Deneuve ... Sophie (segment "Sophie")
Johnny Hallyday ... Jean Allard (segment "Sophie")
Eddy Mitchell ... Eddy Mitchell (segment "Ella")
16. Boccaccio '70 (1962)
Unrated | 205 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Inspired by Boccaccio's novellas, each episode focuses on sex, love and seduction in Italy in the 1960s, an era of economic growth and major cultural changes.
Directors: Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli, Luchino Visconti | Stars: Anita Ekberg, Sophia Loren, Romy Schneider, Marisa Solinas
Votes: 5,048
Release date 22 February 1962
Directed by Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli & Luchino Visconti
Anita Ekberg ... Anita (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
Romy Schneider ... Pupe (segment "Il lavoro")
Sophia Loren ... Zoe (segment "La riffa")
17. That Touch of Mink (1962)
Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Romance
A rich businessman and a young woman are attracted to each other, but he only wants an affair while she wants to save herself for marriage.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Cary Grant, Doris Day, Gig Young, Audrey Meadows
Votes: 10,880 | Gross: $14.63M
Release date May 31, 1962
Directed by Delbert Mann
Cary Grant ... Philip Shayne
Doris Day ... Cathy Timberlake
Academy Awards, USA 1963
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
NOMINEE Best Sound
NOMINEE Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
18. Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
Approved | 90 min | Drama, War
Small squad must hold off German attack.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Steve McQueen, Bobby Darin, Fess Parker, Harry Guardino
Votes: 7,460 | Gross: $2.42M
Release date June 26, 1962 Directed by Don Siegel Steve McQueen ... Reese James Coburn ... Cpl. Henshaw
19. Mamma Roma (1962)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
An ex-prostitute reunites with her son, but an extortion scheme threatens her aspirations for a decent life.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Anna Magnani, Ettore Garofolo, Franco Citti, Silvana Corsini
Votes: 10,475
Release date 31 August 1962 Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini Anna Magnani ... Mamma Roma
20. Advise & Consent (1962)
Not Rated | 139 min | Drama, Thriller
The polarizing search for a new Secretary of State has far-reaching consequences.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Franchot Tone, Lew Ayres, Henry Fonda, Walter Pidgeon
Votes: 7,512
Release date May 8, 1962 Directed by Otto Preminger Henry Fonda ... Robert Leffingwell Gene Tierney ... Dolly Harrison
21. The Gentleman from Epsom (1962)
87 min | Comedy, Crime
The story takes place in the racecourses around Paris. A so-called major sells his tips to naive characters.
Director: Gilles Grangier | Stars: Jean Gabin, Madeleine Robinson, Frank Villard, Jean Lefebvre
Votes: 990
Release date 3 October 1962 Directed by Gilles Grangier Jean Gabin ... Richard Briand-Charmery Jean Lefebvre ... Charly Louis de Funès ... Gaspard Ripeux
22. Hatari! (1962)
Approved | 157 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos before the arrival of a female wildlife photographer threatens to change their ways.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: John Wayne, Elsa Martinelli, Hardy Krüger, Red Buttons
Votes: 14,246 | Gross: $14.00M
Release date June 19, 1962
Directed by Howard Hawks
John Wayne ... Sean Mercer
Academy Awards, USA 1963
NOMINEE Best Cinematography, Color
23. 13 West Street (1962)
Passed | 80 min | Crime, Drama
An aerospace engineer (Ladd) ignores a policeman (Steiger) and hunts down a gang of juvenile delinquents.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Alan Ladd, Rod Steiger, Michael Callan, Dolores Dorn
Votes: 831
Release date February 23, 1962 Directed by Philip Leacock
24. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Approved | 218 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 314,495 | Gross: $44.82M
Release date 10 December 1962
Directed by David Lean
Peter O'Toole ... T.E. Lawrence
Alec Guinness ... Prince Faisal
Anthony Quinn ... Auda Abu Tayi
José Ferrer ... Turkish Bey
Academy Awards, USA 1963
WINNER Best Picture
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Leading Role (Peter O'Toole)
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Omar Sharif)
WINNER Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
WINNER Best Cinematography, Color
WINNER Best Director
WINNER Best Film Editing
WINNER Best Music, Score - Substantially Original
WINNER Best Sound
NOMINEE Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
25. Jules and Jim (1962)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Romance
Decades of a love triangle concerning two friends and an impulsive woman.
Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, Henri Serre, Vanna Urbino
Votes: 44,433
Release date 23 January 1962 Directed by François Truffaut
26. Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Approved | 117 min | Drama
An alcoholic marries a young woman and systematically addicts her to booze so that they can share his "passion" together.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford, Jack Klugman
Votes: 14,058
Release date December 25, 1962
Directed by Blake Edwards
Jack Lemmon ... Joe Clay
Lee Remick ... Kirsten Arnesen Clay
Charlene Holt ... Guest (uncredited)
Academy Awards, USA 1963
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Leading Role (Jack Lemmon)
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Leading Role (Lee Remick)
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
NOMINEE Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
WINNER Best Music, Original Song
27. Nous irons à Deauville (1962)
91 min | Comedy
Comical adventures of two pairs of friends during their stay in Deauville, Normandy.
Director: Francis Rigaud | Stars: Michel Serrault, Louis de Funès, Claude Brasseur, Pascale Roberts
Votes: 266
Release date 24 December 1962 Directed by Francis Rigaud Michel Serrault ... Lucien Moreau Louis de Funès ... Ludovic Lamberjacques Michel Galabru ... Mr. Mercier
28. Blaze Starr Goes Nudist (1962)
Not Rated | 75 min | Romance
Stripper Blaze Starr, playing herself, drives her agent--who is also her fiancé--to distraction by ignoring scheduled "press functions" and spending her weekends at a nudist camp.
Director: Doris Wishman | Stars: Blaze Starr, Ralph Young, Gene Berk, William Mayer
Votes: 490
Release date July 1, 1962 Directed by Doris Wishman
29. World of Comedy (1962)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Documentary
Hilarious scenes from his silent and sound films as compiled and produced by Harold Lloyd himself.
Director: Harold Lloyd | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Willie Best, Bebe Daniels, Mildred Davis
Votes: 241
Release date May 12, 1962 Directed by Harold Lloyd Harold Lloyd ... (archive footage)
30. Antoine and Colette (1962)
32 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Antoine Doinel is 17, lives in a hotel and works in a factory making records; he loves music. He falls in love with a woman he meets at a concert. She sees him as a friend, but her parents love him.
Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Marie-France Pisier, Patrick Auffay, Jean-François Adam
Votes: 6,355
Release date 22 June 1962 Directed by François Truffaut
31. The Easy Life (1962)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
An impulsive braggart takes a shy law student with him for a two-day road trip from Rome to Tuscany.
Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Spaak, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Claudio Gora
Votes: 12,430
Release date 5 December 1962 Directed by Dino Risi
32. War of the Buttons (1962)
90 min | Comedy, Family
The school boys of two villages in France are fighting. Their trophy are the buttons they will snatch from the enemy. This fight will bring those kids to everlasting friendship...eventually.
Director: Yves Robert | Stars: Jacques Dufilho, Yvette Etiévant, Michel Galabru, Michèle Méritz
Votes: 2,821
Release date April 18, 1962 Directed by Yves Robert Michel Galabru ... Bacaillé's father
33. De overval (1962)
98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Crime-thriller based on a true story. In 1944 Resistance fighter Bakker is sent to a prison in Leeuwarden by the Gestapo. There he and other Allied resistance fighters are about to be rescued in a giant prison escape by their comrades.
Director: Paul Rotha | Stars: Ab Abspoel, Henk Admiraal, Chris Baay, Hetty Beck
Votes: 173
Release date 21 December 1962 Directed by Paul Rotha
34. The Avengers (1961–1969)
TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners.
Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman, Linda Thorson
Votes: 8,892
the complete 2nd season Original release September 29, 1962 - March 23, 1963 Honor Blackman ... Catherine Gale
35. High Steaks (1962)
TV-PG | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The usual antics of Tom and Jerry interfere with a man trying to barbecue.
Director: Gene Deitch | Star: Allen Swift
Votes: 473
Release date March 23, 1962 Directed by Gene Deitch Tom & Jerry
36. Mouse Into Space (1962)
TV-G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jerry reads that there are no cats in outer space, so he signs up for a trip but Tom ends up stowing away anyhow.
Director: Gene Deitch | Star: Allen Swift
Votes: 451
Release date April 13, 1962 Directed by Gene Deitch Tom & Jerry
37. Landing Stripling (1962)
TV-G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A young bird flies into Tom's territory, but quickly allies himself with Jerry. Tom shows a coyote-like persistence and reliance on ever more elaborate schemes to catch the bird.
Director: Gene Deitch | Star: Allen Swift
Votes: 437
Release date May 18, 1962 Directed by Gene Deitch Tom & Jerry
38. Calypso Cat (1962)
TV-G | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom falls for a female cat but she quickly loses interest in him when they arrive in at an island and Jerry torments him.
Director: Gene Deitch | Star: Allen Swift
Votes: 466
Release date June 22, 1962 Directed by Gene Deitch Tom & Jerry
39. Dicky Moe (1962)
TV-Y7 | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The captain's obsession with the white whale Dicky Moe led his crew to abandon ship. He abducts Tom and enlists him as crew but Jerry's already on board to help make Tom's life miserable.
Director: Gene Deitch | Star: Allen Swift
Votes: 494
Release date July 20, 1962 Directed by Gene Deitch Tom & Jerry
40. The Tom and Jerry Cartoon Kit (1962)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Using a kit that contains both Tom and Jerry anyone can enter the lucrative field of animated cartoons.
Director: Gene Deitch | Star: Allen Swift
Votes: 558
Release date August 10, 1962 Directed by Gene Deitch Tom & Jerry
41. Tall in the Trap (1962)
TV-PG | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Jerry is a cheese rustler in the old west and Tom gets deputized to bring him to justice.
Director: Gene Deitch | Star: Allen Swift
Votes: 403
Release date September 14, 1962 Directed by Gene Deitch Tom & Jerry
42. Sorry Safari (1962)
TV-Y7 | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Tom and Jerry accompany a man on a safari trip into the jungle. Like usual, Tom attempts to catch Jerry, but the man in the safari is fed up with Tom's antics and is very bitter to him.
Director: Gene Deitch | Star: Allen Swift
Votes: 430
Release date October 12, 1962 Directed by Gene Deitch Tom & Jerry
43. Buddies... Thicker Than Water (1962)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
During a blizzard, Jerry helps Tom out by getting him into a warm penthouse only to be betrayed by Tom.
Director: Gene Deitch | Star: Allen Swift
Votes: 462
Release date November 1, 1962 Directed by Gene Deitch Tom & Jerry
44. Carmen Get It! (1962)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Jerry runs into the Metropolitan Opera (preparing to perform Carmen), so Tom poses as a violinist, with help from a hidden tape recorder.
Director: Gene Deitch | Star: Allen Swift
Votes: 473
Release date December 21, 1962 Directed by Gene Deitch Tom & Jerry
45. Johnny Hallyday: L'Olympia 1962 (1963 TV Movie)
58 min | Music
Director: François Chatel | Stars: Johnny Hallyday, Jean Tosan, Marc Hemmeler, Claude Djaoui
Directed by François Chatel Johnny Hallyday
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