List of American films of 1963 explained

A list of American films released in 1963.

Cleopatra - the highest-grossing film of 1963.

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A-C

Title Director Castwidth=10% Genrewidth=5% Note
13 Frightened Girls Thriller Columbia
4 for TexasWestern Warner Bros.
55 Days at PekingDrama Allied Artists
Act One Biography Warner Bros.
All the Way HomeDrama Drama James Agee book
America AmericaDrama Warner Bros.
Atom Age VampireAlberto Lupo, Susanne Loret, Sergio FantoniHorror
The BalconyDrama play by Jean Genet
Beach PartyComedy AIP
The BirdsUniversal
Black Zoo Horror Allied Artists
Blonde CobraShort
Blood FeastWilliam Kerwin, Mal Arnold, Connie Mason, Scott H. HallHorror
Bye Bye BirdieMusical Columbia. Based on the play
Cairo Crime MGM
California Hamil Petroff Western AIP
Remake of 1947 film
Call Me BwanaComedy United Artists
Captain Newman, M.D.Drama Universal. 3 Oscar nominations
Captain Sindbad Adventure MGM
The CardinalDrama Columbia. 6 Oscar nominations
The CaretakersU.A.
Cattle King Western MGM
The Ceremony Crime United Artists
CharadeUniversal
A Child Is WaitingDrama United Artists
CleopatraFox
won 4 Oscars; Remake of 1934 film
Come Blow Your HornBud YorkinComedy Paramount. Script by Neil Simon
Come Fly with MeRomance MGM
The Comedy of Terrors Horror
The Cool WorldDrama
The Courtship of Eddie's FatherComedy MGM. Inspired TV series
The Crawling HandHorror
Critic's ChoiceDon WeisComedy Warner Bros.
Cry of BattleIrving LernerWar Allied Artists

D-G

TitleDirectorCastGenreNote
The Day Mars Invaded EarthMaury DexterKent Taylor, Marie WindsorScience fiction20th Century Fox
Dementia 13Francis Ford CoppolaWilliam Campbell, Patrick MageeThrillerA.I.P.
Diamond HeadGuy GreenCharlton Heston, Yvette MimieuxDramaColumbia
based on Peter Gilman novel
Diary of a MadmanReginald Le BorgVincent Price, Nancy Kovack, Lewis MartinHorrorUnited Artists
Dime with a HaloBoris SagalBarbara Luna, Roger MobleyComedyMGM
Donovan's ReefJohn FordJohn Wayne, Lee Marvin, Jack Warden, Dorothy Lamour, Elizabeth Allen, Cesar RomeroComedyParamount
final Ford-Wayne collaboration
Drums of AfricaJames B. ClarkFrankie Avalon, Mariette HartleyAdventureMGM
EatAndy WarholRobert Indiana
Face in the RainIrvin KershnerRory Calhoun, Marina BertiDramaEmbassy
Five Minutes to LoveJohn HayesRue McClanahanDramaHeadliner Productions
Flaming CreaturesJack SmithFrances Francine, Mario MontezExperimental
FlipperJames B. ClarkChuck Connors, Luke HalpinFamilyMGM. Based on the TV series
Follow the BoysRichard ThorpeConnie Francis, Janis Paige, Paula Prentiss, Russ TamblynComedyRomanceMGM
For Love or MoneyMichael GordonKirk Douglas, Mitzi Gaynor, Thelma Ritter, Gig Young, Leslie Parrish, Julie NewmarComedyRomanceUniversal
Remake of 1993 film
Free, White and 21Larry BuchananFrederick O'Neal, Annalena LundDramaAIP
From Russia with Love United Artists
Fun in AcapulcoRichard ThorpeElvis Presley, Ursula Andress, Elsa Cárdenas, Alejandro ReyMusicalParamount
A Gathering of EaglesDelbert MannRock Hudson, Rod Taylor, Barry SullivanDramaUniversal
Gidget Goes to RomePaul WendkosCindy Carol, Don PorterComedyColumbia. Gidget sequel
The Girl HuntersRoy RowlandMickey Spillane, Shirley EatonMysteryfrom Spillane's novel
Goldilocks and the Three BaresHerschell Gordon LewisAlison Edwards, Rex Marlow, Thomas Sweetwood, Joey MaximErotic Comedy
The Great EscapeJohn SturgesSteve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, James Donald, Donald Pleasence, David McCallumWarUnited Artists
based on book by Paul Brickhill
Gunfight at Comanche CreekFrank McDonaldAudie Murphy, Colleen MillerWesternAllied Artists
The Gun HawkEdward LudwigRory Calhoun, Rod Cameron, Ruta LeeWesternAllied Artists

H-M

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Harbor Lights Action 20th Century Fox
The Haunted Palace Horror AIP. Paget's final film
The HauntingHorror MGM. From Shirley Jackson novel
The Hook War MGM
Hootenanny Hoot Musical MGM
House of the Damned Thriller 20th Century Fox
HudDrama Paramount. From Larry McMurtry novel; Oscars for Douglas, Neal
I Could Go On SingingDrama United Artists. Garland's final film
In the Cool of the DayDrama MGM
In the French Style Romance Columbia
The Incredible JourneyFamily
Irma la DouceComedy United Artists. 3 Oscar nominations and 1 win.
Island of Love Comedy Warner Bros.
It Happened at the World's Fair Musical MGM
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldComedy United Artists. 6 Academy Award nominations with 1 win; top-grossing film of 1963
Jason and the ArgonautsFantasy Columbia
Johnny CoolCrime United Artists
Kings of the SunAdventure United Artists
Ladybug LadybugFrank PerryDrama United Artists
Lilies of the FieldDrama United Artists. Oscar for Poitier
The List of Adrian MessengerMystery Universal. Many cameos
The Long ShipsJack CardiffRichard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Russ TamblynAdventure Columbia
Love Is a Ball Comedy United Artists
Love with the Proper StrangerDrama Paramount. 5 Oscar nominations
The Man from the Diners' ClubComedy Columbia
ManiacHorror
Mary, MaryComedy Warner Bros. From Jean Kerr play
McLintock!Western United Artists
Miracle of the White StallionsWar drama Disney
Move Over, DarlingComedy 20th Century Fox. My Favorite Wife remake
My Six LovesComedy Paramount

N-S

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A New Kind of LoveComedy Paramount
Nine Hours to RamaDrama 20th Century Fox. From Stanley Wolpert book
The Nutty ProfessorComedy Paramount
Remake of 1996 film
Of Love and Desire Drama 20th Century Fox
The Old Dark House Horror Columbia
remake of 1932 film
One Man's Way Biography story of Norman Vincent Peale
Operation BikiniAnthony Carras Comedy AIP
PT 109War Warner Bros.
story of John F. Kennedy
Palm Springs Weekend Comedy Warner Bros.
Papa's Delicate Condition Comedy Paramount. Oscar for Best Song
The Pink PantherBlake EdwardsDavid Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Capucine, Claudia CardinaleComedy United Artists. First of a series
Police Nurse Crime 20th Century Fox
The PrizeDrama MGM. From Irving Wallace novel
Promises! Promises!Comedy First feature with nudity by a star actress
The Quick and the Dead War Independent
The Raiders Western Universal
Remake of 1952 film
RampageAdventure Seven Arts
The RavenHorror AIP. Edgar Allan Poe story
The Running Man Drama Columbia Pictures
Remade in 1987
The SadistJames Landis Science fiction Fairway International Pictures
Savage Sam Western Disney
Shock CorridorDrama Allied Artists
ShowdownWestern Universal
The SkydiversColeman FrancisDrama Crown International Pictures
The Slime PeopleRobert HuttonHorror Donald J. Hansen Enterprises
Soldier in the RainComedy Allied Artists. From William Goldman novel
Son of Flubber Comedy Disney. The Absent-Minded Professor sequel
Spencer's MountainFamily Warner Bros. From Earl Hamner Jr. novel
Stolen HoursDrama United Artists. Dark Victory remake
The StripperDrama 20th Century Fox
Summer MagicJames NeilsonDrama Disney
Sunday in New York Comedy MGM
from Norman Krasna play
The Sword in the StoneWolfgang ReithermanAnimatedDisney

T-Z

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Take Her, She's MineComedy Fox
based on Phoebe and Henry Ephron play
Tammy and the Doctor Romance Universal. Third of series
Tarzan's Three ChallengesAdventure MGM. Edgar Rice Burroughs character
Terrified Horror Crown International Pictures
The Terror5 directors Horror AIP
They Saved Hitler's Brain Science Fiction
The Three Lives of Thomasina Fantasy Disney
The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a DazeComedy Columbia
The Thrill of It AllComedy Universal. Script by Carl Reiner
Thunder Island Drama 20th Century Fox. Script co-written by Jack Nicholson
A Ticklish AffairComedy MGM
Toys in the AtticDrama United Artists
based on Lillian Hellman play
Twice-Told Tales HorrorUnited Artists
Twilight of HonorDrama MGM
The Ugly AmericanMarlon Brando, Sandra Church, Eiji Okada, Jocelyn Brando, Drama Universal
Under the Yum Yum TreeComedy Columbia
The V.I.P.sAnthony AsquithElizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rod Taylor, Maggie SmithDrama MGM
from Terence Rattigan play; Oscar for Rutherford
The VictorsCarl ForemanGeorge Peppard, George Hamilton, Vince Edwards, Romy SchneiderWar Columbia
from Alexander Baron story
Wall of NoiseDrama Warner Bros.
The Wheeler DealersComedy MGM
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?Comedy Paramount
Who's Minding the Store?Comedy Paramount
Wives and Lovers Romance Paramount
Science Fiction AIP
aka Man with the X-Ray Eyes
The Yellow CanaryCrime 20th Century Fox. Script by Rod Serling
The Young and the Brave War MGM
The Young Racers Sports AIP
The Young Swingers Musical 20th Century Fox

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