1965 in film

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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.

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Top-grossing films (U.S.)

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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

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Awards

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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

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United States unless stated

January–March

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April–June

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July–September

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October–December

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Notable films released in 1965

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United States unless stated

Short film series

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Births

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Deaths

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Film debuts

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References

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  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
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