1966 in film

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The year 1966 in film involved some significant events.

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Events[edit]

Animation legend Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse, died in 15 December 1966 of acute circulatory collapse following a diagnosis of, and surgery for, lung cancer. He had been a smoker since the 1940s.

Top grossing films (U.S.)[edit]

Rank Title Studio Actors Gross
1. The Bible: In the Beginning 20th Century Fox Michael Parks, Richard Harris, Ava Gardner $34,900,023[1]
2. Hawaii United Artists Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow $34,562,222[2]
3. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Warner Bros. Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal $33,736,689[3]
4. The Sand Pebbles 20th Century Fox Steve McQueen, Candice Bergen $30,017,647[4]
5. A Man For All Seasons Columbia Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Robert Shaw $28,350,000[5]
6. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly United Artists Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef $25,100,000[6]
7. Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. Walt Disney Pictures Dick Van Dyke, Nancy Kwan $22,565,634[7]
8. The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming! United Artists Alan Arkin, Eva Marie Saint $21,693,114[8]
9. Grand Prix MGM James Garner, Eva Marie Saint $20,845,016[9]
10. Blow-Up MGM David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave $20,000,000[10]
11. The Professionals Columbia Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin $19,537,346[11]
12. Alfie Paramount Michael Caine, Shelley Winters $18,871,300[12]
13. Georgy Girl Columbia Lynn Redgrave, James Mason $16,873,162[13]
14. The Silencers Columbia Dean Martin, Stella Stevens $16,318,124[14]
15. Follow Me, Boys! Walt Disney Pictures Fred MacMurray, Vera Miles $16,207,116[15]
16. The Blue Max 20th Century Fox George Peppard, James Mason $16,151,612[16]
17. Our Man Flint 20th Century Fox James Coburn $16,000,000[17]
18. The Wild Angels AIP Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra $15,541,070[18]
19. A Man and a Woman United Artists Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant $14,000,000[19]
20. Torn Curtain Universal Paul Newman, Julie Andrews $13,000,000[20]
21. Fantastic Voyage 20th Century Fox Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch $12,000,000[21]
22. Harper Warner Bros. Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall $12,000,000[22]
23. Walk, Don't Run Columbia Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar, Jim Hutton $7,500,000[23]
24. The Fortune Cookie United Artists Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Judi West, Ron Rich $6,800,000[24]
25. The Group United Artists Candice Bergen, Joan Hackett, Elizabeth Hartman $6,000,000[25]

Awards[edit]

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: A Man for All Seasons - Highland, Columbia
Best Director: Fred Zinnemann - A Man for All Seasons
Best Actor: Paul Scofield - A Man for All Seasons
Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Best Supporting Actor: Walter Matthau - The Fortune Cookie
Best Supporting Actress: Sandy Dennis - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Best Foreign Language Film: A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme), directed by Claude Lelouch, France

BAFTA Film Awards:

Best Film from any Source: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Best British film: The Spy Who Came In From The Cold

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:
Best Picture: A Man for All Seasons
Best Actor: Paul Scofield – A Man for All Seasons
Best Actress: Anouk Aimée – A Man and a Woman
Musical or comedy:
Best Picture: The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming
Best Actor: Alan Arkin – The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming
Best Actress: Lynn Redgrave – Georgy Girl
Other
Best Director: Fred Zinnemann – A Man for All Seasons

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme), directed by Claude Lelouch, France
Signore & Signori (The Birds, the Bees and the Italians), directed by Pietro Germi, Italy

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

The Battle of Algiers (La Battaglia di Algeri), directed by Gillo Pontecorvo, Algeria / Italy

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Cul-de-sac, directed by Roman Polanski, United Kingdom

Notable films released in 1966[edit]

U.S.A. unless stated

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Bible: In the Beginning, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved April 16, 2012. 
  2. ^ "Hawaii, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved April 16, 2012. 
  3. ^ "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved April 16, 2012. 
  4. ^ "The Sand Pebbles, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved April 16, 2012. 
  5. ^ "A Man For All Seasons, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved April 16, 2012. 
  6. ^ "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 16, 2012. 
  7. ^ "Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N., Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012. 
  8. ^ "The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming!, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved April 16, 2012. 
  9. ^ "Grand Prix, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved April 16, 2012. 
  10. ^ Corliss, Richard (5 August 2007). "When Antonioni Blew Up the Movies". Time. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  11. ^ "The Professionals, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved April 16, 2012. 
  12. ^ "Alfie, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved April 16, 2012. 
  13. ^ "Georgy Girl, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved April 16, 2012. 
  14. ^ "The Silencers, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved April 16, 2012. 
  15. ^ "Follow Me, Boys!, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved April 16, 2012. 
  16. ^ "The Blue Max, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012. 
  17. ^ "Our Man Flint, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 22, 2013. 
  18. ^ "The Wild Angels, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved April 16, 2012. 
  19. ^ "A Man and a Woman, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012. 
  20. ^ "Torn Curtain, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012. 
  21. ^ "Fantastic Voyage, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved April 16, 2012. 
  22. ^ "Harper, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012. 
  23. ^ "Box Office Information for Walk, Don't Run". The Numbers. Retrieved June 6, 2013. 
  24. ^ Box Office Information for The Fortune Cookie. IMDb. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  25. ^ "Box Office Information for The Group". The Numbers. Retrieved June 6, 2013. 
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