1964 in film

The year 1964 in film involved some significant events, including two highly successful musical films, My Fair Lady and Mary Poppins.

Events
March 6 - Elvis Presley's 14th motion picture, Kissin' Cousins, is released to theaters. July 6 - A Hard Day's Night, the first Beatles film, premieres. October - In Photoplay magazine, Hedda Hopper announces that Sophia Loren and Paul Newman will star in the film version of Arthur Miller's play After the Fall, with Loren in the role that was written about Marilyn Monroe. The film is never made.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)
Rank

Title

Studio

Actors

Gross

1. Goldfinger* United Artists Sean Connery, Gert Fröbe, Honor Blackman, Harold Sakata $124,900,000[1] 2. Mary Poppins* Disney Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke $102,272,727[2] 3. My Fair Lady* Warner Bros. Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison $72,000,000[3] 4. The Carpetbaggers Paramount George Peppard, Carroll Baker, Alan Ladd, Elizabeth Ashley $28,409,547[4] 5. From Russia with Love United Artists Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Robert Shaw, Lotte Lenya $24,796,765[5] 6. A Fistful of Dollars United Artists Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch $14,500,000[6] 7. Father Goose Universal International Cary Grant, Leslie Caron $12,500,000[7] 8. A Shot in the Dark United Artists Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer $12,368,234[8] 9. A Hard Day's Night United Artists The Beatles $12,299,668[9] 10. The Night of the Iguana MGM Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr $12,000,000[10] 11. What a Way to Go! Fox Shirley MacLaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Dean Martin $11,180,531[11] 12. The Unsinkable Molly Brown MGM Debbie Reynolds, Harve Presnell, Ed Begley $11,070,559[12] 13. The Pink Panther United Artists Peter Sellers, David Niven, Robert Wagner, Capucine $10,878,107[13] 14. Viva Las Vegas MGM Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret $9,442,967[14] 15. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Columbia Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Tracy Reed $9,440,272[15] 16. Becket Paramount Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole $9,164,370[16] 17. Send Me No Flowers Universal International Rock Hudson, Doris Day $9,129,247[17] 18. Good Neighbor Sam Columbia Jack Lemmon, Romy Schneider, Edward G. Robinson $9,072,726[18] 19. Zorba the Greek Fox Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas $9,000,000[19] 20. Sex and the Single Girl Warner Bros. Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Henry Fonda $8,000,000[20] 21. Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte Fox Joseph Cotten, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland $8,000,000[21] 22. Marnie Universal International Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery $7,000,000[22] 23. Topkapi United Artists Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell $7,000,000[23] 24. Man's Favorite Sport? Universal International Rock Hudson, Paula Prentiss, Maria Perschy $6,000,000[24] 25. Kiss Me, Stupid Lopert Dean Martin, Kim Novak $5,000,000

(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)

Awards
Academy Awards: Best Picture: My Fair Lady - Warner Bros.Best Director: George Cukor - My Fair LadyBest Actor: Rex Harrison - My Fair LadyBest Actress: Julie Andrews - Mary PoppinsBest Supporting Actor: Peter Ustinov - TopkapiBest Supporting Actress: Lila Kedrova - Zorba the GreekBest Foreign Language Film: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Ieri, oggi, domani), directed by Vittorio De Sica, Italy Golden Globe Awards: Drama:Best Picture: BecketBest Actor: Peter O'Toole - BecketBest Actress: Anne Bancroft - The Pumpkin EaterBest Supporting Actress: Agnes Moorehead - Hush… Hush, Sweet CharlotteBest Supporting Actor: Edmund O'Brien - Seven Days in MayMusical or comedy:Best Picture: My Fair LadyBest Actor: Rex Harrison - My Fair LadyBest Actress: Julie Andrews - Mary PoppinsOtherBest Director: George Cukor - My Fair Lady Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg), directed by Jacques Demy, France Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): Il deserto rosso (The Red Desert), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, Italy Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): Susuz Yaz (Dry Summer), directed by Ismail Metin, Turkey

Notable films released in 1964

 * The Lively Set

Short film series
Looney Tunes (1930–1969) Terrytoons (1930-1964) Merrie Melodies (1931–1969) Speedy Gonzales (1953–1968) Bugs Bunny (1940-1964)

Film debuts
Jenny Agutter - East of Sudan The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night Ellen Burstyn - For Those Who Think Young Judi Dench - The Third Secret Karen Dotrice - The Three Lives of Thomasina Olympia Dukakis - Twice a Man Morgan Freeman - The Pawnbroker James Earl Jones - Dr. Strangelove Raquel Welch - A House Is Not a Home