1962 in film

The year 1962 in film involved some very significant events, with Lawrence of Arabia the year's top-grossing film as well as winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Events
May – The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government. August 5 – Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe is found dead of a drug overdose. September 7 – Filming of Sergei Bondarchuk's War and Peace begins and will continue for another 5 years. October 5 – Dr. No launches the James Bond series, the second longest-running film franchise of all time (next to Godzilla), running 50 years. It also launches the career of Sean Connery.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)
Rank

Title

Studio

Actors

Gross

1. Lawrence of Arabia* Columbia Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, José Ferrer, Alec Guinness $44,824,144[1] 2. The Longest Day 20th Century Fox John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Sean Connery, Richard Burton, Peter Lawford $39,100,000[2] 3. In Search of the Castaways Disney Hayley Mills, Maurice Chevalier $21,745,500[3] 4. That Touch of Mink Universal International Cary Grant, Doris Day $17,648,927[4] 5. The Music Man Warner Bros. Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Ron Howard, Buddy Hackett, Paul Ford $14,953,846[5] 6. Mutiny on the Bounty MGM Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris $13,680,000[6] 7. To Kill a Mockingbird Universal International Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford, Robert Duvall $13,129,846[7] 8. Hatari! Paramount John Wayne, Elsa Martinelli, Red Buttons $12,923,077[8] 9. Gypsy Warner Bros. Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden $11,076,923[9] 10. Bon Voyage! Disney Fred MacMurray, Jane Wyman, Deborah Walley $11,000,000[10] 11. The Manchurian Candidate* United Artists Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury $10,474,179[11][12] 12. Lolita MGM James Mason, Shelley Winters, Sue Lyon, Peter Sellers $9,250,000[13] 13. The Interns Columbia Michael Callan, Cliff Robertson, Suzy Parker $9,230,769[14] 14. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Warner Bros. Bette Davis, Joan Crawford $9,000,000[15] 15. The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm MGM Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom, Karl Böhm $8,920,615[16] 16. Days of Wine and Roses Warner Bros. Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford $8,123,077[17] 17. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Paramount John Wayne, James Stewart, Lee Marvin, Vera Miles $8,000,000[18] 18. State Fair 20th Century Fox Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, Pamela Tiffin, Ann-Margret $7,000,000[19] 19. Taras Bulba United Artists Yul Brynner, Tony Curtis $6,800,000[20] 20. The Miracle Worker United Artists Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke $5,000,000[21] 21. Girls! Girls! Girls! Paramount Elvis Presley, Stella Stevens $4,775,000 22. David and Lisa Continental Keir Dullea, Janet Margolin $4,600,000[20]

(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)

Awards
Academy Awards: Best Picture: Lawrence of Arabia – Horizon-Spiegel-Lean, ColumbiaBest Director: David Lean – Lawrence of ArabiaBest Actor: Gregory Peck – To Kill a MockingbirdBest Actress: Anne Bancroft – The Miracle WorkerBest Supporting Actor: Ed Begley – Sweet Bird of YouthBest Supporting Actress: Patty Duke – The Miracle WorkerBest Foreign Language Film: Sundays and Cybele (Les dimanches de ville d'Avray), directed by Serge Bourguignon, France Golden Globe Awards: Drama:Best Picture: Lawrence of ArabiaBest Actor: Gregory Peck – To Kill a MockingbirdBest Actress: Geraldine Page – Sweet Bird of YouthMusical or comedy:Best Picture (tie): That Touch of MinkBest Picture (tie): The Music ManBest Actor: Marcello Mastroianni – Divorce Italian StyleBest Actress: Rosalind Russell – GypsyOtherBest Director: David Lean – Lawrence of Arabia Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): Keeper of Promises (O Pagador de Promessas), directed by Anselmo Duarte, Brazil Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): Family Diary (Cronaca familiare, Journal intime), directed by Valerio Zurlini, France / ItalyMy Name is Ivan (Ivanovo detstvo), directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, USSR Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): A Kind of Loving, directed by John Schlesinger, United Kingdom

Notable films released in 1962

 * Lawrence of Arabia