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The year 1960 in film involved some significant events.
Events[]
- March 5 - For the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood to film G.I. Blues
- August 10 - Filming of West Side Story begins.
- October 27 - Film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning released, first of the British social-realist wave.
- November 4 - Filming wraps on The Misfits, starring Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable (the last film for both, though Monroe was working on another at the time of her death).
Top-grossing films (US)[]
| Rank | Title | Studio | Actors | Gross rental |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Spartacus | Universal | Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Tony Curtis, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin | $14,000,000[1] |
| 2. | Psycho | Paramount | Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, Janet Leigh | $9,100,000[1] |
| 3. | Exodus | United Artists | Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Sal Mineo, Jill Haworth, Lee J. Cobb, John Derek | $8,500,000[1] |
| 4. | Swiss Family Robinson | Walt Disney Productions | John Mills, Dorothy McGuire | $7,900,000[1] |
| 5. | The Alamo | United Artists | John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Chill Wills | $7,900,000[1] |
| 6. | The Apartment | United Artists | Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Edie Adams | $6,700,000[1] |
| 7. | BUtterfield 8 | MGM | Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey | $6,000,000[1] |
| 8. | Ocean's 11 | Warner Bros. | Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop | $5,500,000[1] |
| 9. | Please Don't Eat the Daisies | MGM | Doris Day, David Niven | $5,300,000[1] |
| 10. | From the Terrace | 20th Century Fox | Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Ina Balin, Myrna Loy, George Grizzard | $5,200,000[1] |
(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
Awards[]
Academy Awards:
- Best Picture: The Apartment - Mirisch, United Artists
- Best Director: Billy Wilder - The Apartment
- Best Actor: Burt Lancaster - Elmer Gantry
- Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor - BUtterfield 8
- Best Supporting Actor: Peter Ustinov - Spartacus
- Best Supporting Actress: Shirley Jones - Elmer Gantry
- Best Foreign Language Film: The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan), directed by Ingmar Bergman, Sweden
Golden Globe Awards:
- Drama:
- Best Picture: Spartacus
- Best Actor: Burt Lancaster – Elmer Gantry
- Best Actress: Greer Garson – Sunrise at Campobello
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture (tie): The Apartment
- Best Picture (tie): Song Without End
- Best Actor: Jack Lemmon – The Apartment
- Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine – The Apartment
- Other
- Best Director: Jack Cardiff – Sons and Lovers
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- La Dolce Vita, directed by Federico Fellini, Italy
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- Le passage du Rhin (The Crossing of the Rhine), directed by André Cayatte, Italy / France / W.Germany
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- El lazarillo de tormes, directed by César Fernández Ardavín, Spain / Italy
1960 film releases[]
Sports Films[]
Short film series[]
Looney Tunes (1930–1969) Terrytoons (1930–1964) Merrie Melodies (1931–1969) Bugs Bunny (1940–1962) Yosemite Sam (1945–1963) Speedy Gonzales (1953–1968)
Births[]
Deaths[]
Film debuts[]
Alan Bates - The Entertainer Albert Finney - The Entertainer Jane Fonda - Tall Story Peter O'Toole - Kidnapped Robert Redford - Tall Story Gian Maria Volontè - Under Ten Flags Susannah York - Tunes of Glory
References[]
1.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. pp. 358–359. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6.