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The year 1969 in film involved some significant events, with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid dominating the U.S. box office and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time and Midnight Cowboy, a film rated X, winning the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Events[]

  • Last year for prize giving at the Venice Film Festival until it is revived in 1980. From 1969 to 1979, the festival is non-competitive.
  • Al Pacino's film debut (Me, Natalie)
  • Elvis Presley's film career ends with the release of Change of Habit.
  • On August 9, Sharon Tate, the 26-year-old actress, model and Roman Polanski's wife, is murdered by Charles Manson's followers
  • On June 22, Judy Garland dies at age 47 of a drug overdose in London.

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

Rank Title Studio Actors Gross
1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 20th Century Fox Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross $102,308,889[1]
2. Midnight Cowboy United Artists Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman $44,785,053[2]
3. Easy Rider Columbia Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson $41,728,598[3]
4. Hello, Dolly! 20th Century Fox Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford $33,208,099[4]
5. Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Columbia Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, Dyan Cannon, Elliott Gould $31,897,253[5]
6. Paint Your Wagon Paramount Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood $31,678,778[6]
7. True Grit Paramount John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Kim Darby $31,132,592[7]
8. Cactus Flower Columbia Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman, Goldie Hawn $25,889,208[8]
9. Goodbye, Columbus Paramount Richard Benjamin, Ali MacGraw $22,939,805[9]
10. On Her Majesty's Secret Service United Artists George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas $22,774,493[10]
11. Winning Universal Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert Wagner $14,644,335[11]
12. Z Cinema V Jean-Louis Trintignant, Yves Montand $14,283,305[12]
13. The Sterile Cuckoo Paramount Liza Minnelli, Wendell Burton $13,982,357[13]
14. The Stewardesses Sherpix Inc. Christina Hart, Monica Gayle $13,500,000[14]
15. Run, Angel, Run! Fanfare Films William Smith $13,000,000[15]
16. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Cinerama Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Gig Young, Susannah York, Red Buttons $12,600,000[16]
17. A Boy Named Charlie Brown National General Pictures Peter Robbins, Pamelyn Ferdin, Glenn Gilger, Andy Pforsich, Erin Sullivan $12,000,000[17]
18. The Wild Bunch Warner Bros. William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan $10,500,000[18]
19. Sweet Charity Universal Shirley MacLaine $8,000,000[19]
20. The Undefeated 20th Century Fox John Wayne, Rock Hudson $8,000,000[20]
21. Where Eagles Dare MGM Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood $7,100,000[21]
22. Alice's Restaurant United Artists Arlo Guthrie, James Broderick $6,300,000[22]
23. Take the Money and Run Cinerama Woody Allen, Janet Margolin $6,080,000[23]
24. Topaz Universal Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, John Vernon $6,000,000[24]
25. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 20th Century Fox Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin $6,000,000[25]
26. If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium United Artists Suzanne Pleshette, Ian McShane $6,000,000[26]
27. Once Upon a Time in the West Paramount Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson $5,321,508[27]

Films released[]

  1. The Wild Bunch

Action films released in 1969[]

  1. Goyokin
  2. Hitokiri
  3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
  4. Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

Romance films released in 1969[]

  1. My Night at Maud's

The Classic Movies of 1969[]

  1. The Diamond Arm

Actor's debuts[]

Awards[]

Academy Awards:

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:
  • Best Picture: Anne of the Thousand Days
  • Best Actor: John Wayne – True Grit
  • Best Actress: Geneviève Bujold – Anne of the Thousand Days
Musical or comedy:
  • Best Picture: The Secret of Santa Vittoria
  • Best Actor: Peter O'Toole – Goodbye, Mr. Chips
  • Best Actress: Patty Duke – Me, Natalie
Other
Best Director: Charles Jarrott – Anne of the Thousand Days

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

If...., directed by Lindsay Anderson, United Kingdom

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): Not awarded

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Rani Radovi (Early Works), directed by Želimir Žilnik, Yugoslavia

Births[]

  • January 1 – Mr. Lawrence, American voice actor, comedian, writer, storyboard artist, animator and director
  • January 14 – Jason Bateman, American actor
  • January 17 – James Waterston, American actor
  • February 8
    • Brian Krause, American actor
    • Mary McCormack, American actress
  • February 11 – Jennifer Aniston, American actress
  • March 1 – Javier Bardem, Spanish actor
  • April 2 – Ajay Devgan, Indian actor
  • April 6 – Paul Rudd, American actor
  • April 23 – Byron Thames, American actor
  • April 25 – Renée Zellweger, American actress
  • May 14 – Cate Blanchett, Australian actress
  • May 25 – Anne Heche, American actress
  • June 1 – Teri Polo, American actress
  • June 28 – Tichina Arnold, American actress
  • July 21 – Godfrey, American actor, comedian
  • July 24 – Jennifer Lopez, American actress, singer
  • August 4 – Vlad Ivanov, Romanian actor
  • August 18
  • August 28 – Jack Black, American actor, comedian, musician
  • September 25 – Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress
  • September 29 – Erika Eleniak, American actress
  • October 15 – Dominic West, English actor
  • October 19 – Trey Parker, American actor, creator of South Park
  • November 4 – Matthew McConaughey, American actor
  • November 13 - Gerard Butler, Scottish actor
  • December 21 – Julie Delpy, French actress

Deaths[]

  • January 1 – Barton MacLane, 66, American actor, The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
  • January 3 – Howard McNear, 63, American actor, Anatomy of a Murder, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
  • January 4 – Violet and Daisy Hilton, 60, English conjoined twins, actresses, appeared in film Freaks
  • January 8 – Leslie Goodwins, 69, English director, The Mummy's Curse, Mexican Spitfire
  • February 2 – Boris Karloff, 81, English actor, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Frankenstein
  • February 5 – Thelma Ritter, 66, American actress, Rear Window, All About Eve
  • February 9 – Gabby Hayes, 83, American actor, The Man from Utah, In Old Oklahoma
  • February 11 – James Lanphier, 48, American actor, The Pink Panther, The Party
  • February 27 – John Boles, 73, American actor, Frankenstein, Stella Dallas
  • March 18 – Barbara Bates, 43, American actress, The Caddy, All About Eve
  • April 23 – Krzysztof Komeda, 37, Polish composer, Rosemary's Baby, The Fearless Vampire Killers
  • May 24 – Mitzi Green, 48, American actress, Lost in Alaska, Skippy
  • March 25 – Alan Mowbray, 72, British actor, Terror by Night, My Darling Clementine
  • May 27 – Jeffrey Hunter, 42, American actor, The Searchers, King of Kings
  • June 2 – Leo Gorcey, 51, American actor, Ghost Chasers, Spook Busters
  • June 8 – Robert Taylor, 57, American actor, Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe
  • June 10 – Frank Lawton, 64, English actor, A Night to Remember, The Devil-Doll
  • June 13 – Martita Hunt, 70, English actress, Becket, Great Expectations
  • June 19 – Natalie Talmadge, 73, American silent screen actress, Our Hospitality, Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
  • June 20 – Rudolf Schwarzkogler, 29, Austrian experimental filmmaker, Satisfaction
  • June 22 – Judy Garland, 47, American actress, The Wizard of Oz, Meet Me in St. Louis
  • July 5 – Leo McCarey, 72, American director, An Affair to Remember, Going My Way
  • July 7 - Erskine Sanford, 83, American actor, Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons
  • July 8 – Gladys Swarthout, 68, American singer, Romance in the Dark, Give Us This Night
  • August 1 – Donald Keith, 65, American actor, The Plastic Age, Parisian Love
  • August 9 – Sharon Tate, 26, American actress, The Fearless Vampire Killers, Valley of the Dolls
  • August 14 – Sigrid Gurie, 58, American actress, Algiers, The Adventures of Marco Polo
  • August 15 – William Goetz, 66, American producer, studio executive, Sayonara, Les Misérables
  • August 26 – Martin Miller, 69, Czech actor, 55 Days at Peking, The Pink Panther
  • October 12 – Sonja Henie, 57, Norwegian actress, former Olympic ice skater, Sun Valley Serenade, One in a Million
  • October 15 – Rod La Rocque, 70, American actor, Meet John Doe, The Shadow Strikes
  • November 5 – Lloyd Corrigan, 69, American actor, Son of Paleface, The Thin Man Goes Home
  • December 16 – Luis Enrique Vergara, 47, Mexican filmmaker, House of Evil, Isle of the Snake People
  • December 22 – Ilse Steppat, 52, German actress, On Her Majesty's Secret Service

References[]

  1. ↑ "Box Office Information for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Box Office Information for Midnight Cowboy". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Box Office Information for Easy Rider". The Numbers. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Box Office Information for Hello, Dolly!". The Numbers. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Box Office Information for Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice". The Numbers. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Box Office Information for Paint Your Wagon". The Numbers. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Box Office Information for True Grit". The Numbers. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Box Office Information for Cactus Flower". The Numbers. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Goodbye, Columbus, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Box Office Information for On Her Majesty's Secret Service". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Winning, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Box Office Information for Z". The Numbers. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Box Office Information for The Sterile Cuckoo". The Numbers. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  14. ↑ "The Stewardesses, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Box Office Information for Run, Angel, Run!". Worldwide Box Office. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Box Office Information for They Shoot Horses, Don't They?". The Numbers. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Big Rental Films of 1970", Variety, 6 January 1971 pg 11.
  18. ↑ "Box Office Information for The Wild Bunch". Worldwide Box Office. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Sweet Charity, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  20. ↑ "The Undefeated, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Where Eagles Dare, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Box Office Information for Alice's Restaurant". The Numbers. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  23. ↑ "ABC's 5 Years of Film Production Profits & Losses", Variety, 31 May 1973 pg 3.
  24. ↑ Box Office Information for Topaz. The Numbers. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  25. ↑ "Big Rental Films of 1969", Variety, 7 January 1970 p 15.
  26. ↑ Box Office Information for If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium. The Numbers. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  27. ↑ Box Office Information for Once Upon a Time in the West. The Numbers. Retrieved September 12, 2013.

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