1963
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1. The Raven (1963)
G | 86 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A magician, who has been turned into a raven, turns to a former sorcerer for help.
Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Hazel Court
Votes: 13,544
MediaBook: Rabe, Der (german) (NSM / Cover B / 040/333)
2. Diary of a Madman (1963)
Approved | 96 min | Horror
An evil spirit leaves the body of his human host, a criminal on death-row, and sneaks into the body of his next human host, a French magistrate.
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Vincent Price, Nancy Kovack, Chris Warfield, Elaine Devry
Votes: 3,055
FB-DVD ===> K231
3. The Ghost (1963)
Not Rated | 97 min | Horror
A woman and her lover murder her husband, a doctor. Soon, however, strange things start happening, and they wonder if they really killed him, or if he is coming back from the dead to haunt them.
Director: Riccardo Freda | Stars: Barbara Steele, Peter Baldwin, Elio Jotta, Harriet Medin
Votes: 1,419
"The Ghost" (engl.) (Alpha Video) ===> K232
4. 13 Frightened Girls (1963)
Passed | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
While attending a school for diplomats' daughters, the teen-aged daughter of the American ambassador uses her access to various embassies to engage in espionage.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Murray Hamilton, Joyce Taylor, Hugh Marlowe, Kathy Dunn
Votes: 887
DVD: 13 Frightened Girls! (engl.) (on Box "William Castle Horror Collection" / Columbia) MediaBook: Kennwort Kätzchen (german) (Koch Media / William Castle Collection #3)
5. Youth of the Beast (1963)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A violent thug plays opposing yakuza bosses against each other.
Director: Seijun Suzuki | Stars: Jô Shishido, Misako Watanabe, Tamio Kawaji, Minako Katsuki
Votes: 3,914
===> "Youth Of The Beast" (engl. subtitle) Eureka! Masters Of Cinema # 096
6. The Day of the Triffids (1963)
Approved | 93 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer must find a way to conquer tall, aggressive plants which are feeding on people and animals.
Directors: Steve Sekely, Freddie Francis | Stars: Howard Keel, Nicole Maurey, Janette Scott, Kieron Moore
Votes: 8,923
===> 233
7. Showdown (1963)
Approved | 79 min | Western
A cowboy has to get 12,000 dollars in stolen bonds from the ex-girlfriend of his partner, or the gang holding him hostage will kill him.
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Audie Murphy, Kathleen Crowley, Charles Drake, Harold J. Stone
Votes: 697
===> Koch Media Western Legenden #49
8. Paranoiac (1963)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A man long believed dead returns to the family estate to claim his inheritance.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Janette Scott, Oliver Reed, Sheila Burrell, Maurice Denham
Votes: 3,282
MediaBook: Haus Des Grauens (german) (Anolis / Koch Meda) DVD: Haus des Grauens (german) (Hammer Edition No. 8 / Koch Media)
9. Maniac (1963)
Not Rated | 86 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
An American painter has an affair with a bar owner in a French village and agrees to help murder her husband, who has escaped from a prison for the criminally insane.
Director: Michael Carreras | Stars: Kerwin Mathews, Nadia Gray, Donald Houston, Liliane Brousse
Votes: 1,548
===> "Maniac (engl.) on Box: The Icons of Suspense Collection - Hammer Films / Columbia Pictures
10. The Terror (1963)
TV-PG | 81 min | Horror, Thriller
A young French soldier cut off from his unit is beguiled by a mysterious woman, whom he learns is the wife of the local Baron - and that she seemingly died twenty years earlier.
Directors: Roger Corman, Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Hale, Monte Hellman, Jack Hill, Dennis Jakob, Jack Nicholson | Stars: Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson, Sandra Knight, Dick Miller
Votes: 8,479
===> K234
11. Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
G | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond, Laurence Naismith
Votes: 31,032 | Gross: $4.58M
===> on "The Best Of Harryhausen Box"
12. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
Not Rated | 79 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A Roger Corman tale of Dr. James Xavier's devastating experiments on himself and the unforeseen.
Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Ray Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Harold J. Stone, John Hoyt
Votes: 8,162
===> Anolis / Die Rückkehr der Galerie des Grauens 10
13. Beach Party (1963)
Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A bearded anthropologist studies the habits of swingin' American teens while they enjoy the summer surfing, loving, and partying at the beach.
Director: William Asher | Stars: Robert Cummings, Dorothy Malone, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello
Votes: 2,339
===> on Box "Frankie And Annette" / MGM Movie Legends Collection (engl.)
14. Horror Castle (1963)
Unrated | 84 min | Horror
Women are being tortured to death with various torture devices in the dungeon of an old castle by a deformed, hooded, holocaust survivor.
Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Rossana Podestà, Georges Rivière, Christopher Lee, Laura Nucci
Votes: 1,264
===> Special Edition
15. Black Sabbath (1963)
Approved | 97 min | Horror
Boris Karloff hosts a trio of horror stories concerning a stalked call girl, a vampire-like monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her ring's rightful owner.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Michèle Mercier, Lidia Alfonsi, Boris Karloff, Mark Damon
Votes: 13,907
===> K235
16. The Haunting (1963)
G | 112 min | Horror
Hill House has stood for about 90 years and appears haunted: its inhabitants have always met strange, tragic ends. Now Dr. John Markway has assembled a team of people who he thinks will prove whether or not the house is haunted.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn
Votes: 42,483 | Gross: $2.62M
===> K236
17. The Haunted Palace (1963)
Not Rated | 87 min | Horror
Charles Dexter Ward arrives at a small village to visit the house he inherited from his ancestor who died there 100 years ago.
Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Vincent Price, Debra Paget, Lon Chaney Jr., Frank Maxwell
Votes: 8,465 | Gross: $2.62M
===> K237
18. The Whip and the Body (1963)
Not Rated | 87 min | Horror, Romance
The ghost of a sadistic nobleman attempts to rekindle his romance with his terrorized, masochistic former lover, who is unwillingly betrothed to his brother.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Daliah Lavi, Christopher Lee, Tony Kendall, Ida Galli
Votes: 4,666
MediaBook: Der Dämon Und Die Jungfrau (german) (Wicked Vision)
19. The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
Unrated | 88 min | Horror
When car trouble strands a honeymooning couple in a small Southern European village, an aristocratic family in the area reaches out to help them with sinister consequences.
Director: Don Sharp | Stars: Clifford Evans, Edward de Souza, Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel
Votes: 3,914
DVD: Kuss des Vampirs, Der (german) (Hammer Edition No. 3 / Koch Media) Blu-ray: Kuss Des Vampirs, Der (german) (Mammut / Wicked-Vision (LCE Nr. 7 / Cover B))
20. Gunfight in the Red Sands (1963)
Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Drama, Romance
An avenging stranger guns down a gang of ruthless bandits in revenge for the murder of his family.
Director: Ricardo Blasco | Stars: Richard Harrison, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Mikaela, Sara Lezana
Votes: 391
===> K238
21. The Crimson Blade (1963)
Approved | 83 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 1648, during the English Civil War, Captain Sylvester switches sides between the Parliamentary and Royalist camps as his interests dictate, while King Charles I is on the run from Oliver Cromwell's troops.
Director: John Gilling | Stars: Lionel Jeffries, Oliver Reed, Jack Hedley, June Thorburn
Votes: 691
"The Scarlet Blade" (engl.) (Studio Canal) ===> K239
22. From Russia with Love (1963)
PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond willingly falls into an assassination plot involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
Director: Terence Young | Stars: Sean Connery, Robert Shaw, Lotte Lenya, Daniela Bianchi
Votes: 145,344 | Gross: $24.80M
===> on Box "Die James Bond Jubiläums-Collection" / MGM
23. Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi (1963)
101 min | Drama, Western
Based on an island in the Mississippi River a pirate gang terrorize the town of Helena and the steamboats. Sheriff James can't stop pirate boss Kelly from tricking the Cherokees into helping him attack a steamboat with a precious cargo.
Director: Jürgen Roland | Stars: Hansjörg Felmy, Sabine Sinjen, Horst Frank, Brad Harris
Votes: 88
===> on Box "Teutonen Western Collection / Koch Media
24. Twice-Told Tales (1963)
Approved | 120 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
Three horror stories based on the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the first story titled "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", Heidegger attempts to restore the youth of himself, his fiancee ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Vincent Price, Sebastian Cabot, Brett Halsey, Beverly Garland
Votes: 3,565
===> MediaBook: Gift Des Bösen (NSM Records)
25. The Old Dark House (1963)
Approved | 86 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
In England, an American car salesman ends-up spending a stormy night at the mysterious and deadly mansion of a client's family.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Tom Poston, Robert Morley, Janette Scott, Joyce Grenfell
Votes: 2,458
===> MediaBook: Das Alte Finstere Haus (german) (Koch Films Castle Collector's Edition #2)
26. Carry on Cabby (1963)
91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
A taxi company is threatened when an all-female firm sets itself up in business and starts to steal their customers.
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Sidney James, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey
Votes: 3,021
===> on Box: "Ist ja irre - Carry on Vol. 2" / Studiocanal)
27. Brennus, Enemy of Rome (1963)
TV-PG | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, History
This film features a colossal clash between a mass of invaders and the faithful Roman soldiers who must fight to defend the Roman Empire.
Director: Giacomo Gentilomo | Stars: Gordon Mitchell, Tony Kendall, Ursula Davis, Massimo Serato
Votes: 103
"Brenno, der Barbar" ===> K240
28. Conquest of Mycene (1963)
Not Rated | 102 min | Adventure, Fantasy
A prince passes himself off as Hercules and does battle with an evil queen and her bloodthirsty religious cult in Mycene, in order to free the people of a neighboring kingdom.
Director: Giorgio Ferroni | Stars: Gordon Scott, Alessandra Panaro, Rosalba Neri, Arturo Dominici
Votes: 309
????????????????????????????????????????????? ===> Monumental Collection/VZM
29. The Comedy of Terrors (1963)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Horror
Dishonest undertaker Waldo Trumbull and his sidekick Felix Gillie are creating their own customers when they cannot find willing ones.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Joyce Jameson
Votes: 7,026
===> MediaBook: Ruhe Sanft GmbH (german) (MGM / Hansesound)
30. The Man Who Finally Died (1963)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A mysterious call summons Joe Newman to Bavaria in search of the father he believed dead for 20 years.
Director: Quentin Lawrence | Stars: Stanley Baker, Peter Cushing, Georgina Ward, Mai Zetterling
Votes: 624
Man Who Finally Died, The (engl.) (Studiocanal) ?????????????????????????????????????????????
31. The Raiders (1963)
Approved | 75 min | Western
Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill and Calamity Jane help a Texas rancher against the railroad.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Brian Keith, Robert Culp, Judi Meredith, Jim McMullan
Votes: 229
===> on Box "Railroad West!"
32. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A UN reporter broadcasts a report on the appearance of a prehistoric monster that emerges from hibernation while a pharmaceutical company seeks publicity with a monster of their own. (US Version)
Directors: Ishirô Honda, Tom Montgomery | Stars: Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yû Fujiki, Michael Keith
Votes: 11,217 | Gross: $2.73M
===> DVD: "King Kong vs. Godzilla" (jap.) (Toho) Kaiju ===> BluRay: filmjuwelen
33. Unearthly Stranger (1963)
78 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Mysterious woman marries government scientist Davidson despite his lack of knowledge about her past. His bosses are suspicious of her unusual traits. After it's clear she does love Davidson, the pair come under attack.
Director: John Krish | Stars: John Neville, Philip Stone, Gabriella Licudi, Patrick Newell
Votes: 949
===> Network
34. Doctor in Distress (1963)
102 min | Comedy
Dr. Simon Sparrow's love life improves dramatically when lovely Delia Mallor is brought into casualty with a sprained ankle. As a model she's relieved at the diagnosis, and she's as ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, James Robertson Justice, Samantha Eggar, Barbara Murray
Votes: 721
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