Movies from 1963
by lcherryh | created - 10 months ago | updated - 10 months ago | PublicAll the movies that I can remember
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1. The Great Escape (1963)
Approved | 172 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson
Votes: 258,978 | Gross: $12.10M
2. Hud (1963)
Passed | 112 min | Drama, Western
Honest, hard-working Texas rancher Homer Bannon has a conflict with his unscrupulous, selfish, arrogant, egotistical son Hud, who sank into alcoholism after accidentally killing his brother in a car crash.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal, Brandon De Wilde
Votes: 23,944 | Gross: $10.00M
Has a main character named Lon.
3. The Birds (1963)
PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette
Votes: 204,565 | Gross: $11.40M
On television.
4. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Approved | 210 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A group of motorists witnesses a car crash in the California desert, and after the driver's dying words indicate the location of a hidden stash of loot, they turn against each in a race across the state to get to it.
Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney
Votes: 46,138 | Gross: $46.30M
With Scott Tavora on television when he spent the night.
5. Lilies of the Field (1963)
Unrated | 94 min | Drama
A travelling handyman becomes the answer to the prayers of nuns who wish to build a chapel in the desert.
Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann, Isa Crino
Votes: 13,584
With my mother on television.
6. 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: 145,401 | Gross: $24.80M
On television.
7. 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: 31,045 | Gross: $4.58M
Seems familiar.
8. Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
Unrated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A salesclerk at Macy's department store finds herself pregnant after a one-night stand with a musician who does not even remember her.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Natalie Wood, Steve McQueen, Edie Adams, Herschel Bernardi
Votes: 5,484
Seems familiar.
9. McLintock! (1963)
Passed | 126 min | Comedy, Western
Wealthy rancher G. W. McLintock uses his power and influence in the territory to keep the peace between farmers, ranchers, land-grabbers, Indians and corrupt government officials.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Patrick Wayne, Stefanie Powers
Votes: 16,618
Seems familiar.
10. The Sword in the Stone (1963)
G | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A poor boy named Arthur learns the power of love, kindness, knowledge and bravery with the help of a wizard called Merlin in the path to become one of the most beloved kings in English history.
Directors: Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi, David Hand | Stars: Rickie Sorensen, Sebastian Cabot, Karl Swenson, Junius Matthews
Votes: 106,508 | Gross: $22.18M
11. Cleopatra (1963)
G | 192 min | Biography, Drama, History
Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.
Directors: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Pamela Brown
Votes: 37,420 | Gross: $57.78M
On television.
12. The Pink Panther (1963)
Approved | 115 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
The bumbling Inspector Clouseau travels to Rome to catch a notorious jewel thief known as "The Phantom" before he conducts his most daring heist yet: a princess' priceless diamond with one slight imperfection, known as "The Pink Panther".
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Capucine
Votes: 56,683 | Gross: $10.88M
On television.
13. Spencer's Mountain (1963)
Approved | 118 min | Drama, Family
Grand Teton quarryman and family patriarch carefully navigates issues of religion and education in order to eke out a brighter future for his family.
Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, James MacArthur, Donald Crisp
Votes: 3,212
With my mother on television.
14. The Incredible Journey (1963)
G | 80 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Two dogs and a cat set off on a treacherous 200-mile journey towards home.
Director: Fletcher Markle | Stars: Émile Genest, John Drainie, Tommy Tweed, Sandra Scott
Votes: 5,223
Looks interesting.
15. A Stitch in Time (1963)
G | 89 min | Comedy
An accident in the butcher's shop leads Norman and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal amount of chaos, Norman finds Lindy, a little girl who hasn't spoken or ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Asher | Stars: Norman Wisdom, Edward Chapman, Jeanette Sterke, Jerry Desmonde
Votes: 1,271
Looks interesting.
16. Lord of the Flies (1963)
Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Schoolboys marooned on a Pacific island create their own savage civilization.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Roger Elwin
Votes: 20,418
17. Summer Magic (1963)
Approved | 110 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
A Bostonian widow moves with her kids to the country.
Director: James Neilson | Stars: Hayley Mills, Dorothy McGuire, Burl Ives, Deborah Walley
Votes: 2,730
Seems familiar.
18. The Thrill of It All (1963)
Approved | 108 min | Comedy, Romance
A homemaker's sudden rise to fame as a soap spokesperson leads to chaos in her home life.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Doris Day, James Garner, Arlene Francis, Edward Andrews
Votes: 5,905 | Gross: $11.78M
Seems familiar.
19. Move Over, Darling (1963)
Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Romance
After being lost at sea for several years, a missing wife thought long dead returns just after her husband has remarried.
Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: Doris Day, James Garner, Polly Bergen, Thelma Ritter
Votes: 6,489
Seems familiar.
20. The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)
Approved | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Eddie thinks it is time for his father to remarry. However, in his opinion his father's taste in women leaves much to be desired. He believes the girl next door would be a far better choice...
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Glenn Ford, Ron Howard, Shirley Jones, Stella Stevens
Votes: 3,329
21. Donovan's Reef (1963)
Approved | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
In an ideal society on a picturesque South Seas isle, diverse people live in harmony until an outsider disrupts the balance.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Elizabeth Allen, Jack Warden
Votes: 9,838
Seems familiar.
22. Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy
Norman Phiffier works as a store clerk in a large department store. Clumsy and inept, he can't do anything right. Boy are they in trouble!
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Jill St. John, Ray Walston, John McGiver
Votes: 2,778
On television.
23. Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
Approved | 112 min | Comedy, Musical
A rock singer travels to a small Ohio town to make his "farewell" television performance and kiss his biggest fan before he is drafted.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Janet Leigh, Maureen Stapleton
Votes: 9,332 | Gross: $13.13M
Also saw play at Amarillo Little Theater.
24. The Nutty Professor (1963)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
A timid chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome womanizer.
Director: Jerry Lewis | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens, Del Moore, Kathleen Freeman
Votes: 19,426 | Gross: $7.63M
On television.
25. PT 109 (1963)
Approved | 140 min | Biography, Drama, War
President John F. Kennedy kept a unique inauguration gift on his desk: a plastic-encased coconut. The tale of that coconut is the heroic story of PT 109.
Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Robert Culp, Ty Hardin, James Gregory
Votes: 2,993
26. The Running Man (1963)
Approved | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An Englishman with a grudge against an insurance company for a disallowed claim fakes his own death, but is soon pursued by an insurance investigator.
Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Laurence Harvey, Lee Remick, Alan Bates, Felix Aylmer
Votes: 1,862
Looks interesting.
27. The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
Approved | 107 min | Comedy
A big-time Texas wheeler-dealer (who's actually Ivy league-educated, but plays dumb) runs out of money, and goes to New York City to raise $1.2 million.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Lee Remick, James Garner, Phil Harris, Chill Wills
Votes: 1,512
Looks interesting.
28. Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
Approved | 98 min | Comedy
A father's attempts to protect his college-age daughter from trouble backfire and he finds himself in the middle of scandal after scandal.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: James Stewart, Sandra Dee, Audrey Meadows, Robert Morley
Votes: 1,504 | Gross: $7.41M
Looks interesting.
29. The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze (1963)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Family
The Three Stooges play servants to an ancestor of Phileas Fogg and embark on a trip around the world.
Director: Norman Maurer | Stars: Joe DeRita, Larry Fine, Moe Howard, Jay Sheffield
Votes: 824 | Gross: $2.18M
On television.
30. Flipper (1963)
G | 87 min | Adventure, Family, Drama
Sandy is distraught when, having saved Flipper by pulling out a spear, his father insists the dolphin be released. A grateful Flipper, however, returns the favor when Sandy is threatened by Sharks.
Director: James B. Clark | Stars: Chuck Connors, Luke Halpin, Connie Scott, Jane Rose
Votes: 1,994
Seems familiar.
31. The Man from the Diners' Club (1963)
Approved | 96 min | Comedy
An employee at Diner's Club issues a credit card to a well-known mobster and has to retrieve it in order to keep his job.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Danny Kaye, Cara Williams, Martha Hyer, Telly Savalas
Votes: 470
Looks interesting.
32. It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Mike and Danny hitch a ride to the World's Fair in Seattle after the sheriff seizes their crop duster biplane to cover Danny's gambling debts. Mike looks after the driver's 7 y.o. niece at the fair, where he meets a cute nurse.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Elvis Presley, Joan O'Brien, Gary Lockwood, Vicky Tiu
Votes: 3,133
On television.
33. Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Romance
A love-struck landlord tries to convince a pretty tenant to dump her fiancé and give him a chance.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Carol Lynley, Dean Jones, Edie Adams
Votes: 2,072
Seems familiar.
34. Lassie's Great Adventure (1963)
Approved | 73 min | Family, Drama
While in Canada Timmy and Lassie encounter a downed hot air ballonist. By accident they end up in the balloon which takes them into the wilderness. The young boy and his dog must find a way to survive even fending off a wild pig.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: June Lockhart, Hugh Reilly, Jon Provost, Robert Howard
Votes: 265
On television.
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