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moremojo:
Just noticed this review of Alain Resnais's 1963 feature Muriel by David Ehrenstein (on the Senses of Cinema site)...:

http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/cteq/07/44/muriel.html

...and got to thinking that perhaps we could collate a list here of noteworthy films released in that fateful year, which saw our two favorite cowboys sow the seeds to a "love that will never grow old".

I haven't seen Muriel myself, but one title that immediately came to mind was Jerry Lewis's sparklingly inventive comedy The Nutty Professor. Regarded by many as Lewis's masterpiece as director, I actually prefer his earlier 1961 feature The Ladies' Man, but The Nutty Professor still stands as an exemplary specimen of Lewis's mastery of film form, and a good illustration of why French film critics have consistently ranked Lewis as a true auteur of the highest order.

I also quickly thought of the film Hud, which has its own thread devoted to it on this very forum. There's also Jean-Luc Godard's masterpiece Le Mépris, which was so surprising to me (considering when it was made) in its frank eroticism. I can also think of Jack Smith's seminal, controversial experimental film Flaming Creatures. Any other titles that anyone would like to share?

Front-Ranger:
Here are a few more:

 
The Birds (1963), 119 minutes, D: Alfred Hitchcock
Charade (1963), 113 minutes, D: Stanley Donen
Cleopatra (1963), 243 minutes, D: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
From Russia With Love (1963), 110 minutes, D: Terence Young
The Great Escape (1963), 169 minutes, D: John Sturges
The Haunting (1963), 112 minutes, D: Robert Wise
How the West Was Won (1963), 165 minutes, D: John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), 192 minutes, D: Stanley Kramer
Lilies of the Field (1963), 94 minutes, D: Ralph Nelson
Tom Jones (1963), 129 minutes, D: Tony Richardson

and...
my favorite!!!
Il Gattopardo (The Leopard) by Lucino Visconti!!

moremojo:

--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on August 27, 2007, 12:32:47 pm ---and...
my favorite!!!
Il Gattopardo (The Leopard) by Lucino Visconti!!
--- End quote ---
YES!!! :D :D :D I can't believe I forgot this one. Definitely one of the best releases of 1963.

Front-Ranger:
Strangely I notice that Michaelangelo Antonioni did not release a movie in 1963 although those were his prime years as a director.

Kd5000:
Was the MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE release in 1963.  It's probably my favorite political film. Angela L. was magnificent.  I think F. Sinatra had it pulled after Kennedy got killed.  It didn't see the light of day until 1987 when it was re released.

I've seen THE BIRDS way too many times.  An ambiguous ending.  What happens next.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was quite enjoyable.

CLEOPATRA was just too long.

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