Movies of 1965
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1. Battle of the Bulge (1965)
Not Rated | 167 min | Drama, History, War
A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II.
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan, Dana Andrews
Votes: 17,782 | Gross: $11.12M
Release date December 16, 1965 Directed by Ken Annakin Henry Fonda ... Lt. Col. Dan Kiley Robert Shaw ... Col. Hessler Robert Ryan ... Gen. Grey Charles Bronson ... Wolenski Telly Savalas ... Sgt. Guffy
2. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
G | 260 min | Biography, Drama, History
An all-star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
Directors: George Stevens, David Lean, Jean Negulesco | Stars: Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Charlton Heston, Michael Anderson Jr.
Votes: 11,903 | Gross: $15.47M
Release date February 15, 1965
Directed by George Stevens
Max von Sydow ... Jesus
José Ferrer ... Herod Antipas
Charlton Heston ... John the Baptist
Telly Savalas ... Pontius Pilate
John Wayne ... Centurion at Crucifixion
Shelley Winters ... Woman Who Is Healed
Academy Awards, USA 1966
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
NOMINEE Best Cinematography, Color
NOMINEE Best Costume Design, Color
NOMINEE Best Effects, Special Visual Effects
NOMINEE Best Music, Score - Substantially Original
3. Merveilleuse Angélique (1965)
Not Rated | 105 min | Adventure, History, Romance
In the second of the Angélique series, the heroine joins a group of bandits, rescues her children, becomes a successful businesswoman, and once again becomes entangled in politics and matters of the heart.
Director: Bernard Borderie | Stars: Michèle Mercier, Claude Giraud, Jean Rochefort, Jean-Louis Trintignant
Votes: 1,775
Release date April 1965 Directed by Bernard Borderie Michèle Mercier ... Angélique de Peyrac Jean Rochefort ... Desgrez
4. Girl Happy (1965)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A Chicago mobster hires a rock'n'roll singer and his band to keep an eye on his daughter during Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Harold J. Stone, Gary Crosby
Votes: 2,963 | Gross: $7.09M
Release date March 27, 1965 Directed by Boris Sagal Elvis Presley ... Rusty Wells
5. Up to His Ears (1965)
Not Rated | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy
The farcical adventures of unhappy suicidal billionaire Arthur Lempereur.
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Ursula Andress, Maria Pacôme, Valérie Lagrange
Votes: 2,297
Release date November 5, 1965 Directed by Philippe de Broca Jean-Paul Belmondo ... Arthur Lempereur Ursula Andress ... Alexandrine Pinardel Jean Rochefort ... Leon
6. Major Dundee (1965)
PG-13 | 123 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In 1864, due to frequent Apache raids from Mexico into the U.S., a Union officer decides to illegally cross the border and destroy the Apache, using a mixed army of Union troops, Confederate POWs, civilian mercenaries, and scouts.
Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, James Coburn
Votes: 8,821 | Gross: $0.01M
Release date March 15, 1965 Directed by Sam Peckinpah Charlton Heston ... Maj. Amos Charles Dundee Richard Harris ... Capt. Benjamin Tyreen James Coburn ... Samuel Potts
7. Fantomas Unleashed (1965)
Not Rated | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
When Professor Marchand, a famous scientist, mysteriously disappears, the commissioner, Juve, immediately suspects Fantomas.
Directors: André Hunebelle, Haroun Tazieff | Stars: Jean Marais, Louis de Funès, Mylène Demongeot, Jacques Dynam
Votes: 8,208
Release date 8 December 1965 Directed by André Hunebelle Louis de Funès ... Commissaire Juve Mylène Demongeot ... Hélène
8. Thunderball (1965)
PG | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond heads to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.
Director: Terence Young | Stars: Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi
Votes: 126,986 | Gross: $63.60M
Release date 9 December 1965
Directed by Terence Young
Sean Connery ... James Bond
Luciana Paluzzi ... Fiona
Molly Peters ... Patricia
Academy Awards, USA 1966
WINNER Best Effects, Special Visual Effects
9. The Sucker (1965)
111 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Criminals have chosen an ordinary man to carry drugs and jewels in his car across the border. The problem is that this man turned out too much ordinary.
Director: Gérard Oury | Stars: Bourvil, Louis de Funès, Venantino Venantini, Henri Génès
Votes: 8,031
Release date 24 March 1965 Directed by Gérard Oury Bourvil ... Antoine Maréchal Louis de Funès ... Léopold Saroyan
10. The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
Approved | 131 min | Action, Drama, History
Norwegian resistance tries to stop German efforts to produce an atomic bomb component during World War II.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Ulla Jacobsson, Michael Redgrave
Votes: 8,052
Release date 23 November 1965 Directed by Anthony Mann Kirk Douglas ... Rolf Richard Harris ... Knut Strand
11. The Gendarme in New York (1965)
102 min | Comedy, Crime
After being chosen to represent France in an international congress, Cruchot and his troops must go to New York, and adapt to its social and cultural aspects.
Director: Jean Girault | Stars: Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Christian Marin, Guy Grosso
Votes: 8,380
Release date 29 October 1965 Directed by Jean Girault Louis de Funès ... Maréchal des logis-chef Cruchot Michel Galabru ... Adjudant Jérôme Gerber Jean Lefebvre ... Maréchal des Logis Lucien Fougasse
12. For a Few Dollars More (1965)
R | 132 min | Drama, Western
Two bounty hunters with the same intentions team up to track down a gang of outlaws led by a psychotic Mexican bandit, who is plotting an audacious bank robbery.
Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volontè, Mara Krupp
Votes: 274,355 | Gross: $15.00M
Release date December 18, 1965 Directed by Sergio Leone Clint Eastwood ... Monco Lee Van Cleef ... Col. Douglas Mortimer
13. Il compagno Don Camillo (1965)
93 min | Comedy
Priest Don Camillo blackmails his friendly rival Peppone into letting him join a Communist delegation visiting the Soviet Union.
Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Leda Gloria, Gianni Garko
Votes: 1,980
Release date September 18, 1965 Directed by Luigi Comencini Fernandel ... Don Camillo
14. The Oil Prince (1965)
Approved | 89 min | Western, Adventure
Apache Chief Winnetou and scout Old Surehand team-up to assist a wagon-train of settlers who are threatened by the machinations of an unscrupulous crook known as the Oil Prince.
Directors: Harald Philipp, Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Stewart Granger, Pierre Brice, Harald Leipnitz, Macha Méril
Votes: 1,592
Release date 25 August 1965 Directed by Harald Philipp Stewart Granger ... Old Surehand Pierre Brice ... Winnetou Terence Hill ... Richard Forsythe
15. OSS 117: Mission for a Killer (1965)
99 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Agent OSS 117 is dispatched to Rio de Janeiro to investigate an organization developing a mysterious drug which is capable of completely controlling anyone injected with it.
Director: André Hunebelle | Stars: Frederick Stafford, Mylène Demongeot, Raymond Pellegrin, Perrette Pradier
Votes: 432
Release date July 2, 1965 Directed by André Hunebelle Mylène Demongeot ... Anna-Maria Sulza
16. Cat Ballou (1965)
Not Rated | 97 min | Western
A young schoolteacher turns into an outlaw to avenge her murdered father.
Director: Elliot Silverstein | Stars: Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Dwayne Hickman
Votes: 16,178 | Gross: $20.67M
Release date May 6, 1965
Directed by Elliot Silverstein
Jane Fonda ... Catherine 'Cat' Ballou
Lee Marvin ... Eli 'Kid' Shelleen / Tim Strawn
Academy Awards, USA 1966
WINNER Best Actor in a Leading Role (Lee Marvin)
NOMINEE Best Film Editing
NOMINEE Best Music, Original Song
NOMINEE Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment
NOMINEE Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
17. The Family Jewels (1965)
Passed | 99 min | Comedy
A young heiress must choose among six uncles, one of whom is up to no good and out to harm the girl's beloved bodyguard who practically raised her.
Director: Jerry Lewis | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Sebastian Cabot, Neil Hamilton, Jay Adler
Votes: 2,504
Release date August 11, 1965 Directed by Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis ... Willard Woodward / the Peytons
18. Winnetou: The Last Shot (1965)
Approved | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Western
Rollins' gang wants to grab land by inciting the settlers in a war against the Indians but Winnetou and Old Shatterhand try to keep the peace, until Rollins frames Winnetou up for the murder of Jicarilla Chief's son.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Rik Battaglia, Ralf Wolter
Votes: 2,867
Release date 15 October 1965 Directed by Harald Reinl Lex Barker ... Old Shatterhand Pierre Brice ... Winnetou Karin Dor ... (uncredited)
19. In Harm's Way (1965)
Approved | 165 min | Drama, Romance, War
A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, Tom Tryon
Votes: 10,310 | Gross: $4.20M
Release date April 6, 1965
Directed by Otto Preminger
John Wayne ... Rock
Kirk Douglas ... Eddington
Patricia Neal ... Maggie
Henry Fonda ... CINCPAC II
Academy Awards, USA 1966
NOMINEE Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
20. Flaming Frontier (1965)
G | 93 min | Adventure, Western
Old Surehand and Old Wabble are trailing a killer, but on the way they also intervene in a dispute between the Comanche and the settlers.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Stewart Granger, Pierre Brice, Larry Pennell, Letícia Román
Votes: 1,681
Release date 14 December 1965 Directed by Alfred Vohrer Stewart Granger ... Old Surehand Pierre Brice ... Winnetou Terence Hill ... Toby
21. Le tonnerre de Dieu (1965)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
Léandre Brassac is a misanthrope and alcoholic, who lives on a large remote county estate with his wife, Marie. Brassac has a reputation as a violent and unpredictable man, but who has a love for animals, particularly dogs.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Jean Gabin, Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Georges Géret
Votes: 386
Release date September 8, 1965 Directed by Denys de La Patellière Jean Gabin ... Léandre Brassac Michèle Mercier ... Simone Leboucher
22. Treasure of the Aztecs (1965)
101 min | Adventure, Western
Dr. Karl Sternau supports the Mexican national president Juarez against the army of Austrian Maximilian who have occupied the country. Karl and Juarez hope to fund their fight with the recently discovered, legendary treasure of the Aztecs.
Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Lex Barker, Gérard Barray, Rik Battaglia, Michèle Girardon
Votes: 631
Release date 4 March 1965 Directed by Robert Siodmak Lex Barker ... Dr. Karl Sternau
23. Pyramid of the Sun God (1965)
102 min | Western, Adventure
Crooked Captain Verdoja captures Sternau and tortures him to reveal the whereabouts of the Aztec treasure. At the same time scheming Count Rodriganda has got that information from the rightful heiress and enters the pyramid of the sun god.
Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Lex Barker, Gérard Barray, Rik Battaglia, Michèle Girardon
Votes: 567
Release date 17 April 1965 Directed by Robert Siodmak Lex Barker ... Dr. Karl Sternau
24. Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Approved | 117 min | Action, Adventure, War
An American POW leads a group of mainly British prisoners to escape from the Germans in WWII.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Raffaella Carrà, Brad Dexter
Votes: 15,130 | Gross: $17.11M
Release date June 23, 1965
Directed by Mark Robson
Frank Sinatra ... Col. Joseph L. Ryan
Trevor Howard ... Maj. Eric Fincham
Academy Awards, USA 1966
NOMINEE Best Effects, Sound Effects
25. The Sound of Music (1965)
G | 172 min | Biography, Drama, Family
A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn
Votes: 260,523 | Gross: $163.21M
Release date March 2, 1965
Directed by Robert Wise
Julie Andrews ... Maria
Christopher Plummer ... Captain Von Trapp
Academy Awards, USA 1966
WINNER Best Picture
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Leading Role (Julie Andrews)
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Peggy Wood)
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
NOMINEE Best Cinematography, Color
NOMINEE Best Costume Design, Color
WINNER Best Director
WINNER Best Film Editing
WINNER Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment
WINNER Best Sound
26. Harum Scarum (1965)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
American singer Johnny Tyronne is enlisted by sinister forces to assassinate an Arab king--and falls in love with that very king's daughter.
Director: Gene Nelson | Stars: Elvis Presley, Mary Ann Mobley, Fran Jeffries, Michael Ansara
Votes: 1,972
Release date November 24, 1965 Directed by Gene Nelson Elvis Presley ... Johnny Tyronne
27. How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
A film consisting of three short stories: "The Closure", "The Trial", "Men of Good Taste". The events of all three parts develop around an ordinary street lamp.
Directors: Gilles Grangier, Georges Lautner | Stars: Louis de Funès, Bernard Blier, Mireille Darc, Andréa Parisy
Votes: 635
Release date 28 October 1965 Directed by Gilles Grangier & Georges Lautner Louis de Funès ... Léon Haudepin Bernard Blier ... Charles Labergerie Mireille Darc ... Marie Cruchet dite "Eloise" Jean Lefebvre ... Léonard Maburon
28. Wild Kurdistan (1965)
95 min | Adventure
In Kurdistan Ahmed, the sheikh's son of Halef's Bedouin tribe, is captured by the Turkish governor's militia. Kara Ben Nemsi and Halef try to rescue him and re-meet Sir David Lindsay who is venturing to help a lady in distress.
Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: Lex Barker, Marie Versini, Ralf Wolter, Djordje Nenadovic
Votes: 682
Release date September 28, 1965 Directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb Lex Barker ... Kara Ben Nemsi
29. Kingdom of the Silver Lion (1965)
95 min | Adventure
The Governor has survived the showdown of the previous adventure: He libels Kara and has him arrested. Kara is forced to fight for his life in an ordeal by battle while the Governor besieges a mountain sect who guard a legendary treasure.
Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: Lex Barker, Marie Versini, Ralf Wolter, Sieghardt Rupp
Votes: 492
Release date December 31, 1965 Directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb Lex Barker ... Kara Ben Nemsi
30. The War Lord (1965)
Approved | 123 min | Drama, History, Romance
In 11th century Normandy, a Norman duke sends one of his knights to build a defensive fortress in order to guard the borders against Frisian raiders.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Charlton Heston, Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth, Maurice Evans
Votes: 3,679
Release date November 10, 1965 Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner Charlton Heston ... Chrysagon
31. Pierrot the Fool (1965)
Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Graziella Galvani, Aicha Abadir
Votes: 36,905
Release date 29 August 1965 Directed by Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Paul Belmondo ... Ferdinand Griffon dit Pierrot
32. The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
Passed | 122 min | Drama, Western
Ranch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Martha Hyer, Michael Anderson Jr.
Votes: 19,172 | Gross: $13.33M
Release date June 24, 1965 Directed by Henry Hathaway John Wayne ... John Elder Dennis Hopper ... Dave Hastings
33. Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
Not Rated | 137 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Visions, memories, and mysticism all help a 40-something woman to find the strength to leave her cheating husband.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Giulietta Masina, Sandra Milo, Mario Pisu, Valentina Cortese
Votes: 14,708 | Gross: $0.08M
Release date October 16, 1965
Directed by Federico Fellini
Academy Awards, USA 1967
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
NOMINEE Best Costume Design, Color
34. Les copains (1965)
95 min | Comedy
Seven pals decide to take a few days'holidays to free up the time necessary to pull three enormous pranks. Their aim is to ridicule three established bodies: the army, the church and the ... See full summary »
Director: Yves Robert | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Pierre Mondy, Claude Rich, Michael Lonsdale
Votes: 273
Release date January 15, 1965 Directed by Yves Robert Jean Lefebvre ... Le restaurateur
35. Morituri (1965)
Approved | 123 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A war pacifist is blackmailed to pose as an SS officer and to disable the scuttling explosives on a freighter carrying rubber cargo to be captured by the Allies.
Director: Bernhard Wicki | Stars: Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Janet Margolin, Trevor Howard
Votes: 4,485
Release date August 25, 1965
Directed by Bernhard Wicki
Marlon Brando ... Robert Crain
Yul Brynner ... Captain Mueller
Trevor Howard ... Colonel Statter
Academy Awards, USA 1966
NOMINEE Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
NOMINEE Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
36. The Avengers (1961–1969)
TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners.
Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman, Linda Thorson
Votes: 8,879
the complete 4th season Original release September 28, 1965 - March 22, 1966
37. Bewitched (1964–1972)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A witch married to an ordinary man cannot resist using her magic powers to solve the problems her family faces.
Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Dick Sargent, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 24,336
the complete 2nd season Original release September 16, 1965 - June 9, 1966 Elizabeth Montgomery ... Samantha Richard Dreyfuss ... Rodney (episode 34)
38. Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life (1965)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Tom chases Jerry around a high-rise apartment, and then around the ledge surrounding the building. They torment each other with a compressed air horn. Jerry goes down a drainpipe and Tom ... See full summary »
Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Stars: Mel Blanc, June Foray
Votes: 504
Release date January 20, 1965 Directed by Chuck Jones & Maurice Noble Tom & Jerry
39. Tom-ic Energy (1965)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Essentially one long chase scene, in an urban setting; at the end, a dog joins in, to Jerry's annoyance.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Stars: Mel Blanc, June Foray
Votes: 487
Release date January 27, 1965 Directed by Chuck Jones & Maurice Noble Tom & Jerry
40. Bad Day at Cat Rock (1965)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Tom and Jerry are on a building construction site. Things explode, Tom loses his fur for a while, Jerry hides in a glove, Tom falls from a great height, and Tom has great trouble with a rock-and-girder see-saw.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 518
Release date February 10, 1965 Directed by Chuck Jones & Maurice Noble Tom & Jerry
41. The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off (1965)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Tom tries a variety of tricks to trap Jerry, but winds up smashed into accordion shape, flattened like a doormat, squeezed into a fishbowl and trapped inside a female mouse costume.
Directors: Jim Pabian, Maurice Noble
Votes: 381
Release date March 3, 1965 Directed by Jim Pabian Tom & Jerry
42. Haunted Mouse (1965)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jerry's uncle, a magician, comes to visit Jerry and torment Tom.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 546
Release date March 24, 1965 Directed by Chuck Jones & Maurice Noble Tom & Jerry
43. I'm Just Wild About Jerry (1965)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
After Tom gets pulverized by a downtown train, he ends up chasing Jerry throughout the toy section of a large department store.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Stars: Mel Blanc, William Hanna, Chuck Jones
Votes: 469
Release date April 7, 1965 Directed by Chuck Jones & Maurice Noble Tom & Jerry
44. Of Feline Bondage (1965)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom knocks Jerry around using the balls on a pool table. Jerry's fairy godmouse arrives, and Jerry tells the story; she gives him an invisibility potion. Jerry uses this to do some creative... See full summary »
Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Stars: Mel Blanc, June Foray
Votes: 462
Release date May 19, 1965 Directed by Chuck Jones & Maurice Noble Tom & Jerry
45. The Year of the Mouse (1965)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Jerry, with the help of a mouse friend, is lowered on a fishing line, abuses the sleeping Tom in various ways, and is yanked away before Tom sees him. First, he hits Tom with a fireplace ... See full summary »
Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Stars: Mel Blanc, June Foray
Votes: 424
Release date June 9, 1965 Directed by Chuck Jones & Maurice Noble Tom & Jerry
46. The Cat's Me-Ouch (1965)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Jerry orders a vicious dog from a catalog, but when it arrives, it's even smaller than Jerry. However, despite its size, it launches an impressive attack on Tom.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Stars: Mel Blanc, June Foray, Chuck Jones
Votes: 447
Release date December 22, 1965 Directed by Chuck Jones & Maurice Noble Tom & Jerry
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