1965, March: Canberra film releases
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- DirectorMarlon BrandoStarsMarlon BrandoKarl MaldenPina PellicerAfter robbing a bank in Mexico, Dad Longworth absconds with the loot leaving his partner Rio to be captured by the Rurales. Rio escapes prison but struggles with his conflicting desires to love Dad's stepdaughter Louise and to get revenge.Starlight – 02
- DirectorRoger VadimStarsMel FerrerElsa MartinelliAnnette StroybergA young heiress - jealous of her cousin's engagement to another woman - becomes obsessed with the legend of a vampire ancestor, who supposedly murdered the young brides of the man she loved.Starlight – 02 (2nd to One-Eyed Jacks)
- DirectorGeorge ShermanStarsVan HeflinJoanne WoodwardPhilip CareyA pastor with a shady past moves into a rural town just after the Civil War.Starlight – 03 [Ranch Night]
- DirectorFred F. SearsStarsDavid BrianNeville BrandRichard LongWhen the loot from a botched bank robbery disappears, the Hogan gang takes over the whole town and threatens to kill everyone if the loot is not found.Starlight – 03 [Ranch Night] (2nd to Count Three and Pray)
- DirectorDavid SwiftStarsJack LemmonRomy SchneiderDorothy ProvineTo help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his career in advertising, and his recent promotion relies on his wholesome and moral appearance.Capitol – 02–03
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGordon MacRaeGloria GrahameGene NelsonIn Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies.Capitol – 03–04 [with featurettes including "The Old Soldier", the life of General McArthur]
- DirectorBasil DeardenStarsGina LollobrigidaSean ConneryRalph RichardsonTyrannical, but ailing, tycoon Charles Richmond becomes very fond of his attractive Italian nurse, Maria. The nurse, in turn, falls in love with Charles' ne'er-do-well nephew Anthony, who plots ways to gain control of his uncle's fortune.Civic – 03–04 [Featurettes including "Queensland Spectacular"]
Star – 13; 15–16 - DirectorLuciano SalceStarsUgo TognazziEmmanuelle RivaBarbara SteeleGianni and Marietta get along wonderfully as lovers, but not as a couple. Despite being married, they agree to become lovers again.Star – 02
Civic – 04 - DirectorPhilippe de BrocaStarsAnouk AiméeJean-Pierre CasselPalauEdouard Berlon (Jean-Pierre Cassel) is a happy-go-lucky rogue who takes nothing seriously and flits irresponisbly from one affair to another. When he meets Helene Larouch (Anouk Aimee), he woos her although she is married to Andre (Francois Maistre), until finally the combination of his youth, exuberance, absurd family (including a few infants of undetermined origin and a number of stray dogs)and eccentric way of life compared to the aridity of her marriage, overcome her resistance. They are both soon disenchanted.Star – 02 (2nd to Hours of Love)
Civic – 04 (2nd to Hours of Love) - DirectorSidney MillerStarsMary Ann MobleyJoan O'BrienNancy SinatraA college co-ed tries to balance her time writing songs and dealing with her publisher who tries to pursue her.Star – 03–04
- DirectorPietro FrancisciStarsKirk MorrisIloosh KhoshabeLiana OrfeiTwo strongmen set out to hunt down a murderous sea monster. Their ship is wrecked and they end up in the Holy Land where Hercules is assumed to be Samson who is a wanted man. The two team up to survive.Star – 03–04 (2nd to Swinging Set)
- DirectorJack SmightStarsSandra DeeRobert GouletAndy WilliamsA young heiress is summoned to the bedside of her dying grandfather. The man's last wish is to meet her fiance, but problems arise when the fiance is delayed and a young chemical engineer is persuaded to take his place. When the grandfather suddenly (and secretly) recovers, he uses the situation to his advantage - playing matchmaker in an attempt to ensure his granddaughter's happiness.Capitol – 05–06
Star – 10–12
Civic – 12–13 (with featurettes) - DirectorJack ClaytonStarsAnne BancroftPeter FinchJames MasonBeautiful Mother of five Jo leaves the banality of her marriage to second husband Giles to wed her passionate screenwriter lover, Jake Armitage. As suspicions of Husband Jake's philandering grows, Jo's sanity spirals.Capitol – 07; 09
Civic – 14–16
Star – 17–18 - DirectorMichael LuckwellAnthony YoungStarsNeal ArdenJessie BarclayHelen CherryTwo aeroplane passengers take on the mission of a secret agent after he is murdered.Capitol – 07; 09 (2nd to Pumpkin Eater)
Civic – 14–16 (2nd to Pumpkin Eater)
Star – 17–18 (2nd to Pumpkin Eater) - DirectorJerry LewisStarsJerry LewisIna BalinEverett SloaneAn incompetent bellhop is recruited to fill in for a deceased comedian.Civic – 05–06
Capitol – 12–13
Star – 26–27 - DirectorWilliam F. ClaxtonStarsBarry SullivanMarilyn MaxwellScott BradyAn aging sheriff is put in the position of having to arrest the outlaw father and two sons with whom he was raised.Civic – 05–06 (2nd to The Patsy)
Capitol – 12–13 (2nd to The Patsy)
Star – 26–27 (2nd to The Patsy) - DirectorNicholas RayStarsJames CagneyViveca LindforsJohn DerekMistaken for train robbers, Matt Dow and Davey Bishop are shot at by the sheriff and his posse but they are cleared and hired as lawmen.Star – 05
- DirectorHerbert L. StrockCurt SiodmakStarsLon Chaney Jr.Karen KadlerMichael HinnSatan enlists the help of a suicide victim in Hell to lure unsuspecting earthly victims to their eternal doom. Contains three somewhat unrelated Twilight Zone-esque stories.Star – 05 (2nd to Run for Cover) [HORROR]
- DirectorOtto PremingerStarsTom TryonJohn HustonRomy SchneiderA young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.Star – 06; 09
Capitol – 23
Civic – 28–30 - DirectorWalter LangStarsFrank SinatraShirley MacLaineMaurice ChevalierIn 1896 Paris, a female nightclub proprietor fights against the forces of public morality for the right to feature her performers doing the risqué dance, the Can-Can.Starlight – 04–07 [Plus featurettes including The Living Swamp]
- DirectorNorman Z. McLeodStarsDanny KayeVirginia MayoBoris KarloffA clumsy daydreamer gets caught up in a sinister conspiracy.Starlight – 09
- DirectorEduard von BorsodyStarsMarion MichaelHardy KrügerIrene GalterWhen Liane, a lost girl worshiped by an African tribe, is returned to her native Hamburg, she becomes the center of a love quadrangle and a deadly tug-of-war over her grandfather's inheritance.Starlight – 09 (2nd to Secret Life of Walter Mitty)
- DirectorWilliam CastleStarsGeorge MontgomeryNancy GatesJames GriffithIn Kansas, fearing another Indian War, Sheriff Bat Masterson, Marshal Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday join forces to defuse tensions over grazing lands between Indians and greedy cattlemen.Starlight – 10 [Ranch Night]
- DirectorRay NazarroStarsDavid BrianMay WynnWilliam BishopFaced with heavy opposition from local ranchers, a white Indian woman desperately seeks help for her tribe struggling to survive on a reservation.Starlight – 10 (2nd to Masterson of Kansas) [Ranch Night]
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsElvis PresleyUrsula AndressElsa CárdenasA yacht owner's spoiled daughter gets Mike fired, but a boy helps him get a job as singer at Acapulco Hilton etc. He upsets the lifeguard by taking his girl and 3 daily work hours. Mike's also seeing a woman bullfighter.Starlight – 11–13