List of American films of 1963

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A list of American films released in 1963.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World - the highest grossing film of 1963.

A-C

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
4 for Texas	Robert Aldrich	Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, Ursula Andress, Charles Bronson	Western comedy	Warner Bros.
55 Days at Peking	Nicholas Ray	Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven	Drama	Allied Artists
Act One	Dore Schary	George Hamilton, Jason Robards, Jack Klugman, George Segal	Biography	Warner Bros.
All the Way Home	Alex Segal	Jean Simmons, Robert Preston, Pat Hingle	Drama	James Agee book
America, America	Elia Kazan	Frank Wolff, Stathis Giallelis	Drama
Atom Age Vampire	A.G. Majano	Alberto Lupo, Susanne Loret, Sergio Fantoni	Horror
The Balcony	Joseph Strick	Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Leonard Nimoy, Ruby Dee	Drama	play by Jean Genet
Beach Party	William Asher	Robert Cummings, Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon	Comedy	AIP
The Birds	Alfred Hitchcock	Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, Veronica Cartwright	Suspense	Universal
Blonde Cobra	Ken Jacobs	Jack Smith	Short
Blood Feast	H.G. Lewis	William Kerwin, Mal Arnold, Connie Mason, Scott H. Hall	Horror
Bye Bye Birdie	George Sidney	Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Janet Leigh, Bobby Rydell, Maureen Stapleton, Paul Lynde, Jesse Pearson, Ed Sullivan	Musical comedy	based on the play
Call Me Bwana	Gordon Douglas	Bob Hope, Anita Ekberg, Edie Adams	Comedy	Paramount
Captain Newman, M.D.	David Miller	Gregory Peck, Angie Dickinson, Tony Curtis, Eddie Albert, Robert Duvall, Larry Storch, Bobby Darin	Drama	Universal
The Cardinal	Otto Preminger	Tom Tryon, John Huston, Carol Lynley, Ossie Davis	Drama	6 Oscar nominations
The Caretakers	Hall Bartlett	Joan Crawford, Robert Stack, Polly Bergen	Suspense	U.A.
Charade	Stanley Donen	Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Walter Matthau, James Coburn, Ned Glass, George Kennedy	Suspense	Universal
A Child is Waiting	John Cassavetes	Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands	Drama	United Artists
Cleopatra	Joseph Mankiewicz	Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall, Martin Landau, Carroll O'Connor, Hume Cronyn	Epic	Fox; won 4 Oscars
Come Blow Your Horn	Bud Yorkin	Frank Sinatra, Tony Bill	Comedy	script by Neil Simon
Come Fly with Me	Henry Levin	Dolores Hart, Pamela Tiffin, Hugh O'Brian	Romance	MGM
The Cool World	Shirley Clarke	Yolanda Rodríguez, Antonio Fargas, Carl Lee	Drama
The Courtship of Eddie's Father	Vincente Minnelli	Glenn Ford, Shirley Jones, Stella Stevens, Dina Merrill, Ron Howard, Jerry Van Dyke	Comedy	inspired TV series
The Crawling Hand	Herbert L. Strock	Peter Breck, Kent Taylor, Alan Hale, Jr.	Horror
Critic's Choice	Don Weis	Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Marilyn Maxwell, Rip Torn	Comedy	Warner Bros.
Cry of Battle	Irving Lerner	Van Heflin, Rita Moreno	War	Allied Artists

D-G

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Dementia 13	Francis Ford Coppola	William Campbell, Patrick Magee	Thriller	A.I.P.
Diamond Head	Guy Green	Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux	Drama	based on Peter Gilman novel
Diary of a Madman	Reginald Le Borg	Vincent Price, Nancy Kovack, Lewis Martin	Horror	United Artists
Donovan's Reef	John Ford	John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Jack Warden, Dorothy Lamour, Elizabeth Allen, Cesar Romero	Comedy	final Ford-Wayne collaboration
Eat	Andy Warhol	Robert Indiana
Face in the Rain	Irvin Kershner	Rory Calhoun, Marina Berti	Drama	Embassy
Five Minutes to Love	John Hayes	Rue McLanahan	Drama
Flaming Creatures	Jack Smith	Frances Francine, Mario Montez	Experimental
Flipper	James B. Clark	Chuck Connors, Luke Halpin	Family	based on the TV series
Follow the Boys	Richard Thorpe	Connie Francis, Janis Paige, Paula Prentiss, Russ Tamblyn	Romantic comedy	MGM
For Love or Money	Michael Gordon	Kirk Douglas, Mitzi Gaynor, Thelma Ritter, Gig Young, Leslie Parrish, Julie Newmar	Romantic comedy	Universal
Free, White and 21	Larry Buchanan	Frederick O'Neal, Annalena Lund	Drama
Fun in Acapulco	Richard Thorpe	Elvis Presley, Ursula Andress, Elsa Cardenas	Musical	filmed entirely in U.S.
A Gathering of Eagles	Delbert Mann	Rock Hudson, Rod Taylor, Barry Sullivan	Drama	Universal
Gidget Goes to Rome	Paul Wendkos	Cindy Carol, Don Porter	Comedy	Gidget sequel
The Girl Hunters	Roy Rowland	Mickey Spillane, Shirley Eaton	Mystery	from Spillane's novel
Goldilocks and the Three Bares	Herschell Gordon Lewis	Alison Edwards, Rex Marlow, Thomas Sweetwood, Joey Maxim	Erotic Comedy
The Great Escape	John Sturges	Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, James Donald, Donald Pleasence, David McCallum	War	United Artists; based on book by Paul Brickhill
Gunfight at Comanche Creek	Frank McDonald	Audie Murphy, Colleen Miller	Western

H-M

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
The Haunted Palace	Roger Corman	Vincent Price, Debra Paget	Horror	Paget's final film
The Haunting	Robert Wise	Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Russ Tamblyn	Horror	from Shirley Jackson novel
The Hook	George Seaton	Kirk Douglas, Nick Adams	War	MGM
Hud	Martin Ritt	Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal, Brandon deWilde	Drama	from Larry McMurtry novel; Oscars for Douglas, Neal
I Could Go On Singing	Ronald Neame	Judy Garland, Dirk Bogarde	Drama	Garland's final film
In the Cool of the Day	Robert Stevens	Peter Finch, Jane Fonda, Angela Lansbury	Drama	MGM
The Incredible Journey	Fletcher Markle	Emile Genest, John Drainie	Family
Irma la Douce	Billy Wilder	Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine	Comedy	3 Oscar nominations
Island of Love	Morton DaCosta	Robert Preston, Tony Randall, Walter Matthau	Comedy	Warner Bros.
It Happened at the World's Fair	Norman Taurog	Elvis Presley, Gary Lockwood	Musical	MGM
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World	Stanley Kramer	Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney, Ethel Merman, Sid Caesar, Phil Silvers, Dick Shawn, Terry-Thomas, Edie Adams, Jonathan Winters, Buddy Hackett, Dorothy Provine, Peter Falk	Comedy	6 Academy Award nominations; top-grossing film of 1963
Jason and the Argonauts	Don Chaffey	Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Honor Blackman	Fantasy	Columbia
Johnny Cool	William Asher	Henry Silva, Elizabeth Montgomery, Jim Backus	Crime	United Artists
Kings of the Sun	J. Lee Thompson	Yul Brynner, George Chakiris	Adventure	United Artists
Ladybug Ladybug	Frank Perry	Jane Connell, William Daniels, Nancy Marchand	Drama	United Artists
Lancelot and Guinevere	Cornel Wilde	Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace	Romance	Universal
Law of the Lawless	Wm. Claxton	Dale Robertson, Yvonne de Carlo	Western	Paramount
Lilies of the Field	Ralph Nelson	Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala	Drama	Oscar for Poitier
The List of Adrian Messenger	John Huston	George C. Scott, Dana Wynter	Mystery	Many cameos
The Long Ships	Jack Cardiff	Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn	Adventure	Columbia
Love Is a Ball	David Swift	Glenn Ford, Hope Lange, Telly Savalas	Comedy	United Artists
Love with the Proper Stranger	Robert Mulligan	Natalie Wood, Steve McQueen, Edie Adams	Drama	5 Oscar nominations
The Man from the Diner's Club	Frank Tashlin	Danny Kaye, Martha Hyer, Telly Savalas	Comedy	Columbia
Maniac	Michael Carreras	Kerwin Mathews, Nadia Gray, Donald Houston	Horror
Mary, Mary	Mervyn LeRoy	Debbie Reynolds, Barry Nelson, Michael Rennie	Comedy	from Jean Kerr play
McLintock!	Andrew V. McLaglen	John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Stefanie Powers, Yvonne de Carlo, Patrick Wayne, Jerry Van Dyke	Western comedy	United Artists
Miracle of the White Stallions	Arthur Hiller	Robert Taylor, Lilli Palmer, Curd Jürgens	War drama
Move Over, Darling	Michael Gordon	Doris Day, James Garner, Polly Bergen	Romantic comedy	My Favorite Wife remake
My Six Loves	Gower Champion	Debbie Reynolds, Cliff Robertson, David Janssen	Comedy	Paramount

N-S

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
A New Kind of Love	Melville Shavelson	Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Eva Gabor	Comedy	Paramount
Nine Hours to Rama	Mark Robson	Horst Buchholz, José Ferrer, Diane Baker	Drama	from Stanley Wolpert book
The Nutty Professor	Jerry Lewis	Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens	Comedy	remade in 1996
One Got Fat	Dale Jennings
Operation Bikini	Anthony Carras	Tab Hunter, Frankie Avalon, Jim Backus, Gary Crosby	Comedy	AIP
PT 109	Leslie H. Martinson	Cliff Robertson, Robert Culp, Robert Blake	Biography, War	Warner Bros.; story of John F. Kennedy
Palm Springs Weekend	Norman Taurog	Troy Donahue, Connie Stevens	Comedy	Warner Bros.
Papa's Delicate Condition	George Marshall	Jackie Gleason	Comedy	Oscar for Best Song
Pent-House Mouse	Chuck Jones		Animated
The Pink Panther	Blake Edwards	David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Capucine	Crime comedy	first of a series
The Prize	Mark Robson	Paul Newman, Edward G. Robinson, Elke Sommer, Kevin McCarthy, Diane Baker	Drama	from Irving Wallace novel
Promises! Promises!	King Donovan	Jayne Mansfield, Tommy Noonan	Comedy	aka Promise Her Anything
The Raiders	Herschel Daugherty	Brian Keith, Robert Culp	Western
Rampage	Phil Karlson	Robert Mitchum, Jack Hawkins, Elsa Martinelli	Adventure	Seven Arts
The Raven	Roger Corman	Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre	Horror	Edgar Allan Poe story
The Sadist	James Landis	Arch Hall, Jr.	Sci-fi
Shock Corridor	Samuel Fuller	Peter Breck, Constance Towers	Drama	Allied Artists
The Skydivers	Coleman Francis	Anthony Cardoza, Jimmy Bryant	Drama
Sleep	Andy Warhol	John Giorno
Slime People	Robert Hutton	Robert Hutton	Horror
Sodom and Gomorrah	Robert Aldrich	Stewart Granger, Anouk Aimée, Pier Angeli	Epic	20th Century Fox
Soldier in the Rain	Ralph Nelson	Jackie Gleason, Steve McQueen	Comedy	from William Goldman novel
Son of Flubber	Robert Stevenson	Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Tommy Kirk	Comedy	The Absent-Minded Professor sequel
Spencer's Mountain	Delmer Daves	Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara	Family	from Earl Hamner, Jr. novel
Stolen Hours	Daniel Petrie	Susan Hayward, Diane Baker	Drama	Dark Victory remake
The Stripper	Franklin J. Schaffner	Joanne Woodward, Richard Beymer, Claire Trevor	Drama	20th Century Fox
Summer Magic	James Neilson	Hayley Mills, Burl Ives	Drama	Disney
Sunday in New York	Peter Tewksbury	Jane Fonda, Rod Taylor, Cliff Robertson, Robert Culp	Romantic comedy	MGM; from Norman Krasna play
The Sword in the Stone	Wolfgang Reitherman	voices of Sebastian Cabot, Karl Swenson	Animated	Disney

T-Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Take Her, She's Mine	Henry Koster	James Stewart, Sandra Dee, Audrey Meadows	Comedy	Fox; based on Phoebe and Henry Ephron play
Tammy and the Doctor	Harry Keller	Sandra Dee, Peter Fonda	Romance	third of series
Tarzan's Three Challenges	Robert Day	Jock Mahoney, Woody Strode	Adventure	Edgar Rice Burroughs character
The Terror	5 directors	Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson	Horror	AIP
They Saved Hitler's Brain	David Bradley	Walter Stocker, Carlos Rivas	Sci-fi
The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze	Norman Maurer	Three Stooges	Comedy	Columbia
The Thrill of It All	Norman Jewison	Doris Day, James Garner	Comedy	Universal
Thunder Island	Jack Leewood	Gene Nelson, Fay Spain	Drama	Script co-written by Jack Nicholson
A Ticklish Affair	George Sidney	Shirley Jones, Gig Young, Red Buttons	Comedy	MGM
To Beep or Not to Beep		Roadrunner	Animated
Toys in the Attic	George Roy Hill	Dean Martin, Geraldine Page, Yvette Mimieux, Wendy Hiller, Gene Tierney	Drama	United Artists; based on Lillian Hellman play
Transylvania 6-5000	Chuck Jones	voices of Mel Blanc, Ben Frommer, Julie Bennett	Animated
Twice-Told Tales	Sidney Salkow	Vincent Price, Sebastian Cabot, Beverly Garland	Horror	United Artists
Twilight of Honor	Boris Sagal	Richard Chamberlain, Nick Adams, Joey Heatherton	Drama
The Ugly American	George Englund	Marlon Brando, Sandra Church, Eiji Okada, Jocelyn Brando, Arthur Hill, Pat Hingle	Drama	Universal
Under the Yum Yum Tree	David Swift	Jack Lemmon, Carol Lynley, Dean Jones, Edie Adams, Imogene Coca, Paul Lynde	Romantic comedy	Columbia
Violated Paradise	Marion Gering	Kazuko Mine	Travel	Based on Fosco Maraini's work L' Isola Delle Pescatrici
The V.I.P.s	Anthony Asquith	Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rod Taylor, Maggie Smith, Louis Jourdan, Margaret Rutherford, Elsa Martinelli, Orson Welles	Drama	MGM; from Terence Rattigan play; Oscar for Rutherford
The Victors	Carl Foreman	George Peppard, George Hamilton, Vince Edwards, Romy Schneider, Elke Sommer, Jeanne Moreau	War	Columbia; from Alexander Baron story
What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?	Martin Scorsese		Short subject
The Wheeler Dealers	Arthur Hiller	James Garner, Lee Remick, Chill Wills, Jim Backus, Pat Crowley, Phil Harris, Louis Nye	Comedy	MGM
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?	Daniel Mann	Dean Martin, Elizabeth Montgomery, Carol Burnett, Richard Conte, Martin Balsam, Jill St. John	Romantic comedy	Paramount
Who's Minding the Store?	Frank Tashlin	Jerry Lewis, Jill St. John, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Walston, Kathleen Freeman	Comedy	Paramount
Wives and Lovers	John Rich	Janet Leigh, Van Johnson	Romance
X	Roger Corman	Ray Milland, Don Rickles	Science fiction	AIP; aka Man with the X-Ray Eyes
The Yellow Canary	Buzz Kulik	Pat Boone, Barbara Eden, Steve Forrest	Crime
The Young and the Brave	Francis D. Lyon	Rory Calhoun, William Bendix	War	MGM

External links

• 1963 films at the Internet Movie Database