1963 in film
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Events
- January 28 - Filming begins on Dr. Strangelove.
- May 26 - Filming on Dr. Strangelove ends.
- June 12 - Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City.
- November 7 - The comedy It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World premieres.
Top grossing films
- North America
- How the West Was Won
- Cleopatra
- The Longest Day
- Lawrence of Arabia
- Irma La Douce
- Mutiny on the Bounty
- The V.I.P.s
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Son of Flubber
Academy Awards
- Best Picture: Tom Jones — Woodfall, United Artists-Lopert (British)
- Best Actor: Sidney Poitier — Lilies of the Field
- Best Actress: Patricia Neal — Hud
Births
- January 14 — Steven Soderbergh, director
- June 10 — Jeanne Tripplehorn,US actress
- June 15 — Helen Hunt,US actress
- October 6 — Elisabeth Shue,US actress
- December 15 — Helen Slater,US actress
- December 18 — Brad Pitt, actor
Deaths
- June 7 — Zazu Pitts, actress
- December 5 — Tom London, actor
- Oscar A.C. Lund, Swedish film actor/director/writer
Other movies released
- The Great Escape, starring Steve McQueen
- Tom Jones
- Charade, starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn
- From Russia With Love
- The Sword in the Stone
- Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, starring Tippi Hedren and Rod Taylor
- Blood Feast
- It Happened at the World's Fair
- Fun in Acapulco
- Zuo ye meng hun zhong
- Mépris, Le
- La Baie des anges
- 8½
- Bye Bye Birdie
- The Nutty Professor
- The Mask
- An Actor's Revenge
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
- Bushido:Samurai Saga Golden Bear winner
- Il Diavolo Golden Bear winner
- Hands over the City Golden Lion winner
- The Leopard Palme d'Or winner
- America, America by Elia Kazande:Filmjahr 1963