Joseph E. Levine

Joseph E. Levine

Known for: Production

Born: September 8, 1905 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA - Died: July 30, 1987

Joseph Edward Levine (September 9, 1905 – July 31, 1987) was an American film distributor, financier and producer. At the time of his death, it was said he was involved in one or another capacity with 497 films. Levine was responsible for the American releases of Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Attila and Hercules, which helped revolutionize American film marketing, and was founder and president of Embassy Pictures. Levine's biggest hit was director Mike Nichols' The Graduate (1967), a blockbuster hit that was considered, then and now, a watershed film that inaugurated the New Hollywood and made Dustin Hoffman a superstar. At the time of its release, The Graduate became one of the Top Ten All-Time Box Office hits. With the great success of the film, Levine sold his company to the conglomerate Avco, though he continued on as the CEO of the renamed Avco-Embassy film production division. Other films produced and/or financed by Levine included Two Women (1960), Contempt (1963), The 10th Victim (1965), Marriage Italian Style (1964), The Lion in Winter (1968), The Producers (1968), Carnal Knowledge (1971) and The Night Porter (1974). After leaving Avco-Embassy, he became an independent again, producing A Bridge Too Far (1977). Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph E. Levine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Showman

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Showman

1963 Documentary
Contempt

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Contempt

Producer

1963 Drama
A Bridge Too Far

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A Bridge Too Far

Producer

1977 Drama
Nevada Smith

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Nevada Smith

Executive Producer

1966 Western
Harlow

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Harlow

Producer

1965 Drama
Trinity Is Still My Name

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Trinity Is Still My Name

Executive Producer

1971 Comedy
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

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Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

Executive Producer

1964 Comedy
Boys' Night Out

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Boys' Night Out

Executive Producer

1962 Comedy
The Daydreamer

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The Daydreamer

Presenter

1966 Animation
Thumb Tripping

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Thumb Tripping

Executive Producer

1972 Drama
Tattoo

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Tattoo

Producer

1981 Thriller
The Caper of the Golden Bulls

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The Caper of the Golden Bulls

Executive Producer

1967 Action
The Spy with a Cold Nose

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The Spy with a Cold Nose

Executive Producer

1966 Comedy
The Carpetbaggers

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The Carpetbaggers

Producer

1964 Drama
Robbery

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Robbery

Executive Producer

1967 Crime
Rivals

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Rivals

Executive Producer

1972 Drama
Generation

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Generation

Presenter

1969 Comedy
Zulu

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Zulu

Executive Producer

1964 Action
Where Love Has Gone

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Where Love Has Gone

Producer

1964 Drama
The Wacky World of Mother Goose

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The Wacky World of Mother Goose

Executive Producer

1967 Animation
Magic

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Magic

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1978 Drama
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

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1956 Sci-Fi
The Lion in Winter

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The Lion in Winter

Executive Producer

1968 Drama
C.C. and Company

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C.C. and Company

Executive Producer

1970 Action