Joseph E. Levine
Highest Rated: 92% Contempt (1963)
Lowest Rated: 25% Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
Birthday: Sep 9, 1905
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Self-proclaimed movie mogul who entered the film business as an exhibitor, specializing in importing foreign films. Alongside classics such as "Rome, Open City" (1945) and "The Bicycle Thief" (1948), Levine imported cheaply made entertainments such as "Godzilla" (1956) and "Hercules" (1959), a major commercial success which thrust him into the Hollywood big time. He then moved into production and had a significant hand in some major films of the 1960s including "8 1/2" (1963) and "The Graduate" (1967). The crass movie producer played by Jack Palance in Godard's "Contempt" (1963) is widely considered to be based on Levine--who produced the film!
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| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86% | 64% | Magic | Producer | - | 1978 |
| 63% | 86% | A Bridge Too Far | Producer | - | 1977 |
| 88% | 72% | Carnal Knowledge | Executive Producer | $33.7K | 1971 |
| No Score Yet | 81% | Trinity Is Still My Name | Executive Producer | - | 1971 |
| 38% | 71% | Soldier Blue | Executive Producer | - | 1970 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | They Call Me Trinity | Producer | - | 1970 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bright College Years | Executive Producer | - | 1970 |
| 90% | 90% | The Lion in Winter | Executive Producer | $17.9K | 1968 |
| 91% | 85% | The Producers | Executive Producer | $111.9K | 1968 |
| 86% | 90% | The Graduate | Executive Producer | $285.8K | 1967 |
| 70% | 67% | Mad Monster Party? | Executive Producer | - | 1967 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Caper of the Golden Bulls | Executive Producer | - | 1967 |
| 80% | 82% | Robbery | Executive Producer | - | 1967 |
| 50% | 65% | Nevada Smith | Executive Producer | - | 1966 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | The Daydreamer | Executive Producer | - | 1966 |
| No Score Yet | 46% | Harlow | Producer | - | 1965 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | Where Love Has Gone | Producer | - | 1964 |
| 80% | 84% | Marriage Italian Style | Executive Producer | $5.0K | 1964 |
| 25% | 27% | Santa Claus Conquers the Martians | Executive Producer | - | 1964 |
| 50% | 39% | Sodom and Gomorrah | Producer | - | 1963 |
| 92% | 85% | Contempt | Producer | $40.6K | 1963 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wonders of Aladdin | Producer | - | 1961 |
| 88% | 92% | Two Women | Executive Producer | - | 1960 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gaslight Follies | Producer | - | 1945 |