Best of 1964
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1. Mary Poppins (1964)
G | 139 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns
Votes: 186,097 | Gross: $102.27M
BEST PICTURE
Mary Poppins
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
My Fair Lady
Zorba the Greek
A Fistful of Dollars
Becket
The Gospel According to Matthew (Il vangelo secondo Matteo)
Goldfinger
Topkapi
Marnie
2. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, War
An unhinged American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 518,424 | Gross: $0.28M
BEST DIRECTOR
Stanley Kubrick - Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Pier Paolo Pasolini - The Gospel According to Matthew (Il vangelo secondo Matteo)
Mihalis Kakogiannis - Zorba the Greek
George Cukor - My Fair Lady
Robert Stevenson - Mary Poppins
Sergio Leone - A Fistful of Dollars
3. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, War
An unhinged American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 518,424 | Gross: $0.28M
BEST ACTOR
Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Anthony Quinn - Zorba the Greek
Peter O'Toole - Becket
Richard Burton - Becket
Rex Harrison - My Fair Lady
Peter Finch - The Pumpkin Eater
4. Mary Poppins (1964)
G | 139 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns
Votes: 186,097 | Gross: $102.27M
BEST ACTRESS
Julie Andrews - Mary Poppins
Anne Bancroft - The Pumpkin Eater
Bette Davis - Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Monica Vitti - Red Desert (Il deserto rosso)
Audrey Hepburn - My Fair Lady
Jeanne Moreau - The Diary of a Chambermaid (Le journal d'une femme de chambre)
Tippi Hedren - Marnie
5. Topkapi (1964)
Unrated | 120 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A conman gets mixed up with a group of thieves who plan to rob an Istanbul museum to steal a jewelled dagger.
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley
Votes: 10,733
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Peter Ustinov - Topkapi
George C. Scott - Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Sterling Hayden - Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Stanley Holloway - My Fair Lady
David Tomlinson - Mary Poppins
John Gielgud - Becket
6. Zorba the Greek (1964)
Not Rated | 142 min | Comedy, Drama
An uptight English writer travelling to Crete, on a matter of business, finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas, Lila Kedrova
Votes: 24,118
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Lila Kedrova - Zorba the Greek
Agnes Moorehead - Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Gladys Cooper - My Fair Lady
Glynis Johns - Mary Poppins
Diane Baker - Marnie
Maggie Smith - The Pumpkin Eater
7. Becket (1964)
PG-13 | 148 min | Biography, Drama, History
King Henry II of England comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant Thomas Becket, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the King's.
Director: Peter Glenville | Stars: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi
Votes: 15,851
BEST CASTING
Becket
My Fair Lady
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Mary Poppins
The Pumpkin Eater
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
8. Red Desert (1964)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama
In an industrial area, unstable Giuliana attempts to cope with life by starting an affair with a co-worker at the plant her husband manages.
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni | Stars: Monica Vitti, Richard Harris, Carlo Chionetti, Xenia Valderi
Votes: 17,639
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Red Desert (Il deserto rosso)
What a Way to Go!
Blood and Black Lace (6 donne per l'assassino)
9. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, War
An unhinged American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 518,424 | Gross: $0.28M
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Becket
Zorba the Greek
My Fair Lady
Mary Poppins
The Pumpkin Eater
10. Goldfinger (1964)
PG | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
While investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Sean Connery, Gert Fröbe, Honor Blackman, Shirley Eaton
Votes: 202,609 | Gross: $51.08M
BEST TITLES/CREDITS DESIGN
Goldfinger
A Fistful of Dollars
Topkapi
Mary Poppins
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Blood and Black Lace (6 donne per l'assassino)
11. Mary Poppins (1964)
G | 139 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns
Votes: 186,097 | Gross: $102.27M
BEST EDITING
Mary Poppins
My Fair Lady
Goldfinger
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Topkapi
Zorba the Greek
12. Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Not Rated | 133 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 16,050 | Gross: $7.63M
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Zorba the Greek
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Blood and Black Lace (6 donne per l'assassino)
The Gospel According to Matthew (Il vangelo secondo Matteo)
My Fair Lady
13. My Fair Lady (1964)
G | 170 min | Drama, Family, Musical
In 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Votes: 101,839 | Gross: $72.00M
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
My Fair Lady
Mary Poppins
Becket
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
What a Way to Go!
Goldfinger
14. My Fair Lady (1964)
G | 170 min | Drama, Family, Musical
In 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Votes: 101,839 | Gross: $72.00M
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
My Fair Lady
Mary Poppins
What a Way to Go!
Becket
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Marriage Italian Style (Matrimonio all'italiana)
15. Mary Poppins (1964)
G | 139 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns
Votes: 186,097 | Gross: $102.27M
BEST MAKE-UP & HAIR
Mary Poppins
My Fair Lady
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Becket
Blood and Black Lace (6 donne per l'assassino)
What a Way to Go!
16. Mary Poppins (1964)
G | 139 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns
Votes: 186,097 | Gross: $102.27M
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Mary Poppins
Goldfinger
633 Squadron
Marnie
17. Mary Poppins (1964)
G | 139 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns
Votes: 186,097 | Gross: $102.27M
BEST SCORE
Mary Poppins
Zorba the Greek
633 Squadron
A Fistful of Dollars
Topkapi
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
18. My Fair Lady (1964)
G | 170 min | Drama, Family, Musical
In 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Votes: 101,839 | Gross: $72.00M
BEST SOUNDTRACK/ADAPTED SCORE
My Fair Lady
The Gospel According to Matthew (Il vangelo secondo Matteo)
Viva Las Vegas
19. Mary Poppins (1964)
G | 139 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns
Votes: 186,097 | Gross: $102.27M
BEST SONG
Mary Poppins - "Feed the Birds"
Viva Las Vegas - "Viva Las Vegas"
Mary Poppins - "Chim Chim Cher-ee"
Goldfinger - "Goldfinger"
Mary Poppins - "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte - "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte"
20. Mary Poppins (1964)
G | 139 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns
Votes: 186,097 | Gross: $102.27M
BEST DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
Mary Poppins
Viva Las Vegas
My Fair Lady
What a Way to Go!
21. My Fair Lady (1964)
G | 170 min | Drama, Family, Musical
In 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Votes: 101,839 | Gross: $72.00M
BEST SOUND
My Fair Lady
Mary Poppins
Goldfinger
Topkapi
Becket
Marnie
22. 633 Squadron (1964)
Approved | 102 min | Drama, History, War
A RAF squadron is assigned to knock out a German rocket fuel factory in Norway. The factory supplies fuel for the Nazi effort to launch rockets on England during D-Day.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris, Maria Perschy, Harry Andrews
Votes: 4,572
BEST SOUND EDITING
633 Squadron
Goldfinger
A Fistful of Dollars
Mary Poppins
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Marnie
23. Goldfinger (1964)
PG | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
While investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Sean Connery, Gert Fröbe, Honor Blackman, Shirley Eaton
Votes: 202,609 | Gross: $51.08M
BEST STUNTS
Goldfinger
A Fistful of Dollars
633 Squadron
24. The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
Not Rated | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a Marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Enrique Irazoqui, Margherita Caruso, Susanna Pasolini, Marcello Morante
Votes: 13,716
BEST FOREIGN FILM
The Gospel According to Matthew (Il vangelo secondo Matteo)
The Diary of a Chambermaid (Le journal d'une femme de chambre)
Red Desert (Il deserto rosso)
Marriage Italian Style (Matrimonio all'italiana)
Blood and Black Lace (6 donne per l'assassino)
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