1966, April: Canberra film releases
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- DirectorHenry LevinStarsStephen BoydOmar SharifJames MasonDuring the thirteenth century, the shy Mongol boy Temujin becomes the fearless leader Genghis Khan, who unites all Mongol tribes and conquers most of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.Capitol – 1–5
Star – 16; 18–19 - DirectorPeter UstinovStarsSophia LorenPaul NewmanDavid NivenL's elegant, elderly lady who recalls her past loves and lusty adventures of her life.Civic – 1–4
- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsPeter O'TooleJames MasonCurd JürgensAfter being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself.Star – 1–2; 4–5
- DirectorJack SherStarsKerwin MathewsJo MorrowJune ThorburnAfter being shipwrecked, a man finds himself on an island inhabited by tiny people, who soon make plans for him.Capitol – 2
Star – 16 - DirectorGeorge PalStarsRuss TamblynJune ThorburnPeter SellersA boy (Russ Tamblyn), no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves (Terry-Thomas and Peter Sellers) determined to make a fortune from him.Civic – 2
- DirectorMelvin FrankStarsRock HudsonGina LollobrigidaGig YoungCarter meets Toni and impulsively marries her. They disagree on everything and finally separate. Seven years later, on the eve of their divorce, they meet again and spend the night together.Starlight – 1–2
- DirectorBrian G. HuttonStarsMichael ParksCelia MiliusRoss ElliottA 17-year-old girl runs away from her East Coast home, going west to Los Angeles to meet her biological father. She has learned from letters her mother kept that he was tragically separated from her before the girl's birth. On the road, she is protected and befriended by an independent-minded young drifter who helps her on her journey.Starlight – 1–2 (2nd to Bedfellows)
- DirectorRonald NeameStarsRobert MitchumCarroll BakerIan BannenIn 1960s Kenya, American snake-oil salesman and diamond smuggler Joe Moses is chased out of many villages and pursued by the authorities until fate entrusts him with helping a native tribe that believes he is a holy man.Civic – 5–7
- DirectorErnest MorrisStarsPete MurrayJune ThorburnMalou PanteraCivic – 5–7 (2nd to Mister Moses)
- DirectorJohn RichStarsMichael CallanDean JonesTelly SavalasSequel to the 1962 film 'The Interns', this medical melodrama details the work of interns, nurses and doctors at a major American hospital.Starlight – 4–5
- DirectorAnthony YoungStarsGreta GyntAlex GallierPaul WilliamsonStarlight – 4–5 (2nd to New Interns)
- DirectorBudd BoetticherStarsRandolph ScottRichard BooneMaureen O'SullivanAn independent former ranch foreman is kidnapped along with an heiress, who is being held for ransom by trio of ruthless outlaws.Starlight – 6 [ranch night]
- DirectorWallace MacDonaldStarsRobert KnappMaureen HingertWalter CoyAfter his wife's murder, Gil Reardon seeks revenge on Ben Keefer. Framed for murder, he escapes prison. The Marshal permits Reardon to face Keefer and his brothers, criminals the Marshal couldn't convict. Reardon confronts them alone.Starlight – 6 [ranch night]
- DirectorPeter Graham ScottStarsJames Robertson JusticeLeslie PhillipsStanley BaxterA young married couple experience difficulties doing up a cottage, and are hindered by the wife's father.Starlight – 7; 9
- DirectorPat JacksonStarsJeannie CarsonAlan DobieDelphi LawrenceAn ex-con goes looking for his late cellmate's hidden loot.Starlight – 7; 9 (2nd to Father)
- DirectorMichael CacoyannisStarsAnthony QuinnAlan BatesIrene PapasAn uptight English writer travelling to Crete, on a matter of business, finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.Capitol – 6–7
- DirectorJoshua LoganStarsRobert Walker Jr.Burl IvesWalter MatthauLife becomes harried after Ensign Pulver's prank. He and the captain are swept overboard during a storm, ending up on a tropical island with a group of shipwrecked nurses, dancing natives, and one very big case of appendicitis.Star – 6–7
- DirectorFred F. SearsStarsGeorge MontgomeryNeville BrandBuster CrabbeShowdown in Abilene between lawmen Pat Garrett, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and Butch Cassidy's gang over a large shipment of money arriving by train.Star – 6–7 (2nd to Ensign Pulver)
- DirectorDavid MillerStarsGregory PeckTony CurtisAngie DickinsonIn 1944, an Army doctor is in charge of a neuropsychiatric ward at an Army Air Corps hospital in Arizona, and he must deal with a variety of tough cases.Starlight – 17
- DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsShirley MacLainePaul NewmanRobert MitchumA four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.Starlight – 16
- DirectorMaury DexterStarsRod LaurenMolly BeeGene McDanielsA group of teenagers discover that their club is scheduled for demolition to make way for a skyscraper. The niece of the club's adversary falls in with the group determined to save the club.Starlight – 16 (2nd to Way to Go)
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsJean SebergHonor BlackmanSean GarrisonA psychiatrist's wife thinks her French Riviera lover is dead.Capitol – 16–17
- DirectorTerence YoungStarsSean ConneryRobert ShawLotte LenyaJames Bond willingly falls into an assassination plot involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E.Capitol – 18–21
Civic – 28 - DirectorTerence YoungStarsSean ConneryUrsula AndressBernard LeeA resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.Capitol – 18–21 (2nd to Russia)
Civic – 28 (2nd to Russia) - DirectorPhil KarlsonStarsDean MartinStella StevensDaliah LaviRetired agent Matt Helm is re-activated in order to stop an evil organization from exploding an atom bomb over the USA and starting WWIII.Civic – 16–19
Star – 29–30 - DirectorH. Bruce HumberstoneStarsTony CurtisColleen MillerGene BarryIn 1803 France, Napoleon Bonaparte (Robert Cornthwaite) orders the capture of notorious highwayman "Purple Mask" (Tony Curtis), who routinely rescues imprisoned nobles and harasses the Revolutionary officials.Capitol – 16
- DirectorYûgo SerikawaWilliam RossStarsMorio KazamaYukiko OkadaChiharu KuriPrince Susano's mother dies; when his father tells him she has gone to another place, he sets off in search of her. He builds a boat and goes to see, first, his brother, in his crystal palace in the land of night (where he causes much damage to the palace, but his brother still gives him a magic ice crystal). Next, he fights the fire god, who gives him a magic bird after Susano defeats him, with help from the magic crystal and his little rabbit sidekick. Susano also picks up another traveling companion, a large but dim villager. Next, he goes to his sister, in the land of light. As with his brother, though, he causes much unintentional damage; his sister, who also happens to be the sun, goes off to hide in a cave. The frantic villagers stage a party (in the original legend, an orgy) outside the cave and trick her into coming outside again. Finally, Susano finds a little princess whose land is being threatened by an 8-headed dragon. With the help of a flying horse (who we later learn was sent by his sister) and his sidekicks, they get the dragon a bit drunk and take out one head at a time (mostly, though two of the last three take each other out).Civic – 16
- DirectorGeorge ArchainbaudStarsGene AutryChampionGail DavisBaddies McLain and Riker charge settlers what the traffic will bear for supplies. When Autry attempts to help out, the outlaws go after him.Civic – 16 (2nd to Little Prince)
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyJoan BlackmanAngela LansburyAfter arriving back in Hawaii from the Army, Chad Gates (Elvis Presley) defies his parents' wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency.Starlight – 28–31
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyJuliet ProwseRobert IversTulsa, a soldier with dreams of running his own nightclub, places a bet with his friend Dynamite that he can win the heart of an untouchable dancer...but when Dynamite is transferred, Tulsa must replace him in the bet.Starlight – 28–31 (2nd to Blue Hawaii)
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsDean MartinKim NovakRay WalstonJealous piano teacher Orville Spooner sends his beautiful wife, Zelda, away for the night while he tries to sell a song to famous nightclub singer Dino, who is stranded in town.Capitol – 28
- DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsRon FosterLuana PattenGrant RichardsA gang leader's religious wife is persuaded by a priest to inform on him.Capitol – 28 (2nd to Kiss Me Stupid)
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsRobert VaughnDavid McCallumRip TornU.N.C.L.E. agents Solo and Kuryakin try to stop a megalomaniac who thinks he's like Alexander The Great, commits offenses against the ten commandments and steals chemical weapons from the army in order to achieve world domination.Capitol – 29–31
- DirectorGodfrey GraysonStarsJune ThorburnPete MurrayNoel TrevarthenUnemployed actor Steve gets a job with Miss Kennedy's agency as an escort-bodyguard, but ends up being framed for murder after a wealthy client, Miss Elizabeth Quinn, is killed.Capitol – 29–31 (2nd to One Spy)
- DirectorAndrew V. McLaglenStarsJames StewartMaureen O'HaraBrian KeithAn English woman and her daughter enlist the aid of a cowboy to try and get their hardy hornless bull to mate with the longhorns of Texas, but have to overcome greedy criminals and the natural elements.Civic – 29–30
- DirectorVirgil W. VogelStarsPeter MannJocelyn LaneFrank McGrathAs the Mongols invade Baghdad in 1258 the Caliph escapes the city and heads to Basra with his young son, Ali. The Mongols catch the Caliph and he is killed but his son evades capture. In the desert Ali finds the hideout of the only resistance force, the forty thieves, and he joins them and grows up as one of them. Meanwhile his betrothed, the fair daughter of Prince Kasim, is taken to Baghdad by her father to be married to the Mongol leader, Hulago Khan. Ali goes to Baghdad and captures her but soon sets her free. She learns that he is her betrothed as well as the leader of the band of thieves. Her wedding to the Khan is set for Ramadan and so Ali Baba and his band of thieves must attend the celebrations and free the princess and Baghdad.Civic – 29–30
- DirectorSerge BourguignonStarsMax von SydowYvette MimieuxEfrem Zimbalist Jr.Bounty hunters capture a wanted fugitive, but on the return trip begin to fight among themselves as to who should get the bigger share of the reward.Civic – 31
- DirectorJamie UysStarsStanley BakerJuliet ProwseKen GampuA film about an African tribesman seeking revenge against the people who murdered his daughter. His crusade leads him to commit murder himself, and to trial before a court.Star – 28
- DirectorSamuel FullerStarsConstance TowersAnthony EisleyMichael DanteA former prostitute relocates to a buttoned-down suburb, determined to fit in with mainstream society. But perverse secrets simmer beneath the wholesome surface.Star – 28 (2nd to Dingaka)
- DirectorBurt TopperStarsDonato FarrettaRobert BarronMaggie LawrenceA demolition squad searches for how the Germans are getting tanks across a river. An Italian boy leads them to a bridge under the surface of the water.Star – 29–30 (2nd to Silencers)