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Joseph E. Levine (1905–1987)

Boston-born Joseph E. Levine parlayed an early career as a film exhibitor and distributor of Italian-made muscle-man pictures into a highly successful stint as America's most successful independent producer at the time of his death. Born on September 9, 1905, Levine first worked in the clothing industry before buying a movie house in New Haven... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideProducer (49 titles)
1981 Tattoo (producer)
 
1978 Magic (producer)
 
1977 A Bridge Too Far (producer)
 
1973 The Day of the Dolphin (executive producer)
 
1973 Book of Numbers (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1972 Thumb Tripping (executive producer)
 
1972 Rivals (executive producer)
 
1971 Trinity Is STILL My Name! (executive producer)
 
1971 Carnal Knowledge (executive producer)
 
1970 My Name Is Trinity (producer)
 
1970 Bright College Years (documentary) (executive producer)
 
1970 C.C. and Company (executive producer)
 
1970 Macho Callahan (executive producer)
 
1970 Soldier Blue (executive producer)
 
1970 Sunflower (executive producer)
 
1969 Don't Drink the Water (executive producer)
 
1969 The Adventurers (executive producer)
 
1968 The Lion in Winter (executive producer)
 
1967 The Graduate (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1967 The Wacky World of Mother Goose (executive producer)
 
1967 The Producers (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1967 Robbery (executive producer)
 
1967 Woman Times Seven (executive producer)
 
1967 The Caper of the Golden Bulls (executive producer)
 
1967 The Tiger and the Pussycat (executive producer)
 
1967 Mad Monster Party? (executive producer)
 
1966 The Spy with a Cold Nose (producer)
 
1966 A Man Called Adam (executive producer)
 
1966 The Daydreamer (executive producer)
 
1966 Nevada Smith (executive producer)
 
1966 The Oscar (executive producer)
 
1966 Where the Bullets Fly (executive producer)
 
1965 Sands of the Kalahari (executive producer)
 
1965 Hercules and the Princess of Troy (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1965 Darling (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1965/I Harlow (producer)
 
1964 Marriage Italian Style (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1964 Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (executive producer)
 
1964 Where Love Has Gone (producer)
 
1964 The Carpetbaggers (producer)
 
1964 Zulu (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1963 Contempt (producer - uncredited)
 
1962 Boys' Night Out (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1962 Long Day's Journey Into Night (executive producer)
 
1961 Le meraviglie di Aladino (producer)
 
1960 Morgan, the Pirate (producer)
 
1959 Tempi duri per i vampiri (executive producer)
 
1956 Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (executive producer)
 
1945 Gaslight Follies (documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (24 titles)
1977 A Bridge Too Far (presenter)
 
1973 A Touch of Class (presenter)
 
1973 Jory (presenter)
 
1971 Carnal Knowledge (presenter)
 
1970 Soldier Blue (presenter)
 
1968 The Lion in Winter (presenter)
 
1967 The Graduate (presenter)
 
1967 The Producers (presenter)
 
1967 Robbery (presenter)
 
1967 Mad Monster Party? (presenter)
 
1966 Nevada Smith (presenter)
 
1966 The Oscar (presenter)
 
1965 Sands of the Kalahari (presenter)
 
1965 Git! (presenter)
 
1965 Village of the Giants (presenter)
 
1964 Only One New York (documentary) (presenter)
 
1964 Zulu (presenter)
 
1962 Sodom and Gomorrah (presenter)
 
1962 Boys' Night Out (presenter)
 
1961 Constantine and the Cross (presenter)
 
1961 The Thief of Baghdad (presenter: U.S. version)
 
1959 Jack the Ripper (presenter - US version)
 
1958 Le fatiche di Ercole (presenter)
 
1957 Une fée... pas comme les autres (presenter - US dubbed version)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1969 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.77 (1969) … Himself
 
1963 Showman (documentary)
Himself
 
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

(On the box-office take after the expensive U.S. campaign for "Jack the Ripper" (1959)) We dropped dead in every one! You'd think somewhere, a small town maybe, some place, it would have done business. But no. That's a record they'll never come close to. See more »

Trivia:

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 530-531. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999. See more »

Nickname:

The Boston Barnum See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo