8.6
8.6
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
Executive Producer
Joseph E. Levine
N/A
CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
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).
Filmography (41 movies)
7.6
7.6
The Graduate
1967
Executive Producer
7.5
7.5
Sunflower
1970
Executive Producer
7.4
7.4
Trinity Is Still My Name
1971
Executive Producer
7.4
7.4
Zulu
1964
Executive Producer
7.4
7.4
The Lion in Winter
1968
Executive Producer
7.2
7.2
A Bridge Too Far
1977
Producer
7.1
7.1
Contempt
1963
Producer
7.0
7.0
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962
Executive Producer
6.8
6.8
Magic
1978
Producer
6.8
6.8
Soldier Blue
1970
Executive Producer
6.7
6.7
Nevada Smith
1966
Executive Producer
6.7
6.7
Darling
1965
Executive Producer
6.7
6.7
Godzilla
1977
Executive Producer
6.6
6.6
Carnal Knowledge
1971
Executive Producer
6.6
6.6
Mad Monster Party?
1967
Executive Producer
6.6
6.6
Robbery
1967
Executive Producer
6.5
6.5
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
Executive Producer
6.2
6.2
Woman Times Seven
1967
Executive Producer
6.0
6.0
Showman
1963
5.9
5.9
Where Love Has Gone
1964
Producer
5.8
5.8
The Day of the Dolphin
1973
Executive Producer
5.8
5.8
The Carpetbaggers
1964
Producer
5.7
5.7
Boys' Night Out
1962
Executive Producer
5.6
5.6
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
1967
Executive Producer
5.4
5.4
C.C. and Company
1970
Executive Producer
5.4
5.4
Harlow
1965
Producer
5.0
5.0
Rivals
1972
Executive Producer
5.0
5.0
Stiletto
1969
Executive Producer
5.0
5.0
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961
Executive Producer
5.0
5.0
Don't Drink the Water
1969
Executive Producer
4.9
4.9
The Wonders of Aladdin
1961
Producer
4.8
4.8
Tattoo
1981
Producer
4.6
4.6
The Daydreamer
1966
Executive Producer
4.4
4.4
The Idol
1966
Executive Producer
4.3
4.3
The Ski Bum
1971
Producer
4.2
4.2
Macho Callahan
1971
Executive Producer
3.1
3.1
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
1964
Executive Producer
2.8
2.8
The Spy with a Cold Nose
1966
Executive Producer
2.3
2.3
The Wacky World of Mother Goose
1967
Executive Producer
2.0
2.0
Thumb Tripping
1972
Executive Producer
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