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The History of American Cinema: 1965 |
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3/8 - |
John Schlesinger's ‘Swinging Sixties’ opus Darling receives its world premiere in New York. Julie Christie stars opposite Dirk Bogarde, Laurence Harvey and Roland Curram. [ADD] |
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13/8 - |
Alfred Hitchcock and French director François Truffaut agree to an ambitious book project in which they will discuss and analyse Hitchcock’s entire film output from the 20s to the present day. [ADD] |
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CBS begins broadcasting recent feature films. [ADD] |
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26/10 - |
Director George Stevens begins legal proceedings against Paramount and NBC, demanding $1 million in damages if the TV network makes cuts to his film A Place in the Sun which it plans to broadcast on 12th March 1966. [ADD] |
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15/11 - |
Walt and Roy Disney announce plans to build a second Disneyland, this time in Florida. Walt Disney World is scheduled to open in October 1971 and will cover an area twice the size of Manhattan. [ADD] |
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30/11 - |
Director Otto Preminger brings charges against Columbia's television subsidiary, Screen Gems in the Supreme Court for granting transmission rights for his film Anatomy of a Murder, to a Chicago station that intends to have 36 commercial breaks during the screening. [ADD] |
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30/11 - |
The Legion of Decency is renamed the National Catholic Office of Motion Pictures. [ADD] |
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13/12 - |
A large crowd of fans and reporters gather at Kennedy Airport in New York to greet French actress Brigitte Bardot. [ADD] |
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22/12 - |
Doctor Zhivago, David Lean’s epic love story set against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution, is released. An international all-star cast includes Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Tom Courtenay, Rod Steiger, Alec Guiness, Geraldine Chaplin and Ralph Richardson. [ADD] |
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22/12 - |
The Screen Writers Guild signs a retrospective agreement with Universal Pictures for films made during the period 1948-1960 which ensures that writers receive 1½ % of studio revenue from TV screening rights for their credited films. [ADD] |
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– Eastman Kodak introduces super 8mm film. [ADD] |
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Other Key American Films of 1965 |
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The Cincinnati Kid (Norman Jewison) [ADD] |
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The Loved One (Tony Richardson) [ADD] |
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What’s New Pussycat (Clive Donner) [ADD] |
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