Joseph E. Levine

Personal Info

Know For

Production

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-09-09 (82 years old)

Deathday

1987-07-31

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph E. Levine

Biography

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 it...

Acting

Production

1963

Contempt

as Producer

1977

A Bridge Too Far

as Producer

1966

Nevada Smith

as Executive Producer

1965

Harlow

as Producer

1971

Trinity Is Still My Name

as Executive Producer

1964

1962

Boys' Night Out

as Executive Producer

1966

The Daydreamer

as Executive Producer

1966

The Daydreamer

as Presenter

1972

Thumb Tripping

as Executive Producer

1981

Tattoo

as Producer

1967

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

as Executive Producer

1966

The Spy with a Cold Nose

as Executive Producer

1964

1967

Robbery

as Executive Producer

1972

Rivals

as Executive Producer

1969

Generation

as Presenter

1964

Zulu

as Executive Producer

1964

1967

The Wacky World of Mother Goose

as Executive Producer

1978

Magic

as Producer

1956

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

as Executive Producer

1968

The Lion in Winter

as Executive Producer

1973

The Day of the Dolphin

as Executive Producer

1970

C.C. and Company

as Executive Producer

1970

Sunflower

as Executive Producer

1971

Macho Callahan

as Executive Producer

1970

Soldier Blue

as Executive Producer

1969

Don't Drink the Water

as Executive Producer

1969

Stiletto

as Executive Producer

1967

Mad Monster Party?

as Executive Producer

1977

A Bridge Too Far

as Presenter

1962

Long Day's Journey Into Night

as Executive Producer

1966

The Idol

as Executive Producer

1967

The Graduate

as Executive Producer

1967

Woman Times Seven

as Executive Producer

1965

Darling

as Executive Producer

1971

The Ski Bum

as Producer

1971

Carnal Knowledge

as Executive Producer

1971

Carnal Knowledge

as Presenter

1961

1961

1977

Godzilla

as Executive Producer

1961

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

as Executive Producer

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