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Joseph E. Levine

Highest Rated: 95% Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)

Lowest Rated: 25% Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)

Birthday: Sep 9, 1905

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Self-proclaimed movie mogul who entered the film business as an exhibitor, specializing in importing foreign films. Alongside classics such as "Rome, Open City" (1945) and "The Bicycle Thief" (1948), Levine imported cheaply made entertainments such as "Godzilla" (1956) and "Hercules" (1959), a major commercial success which thrust him into the Hollywood big time. He then moved into production and had a significant hand in some major films of the 1960s including "8 1/2" (1963) and "The Graduate" (1967). The crass movie producer played by Jack Palance in Godard's "Contempt" (1963) is widely considered to be based on Levine--who produced the film!

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Highest rated movies

95% 85% Long Day's Journey Into Night
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92% 85% Contempt Watchlist
91% 90% The Lion in Winter
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91% 85% The Producers
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88% 72% Carnal Knowledge
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88% 92% Two Women
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87% 65% Magic
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87% 90% The Graduate Watchlist
80% 84% Marriage Italian Style
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80% 78% Robbery
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Filmography

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Credit
87% 65% Magic Producer - 1978
59% 85% A Bridge Too Far Producer - 1977
88% 72% Carnal Knowledge Executive Producer $33.7K 1971
No Score Yet 81% Trinity Is Still My Name Executive Producer - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Sporting Club Executive Producer - 1971
38% 71% Soldier Blue Executive Producer - 1970
No Score Yet 83% They Call Me Trinity Producer - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Macho Callahan Executive Producer - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bright College Years Executive Producer - 1970
91% 90% The Lion in Winter Executive Producer $17.9K 1968
91% 85% The Producers Executive Producer $111.9K 1968
87% 90% The Graduate Executive Producer $285.8K 1967
No Score Yet 34% Woman Times Seven Executive Producer - 1967
67% 68% Mad Monster Party? Executive Producer - 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Caper of the Golden Bulls Executive Producer - 1967
80% 78% Robbery Executive Producer - 1967
38% 59% A Man Called Adam Executive Producer - 1966
50% 64% Nevada Smith Executive Producer - 1966
No Score Yet 40% The Daydreamer Executive Producer - 1966
No Score Yet 44% Harlow Producer - 1965
No Score Yet 62% Sands of the Kalahari Executive Producer - 1965
No Score Yet 32% Where Love Has Gone Producer - 1964
80% 84% Marriage Italian Style Executive Producer $5.0K 1964
25% 27% Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Executive Producer - 1964
50% 37% Sodom and Gomorrah Producer - 1963
92% 85% Contempt Producer $247.8K 1963
95% 85% Long Day's Journey Into Night Executive Producer - 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wonders of Aladdin Producer - 1961
88% 92% Two Women Executive Producer - 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gaslight Follies Producer - 1945