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Joseph E. Levine

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

Lowest Rated: 24% 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% 92% Two Women
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88% 72% Carnal Knowledge
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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

Movies TV Shows
Magic 87% 65% 1978 Producer A Bridge Too Far 59% 85% 1977 Producer Carnal Knowledge 88% 72% 1971 Executive Producer Trinity Is Still My Name 81% 1971 Executive Producer The Sporting Club 1971 Executive Producer Soldier Blue 38% 71% 1970 Executive Producer They Call Me Trinity 83% 1970 Producer C.C. and Company 21% 1970 Executive Producer Macho Callahan 1970 Executive Producer Bright College Years 1970 Executive Producer The Lion in Winter 91% 90% 1968 Executive Producer The Producers 91% 85% 1968 Executive Producer The Graduate 87% 90% 1967 Executive Producer Woman Times Seven 34% 1967 Executive Producer Mad Monster Party? 67% 68% 1967 Executive Producer The Caper of the Golden Bulls 1967 Executive Producer Robbery 80% 78% 1967 Executive Producer A Man Called Adam 38% 59% 1966 Executive Producer Nevada Smith 50% 65% 1966 Executive Producer The Daydreamer 40% 1966 Executive Producer Harlow 44% 1965 Producer Sands of the Kalahari 64% 1965 Executive Producer Where Love Has Gone 32% 1964 Producer Marriage Italian Style 80% 84% 1964 Executive Producer Santa Claus Conquers the Martians 24% 27% 1964 Executive Producer
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