1963 in film

Events

• November 7 - The comedy It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World premieres.

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. From Russia with Love
2. The Sword in the Stone
3. Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, starring Tippi Hedren and Rod Taylor
4. Blood Feast
5. It Happened at the World's Fair
6. Fun in Acapulco
7. Zuo ye meng hun zhong
8. Mépris, Le
9. Baie des anges, La
10. 8 1/2

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: Tom Jones - Woodfall, United Artists-Lopert (British)
• Best Actor: Sidney Poitier - Lilies of the Field
• Best Actress: Patricia Neal - Hud

Births

• January 14 - Steven Soderbergh, director
• December 17 - Brad Pitt, actor

Deaths

• June 7 - Zazu Pitts, actress

Other Movies Released

• The Great Escape, starring Steve McQueen
• Tom Jones
• Charade, starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn

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