1967 in film

Events

• December 26 - The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour airs on British television.
• The prototype for the IMAX multi-screen system is exhibited at EXPO '67 in Montreal, Canada

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. The Jungle Book
2. The Graduate, starring Dustin Hoffman, and Anne Bancroft
3. You Only Live Twice
4. The Born Losers
5. Jag är nyfiken - en film i gult
6. Casino Royale
7. Wait Until Dark
8. Doctor Dolittle
9. The War Wagon
10. El Dorado

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: In the Heat of the Night - Mirisch, United Artists
• Best Actor: Rod Steiger - In the Heat of the Night
• Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Births

• January 14 - Emily Watson, English actress.
• February 9 - Benicio Del Toro, Puerto Rican actor.
• February 10 - Laura Dern, American actress.
• June 20 - Nicole Kidman, American actress.
• July 1 - Pamela Anderson, American actress.
• July 16 - Will Ferrell, American actor.
• October 28 - Julia Roberts, American actress.
• September 11 - Harry Connick, Jr.
• November 28 - Anna Nicole Smith, model and actress

Deaths

• June 10 - Spencer Tracy (b. 1900), American actor.
• June 29 - Jayne Mansfield (b. 1933), American actress.
• July 7 - Vivien Leigh, English actress.

Other Movies Released

• In the Heat of the Night
• Bonnie and Clyde
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
• Once Upon a Time in the West

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