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 its release, The Graduate became one of the Top Ten All-Time Box Office hits. With the great success of the film, Levine sold his company to the conglomerate Avco, though he continued on as the CEO of the renamed Avco-Embassy film production division. Other films produced and/or financed by Levine included Two Women (1960), Contempt (1963), The 10th Victim (1965), Marriage Italian Style (1964), The Lion in Winter (1968), The Producers (1968), Carnal Knowledge (1971) and The Night Porter (1974). After leaving Avco-Embassy, he became an independent again, producing A Bridge Too Far (1977). Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph E. Levine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (42)
Tattoo
Producer (Production)
1981
Magic
Producer (Production)
1978
A Bridge Too Far
Producer (Production)
1977
Godzilla
Executive Producer (Production)
1977
The Day of the Dolphin
Executive Producer (Production)
1973
Thumb Tripping
Executive Producer (Production)
1972
Rivals
Executive Producer (Production)
1972
Trinity Is Still My Name
Executive Producer (Production)
1971
Carnal Knowledge
Executive Producer (Production)
1971
Macho Callahan
Executive Producer (Production)
1971
The Ski Bum
Producer (Production)
1971
C.C. and Company
Executive Producer (Production)
1970
Soldier Blue
Executive Producer (Production)
1970
Sunflower
Executive Producer (Production)
1970
Generation
Presenter (Crew)
1969
Don't Drink the Water
Executive Producer (Production)
1969
Stiletto
Executive Producer (Production)
1969
The Lion in Winter
Executive Producer (Production)
1968
The Graduate
Executive Producer (Production)
1967
The Wacky World of Mother Goose
Executive Producer (Production)
1967
Woman Times Seven
Executive Producer (Production)
1967
Robbery
Executive Producer (Production)
1967
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
Executive Producer (Production)
1967
Mad Monster Party?
Executive Producer (Production)
1967
The Spy with a Cold Nose
Executive Producer (Production)
1966
Nevada Smith
Executive Producer (Production)
1966
The Daydreamer
Executive Producer (Production)
1966
The Idol
Executive Producer (Production)
1966
Darling
Executive Producer (Production)
1965
Harlow
Producer (Production)
1965
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Executive Producer (Production)
1964
Where Love Has Gone
Producer (Production)
1964
The Carpetbaggers
Producer (Production)
1964
Zulu
Executive Producer (Production)
1964
Contempt
Producer (Production)
1963
Showman
1963
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Executive Producer (Production)
1962
Boys' Night Out
Executive Producer (Production)
1962
The Wonders of Aladdin
Producer (Production)
1961
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Executive Producer (Production)
1961
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Executive Producer (Production)
1957
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Executive Producer (Production)
1956
