Known For
Production
Born
Sep 09, 1905
Died
Jul 31, 1987
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Credits
43 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Tattoo
Producer
Magic
Producer
A Bridge Too Far
Producer
Godzilla
Executive Producer
The Day of the Dolphin
Executive Producer
Thumb Tripping
Executive Producer
Rivals
Executive Producer
Trinity Is Still My Name
Executive Producer
Carnal Knowledge
Executive Producer
Macho Callahan
Executive Producer
The Ski Bum
Producer
C.C. and Company
Executive Producer
Soldier Blue
Executive Producer
Sunflower
Executive Producer
Generation
Presenter
Don't Drink the Water
Executive Producer
Stiletto
Executive Producer
The Lion in Winter
Executive Producer
The Graduate
Executive Producer
The Wacky World of Mother Goose
Executive Producer
Woman Times Seven
Executive Producer
Robbery
Executive Producer
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
Executive Producer
Mad Monster Party?
Executive Producer
The Spy with a Cold Nose
Executive Producer
Nevada Smith
Executive Producer
The Daydreamer
Executive Producer
The Idol
Executive Producer
Darling
Executive Producer
Harlow
Producer
DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space
Executive Producer
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Executive Producer
Where Love Has Gone
Producer
The Carpetbaggers
Producer
Zulu
Executive Producer
Contempt
Producer
Showman
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Executive Producer
Boys' Night Out
Executive Producer
The Wonders of Aladdin
Producer
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Executive Producer
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Executive Producer
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Executive Producer