Joseph E. Levine
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- September 9, 1905
- Died
- July 31, 1987 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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
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Filmography
Tattoo
Movie · Producer
Magic
Movie · Producer
A Bridge Too Far
Movie · Producer
Godzilla
Movie · Executive Producer
The Day of the Dolphin
Movie · Executive Producer
Thumb Tripping
Movie · Executive Producer
Rivals
Movie · Executive Producer
Trinity Is Still My Name
Movie · Executive Producer
Macho Callahan
Movie · Executive Producer
The Ski Bum
Movie · Producer
Carnal Knowledge
Movie · Executive Producer
C.C. and Company
Movie · Executive Producer
Sunflower
Movie · Executive Producer
Soldier Blue
Movie · Executive Producer
Don't Drink the Water
Movie · Executive Producer
Stiletto
Movie · Executive Producer
The Lion in Winter
Movie · Executive Producer
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
Movie · Executive Producer
Robbery
Movie · Executive Producer
The Wacky World of Mother Goose
Movie · Executive Producer
Mad Monster Party?
Movie · Executive Producer
The Graduate
Movie · Executive Producer
Woman Times Seven
Movie · Executive Producer
Nevada Smith
Movie · Executive Producer
The Daydreamer
Movie · Executive Producer
The Spy with a Cold Nose
Movie · Executive Producer
The Idol
Movie · Executive Producer
Harlow
Movie · Producer
Darling
Movie · Executive Producer
DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space
TV · Executive Producer · 71 eps
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Movie · Executive Producer
The Carpetbaggers
Movie · Producer
Zulu
Movie · Executive Producer
Where Love Has Gone
Movie · Producer
Contempt
Movie · Producer
Boys' Night Out
Movie · Executive Producer
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie · Executive Producer
The Wonders of Aladdin
Movie · Producer
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Movie · Executive Producer
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Movie · Executive Producer
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Movie · Executive Producer