I have now watched 120 films that were released in 1963. A complete list can be found here. Despite my many complaints about the films on the List, it was a strong year and I had 18 films for my favorites list. They could have been sliced and diced in any number of ways – I aimed for a balance between List and non-List films. The films I reluctantly left off my Top Ten were: Shock Corridor; Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie; The Organizer; It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World; The Leopard; Billy Liar; Lilies of the Field; and High and Low. I was unable to locate The Cool World or Mediterranee from The List. My favorites are no particular order though 8 1/2 would remain at the top no matter how I compiled my list.
10. An Actor’s Revenge – directed by Kon Ichikawa
9. The Leopard – directed by Luccino Visconti
8. America America – directed by Elia Kazan
7. Judex – directed by Georges Franju
6. Charade – directed by Stanley Donen
5. The Servant – directed by Joseph Losey
4. Hud – directed by Martin Ritt
3. This Sporting Life – directed by Lindsay Anderson
2. Mahanagar (The Big City) – directed by Satyajit Ray
1. 8 1/2 – directed by Federico Fellini
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