I have now watched 87 films that were released in 1967. A complete list can be found here. It took six months seemingly stretching out into eternity. In reality, 1967 was actually one of the really great years for movies and for Hollywood, which was seeing an upswing of creativity aided by the demise of the Hayes Code. I had 21 movies I rated 9/10 or higher. They were very hard to whittle down. It about killed me to omit: Don’t Look Back; Dragon Inn; The Fireman’s Ball; Two in the Shadow; The Producers; Wait Until Dark; Festival; Japan’s Longest Day; Belle de Jour; Bonnie and Clyde; and Oncle Yanco. Ranking the list was clearly impossible, so I have listed them in alphabetical order.
Cool Hand Luke – Directed by George Roy Hill
Far from the Madding Crowd – Directed by John Schlesinger
The Graduate – Directed by Mike Nichols
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Directed by David Swift
In Cold Blood – Directed by Richard Brooks
In the Heat of the Night – Directed by Norman Jewison
Samurai Rebellion – Directed by Misaki Kobayashi
Le Samourai – Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
The Two of Us/Le vieil homme y l’enfant – Directed by Claude Berri
Les demoiselles de Rochefort/The Young Girls of Rochefort – Directed by Jacques Demy
Congratulations on finishing 1967!
Those movies on your top 10 must have been awesome to take the spots from The Firemen’s Ball, The Producers and Bonnie and Clyde.
On another day, the ones you mentioned would be in and the others out. It was really, really hard. I kind of lean toward including lesser-known awesome films.
1967 was a great year! Many thanks, as always, for your thoughtful reviews.
On to 1968 and 2020!
Joanne
Thanks, as always, for reading them and for being my inspiration to start!
It has been SO much fun to be along for the ride from the very beginning.
It has been so much fun knowing you. Remember how we met? I was a moderator on the damned Goodreads history group. You “sinned” by not providing a correct link to your book. I didn’t really give a damn. We were both rebels. It was meant to be.