I have now watched 116 films that were released in 1962. A complete list can be found here. It was a strong year and I had 19 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: An Autumn Afternoon; Advise and Consent; Sanjuro; Gypsy; The Music Man; Jules and Jim; The Longest Day; Cape Fear; and Vive le tour . The list is no particular order though Harakiri would remain at the top no matter how I compiled the list.
10. A Long Day’s Journey Into Night – directed by Sidney Lumet
9. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane – directed by Robert Aldrich
8. The Days of Wine and Roses – directed by Blake Edwards
7. Cleo from 5 to 7 – directed by Agnes Varda
6. The Manchurian Candidate – directed by John Frankenheimer
5. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner – directed by Tony Richardson
4. To Kill a Mockingbird– directed by Robert Mulligan
3. The Miracle Worker – directed by Arthur Penn
2. Lawrence of Arabia – directed by David Lean
Harakiri – directed by Masaki Kobayashi
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