Joseph E. Levine

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Joseph E. Levine

Born

Joseph Edward Levine
September 9, 1905
Boston, Massachusetts

Died

July 31, 1987 (aged 81)
Greenwich, Connecticut

Awards won
Golden Globe Awards
Cecil B. DeMille Award 1964 Lifetime Achievement

Joseph E. Levine (September 9, 1905 – July 31, 1987) was an American film producer.

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His Embassy Pictures Corporation was an independent studio and distributor responsible for such films as The Carpetbaggers, Harlow, The Graduate and The Lion in Winter.

Levine is famous in the industry for his massive advertising campaigns, starting with "Hercules" in 1959. He is also responsible for bringing the movie "Godzilla" to the US public.

In 1964, Levine received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in recognition of his lifetime achievement in motion pictures.

Joseph E. Levine died in 1987 in Greenwich, Connecticut.

QUOTE: "You can fool all the people all of the time if the advertising is right and the budget is big enough"

[edit] Producer credits

Tattoo (1981)
Magic (1978)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
My Name Is Trinity (1970)
The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)
Harlow (1965)
Where Love Has Gone (1964)
Only One New York (documentary) (1964)
The Carpetbaggers (1964)
Contempt (1963)
The Empty Canvas (1963)
Le Meraviglie di Aladino (1961)
Morgan, the Pirate (1961)
Gaslight Follies (documentary) (1945)

[edit] Executive producer credits

The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
Thumb Tripping (1972)
Rivals (1972)
Trinity Is STILL My Name! (1971)
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
C.C. and Company (1970)
Macho Callahan (1970)
Soldier Blue (1970)
The Adventurers (1970)
Sunflower (1970)
Don't Drink the Water (1969)
Mad Monster Party? (1969)
The Lion in Winter (1968)
The Producers (uncredited) (1968)
The Graduate (1967)
Robbery (1967)
The Tiger and the Pussycat (1967)
Woman Times Seven (1967)
The Caper of the Golden Bulls (1967)
A Man Called Adam (1966)
The Daydreamer (1966)
The Oscar (1966)
Where the Bullets Fly (1966)
Sands of the Kalahari (1965)
Darling (uncredited) (1965)
The Second Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World (1965)
Marriage Italian-Style (uncredited) (1964)
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
Zulu (1964)
The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah (1962)
Boys' Night Out (1962)
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)
Two Women (uncredited) (1960)
Jack the Ripper (1959 film) Levine provided a new soundtrack by Pete Rugolo and added colour to a sequence of blood to the black and white film
Tempi duri per i vampiri (1959)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
Walk Into Paradise (1956) that Levine retitled Walk into Hell for its American release^[1]