Joseph E. Levine

Producer, Acteur

9 september 1905 — 31 juli 1987 (81 years)
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).

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Graduate
    The Graduate1967
  • The Producers
    The Producers1968
  • Zulu
    Zulu1964
  • Leeuw in de winter
    Leeuw in de winter1968
  • De Vier Vuisten van de Duivel
    De Vier Vuisten van de Duivel1971
  • Carnal Knowledge
    Carnal Knowledge1971
  • Magic
    Magic1978
  • Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
    Santa Claus Conquers the Martians1964
  • Soldier Blue
    Soldier Blue1970
  • The 10th Victim
    The 10th Victim1965
  • Mad Monster Party?
    Mad Monster Party?1967
  • Waar liefde schande wordt
    Waar liefde schande wordt1964
  • C.C. & Company
    C.C. & Company1970
  • The Tiger and the Pussycat
    The Tiger and the Pussycat1967
  • Hercules and the Princess of Troy
    Hercules and the Princess of Troy1965

Known For

  • The Graduate
    The Graduate1967
  • Leeuw in de winter
    Leeuw in de winter1968
  • Een Brug te Ver
    Een Brug te Ver1977
  • De Linker en de Rechterhand van de Duivel
    De Linker en de Rechterhand van de Duivel1970
  • The Producers
    The Producers1968
  • Magic
    Magic1978
  • Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
    Santa Claus Conquers the Martians1964
  • Marriage Italian Style
    Marriage Italian Style1964
  • De Vier Vuisten van de Duivel
    De Vier Vuisten van de Duivel1971
  • Carnal Knowledge
    Carnal Knowledge1971
  • Nevada Smith
    Nevada Smith1966
  • Mad Monster Party?
    Mad Monster Party?1967
  • De tocht naar het duister
    De tocht naar het duister1962
  • The 10th Victim
    The 10th Victim1965
  • The Carpetbaggers
    The Carpetbaggers1964
  • Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
    Godzilla, King of the Monsters!1956
  • The Day of the Dolphin
    The Day of the Dolphin1973
  • Waar liefde schande wordt
    Waar liefde schande wordt1964
  • Soldier Blue
    Soldier Blue1970
  • Harlow
    Harlow1965

Cinematografie

1981
1978
MagicOp Plex
1977
1977
Godzilla · as Executive Producer
1974
The Night Porter · as Executive Producer
1973
The Day of the Dolphin · as Executive Producer
1973
Book of Numbers · as Executive Producer
1972
Thumb Tripping · as Executive Producer
1972
Rivals · as Executive Producer
1971
Trinity Is Still My Name · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
1971
Carnal Knowledge · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
1971
The Sporting Club · as Executive Producer
1971
1970
1970
Bright College Years · as Executive Producer
1970
C.C. & Company · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
1970
Soldier Blue · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
1970
Sunflower · as Executive Producer
1970
Macho Callahan · as Executive Producer
1970
The Adventurers · as Executive Producer
1969
Don't Drink the Water · as Executive Producer
1969
Stiletto · as Executive Producer
1969
Baby Love · as Executive Producer
1968
The Lion in Winter · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
1967
The Producers · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
1967
The Graduate · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
1967
The Wacky World of Mother Goose · as Executive Producer
1967
Woman Times Seven · as Executive Producer
1967
Robbery · as Executive Producer
1967
Mad Monster Party? · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
1967
The Caper of the Golden Bulls · as Executive Producer
1967
The Tiger and the Pussycat · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
1966
The Spy with a Cold Nose · as Executive Producer
1966
Where the Bullets Fly · as Executive Producer
1966
Nevada Smith · as Executive Producer
1966
The Oscar · as Executive Producer
1966
The Daydreamer · as Executive Producer
1966
A Man Called Adam · as Executive Producer
1966
The Idol · as Executive Producer
1965
The 10th Victim · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
1965
Sands of the Kalahari · as Executive Producer
1965
Hercules and the Princess of Troy · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
1965
Darling · as Executive Producer
1965
1964
Marriage Italian Style · as Executive Producer
1964
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
1964
1964
1964
Zulu · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
1963
1962
Long Day's Journey Into Night · as Executive Producer
1962
Boys' Night Out · as Executive Producer
1961
1961
Fury at Smugglers' Bay · as Executive Producer
1960
1959
Uncle Was a Vampire · as Executive Producer
1957
Godzilla · as Executive Producer
1956
Godzilla: King of the Monsters! · as Executive Producer
1945