Joseph E. Levine
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 (42)
Tattoo
1981 · Producer
Magic
1978 · Producer
A Bridge Too Far
1977 · Producer, Presenter
Godzilla
1977 · Executive Producer
The Day of the Dolphin
1973 · Executive Producer
Thumb Tripping
1972 · Executive Producer
Rivals
1972 · Executive Producer
Trinity Is Still My Name
1971 · Executive Producer
Carnal Knowledge
1971 · Executive Producer, Presenter
Macho Callahan
1971 · Executive Producer
The Ski Bum
1971 · Producer
C.C. and Company
1970 · Executive Producer
Soldier Blue
1970 · Executive Producer
Sunflower
1970 · Executive Producer
Generation
1969 · Presenter
Don't Drink the Water
1969 · Executive Producer
Stiletto
1969 · Executive Producer
The Lion in Winter
1968 · Executive Producer
The Graduate
1967 · Executive Producer
The Wacky World of Mother Goose
1967 · Executive Producer
Woman Times Seven
1967 · Executive Producer
Robbery
1967 · Executive Producer
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
1967 · Executive Producer
Mad Monster Party?
1967 · Executive Producer
The Spy with a Cold Nose
1966 · Executive Producer
Nevada Smith
1966 · Executive Producer
The Daydreamer
1966 · Executive Producer, Presenter
The Idol
1966 · Executive Producer
Darling
1965 · Executive Producer
Harlow
1965 · Producer
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
1964 · Executive Producer, Presenter
Where Love Has Gone
1964 · Producer
The Carpetbaggers
1964 · Producer
Zulu
1964 · Executive Producer
Contempt
1963 · Producer
Showman
1963
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962 · Executive Producer
Boys' Night Out
1962 · Executive Producer
The Wonders of Aladdin
1961 · Producer, Presenter
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961 · Executive Producer
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957 · Executive Producer
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956 · Executive Producer
