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1966, August: Canberra film releases

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  • A Patch of Blue (1965)

    1. A Patch of Blue

    19651h 45mApproved73Metascore
    8.0 (9.9K)
    A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life by introducing her to the outside world.
    DirectorGuy GreenStarsSidney PoitierShelley WintersElizabeth Hartman
    Capitol – 01–02
    Star – 12–13; 15
  • Tony Curtis, Jerry Lewis, Suzanna Leigh, Thelma Ritter, Dany Saval, and Christiane Schmidtmer in Boeing, Boeing (1965)

    2. Boeing, Boeing

    19651h 42mApproved
    6.4 (3.7K)
    Robert Reed visits his philandering friend Bernard Lawrence just as Bernard's scheme of being secretly simultaneously engaged to three flight attendants goes awry. Based on Marc Camoletti's stage play.
    DirectorJohn RichStarsTony CurtisJerry LewisDany Saval
    Civic – 01
  • Jeanne Crain, David Janssen, and Dina Merrill in Twenty Plus Two (1961)

    3. Twenty Plus Two

    19611h 42mApproved
    6.2 (635)
    A famous movie star's fan-club secretary has been brutally murdered. She has in her office old newspaper clippings regarding a missing heiress. Did the secretary know something about the mystery of the heiress? Tom Alder investigates.
    DirectorJoseph M. NewmanStarsDavid JanssenJeanne CrainDina Merrill
    Civic – 01 (2nd to Boeing Boeing)
  • Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Martine Beswick, Luciana Paluzzi, and Molly Peters in Thunderball (1965)

    4. Thunderball

    19652h 10mApproved64Metascore
    6.9 (132K)
    James Bond heads to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.
    DirectorTerence YoungStarsSean ConneryClaudine AugerAdolfo Celi
    Star – 01
    Civic – 02–04
  • Elvis Presley in Follow That Dream (1962)

    5. Follow That Dream

    19621h 49mApproved
    6.5 (3.1K)
    A family of ragtag vagabonds sets up a makeshift home on a Florida beach after becoming marooned there, prompting an uptight local bureaucrat to attempt to evict them.
    DirectorGordon DouglasStarsElvis PresleyArthur O'ConnellAnne Helm
    Star – 02–04
  • Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in A Hard Day's Night (1964)

    6. A Hard Day's Night

    19641h 27mG96Metascore
    7.5 (50K)
    Over two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.
    DirectorRichard LesterStarsJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge Harrison
    Star – 02–04 (2nd to Follow That Dream)
  • Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

    7. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    19622h 14mApproved75Metascore
    8.0 (65K)
    A former vaudeville child star torments her paraplegic sister, who eclipsed her as a movie star, in their decaying Hollywood mansion while desperately clinging to hopes of a comeback.
    DirectorRobert AldrichStarsBette DavisJoan CrawfordVictor Buono
    Starlight – 01–02
  • Ronald Reagan, Bruce Bennett, and Rhonda Fleming in The Last Outpost (1951)

    8. The Last Outpost

    19511h 29mApproved
    5.9 (691)
    Despite their fighting on opposite sides during the Civil War, brothers Vance and Jeb Britton have to set their differences aside in order to survive an Indian attack.
    DirectorLewis R. FosterStarsRonald ReaganRhonda FlemingBruce Bennett
    Starlight – 03 [ranch night]
  • Sterling Hayden and Eve Miller in Kansas Pacific (1953)

    9. Kansas Pacific

    19531h 13mApproved
    5.8 (857)
    With the Civil War about to begin, Southern saboteurs attack frontier railroad construction.
    DirectorRay NazarroStarsSterling HaydenEve MillerBarton MacLane
    Starlight – 03 (2nd to Last Outpost) [ranch night]
  • Charles Hawtrey, Bernard Cribbins, and Barbara Windsor in Carry on Spying (1964)

    10. Carry on Spying

    19641h 27m
    6.2 (3.3K)
    Agent Simpkins and trainees chase STENCH (the Society for the Total Extinction of Non-Conforming Humans) for a stolen chemical formula, using gadgets and disguises to defeat villains The Fat Man, Dr Milchman, and Dr Crow.
    DirectorGerald ThomasStarsKenneth WilliamsBarbara WindsorBernard Cribbins
    Starlight – 04–06
  • Johnny Nobody (1961)

    11. Johnny Nobody

    19611h 28mTV-PG
    6.3 (346)
    A small Irish town: atheist writer shot by a man claiming amnesia. Miracle or murder? Local priest discovers it's a plot: revenge killing. Gets to trial too late - the jury have acquitted. JN gloats - to be struck dead in the courtroom.
    DirectorNigel PatrickStarsNigel PatrickYvonne MitchellWilliam Bendix
    Starlight – 04–06 (2nd to Carry on Spying)
  • The Satan Bug (1965)

    12. The Satan Bug

    19651h 54mApproved
    6.1 (3.3K)
    A germ that could destroy life on Earth is stolen from a biological warfare lab and the thief threatens to release it into the open prompting world-wide manhunt.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsGeorge MaharisRichard BasehartAnne Francis
    Capitol – 03–04
  • A Cold Wind in August (1961)

    13. A Cold Wind in August

    19611h 20mApproved
    6.5 (459)
    An older woman seduces an impressionable working-class boy who falls deeply in love with her. Disillusionment sets in when the boy discovers that she is a stripper.
    DirectorAlexander SingerStarsLola AlbrightScott MarloweJoe De Santis
    Capitol – 03–04 (2nd to Satan Bug)
  • Carnaby, M.D. (1966)

    14. Carnaby, M.D.

    19661h 37m
    5.8 (513)
    A flirtatious doctor pursues nurses at his hospital while dodging his stern administrator's disapproval. He plays matchmaker for his boss and chases after a beautiful physiotherapist, leading to mishaps along the way.
    DirectorRalph ThomasStarsLeslie PhillipsJames Robertson JusticeShirley Anne Field
    Capitol – 09
    Civic – 12–16
    Star – 20–23
  • Unearthly Stranger (1963)

    15. Unearthly Stranger

    19631h 18m
    6.4 (1.1K)
    Mysterious woman marries government scientist Davidson despite his lack of knowledge about her past. His bosses are suspicious of her unusual traits. After it's clear she does love Davidson, the pair come under attack.
    DirectorJohn KrishStarsJohn NevillePhilip StoneGabriella Licudi
    Capitol – 09 (2nd to Doctor in Clover) [HORROR]
    Civic – 12–16 (2nd to Doctor in Clover)
    Star – 20–23 (2nd to Doctor in Clover)
  • Keir Dullea, John Forsythe, and Lana Turner in Madame X (1966)

    16. Madame X

    19661h 40mApproved
    6.9 (2.7K)
    After her lover is killed, the wife of a wealthy man is convinced to fake her own death, which leads her into greater depths of depravity until fate reunites her with her long-lost son, who is unaware of her real identity.
    DirectorDavid Lowell RichStarsLana TurnerJohn ForsytheRicardo Montalban
    Capitol – 10–11
  • I Saw What You Did (1965)

    17. I Saw What You Did

    19651h 22mApproved
    6.2 (3.6K)
    Teenagers Libby and Kit innocently spend an evening making random prank calls that lead to murderous consequences.
    DirectorWilliam CastleStarsJoan CrawfordJohn IrelandLeif Erickson
    Capitol – 10–11 (2nd to Madame X) [HORROR]
  • The Secret Invasion (1964)

    18. The Secret Invasion

    19641h 35mApproved
    5.8 (1.4K)
    In 1943, a group of hardened criminals is pardoned on the condition it accepts a mission to free a captive Italian general from the clutches of the Nazis.
    DirectorRoger CormanStarsStewart GrangerRaf ValloneMickey Rooney
    Civic – 09–11
    Capitol – 16–18
  • Dean Martin and Yvette Mimieux in Toys in the Attic (1963)

    19. Toys in the Attic

    19631h 30mNot Rated
    6.7 (1.5K)
    Julian Berniers and his bride Lily leave Chicago to visit his two spinster sisters, Carrie and Anna, in New Orleans but Lily's jealousy combined with Carrie's possessiveness of Julian threaten to destroy the whole family.
    DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsDean MartinGeraldine PageYvette Mimieux
    Civic – 09–11 (2nd to Secret Invasion)
    Capitol – 16–18 (2nd to Secret Invasion)
  • Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, and Ian Hendry in The Hill (1965)

    20. The Hill

    19652h 3mApproved81Metascore
    7.8 (16K)
    In a North African military prison during World War II, five new prisoners struggle to survive in the face of brutal punishment and sadistic guards.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsSean ConneryHarry AndrewsIan Bannen
    Star – 09–11
  • Janet Leigh, Ray Walston, Shelley Winters, Van Johnson, Martha Hyer, and Jeremy Slate in Wives and Lovers (1963)

    21. Wives and Lovers

    19631h 43mApproved
    5.9 (317)
    A struggling author and his wife suddenly become wealthy and move to the suburbs. Divorced neighbor and "companion" aid marital misconstrue which almost culminates in a divorce.
    DirectorJohn RichStarsJanet LeighVan JohnsonShelley Winters
    Starlight – 09
  • Frankie Avalon, Yvonne Craig, Dwayne Hickman, and Deborah Walley in Ski Party (1965)

    22. Ski Party

    19651h 30mApproved
    5.2 (891)
    In this musical, college classmates Todd Armstrong (Frankie Avalon) and Craig Gamble (Dwayne Hickman) head out on a group ski vacation, and agree that if they're going to get girlfriends, they need to understand how women think.
    DirectorAlan RafkinStarsFrankie AvalonDwayne HickmanDeborah Walley
    Starlight – 09 (2nd to Wives and Lovers)
  • Charlton Heston, Donna Reed, and Fred MacMurray in The Far Horizons (1955)

    23. The Far Horizons

    19551h 48mNot Rated
    6.1 (1.4K)
    After purchasing Louisiana from France, the USA sends surveyors Lewis and Clark, assisted by a Shoshone guide, to chart the new territory.
    DirectorRudolph MatéStarsFred MacMurrayCharlton HestonDonna Reed
    Starlight – 10 [ranch night]

    ["Plus 'Rodeo'"; doesn't appear to be on IMDb, or at least it's too vague to search for.]
  • Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, and James Garner in The Great Escape (1963)

    24. The Great Escape

    19632h 52mApproved86Metascore
    8.2 (269K)
    Allied officers in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II making a daring plan for a mass escape by hundreds of their men, hoping to draw German personnel and resources away from combat operations.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsSteve McQueenJames GarnerRichard Attenborough
    Starlight – 11–16
  • Buster Keaton, Mickey Rooney, Brian Donlevy, Annette Funicello, Beverly Adams, John Ashley, Dwayne Hickman, Harvey Lembeck, and Jody McCrea in How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)

    25. How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

    19651h 33mNot Rated
    4.7 (1.7K)
    Frankie, on naval-reserve duty in Tahiti, doesn't trust Dee Dee to stay faithful, so he hires Bwana, a witch doctor, to help. Bwana conjures up a floating bikini, "stuffs" it with Cassandra, and sends her to distract advertising executive Ricky from Dee Dee.
    DirectorWilliam AsherStarsAnnette FunicelloDwayne HickmanBrian Donlevy
    Capitol – 12–13

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