
Joseph E. Levine
Biography
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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Acting (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Godzilla, King of the Monsters! | 1956 | Executive Producer |
| Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean | 1957 | Executive Producer |
| Fury at Smugglers' Bay | 1961 | Executive Producer |
| The Wonders of Aladdin | 1961 | Producer |
| Boys' Night Out | 1962 | Executive Producer |
| Long Day's Journey Into Night | 1962 | Executive Producer |
| Contempt | 1963 | Producer |
| Zulu | 1964 | Executive Producer |
| The Carpetbaggers | 1964 | Producer |
| Where Love Has Gone | 1964 | Producer |
| Santa Claus Conquers the Martians | 1964 | Executive Producer |
| Harlow | 1965 | Producer |
| Darling | 1965 | Executive Producer |
| The Idol | 1966 | Executive Producer |
| The Daydreamer | 1966 | Executive Producer |
| Nevada Smith | 1966 | Executive Producer |
| The Spy with a Cold Nose | 1966 | Executive Producer |
| Mad Monster Party? | 1967 | Executive Producer |
| The Caper of the Golden Bulls | 1967 | Executive Producer |
| Robbery | 1967 | Executive Producer |
| Woman Times Seven | 1967 | Executive Producer |
| The Wacky World of Mother Goose | 1967 | Executive Producer |
| The Graduate | 1967 | Executive Producer |
| The Lion in Winter | 1968 | Executive Producer |
| Stiletto | 1969 | Executive Producer |
| Don't Drink the Water | 1969 | Executive Producer |
| Sunflower | 1970 | Executive Producer |
| Soldier Blue | 1970 | Executive Producer |
| C.C. and Company | 1970 | Executive Producer |
| The Ski Bum | 1971 | Producer |
| Macho Callahan | 1971 | Executive Producer |
| Carnal Knowledge | 1971 | Executive Producer |
| Trinity Is Still My Name | 1971 | Executive Producer |
| Rivals | 1972 | Executive Producer |
| Thumb Tripping | 1972 | Executive Producer |
| The Day of the Dolphin | 1973 | Executive Producer |
| Godzilla | 1977 | Executive Producer |
| A Bridge Too Far | 1977 | Producer |
| Magic | 1978 | Producer |
| Tattoo | 1981 | Producer |
