List of American films of 1966


This is a list of American films released in 1966.
A Man for All Seasons won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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TitleDirectorCastGenreNote
Cast a Giant ShadowMelville ShavelsonKirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Yul Brynner, Frank Sinatra, Angie Dickinson, John WayneActionWarner Bros.
Castle of EvilFrancis D. LyonVirginia Mayo, Scott Brady, Lisa GayeHorrorUnited Pictures
Chamber of HorrorsHy AverbackPatrick O'Neal, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Laura DevonHorrorWarner Bros.
The ChaseArthur PennMarlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Angie Dickinson, E.G. Marshall, Janice Rule, James Fox, Robert DuvallDramaColumbia based on Horton Foote play; screenplay by Lillian Hellman; Remake of 1991 film
Chelsea GirlsAndy Warhol, Paul MorrisseyNico, Gerard Melanga, OndineDrama
Curse of the Swamp CreatureLarry BuchananJohn Agar, Francine York, William McGheeHorrorAIP
Cyborg 2087Franklin AdreonMichael Rennie, Karen Steele, Wendell CoreySci-fiUnited Pictures
The DaydreamerJules BassPaul O'Keefe, Ray Bolger, Hayley Mills, Patty DukeStop-motion animationEmbassy
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-RoundBernard GirardJames Coburn, Aldo Ray, Rose MarieCrimeColumbia
Destination Inner SpaceFrancis D. LyonScott Brady, Gary Merrill, Sheree NorthSci-fiUnited Pictures
Dimension 5Franklin AdreonJeffrey Hunter, France Nuyen, Donald WoodsSci-fiUnited Pictures
Drop Dead DarlingKen HughesTony Curtis, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Lionel JeffriesComedyParamount
Duel at DiabloRalph NelsonSidney Poitier, James Garner, Bibi Andersson WesternUnited Artists
El DoradoHoward HawksJohn Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Charlene Holt, Ed Asner, Michele Carey, Christopher George, Arthur HunnicuttWesternParamount
The Endless SummerBruce BrownRobert August, Mike HynsonDocumentary
An Eye for an EyeMichael D. Moore Robert Lansing, Patrick Wayne, Slim Pickens, Gloria TalbottWesternEmbassy
Fantastic VoyageRichard FleischerRaquel Welch, Donald Pleasence, Stephen Boyd, Edmond O'Brien, Arthur KennedySci-fi20th Century Fox; won 2 Oscars
The Fat SpyJoseph CatesPhyllis Diller, Jack E. Leonard, Brian Donlevy, Jayne MansfieldComedyIndependent
A Fine MadnessIrvin KershnerSean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean SebergComedy, dramaWarner Bros. Based on Elliott Baker novel
Fireball 500Leo TownsendFrankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, FabianComedyAIP
Follow Me, Boys!Norman TokarFred MacMurray, Vera Miles, Lillian Gish, Kurt RussellComedy, dramaDisney
The Fortune CookieBilly WilderWalter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Judi WestComedyUnited Artists. Oscar for Matthau, plus 3 more nominations
Frankie and Johnny Fred De CordovaElvis Presley, Donna Douglas, Nancy Kovack, Sue Ane LangdonMusicalUnited Artists. Based on the song
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumRichard LesterZero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Michael Crawford, Jack Gilford, Michael Hordern, Roy Kinnear, Buster KeatonMusical comedyUnited Artists. Based on Broadway show; music by Stephen Sondheim; Oscar for music
GambitRonald NeameMichael Caine, Shirley MacLaine, Herbert LomCrime, comedyUniversal. 3 Oscar nominations; inspired 2012 remake
The Gentle RainBurt BalabanChristopher George, Lynda Day George, Fay SpainDramaAllied Artists
The Ghost and Mr. ChickenAlan RafkinDon Knotts, Dick Sargent, Liam RedmondComedyUniversal
The Ghost in the Invisible BikiniDon WeisTommy Kirk, Nancy Sinatra, Basil RathboneComedyAIP
The Glass Bottom BoatFrank TashlinDoris Day, Rod Taylor, Paul LyndeComedyMGM
Grand PrixJohn FrankenheimerJames Garner, Toshirō Mifune, Yves Montand, Eva Marie Saint, Brian Bedford, Jessica WalterDramaMGM; won 3 Oscars
The GroupSidney LumetCandice Bergen, Joanna Pettet, Shirley Knight, Joan Hackett, Elizabeth Hartman, Jessica WalterDramaUnited Artists. Based on a novel by Mary McCarthy
GunpointEarl BellamyAudie Murphy, Joan Staley, Warren StevensWesternUniversal
HarperJack SmightPaul Newman, Robert Wagner, Lauren Bacall, Janet Leigh, Julie Harris, Pamela Tiffin, Arthur Hill, Shelley WintersCrime dramaWarner Bros. Based on Ross Macdonald novel
HawaiiGeorge Roy HillJulie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Richard Harris, Gene HackmanDramaUnited Artists. Based on James Michener novel
Hold Me While I'm NakedGeorge KucharDonna Kerness, Stella KucharExperimental short
Hold On!Arthur LubinPeter Noone, Shelley Fabares, Sue Ane LangdonMusicalMGM
How to Steal a MillionWilliam WylerAudrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Hugh Griffith, Charles BoyerCrime, comedy20th Century Fox

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TitleDirectorCastGenreNote
Incident at Phantom HillEarl BellamyRobert Fuller, Jocelyn Lane, Dan DuryeaWesternUniversal
Is Paris Burning?René ClémentKirk Douglas, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron, Glenn Ford, Yves Montand, Alain Delon, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Simone Signoret, Robert Stack, Orson WellesDrama, warParamount; screenplay by Gore Vidal, Francis Ford Coppola; 2 Oscar nominations
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's DaughterWilliam BeaudineJohn Lupton, Narda Onyx, Estelita RodriguezWestern, horrorEmbassy
Johnny RenoR. G. SpringsteenDana Andrews, Jane Russell, WesternParamount
JudithDaniel MannSophia Loren, Peter Finch, Jack HawkinsDramaParamount
Kiss the Girls and Make Them DieHenry LevinMike Connors, Dorothy Provine, Raf Vallone, Margaret LeeSpyColumbia
The Last of the Secret Agents?Norman AbbottMarty Allen, Steve Rossi, Nancy SinatraComedyParamount
Let's Kill UncleWilliam CastleNigel Green, Mary Badham, Linda LawsonThrillerUniversal
Lord Love a DuckGeorge AxelrodRoddy McDowall, Tuesday Weld, Lola AlbrightComedyUnited Artists
Lost CommandMark RobsonAnthony Quinn, Claudia Cardinale, Alain DelonWarColumbia; based on Jean Larteguy book
Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.Byron PaulDick Van Dyke, Nancy Kwan, Akim TamiroffComedyDisney; based on the book Robinson Crusoe
Madame XDavid Lowell RichLana Turner, John Forsythe, Ricardo MontalbánDramaUniversal
Made in ParisBoris SagalLouis Jourdan, Ann-Margret, Richard CrennaComedyMGM
The Man Called FlintstoneHanna-BarberaAlan Reed, Mel Blanc AnimationColumbia. Based on TV series
A Man Could Get KilledRonald NeameJames Garner, Sandra Dee, Melina Mercouri, Roland CulverSpyUniversal
Harold P. WarrenJohn Reynolds, Harold P. WarrenHorrorIndependent
MayaJohn BerryClint Walker, Jay North, Sajid KhanDramaMGM
Mister BuddwingDelbert MannJames Garner, Suzanne Pleshette, Angela LansburyDramaMGM
Moment to MomentMervyn LeRoyJean Seberg, Honor Blackman, Sean GarrisonDramaUniversal
Munster, Go Home!Earl BellamyFred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al LewisComedyUniversal. Based on TV series
Murderers' RowHenry LevinDean Martin, Ann-Margret, Karl Malden, Camilla Sparv, Beverly Adams, James GregorySpy film, comedyColumbia. Sequel to The Silencers
Nashville Rebel Jay J. SheridanWaylon Jennings, Loretta LynnDrama, musicalAIP
The Navy vs. the Night MonstersMichael HoeyMamie van Doren, Anthony Eisley, Edward FaulknerSci-fiRealart
Nevada SmithHenry HathawaySteve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Arthur Kennedy, Janet Margolin, Suzanne PleshetteWesternEmbassy; Paramount; based on characters created by Harold Robbins
The Night of the GrizzlyJoseph PevneyClint Walker, Martha Hyer, Keenan WynnAdventureParamount
Not with My Wife, You Don't!Norman PanamaTony Curtis, Virna Lisi, George C. ScottComedyWarner Bros.
Once Before I DieJohn DerekUrsula Andress, John Derek, Richard JaeckelWar dramaWarner Bros.
The OscarRussell RouseStephen Boyd, Elke Sommer, Jill St. John, Tony Bennett, Ernest Borgnine, Milton Berle, Edie AdamsDramaEmbassy; Paramount; 2 Oscar nominations
Our Man FlintDaniel MannJames Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, Gila GolanSpy comedy20th Century Fox
The Pad and How to Use ItBrian G. HuttonJulie Sommars, James Farentino, Brian BedfordComedyUniversal
Paradise, Hawaiian StyleMichael D. MooreElvis Presley, James Shigeta, Irene TsuMusicalParamount
PenelopeArthur HillerNatalie Wood, Ian Bannen, Carl BallantineComedyMGM
Picture Mommy DeadBert I. GordonDon Ameche, Martha Hyer, Zsa Zsa GaborHorrorEmbassy
The PlainsmanDavid Lowell RichDon Murray, Guy Stockwell, Abby DaltonWesternUniversal. Remake of 1936 film
The Poppy Is Also a FlowerTerence YoungSenta Berger, Stephen Boyd, Yul BrynnerDramamade for TV
The ProfessionalsRichard BrooksBurt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale, Ralph BellamyWesternColumbia. Based on novel by Frank O'Rourke; 3 Oscar nominations
Queen of BloodCurtis HarringtonJohn Saxon, Dennis Hopper, Basil Rathbone, Judi MeredithSci-fiAIP
RageGilberto GazcónGlenn Ford, Stella Stevens, David ReynosoDramaColumbia
The Rare BreedAndrew V. McLaglenJames Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Jack ElamWesternUniversal
Red TomahawkR. G. SpringsteenJoan Caulfield, Howard Keel, Broderick CrawfordWesternParamount
Red Zone CubaColeman FrancisJohn Carradine, Anthony Cardoza, Coleman Francis DramaIndependent
Return of the SevenBurt KennedyYul Brynner, Warren Oates, Elisa Montes, Robert Fuller, Claude AkinsWesternUnited Artists. The Magnificent Seven sequel
Ride Beyond VengeanceBernard McEveetyChuck Connors, Kathryn Hays, Bill BixbyWesternColumbia
Roman CandlesJohn WatersDivine, Maelcum SoulShort film
Rush to JudgmentEmile de AntonioArchive footage of Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby, Earl WarrenDocumentary
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are ComingNorman JewisonAlan Arkin, Eva Marie Saint, Jonathan Winters, Carl Reiner, John Phillip Law, Brian Keith, Paul FordComedyUnited Artists. Golden Globe Best Musical or Comedy; 4 Oscar nominations

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TitleDirectorCastGenreNote
The Sand PebblesRobert WiseSteve McQueen, Richard Crenna, Candice Bergen, Mako, Richard Attenborough, Simon OaklandDrama, war20th Century Fox. Based on novel by Richard McKenna; 8 Oscar nominations
Savage PampasHugo FregoneseRobert Taylor, Ron Randell, Marc LawrenceWesternIndependent
SecondsJohn FrankenheimerRock Hudson, Murray Hamilton, John Randolph, Salome Jens, Jeff CoreyThrillerParamount
The ShootingMonte HellmanWarren Oates, Millie Perkins, Will Hutchins, Jack NicholsonWesternIndependent
The Silencers Phil KarlsonDean Martin, Stella Stevens, Daliah Lavi, Victor Buono, Nancy Kovack, Cyd CharisseSpy film, comedyColumbia; first Matt Helm film
The Singing NunHenry KosterDebbie Reynolds, Ricardo Montalbán, Greer GarsonMusical biographyMGM. Based on life of Jeanine Deckers
SmokyGeorge ShermanFess Parker, Diana Hyland, Katy JuradoWestern20th Century Fox
SpinoutNorman TaurogElvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Diane McBainMusicalMGM
StagecoachGordon DouglasAnn-Margret, Red Buttons, Alex Cord, Bing Crosby, Bob Cummings, Slim Pickens, Stefanie PowersWestern20th Century Fox. Remake of 1939 film
The SwingerGeorge SidneyAnn-Margret, Anthony Franciosa, Robert CooteComedyParamount
Tarzan and the Valley of GoldRobert DayMike Henry, David Opatoshu, Nancy KovackAdventureAIP
Texas Across the RiverMichael GordonDean Martin, Alain Delon, Joey BishopWestern, comedyUniversal
This Property Is CondemnedSydney PollackRobert Redford, Natalie Wood, Charles BronsonDramaParamount
Three on a CouchJerry LewisJerry Lewis, Janet Leigh, Mary Ann MobleyComedyColumbia
The Three SistersPaul BogartSandy Dennis, Geraldine Page, Kim StanleyDramaIndependent. Based on Anton Chekhov play
Torn CurtainAlfred HitchcockPaul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila KedrovaSpy mysteryUniversal
The Trouble with AngelsIda LupinoRosalind Russell, Hayley Mills, June HardingComedyColumbia
The Undertaker and His PalsT. L. P. SwicegoodRay Dannis, Warrene Ott, Rad FultonHorror
The Ugly DachshundNorman TokarSuzanne Pleshette, Dean Jones, Charlie RugglesComedyDisney
The Unkissed BrideJack H. HarrisTommy Kirk, Anne Helm, Jacques BergeracComedyIndependent
WacoR. G. SpringsteenJane Russell, Howard Keel, Wendell CoreyWesternParamount
Walk Don't RunCharles WaltersCary Grant, Samantha Eggar, Jim HuttonComedyColumbia. Grant's final film
Way...Way OutGordon DouglasJerry Lewis, Connie Stevens, Anita Ekberg, Robert Morley, Dennis Weaver, Dick ShawnComedy20th Century Fox
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?Blake EdwardsDick Shawn, James Coburn, Carroll O'ConnorComedyUnited Artists
What's Up, Tiger Lily?Woody Allen, Senkichi TaniguchiWoody Allen, Louise Lasser, Tatsuya MihashiComedy, parodyAIP. Allen's first film
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Mike NicholsElizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Sandy Dennis, George SegalDramaWarner Bros. Based on Edward Albee play; Oscars for Taylor, Dennis
The Wild AngelsRoger CormanPeter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra, Bruce DernOutlaw biker filmAIP
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey TreeWolfgang ReithermanSterling Holloway, Junius MatthewsAnimationDisney. based on book by A. A. Milne
Women of the Prehistoric PlanetArthur C. PierceWendell Corey, Merry Anders, Irene TsuSci-fiIndependent