The 300 Spartans, starring Ralph Richardson, Richard Egan, Diane Baker. The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm. Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules ( Italy). Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): A Kind of Loving, directed by John Schlesinger, United Kingdom 1962 film releases Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): Family Diary ( Cronaca familiare, Journal intime), directed by Valerio Zurlini, France / Italy My Name is Ivan ( Ivanovo detstvo), directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, USSR Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): Keeper of Promises ( O Pagador de Promessas), directed by Anselmo Duarte, Brazil Golden Globe Awards: Drama: Best Picture: Lawrence of Arabia Best Actor: Gregory Peck – To Kill a Mockingbird Best Actress: Geraldine Page – Sweet Bird of Youth Comedy or Musical: Best Picture − Comedy: That Touch of Mink Best Picture − Musical: The Music Man Best Actor: Marcello Mastroianni – Divorce Italian Style Best Actress: Rosalind Russell – Gypsy Other Best Supporting Actor: Omar Sharif – Lawrence of Arabia Best Supporting Actress: Angela Lansbury – The Manchurian Candidate Best Director: David Lean – Lawrence of Arabia It also launches the career of Sean Connery.Īcademy Awards: Best Picture: Lawrence of Arabia – Horizon- Spiegel- Lean, Columbia Best Director: David Lean – Lawrence of Arabia Best Actor: Gregory Peck – To Kill a Mockingbird Best Actress: Anne Bancroft – The Miracle Worker Best Supporting Actor: Ed Begley – Sweet Bird of Youth Best Supporting Actress: Patty Duke – The Miracle Worker Best Foreign Language Film: Sundays and Cybele ( Les dimanches de ville d'Avray), directed by Serge Bourguignon, France No launches the James Bond series, the second longest-running film franchise of all time (next to Godzilla), still running almost 60 years later ( No Time to Die, 2021). September 7 – Filming of Sergei Bondarchuk's War and Peace begins and will continue for another 5 years. August 5 – Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe is found dead of a drug overdose. Zanuck, one of the founders of 20th Century Fox, becomes president, replacing Spyros Skouras. finalize their merger with Decca- Universal. May – The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government. The top ten 1962 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: See also: List of 1962 box office number-one films in the United States