High and Low – Contempt – Borom sarret – The Leopard – The Birds – This Sporting Life – Scorpio Rising

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 The Movies of 1963: World Premieres
 By Title // By Grade // By VOR // Last update: September 21, 2025

Top Ten List

1. High and Low Dir. Akira Kurosawa. Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai A
2. The Leopard Dir. Luchino Visconti. Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Paolo Stoppa A
3. Borom sarret Dir. Ousmane Sembène. Ly Abdoulaye, Albourah A
4. Mothlight Dir. Stan Brakhage. Abstract experimental short with wings and debris A
Scorpio Rising Dir. Kenneth Anger. Bruce Bryson, Ernie Allo, Frank Carifi A
5. Hud Dir. Martin Ritt. Paul Newman, Brandon de Wilde, Patricia Neal A
6. 8½ Dir. Federico Fellini. Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Claudia Cardinale A–
7. Contempt Dir. Jean-Luc Godard. Michel Piccoli, Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance A–
8. I Fidanzati Dir. Ermanno Olmi. Carlo Cabrini, Anna Canzi A–
9. The Birds Dir. Alfred Hitchcock. Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy A–
10. The Servant Dir. Joseph Losey. Dirk Bogarde, James Fox, Wendy Craig A–


Full Listing of Films Screened
★ = Full Review   /   ★ = Capsule   /   ★ = Feature or Blog Post   /   ★ = Grain of Salt

★ Borom sarret Dir. Ousmane Sembène. Ly Abdoulaye, Albourah A
High and Low Dir. Akira Kurosawa. Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai A
★ Hud Dir. Martin Ritt. Paul Newman, Brandon de Wilde, Patricia Neal A
The Leopard Dir. Luchino Visconti. Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Paolo Stoppa A
Mothlight Dir. Stan Brakhage. Abstract experimental short with wings and debris A
Scorpio Rising Dir. Kenneth Anger. Bruce Bryson, Ernie Allo, Frank Carifi A

8½ Dir. Federico Fellini. Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Claudia Cardinale A–
The Birds Dir. Alfred Hitchcock. Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy A–
Contempt Dir. Jean-Luc Godard. Michel Piccoli, Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance A–
★ I Fidanzati Dir. Ermanno Olmi. Carlo Cabrini, Anna Canzi A–
The Servant Dir. Joseph Losey. Dirk Bogarde, James Fox, Wendy Craig A–

Barren Lives Dir. Nelson Pereira Dos Santos. Átila Iório, Gilvan Lima B+
Blow Job Dir. Andy Warhol. DeVeren Bookwalter, Willard Maas B+
Flaming Creatures Dir. Jack Smith. Francis Francine, Sheila Bick, Joel Markman B+
This Sporting Life Dir. Lindsay Anderson. Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts B+
Towers Open Fire Dir. Anthony Balch, William S. Burroughs B+

★ America America Dir. Elia Kazan. Stathis Giallelis, Harry Davis, Elena Karam B
Billy Liar Dir. John Schlesinger. Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Mona Washbourne B
★ The Cardinal Dir. Otto Preminger. Tom Tryon, Raf Vallone, Josef Meinrad B
The Haunting Dir. Robert Wise. Julie Harris, Richard Johnson, Claire Bloom B
Kiss Dir. Andy Warhol. Rufus Collins, Johnny Dodd, Freddie Herko B
Lilies of the Field Dir. Ralph Nelson. Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Isa Crino B
★ The Silence Dir. Ingmar Bergman. Ingrid Thulin, Gunnel Lindblom B
Tom Jones Dir. Tony Richardson. Albert Finney, Susannah York, George Devine B

A Child Is Waiting Dir. John Cassavetes. Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster B–

★ Captain Newman, M.D. Dir. David Miller. Gregory Peck, Angie Dickinson C+

★ Twilight of Honor Dir. Boris Sagal. Richard Chamberlain, Nick Adams C

★ The Balcony Dir. Joseph Strick. Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Lee Grant, Jeff Corey C–
Cleopatra Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton C–
Irma La Douce Dir. Billy Wilder. Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Lou Jacobi C–
★ Shock Corridor Dir. Samuel Fuller. Peter Breck, Constance Towers, Larry Tucker C–

The V.I.P.s Dir. Anthony Asquith. Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Louis Jourdan D


In Need of Reappraisal
The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain

Charade Dir. Stanley Donen. Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Walter Matthau —
Love with the Proper Stranger Dir. Robert Mulligan. Steve McQueen —