Top Ten of 1968: World Premieres
| 1. | Shame Dir. Ingmar Bergman. With Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand A |
| 2. | In the Year of the Pig Dir. Emile de Antonio. Documentary about the Vietnam War A |
| 3. | Flesh Dir. Paul Morrissey. With Joe Dallesandro, Geraldine James, Patti D'Arbanville A |
| 4. | 2001: A Space Odyssey Dir. Stanley Kubrick. With Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood A |
| 5. | Night of the Living Dead Dir. George Romero. With Duane Jones, Karl Hardman A |
| 6. | Rosemary's Baby Dir. Roman Polanski. With Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon A– |
| 7. | Once Upon a Time in the West Dir. Sergio Leone. With Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda A– |
| 8. | Stolen Kisses Dir. François Truffaut. With Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claude Jade, Delphine Seyrig A– |
| 9. | Mandabi Dir. Ousmane Sembène. With Makhouredia Gueye, Ynousse N'Diaye, Isseu Niang A– |
| 10. | Petulia Dir. Richard Lester. With George C. Scott, Julie Christie, Richard Chamberlain A– |
Reviews from 1968
★ = Full-Length Review / © = Capsule-Length Review / ★ = Blog Review (New Window)
© The Lion in Winter Dir. Anthony Harvey. With Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn B+
© Night of the Living Dead Dir. George Romero. With Duane Jones, Karl Hardman A
★ The Sea Gull Dir. Sidney Lumet. With Simone Signoret, David Warner, Vanessa Redgrave C+
© Shame Dir. Ingmar Bergman. With Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand A
More Grades from 1968
Unreviewed titles I have seen recently enough to grade
Barbarella Dir. Roger Vadim. With Jane Fonda, Milo O'Shea, Anita Pallenberg D
Bullitt Dir. Peter Yates. With Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Simon Oakland B
The Charge of the Light Brigade Dir. Tony Richardson. With David Hemmings B
Charly Dir. Ralph Nelson. With Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala D+
Faces Dir. John Cassavetes. With Gena Rowlands, John Marley, Lynn Carlin A–
The Fixer Dir. John Frankenheimer. With Alan Bates, Dirk Bogarde, Ian Holm B
Funny Girl Dir. William Wyler. With Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford C+
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Dir. Robert Ellis Miller. With Alan Arkin B–
I Am Curious (Blue) Dir. Vilgot Sjöman. With Lena Nyman, Börje Ahlstedt C+
Isadora Dir. Karel Reisz. With Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards, John Fraser B
The Killing of Sister George Dir. Robert Aldrich. With Beryl Reid, Susannah York C–
Lonesome Cowboys Dir. Andy Warhol. With Viva, Tom Hompertz, Eric Emerson B+
Oliver! Dir. Carol Reed. With Mark Lester, Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Shani Wallis C+
Planet of the Apes Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner. With Charlton Heston, Kim Hunter B+
Pretty Poison Dir. Noel Black. With Anthony Perkins, Tuesday Weld, Beverly Garland B
The Producers Dir. Mel Brooks. With Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn C+
Rachel, Rachel Dir. Paul Newman. With Joanne Woodward, James Olson, Kate Harrington A–
Salesman Dirs. Peter & Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin. Documentary B+
Star! Dir. Robert Wise. With Julie Andrews, Daniel Massey, Michael Craig C–
The Subject Was Roses Dir. Ulu Grosbard. With Patricia Neal, Jack Albertson B–
Teorema Dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini. With Terence Stamp, Silvana Mangano, Massimo Girotti B–
The Thomas Crown Affair Dir. Norman Jewison. With Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway B+
Wild in the Streets Dir. Barry Shear. With Christopher Jones, Shelley Winters C+
Will Penny Dir. Tom Gries. With Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett, Donald Pleasence B–
Winnie-the-Pooh and the Blustery Day Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman. Animated B+
Witchfinder General Dir. Michael Reeves. With Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy B
Also from 1968
The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain
Hour of the Wolf Dir. Ingmar Bergman. With Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann (C?)
Romeo and Juliet Dir. Franco Zeffirelli. With Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey (B?)
Still to Come from 1968
Gourmet Prospects:
Les Biches Dir. Claude Chabrol. With Jacqueline Sassard, Stéphane Audran
Boom! Dir. Joseph Losey. With Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Noel Coward
The Bride Wore Black Dir. François Truffaut. With Jeanne Moreau, Michel Bouquet
Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach Dirs. Jean-Marie Straub & Danièle Huillet
The Color of Pomegranates Dir. Sergei Parajanov. With Sofiko Chiaureli
The Great Silence Dir. Sergio Corbucci. With Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski
If... Dir. Lindsay Anderson. With Malcolm McDowall, David Wood, Richard Warwick
Memories of Underdevelopment Dir. Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. With Sergio Corrieri
Monterey Pop Dir. D.A. Pennebaker. Documentary about a rock music festival
Partner Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci. With Pierre Clémenti, Tina Aumont, Sergio Tofano
Further Research:
The Boston Strangler Dir. Richard Fleischer. With Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda
Coogan's Bluff Dir. Don Siegel. With Clint Eastwood, Lee J. Cobb, Susan Clark
Finian's Rainbow Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. With Fred Astaire, Petula Clark
The Green Berets Dirs. Ray Kellogg & John Wayne. With John Wayne, David Janssen
Hang 'Em High Dir. Ted Post. With Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley
Head Dir. Bob Rafelson. With the Monkees, Annette Funicello, Timothy Carey
Hell in the Pacific Dir. John Boorman. With Lee Marvin, Toshirô Mifune
Hot Millions Dir. Eric Till. With Peter Ustinov, Maggie Smith, Karl Malden
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas Dir. Hy Averback. With Peter Sellers, Leigh Taylor-Young
Ice Station Zebra Dir. John Sturges. With Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine
Inadmissible Evidence Dir. Anthony Page. With Nicol Williamson, Eleanor Fazan
The Legend of Lylah Clare Dir. Robert Aldrich. With Kim Novak, Peter Finch
The Magus Dir. Guy Green. With Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn, Candice Bergen
Mayerling Dir. Terence Young. With Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve, James Mason
Negatives Dir. Peter Medak. With Peter McEnery, Diane Cilento, Glenda Jackson
No Way to Treat a Lady Dir. Jack Smight. With Rod Steiger, Lee Remick
The Odd Couple Dir. Gene Saks. With Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler
The Party Dir. Blake Edwards. With Peter Sellers, Claudine Longet, Marge Champion
The Secret Life of an American Wife Dir. George Axelrod. With Walter Matthau
The Shoes of the Fisherman Dir. Michael Anderson. With Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier
Sweet November Dir. Robert Ellis Miller. With Sandy Dennis, Anthony Newley
The Swimmer Dir. Frank Perry. With Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule
Vixen! Dir. Russ Meyer. With Erica Gavin, Garth Pillsbury, Harrison Page
Where Eagles Dare Dir. Brian G. Hutton. With Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood
Yellow Submarine Dir. George Dunning. With the Beatles, Paul Angelis
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