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1968 Movies

Take a nostalgic look back at the top movies of 1968, celebrating the films, directors and actors that defined the year and left a lasting legacy in the world of entertainment.

1968 Academy Awards

2001: A Space Odyssey
Written by: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Outline: A voyage to Jupiter to investigate a mysterious monolith affecting human evolution.
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The Lion in Winter
Written by: James Goldman
Directed by: Anthony Harvey
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, Timothy Dalton
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Outline: Set during Christmas 1183, King Henry II of England seeks to establish a line of succession among his sons, leading to political and personal turmoil. The film stars Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn, with Anthony Hopkins and Timothy Dalton in supporting roles.
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Planet of the Apes
Written by: Michael Wilson, Rod Serling
Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner
Starring: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans
Country: United States of America
Outline: Astronauts crash-land on a planet where intelligent apes dominate, leading to a struggle for survival and a shocking revelation about Earth's future. The film stars Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall.
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Rosemary's Baby
Written by: Roman Polanski, Ira Levin
Directed by: Roman Polanski
Starring: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer
Country: United States of America
Outline: A young couple's dream apartment becomes a nightmare when the wife becomes pregnant under mysterious circumstances, leading to a chilling discovery. The film stars Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes.
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The Odd Couple
Written by: Neil Simon
Directed by: Gene Saks
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler, Herb Edelman
Country: United States of America
Outline: Two mismatched roommates, one neat and the other messy, navigate the challenges of cohabitation, leading to comedic situations. The film stars Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.
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Romeo and Juliet
Written by: William Shakespeare, Franco Zeffirelli
Directed by: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery, Milo O'Shea
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Outline: A young couple from feuding families fall in love, leading to a tragic series of events. The film stars Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey.
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Funny Girl
Written by: Isobel Lennart
Directed by: William Wyler
Starring: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon
Country: United States of America
Outline: The film follows Fanny Brice's rise from a New York City vaudeville performer to a Broadway star, highlighting her tumultuous relationship with gambler Nicky Arnstein.
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Oliver!
Written by: Lionel Bart
Directed by: Carol Reed
Starring: Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, Oliver Reed, Mark Lester, Jack Wild
Country: United States of America
Outline: A musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' 'Oliver Twist', depicting the adventures of a young orphan in Victorian London.
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Bullitt
Written by: Alan Trustman, Harry Kleiner
Directed by: Peter Yates
Starring: Steve McQueen, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Vaughn, Don Gordon, Simon Oakland
Country: United States of America
Outline: A San Francisco cop investigates the mob connection in the case of a hit-and-run that killed his friend.
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Yours, Mine and Ours
Written by: Melville Shavelson, Bob Carroll Jr.
Directed by: Melville Shavelson
Starring: Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda, Van Johnson, Tom Bosley, Tim Matheson
Country: United States of America
Outline: A widowed Coast Guard admiral and a widowed handbag designer fall in love and get married, blending their 18 children into a large, chaotic family.
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Once Upon a Time in the West
Written by: Sergio Leone, Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci
Directed by: Sergio Leone
Starring: Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Gabriele Ferzetti
Country: Italy
Outline: A mysterious harmonica player teams up with a notorious desperado to protect a widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
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The Great Silence
Written by: Vittoriano Petrilli, Mario Amendola, Bruno Corbucci, Sergio Corbucci
Directed by: Sergio Corbucci
Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Vonetta McGee, Frank Wolff, Luigi Pistilli, Mario Brega, Marisa Merlini, Carlo D'Angelo
Country: Italy
Outline: In the winter of 1898, a mute gunman named Silence aids a group of outlaws in the snowbound Utah mountains, confronting a gang of ruthless bounty killers led by Loco. The film explores themes of justice and revenge in a harsh frontier setting.
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Memories of Underdevelopment
Written by: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Edmundo Desnoes
Directed by: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Starring: Sergio Corrieri, Daisy Granados, Eslinda Núñez, José Antonio Rodríguez, Raúl García, Juan Carlos Barreto
Country: Cuba
Outline: Set in post-revolutionary Cuba, the film follows Sergio, a bourgeois intellectual who remains in Havana after the revolution, grappling with his identity and the changing social landscape.
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Stolen Kisses
Written by: François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard
Directed by: François Truffaut
Starring: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claude Jade, Delphine Seyrig, Michael Lonsdale, Marie-France Pisier, Daniel Ceccaldi
Country: France
Outline: The third film in Truffaut's Antoine Doinel series, it follows Antoine as he navigates love, work, and personal growth in Paris, reflecting on his past relationships and future aspirations.
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Io ti amo
Written by: Antonio Margheriti, Ernesto Gastaldi
Directed by: Antonio Margheriti
Starring: Giuliano Gemma, Ursula Andress, Luciana Paluzzi, John Ireland, Fernando Rey, Adolfo Celi
Country: Italy
Outline: A secret agent is assigned to retrieve a stolen microfilm containing vital information, leading him into a web of espionage and danger.
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Where Eagles Dare
Written by: Alistair MacLean
Directed by: Brian G. Hutton
Starring: Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, Patrick Wymark, Michael Hordern, Anton Diffring
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Outline: During World War II, a British-American commando team is assigned to infiltrate a Nazi castle and rescue a captured American general.
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Faces
Written by: John Cassavetes
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Starring: John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Lynn Carlin, Seymour Cassel, Fred Draper, Val Avery
Country: United States of America
Outline: A middle-aged man leaves his wife for another woman. Shortly after, his ex-wife also begins a relationship with a younger partner. The film follows their struggles to find love amongst each other.
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Hour of the Wolf
Written by: Ingmar Bergman
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Starring: Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Gertrud Fridh, Georg Rydeberg
Country: Sweden
Outline: On a remote island, a troubled artist (Max von Sydow) feels his mind slipping away from him. Troubled by disturbing visions and paranoid delusions, he and his wife (Liv Ullmann) begin to suspect that the haunting memories are the machinations of a bizarre, perverted cult that reside on the other side of the island.
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