On this day in movie history - A Fistful of Dollars (1964):

A Fistful of Dollars

directed by Sergio Leone,

written by Sergio Leone, Víctor Andrés Catena, Jaime Comas Gil, Fernando Di Leo, Duccio Tessari, and Tonino Valerii,

based on a story by Sergio Leone, Adriano Bolzoni, Víctor Andrés Catena and Mark Lowell,

was released in Italy on September 12, 1964.
Based on the movie Yojimbo (1961), directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Music by Ennio Morricone (as Dan Savio).

Cast:

Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Gian Maria Volonté, W. Lukschy, Sieghardt Rupp, Joe Edger, Antonio Prieto, Pepe Calvo, Margherita Lozano, Daniel Martín, Benny Reeves, Richard Stuyvesant, Bruno Carotenuto, Aldo Sambreli, Antonio Moreno, Nino del Arco, Enrique Santiago, Umberto Spadaro, Fernando Sánchez Polack, José Riesgo, Luis Barboo, Frank Braña, Antonio Molino Rojo, Lorenzo Robledo, William R. Thompkins, José Canalejas, Álvaro de Luna, Nazzareno Natale, Antonio Pica.

On this day in movie history - Band of Outsiders (1964):

Band of Outsiders

French title: Bande à part,

directed and written by Jean-Luc Godard,

based on the novel Fools' Gold by Dolores Hitchens,

was released in France on August 5, 1964.

Music by Michel Legrand.

Cast:

Anna Karina, Danièle Girard, Louisa Colpeyn, Chantal Darget, Sami Frey, Claude Brasseur, Georges Staquet, Ernest Menzer, Jean-Claude Rémoleux, Michel Delahaye, Louis Jojot, Claude Makovski, Michèle Seghers, Jean-Luc Godard.

On this day in movie history - Marnie (1964):

Marnie

directed by Alfred Hitchcock,

written by Jay Presson Allen,

based on the novel by Winston Graham,

was released in the United States on July 17, 1964.
Music by Bernard Herrmann.

Cast:

Tippi Hedren, Martin Gabel, Sean Connery, Louise Latham, Diane Baker, Alan Napier, Bob Sweeney, Milton Selzer, Henry Beckman, Edith Evanson, Mariette Hartley, Bruce Dern, S. John Launer, Meg Wyllie, Alfred Hitchcock.

Born on this day – Galyn Görg:

Galyn Görg

Actress

Producer

Location Management

July 15, 1964 – July 14, 2020

Credits:

A Christmas in Royal Fashion (2018); A Christmas Princess (2019); A Different World (1989–1992); A Husband for Christmas (2016); Al Jarreau: After All (1984); Amazing Stories (1986); America 3000 (1986); Clarke & DiBella: Hollywood Division (2018); Colony (2017); Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' (2017); Cover Up (1985); Crossing Jordan (2001); CSI: Miami (2004); Dance Academy (1988); Down Twisted (1987); Duet (1988); Earth Spirit (2006); Easy (2003); Fame (1984); Fantastico 6 (1985–1986); Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland (1993); Grapevine (1992); Hang Time (1997); Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992); Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1996); Hollywood Love (2011); How to Get Away with Murder (2018); It's Your Move (1985); Jake and the Fatman (1989); Judgment Night (1993); Living Single (1996); Living the Blues (1986); Lost (2008); M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994–1995); Mirrors (1985); Nightingales (1988); Parks and Recreation (2015); Point Break (1991); RoboCop 2 (1990); Sandra Raimondo Show (1987); Sporting Chance (1990); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1995); Star Trek: Voyager (1996); Stargate SG-1 (1997); Storyville (1992); Strangers in Paradise (1984); Techqua Ikachi: Aboriginal Warning (2008); Teller's Camp (2023); Temptation (1994); That Movie Chick (2019); The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (1991); The Adventures of Detective Samantha Sturgess (2019); The A-Team (1985); The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1996); The Malibu Bikini Shop (1986); The Wizard of Speed and Time (1988); The Wrong Crush (2017); The Wrong Friend (2018); The Wrong Guys (1988); The Wrong Student (2017); Twin Peaks (1990); When We Were Young (1989); Xena: Warrior Princess (1996); ZZ Top: Greatest Hits (1992); ZZ Top: Sharp Dressed Man (1983).

On this day in movie history - The Killers (1964):

The Killers

directed by Don Siegel,

written by Gene L. Coon,

based on the short story by Ernest Hemingway,

was released in the United States on July 7, 1964.
Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Clu Gulager, John Cassavetes, Ronald Reagan, Claude Akins, Norman Fell, Virginia Christine, Don Haggerty, Robert Phillips, Kathleen O'Malley, Ted Jacques, Irvin Mosley, Jimmy Joyce, Burt Mustin.

On this day in movie history - The Masque of the Red Death (1964):

The Masque of the Red Death

directed by Roger Corman,

written by Charles Beaumont and R. Wright Campbell,

was released in the United States on June 24, 1964.

Based on The Masque of the Red Death and Hop-Frog by Edgar Allan Poe,

and Torture by Hope by Auguste Villiers de l’Isle-Adam.
Music by David Lee.

Cast:

Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher, David Weston, Nigel Green, Patrick Magee, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Robert Brown, Julian Burton, David Davies, Skip Martin, Gaye Brown, Verina Greenlaw, Doreen Dawn, Brian Hewlett, Sarah Brackett.

Born on this day – Christian Juttner:

Christian Juttner

Actor

May 20, 1964 – November 29, 2024

Credits:

ABC Afterschool Specials (1974–1977); Alice (1980); Ark II (1976); Bewitched (1972); Emergency! (1972); General Hospital (1981); I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978); Inside 'the Swarm' (1978); Ironside (1971–1974); Journey from Darkness (1975); Lou Grant (1979); Making the 'Return' Trip (2003); Medical Center (1976); Return from Witch Mountain (1978); Return of the Big Cat (1974); S.W.A.T. (1975); The Bionic Woman (1976); The Blair Witch Mountain Project (2002); The Boy Who Talked to Badgers (1975); The Ghosts of Buxley Hall (1980); The Healers (1974); The Magical World of Disney (1974–1980); The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance (1978); The New Mickey Mouse Club (1977); The Rookies (1974); The Swarm (1978); The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (1985); Trapper John, M.D. (1979); Wonder Woman (1976).

On this day in movie history - The Pawnbroker (1964):

The Pawnbroker

directed by Sidney Lumet,

written by Morton S. Fine and David Friedkin,

based on the novel by Edward Lewis Wallant,

was released in the United States on April 20, 1965.
Music by Quincy Jones.

Cast:

Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sánchez, Thelma Oliver, Eusebia Cosme, Marketa Kimbrell, Baruch Lumet, Juano Hernández, Linda Geiser, Nancy R. Pollock, Raymond St. Jacques, Charles Dierkop, John McCurry, Warren Finnerty, Jack Ader, Marianne Kanter, Ed Morehouse, Marc Alexander, Donny Burks, Robert Dahdah, Morgan Freeman, Hilda Haynes, E.M. Margolese, Donnie Melvin, Donnell O'Brien, Reni Santoni, Bill Steele.