Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1962
| 1. |
|
To Kill a Mockingbird
(1962) Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice. Dir: Robert Mulligan With: Gregory Peck Crime | Drama United States-APPROVED 129 mins. |
| 2. |
|
Lawrence of Arabia
(1962) Epic rumination on a flamboyant and controversial British military figure and his conflicted loyalties during wartime service. Dir: David Lean With: Peter O'Toole Adventure | Biography | Drama | War United States-APPROVED 216 mins. |
| 3. |
|
Dr. No
(1962) James Bond's investigation of a missing colleague in Jamaica leads him to the island of the mysterious Dr. No and a scheme to end the US space program. Dir: Terence Young With: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Bernard Lee Action | Adventure | Thriller United States-GP 110 mins. |
| 4. |
|
Lolita
(1962) A middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a 14-year-old nymphet. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: James Mason, Shelley Winters, Sue Lyon Drama | Romance 
152 mins.
|
| 5. |
|
The Longest Day
(1962) The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view. Dir: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton With: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Richard Burton Action | Drama | History | War 
178 mins.
|
| 6. |
|
Ride the High Country
(1962) An ex-lawman is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him. Dir: Sam Peckinpah With: Joel McCrea, Randolph Scott Adventure | Drama | Romance | Western United States-APPROVED 94 mins. |
| 7. |
|
The Manchurian Candidate
(1962) A former Korean War POW is brainwashed by Communists into becoming a political assassin. But another former prisoner may know how to save him. Dir: John Frankenheimer With: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey Drama | Mystery | Thriller United States-APPROVED 126 mins. |
| 8. |
|
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
(1962) In a decaying Hollywood mansion, Jane Hudson, a former child star, and her sister Blanche, a movie queen forced into retirement after a crippling accident, live in virtual isolation. Dir: Robert Aldrich With: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford Drama | Thriller 
134 mins.
|
| 9. |
|
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
(1962) A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed. Dir: John Ford With: James Stewart Drama | Romance | Western United States-APPROVED 123 mins. |
| 10. |
|
The Miracle Worker
(1962) The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate. Dir: Arthur Penn With: Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke Biography | Drama United States-APPROVED 106 mins. |
