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The following is an overview of events in 1983 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
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The following is an overview of events in 1983 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The top ten 1983 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Box-office gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Return of the Jedi | 20th Century Fox | $309,306,177 |
| 2 | Terms of Endearment | Paramount | $108,423,489 |
| 3 | Flashdance | $92,921,203 | |
| 4 | Trading Places | $90,404,800 | |
| 5 | WarGames | United Artists | $79,567,667 |
| 6 | Octopussy | $67,893,619 | |
| 7 | Sudden Impact | Warner Bros. | $67,642,693 |
| 8 | Staying Alive | Paramount | $64,892,670 |
| 9 | Mr. Mom | 20th Century Fox | $64,783,827 |
| 10 | Risky Business | Warner Bros. | $63,541,777 |
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | Gale Page | 69 | US | Actress | |
| 15 | Shepperd Strudwick | 75 | US | Actor | ||
| 19 | Robert Carson | 73 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 24 | George Cukor | 83 | US | Director | ||
| 27 | Louis de Funès | 68 | France | Actor, Director | ||
| 28 | Billy Fury | 42 | UK | Singer, Actor | ||
| 30 | Joan Valerie | 71 | US | Actress | ||
| February | 10 | Eduard Franz | 80 | US | Actor | |
| 13 | Marian Nixon | 78 | US | Actress | ||
| 19 | Charles Bluhdorn | 56 | Austria | Studio Executive | ||
| 19 | Alice White | 75 | US | Actress | ||
| 21 | Marie Mosquini | 83 | US | Actress | ||
| 25 | Tennessee Williams | 71 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 27 | Ruth Dunning | 71 | UK | Actress | ||
| March | 7 | Robert Bray | 65 | US | Actor | |
| 8 | William Walton | 80 | UK | Composer | ||
| 9 | Faye Emerson | 65 | US | Actress | ||
| 14 | Maurice Ronet | 55 | France | Actor | ||
| 16 | Arthur Godfrey | 79 | US | Actor | ||
| 27 | James Hayter | 75 | UK | Actor | ||
| 28 | Walter Reisch | 79 | Austria | Screenwriter | ||
| April | 4 | Buster Crabbe | 75 | US | Actor | |
| 4 | Gloria Swanson | 84 | US | Actress | ||
| 5 | Bronisław Kaper | 81 | Poland | Composer | ||
| 11 | Dolores del Río | 77 | Mexico | Actress | ||
| 15 | Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. | 67 | Mexico | Actor | ||
| 21 | Walter Slezak | 80 | Austria | Actor | ||
| 23 | Selena Royle | 78 | US | Actress | ||
| 26 | Shirley Deane | 70 | US | Actress | ||
| 26 | Vaughn Taylor | 73 | US | Actor | ||
| May | 1 | Joseph Ruttenberg | 93 | Ukraine | Cinematographer | |
| 5 | John Williams | 80 | UK | Actor | ||
| 8 | Fay Spain | 50 | US | Actress | ||
| 22 | Art Cruickshank | 68 | US | Special Effects Artist | ||
| 23 | George Bruns | 68 | US | Composer | ||
| 23 | Eve Gray | 87 | UK | Actress | ||
| 25 | Sydney Box | 78 | UK | Producer, Screenwriter | ||
| 28 | John C. Howard | 52 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 30 | Burnett Guffey | 78 | US | Cinematographer | ||
| June | 12 | Norma Shearer | 80 | Canada | Actress | |
| 22 | David MacDonald | 79 | UK | Director | ||
| 23 | Jonathan Latimer | 76 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 30 | Herbert Baker | 62 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| July | 1 | Charles G. Clarke | 84 | US | Cinematographer | |
| 5 | Harry James | 67 | US | Musician, Actor | ||
| 9 | Robert Dawn | 61 | US | Makeup Artist | ||
| 15 | Eddie Foy Jr. | 78 | US | Actor | ||
| 16 | Samson Raphaelson | 89 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 17 | Byron Kennedy | 33 | Australia | Producer | ||
| 20 | E. Preston Ames | 77 | US | Art Director | ||
| 23 | Georges Auric | 84 | France | Composer | ||
| 25 | Jerome Moross | 69 | US | Composer | ||
| 29 | Luis Buñuel | 83 | Spain | Screenwriter, Director, Actor | ||
| 29 | Raymond Massey | 86 | Canada | Actor | ||
| 29 | David Niven | 73 | UK | Actor | ||
| 30 | Lynn Fontanne | 95 | UK | Actress | ||
| August | 1 | Peter Arne | 64 | UK | Actor | |
| 3 | Carolyn Jones | 53 | US | Actress | ||
| 5 | Judy Canova | 69 | US | Actress | ||
| 26 | Mike Kellin | 61 | US | Actor | ||
| 28 | Jan Clayton | 66 | US | Actress | ||
| 29 | Simon Oakland | 68 | US | Actor | ||
| September | 15 | LeRoy Prinz | 88 | US | Choreographer, Director | |
| 16 | Henry Grace | 76 | US | Set Decorator | ||
| 27 | Ben Carruthers | 47 | US | Actor | ||
| 30 | William Elliott | 49 | US | Actor | ||
| October | 5 | Rafael Bertrand | 66 | Cuba | Actor | |
| 8 | Joan Hackett | 49 | US | Actress | ||
| 10 | Ralph Richardson | 80 | UK | Actor, Director | ||
| 11 | William Hornbeck | 82 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 14 | Paul Fix | 82 | US | Actor | ||
| 15 | Pat O'Brien | 83 | US | Actor | ||
| 17 | Vittorio Nino Novarese | 76 | Italy | Costume Designer | ||
| 18 | Barbara Karinska | 97 | Ukraine | Costume Designer | ||
| 22 | Paul Hardwick | 64 | UK | Actor | ||
| November | ? | Eleanore Whitney | 66 | US | Actress | |
| 8 | Robert Agnew | 84 | US | Actor | ||
| 15 | John Le Mesurier | 71 | UK | Actor | ||
| 18 | Marcel Dalio | 83 | France | Actor | ||
| 22 | Michael Conrad | 58 | US | Actor | ||
| 28 | Johnnie Davis | 73 | US | Actor | ||
| 28 | Christopher George | 52 | US | Actor | ||
| December | 2 | Fifi D'Orsay | 79 | Canada | Actress | |
| 5 | Robert Aldrich | 65 | US | Director | ||
| 8 | Slim Pickens | 64 | US | Actor | ||
| 13 | Leora Dana | 60 | US | Actress | ||
| 17 | Hal Pereira | 78 | US | Art Director | ||
| 21 | Rod Cameron | 73 | Canada | Actor | ||
| 22 | Charles Lloyd-Pack | 81 | UK | Actor | ||
| 28 | William Demarest | 91 | US | Actor | ||
| 29 | Janet Webb | 52 | UK | Actress |
The year 1989 involved many significant films.
The following is an overview of events in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1987 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Paramount Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1987.
The following is an overview of events in 1986 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1985 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1982 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1981 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events.
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1977 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1976 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1975 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.
This page covers significant events of the year 1973 in film.
The year 1972 in film involved several significant events.
The year 1971 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1970 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1969 in film involved some significant events, with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid dominating the U.S. box office and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time and Midnight Cowboy, a film rated X, winning the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The year 1968 in film involved some significant events, with the release of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, as well as two highly successful musical films, Funny Girl and Oliver!, the former earning Barbra Streisand the Academy Award for Best Actress and the latter winning both the Best Picture and Best Director awards.
