Joseph E. Levine

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Joseph E. Levine was an influential American film producer and distributor known for aggressively marketing and popularizing both foreign and domestic films in the mid-20th century.

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Label Occurrences
Joseph E. Levine canonical 7
Samuel P. Spiegel 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf film distributor
film producer
human
activeYearsEnd 1980s
activeYearsStart 1930s
associatedWith New Hollywood
surface form: American New Wave cinema

Italian cinema
awardReceived Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
burialPlace Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles
surface form: Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
causeOfDeath pancreatic cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1905-09-09
dateOfDeath 1987-07-31
educatedAt Boston Public Schools
surface form: Boston public schools
employer Embassy Pictures
ethnicGroup Jewish American
familyName Levine
founded Embassy Pictures
givenName Joseph
hasGenreSpecialization art-house cinema distribution
exploitation films
industry film industry
knownFor aggressive film marketing
popularizing foreign films in the United States
wide-release saturation booking campaigns
name Joseph E. Levine NERFINISHED
notableFor importing and dubbing Italian films for U.S. release
notableWork A Bridge Too Far
surface form: A Bridge Too Far (1977 film)

Hercules (1958 film)
The 10th Victim
surface form: The 10th Victim (1965 film)

The Carpetbaggers
surface form: The Carpetbaggers (1964 film)

The Graduate
surface form: The Graduate (1967 film)

The Lion in Winter
surface form: The Lion in Winter (1968 film)

The Night Porter
surface form: The Night Porter (1974 film)

The Pawnbroker
surface form: The Pawnbroker (1964 film)

The Producers (1967 film)
Two Women
surface form: Two Women (1960 film)

Zorba the Greek
surface form: Zorba the Greek (1964 film)
occupation businessperson
film distributor
film producer
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
religion Judaism
sexOrGender male
spouse Rosalie Harrison Levine
workLocation Hollywood
New York City

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harlow (1965 film) producer Joseph E. Levine
A Bridge Too Far producer Joseph E. Levine
Sam Spiegel birthName Joseph E. Levine
this entity surface form: Samuel P. Spiegel
Embassy Pictures foundedBy Joseph E. Levine
Stanley Baker notableCollaboration Joseph E. Levine
Harlow producer Joseph E. Levine
subject surface form: Harlow (1965 film)
The Carpetbaggers producer Joseph E. Levine
Magic producer Joseph E. Levine
subject surface form: Magic (1978 film)