Clint Eastwood first starred as "the Man with no name" in "A Fistful of Dollars," an Italian film released in 1964 (It wouldn't find its way to a US screen until 1967). Directed by Italian Sergio Leone and filmed in Spain, the genre which emerged from the film is referred to as the "spaghetti western." In "A Fistful of Dollars" Eastwood plays a drifter who happens on two feuding families and makes money off both as a gunfighter.
Sean Connery returned as James Bond in "From Russia With Love." The second Bond film doubled the gross earnings of the first, "Dr. No."

Released over the Christmas holidays, "The Sword in the Stone" was an animated Disney movie about a young King Arthur being trained by Merlin. Writer Bill Peet said he modeled the character of Merlin after his boss, Walt Disney.
Debbie Reynolds was nominated for an academy award in her role as Molly.
WEEKLY LEADERS IN BOX OFFICE RECEIPTS
Date
Title
Gross
1-Sep-63
Promises! Promises!
$1,947,372
8-Sep-63
Promises! Promises!
$932,683
15-Sep-63
Shock Corridor
$935,385
22-Sep-63
X
$1,736,924
29-Sep-63
The V.I.P.s
$2,735,385
6-Oct-63
Dementia 13
$2,382,582
13-Oct-63
The V.I.P.s
$2,391,381
20-Oct-63
Johnny Cool
$1,972,577
27-Oct-63
The V.I.Ps
$1,824,428
3-Nov-63
A New Kind of Love
$1,824,385
10-Nov-63
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
$2,826,573
17-Nov-63
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
$2,783,482
24-Nov-63
The Incredible Journey
$2,673,285
1-Dec-63
Fun in Acapulco
$2,427,572
8-Dec-63
Charade
$2,382,278
15-Dec-63
Charade
$2,184,293
22-Dec-63
Charade
$1,573,284
29-Dec-63
The Sword in the Stone
$2,742,466
5-Jan-64
The Sword in the Stone
$2,854,875
12-Jan-64
The Sword in the Stone
$2,364,822
19-Jan-64
The Sword in the Stone
$2,174,283
26-Jan-64
The Sword in the Stone
$1,854,985
2-Feb-64
Dr. Strangelove
$2,864,385
9-Feb-64
Dr. Strangelove
$2,385,924
16-Feb-64
Dr. Strangelove
$2,199,743
23-Feb-64
Dead Ringer
$2,678,863
1-Mar-64
Dead Ringer
$2,378,294
8-Mar-64
Kissin' Cousins
$2,692,843
15-Mar-64
Kissin' Cousins
$2,194,833
22-Mar-64
The Pink Panther
$2,958,385
29-Mar-64
The Pink Panther
$2,639,833
5-Apr-64
The Pink Panther
$2,379,982
12-Apr-64
The Carpetbaggers
$2,946,834
19-Apr-64
The Carpetbaggers
$2,842,684
26-Apr-64
The Carpetbaggers
$2,184,689
3-May-64
The Carpetbaggers
$1,946,432
10-May-64
The Carpetbaggers
$1,849,453
17-May-64
Crack in the World
$2,273,482
24-May-64
Viva Las Vegas
$3,000,000
31-May-64
From Russia with Love
$2,947,263
7-Jun-64
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!
$2,492,678
14-Jun-64
Bedtime Story
$2,384,384
21-Jun-64
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
$2,382,188
28-Jun-64
A Shot in the Dark
$2,624,833
5-Jul-64
Circus World
$2,371,733
12-Jul-64
The Killers
$2,472,733
19-Jul-64
The Moon-Spinners
$1,974,375
26-Jul-64
Marnie
$2,733,832
2-Aug-64
Marnie
$2,382,583
9-Aug-64
The Night of the Iguana
$2,527,893
16-Aug-64
A Hard Day's Night
$2,847,864
23-Aug-64
A Hard Day's Night
$2,735,935

Peter Sellers was a triple threat in "Dr. Strangelove," playing the title role, plus Group Captain Lionel Mandrake and President Merkin Muffley.
George Peppard and Carroll Baker starred in "The Carpetbaggers." Just like Harrold Robbins book, the movie was quite racy: Jonas Cord: "What do you want to see on your honeymoon? Monica Winthrop: "Lots of lovely ceilings!"
In "The Pink Panther," Inspecter Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is unaware that his wife, Simone (Cappucine) is the paramour of the jewel thief he is pursuing, Sir Charles Lytton (David Niven).
For classic movie romance in 1963 there was "Charade" starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. A romantic comedy that sometimes doubles as a spy thriller, "Charade" was filmed in Paris.
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton parlayed their love affair into two hit movies: "The V.I.P's" and "Night of the Iguana."
Even Yogie Bear was able to reach #1 at the box office at the start of summer.
"It's a Mad Mad Mad World" was about a diverse group of travelers who met up at a car accident (Jimmy Durante) and then went on a reckless chase to retrieve buried treasure -- $350,000. It had an all-star cast -- how many can you name?