List of American films of 1969

This is a list of American films released in 1969.

Midnight Cowboy won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

A–B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
80 Steps to Jonah	Gerd Oswald	Wayne Newton, Jo Van Fleet, Keenan Wynn	Drama	Warner Bros.
100 Rifles	Tom Gries	Burt Reynolds, Raquel Welch, Jim Brown	Western	20th Century Fox
2000 Years Later	Bert Tenzer	Terry-Thomas, Edward Everett Horton, Lisa Seagram	Comedy	Warner Bros.
Alice's Restaurant	Arthur Penn	Arlo Guthrie, Pat Quinn, William Obanhein	Comedy	United Artists; based on Guthrie's song
Angel, Angel, Down We Go	Robert Thom	Jennifer Jones, Roddy McDowall, Holly Near	Drama	AIP
Angel in My Pocket	Alan Rafkin	Andy Griffith, Lee Meriwether, Jerry Van Dyke	Comedy	Universal
The Appointment	Sidney Lumet	Omar Sharif, Anouk Aimée, Didi Perego	Drama	MGM
The April Fools	Stuart Rosenberg	Jack Lemmon, Catherine Deneuve, Peter Lawford, Myrna Loy	Romantic comedy	National General
The Arrangement	Elia Kazan	Kirk Douglas, Faye Dunaway, Deborah Kerr	Drama	Warner Bros.; based on Kazan's novel
The Big Bounce	Alex March	Ryan O'Neal, Leigh Taylor-Young, Van Heflin	Drama	Warner Bros.; based on Elmore Leonard novel
The Big Cube	Tito Davison	Lana Turner, Richard Egan, Dan O'Herlihy	Thriller	Warner Bros.
Blood of Dracula's Castle	Al Adamson	John Carradine, Paula Raymond, Alexander D'Arcy	Horror	Crown International
Blue Movie	Andy Warhol	Viva, Louis Waldon	Adult film	Seminal film of Golden Age of Porn
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice	Paul Mazursky	Elliott Gould, Dyan Cannon, Natalie Wood, Robert Culp	Comedy	Columbia; 4 Oscar nominations
A Boy Named Charlie Brown	Bill Melendez	Peter Robbins, Pamelyn Ferdin, Glenn Gilger, Erin Sullivan	Animated film	National General
The Bridge at Remagen	John Guillermin	George Segal, Ben Gazzara, E. G. Marshall	War	United Artists
The Bushbaby	John Trent	Lou Gossett, Donald Houston, Laurence Naismith	Family	MGM
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid	George Roy Hill	Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross	Western	Fox; Winner of 4 Academy Awards

C–G

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Cactus Flower	Gene Saks	Walter Matthau, Goldie Hawn, Ingrid Bergman	Comedy	Columbia; Supporting Actress Oscar for Hawn; Based on play by Abe Burrows
The Candy Man	Herbert J. Leder	George Sanders, Leslie Parrish, Manolo Fábregas	Crime	Allied Artists
Castle Keep	Sydney Pollack	Burt Lancaster, Patrick O'Neal, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Bruce Dern, Peter Falk	War	Columbia
The Chairman	J. Lee Thompson	Gregory Peck, Anne Heywood, Arthur Hill	Drama	MGM; Based on Jay Richard Kennedy novel
Change of Habit	William A. Graham	Elvis Presley, Mary Tyler Moore, Barbara McNair	Drama	Universal; Presley's last acting role
Change of Mind	Robert Stevens	Raymond St. Jacques, Susan Oliver, Janet MacLachlan	Science Fiction, Drama	Cinerama. Music by Duke Ellington
Changes	Hall Bartlett	Michele Carey, Jack Albertson, Marcia Strassman	Drama	Cinerama
Charro!	Charles Marquis Warren	Elvis Presley, Ina Balin, Victor French	Western	National General
Chastity	Alessio de Paola	Cher, Stephen Whittaker, Tom Nolan	Drama	AIP; Written by Sonny Bono
Che!	Richard Fleischer	Omar Sharif, Jack Palance, Cesare Danova	Biography	20th Century Fox; Story of Che Guevara
Cherry, Harry & Raquel!	Russ Meyer	Charles Napier, Uschi Digard	Action, Exploitation	Independent
Childish Things	John Derek	Don Murray, Linda Evans, Angelique Pettyjohn	Drama	Independent
The Comic	Carl Reiner	Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Michele Lee	Comedy	Columbia
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes	Robert Butler	Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Michael McGreevey, Joe Flynn, William Schallert, Richard Bakalyan	Science Fiction, Comedy	Disney; remade in 1995
The Cycle Savages	Bill Brame	Bruce Dern, Melody Patterson, Maray Ayres	Biker	AIP
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting	Mark Robson	Carol White, Paul Burke, Scott Hylands	Thriller	National General
Death of a Gunfighter	Alan Smithee	Richard Widmark, Lena Horne	Western	Universal. First film "Alan Smithee" directed
De Sade	Cy Endfield	Keir Dullea, Senta Berger, Lilli Palmer	Drama	AIP. Story of Marquis de Sade
The Desperados	Henry Levin	Vince Edwards, Sylvia Syms, Jack Palance	Western	Columbia
The Devil's 8	Burt Topper	Christopher George, Fabian, Leslie Parrish	Crime	AIP
Don't Drink the Water	Howard Morris	Jackie Gleason, Estelle Parsons, Ted Bessell	Comedy	Embassy; From Woody Allen play
Downhill Racer	Michael Ritchie	Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv	Sports, Drama	Paramount; Ritchie's first film
A Dream of Kings	Daniel Mann	Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Inger Stevens	Drama	National General
Easy Rider	Dennis Hopper	Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson	Drama	Columbia; Nicholson's first Academy Award nomination
The Extraordinary Seaman	John Frankenheimer	David Niven, Faye Dunaway, Mickey Rooney, Alan Alda, Jack Carter	War, Comedy	MGM
Eye of the Cat	David Lowell Rich	Michael Sarrazin, Gayle Hunnicutt, Eleanor Parker	Horror	Universal
Fear No Evil	Paul Wendkos	Louis Jourdan	Horror	Made-for-TV; Remake of 1981 film
The Female Bunch	Al Adamson	Russ Tamblyn, Lon Chaney Jr., Regina Carrol	Action	Independent
The First Time	James Neilson	Jacqueline Bisset, Ricky Kelman, Gerard Parkes	Drama	United Artists
Flareup	James Neilson	Raquel Welch, James Stacy, Luke Askew	Thriller	MGM
Gaily, Gaily	Norman Jewison	Beau Bridges, Brian Keith, Margot Kidder	Comedy	United Artists; Based on book by Ben Hecht
Generation	George Schaefer	David Janssen, Kim Darby, Pete Duel	Comedy	Embassy
Gidget Grows Up	James Sheldon	Karen Valentine, Robert Cummings, Nina Foch	Comedy	Screen Gems/ABC; Made-for-TV
The Girl Who Knew Too Much	Francis D. Lyon	Adam West, Nancy Kwan, Robert Alda	Drama	Independent
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys	Burt Kennedy	Robert Mitchum, George Kennedy, Tina Louise	Western	Warner Bros.
Goodbye, Columbus	Larry Peerce	Richard Benjamin, Ali MacGraw, Jack Klugman	Romance	Paramount; Based on Philip Roth novel
Goodbye, Mr. Chips	Herbert Ross	Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, Michael Redgrave	Musical, Drama	MGM; Remake of 1939 film; Based on the novel
The Grasshopper	Jerry Paris	Jacqueline Bisset, Jim Brown, Joseph Cotten	Drama	National General
The Great Bank Robbery	Hy Averback	Zero Mostel, Kim Novak, Clint Walker	Western, Comedy	Warner Bros.
Guns in the Heather	Robert Butler	Kurt Russell, Glenn Corbett, Alfred Burke	Drama	Disney
Guns of the Magnificent Seven	Paul Wendkos	George Kennedy, James Whitmore, Reni Santoni, Monte Markham, Bernie Casey	Western	United Artists; Sequel to The Magnificent Seven
The Guru	James Ivory	Rita Tushingham, Michael York, Utpal Dutt	Comedy	20th Century Fox
The Gypsy Moths	John Frankenheimer	Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Gene Hackman	Drama	MGM; Based on James Drought novel

H–M

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Hail, Hero!	David Miller	Michael Douglas, Teresa Wright, Arthur Kennedy	Drama	National General
Hannibal Brooks	Michael Winner	Oliver Reed, Wolfgang Preiss, Karin Baal	War comedy	United Artists
The Happy Ending	Richard Brooks	Jean Simmons, Shirley Jones, John Forsythe, Bobby Darin, Teresa Wright, Nanette Fabray	Drama	United Artists; 2 Oscar nominations
Hard Contract	S. Lee Pogostin	James Coburn, Lee Remick, Lilli Palmer	Mystery	20th Century Fox
Heaven with a Gun	Lee H. Katzin	Glenn Ford, Carolyn Jones, Barbara Hershey	Western	MGM
Hello, Dolly!	Gene Kelly	Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford, Marianne McAndrew, Danny Lockin, Tommy Tune, Louis Armstrong	Musical	20th Century Fox; Based on the Broadway show; 3 Oscar wins and four nominations.
Hello Down There	Jack Arnold	Tony Randall, Janet Leigh, Jim Backus	Comedy	Paramount
Hell's Angels '69	Lee Madden	Conny Van Dyke, Jeremy Slate, Steve Sandor	Biker	AIP
Hell's Belles	Maury Dexter	Jeremy Slate, Jocelyn Lane, Angelique Pettyjohn	Action	AIP
Hook, Line & Sinker	George Marshall	Jerry Lewis, Peter Lawford, Anne Francis	Comedy	Lewis' last film for Columbia
House of Cards	John Guillermin	George Peppard, Orson Welles, Inger Stevens	Crime	Universal
How to Commit Marriage	Norman Panama	Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, Jane Wyman	Comedy	Cinerama; Wyman's final film
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium	Mel Stuart	Suzanne Pleshette, Ian McShane, Mildred Natwick	Comedy	United Artists
The Illustrated Man	Jack Smight	Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Robert Drivas	Science-fiction	Warner Bros.; Story by Ray Bradbury
Impasse	Richard Benedict	Burt Reynolds, Anne Francis, Lyle Bettger	Adventure	United Artists
In Search of Gregory	Peter Wood	Julie Christie, Michael Sarrazin, John Hurt	Drama	Universal
It Takes All Kinds	Eddie Davis	Vera Miles, Robert Lansing, Barry Sullivan	Crime	Independent
John and Mary	Peter Yates	Mia Farrow, Dustin Hoffman, Olympia Dukakis	Romance	20th Century Fox
Justine	George Cukor	Robert Forster, Anouk Aimée, Dirk Bogarde, Michael York	Drama	20th Century Fox. Based on Lawrence Durrell novel
Kenner	Steve Sekely	Jim Brown, Madlyn Rhue, Robert Coote	Drama	MGM
Krakatoa, East of Java	Bernard L. Kowalski	Brian Keith, Maximilian Schell, Sal Mineo	Disaster film	Cinerama. 1 Academy Award nomination
Last Summer	Frank Perry	Barbara Hershey, Catherine Burns, Bruce Davison	Drama	Allied Artists. Oscar nomination for Burns
The Learning Tree	Gordon Parks	Kyle Johnson, Malcolm Atterbury, Dana Elcar	Drama	Warner Bros.
Lost Flight	Leonard J. Horn	Lloyd Bridges, Bobby Van, Anne Francis	Drama	Universal
The Lost Man	Robert Alan Aurthur	Sidney Poitier, Joanna Shimkus, Richard Dysart	Drama	Universal
The Love God?	Nat Hiken	Don Knotts, Anne Francis, Edmond O'Brien	Comedy	Universal
Mackenna's Gold	J. Lee Thompson	Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Camilla Sparv, Julie Newmar	Western	Columbia. Based on Heck Allen novel
The Mad Room	Bernard Girard	Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Carole Cole	Horror	Columbia
The Madwoman of Chaillot	Bryan Forbes	Katharine Hepburn, Yul Brynner, Paul Henreid	Comedy	Warner Bros. Based on Jean Giraudoux play
The Maltese Bippy	Norman Panama	Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Carol Lynley	Comedy	MGM
Marlowe	Paul Bogart	James Garner, Rita Moreno, Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O'Connor, Bruce Lee	Mystery	MGM. Based on Raymond Chandler novel
Marooned	John Sturges	Gregory Peck, Gene Hackman, David Janssen, Richard Crenna, James Franciscus, Lee Grant, Mariette Hartley, Nancy Kovack	Science-fiction	Columbia. Oscar for visual effects
Me, Natalie	Fred Coe	Patty Duke, James Farentino, Elsa Lanchester	Comedy drama	National General
Medium Cool	Haskell Wexler	Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Marianna Hill	Drama	Paramount
Midas Run	Alf Kjellin	Richard Crenna, Anne Heywood, Fred Astaire	Comedy	Cinerama
Midnight Cowboy	John Schlesinger	Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman, Brenda Vaccaro, Sylvia Miles	Drama	United Artists. Oscar for Best Picture
Model Shop	Jacques Demy	Anouk Aimée, Gary Lockwood, Alexandra Hay	Drama	Columbia
The Monitors	Jack Shea	Guy Stockwell, Susan Oliver, Avery Schreiber, Sherry Jackson	Science-fiction, comedy	Independent. Based on Keith Laumer novel
More Dead Than Alive	Robert Sparr	Clint Walker, Vincent Price, Anne Francis, Paul Hampton	Western	United Artists
My Side of the Mountain	James B. Clark	Theodore Bikel, Teddy Eccles, Tudi Wiggins	Family	Paramount. Based on Jean George novel

N–S

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Naked Angels	Bruce D. Clark	Richard Rust, Michael Greene, Jennifer Gan	Biker film	Independent
The Night of the Following Day	Hubert Cornfield	Marlon Brando, Richard Boone, Rita Moreno	Crime	Universal
Nightmare in Wax	Bud Townsend	Cameron Mitchell, Anne Helm, Scott Brady	Horror	Crown International
Number One	Tom Gries	Charlton Heston, Jessica Walter, Bruce Dern	Sports, Drama	United Artists. Features New Orleans Saints
Once Upon a Time in the West	Sergio Leone	Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson	Western	Paramount
Once You Kiss a Stranger	Robert Sparr	Paul Burke, Carol Lynley, Martha Hyer, Peter Lind Hayes	Thriller	Warner Bros. Remake of Strangers on a Train
On Her Majesty's Secret Service	Peter R. Hunt	George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas	Spy	United Artists
Out of It	Paul Williams	Barry Gordon, Jon Voight, Gretchen Corbett	Comedy	United Artists
Paint Your Wagon	Joshua Logan	Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin, Jean Seberg	Western, Musical	Paramount; Based on Lerner and Loewe show
Pendulum	George Schaefer	George Peppard, Jean Seberg, Richard Kiley	Thriller	Columbia
Popi	Arthur Hiller	Alan Arkin, Rita Moreno, Louis Zorich	Comedy, Drama	United Artists
Putney Swope	Robert Downey Sr.	Arnold Johnson, Antonio Fargas, Allen Garfield	Comedy	Independent
The Rain People	Francis Ford Coppola	Shirley Knight, James Caan, Robert Duvall	Drama	Warner Bros. First American Zoetrope film
Rascal	Norman Tokar	Bill Mumy, Steve Forrest, Elsa Lanchester	Family	Disney
The Reivers	Mark Rydell	Steve McQueen, Sharon Farrell, Mitch Vogel	Comedy	National General. Story by William Faulkner
Riot	Buzz Kulik	Gene Hackman, Jim Brown, Mike Kellin	Action	Paramount
The Royal Hunt of the Sun	Irving Lerner	Robert Shaw, Christopher Plummer, Nigel Davenport	Historical	National General. Based on the play by Peter Shaffer
Sam Whiskey	Arnold Laven	Burt Reynolds, Angie Dickinson, Clint Walker	Western	United Artists
The Secret of Santa Vittoria	Stanley Kramer	Anna Magnani, Anthony Quinn, Virna Lisi	Comedy, Drama	United Artists. Golden Globe for Best Comedy
Shark!	Samuel Fuller	Burt Reynolds, Arthur Kennedy, Silvia Pinal	Action	Independent
The Sidehackers	Gus Trikonis	Ross Hagen, Diane McBain, Michael Pataki	Drama	Crown International
Slaves	Herbert Biberman	Stephen Boyd, Dionne Warwick, Ossie Davis	Drama	Independent
Smith!	Michael O'Herlihy	Glenn Ford, Nancy Olson, Chief Dan George, Warren Oates, Keenan Wynn, Jay Silverheels, Dean Jagger	Western	Disney
Some Kind of a Nut	Garson Kanin	Dick Van Dyke, Angie Dickinson, Rosemary Forsyth	Comedy	United Artists
The Sterile Cuckoo	Alan J. Pakula	Liza Minnelli, Wendell Burton, Tim McIntire	Drama	Paramount. 2 Oscar nominations
Stiletto	Bernard L. Kowalski	Alex Cord, Britt Ekland, Patrick O'Neal	Crime	Embassy
Support Your Local Sheriff	Burt Kennedy	James Garner, Walter Brennan, Joan Hackett	Western, Comedy	United Artists
Sweet Charity	Bob Fosse	Shirley MacLaine, Chita Rivera, Ricardo Montalbán, John McMartin, Paula Kelly, Sammy Davis Jr.	Musical	Universal. Based on Broadway show; written by Neil Simon; 3 Academy Award nominations

T–Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Take the Money and Run	Woody Allen	Woody Allen, Janet Margolin, Louise Lasser	Comedy	Cinerama First film directed by Allen
A Talent for Loving	Richard Quine	Richard Widmark, Cesar Romero, Caroline Munro	Western, Comedy	Paramount
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here	Abraham Polonsky	Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Robert Blake	Western, Drama	Universal. Polonsky's first film in 21 years
That Cold Day in the Park	Robert Altman	Sandy Dennis, Michael Burns, Susanne Benton	Drama	Independent. Based on Peter Miles novel
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?	Sydney Pollack	Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Gig Young, Susannah York, Red Buttons	Drama	Cinerama. Oscar for Young
The Thousand Plane Raid	Boris Sagal	Christopher George, Laraine Stephens, Michael Evans	War	United Artists
A Time for Dying	Budd Boetticher	Audie Murphy, Richard Lapp, Anne Randall, Bob Random	Western	Corinth Films
Topaz	Alfred Hitchcock	John Forsythe, Roscoe Lee Browne, John Vernon	Thriller	Universal. Based on Leon Uris novel
Trilogy	Frank Perry	Geraldine Page, Maureen Stapleton, Mildred Natwick	Drama	Allied Artists. Based on stories by Truman Capote
The Trouble with Girls	Peter Tewksbury	Elvis Presley, Marlyn Mason, Nicole Jaffe, Sheree North, Edward Andrews, John Carradine, Vincent Price, Dabney Coleman, Duke Snider, Anissa Jones	Drama	MGM
True Grit	Henry Hathaway	John Wayne, Kim Darby, Glen Campbell, Dennis Hopper, Robert Duvall	Western	Paramount; Oscar for Wayne; Remade in 2010
The Undefeated	Andrew V. McLaglen	John Wayne, Rock Hudson, Marian McCargo	Western	20th Century Fox. NFL's Roman Gabriel co-stars
The Valley of Gwangi	Jim O'Connolly	James Franciscus, Gila Golan, Richard Carlson	Western, Fantasy	Warner Bros. Special effects by Ray Harryhausen
Viva Max!	Jerry Paris	Peter Ustinov, Jonathan Winters, Pamela Tiffin	Comedy	Commonwealth. Based on Jim Lehrer novel
A Walk with Love and Death	John Huston	Anjelica Huston, Assi Dayan, Anthony Higgins	Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War	20th Century Fox
The Wedding Party	Brian De Palma	Jill Clayburgh, Robert De Niro, Jennifer Salt	Comedy	Independent. 1963 college student film
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?	Lee H. Katzin	Geraldine Page, Ruth Gordon, Rosemary Forsyth	Horror	Cinerama. Based on Ursula Curtiss novel
Where It's At	Garson Kanin	David Janssen, Don Rickles, Rosemary Forsyth	Drama	United Artists
The Wild Bunch	Sam Peckinpah	William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Warren Oates, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien, Ben Johnson, Jaime Sánchez, Emilio Fernández	Western	Warner Bros.; 2 Oscar nominations
Winning	James Goldstone	Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert Wagner	Sports, Drama	Universal. Features Indy 500 drivers
The Wrecking Crew	Phil Karlson	Dean Martin, Elke Sommer, Nancy Kwan, Sharon Tate	Spy, Comedy	Columbia. One of Matt Helm series
Young Billy Young	Burt Kennedy	Robert Mitchum, Angie Dickinson, Robert Walker	Western	United Artists

Documentaries and shorts

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Note
Bambi Meets Godzilla	Marv Newland		Animated short	2 minutes
Czechoslovakia 1968	Robert M. Fresco, Denis Sanders	Neville Chamberlain?, Leonid Brezhnev?	Documentary	Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject
The Fantastic Plastic Machine	Eric Blum	Jay North	Documentary	Crown International
Salesman	Albert Maysles, David Maysles	Paul Brennan	Documentary

See also

• 1969 in the United States

External links

• 1969 films at the Internet Movie Database
• List of 1969 box office number-one films in the United States