1966, January: Canberra film releases
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- DirectorJames NeilsonStarsHayley MillsEli WallachPola NegriA teenager encounters romance, intrigue and a search for stolen jewels during her visit to the island of Crete.Capitol - 3–4
- DirectorRichard LesterStarsJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonWhen a female member of a murderous Eastern cult sends Ringo Starr their Sacrificial ring and it gets stuck on his hand, he becomes a target of both the cult and an obsessed scientist. Can his fellow Beatles protect him?Civic – 1–6
Star – 7–13 - DirectorLester Wm. BerkeWilliam BerkeStarsRobert LoggiaEllen ParkerPhillip PineA strange missile from outer space circles the Earth at low altitudes, destroying everything in its path.Civic – 1–6 (2nd to Help)
- DirectorRobert StevensonStarsJulie AndrewsDick Van DykeDavid TomlinsonIn turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.Star – 3–4
- DirectorTerence YoungStarsSean ConneryClaudine AugerAdolfo CeliJames Bond heads to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.Capitol – 7–13
Civic – 14–20
Star – 21–27 - DirectorJohn FordHenry HathawayGeorge MarshallStarsJames StewartJohn WayneGregory PeckA family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the 19th century, including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads.Starlight – 3–4
- DirectorArnold LavenStarsChuck ConnorsKamala DeviPat ConwayIn 1880s Arizona, General Crook and his troops are trying to subdue the last tribe of Apache led by Geronimo.Starlight – 5 [ranch night]
- DirectorBernard GirardStarsRory CalhounGloria GrahameLloyd BridgesWhen an Indian chief is murdered in a hateful town, a sympathizing ex marshal tries to stop the Indians from attacking for revenge.Starlight – 5 (2nd to Geronimo) [ranch night]
- DirectorRichard LesterStarsJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonOver two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.Starlight – 6
- DirectorAndrew L. StoneStarsShirley JonesStella StevensHonor BlackmanFast climbing Arthur Tate rose to his fame, wealth and respectability quickly from a beginning as a naive constable His rise was also due to 3 women: dressmaker Violet Lawson, Lily, the Baroness von Lukenberg, and movie producer Marigold Marado, His rise was also due to Mrs. Tate, who always seemed to have an extra bit of information which would make her suggest to the people that her son Arthur be provided a position where he could do more good. Perhaps Mrs. Tate had a grander plan for herself.Capitol – 5–6
- DirectorAlberto De MartinoStarsTony RusselMassimo SeratoNando GazzoloMilo, tyrant of Sparta, has betrayed the Achea League. The evidence of betrayal is hidden by one of the rebels who is killed before he can reveal the hiding place to his friend Keros.Capitol – 5–6 (2nd to Secret Success)
- DirectorAlan RafkinStarsFrankie AvalonDwayne HickmanDeborah WalleyIn this musical, college classmates Todd Armstrong (Frankie Avalon) and Craig Gamble (Dwayne Hickman) head out on a group ski vacation, and agree that if they're going to get girlfriends, they need to understand how women think.Star – 5–6
Capitol – 25
Civic – 26; 28–29 - DirectorGerardo de LeonEddie RomeroStarsJohn AgarPancho MagalonaAlicia VergelAn American cavalry brigade is sent to occupy a small Filipino village in 1902 and quell guerilla resistance in the surrounding jungle. Working with the people to build roads, schools, and bridges, they prove that the most important thing an army can have is "good will and integrity."Star – 5–6 (2nd to Ski Party)
Capitol – 25 (2nd to Ski Party)
Civic – 26; 28–29 (2nd to Ski Party)
****INTERESTING**** also shown on 'Special School Holiday Matinee' 26th Jan - DirectorVal GuestStarsDavid NivenFrançoise DorléacJohn Le MesurierA local doctor is recruited as a cold war spy to fulfill a very important secret mission in the Middle East, only to experience that his mission is complicated by a sexy female double agent.Capitol – 24
Civic – 29 - DirectorJacques-Yves CousteauStarsPierre BidaultLouis BidegantChristian BonniciFascinating underwater documentary filmed with hand-held cameras by frogmen and mostly filmed in deep-water seas from within a special designed batiscaff, by the Cousteau family of sea explorers.Capitol – 26–27
- DirectorBernard McEveetyStarsChuck ConnorsKamala DeviWendell CoreyIn the 1880s Jason McCord travels across the country trying to prove he's not a coward because his Army career and West point graduate came to an end when he was thrown out of the army after being falsely accused of cowardice.Capitol – 26–27 (2nd to World without Sun)
Star – 28–30 (2nd to Tickle Me) - DirectorRalph LevyStarsDoris DayRod TaylorHermione BaddeleyWhen American couple Janet (Doris Day) and Mike (Rod Taylor) move to England for his business, she soon fears he's having an affair with his attractive secretary and decides to get back at him by pretending she has been unfaithful.Capitol – 28–29
- DirectorOtto PremingerStarsJohn WayneKirk DouglasPatricia NealA Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.Civic – 24–25
Capitol – 30 - DirectorDaniel MannStarsMarlon BrandoGlenn FordMachiko KyôIn post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.Civic – 26–27
- DirectorRay NazarroStarsRory CalhounAnne FrancisVince EdwardsA woman breaks out of jail before her hanging and a man is hired to bring her back.Civic – 26–27 (2nd to Teahouse_
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyJulie AdamsJocelyn LaneA singing rodeo rider gets hired at an expensive all-female dude ranch/beauty spa and falls for a pretty fitness trainer who's under constant threat from a gang who wants her late grandfather's cache of gold that's hidden in a ghost town.Star – 28–30
- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsTony CurtisPhil SilversSuzanne PleshetteHilarity ensues when a casino manager spends a day at Disneyland with a cute but troublesome little girl.Starlight – 24–25
- DirectorJames B. ClarkStarsCelia MiliusLarry DomasinAnn DanielThe story of a Native American girl, abandoned on a tiny island, who is protected by a wild dog.Starlight – 24–25 (2nd to 40 Pounds)
- DirectorR.G. SpringsteenStarsTony YoungDan DuryeaJo MorrowA rancher is pressured by his cheating wife and a gang leader, into trying to cripple a marshal's gun hand, after that marshal killed his murderous son in self defense.Starlight – 26 [ranch night]
- DirectorGeorge ShermanStarsJohn LundJeff ChandlerSusan CabotWhen Cochise bands together with Geronimo and other Indian tribes, Major Colton abandons his fort, heading towards Fort Sheridan, through Apache Pass. The only thing in his way are the Indians he used to call his friends.Starlight – 26 (2nd to He Rides Tall) [ranch night]