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1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1968th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 968th year of the 2nd millennium, the 68th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1960s decade.
- Television
Events. January 20 – Houston defeats UCLA 71–69 at the...
- 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 Crash
On 21 January 1968, an aircraft accident, sometimes known as...
- Film
The year 1968 in film involved some significant events, with...
- Romeo and Juliet (1968 film)
Romeo and Juliet ( Italian: Romeo e Giulietta) is a 1968...
- Television
Romeo and Juliet: Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. With Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery, Milo O'Shea. When two young members of feuding families meet, forbidden love ensues.
- Franco Zeffirelli
- 4 min
Shakespeare's classic tale of romance and tragedy. Two families of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets, have been feuding with each other for years. Young Romeo Montague goes out with his friends to make trouble at a party the Capulets are hosting, but while there he spies the Capulet's daughter Juliet, and falls hopelessly in love with her.
English. Budget. $2.5 million. Box office. $25.9 million [2] Yours, Mine and Ours is a 1968 American family comedy drama film directed by Melville Shavelson. The film stars Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda and Van Johnson . Yours, Mine and Ours was released in the United States on April 24, 1968, by United Artists. The film received mixed reviews from ...
- $2.5 million
- Robert F. Blumofe
Memorable Moments. Mike Nichols. Best Directing winner for The Gradaute, with presenter Leslie Caron. In the Heat of the Night. Film Editing winner Hal Ashby, director Norman Jewison, Best Actor Rod Steiger and Best Picture-winning producer Walter Mirisch. Gregory Peck. Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient, with presenter Rosalind Russell.
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.
