1966, April: Canberra film releases
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- DirectorHenry LevinStarsStephen BoydOmar SharifJames MasonDuring the thirteenth century, the shy Mongol boy Temujin becomes the fearless leader Genghis Khan, who unites all Mongol tribes and conquers most of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.Capitol – 1–5
Star – 16; 18–19 - DirectorPeter UstinovStarsSophia LorenPaul NewmanDavid NivenL's elegant, elderly lady who recalls her past loves and lusty adventures of her life.Civic – 1–4
- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsPeter O'TooleJames MasonCurd JürgensAfter being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself.Star – 1–2; 4–5
- DirectorJack SherStarsKerwin MathewsJo MorrowJune ThorburnAfter being shipwrecked, a man finds himself on an island inhabited by tiny people, who soon make plans for him.Capitol – 2
Star – 16 - DirectorGeorge PalStarsRuss TamblynJune ThorburnPeter SellersA boy (Russ Tamblyn), no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves (Terry-Thomas and Peter Sellers) determined to make a fortune from him.Civic – 2
- DirectorMelvin FrankStarsRock HudsonGina LollobrigidaGig YoungCarter meets Toni and impulsively marries her. They disagree on everything and finally separate. Seven years later, on the eve of their divorce, they meet again and spend the night together.Starlight – 1–2
- DirectorBrian G. HuttonStarsMichael ParksCelia MiliusRoss ElliottA 17-year-old girl runs away from her East Coast home, going west to Los Angeles to meet her biological father. She has learned from letters her mother kept that he was tragically separated from her before the girl's birth. On the road, she is protected and befriended by an independent-minded young drifter who helps her on her journey.Starlight – 1–2 (2nd to Bedfellows)
- DirectorRonald NeameStarsRobert MitchumCarroll BakerIan BannenIn 1960s Kenya, American snake-oil salesman and diamond smuggler Joe Moses is chased out of many villages and pursued by the authorities until fate entrusts him with helping a native tribe that believes he is a holy man.Civic – 5–7
- DirectorErnest MorrisStarsPete MurrayJune ThorburnMalou PanteraCivic – 5–7 (2nd to Mister Moses)
- DirectorJohn RichStarsMichael CallanDean JonesTelly SavalasSequel to the 1962 film 'The Interns', this medical melodrama details the work of interns, nurses and doctors at a major American hospital.Starlight – 4–5
- DirectorAnthony YoungStarsGreta GyntAlex GallierPaul WilliamsonStarlight – 4–5 (2nd to New Interns)
- DirectorBudd BoetticherStarsRandolph ScottRichard BooneMaureen O'SullivanAn independent former ranch foreman is kidnapped along with an heiress, who is being held for ransom by trio of ruthless outlaws.Starlight – 6 [ranch night]
- DirectorWallace MacDonaldStarsRobert KnappMaureen HingertWalter CoyAfter his wife's murder, Gil Reardon seeks revenge on Ben Keefer. Framed for murder, he escapes prison. The Marshal permits Reardon to face Keefer and his brothers, criminals the Marshal couldn't convict. Reardon confronts them alone.Starlight – 6 [ranch night]
- DirectorPeter Graham ScottStarsJames Robertson JusticeLeslie PhillipsStanley BaxterA young married couple experience difficulties doing up a cottage, and are hindered by the wife's father.Starlight – 7; 9
- DirectorPat JacksonStarsJeannie CarsonAlan DobieDelphi LawrenceAn ex-con goes looking for his late cellmate's hidden loot.Starlight – 7; 9 (2nd to Father)
- DirectorMichael CacoyannisStarsAnthony QuinnAlan BatesIrene PapasAn uptight English writer travelling to Crete, on a matter of business, finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.Capitol – 6–7
- DirectorJoshua LoganStarsRobert Walker Jr.Burl IvesWalter MatthauLife becomes harried after Ensign Pulver's prank. He and the captain are swept overboard during a storm, ending up on a tropical island with a group of shipwrecked nurses, dancing natives, and one very big case of appendicitis.Star – 6–7
- DirectorFred F. SearsStarsGeorge MontgomeryNeville BrandBuster CrabbeShowdown in Abilene between lawmen Pat Garrett, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and Butch Cassidy's gang over a large shipment of money arriving by train.Star – 6–7 (2nd to Ensign Pulver)
- DirectorDavid MillerStarsGregory PeckTony CurtisAngie DickinsonIn 1944, an Army doctor is in charge of a neuropsychiatric ward at an Army Air Corps hospital in Arizona, and he must deal with a variety of tough cases.Starlight – 17
- DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsShirley MacLainePaul NewmanRobert MitchumA four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.Starlight – 16
- DirectorMaury DexterStarsRod LaurenMolly BeeGene McDanielsA group of teenagers discover that their club is scheduled for demolition to make way for a skyscraper. The niece of the club's adversary falls in with the group determined to save the club.Starlight – 16 (2nd to Way to Go)
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsJean SebergHonor BlackmanSean GarrisonA psychiatrist's wife thinks her French Riviera lover is dead.Capitol – 16–17
- DirectorTerence YoungStarsSean ConneryRobert ShawLotte LenyaJames Bond willingly falls into an assassination plot involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by the organization Spectre.Capitol – 18–21
Civic – 28 - DirectorTerence YoungStarsSean ConneryUrsula AndressBernard LeeA resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.Capitol – 18–21 (2nd to Russia)
Civic – 28 (2nd to Russia) - DirectorPhil KarlsonStarsDean MartinStella StevensDaliah LaviRetired agent Matt Helm is re-activated in order to stop an evil organization from exploding an atom bomb over the USA and starting WWIII.Civic – 16–19
Star – 29–30