This is a list of American films released in 1969.

Midnight Cowboy won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

A–B

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
80 Steps to JonahGerd OswaldWayne Newton, Jo Van Fleet, Keenan WynnDramaWarner Bros.
100 RiflesTom GriesBurt Reynolds, Raquel Welch, Jim BrownWestern20th Century Fox
2000 Years LaterBert Tenzer Terry-Thomas, Edward Everett Horton, Lisa SeagramComedyWarner Bros.
Alice's RestaurantArthur PennArlo Guthrie, Pat Quinn, William ObanheinComedyUnited Artists; based on Guthrie's song
Angel, Angel, Down We GoRobert ThomJennifer Jones, Roddy McDowall, Holly NearDramaAIP
Angel in My PocketAlan RafkinAndy Griffith, Lee Meriwether, Jerry Van DykeComedyUniversal
The AppointmentSidney LumetOmar Sharif, Anouk Aimée, Didi PeregoDramaMGM
The April FoolsStuart RosenbergJack Lemmon, Catherine Deneuve, Peter Lawford, Myrna LoyRomantic comedyNational General
The ArrangementElia KazanKirk Douglas, Faye Dunaway, Deborah KerrDramaWarner Bros.; based on Kazan's novel
The Big BounceAlex MarchRyan O'Neal, Leigh Taylor-Young, Van HeflinDramaWarner Bros.; based on Elmore Leonard novel
The Big CubeTito DavisonLana Turner, Richard Egan, Dan O'HerlihyThrillerWarner Bros.
Blood of Dracula's CastleAl AdamsonJohn Carradine, Paula Raymond, Alexander D'ArcyHorrorCrown International
Blue MovieAndy WarholViva, Louis WaldonAdult filmSeminal film of Golden Age of Porn
Bob & Carol & Ted & AlicePaul MazurskyElliott Gould, Dyan Cannon, Natalie Wood, Robert CulpComedyColumbia; 4 Oscar nominations
A Boy Named Charlie BrownBill MelendezPeter Robbins, Pamelyn Ferdin, Glenn Gilger, Erin SullivanAnimated filmNational General
The Bridge at RemagenJohn GuillerminGeorge Segal, Ben Gazzara, E. G. MarshallWarUnited Artists
The BushbabyJohn TrentLou Gossett, Donald Houston, Laurence NaismithFamilyMGM
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidGeorge Roy HillPaul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine RossWesternFox; Winner of 4 Academy Awards

C–G

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Cactus FlowerGene SaksWalter Matthau, Goldie Hawn, Ingrid BergmanComedyColumbia; Supporting Actress Oscar for Hawn; Based on play by Abe Burrows
The Candy ManHerbert J. LederGeorge Sanders, Leslie Parrish, Manolo FábregasCrimeAllied Artists
Castle KeepSydney PollackBurt Lancaster, Patrick O'Neal, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Bruce Dern, Peter FalkWarColumbia
The ChairmanJ. Lee ThompsonGregory Peck, Anne Heywood, Arthur HillDramaMGM; Based on Jay Richard Kennedy novel
Change of HabitWilliam A. GrahamElvis Presley, Mary Tyler Moore, Barbara McNairDramaUniversal; Presley's last acting role
Change of MindRobert StevensRaymond St. Jacques, Susan Oliver, Janet MacLachlanScience Fiction, DramaCinerama. Music by Duke Ellington
ChangesHall BartlettMichele Carey, Jack Albertson, Marcia StrassmanDramaCinerama
Charro!Charles Marquis WarrenElvis Presley, Ina Balin, Victor FrenchWesternNational General
ChastityAlessio de PaolaCher, Stephen Whittaker, Tom NolanDramaAIP; Written by Sonny Bono
Che!Richard FleischerOmar Sharif, Jack Palance, Cesare DanovaBiography20th Century Fox; Story of Che Guevara
Cherry, Harry & Raquel!Russ MeyerCharles Napier, Uschi DigardAction, ExploitationIndependent
Childish ThingsJohn DerekDon Murray, Linda Evans, Angelique PettyjohnDramaIndependent
The ComicCarl ReinerDick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Michele LeeComedyColumbia
The Computer Wore Tennis ShoesRobert ButlerKurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Michael McGreevey, Joe Flynn, William Schallert, Richard BakalyanScience Fiction, ComedyDisney; remade in 1995
The Cycle SavagesBill BrameBruce Dern, Melody Patterson, Maray AyresBikerAIP
Daddy's Gone A-HuntingMark RobsonCarol White, Paul Burke, Scott HylandsThrillerNational General
Death of a GunfighterAlan SmitheeRichard Widmark, Lena HorneWesternUniversal. First film "Alan Smithee" directed
De SadeCy EndfieldKeir Dullea, Senta Berger, Lilli Palmer DramaAIP. Story of Marquis de Sade
The DesperadosHenry LevinVince Edwards, Sylvia Syms, Jack PalanceWesternColumbia
The Devil's 8Burt TopperChristopher George, Fabian, Leslie ParrishCrimeAIP
Don't Drink the WaterHoward MorrisJackie Gleason, Estelle Parsons, Ted BessellComedyEmbassy; From Woody Allen play
Downhill RacerMichael RitchieRobert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla SparvSports, DramaParamount; Ritchie's first film
A Dream of KingsDaniel MannAnthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Inger StevensDramaNational General
Easy RiderDennis HopperPeter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack NicholsonDramaColumbia; Nicholson's first Academy Award nomination
The Extraordinary SeamanJohn FrankenheimerDavid Niven, Faye Dunaway, Mickey Rooney, Alan Alda, Jack CarterWar, ComedyMGM
Eye of the CatDavid Lowell RichMichael Sarrazin, Gayle Hunnicutt, Eleanor ParkerHorrorUniversal
Fear No EvilPaul WendkosLouis JourdanHorrorMade-for-TV; Remake of 1981 film
The Female BunchAl AdamsonRuss Tamblyn, Lon Chaney Jr., Regina CarrolActionIndependent
The First TimeJames NeilsonJacqueline Bisset, Ricky Kelman, Gerard ParkesDramaUnited Artists
FlareupJames NeilsonRaquel Welch, James Stacy, Luke AskewThrillerMGM
Gaily, GailyNorman JewisonBeau Bridges, Brian Keith, Margot KidderComedyUnited Artists; Based on book by Ben Hecht
GenerationGeorge SchaeferDavid Janssen, Kim Darby, Pete DuelComedyEmbassy
Gidget Grows UpJames SheldonKaren Valentine, Robert Cummings, Nina FochComedyScreen Gems/ABC; Made-for-TV
The Girl Who Knew Too MuchFrancis D. LyonAdam West, Nancy Kwan, Robert AldaDramaIndependent
The Good Guys and the Bad GuysBurt KennedyRobert Mitchum, George Kennedy, Tina LouiseWesternWarner Bros.
Goodbye, ColumbusLarry PeerceRichard Benjamin, Ali MacGraw, Jack KlugmanRomanceParamount; Based on Philip Roth novel
Goodbye, Mr. ChipsHerbert RossPeter O'Toole, Petula Clark, Michael RedgraveMusical, DramaMGM; Remake of 1939 film; Based on the novel
The GrasshopperJerry ParisJacqueline Bisset, Jim Brown, Joseph CottenDramaNational General
The Great Bank RobberyHy AverbackZero Mostel, Kim Novak, Clint WalkerWestern, ComedyWarner Bros.
Guns in the HeatherRobert ButlerKurt Russell, Glenn Corbett, Alfred BurkeDramaDisney
Guns of the Magnificent SevenPaul WendkosGeorge Kennedy, James Whitmore, Reni Santoni, Monte Markham, Bernie CaseyWesternUnited Artists; Sequel to The Magnificent Seven
The Guru James IvoryRita Tushingham, Michael York, Utpal DuttComedy20th Century Fox
The Gypsy MothsJohn FrankenheimerBurt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Gene HackmanDramaMGM; Based on James Drought novel

H–M

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Hail, Hero!David MillerMichael Douglas, Teresa Wright, Arthur KennedyDramaNational General
Hannibal BrooksMichael WinnerOliver Reed, Wolfgang Preiss, Karin BaalWar comedyUnited Artists
The Happy EndingRichard BrooksJean Simmons, Shirley Jones, John Forsythe, Bobby Darin, Teresa Wright, Nanette FabrayDramaUnited Artists; 2 Oscar nominations
Hard ContractS. Lee PogostinJames Coburn, Lee Remick, Lilli PalmerMystery20th Century Fox
Heaven with a GunLee H. KatzinGlenn Ford, Carolyn Jones, Barbara HersheyWesternMGM
Hello, Dolly!Gene KellyBarbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford, Marianne McAndrew, Danny Lockin, Tommy Tune, Louis ArmstrongMusical20th Century Fox; Based on the Broadway show; 3 Oscar wins and four nominations.
Hello Down ThereJack ArnoldTony Randall, Janet Leigh, Jim BackusComedyParamount
Hell's Angels '69Lee MaddenConny Van Dyke, Jeremy Slate, Steve SandorBikerAIP
Hell's BellesMaury DexterJeremy Slate, Jocelyn Lane, Angelique PettyjohnActionAIP
Hook, Line & SinkerGeorge MarshallJerry Lewis, Peter Lawford, Anne FrancisComedyLewis' last film for Columbia
House of CardsJohn GuillerminGeorge Peppard, Orson Welles, Inger StevensCrimeUniversal
How to Commit MarriageNorman PanamaBob Hope, Jackie Gleason, Jane WymanComedyCinerama; Wyman's final film
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be BelgiumMel StuartSuzanne Pleshette, Ian McShane, Mildred NatwickComedyUnited Artists
The Illustrated ManJack SmightRod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Robert DrivasScience-fictionWarner Bros.; Story by Ray Bradbury
ImpasseRichard BenedictBurt Reynolds, Anne Francis, Lyle BettgerAdventureUnited Artists
In Search of GregoryPeter WoodJulie Christie, Michael Sarrazin, John HurtDramaUniversal
It Takes All KindsEddie DavisVera Miles, Robert Lansing, Barry SullivanCrimeIndependent
John and MaryPeter YatesMia Farrow, Dustin Hoffman, Olympia DukakisRomance20th Century Fox
JustineGeorge CukorRobert Forster, Anouk Aimée, Dirk Bogarde, Michael YorkDrama20th Century Fox. Based on Lawrence Durrell novel
KennerSteve SekelyJim Brown, Madlyn Rhue, Robert CooteDramaMGM
Krakatoa, East of JavaBernard L. KowalskiBrian Keith, Maximilian Schell, Sal MineoDisaster filmCinerama. 1 Academy Award nomination
Last SummerFrank PerryBarbara Hershey, Catherine Burns, Bruce DavisonDramaAllied Artists. Oscar nomination for Burns
The Learning TreeGordon ParksKyle Johnson, Malcolm Atterbury, Dana ElcarDramaWarner Bros.
Lost FlightLeonard J. HornLloyd Bridges, Bobby Van, Anne FrancisDramaUniversal
The Lost ManRobert Alan AurthurSidney Poitier, Joanna Shimkus, Richard DysartDramaUniversal
The Love God?Nat HikenDon Knotts, Anne Francis, Edmond O'BrienComedyUniversal
Mackenna's GoldJ. Lee ThompsonGregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Camilla Sparv, Julie NewmarWesternColumbia. Based on Heck Allen novel
The Mad RoomBernard GirardStella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Carole ColeHorrorColumbia
The Madwoman of ChaillotBryan ForbesKatharine Hepburn, Yul Brynner, Paul HenreidComedyWarner Bros. Based on Jean Giraudoux play
The Maltese BippyNorman PanamaDan Rowan, Dick Martin, Carol LynleyComedyMGM
MarlowePaul BogartJames Garner, Rita Moreno, Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O'Connor, Bruce LeeMysteryMGM. Based on Raymond Chandler novel
MaroonedJohn SturgesGregory Peck, Gene Hackman, David Janssen, Richard Crenna, James Franciscus, Lee Grant, Mariette Hartley, Nancy KovackScience-fictionColumbia. Oscar for visual effects
Me, NatalieFred CoePatty Duke, James Farentino, Elsa LanchesterComedy dramaNational General
Medium CoolHaskell WexlerRobert Forster, Verna Bloom, Marianna HillDramaParamount
Midas RunAlf KjellinRichard Crenna, Anne Heywood, Fred AstaireComedyCinerama
Midnight CowboyJohn SchlesingerJon Voight, Dustin Hoffman, Brenda Vaccaro, Sylvia MilesDramaUnited Artists. Oscar for Best Picture
Model ShopJacques DemyAnouk Aimée, Gary Lockwood, Alexandra Hay DramaColumbia
The MonitorsJack SheaGuy Stockwell, Susan Oliver, Avery Schreiber, Sherry JacksonScience-fiction, comedyIndependent. Based on Keith Laumer novel
More Dead Than AliveRobert SparrClint Walker, Vincent Price, Anne Francis, Paul HamptonWesternUnited Artists
My Side of the MountainJames B. ClarkTheodore Bikel, Teddy Eccles, Tudi WigginsFamilyParamount. Based on Jean George novel

N–S

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Naked AngelsBruce D. ClarkRichard Rust, Michael Greene, Jennifer GanBiker filmIndependent
The Night of the Following DayHubert CornfieldMarlon Brando, Richard Boone, Rita MorenoCrimeUniversal
Nightmare in WaxBud TownsendCameron Mitchell, Anne Helm, Scott BradyHorrorCrown International
Number OneTom GriesCharlton Heston, Jessica Walter, Bruce DernSports, DramaUnited Artists. Features New Orleans Saints
Once Upon a Time in the WestSergio LeoneClaudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles BronsonWesternParamount
Once You Kiss a StrangerRobert SparrPaul Burke, Carol Lynley, Martha Hyer, Peter Lind HayesThrillerWarner Bros. Remake of Strangers on a Train
On Her Majesty's Secret ServicePeter R. HuntGeorge Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly SavalasSpyUnited Artists
Out of ItPaul WilliamsBarry Gordon, Jon Voight, Gretchen CorbettComedyUnited Artists
Paint Your WagonJoshua LoganClint Eastwood, Lee Marvin, Jean SebergWestern, MusicalParamount; Based on Lerner and Loewe show
PendulumGeorge SchaeferGeorge Peppard, Jean Seberg, Richard KileyThrillerColumbia
PopiArthur HillerAlan Arkin, Rita Moreno, Louis ZorichComedy, DramaUnited Artists
Putney SwopeRobert Downey Sr.Arnold Johnson, Antonio Fargas, Allen GarfieldComedyIndependent
The Rain PeopleFrancis Ford CoppolaShirley Knight, James Caan, Robert DuvallDramaWarner Bros. First American Zoetrope film
RascalNorman TokarBill Mumy, Steve Forrest, Elsa LanchesterFamilyDisney
The ReiversMark RydellSteve McQueen, Sharon Farrell, Mitch VogelComedyNational General. Story by William Faulkner
RiotBuzz KulikGene Hackman, Jim Brown, Mike KellinActionParamount
The Royal Hunt of the SunIrving LernerRobert Shaw, Christopher Plummer, Nigel DavenportHistoricalNational General. Based on the play by Peter Shaffer
Sam WhiskeyArnold LavenBurt Reynolds, Angie Dickinson, Clint WalkerWesternUnited Artists
The Secret of Santa VittoriaStanley KramerAnna Magnani, Anthony Quinn, Virna LisiComedy, DramaUnited Artists. Golden Globe for Best Comedy
Shark!Samuel FullerBurt Reynolds, Arthur Kennedy, Silvia PinalActionIndependent
The SidehackersGus TrikonisRoss Hagen, Diane McBain, Michael PatakiDramaCrown International
SlavesHerbert BibermanStephen Boyd, Dionne Warwick, Ossie DavisDramaIndependent
Smith!Michael O'HerlihyGlenn Ford, Nancy Olson, Chief Dan George, Warren Oates, Keenan Wynn, Jay Silverheels, Dean JaggerWesternDisney
Some Kind of a NutGarson KaninDick Van Dyke, Angie Dickinson, Rosemary ForsythComedyUnited Artists
The Sterile CuckooAlan J. PakulaLiza Minnelli, Wendell Burton, Tim McIntireDramaParamount. 2 Oscar nominations
StilettoBernard L. KowalskiAlex Cord, Britt Ekland, Patrick O'NealCrimeEmbassy
Support Your Local SheriffBurt KennedyJames Garner, Walter Brennan, Joan HackettWestern, ComedyUnited Artists
Sweet CharityBob FosseShirley MacLaine, Chita Rivera, Ricardo Montalbán, John McMartin, Paula Kelly, Sammy Davis Jr.MusicalUniversal. Based on Broadway show; written by Neil Simon; 3 Academy Award nominations

T–Z

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Take the Money and RunWoody AllenWoody Allen, Janet Margolin, Louise LasserComedyCinerama First film directed by Allen
A Talent for LovingRichard QuineRichard Widmark, Cesar Romero, Caroline MunroWestern, ComedyParamount
Tell Them Willie Boy Is HereAbraham PolonskyRobert Redford, Katharine Ross, Robert BlakeWestern, DramaUniversal. Polonsky's first film in 21 years
That Cold Day in the ParkRobert AltmanSandy Dennis, Michael Burns, Susanne BentonDramaIndependent. Based on Peter Miles novel
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?Sydney PollackJane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Gig Young, Susannah York, Red ButtonsDramaCinerama. Oscar for Young
The Thousand Plane RaidBoris SagalChristopher George, Laraine Stephens, Michael EvansWarUnited Artists
A Time for DyingBudd BoetticherAudie Murphy, Richard Lapp, Anne Randall, Bob RandomWesternCorinth Films
TopazAlfred HitchcockJohn Forsythe, Roscoe Lee Browne, John VernonThrillerUniversal. Based on Leon Uris novel
TrilogyFrank PerryGeraldine Page, Maureen Stapleton, Mildred NatwickDramaAllied Artists. Based on stories by Truman Capote
The Trouble with GirlsPeter TewksburyElvis Presley, Marlyn Mason, Nicole Jaffe, Sheree North, Edward Andrews, John Carradine, Vincent Price, Dabney Coleman, Duke Snider, Anissa JonesDramaMGM
True GritHenry HathawayJohn Wayne, Kim Darby, Glen Campbell, Dennis Hopper, Robert DuvallWesternParamount; Oscar for Wayne; Remade in 2010
The UndefeatedAndrew V. McLaglenJohn Wayne, Rock Hudson, Marian McCargoWestern20th Century Fox. NFL's Roman Gabriel co-stars
The Valley of GwangiJim O'ConnollyJames Franciscus, Gila Golan, Richard CarlsonWestern, FantasyWarner Bros. Special effects by Ray Harryhausen
Viva Max!Jerry ParisPeter Ustinov, Jonathan Winters, Pamela TiffinComedyCommonwealth. Based on Jim Lehrer novel
A Walk with Love and DeathJohn HustonAnjelica Huston, Assi Dayan, Anthony HigginsAdventure, Drama, History, Romance, War20th Century Fox
The Wedding PartyBrian De PalmaJill Clayburgh, Robert De Niro, Jennifer SaltComedyIndependent. 1963 college student film
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?Lee H. KatzinGeraldine Page, Ruth Gordon, Rosemary ForsythHorrorCinerama. Based on Ursula Curtiss novel
Where It's AtGarson KaninDavid Janssen, Don Rickles, Rosemary ForsythDramaUnited Artists
The Wild BunchSam PeckinpahWilliam Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Warren Oates, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien, Ben Johnson, Jaime Sánchez, Emilio FernándezWesternWarner Bros.; 2 Oscar nominations
WinningJames GoldstonePaul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert WagnerSports, DramaUniversal. Features Indy 500 drivers
The Wrecking CrewPhil KarlsonDean Martin, Elke Sommer, Nancy Kwan, Sharon TateSpy, ComedyColumbia. One of Matt Helm series
Young Billy YoungBurt KennedyRobert Mitchum, Angie Dickinson, Robert WalkerWesternUnited Artists

Documentaries and shorts

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Bambi Meets GodzillaMarv NewlandAnimated short2 minutes
Czechoslovakia 1968Robert M. Fresco, Denis SandersNeville Chamberlain?, Leonid Brezhnev?DocumentaryAcademy Award for Documentary Short Subject
The Fantastic Plastic MachineEric BlumJay NorthDocumentaryCrown International
SalesmanAlbert Maysles, David MayslesPaul BrennanDocumentary

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